Gender Affirming Care (GAH),
HIV/STBBI Prevention and Care, and
Combined GAH and HIV/STBBI Training
HIV/STBBI Prevention and Care
AND
AIDS New Brunswick
Courses Offered:
HIV/HCV 101: Prevention, Testing, Transmission and Treatment
Harm Reduction in Principle and in Practice
Beyond the Stigma
Target Audience: organizations, community groups, schools, health and social service providers
Length: 1.5-2 hours in length
Fee: Free
Training can be adapted according to your group or organizations requirements
AIDS Committee of Newfoundland and Labrador
Courses Offered:
HIV/HCV 101 (testing, treatment, transmission, and prevention)
HIV/STBBI 101 (testing, treatment, transmission, and prevention)
Living Well: HIV & Aging
ACNL Programs & Services
Sexual Health & Harm Reduction (safer sex)
Criminalization of HIV in Canada (disclosure/non-disclosure laws)
Format: In-person, virtual, and hybrid options
Target Audience: Public health and healthcare workers, community-based workers and volunteers, service providers, students in Newfoundland and Labrador
Fee: Free
Must fill registration form and will be contacted with more information
Portail VIH/SIDA du Québec
Courses Offered:
Module 1 - HIV-101: Transmission and treatments (Biological aspects)
Module 2 - HIV-102: Prevention Strategies (Biological Aspects)
Module 3 - HIV-201: Living with HIV (Psychosocial Aspects)
Module 4 - HIV-202: Realities of Aboriginal and Migrant Communities
Format: Online (zoom);
Target Audience: Everyone
Length: 2 hr 30 min per module (including break and questions period)
Cost: Free
Safelink Alberta
Courses Offered:
HIV 101: Transmission, Prevention, and Treatment
HCV & STIs 101: The 411 on Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections
Harm Reduction 101: Sex, Drugs, and Human Rights
Substance Use 101: Substances, Safety, and Support
Sex Work Series: 101, 102, 103
Safer Sex Supplies 101: Know Before you Go
Safer Substance Use Practices 101: Safely Equip Before Taking a Hit
Universal Precautions 101: Best Practices in Protection Against Blood
Borne Pathogens
Harm Reduction and Youth
Format: Virtual (available across Alberta) or in-person (Medicine Hat or Calgary)
Target Audience: Social and health service providers, including caseworkers, nurses, outreach workers, shelter workers, addiction and treatment centre staff, and agency leadership
Length: Workshops range from 1-3 hours and are scheduled on specific dates and times
UBC CPD
Courses Offered:
Treatment as Empowerment: Advancing HIV Care with U=U /
Le traitement comme pouvoir d’agir : l’avancement de la prise en charge du VIH avec I = I
Format: Online, self-paced
Length: 1.5 hours
Target Audience: All health professionals
Credits: 1.5 Mainpro+ credits
Language: Available in French
CATIE
Courses Offered:
HIV Prevention
HIV Treatment
Hepatitis C Treatment
HIV and Hepatitis C Testing
HIV Basics
Hepatitis C Basics
Format: Online courses (e-learning units, readings, videos, and discussion board assignments) with some live training by CATIE educators
Certificate: Certificate upon completion
PEERS Alliance
Courses Offered:
Hepatitis C & Our Communities
Other personalized workshops
Target Audience: Service providers
Fee: Small fee for workshops
Must contact xinfo@peersalliance.ca for more information
AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia (ACNS)
Courses Offered:
Topics such as HIV stigma reduction, harm reduction, and how to support clients with HIV/STBBIs
Target Audience: Community groups and healthcare professionals Format: Information sessions, training, and workshops
Scheduled upon request.
For more information on workshops, resources, trainings and support, contact the Program Coordinator at
902.425.4882, ext 226 or pc@acns.ns.ca.
MIELS-Quebec
Courses Offered:
Topics: HIV, sexual health, good referral practices, etc.
Target Audience: Health Professionals/future professionals
Length: 1-2 hours
Cost: Free
Topics tailored depending on need and interest
Contact: professionnels@miels.org
DESIRS alliance
Courses Offered:
VHC 101 : Aspects biologiques, transmission et traitements
VHC 102 : Stratégies de prevention
VHC 201 : Réalités complexes
Niveau #4 – Immersion ITSS
Also offer training courses on topics related to hepatitis and STIs, upon request:
VHC 101 for people working in organizations providing services to seniors
Educational workshop on HCV transmission for older adults
Format: Online (zoom);
Target Audience: Frontline service providers, health, community and social services professionals working or likely to work with key populations.
Length: 2 hr per module
Cost: Free
Certificate: Certificate of participation for first 2, certificate of achievement in form of diploma if complete 4
Contact: administration@capahc.com
University of Saskatchewan
Courses Offered:
STBBI Treatment Education Program for Saskatchewan (STEPS)
Format: Virtual
Target Audience: Primary care physicians, specialist physicians, medical residents, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and pharmacists working in Saskatchewan (other healthcare professions are welcome to participate)
Length: 1-2 hour virtual classroom sessions
Fee: Free
Certificate: Accredited
Centre for Sexuality
Courses Offered:
Challenging Organizational Stigma: Sexual Health, Harm Reduction and STBBI-related Services Workshop
Format: In-person, online, and hybrid options
Target Audience: Health and social service providers working in the areas of substance use, STBBIs, sexuality, or sexual health
Fee: Contact for pricing
British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
Courses Offered:
HIV Treatment and Management (12 lessons)
HIV Prevention (28 lessons)
Working Together: Interprofessional Care in HIV (16 lessons)
Format: Online
Target Audience: All healthcare professionals in the province of BC
Length: 15, 48, and 8 hours long respectively
Certificate: Certificate of completion
Credits: Mainpro+ certified credits
BC Centre for Disease Control
Courses Offered:
HIV Point of Care Testing Online Course
Format: 2 modules, self-directed online
Length: 70 minutes
Certificate: c Certificate of completion provided
Target Audience: Nurses, nurse practitioners, and physicians offering HIV tests to clients, as well as healthcare personnel or support individuals who discuss HIV, tests, and risks with clients
BC Centre for Disease Control
Courses Offered:
HIV Testing Online Course
Also offer in person workshop
Format: 4 modules, self-directed online (4-5 hours); In-person option available
Certificate: Certificate of completion provided
Target Audience: Nurses working in British Columbia
HIV Resources Ontario
Courses Offered:
HIV Basics (Biomedical Focus
Introduction to HIV
Preventing the Sexual Transmission of HIV
Methamphetamine Webinar Part 1 & 2
Harm Reduction Equipment Webinars
What is Trauma Informed Care?
Format: Self-paced online course
Length: Varies, ranging from 2-8 hours per course
Certificate: Certificate of participation available for some courses; others available upon request
INHSU
Courses Offered:
Hepatitis C in Primary Care and Drug and Alcohol Settings Education Program
Format: Online, self-paced (4 modules covering HCV epidemiology and prevention, HCV testing and diagnosis, HCV treatment, ongoing monitoring)
Length: 1.5 hours
Certificate: CME accredited
Language: Available in English and French
Canadian Public Health Association
Courses Offered:
Exploring STBBIs and stigma: An introductory workshop for health and social service providers
Moving beyond the basics: An advanced workshop about sexual health, substance use, STBBIs and stigma
Challenging organizational stigma: Providing safer and more inclusive sexual health, harm reduction and STBBI-related services
Reducing stigma through trauma- and violence- informed care (TVIC)
Format: All workshops are online
Certificate: Certificate upon completion
Language: Most available in English and French
Prerequisites: Must complete online module "Facilitating adult learning: Addressing stigma related to STBBIs" before gaining access to workshops listed
Gender Affirming Care Training
AND
TRANSEstrie
Courses Offered:
Variety of topics related to the LGBTQ+ communities
Target Audience: Professionals and schools
Provide tailored LGBTQ+ training
Contact: services@transestrie.org or 873-989-1289.
OUT Saskatoon
Courses Offered:
Queer 101 Course:
LESSON 1: 2SLGBTQ acronym, basic queer language and terms.
LESSON 2: foundations of identity. A deeper look at sex, gender, gender expression, and sexual orientation.
LESSON 3: root causes of discrimination, the different ways in which discrimination shows up, understanding intersectionality and how power and privilege intersect to impact discrimination.
LESSON 4: look at practical actions you can implement in your work and other areas of life. You’ll also learn about advocacy, the need for systemic change, and ways to work together in creating change.
Format: Online, self-paced
Target Audience: Service providers, including healthcare workers, mental health supports, educators, justice workers, community-based organizations, government employees, and post-secondary students in social work, healthcare, or humanities
Length: 2 hours (must be completed within 4 weeks)
AVI Health and Community Services (Victoria BC)
Courses Offered:
Queer Eye for the Service Provider Trainings
Target Audience: Service providers, particularly in health fields
Contact: Email prismwellness@avi.org
Trans Care BC
Courses Offered:
Intro to Gender Diversity (1)
Intro to Gender Diversity - Expanded (2)
Format: Asynchronous Online
Target Audience: Anyone who provides services to or engages with transgender, Two-Spirit, and non-binary people
Duration: Course 1 ~30 minutes and Course 2 ~1 hour
Additional Info: Course 1 is a prerequisite for Course 2
The 519
Courses Offered:
Training on sexual and gender diversity in the workplace
Workshops for employers and employees
Training for leadership
Training for front-line staff
Format: Virtual or in-person options available
Provide training that’s relevant & unique to different organization requirements
Rainbow Health Ontario
Courses Offered:
Transition-related Hormone Therapy in Primary Health Care
Transition-related Surgeries: Planning, Referral, and Care
Vaginoplasty: Post-Operative Complications in Primary Health Care
Masculinizing Surgeries: Post-Operative Complications in Primary Health Care
Puberty Suppression for Trans Youth in Primary Health Care
Trans 101 – Transitioning
Trans 101 – Adults and Older Adults
Trans 101 – Children and Adolescent
Workshops:
Gender and Sexual Diversity and Inclusion
Gender Neutral Language
Pronouns 101
Coming Out Checklist
Transgender Medical Care
Supporting a Transgender Person
Format: Online courses available at varying times, registration required
Credits: Some offer Mainpro+ credits
Certificate: Provided upon completion
Fee: Workshops not free
CBRC
Courses Offered:
Conversion “Therapy” Practices in Canada
This course focuses on understanding conversion practices (in light of the federal law), & their impact on 2S/LGBTQIA+ people
Format: Online course
Target Audience: Professionals in medical and mental healthcare, 2S/LGBTQIA+ service providers, affirming faith communities, and 2S/LGBTQIA+ community members
Duration: 304 hours, must be completed in 8 weeks
PEERS Alliance
Courses Offered:
Gender Identity and Client Safety
Format: Workshops
Target Audience: Service providers
Fee: Small fee
Contact: Must email xinfo@peersalliance.ca
The Sexuality Education Resource Centre MB (SERC)
Courses Offered:
Ongoing Learning Hub Year Long Membership Courses:
Self-Directed Course: 2STLGBQ+ Inclusion
Self-Directed Course: Operating Principles for Sexuality Education
Facilitated Course: Sext Ed: Discussing sexting with youth
Format: Annual membership courses
Target Audience: Service providers in Manitoba
Cost: $250/year
OUT Saskatoon
Courses Offered:
Navigating Inclusive Language & Creating Safer Spaces
Format: Online, self-paced
Target Audience: Service providers, including healthcare workers, mental health supports, educators, justice workers, community-based organizations, government employees, and post-secondary students in social work, healthcare, or humanities
Length: 30 minutes to 2 hours (with breaks as needed)
CME Learning Saskatchewan
Courses Offered:
Trans-Inclusive Healthcare Series Modules:
1: The Life Experiences of a Transgender Woman: Lessons to Support Youth | Jemma Martin
2: Special Considerations for Physiotherapists When Treating Trans & Gender Diverse Clients | Dr. Stephanie Madill
3: Overview of Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy in Youth | Dr. Marian Thorpe
4: Caring for Trans & Gender Diverse Youth: A Primary Care Perspective | Dr. Rachel Gough
5: Supporting Trans and Gender Diverse Youth in Saskatchewan | Tye Strachan and Corey Norton
Format: In-person
Target Audience: Family physicians, specialists, nurses, nurse practitioners, mental health professionals, pharmacists, physiotherapists, residents, researchers, health sciences students, and other healthcare professionals
Length: 5 to 6 hours
Cost: $75 + tax
Skipping Stone
Courses Offered:
Work with businesses, non-profits and governments across the country delivering comprehensive education around gender diversity, inclusion and trans affirming practices.
Must fill out form under "learning, training, and speaking inquiries" for more info on training provided. https://www.skippingstone.ca/contact
Prism Services (Vancouver Coastal Health)
Courses Offered:
Workshops and training on inclusion, diversity and promoting health and wellness for the LGBT2Q+ communities
Target Audience: Healthcare and social service providers
Contact: Email prism@vch.ca for training services
CBRC
Courses Offered:
Queering the Compass: Pathways to 2S/LGBTQIA+ Sexual & Reproductive Health:
Intersectional Affirming Care
Confronting Ableism, Stigma and Bias in SRH
Abortion is Queer Reproductive Justice
Weaving the Threads of Inclusive Care for 2S/LGBTQIA+ people
Format: Online courses
Duration: Must be completed within 6-8 weeks, depending on the course
Credits: Mainpro+ credits for the first two courses
Combined HIV/STBBBI and GAH Training
AND
Canadian Public Health Association
Courses Offered:
Exploring STBBIs and stigma: An introductory workshop for health and social service providers
At the intersection: Building awareness and capacity to support people experiencing intersectional stigma
Challenging organizational stigma: Providing safer and more inclusive sexual health, harm reduction and STBBI-related servicesReducing stigma through trauma- and violence- informed care (TVIC)
Format: Online workshops
Prerequisites: Must complete online module "Facilitating adult learning: Addressing stigma related to STBBIs" before gaining access to workshops
Certificate: Provided upon completion