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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.

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Measles Action Plan: For Transplant Families

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…

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Barriers to conversations about deceased organ donation among adults living in the UK: a systematic review with narrative synthesis

This study explores the barriers to conversations about deceased organ donation among adults living in the UK. 

Four main thematic barriers emerged:

  • (1) jinx factor—cultural beliefs associating discussion of death with bad luck;
  • (2) generational impact—younger people were more open but cautiou…
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BC Transplant

BC Transplant oversees all aspects of organ donation and transplant across BC and manages the BC Organ Donor Registry.

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Southern Alberta Transplant Program

This service specializes in organ transplant for people living south of Red Deer. Serves people who need solid organ transplant (kidney, pancreas, liver, lung, or heart), those who have had a transplant, and potential living donors.

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Multi-Organ Transplant Program of Atlantic Canada (MOTP)

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…

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Vaccine chronicles: characterizing immune responses in transplant recipients through the COVID-19 Pandemic

Dr. Victor Ferreira is an Assistant Scientist in the Ajmera Transplant Centre at the University Health Network (UHN) and the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute (TGHRI).

This presentation is part of the CDTRP 2024 Research Connect Series

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Emerging Issues in COVID-19 in Transplantation

Transplant recipients remain at higher risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes. For transplant recipients surviving COVID-19 and/or experiencing the extreme stress associated with the pandemic, little is known about effective strategies to support recovery of quality of life. Studying these questions in C…

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CDTRP 2023 Patient, Family and Donor Research Forum - COVID-19 Workshop

Transplant recipients remain at higher risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes. For transplant recipients surviving COVID-19 and/or experiencing the extreme stress associated with the pandemic, little is known about effective strategies to support the recovery of quality of life. Studying these questions …

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The Ultimate Gift Podcast: Addressing Inequities in Organ and Tissue Donation for 2SLGBTQ+ Communities

Host Dr. Matt Weiss speaks with Dr. Murdoch Leeies, an accomplished researcher and advocate for sexual and gender minority populations, to discuss the progress and challenges in ensuring equitable access to organ and tissue donation and transplantation for 2SLGBTQ+ communities. Dr. Leeies shares hi…

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Transplant Programs & Organ Procurement Organizations in Canada

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…

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Life and death with three doses: the current situation in Alberta for transplant recipients

Transplant recipients, by nature of being immunocompromised, are at very high risk for severe outcomes of COVID-19.

Even if they have received three doses of vaccine, with the current level of community transmission, recipients are being advised to essentially avoid all indoor activities outside t…

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Caregiver Toolkit

This toolkit is designed for people caring for organ transplant patients before, during, and after transplant. It is intended to add to the general information you may have received from your transplant center.

The toolkit offers a comprehensive overview of transplant caregiving. It covers essenti…

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Understanding Your Anti-Rejection Drugs After Transplant

Managing your health after transplant can feel like a full-time job, especially in the beginning. And when it comes to caring for your new kidney, medications play no small part. Taking immunosuppressant (anti-rejection) drugs keeps your transplanted organ protected and healthy.

Whether you recent…

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How Exercise Can Help Your Child

Physical activity is important for normal growth and development in children and teens. The benefits of regular physical activity in children include. Access the resource to access resources related to pediatric patients and exercise. 

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Refit for life

Refit for life is an excellent resource if you are interested in reaching a healthier lifestyle as a transplant recipient. It’s an online website that has curated information on exercise, diet and mental health specific to transplant recipients. Its exercise page gives great recommendations on prop…

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What is known & unknown about COVID-19 therapeutics for tx recipients?

Dr. Belga is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She received her medical degree from the University of Lisbon. She completed her training in Infectious Disease at the University of Alberta followed by a one-year fellowship in Transplant Infectious Disease at…

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American Journal of Transplantation Digest for Patients

New For Patients – News about Research in Transplant!

The American Journal of Transplantation, the premier international journal for transplantation research, is proud to reach out to patients with highlights of peer-reviewed articles specifically curated for transplant patients and caregivers via…

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Les Canadiens immunovulnérables et la COVID-19

  • Facteurs pouvant contribuer à l’immunovulnérabilité
  • Comprendre l’immunité
  • Quelles options s’offrent aux personnes immunovulnérables?
  • Restez vigilant
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