Health committee  This is where we're really excited about training health care providers all over the place to be really competent in providing this care, so those who don't want to go to a specialized service that says “trans” on it can just show up and have a conversation with their doctor, or

Health committee  We're rolling forward a tiered training model in B.C. Starting from the basics, our shortest is a half-hour online module. It's to whet one's appetite around what we call the trans basics. Sometimes, we'll combine an online module with a live teaching opportunity. We're developin

Health committee  Just to add to that, we're having a big piece of work go forward around virtual health options, and we're piloting virtual care where people can be seen right from their home through a private, secure platform, through the provincial health authority. We think that will go a long

Health committee  Okay, great. There's a recommendation.

Health committee  I think so. In our brief, we recommended that there's work to be done with the network of trainers and educators across the country. There are many groups doing this work but without very much dedicated funding. I think any strategy needs to be informed by the strengths and the r

Health committee  That's very true. Prior to Trans Care BC existing, I had six years of federal funding to do this work, but it was a bit cloak-and-dagger. We used the substance use prevention stream to apply for money to work on moving toward GSAs and community action related to LGBTQ2 prevention

Health committee  No.

Health committee  Could I make a comment about the question you asked about out-of-country care?

Health committee  I wanted to mention that hormone therapy doesn't work the same for trans masculine people as it does for trans feminine people. In B.C. we've been seeing trans women suggesting things like facial feminization surgery and facial hair removal. There are other interventions that wou