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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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Third dose of COVID-19 Vaccination in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

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…

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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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COVID-19 Vaccines for Transplant Recipients: What you need to know - Video 1

In this video: Dr. Deepali Kumar (Transplant Infectious Diseases Specialist, Ajmera Transplant Centre, UHN) explains what transplant recipients need to know about Coronavirus vaccines. 
 
Video 1 - published January 25, 2021
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Video 2 - published Februa…
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COVID-19 Vaccines for Transplant Recipients: What you need to know - Video 2

In this video: Dr. Deepali Kumar (Transplant Infectious Diseases Specialist, Ajmera Transplant Centre, UHN) provides an update to the first video (published January 25) on what transplant recipients need to know about Coronavirus vaccines. 
 
Video 1 - published January 25, 2021
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National Transplant Consensus Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccine

This document provides expert consensus guidance that can be used by provincial organ donation organizations and regional transplant and donation programs to guide the management of COVID-19 vaccination in transplant recipients in light of the pandemic.  Endorsed by the Canadian Society of Transpla…
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Life after Kidney Transplant

Life after transplant involves many changes.  As your health and quality of life improves, you move from feeling like a patient, to feeling more like a healthy person again.  You can live a normal life, return to work, school or volunteering, and be more involved with family and friends.  This hand…