The Education Centre
The Education Centre
Courses and learning tools for clinicians and the community.
14 resources
Course
Primary Care
Gender-Affirming Relational Practice
A non-clinical course that combines clinical practice, relational practice, and gender-affirming care principles to improve access and suitability of care for trans, Two-Spirit, and non-binary clients.
Delivery | Asynchronous eLearning |
Credits | 2 Mainpro+ |
Duration | 2 hours |
Audience | Health care providers interested in gender-affirming care |
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Course
Foundations
Intro to Gender Diversity
An introductory training that explores key concepts related to gender diversity and simple strategies for creating affirming services.
Delivery | Asynchronous eLearning |
Credits | 0 |
Duration | 30 minutes |
Audience | Anyone who provides services to or engages with transgender, Two-Spirit and non-binary people |
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Course
Foundations
Indigenous Gender Diversity
A non-clinical course to help learners increase awareness, knowledge, and skills for improving access to services for gender diverse Indigenous people across B.C.
Delivery | Asynchronous eLearning |
Credits | 0 |
Duration | 3 hours |
Audience | Anyone who provides services to or engages with gender diverse Indigenous people |
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Course
Primary Care
ECHO Trans Care BC — Gender-Affirming Primary Care
An advanced medical training course that equips providers to support transgender, Two-Spirit and non-binary patients.
Delivery | Zoom-based, live training |
Credits | 9 Mainpro+ credits |
Duration | 9 hours |
Audience | Health care providers interested in gender-affirming care |
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Course
Foundations
Intro to Gender Diversity – Expanded
A longer version of Intro to Gender Diversity, this course is a non-clinical training that explores key concepts related to gender diversity and simple strategies for creating affirming services.
Delivery | Asynchronous eLearning |
Credits | 0 |
Duration | 1 hour |
Audience | Anyone who provides services to or engages with transgender, Two-Spirit and non-binary people |
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Course
Children & Youth
Supporting Gender Creative Children and their Families
A non-clinical course to help learners increase their understanding of childhood gender development, social transition and opportunities for support at school and beyond.
Delivery | Asynchronous eLearning |
Credits | 0 |
Duration | 1.5 hours |
Audience | Anyone who provides services to or engages with gender creative children and their families |
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Course
Primary Care
Gender-Affirming Primary Care
This course equips health care providers with the knowledge and skills to provide gender-affirming primary care to transgender, Two-Spirit, and non-binary clients.
Delivery | Asynchronous eLearning |
Credits | 1.5 Mainpro+ |
Duration | 1.5 hours |
Audience | Anyone who provides health or wellbeing services to transgender patients. |
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Event
Consultation & Mentorship
Clinical Mentorship Call
These weekly calls are for health care professionals interested in learning from others' clinical experiences. The calls cover diverse themes, with the content rotating regularly.
Delivery | Zoom-based, live training |
Credits | 0 |
Duration | 1 hour |
Audience | Anyone who provides health or wellbeing services to transgender patients. |
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PDF
Creating Affirming Services
Gender Inclusive Language Handout
A resource that outlines gender-inclusive language, including greetings devoid of gender markers and how to respectfully and professionally address clients and their families.
Delivery | Downloadable PDF |
Length | 2 pages |
Audience | Anyone who provides services to or engages with trangender, Two-Spirit or non-binary people |
Download handout
PDF
Creating Affirming Services
Making Mistakes and Correcting Them
This handout provides guidance on what to do if you accidentally make an error in your choice of words, terms, names or pronouns.
Delivery | Downloadable PDF |
Length | 2 pages |
Audience | Anyone who provides services to or engages with trangender, Two-Spirit or non-binary people. |
Download handout
PDF
Foundations
Exploring Gender Diversity
This handout explains the basics of gender diversity, covering topics such as gender identity, physical sex, gender expression, gender norms and gender perceptions.
Delivery | Downloadable PDF |
Length | 2 pages |
Audience | Anyone who provides services to or engages with trangender, Two-Spirit or non-binary people. |
Download handout
Video
Sexual Health & Reproduction
Fertility Care for Trans & Gender Diverse People
Dr. Beth Taylor, Fertility Specialist discusses fertility considerations for trans people, including impacts of gender-affirming interventions on fertility and fertility preservation options.
Delivery | Recorded Webinar |
Duration | 1 hour 4 minutes |
Audience | Anyone who provides health or wellbeing services to transgender patients. |
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Video
Creating Affirming Services
Trans Intro Training Video for Health Care Clinics
This introductory video is for health care clinics with transgender patients; it offers an overview of key topics, terminology, barriers, impacts, creating inclusive policy and practice, and more.
Delivery | Recorded webinar |
Duration | 24 minutes |
Audience | Anyone who provides health or well-being services to transgender patients. |
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Video
Surgery
Caring for Patients Undergoing Gender-Affirming Surgery
This comprehensive video helps healthcare providers understand surgical readiness assessments, WPATH criteria, recommendations, referrals, resources and more.
Delivery | Recorded webinar |
Duration | 40 minutes |
Audience | Anyone who provides health or wellbeing services to transgender patients. |
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