Practice
We share a commitment to advancing 2SLGBTQ+ health through innovations in pharmacy practice. Too often, pharmaceutical care is shaped without consideration of the needs, identities, and lived or living realities of 2SLGBTQ+ communities. We seek to reimagine pharmacy practice by challenging current norms and building new practices grounded in inclusion, cultural safety, and community-informed care.
Through partnerships, consultations, and policy engagement, we support initiatives that push the pharmacy profession forward to be more affirming, accessible, and accountable. By embedding 2SLGBTQ+ perspectives into continuing education and professional standards, we work towards a future where pharmacy practice not only meets the needs of 2SLGBTQ+ people, but actively supports their wellbeing, dignity, and right to safe, competent care.
Practice Initiatives
What to Expect from Your Pharmacy Visit initiative led by the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia
The Queer Curriculum Advisory Committee (QCAC) consulted on the development of the poster, which all pharmacies are required to display in accordance with Professional Practice Policy-77.
Continuing Pharmacy Professional Development
Equity-Diversity-Inclusion, Indigenous and 2SLGBTQQIA+ Health & Cultural Safety Training for Pharmacy Professionals
Educational series for pharmacy professionals
Series 1: EDI and Indigenous Health and Cultural Safety Training
Series 2: Health Determinants for 2SLGBTQQIA+ Patients and Inclusive Pharmacy Practice (Coming soon!)
Developed in partnership with the Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada and the Indigenous Pharmacy Professionals of Canada, the 2-course series provide training on the evolving pharmaceutical care standards for diverse patient populations and features authentic patient cases, storytelling, and interactive learning elements.
LGBTQ+ Patient Care in Canadian Pharmacy Practice
Live webinar delivered in January 2025
Delivered in partnership with Canadian Pharmacists Association, this webinar provides essential information about the unique needs and challenges faced by 2SLGBTQ+ communities.
Patient Diversity in Canadian Pharmacy Practice
Live webinar delivered in November 2024
Delivered in partnership with the Canadian Pharmacists Association, this webinar explores culturally competent care and discusses the role of pharmacists in addressing health disparities within the Canadian context.
History of LGBTQ+ Identities in Medicine and Supporting LGBTQ+ Students in the Classroom
Live session delivered in May 2024
Free online session available via the UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Developed in partnership with Dr. Logan Smilges, this accredited independent study program provides an overview of the history behind the medicalization of gender and sexuality.
2-Spirit Identities and Supporting Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Learning in Pharmacist Training Programs
Live session delivered in May 2024
Free online session available via the UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Developed in partnership with Dr. Jaris Swidrovich, this accredited independent study program interrogates the impact of colonialism on queerness and Two-Spirit identities and describes how to integrate SOGIE education into into pharmacy education.
Inclusive Teaching Practices
Independent study program as part of The Next Step Pharmacist Facilitator Training Program.
Free online course available via the UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Developed by the UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, this accredited 5-module online training program prepares pharmacist facilitators in supporting high-value teaching, learning, and assessment for students.
Queering Pharmacy Education: Navigating the Straights and Narrow
Keynote presentation delivered in March 2023
Delivered in partnership with the Sexuality and Gender Advocacy Committee at the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Medicine, this accredited presentation outlines a framework for integrating SOGIE education in health professional training, empowering health professional educators and trainees to advocate for a more inclusive healthcare system.
Crashing the Cis-stem: Understanding SOGIE Inclusive Pharmacy Practice
Keynote presentation delivered in October 2022
In partnership with the Canadian Society of Healthcare-Systems Pharmacy (Manitoba Branch), this accredited presentation invites pharmacy professionals to reflect on the Social Determinants of Health framework and to examine how these determinants affect the health of 2SLGBTQ+ people.
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Enhancing British Columbians’ Access to Gender Affirming Products through the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) Benefits Program
This project is funded by Trans Care BC, part of Provincial Health Services Authority and is led by Yuki Meng, Clinical Pharmacist and Lecturer.
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