The Education Centre

Intro to Gender Diversity

An introductory training that explores key concepts related to gender diversity and simple strategies for creating affirming services.

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.

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.

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.

ECHO Trans Care BC — Gender-Affirming Primary Care

An advanced medical training course that equips providers to support transgender, Two-Spirit and non-binary clients.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Caring for Patients Undergoing Gender-Affirming Surgery

This comprehensive video helps healthcare providers understand surgical readiness assessments, WPATH criteria, recommendations, referrals, resources and more.