We're just over one month away from Living Donation Week 2021 #LDW2021 and the anticipation is building. We have some fantastic events and activities planned from September 12-18, 2021. Whether you're a transplant recipient or candidate, past or future living donor, advocate or caregiver, or a member of Team Transplant, there's something for everyone! 
 
As you scroll through our detailed agenda below, know that there are lots of ways to get involved in LDW2021 beyond attending events. The theme this year is "share your story" and we invite everyone, whatever their relationship to transplant, to share their #TxStory is any way they feel comfortable. Just don't forget to tag us and use the hashtags #LDW2021 and #TxStory so we can share on our feeds!
 
We also encourage organizations to partner with us to spread awareness of living organ donation and improve access to a timely transplant for liver and kidney patients on the deceased organ waitlist. Check out www.livingdonationweek.ca for program and partner updates.
 
As many of you know, last year we lit up the CN Tower in green and white in honour of Living Donation Week. This year, we're inviting landmarks across Canada to Light Up for Living Donation! If your community has a landmark you'd like to see lit up for the occasion, reach out to us at livingorgandonation@uhn.ca and we'll do our best to involve them in the celebration. A list of participating landmarks will be posted on our website. 
 
Looking forward to celebrating with you in September!
The Centre Team

Living Donation Week 2021: Full Program

Please join us online on Monday, September 13 at 12:00 p.m. EST for our annual Living Donor Recognition Event! Emceed by the Living Transplant podcast team, this livestreamed event will feature living donation stories, messages of gratitude from recipients and families, UHN leadership and beyond, and some special entertainment courtesy of Dr. Mark Cattral and Dr. Heather Ross.  

If you donated between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2020 keep an eye out for a celebration kit from the Centre for Living Organ Donation full of goodies to get you in the spirit of LDW2021! If you have moved, please email livingorgandonation@uhn.ca so we can be sure to mail the package the correct address. 

If you donated before January 1, 2019 snap a selfie with your living donation medal and share it online using the hashtags #TxStory and #LDW2021. Or send it to us at livingorgandonation@uhn.ca - we'd love to keep celebrating your gift of life. 

If you donated after December 31, 2020 we invite you to join us at this year's celebration and we look forward to providing you with your living donation medal at Living Donation Week 2022. 

To register and view the week’s full program visit: www.livingdonationweek.ca.
 
We also invite you to share your messages of hope and gratitude with each other and Team Transplant HERE.
 

Live Donor Liver Transplantation  
12 p.m. EST, Tuesday, September 14  
Presented by Dr. Nazia Selzner and Dr. Les Lilly, this webinar will cover indications for liver transplantation, listing criteria and referral process, living donor assessment and more.
 
Professional Education: Live Donor Kidney Transplantation  
12 p.m. EST, Thursday, September 16 
Presented by Dr. Sunita Singh and Dr. Joe Kim, this webinar will cover indications for kidney transplantation, listing criteria and referral process, waitlist management at UHN, living donor assessment and more. 
 

The wait for a kidney or liver transplant can feel never-ending, and the experience is often overwhelming. 

Share Your Story is an interactive online workshop for kidney and liver transplant candidates and advocates that will review supports available and show you how transplant candidates and altruistic individuals who want to give a transformative gift of life are finding each other. 
 
You will hear incredible stories from people just like you and explore ways to find the support you need. Learn how to share your story and bring others along on your transplant journey.  
 
This interactive peer-led workshop will provide living donor transplant candidates and donor champions with confidence and practical knowledge on how to overcome common hurdles and get started sharing their story - where, how and IF you share yours, is up to you! 
 
This event takes place on September 15, 12:00 p.m. EST.
 

The Ajmera Transplant Centre and the Canadian Society of Transplantation (CST) have partnered on a Canada-wide call for submissions for #LDW2021, a Dragons' Den-style Pitch Competition to improve living donation care, research and education.

The top 3 entries will receive $25K each. Submissions are open to members of the Canadian Society of Transplantation (CST). Non-members such as fellows, trainees and others working or studying in a related field may participate if sponsored by a CST member in good standing. Members of the Ajmera Transplant Team are encouraged to apply.

The deadline for submissions is September 1, 2021. An information session for those interested in applying will be held August 5 @12 noon Eastern.

The live Pitch Competition will take place on Friday September 17 at 12 noon. Popular support, as measured by YouTube Likes, will count. So remember to vote for your favourite project!

For more information visit bit.ly/LDW2021Pitch 

Thank you for the support of our generous sponsors, the Canadian Society of Transplantation and the Ajmera Transplant Centre.

Check out last year's submissions HERE.
 

What's New

My Strange Addiction: Transplant

On the latest episode of Living Transplant, post-liver transplant coordinator, Shauna Watson and post-lung transplant coordinator, Pauline Harney join Courtney and Brittany to discuss their roads into the world of transplant, the day-to-day life of a coordinator, and how they stay organized with literally hundreds of patients. Shauna and Pauline talk about the joy of seeing patients thrive and the wins that keep them addicted to the world of transplant.


Available Now: Pathways to Liver Transplantation

Watch Dr. David Peretz, Director of Liver Transplant, Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg, and Heather Lannon, Outreach Coordinator, Centre for Living Organ Donation, UHN, discuss the two pathways to transplantation and considerations for out-of-province patients. Living donor, Rod Zeaton shares his story including the experience of travelling from La Salle, MB to Toronto to donate to his cousin.  


Farewell Heather Lannon!

It is with very mixed emotions that we bid Centre Outreach Coordinator, Heather Lannon, farewell. Since starting with the Centre in 2019, Heather has made an incredible impact on the living donor transplant community with her dedication, compassion and signature sense of humour. Heather is completing her Doctorate of Social Sciences at Royal Roads University which focuses on the connection between home and the heart transplant journey. In her new role, she will be working with heart patients. Congratulations Heather! 


Coming Up This Month

 
On August 19, registered dietitians Anna Richardson and Linda Cerullo discussion nutrition pre- and post-kidney transplant. 
 

Ongoing Education Session 
Free online sessions presented by Centre for Living Organ Donation
 

Patient Library Corner

NEW: Post-COVID-19 Syndrome
Most people who have coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) recover completely within a few weeks. But some people — even those who had mild versions of the disease — continue to experience symptoms long after their initial recovery. Learn about Post-COVID-19 Syndrome (also called Long COVID or Long Haul) at COVID-19 Patients and Family Resources.

NEW: Apps to Help You Sleep
A good night's sleep is recommended to support your physical and mental health.  The staff at the Patient & Family Learning Centres has collected reliable apps with different ways to help you fall asleep. You can choose from music, meditation, stories or CBT based therapy.

Download Transplant Books for Free
 
For access to e-books, audiobooks and streaming videos, and for one-on-one assistance to set up e-books on your device call 416-603-6277 or email us at tgpen@uhn.ca.

About the Toronto General Hospital Patient & Family Library
  • Find free pamphlets about healthy lifestyle choices, diseases, conditions, treatments and tests
  • Learn about health-related events and resources in your community
  • Read or borrow a book, video or CD from our consumer health library collection
  • And more!

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The Centre for Living Organ Donation at UHN
Toronto General Hospital
585 University Ave., 11PMB 100, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2N2 Canada
livingorgandonation@uhn.ca 
416-340-5400
www.livingorgandonation.ca   

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