Canadian Pharmacists Association
Canadian Pharmacists Association

SRH Toolkit for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Individuals

How this toolkit was developed

 

The materials in CPhA’s SRH Toolkit for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Individuals were created through a collaborative and careful development process. Content was informed by subject matter experts with experience in TGD health, sexual and reproductive health, pharmacy practice, and trauma-informed care. All resources underwent review by independent expert reviewers to ensure clinical accuracy, relevance and practicality.

Development was closely guided by a Working Advisory Group (WAG) made up of pharmacists, clinicians, community advocates and individuals with lived experiences. Their insights helped shape the language, structure and overall approach of the toolkit to ensure it reflects inclusive, affirming and community grounded best practices.

Meet the members of the WAG

Jordan Goodridge

Jordan Goodridge (he/him)
Family Physician, Ontario
With over 7 years of clinical experience working with transgender and gender-diverse populations, Dr. Goodridge offers expert consultation in this area, as well as in the fields of HIV and sexual health. As an Assistant Professor, the 2SLGBTQIA+ Health Theme Lead and course director at the University of Toronto, as well as through collaboration with Rainbow Health Ontario and CAMH, Dr. Goodridge seeks to advance medical education in these fields. He is passionate about anti-oppression, equity, diversity and inclusion in medicine and the impact of intersecting identities that can affect diverse populations.

 
 
Alex Hosein

Alex Hosein (they/them)
Pharmacist, Bloom Program Coordinator, Nova Scotia
Alex is a pharmacist, coordinator, educator, mentor and facilitator who integrates personal, community and professional perspectives into their work. They are committed to a practice of life-long learning, unlearning and relearning to better care for the people they serve. Some of their main areas of focus include health equity, mental health, harm reduction, advocacy, and building and sustaining integrated care models. Alex is passionate about access, care work, collaboration, education and the imagining and creation of anti-oppressive and inclusive practices.

 
 
Rick Leach

TK Pritchard (they/them)
Executive Director, Abortion Care Canada, Ontario
TK has over 15 years of experience, primarily focused in abortion care, sexual health and gender-based violence prevention. They were previously the Executive Director of a regional Planned Parenthood and have held several leadership roles in related sectors. In other notable work, TK has authored various educational curricula, including sexual health and anti-human trafficking programs and served as a consultant related to trans and disability inclusion. TK is queer/trans/nonbinary, physically disabled, neurodivergent, a survivor of sexual violence, a parent and an active community member and brings this lens to all their work.

 
 
Francis Stöckel

Francis Stöckel (they/them)
Pharmacist, Quebec
After completing their education in Germany, with internships in Paris and Montreal, Francis has focused on delivering inclusive, patient-centred clinical care across the province of Quebec. They are a strong advocate for the extended scope of practice and actively drive the integration of more clinical activities into day-to-day community pharmacy work. Francis brings a vital perspective to this project as both a practicing pharmacist and a member of the trans and gender-diverse community. Drawing on their lived experience, they recognize the unique needs of trans patients in the pharmacy; developing trans-inclusive tools for pharmacists is thus a priority for them. Francis believes that projects aiming to support diverse communities must involve pharmacists who are part of those very communities.

 
 
Rheya White

Rheya White (they/her)
Pharmacist, Community Pharmacy Practice Consultant, College of Pharmacy of Newfoundland and Labrador
Rheya is a queer, transfeminine pharmacist committed to working with pharmacy and other health-care professionals to identify and remove health inequities faced by 2SLGBTQI+ people. They are actively involved in education, including teaching gender-affirming care at Memorial University and delivering related training for other educational institutions and private organizations.

 
 
Kyle Wilby

Kyle Wilby (he/him)
Professor and Director, College of Pharmacy, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia
Dr. Kyle Wilby is the Director of the College of Pharmacy at Dalhousie University and a Professor with an active research program in 2SLGBTQI+ health and education. He is originally from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and has spent over 10 years working overseas in public health and academic positions in Ghana, Qatar and New Zealand. He returned to Canada in 2021 and has been working to improve pharmacists’ care of 2SLGBTQI+ people through workforce development, advocacy and policy changes driven by evidence and research. Notably, he was the lead investigator for studies that resulted in regulation changes in Nova Scotia to allow pharmacists to prescribe for HIV PrEP and other sexually transmitted infections. His work is community driven, and as an identifier, he advocates for the population on many levels.

 
 
 

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