Prerequisite: 2SLGBTQ Foundations Course
Duration: 3 hours
Content Level: Beginner
Target Audience: All health care and social service providers who provide counselling and advocacy in a variety of settings. Health care and social service students are welcome to take this course. This is an introductory cultural humility and competence module for health care and social service providers with little or no experience with 2SLGBTQ clients.
Fee: CAN $20
IMPORTANT: There is NO refund or exchange for cancellations.
Summary: Research studies in Canada and other countries show that 2SLGBTQ people report higher rates of mood and anxiety disorders, poorer self-perceived mental health status, and higher rates of lifetime suicidality relative to their heterosexual and cisgender counterparts. Furthermore, there is evidence to show that substance use may be higher in 2SLGBTQ communities due to homo/bi/transphobia and that patterns of use are different. This session will explore how social stigma and discrimination can affect 2SLGBTQ people’s mental and emotional health, become internalized and how unhealthy coping strategies can develop. We will learn of inclusive counselling tips, intersectional framework that incorporates lived experiences, coming out processes, and psychological supports that can protect the individual, affirm sense of self and promote resilience.Objectives:
Please note that capacity is limited to 30 learners per session to ensure a good learning environment.
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This course’s goal is to heighten your comfort level and competency in providing high-quality inclusive, affirming, welcoming; and culturally sensitive care. In the course, you will build your understanding of important 2SLGBTQ terminology. You will also learn to understand the context of minority stress; and health disparities faced by 2SLGBTQ people; and improve your ability to provide comprehensive care for your service users from diverse 2SLGBTQ communities.
Each module will take about 30 minutes to complete. The module’s activities are designed to inspire critical thinking about the course principles so you can apply your knowledge and skills in your daily practice. Each module will guide you to explore key concepts such as sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, intersectionality, mental health, and inclusive language.
Sherbourne Health and RHO thank the Online Learning Development Advisory Committee (OLDAC) for working with us to produce this course. The OLDAC team included physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, psychologists, and 2SLGBTQ community members—all of whom provided invaluable feedback for the seven modules in this foundations course.
This program 202217-001 has been accredited by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Ontario Chapter for up to 3.5 Mainpro-M1 credits.
Fee: $30
IMPORTANT: There is NO refund or exchange for cancellations.
Prerequisite: 2SLGBTQ Foundations Course
Duration: Self-paced, 2 hours
Target Audience: Healthcare and social service workers
Fee: $20
IMPORTANT: There is NO refund or exchange for cancellations.
Summary:
This course is an introduction to providing clinically and culturally competent care to 2SLGBTQ seniors, elders, and older adults. In Module 1, we explore the effects of a lifetime of stigma, discrimination, and violence, as well as resilience in spite of oppression and human rights violations. In Module 2, we look at concerns, fears, isolation, and the strength of care networks and chosen families. In Module 3, we provide context for the healthcare needs of 2SLGBTQ seniors across physical and mental health conditions. In Module 4, we focus on best practices to assist 2SLGBTQ older adults receiving home care and long-term care. This course uses interactive case studies and practice questions to train providers to provide better care for 2SLGBTQ people.
Objectives:
This course will support learners to:
1. Examine the impact of criminalization, discrimination, and stigma on the health of 2SLGBTQ older adults.
2. Demonstrate increased clinical and cultural competence with 2SLGBTQ older adults.
3. Provide inclusive and affirming care for 2SLGBTQ older adults.
Prerequisite: 2SLGBTQ Foundations Course
Duration: 3 hours
Target Audience: Health Care Providers and Social Service Providers
Fee: $20
IMPORTANT: There is NO refund or exchange for cancellations
Summary:
The course is an introduction to 2SLGBTQ trauma-informed care for health and social service providers who work with people who have experienced trauma. The training integrates the approaches, principles, and competencies of 2SLGBTQ cultural competency with those of trauma-informed care. It is aimed at increasing the capacity of organizations and service providers in providing trauma-informed care to members of the 2SLGBTQ communities.MAY 16, 2024 @ 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM ET
JUNE 18, 2024 @ 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET
Prerequisite: 2SLGBTQ Foundations course. Additionally, RHO strongly recommends learners attend our Trans 101 courses prior to taking this course or have equivalent education or clinical experience. This course requires learners to be well-versed in trans and non-binary identities either through education or equivalent experience.
Duration: 4 hours
Content Level: Intermediate
Mainpro+ Certification: None
Target Audience: Health care and social service providers
Fee: CAN $50
IMPORTANT: There is NO refund or exchange for cancellations.
Summary:
Intermediate counselling module for health care and social service practitioners with little or no experience working with autistic clients who identify as trans or non-binary.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Please note that capacity is limited to 35 learners per session to ensure a good learning environment.
May 27, 2024, from 1 pm (EST) to 5 pm (EST)
IMPORTANT: There is NO refund or exchange for cancellations. Il n'y a AUCUN remboursement ou échange en cas d'annulation.
Ce cours est conçu pour rehausser l’aisance et la compétence avec lesquelles vous offrez des soins de qualité, inclusifs, affirmatifs, accueillants et sensibles à la culture de votre patientèle. Ce cours vous permettra d’apprendre les termes clés utilisés au sein de la communauté 2SLGBTQ. Vous apprendrez également à comprendre le contexte du stress minoritaire et les disparités en matière de santé auxquelles les personnes 2SLGBTQ font face, vous améliorerez votre capacité à offrir des soins exhaustifs aux bénéficiaires de services 2SLGBTQ.
Chaque module prendra environ 30 minutes de votre temps. Les activités des modules sont conçues pour stimuler la réflexion critique autour des principes du cours afin de vous permettre d’appliquer vos connaissances et vos compétences au jour le jour dans votre pratique. Chaque module vous fera explorer certains concepts clés (p. ex. : sexe, identité de genre, expression du genre, intersectionnalité, santé mentale et langage inclusif).
Sherbourne Health et SAO remercient le comité consultatif OLDAC pour sa collaboration lors de l’élaboration de ce cours. L’équipe du comité OLDAC comprend des médecins, des infirmier.ère.s praticien.ne.s spécialisé.e.s, des psychologues et des membres des communautés 2SLGBTQ, qui ont tout.e.s offert de précieux commentaires sur les sept modules qui composent ce cours de base.
Accrédité par le Collège des médecins de famille du Canada et la section d'Ontario, ce programme #202288-001 permet d'obtenir jusqu'à 3,5 crédit Mainpro-M1.
frais: 30$
Prerequisite: 2SLGBTQ Foundations course AND experience working with trans and non-binary people in primary health care.
It is strongly recommended that learners considering taking this course, also attend our courses:
1) Transition-related surgeries: planning, referral and care
2) Trans 101 - adults and seniors
Duration: 4 hours
Content Level: Advanced
Mainpro+ Certification: NO Mainpro+ certification at this time
Target Audience: ONLY Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Registered Practical Nurses, Physician’s Assistants, and students of these disciplines.
Fee: CAN $50
IMPORTANT: There is NO refund or exchange for cancellations.
Please do NOT pay for this course unless you belong to one of the target audience professions. If you do not fit the criteria you will not be able to register for the session and there will be NO REFUND for your payment. If you are a mental health or social service provider who wants to learn about transition-related surgeries please check out our "Transition-related counselling for mental health providers" course.
Summary: Assessing and managing masculinizing surgeries complications in primary health care.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Please note that capacity is limited to 20 learners per session to ensure a good learning environment.
2024 Sessions:
July 4th - 1:00PM to 5:00 PM (Registration now open)
Prerequisite: Transition-Related Hormone Therapy in Primary Health Care course OR experience providing hormone therapy to trans adults.
Duration: 4 hours
Content Level: Intermediate
Target Audience: Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Registered Practical Nurses, Physician’s Assistants, Pharmacists, and students of these professions.
Mainpro+ Certification: 4.0 Mainpro-M1 credits (Ontario ONLY)
Fee: CAN $50
IMPORTANT: There is NO refund or exchange for cancellations.
Summary: Initiating and monitoring puberty suppression for trans and non-binary youth in primary care in Ontario, Canada.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
IMPORTANT: Please do NOT pay for this course unless you belong to one of the target audience professions. If you do not fit the criteria you will not be able to register for the session and there will be NO REFUND for
your payment.
Please note that capacity is limited to 30 learners per session to ensure a good learning environment.
2024 sessions:
11 June 2024 @ 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Registration now open!
Prerequisite: 2SLGBTQ Foundations Course
Duration: 2 hours
Target Audience: Health care and social service workers
Content Level: Beginner
Fee: CAN $20
IMPORTANT: There is NO refund or exchange for cancellations.
Summary:
To provide inclusive, affirming health care and social services it is crucial to have policies and practices that reflect the diverse clients’ needs. To create change in an organization, it must be evident from board, senior management to front-line staff and volunteers. This session is a review of programs, services, website, images/posters, signage, brochures, publications, intake forms/registration forms, policy, etc. of the organization. The session uses an anti-oppression/anti-racism framework to examine the process of developing organizational sensitivity and responsiveness to diverse 2SLGBTQ communities. The session addresses creating a positive and welcoming work environment for both 2SLGBTQ staff, clients and volunteers. The workshop will explore various strategies such as specific programs and services, HR policies, Intake forms, inclusive language, signage, brochures, and online images. We will view various samples of inclusive practices and forms to make your organizational space more 2SLGBTQ friendly. The process to create an inclusive space takes time with building blocks to achieve the goal in equity and inclusivity.
Objectives:
1. To enhance visibility and inclusion of 2SLGBTQ employees, volunteers, service users
2. To increase capacity to provide welcoming, friendly, professional, culturally competent services to 2SLGBTQ service users
3. To make the organization, service and programs 2SLGBTQ positive; policy, language, forms, signage, washroom use and waiting areas inclusive
5 June 2024 @ 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Prerequisite: 2SLGBTQ Foundations course
Duration: 3 hours
Content Level: Beginner
Target Audience: All health care and social service providers who provide counselling and advocacy in a variety of settings. This program is tailored for practitioners who work with trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming adults and older adults. Health care and social service students are welcome to take this course.
Fee: CAN $20
IMPORTANT: There is NO refund or exchange for cancellations.
Summary: Introductory cultural humility and competence module for health care and social service providers with little or no experience working with trans, non-binary, or gender non-conforming adults and seniors.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Please note that capacity is limited to 35 learners per session to ensure a good learning environment.
10 June 2024 9:30 AM EST - 12:30 PM ESTPrerequisite: 2SLGBTQ Foundations course
Duration: 3.5 hours
Content Level: Beginner
Target Audience: All health care and social service providers who provide counseling and advocacy in a variety of settings. This program is tailored for practitioners who work with trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming children and adolescents (up to 18 years old).
Fee: CAN $20
IMPORTANT: There is NO refund or exchange for cancellations.
Summary: Introductory cultural humility and competence module for health care and social service providers with little or no experience working with trans, non-binary, or gender non-conforming children and youth up to 18 years old. Please note this course does NOT covered issues related to transitioning. For transitioning education, please see our Trans 101 - Transitioning course.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Please note that capacity is limited to 35 learners per session to ensure a good learning environment.
15 May 2024 1:30 PM EST - 5:00 PM EST
Prerequisite: 2SLGBTQ Foundations course. It is also strongly recommended that prior to taking this course learners attend Trans 101 - Children and Youth AND/OR Trans 101 - Adults and Seniors.
Duration: 4 hours
Content Level: Intermediate
Target audience: All health care and social service providers who work with trans and non-binary people. Students of these disciplines are welcome.
Fee: CAN $20
IMPORTANT: There is NO refund or exchange for cancellations.
Summary: Introductory module for all health care and social service providers on social, legal, and medical transitioning.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Please note that capacity is limited to 35 learners per session to ensure a good learning environment.
19 June 2024 9:00 AM EST - 1:00 PM EST
Trans Health Mentorship Call is an opportunity for Ontario health care providers across the province to call in by telephone and connect with clinicians with experience working with gender-diverse clients. The call is open to any professionals (physician, nurse, social worker, mental health workers, etc.) who provide health care services to trans and non-binary people in Ontario.
The Trans Health Mentorship Call is FREE and it happens on the first and third Wednesday of each month from 12:10 pm (EST) to 1:00 pm (EST).
Prerequisite: 2SLGBTQ Foundations course
Duration: 4 hours (cannot be shortened due to Mainpro Accreditation)
Content Level: Beginner
Mainpro+ Certification: 4.0 Mainpro-M1 credits (Ontario ONLY)
Target Audience: ONLY Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Physician’s Assistants, Pharmacists, and students of these disciplines.
Fee: CAN $50
IMPORTANT: There is NO refund or exchange for cancellations.
IMPORTANT: Please do NOT pay for this course unless you belong to one of the target audience professions. If you do not fit the criteria you will not be able to register for the session and there will be NO REFUND for your payment. If you are a mental health or social service provider who wants to learn about hormone treatment please check out our "Transition-related counseling for mental health providers" course.
Summary: Initiating and monitoring hormone therapy for trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming clients in primary care.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Please note that capacity is limited to 35 learners per session to ensure a good learning environment.
2024 sessions:
28 May - 1:00PM - 5:00PM
12 June - 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Sessions available upon request for groups of 15 or more learners
Prerequisite: 2SLGBTQ Foundations Course
Strongly recommended prior to this course: Transition-related Hormone Therapy in Primary Health Care OR Trans 101 - Adults and Older Adults
IMPORTANT: content does not apply to jurisdictions outside of Ontario, Canada.
Duration: 4 hours
Content Level: Intermediate
Target Audience: Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Registered Social Workers, Registered Psychologists, and students of these disciplines only. These are the five professions designated by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to make referrals for transition-related surgeries.
Mainpro+ Certification: 4.0 Mainpro-M1 credits (Ontario only)
Fee: CAN $50
IMPORTANT: There is NO refund or exchange for cancellations.
Summary: Learning to conduct surgery planning visits with patients and make referrals for transition-related surgeries in Ontario, Canada.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
IMPORTANT: Please do NOT pay for this course unless you belong to one of the target audience professions. If you do not fit the criteria you will not be able to register for the session and there will be NO REFUND for your payment.
Please note that capacity is limited to 35 learners per session to ensure a good learning environment
2024 sessions:
May 23 - 1pm-5pm (REGISTRATION NOW OPEN)
Prerequisite: 2SLGBTQ Foundations course AND experience working with trans and non-binary people in primary health care.
It is strongly recommended that learners considering taking this course, also attend our courses:
1) Transition-related surgeries: planning, referral and care
2) Trans 101 - adults and seniors
Duration: 4 hours
Content Level: Advanced
Mainpro+ Certification: NO Mainpro+ certification at this time
Target Audience: ONLY Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Registered Practical Nurses, Physician’s Assistants, Pharmacists and students of these disciplines.
Fee: CAN $50
IMPORTANT: There is NO refund or exchange for cancellations.
Please do NOT pay for this course unless you belong to one of the target audience professions. If you do not fit the criteria you will not be able to register for the session and there will be NO REFUND for your payment. If you are a mental health or social service provider who wants to learn about transition-related surgeries please check out our "Transition-related counselling for mental health providers" course.
Summary: Assessing and managing vaginoplasty complications in primary health care.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Please note that capacity is limited to 35 learners per session to ensure a good learning environment.
2024 sessions:
April 26 - 1pm-5pm (REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!)This practice improvement workshop will address the complex relationship between sleep and mental illness. Participants will learn to apply a comprehensive approach to assessing and managing sleep complaints in patients with psychiatric and medical comorbidities, as well as how to develop a care plan in collaboration with interprofessional team members and patients to support patients' sleep management. Workshop participants will reflect on patient encounters and resource limitations through case studies and will learn about the relevant resources to improve patient sleep outcomes and experiences.
Course Objectives
Accreditation
Date & Time: Tuesday, May 21, 2024 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm
This workshop features an inter-professional approach to managing complexities in patients with response behaviours of dementia, including the topics of differentiating between delirium and dementia approaches to behaviour assessment, caregiving strategies to minimize responsive behaviours and communication approaches. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to reflect on patient encounters and discuss improved patient outcomes and experiences.
Course Objectives
Accreditation
Date & Time: Monday, June 10, 2024 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm
This online course offers scientific insights into the risks associated with shift work and long hours, along with strategies to mitigate these risks. It's structured into 12 modules, split into two parts. Part 1, comprising Modules 1 to 4, addresses the health and safety risks of shift work, individual adjustment factors, and the impact on teams. Part 2, which includes Modules 5 to 12, focuses on practical strategies for managers, nurses, and healthcare teams to reduce these risks.
Duration: 5 hours
Embark on a journey through the intricate landscape of health data standards in this foundational course. Learn to navigate data exchange challenges across healthcare systems, fostering seamless communication and improved patient care. Perfect for healthcare IT professionals, administrators, and data analysts eager to enhance data management practices. Gain essential insights and practical strategies to promote interoperability and unlock the full potential of health information technology. Join us to embark on the road to interoperability excellence and shape the future of healthcare data standards.