Additional resources

Further information about gender-affirming surgeries and surgical complications can be found on the Trans Care BC website.

Additional helpful information and contacts:

• Self-advocacy – talking about gender-affirming care with your provider
• Self-advocacy – moving your referral process forward
• PROGRESS research study – phalloplasty and metoidioplasty survey
• Upper Surgery Patient Experience Survey
• Application for Provincial Coverage of Breast Construction Surgery
• Trans Care BC Health Navigation Team
• Gender Surgery Program of BC
• Surgeons working from the central waitlist for upper surgery
• GRS Montreal
• PHSA Patient Care Quality Office
• BC Support Groups Service Directory
• First Nations Health Authority Health Benefits Eligibility
  
• First Nations Health Authority Medical Transportation Benefits
• Government of BC’s Travel Assistance Program (BC TAP forms)
• Government of BC’s Medical Travel Accommodation Listings
• Hope Air Medical Travel Assistance
• Rainbow Health Ontario Surgical Summary Sheets
• Trans Rights BC
• UCSF Transgender Care & Treatment Guidelines 
• BC Smoking Cessation Program (free with MSP)
• Government of BC Representation Agreement
• Transgender Professional Association for Transgender Health
• Canadian Professional Association for Transgender Health
• World Professional Association for Transgender Health