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For this year's Giving Tuesday, the Centre partnered with the Canadian Society of Transplantation (CST) and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce to step up the campaign to reduce financial barriers to living organ donation.
The collaboration produced a social media campaign to raise awareness of the CST Circle of Excellence featuring two short videos (above) and simple postcards (samples below), that can be shared via email and social media, including WhatsApp.
Special thanks for our patient partners Joy MaGerry and Diane Peirce for sharing their stories, and Michael Peirce for making this campaign happen.
Over the coming year, the Centre will be doing shout outs to employers that provide paid leave and other support for living organ donors.
Do you have a manager or workplace that deserve recognition? Email livingorgandonation@uhn.ca.
- 1st Tuesday of the Month: Information for Potential Living Kidney Donors
- 2nd Tuesday of the Month: Finding a Living Donor (registrants will be able to access additional resources including Having Your Donor Find You, a free self-paced video series)
- 3rd Tuesday of the Month: Financial Resources for Living Donors (PRELOD and other provincial reimbursement programs, employer support and more)
- 4thTuesday of the Month: Information for Potential Living Liver Donors
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Below are links to selected articles on living organ donation and transplantation published within the last six months. If you have a suggestion email us.
Superior long-term outcome of Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation A cumulative single-center cohort study with 20 years follow-up In a sample of 2,264 adult patients of Canada's largest transplant program, 1-, 10-, and 20-year patient and graft survival rates were significantly higher among those who received a living donor vs deceased donor liver transplant.Sex Disparity in Liver Transplant and Access to Living Donation Women who are at greater risk of death while on the waitlist. Having a living donor improves access to a timely transplant.
Evaluation of the Intention-to-Treat Benefit of Living Donation in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Awaiting a Liver Transplant Living donor liver transplant could potentially decrease the risk of death by 33% to 49% for liver cancer patients on the wait list.
A Quality Improvement Intervention to Enhance Access to Kidney Transplantation and Living Kidney Donation (EnAKT LKD) in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: Clinical Research Protocol of a Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial Describes design of an Ontario trial to help patients complete more steps toward receiving a kidney transplant. The project will be rolled out to all Ontario transplant centres in 2021. Can-SOLVE CKD Network has developed a short video explaining the project.
Economic Consequences of Adult Living Kidney Donation: A Systematic Review Reviews16 studies involving 6,158 donors in Canada, US and 5 other Western nations finds many kidney donors are undercompensated, with those in lower income households or needing to travel longer distances reporting the greatest financial hardship. A separate study published at the same time found that 1 in 4 Canadian living kidney donors incurred expenses beyond the $5,500 reimbursable limit with negative consequences for mental health-related quality of life.
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