Do you know the difference between sex and gender?
CanMEDS Gender Competencies
Gender and Health Modules
 | Introduction to Gender and Health / Introduction au genre et à la santé learn the difference between sex and gender and understand gender as a determinant of health! |
Application Modules
 | Gender and Cardiovascular Disease a comprehensive look at sex and gender differences in cardiovascular disease, including stroke vascular disease |
 | Gender and Depression sex and gender differences in depression, includes material on medical student wellbeing |
 | Gender and Lung Cancer an introduction to sex and gender differences in lung cancer, including a focus on smoking cessation |
 | Gender and Sexual Diversity an introduction to the health needs and concerns of LGBTTQI adults and youth, includes suggestions on conducting a bias-free clinical interview |
 | Gender and Poverty / Le genre et la pauvreté a thorough exploration of poverty across the life cycle. Includes an introduction to food security and video mini-documentaries on immigrant health and poverty in the elderly |
 | Gender and Trauma why are men disproportionately affected by trauma and women by domestic violence? |
 | Gender, Globalization and Health a thoughtful introduction to globalization and why health care providers need to understand the globalization and how it impacts on the health of individuals and communities |
 | Gender and Dementia a review of dementia with a specific look at sex and gender differences |
 | Gender and Unintended Pregnancy a review of the gender influences on unintended pregnancy, prevention and response |
Toolkit
 | Gender and Medical Education / Le genre dans l’enseignement médical explore the impact of personal characteristics, learning style, personality type and gender on career choice, module also provides content on boundaries and professionalism |
 | The Gender Lens provides a framework to approach any health problem from a gender perspective |
Modules Being Developed
 | Gender and Congestive Heart Failure a review of congestive heart failure and the gender influences on diagnosis, treatment and outcomes |
 | Men's Health a specific look at the gender influences on men’s health throughout adulthood |
 | Health as a Human Right through the framework of the millennium development goals understand why all healthcare providers need to understand health as a human right |
