Resource Round-up: 2SLGBTQI+ patient health

Happy Pride Month from CPhA!   

Pharmacists have a responsibility to provide 2SLGBTQI+ patients with accessible, gender-affirming and inclusive care in our communities. Here’s a round-up of some helpful resources to help you provide 2SLGBTQI+ inclusive care and create a safe pharmacy space.

Pharmacy resources 

• CPS chapter on gender-affirming care — Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Individuals is available on CPS Full Access. The chapter covers a wealth of information to help you provide optimal care to your transgender and gender-diverse patients. Watch the session recording "Caring for Gender Diverse Patients in Clinical Practice," presented by Greg Richard at our CPS Health-Care Symposium.
• 2SLGBTQ+ Patient Care in Canadian Pharmacy Practice — This webinar designed for IPGs will provide you with the knowledge, tools, and skills to foster an inclusive and supportive environment for all patients, ensuring that you can deliver equitable care to this diverse community.
• Practising with PRIDE: Top 10 actionable strategies to improve 2SLGBTQI+ health in pharmacy — In this video, Dalhousie University pharmacy professor Kyle Wilby and pharmacy student Samuel Villemure discuss their cutting-edge research program, translating it into practical strategies that can be utilized by all pharmacy professionals to improve care for 2SLGBTQI+ people in pharmacy practice.

 

• Providing Inclusive Care and Services for the Transgender and Gender Diverse Community — A resource guide for pharmacists and pharmacy staff on how to be inclusive to transgender, non-binary and gender-diverse patients. (HRC Foundation/APhA)
• Providing LGBTQ+ Inclusive Care at Your Pharmacy — An accredited online course for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who want to broaden their knowledge in the area of 2SLGBTQI+ patient care. (OPA)
• 5 Tips to Deliver LGBTQ+ Centered Care — A pocket guide for pharmacists. (Al-amin Ahamed, PharmaPride)

Resources for health-care providers

• Rainbow Health Ontario — Health resource Library and training courses for healthcare providers to increase their clinical and cultural competency in caring for their 2SLGBTQI+ patients. (Rainbow Health Ontario)
• Gender Basics & Education — Support tools, online courses and other helpful links for learning about gender diversity and creating gender-affirming environments. (Trans Care BC)
• Guidelines for gender-affirming primary care with trans and non-binary patients — Guidelines, quick reference guide for primary care providers and online interactive tool based on the Guidelines. (Sherbourne Health)
• Guidelines for the Primary and Gender-Affirming Care of Transgender and Gender Nonbinary People — These guidelines to help equip primary care providers and health systems with the tools and knowledge to meet the health care needs of their transgender and gender nonconforming patients. (UCSF)
• Wabanaki Two Spirit Alliance — Two Sprit and 2SLGBTQI+ Indigenous information and resources. (W2SA)
• LGBTQ2S Inclusion Playbook — A series of best practices for healthcare environments. (the 519)
• World Professional Association for Transgender Health — International standards of care guidelines. (WPATH)
• Sex[M]ed — Sexual health education platform for healthcare practitioners.

Pharmacist Q&As

We caught up with a few Canadian pharmacists to talk about how pharmacy professionals can provide and advocate for more inclusive care for the 2SLGBTQI+ community.

Our Resource Round-up series gathers available resources and practice tools on important health topics to help you in your practice. This is not an exhaustive list of available resources on 2SLGBTQI+ patient health. Something missing? If you have information, tools or resources you think we should include, please let us know at practicedevelopment@pharmacists.ca.

Last updated on May 20, 2026