Living Donation Week 2022 is over, but the passion, dedication and action we generated lives on.

On September 12, we launched Great Actions Leave A Mark, a collaborative public awareness campaign highlighting the beautiful gift that is given when a living kidney or liver donor steps forward to save the life of another, and encouraging more Canadians to get involved. 
 
Please join us in sharing the amazing stories of hope, courage and generosity on greatactions.ca,  and follow us, the Ajmera Transplant Centre, and our collaborating partners on social media, as we uncover many more. 
 
Thank you to the remarkable living donors and recipients whose great actions are motivating Canadians to explore living donation, and inspiring little girls like Delfina to show their transplant scars proudly. 
 
Thank you to Stephanie Dyriw, Daniele Petrosino and the YE team for bringing this campaign to life with your creative vision and generous support. 
 
And thank you to everyone who made this year's Living Donation Week a cause for celebration - living donors, recipients and those hoping for a donor, caregivers, speakers, moderators, partners, and sponsors.  A special thanks to communities across the country that lit up green in a sea of blue, and transplant teams everywhere who are not only providing lifesaving care but also lifting spirits and making the transplant and donation journey a little easier. You can read some of these stories here. 
 
So much to be thankful for, and so many more things to look forward to in the months ahead.
 
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
 
The Centre Team
@givelifeuhn 
#ShareTheShorts is a competition sponsored by the Ajmera Transplant Centre to engage students and educators in the creation of engaging and informative content that will appeal to younger and more diverse audience. Use your social media content creation skills to help raise awareness about organ donation and transplantation.
 
$30K in cash and prizes available. The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2022. Submissions received by December 1 will be eligible for early bird prizes!
 
#ShareTheShorts is open to content creators ages 12-18 in Canada and US. Young creatives, parents and educators are invited to attend a free info session on October 12 at 12 noon Eastern to learn more.
 
A link to the Info Session recording and additional information on the competition will be emailed to everyone who registers and posted on @givelifeuhn and other social channels.
 
Questions? Email livingorgandonation@uhn.ca 
 

Did you know that a pre-emptive, living donor kidney transplant is considered the gold standard of treatment for end stage kidney disease? Do you have questions about what a pre-emptive kidney transplant is? How to find a living donor so you can avoid dialysis? Why a pre- emptive kidney transplant is so beneficial?

Bring your questions and curiosity to this webinar featuring  UHN Kidney Recipient Coordinator, Michael Garrels, and Janet Wright, pre-emptive living kidney transplant recipient. They will share their knowledge, tips and lived experience to support you in your kidney journey.

Ongoing Education Sessions 
Free online information sessions presented by Centre for Living Organ Donation
  • 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
  • 4th Wednesday of the Month: Information for Caregivers of People Waiting for a Kidney or Liver Transplant

In Case You Missed It

#LDW2022 Highlights and Links to Centre & Partner Events
 
Listen Now to Living Transplant Podcast
Join Centre for Living Organ Donation co-founders, Joanne Kearney and Brendan Cahill, and Ajmera Transplant Centre Director, Dr Atul Humar...
Candice Coghlan is joined by guest host and ACB Organ Health YouTube Channel creative, Chris Smith and Dr Markus Selzner

Trina's Story

Élise's Story
Janet & Jane's Story

Partner Events & Resources

Presented in collaboration with Punjabi Community Health Services, this webinar features Dr Natasha Chandok, hepatologist at @WilliamOslerTV and Dr Mamatha, transplant hepatologist and researcher @Ajmera Transplant Centre at UHN. 
Our third quarterly Facebook Live series co-presented with the Canadian Liver Foundation features transplant hepatologist, Dr Nazia Selzner and patient partner, Maria Morais.

Meet Ash, Living Kidney Donor, University of Toronto PhD Student and the ACB Organ Health YouTube Channel's Newest Volunteer

The patients and creatives behind the ACB Organ Health YouTube Channel (acborganhealth.ca) continue to produce content that raises awareness of organ donation and highlights the transplant journeys of people from the African, Caribbean and Black communities. If you have suggestions for topics or speakers, would like to be guest or join the advisory committee, please email acborganhealth@gmail.com. 


Patient Library Corner

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

Below are links to selected articles on living organ donation and transplantation published recently. If you have a suggestion email us.

Adult living donor liver transplant for hepatorenal syndrome: Sooner better than later. Am J Transplant. 2022 Oct;22(10):2291-2292. doi: 10.1111/ajt.17155.

Low utilization of adult-to-adult LDLT in Western countries despite excellent outcomes: international multicenter analysis of the US, UK, and Canada. J Hepatol. 2022 Aug 17:S0168-8278(22)03001-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2022.07.035.

Normothermic Ex Vivo Kidney Perfusion for Human Kidney Transplantation: First North American Results. Transplantation. 2022 Sep 1;106(9):1852-1859. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000004098.

Psychosocial Distress in Patients With Advanced CKD by Racial Group and Immigrant Status: A Canadian Cross-sectional Study. Am J Kidney Dis. 2022 Aug 7:S0272-6386(22)00825-3. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2022.06.009. 

Right Lobe Versus Left Lobe Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Donor and Recipient Outcomes. Transplantation. 2022 Jul 8. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000004213.

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