Trans & Gender Diverse Healthcare
PROGRAM GOALS
Are you supporting clients who have transition-related goals?
Do you want to connect with and learn from other healthcare providers who are also doing this work?
If so, please join this ECHO, which aims to provide a trans-affirming space for healthcare providers to learn from one another about medical transition, with a focus on providing clients with gender-affirming care.
PROGRAM INFO
Location: Zoom Videoconferencing
Time: 9:00AM to 10:30AM EST
Length: 16 Sessions
When: Thursday Mornings (Weekly)
Schedule: October 8, 2026 – February 11, 2027 *(THERE WILL BE A 3 WEEK BREAK IN DECEMBER)
Target Audience: Healthcare Providers
To view curriculum content, please click on the toggle button below.
Below is a list of curriculum topics that are often featured in this program.
- Introduction to Gender-Affirming Healthcare
- Increasing Provider Confidence in Diagnosing Gender Dysphoria
- Trauma Informed Care, Creating Safer Spaces & Validating Identities during Transition
- Testosterone Therapies
- Estrogen and Blocker Therapies
- Racialized Identities in Trans Health Care
- Affirmative Psychotherapeutic Approaches
- OHIP-Funded Transition Related Surgeries – Part 1
- OHIP-funded Transition Related Surgeries – Part 2
- Unique Considerations for Youth
- Working with Families of Trans Clients
- Neurodiversity
- Eating disorders and Substance Use disorders
- Surgery 2.0
- Affirming Trans, Gender Diverse, and Two-Spirit Identities
- Hormones 2.0
HOW DO I SIGN UP?
Registration for Fall 2026 is now open! Click the button below to register for the upcoming cycle:
If you have questions, click on the button below to contact us
SESSION STRUCTURE
Welcome, Introduction, and Announcements – 10 minutes
Didactic Presentation – 30 minutes
Case Discussion – 45 minutes
Addressing Outstanding Questions and Session Wrap-Up – 5 minutes
WHAT'S THE COMMITMENT?
Attend 60% of program sessions
Present an anonymized case
Participate in group discussions
Provide feedback through evaluation activities
WHO'S RUNNING THESE SESSIONS?
Our program sessions are run by an inter-professional Hub Team from multiple health organizations across Ontario.
Please click on the toggle buttons below to see who will be facilitating these sessions.
These individuals make up our TGDH Hub Team:
- Alison Charlebois (Family Physician)
- Allegra Netten (Psychologist)
- Benn Brisland (Social Worker)
- Jacqueline Vincent (Psychiatrist)
- Jordan Goodridge (Family Physician)
- Laura Shepherd (Community Member Educator)
- Natania Marcus (Psychologist)
- Raphael Buencamino (Paediatrician)
- Terri Rodak (Librarian)
- Tsholo Khalema (Community Member Educator)