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.
Sacred Gifts tells the powerful true story of two First Nations brothers, Kevin, a kidney transplant recipient, and his brother, Craig, who chose to become his living donor. The animation delves into Kevin’s journey, beginning with his early experiences as a pediatric patient and the impact that ki…
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…
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 …
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…
Living kidney donation information and learning resources: Being informed is a vital process in becoming a living kidney donor. This learning resource centre provides information about how living donation works, educational programs that help educate donors and transplant candidates, stories that s…
Canadian Blood Services has partnered with Dr. Amy Waterman and her team at the Transplant Research and Education Centre …
Kidney Transplant & Finding a Living Donor Recorded Session
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