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National Immunization Awareness Week: Protecting Transplant Recipients through Research

National Immunization Awareness Week is a reminder of the critical role vaccines play in protecting our health and the health of those most vulnerable—including transplant recipients and others with suppressed immune systems.   We were reminded of the importance of vaccines to prevent disease during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, [...]

2025-04-29T10:54:50-04:00April 29th, 2025|Categories: General, Newsletter|

Lifting & Sepsis Canada Health Research Training Platform’s 2025 Annual In-Person Symposium

Upcoming Annual In-Person Symposium - Montreal, Quebec! Lifting & Sepsis Canada Health Research Training Platform’s 2025 Annual In-Person Symposium "Collaborative Culture: Bridging Research and Practice for Better Care" takes place on May 23rd - 25th in Montreal, Canada. If you would like to join us and attend this event, please reach out! Trainee Research Placement [...]

2025-04-29T08:32:52-04:00April 29th, 2025|Categories: General, Newsletter|

Special Interview: Journeying Through COVID-19: Navigating the Pandemic for Immunocompromised patients, families, and caregivers

CDTRP's TREAT-COVID study has now open site recruitment in 10 of 11 transplant sites, which aims to recruit 2590 organ and stem cell transplant patients, along with 2590 of family members or caregivers. Learn more about the study here: https://cdtrp.ca/en/treatcovid/#toc_Recruitment. Join Michelle Burleigh (Co-Chair of the Canadian Immunocompromised Advocacy Network, cancer [...]

2025-04-29T08:44:05-04:00April 29th, 2025|Categories: General, Newsletter|

Sacred Gift: Based on the True Story of Craig and Kevin Settee Has Been Translated to Cree

We are pleased to announce that Sacred Gift has been translated into Cree!  We are pleased to announce that through funding provided by Canadian Blood Services, Sacred Gift has been translated to Cree. The animation, now accessible to Cree-speaking communities, was produced, conceptualized, and funded by Dr. Caroline Tait, [...]

2025-04-29T08:05:20-04:00April 29th, 2025|Categories: General, Newsletter|

PFD Engagement Needs Assessment Survey

Help Us Develop PFD Engagement Tools and Resources! An innovative feature of the CDTRP is the Patient, Family, and Donor (PFD) Partnerships Platform. This platform ensures that patients, families, caregivers, living donors, and donor families are meaningfully integrated into CDTRP governance, research, policy development, and knowledge translation efforts. This alignment between research and [...]

2025-04-29T07:30:54-04:00April 29th, 2025|Categories: General, Newsletter|

ISODP Journal Watch – April 2025 issue

ISODP Journal Watch The International Society for Organ Donation and Procurement (ISODP) is the organization advancing donation through science, developing professionals and inspiring networks supporting organ donation to improve organ transplantation worldwide (source). The ISODP Journal Watch is an educational resource and benefit to the ISODP members. “Two of the primary goals for [...]

2025-05-01T12:04:25-04:00April 21st, 2025|Categories: General, Newsletter|

Spotlight paper in the Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease co-authored by CDTRP Trainees

Spotlight paper in the Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease: Dr. Somaya Zahran, Ke Fan Bei, Aisha Adil, Princess Okoh, Dr. Thomas Kitzler, Dr. Ahsan Alam. The Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program (CDTRP) wishes to congratulate Dr. Somaya Zahran , Ke Fan Bei , Aisha Adil , and Princess Okoh , [...]

2025-04-16T13:08:17-04:00April 16th, 2025|Categories: General, Newsletter|

Conversations about Health in Black Communities – A family’s Transplant Journey

Conversations About Health in Black Communities The Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program (CDTRP) and the Caribbean African Regenerative Medicine (CARM) Project are proud to present a new webinar series focused on health and well-being in African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) communities. Conversations About Health in Black Communities will explore lived experiences, health [...]

2025-04-15T09:07:47-04:00April 15th, 2025|Categories: General, Newsletter|

REGISTER NOW! CDTRP 6th Patient, Family & Donor Research Forum: June 12-13, 2025

REGISTER NOW! CDTRP 6th Patient, Family & Donor Research Forum: June 12-13, 2025  The Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program is excited to announce the 2025 Patient, Family and Donor (PFD) Research Forum.  This Forum aims to enhance capacity in patient engagement within the transplant ecosystem, bringing together PFD partners, researchers, clinicians, and [...]

2025-04-15T07:48:21-04:00April 15th, 2025|Categories: General, Newsletter|

National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week – Advancing Donation Policy with the CDTRP

National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week – Advancing Donation Policy  National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week highlights the importance of building strong, ethical, and effective systems that support donation and transplantation. One step in this direction is the International Donation and Transplantation Legislative and Policy Forum—an initiative co-hosted by the Canadian [...]

2025-04-21T21:14:42-04:00April 21st, 2025|Categories: General, Newsletter|
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