Every Breakthrough Has a Beginning: The Power of Donor Support
Supporting Living Kidney Donors: Enhancing Care Through Research
Join us for ODTRF’s Celebrate Transplant Event on October 1, 2025!
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....
Easing the Pre-Transplant Process Through Research
The path to kidney transplant can be overwhelming, filled with complex tests and appointments. To make this journey easier to navigate, a team at St. Paul’s Hospital—led by clinical nurse specialist Erin Waters and pharmacist Bita Bateni—is creating a patient-friendly educational video outlining the key steps of the pre-transplant evaluation process. With support from an...
How A First-of-its-Kind Policy Seeks to Eliminate Major Disincentives to Living Kidney Donation
Impact Report 2023/2024
"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
Breaking Barriers
February is Heart Month—a time to raise awareness about cardiovascular health, including the unique needs of pediatric heart transplant recipients.
ODTRF 2024 Christmas
This holiday season, celebrate the gift of innovation with us.
Breaking New Ground
What if, based on the comment of a grieving father, you left work that day, also grieving, and realized that you had potentially stumbled into a groundbreaking idea that could transform what we know about the brain and death?
From Coordinating Research to Living Donation
An Interview with Aggie Black Director of Health Services & Clinical Research and Knowledge Translation, Aggie Black is no stranger to the world of research. As a leader in practice-based research programming at Providence Health Care, Aggie knows the value of investing in organ donation and transplant science to improve patient care. Recently, Aggie embarked...