Context: In the last year, conversations regarding discrimination have been brought to the forefront in our society. While we do understand that disparities exist within Canada, we do not know the extent to which LGBTQ2S+ Canadians are discriminated against in emergency departments (ED). Many emergency physicians provide primary care for patients without access to a family physician, and furthermore, many ED physicians are family physicians themselves. This is an important area for all physicians working in various primary care settings to consider.

Objective: To identify key areas of discrimination for LGBTQ2S+ in Canadian ED’s.

Study Design: Scoping review.

Setting/Dataset: Emergency Departments, Urgent Care and Nursing Stations in Canada are the primary setting. EMBASE, SCOPUS, CINAHL, MEDLINE/Pubmed, and JSTOR are the primary datasets.

Population Studied: The studies included must involve the LGBTQ2S+ community and must examine patient outcomes in the ED. The studies must have been performed in Canada (may widen if the scope is too small) and must be available in English.

Outcome Measures: Primary outcome measure will be the number of available studies found. Secondary outcomes include various ED outcomes (wait times, pain control, investigations, patient experience etc).

Anticipated Results: It is anticipated that there may be a gap of knowledge in this area. For ED outcomes, it is anticipated that there will be disparities in care for LGBTQ2S+ patients.

Conclusions: This scoping review may highlight a key area of investigation for future researchers.