Health navigation team

• A poster outlining the services provided by our health navigation team.
  
• For more information, see our Who We Are and Care & Support sections 
  

Social transition

Accessing healthcare

• Gender-affirming health benefits for Indigenous clients seeking care - The 3-page support tool below may provide helpful information for people on eligible gender-affirming healthcare benefits through FNHA, NIHB, or their band.
  
• Accessing gender-affirming care on the Interim Federal Health Program
   - The Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) provides temporary Canada-wide healthcare coverage for some newcomers and refugees.
•  Navigating hospital and doctor's office settings- a guide to help you advocate for yourself in healthcare settings.
• Finding a Gender-Affirming Primary Care Provider-a resource about the ways that people in BC can connect with a primary care provider.
  

Hormone therapy

• Intramuscular injections - a guide to giving yourself intramuscular hormone injections by Trans Care BC and BC Centre for Disease Control Harm Reduction Services.
  
• Subcutaneous injections - a guide to giving yourself subcutaneous hormone injections by Trans Care BC and BC Centre for Disease Control Harm Reduction Services.
  
• Injection guide - a guide to giving yourself intramuscular or subcutaneous hormone injections by Fenway Health 
  
• Introduction to estrogen hormone therapy - a video by Dr. Maddie Deutsch, MD, Director of Clinical Services and Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California - San Francisco's Center of Excellence for Transgender Health 
  
• Introduction to testosterone hormone therapy - a video by Dr. Maddie Deutsch, MD, Director of Clinical Services and Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California - San Francisco's Center of Excellence for Transgender Health 
  
• Hormone Injection Supplies Toolkit - a toolkit intended for harm reduction sites and any organization or program interested in offering hormone injection supplies
  
• Starting hormone therapy in BC - This resource outlines the different ways to access hormone therapy in BC

Surgery

• How to get surgery - the step-by-step on what's needed to get surgery from surgery assessment to referral to getting supporting post-surgery
  
• Surgical summary sheets - information about transition-related surgeries for discussion between primary care providers and clients (Rainbow Health Ontario)
  
• Self-advocacy in health care - when needed, a guide for taking steps to move forward your referral to a specialist(s)
  
• Information about textured breast implants and BIA-ACLC - Information on Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma.
• Chest construction surgery guide and workbook - an online guide to help people understand and navigate the surgical journey related to Chest Construction Surgery. 
• Breast construction surgery guide and workbook - an online guide to help people understand and navigate the surgical journey related to Breast Construction Surgery. 
• Phalloplasty, metoidioplasty, and erectile tissue release surgery guide and workbook - an online guide to help people understand and navigate the surgical journey related to Phalloplasty, metoidioplasty, and erectile tissue release surgery.
  
• Vaginoplasty and vulvoplasty guide and workbook - an online guide to help people understand and navigate the surgical journey related to Vaginoplasty and Vulvoplasty Surgery.
  
• Benzocaine/Lidocaine/Tetracaine & Lidocaine/Tetracaine Information Sheet - information about relief of pain related to medically-necessary hair removal in preparation for gender-affirming surgery.
  
• Surgical pathways for gender-affirming genital surgery- information about publicly-funded genital surgery centres for BC residents. 
• Self Advocacy in Healthcare: Pain Management for Pre-Surgical Hair Removal - 
  information on pain management options for pre-surgical hair removal and tips on how to speak with your primary care provider.