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.
A look at the Transplant Ambassador Program and their work to increase pre-emptive living donor kidney transplantation.
Transplant Ambassadors are kidney transplant recipients or living kidney donors who welcome the opportunity to share their personal experiences with you, to help guide you throug…
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…
BEAM is a web-resource that provides exercise programs for people with various chronic conditions, including chronic kidney disease and cystic fibrosis.
BEAM seeks to improve the emotional and physical health of individuals living with chronic diseases through exercise and education. There are gen…
EL-Fit is an app designed for patients undergoing pre-habilitation prior to liver transplantation. It is an exercise app designed to facilitate exercise training within end-stage liver disease patients and those with cirrhosis. Cirrhosis and advanced liver disease may cause patients to lose strengt…
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:
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…
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:
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…
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 …
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…
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. This resource provides Manitobans with information for all aspect…
New Transplant Connect Group Launches During Be a Donor Month
On April 26th, The Kidney Foundation will launch a new Transplant Connect group as part of their Kidney Connect Peer Support program offerings. The group will provide support to post-transplant recipients, their loved ones and living d…
Finding a Living Donor is a practical, interactive, peer-led online workshop for kidney and liver transplant candidates and advocates presented during Living Donation Week 2021. Hosted by UHN
The Kidney Foundation of Canada has partnered with Alberta Kidney Care – North (AKC-N) and the University of Alberta to launch the Kidney One on One Program in Northern Alberta, designed to help patients adapt to their new realities. This initiative will initially be offered within the University…
Explore Transplant Ontario is an education program designed for Ontarians with kidney failure, along with their families, friends, potential living donors and healthcare providers. Its purpose is to explain the available kidney transplant options so that those living with kidney failure can make we…
