In the spirit of Organ Donation and Tissue Awareness Week (NOTDAW), we celebrate the journey of two-time liver transplant recipient, Shelby Gielen. With over two decades of life thanks to her two donors, Shelby shares how she’s witnessed transplant medicine evolve and why she values research. What does transplant mean to you? Transplant means I...
BC Transplant and the Transplant Research Foundation of BC will host our second COVID-19 webinar for transplant recipients on Sept 8, 2020. With back-to-school just around the corner, the focus of this webinar is children, transplant and COVID-19. This webinar will cover questions about: What we know today about COVID-19 and children Considerations for children...
Join us on September 16 to learn more about recently funded projects that have the potential to transform the organ donation and transplant landscape in Canada. Open to all transplant recipients, families and donors. URL:
This free workshop offers participants an introduction to the fundamentals of health research in Canada and explores the role of patient partners as members of the grant review process. Patients provide a unique expertise on their disease and have important perspectives on areas of research that are most relevant to their lives and disease experience....
Please come out to support pediatric transplant research for the third annual Addison Fund pub night fundraiser, BFG (or Burgers for Good). This is fun, family friendly event! Date: Sunday, October 14 Time: 6 to 9pm Location: The New Oxford, 1144 Homer Street in Yaletown, Vancouver Ticket info: $25 each, includes beer, burger (veggie option...
Join us for this free event to hear about the exciting and innovative transplant research funded by TRF! Enjoy incredible presentations from leaders in the field of transplantation and network with the transplant community. Everyone is welcome. AGENDA: 5:00pm – 5:45pm Welcome Reception 5:45pm – 5:55pm Opening Remarks, Lori Lothian, Chair, TRF Board of Directors...
Join us for this exciting event and learn how to live your best life post-transplant. This event is open to all transplant recipients and their families. To attend this free event please register: www.letstalktransplant.eventbrite.ca URL:
Join us and ride for pediatric transplant research and organ donation awareness. All funds raised go toward supporting the Addison Pediatric Transplant Research Fund and the Kidney Foundation of Canada, BC & Yukon Branch. For more information: www.tourdetransplant.ca URL:
What happens when you put together a giant inflatable slide, a magician making balloon animals, a face painter, a few crazy cyclists, some bubble wands and a great group of transplant people??! You get an amazing afternoon of fun for young and old alike, and hopefully the start of an annual tradition. This year’s Transplant...
It was the final day of competition and Addison’s last chance for a medal at the World Transplant Games in Malaga, Spain…though a podium placement was pretty much guaranteed because she was one of only three competitors in her age group. But this third and final event, ball throw, was the one nearest to her...