Gender Affirming Surgeries: Planning, Referral, and Care

Learn to conduct surgery planning visits with patients and make referrals for gender-affirming surgeries in Ontario. Participants will learn to explain transition-related surgeries, navigate Ontario’s trans surgical care system, apply WPATH SOC criteria, conduct planning visits, complete the MOHLTC SRS Prior Approval Form, and write referral letters.

Prerequisite: 2SLGBTQ+ Foundations and (strongly recommended) Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy in Primary Health Care or Trans 101 – Adults and Seniors.

Open to: Physicians, nurse practitioners, RNs, RSWs, 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 gender-affirming surgeries.

Content Level: Intermediate

Mainpro+ Certification: 4.0 Mainpro-M1 credits (Ontario ONLY)

Duration: 4 hours

Instructed by a Rainbow Health Ontario Clinical Educator and Dr. Anna York-Lyon.