SPEAKERS Ethical Progress? (R)evolution since the 1966 CIBA Symposium on Transplantation Ethics Lainie Friedman Ross, MD, PhD MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, University of Chicago New approaches to control infections in transplant recipients Alissa Jade Wright, MD, MSc Division of Infectious Diseases, Dept of Medicine, UBC Physiotherapy and Exercise after Transplant Julie Fairbairn, BScKin,...
Novel studies examine organ donation disparity in BC’s ethnic communities and “personalized medicine” approach to transplant patient care
VANCOUVER, September 20, 2016 – Dr. Jagbir Gill is often the bearer of bad news for his patients who desperately need a kidney transplant because the wait times can be upwards of eight years, especially for certain ethnic communities. “While South Asian and Chinese Canadians make up nearly 20% of all British Columbians, they account...
Transplant Research Newsletter – Summer 2016
Venture Grants Research Program Your donations at work making a difference to transplant patients A second chance at life through organ transplantation is an incredible gift – one that has become an effective treatment for end-stage organ failure. But, transplant is not a cure. At least not yet. This is where the Transplant Research Foundation...
The Recycle Ride
We are gearing up for this year’s 2016 Recycle Ride! Click HERE for the route map for the Golden Sombrero route. This is a grassroots event so not a formal “race”. There is NO registration fee but instead we ask for your support of the Addison Pediatric Transplant Research Project. Please DONATE HERE. The ride will...
Transplant Research Newsletter – Winter 2016
When a parent is told, “Your child needs an organ transplant,” it is the last chance for survival. But modern medicine has made transplantation a viable treatment option with dramatic improvements in patient survival rates over the last several decades. This also means more children with complex medical diagnoses who used to face poor outcomes and often death are now able to live longer...
Community Profile: Dr. Tom Byldt-Hansen
Dr. Tom Blydt-Hansen is the Director of the Pediatric Multi-Organ Transplant Program at BC Children’s Hospital, Associate Professor in the UBC Department of Pediatrics, the Director of Pediatric Transplantation with BC Transplant and a clinician scientist at Child and Family Research Institute (CFRI). What brought you into the field of pediatric transplantation? Transplantation has always been my first...
UBC Tx Training Program 19th Annual Transplantation Research Day
Details: Keynote Speakers: When altruism goes awry: Living Kidney Donors who Develop End Stage Renal Disease Lainie Friedman Ross, MD, PhD Carolyn and Matthew Bucksbaum Professor of Clinical Ethics Associate Director, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics University of Chicago and New era of transplantation: Organ scaffolds and 3D bio-printing Claudia Chavez-Munoz, MD, Ph.D. UBC...
Transplant Research Newsletter – Fall 2015
Message From The Chair Welcome to the first edition of our new quarterly Newsletter. Fall always seems to be a great time for new beginnings and it very much feels that way here at TRF! Our exciting new partnership with VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation is up and running. Long in the planning, this partnership brings both added...
Transplant Research Foundation of BC merges with VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation
A partnership between the Transplant Research Foundation of BC and our very own VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation was recently announced at our VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation’s Annual General Meeting in June. The Transplant Research Foundation of BC (TRF) is the only health foundation in Canada focused solely on funding scientific grants for research...
The Recycle Ride
Are you interested in supporting pediatric transplant research? Join us, July 26 for the Recycle Ride. A grass roots cycling event to raise money for the Addison Pediatric Transplant Research Project. There are a couple options for those who would like to ride. Or, if riding is not your thing, you can give a donation....