This annual in-person event will take place on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 in the Paetzhold Multipurpose room (room # 1889) at Vancouver General Hospital. Enjoy light refreshments while connecting with others in attendance. Hear engaging presentations from leading experts in organ donation and transplantation, alongside powerful insights shared by families and transplant recipients. Registration and reception start at 5:30pm....
"I hope research makes transplant a cure. Ideally a gifted organ should last a lifetime. Our future lies in research." --- Shelby Gielen, 2x liver recipient
We are starting 2025 with a new name, a refreshed website, and a new Advisory Board. 2024 was a year of big changes and we’re excited to catch you up to speed!
This holiday season, celebrate the gift of innovation with us.
Offering Support and Connection to Patients Seeking Kidney Transplantation with Christina Schellenberg and Jody Max Christina Schellenberg and Jody Max are two health care practitioners at St. Paul’s Hospital who are passionate about improving the overall health journey for patients living with end-stage renal disease and facing transplant. For many patients with kidney failure, transplantation...
“I remember each and every one of the patients that I have been lucky enough to look after – I learn something from every patient that I have cared for.” – Dr. Kathryn Armstrong In honor of heart month, we had the opportunity to catch up with BC Children’s Hospital pediatric cardiologist Dr. Kathryn Armstrong....
Improving Viral Management for Pediatric Transplant Recipients: Renewing Hope Through Research with Dr. Karina Top Pediatric transplant recipients do not currently receive certain vaccines post-transplant as experts have deemed the live vaccines (including chicken pox, measles, mumps and rubella) to be a potential risk of infection. This leaves those children completely vulnerable in case of...
Forever my Hero While the world was grappling with a new and virulent virus, Dakota Meredith was facing her own battle. Diagnosed with colitis when she was just a young child, Dakota later developed autoimmune hepatitis. Eventually, this condition evolved into primary sclerosis cholangitis. Dr. Eric Yoshida at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) was instrumental in...
Music with Heart Catching up with Ashley Wey Last August, award-winning singer-songwriter Ashley Wey hosted a benefit concert in Victoria to spread awareness for organ donation and transplantation. This in-person and live-streamed event was well received by the community, with hundreds of dollars being raised to support organ donation and transplant research at TRF. For...