- coordinates the organ donation process leading to transplantation, fostering the greatest possible availability of quality donor…
This 6-part video series describes the kidney transplant process. Health care providers will share their knowledge, and people living with kidney disease will share their experiences. It is our hope that these videos will help you learn what you can do to have a successful transplant.
Being prepared in the event of a disaster is important, especially for dialysis patients. BC Renal has a number of resources to help you prepare, including booklets and videos. Resources are offered in English, Chinese, and Punjabi.
Sacred Gifts tells the powerful true story of two First Nations brothers, Kevin, a kidney transplant recipient, and his brother, Craig, who chose to become his living donor.
Sacred Gift serves as a health resource, designed to ignite discussion, dialogue, and debate about living organ donation in …
Sacred Gifts tells the powerful true story of two First Nations brothers, Kevin, a kidney transplant recipient, and his brother, Craig, who chose to become his living donor.
The animation serves as a health resource, designed to ignite discussion, dialogue, and debate about living organ donation i…
The Canadian Society of Transplantation (CST) provides a comprehensive list of Transplant Programs and Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) across Canada. This resource includes details on transplant centers, organ donation programs, and their associated hospitals, helping patients, families, car…
MOTP provides solid organ transplantation services for Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland. This Program provides kidney, liver, heart, and pancreas transplantation services. A Regional Tissue Bank, also located at the hospital, retrieves and distributes donated t…
Ontario Health (Trillium Gift of Life Network) is responsible for delivering and coordinating organ and tissue
donation and transplantation services across the province, as well as for planning, promoting and supporting all
health care and allied professionals, advocates and the Ontario public in ful…
Transplant Manitoba consists of five dynamic teams dedicated to caring for individuals before and after transplant, and includes the Gift of Life, the program responsible for coordinating and supporting organ donation in the province.
The Saskatchewan Transplant Program facilitates the pre and post-transplant care of organ recipients in Saskatchewan.
In addition, Sask Transplant is also responsible for living and deceased kidney transplant in the province, the transplant team includes physicians, surgeons, nurses, social worker…
Provides care and support to people requiring cellular therapy.
Offers care and support for people having an allogeneic or autologous blood and marrow transplant or immune effector cellular therapy (CAR T-Cell).
BC Transplant oversees all aspects of organ donation and transplant across BC and manages the BC Organ Donor Registry.
Sleep disorders are highly prevalent in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) but are often under-recognized. The most common sleep disturbances in people with CKD include insomnia, sleep apnea syndrome, restless leg syndrome, and periodic limb movement disorder.
This article presents an ove…
Background: Clinical outcome disparities among racial and ethnic groups have previously been described following allogeneic hematopoietic (stem cell) transplantation. The purpose of our study was to investigate the impact of race and ethnicity on allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation o…
Navigating the Measles Outbreak: Protecting Our Transplant Children
The recent resurgence of measles has understandably raised concerns, especially for families with children who have undergone transplants. Children's compromised immune systems make them particularly vulnerable to serious compli…
Kidney transplant recipients who experience organ rejedction are an increasing group of patients whose care needs are largely unmet. The lack of patient perspectives is a key research gap. This research team conducted an in-depth exploration of the experiences of these patients to identify their he…
This study explores the barriers to conversations about deceased organ donation among adults living in the UK.
Four main thematic barriers emerged:
This study explored how living kidney donors experience the involvement of family physicians in their donation journey. The research team asked: (1) How do living kidney donors view the role of family physicians in the donation process? (2) What support and guidance do they need and expect from the…