This booklet provides information about the liver transplant program at London Health Sciences Centre. It includes the following chapters:
Transplant Assessment
Waiting Period
Surgery and Recovery
Resuming your Lifestyle
Website
Heart Transplant Program Patient Handbook
This booklet provides information about the heart transplant program at London Health Sciences Centre. It includes the following chapters:
Transplant Assessment
Waiting Period
Surgery and Recovery
Resuming your Lifestyle
Website
Living Kidney Donation Handbook
This booklet provides information about the living kidney donation program at London Health Sciences Centre. It includes the following chapters:
Overview
Treatment options
Where to start
Next stage of testing
Making the decision
Surgical Process
Life after don…
Website
The Living Donor Kidney Transplant Process
This document describes each of the steps of the referral process:
Initial assessment
Laboratory and diagnostic testing
Evaluation and medical imaging
The decision to donate
Surgery and recovery
Website
COVID-19 - Information for Transplant Patients
This is a 2-page fact sheet for transplant patients that addresses the following questions:
What is COVID-19?
What is the treatment for COVID-19?
Are transplant recipients at higher risk for COVID-19?
What can I do to protect myself from COVID-19?
Should I wear a mask?
…
Website
Living Liver Donation
This is a description of living liver donation and includes information on the following:
Who can be a living donor?
Advantages and disadvantages of living donor liver transplantation
PRELOD (Program for Reimbursing Expenses of Living Donors)
Website
Finding a Donor
A step-by-step guide for reaching out to potential donors
Website
Adult Kidney Transplant
This is an overview from LHSC on adult kidney transplants, and includes an outline of the most common diseases leading to kidney failure, treatment options, transplant surgery, and quality of life.
Website
Adult Kidney-Pancreas Transplant
This is an overview from LHSC on adult kidney-pancreas transplants, and includes an outline of the transplant options and quality of life.
Website
Living Liver Donation Handbook
This booklet provides information about the living liver donation program at London Health Sciences Centre. It includes the following chapters:
Overview
Deciding to Donate
Where to Start?
Possible Reasons for being Declined
Donor Assessment
Surgical Process
Re…
Website
Living Kidney Donation
This is a description of living kidney donation and includes links and information on the following:
The living donor kidney transplant process
Who can be a living donor?
Why donation may be right for you
Why donation may not be right for you
Video for patients and famil…
Website
Adult Liver Transplant
This is an overview from LHSC on adult liver transplants, and includes an outline of the treatment options for liver failure, the liver transplant operation, and quality of life.
Website
Kidney Transplant Handbook
This booklet provides information about the kidney transplant program at London Health Sciences Centre. It includes the following chapters:
Transplant assessment
Living donor or deceased donor?
Acceptance on the waiting list
Waiting period
Getting the call and coming for s…
Website
London Accommodations
This list is a starting point in the search for accommodations in London for patients and families. The hotels and other options are grouped into three categories:
Short-term accommodation
Longer-term accommodation
Seasonal accommodation
Some may offer a “hospital rate” when…
Website
Adult Heart Transplant
This is a brief summary from LHSC on adult heart transplants, and includes an outline of the treatment options for heart failure, the heart transplant operation, and quality of life.
Website
Transplant Journey
A brief summary from LHSC on the transplant journey that includes:
