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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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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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Immune-Compromised Canadians and COVID-19

Summary of factors that might make someone immune-compromised and options available for the immune-compromised community.

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Options de prévention et de traitement pour les populations immunodéprimées

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Prevention and Treatment Options for Immunocompromised Populations

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The Post Liver Transplant Journey

Do you have questions about what life is like and what to expect after a liver transplant? Join moderator Nem Maksimovic for this interactive webinar featuring UHN transplant hepatologist, Dr Les Lilly and patient partners, Tzvia Petliar and Sandra Holdsworth.

About the Speakers Dr. Les Lilly rece…

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The Pre-Liver Transplant Journey

This is the third of a quarterly patient education series presented in collaboration with the Canadian Liver Foundation and the Ajmera Transplant Centre at UHN. The series will address your questions about liver transplantation:

  • What are the most common causes of liver failure?
  • Who is most at r…
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Patient Education Series: Living Liver Donation & Transplantation

This is the second of a quarterly patient education series presented in collaboration with the Canadian Liver Foundation and the Ajmera Transplant Centre at UHN. The series address your questions about liver transplantation. Session 1 focuses on the clinical aspects of liver disease.

In this sessi…

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Patient Education Series: Liver Disease & Indications for Transplantation

This is the first of a quarterly patient education series presented in collaboration with the Canadian Liver Foundation and the Ajmera Transplant Centre at UHN. The series will address your questions about liver transplantation:

  • What are the most common causes of liver failure?
  • Who is most at r…
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What is health research?

With this new project, the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) aims to demonstrate the role and value of health research in new and accessible ways. This resource describes on biomedical, clinical, health services, and social, cultural, environmental, and population health research.

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Patients Seeking Donors

Are you looking for a living kidney donor, or know someone who is?

The Patients Seeking Donors initiative aims to help kidney patients spread awareness of their need for a living donor kidney transplant and potentially match eligible living kidney donors with Canadians in need of life-saving trans…

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Kidney Wellness Hub

The Kidney Foundation's Kidney Wellness Hub was developed to support the health and well-being of kidney patients and their support networks. It was designed to meet kidney families wherever they are on their kidney journey, and it’s an online site that members of the kidney community say serves a …

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ADPKD Self-Management Resources: Pain and More

For people living with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), BC Renal has a number of self-management resources, including two for pain:
 
 
These resources wer…
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Patient guide on cannabis sheds light for kidney patients seeking relief

Medical cannabis in patients with chronic kidney disease is a 16-page guide written in a conversational “questions and answers” format. The publication, which came to life following a Kidney Care Clinic “lunch and learn” two years ago, begins with a straightforward question: “What are cannabinoids?…
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The Kidney Foundation’s Kidney Wellness Hub

The Kidney Foundation has created a unique and FREE online platform to help support the physical, mental, social and spiritual wellbeing of kidney patients and caregivers. Wherever you are on your kidney journey — newly diagnosed with kidney disease, living with reduced kidney function, on dialysis…

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Canadian Society of Transplantation Statement on Monkeypox

Disclaimer
The field is rapidly evolving, and as such, some of the guidance might change over time. Any clinical decisions should be made in consideration of the latest available information.

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These guidelines were written by the Canadian Society of Transplantation’s Transplant Infectious…

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TransplantLyfe

Built by patients for patients, www.transplantlyfe.com is Lyfebulb's peer-to-peer connectivity platform for transplant recipients, donors and care partners that enables users to connect on a personal level under the shared topic of transplantation. Interested people are able to share experiences, e…

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