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.
Background:The COVID-19 pandemic was an unprecedent challenge to public health systems, with 95% of cases in Quebec sent home for self-isolation. To ensure continuous care, we implemented an intervention supported by a patient portal (Opal) to remotely monitor at-home patients with COVID-19 via dai…
Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients were excluded from clinical trials evaluating the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines. There is uncertainty about the number of doses required to prevent life-threatening infection, as well as uncertainty in the optimal vaccine type and their durability. Our object…
CDTRP Special Interview Series discussing COVID-19, the TREAT-COVID project, research, public policy, and impact on patients and familes. Learn more about TREAT-COVID: https://cdtrp.ca/en/treatcovid/
The TREAT-COVID Study investigates how Covid-19 continues to impact the transplant community. This session was a great opportunity to learn more about the TREAT-COVID study and discuss ways to retain participants and communicate health economics in plain language.
Dr. Dima Kabbani and Jad Fadlall…
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
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…
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 …
CDTRP Special Webinar: Third dose of COVID-19 Vaccination in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
The standard two-dose vaccine immunization may provide limited immunity against COVID-19 disease for organ transplant recipients. To help increase immunity, boosters of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are now…
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…
Information for transplant patients on Evusheld - current as of January 11, 2023.
Quality, Assessment, Improvement, and Education (QAIE) committee’s purpose is to produce infection prevention related publications, virtual presentations, and national webinar; and to advance the use of online learning modules.
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…
Summary of factors that might make someone immune-compromised and options available for the immune-compromised community.
