It's finally starting to feel like summer, and with the vaccine rollout well underway, we're breathing a little easier here in Toronto. There are definitely brighter days ahead!
After the insightful and inspiring conversations that took place during our Virtual Open House, we're feeling energized and optimistic about what's to come, including our ongoing webinar series, new podcast episodes, and our annual Living Donation Week events in September. We hope you're feeling as enthusiastic for the rest of 2021 as we are!
Happy June and we'll see you in July!
The Centre Team
What's New
A.C.T.I.O.N. Project Welcomes a New Member to the Team
Med student Lydia Angarso will join the A.C.T.I.O.N. team as a Kidney Health Promoter. In this role, Lydia's primary focus is to co-develop educational materials for the project's pilot interventions: Community Kidney Clinic and YouTube Channel. Welcome Lydia!
Living Donation Week 2021
Planning is underway for our annual September celebration of living organ donation! Living Donation Week 2021 will feature a celebration event, a pitch competition profiling innovation in living donation care, education and research, and more! Stay tuned for updates and in the mean time, check out last year's pitch competition shortlisted submissions here.
Let's See Your Vaccine Selfie
Help us build confidence in the transplant community by showing others that #VaccinesWork. Email or DM us your vaccine selfie along with your connection to transplant. If you'd like, share a quote with us about why you decided to get the jab. Pictured here: live donor liver transplant recipient, Alicia Alvares.
In Case You Missed It
Thank you to all of those who were able to join us for our Virtual Open House! A special thank you to our speakers and moderators, and all those who wrote in questions: these thoughtful conversations were made possible by you.
If you were unable to join us our Virtual Open House, the full recording is available on the Ajmera Transplant Centre's YouTube Channel.
- Watch Part 1: Transplant Innovation moderated by Wency Leung
- Watch Part 2: Explore a Career in Transplantation moderated by Living Transplant
If you have questions about education opportunities available email transplant.education@uhn.ca or visit the transplant education website.
In this special episode of Living Transplant, Courtney and Brittany host Explore a Career in Transplantation, part two of the Ajmera Transplant Centre’s Virtual Open House (May 19, 2021). Dr. Kathryn Tinckam, UHN’s Physician-in-Chief, Dr. Blayne Sayed, Liver Transplant Surgeon, Dr. Cynthia Tsien, Transplant Hepatologist and Education Director, and Joanne Zee, Senior Clinical Director of the Ajmera Transplant Centre, answer audience questions including what led them to the field of transplant, what keeps them motivated, and the most rewarding and memorable moments in their careers so far.
Coming Up This Month
Dr. Hance Clarke, Director of Pain Services and Medical Director of the Pain Research Unit at Toronto General Hospital, and Dr. Daniel Santa Mina, Clinician Investigator, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, present on Pain Management Pre and Post Liver Surgery. A live Q&A will follow Dr. Clarke's and Dr. Santa Mina's presentations.
To submit a question click here, or go to slido.com and enter event code: "Liver"
Registration is now open for Key Policy Issues in Organ Donation & Transplantation, an online conference coming June 17–18. Spanning 10 panels over two days with speakers from medicine, law, policy, ethics, and patient partners. View the full program here.
Sarah Pol and Jia Lin present the aims of the Anthony Lab’s organ donation and transplantation research program, illustrating key findings and next steps of the lab's qualitative research projects including Family Veto, Crowdfunding and Health Equity, and discussing the complexity and intersections of individual, interpersonal and societal contexts surrounding organ donation and transplantation. For more information, click here.
To submit a question click here, or go to slido.com and enter event code: "OrganDonor"
To submit a question click here, or go to slido.com and enter event code: "OrganDonor"
Ongoing Education Session
Free online sessions presented by Heather Lannon, Outreach Coordinator, Centre for Living Organ Donation
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!
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
Toronto General Hospital
585 University Ave., 11PMB 100, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2N2 Canada
livingorgandonation@uhn.ca
416-340-5400
www.livingorgandonation.ca
