Healthcare professionals from across the country converge on Atlanta next week for the national Gay & Lesbian Medical Association’s 29th annual conference, slated for Sept. 21-25 at the W Hotel Midtown.

The conference aims to improve the quality of medical care given to LGBT patients, according to event organizers. More than 350 doctors, dentists, nurses and other healthcare professionals will attend.

Among the many topics to be discussed over the five-day conference are transgender-inclusive health insurance, complying with new federal hospital visitation regulations, family building options for LGBT couples, the on-going HIV/AIDS epidemic and medical school curriculum focusing on LGBT patients.

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