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National Indigenous History Month 2025; Advancing Equity in Organ Donation and Transplantation: CDTRP’s Indigenous Platform

National Indigenous History Month 2025 June is National Indigenous History Month, a time to recognize and celebrate the history, cultures, and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples across Canada. It is also a time to reflect on the ongoing impacts of colonization on Indigenous health and well-being.  At CDTRP, we are [...]

2025-05-26T10:46:20-04:00May 26th, 2025|Categories: General, Newsletter|

Conversations about Health in Black Communities – Patient Choice: Facts, Myths and Fears

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 [...]

2025-05-20T06:14:24-04:00May 20th, 2025|Categories: General, Newsletter|

PFD Forum Session Highlight: National COVID-19 Prioritization Session

PFD Forum Session Highlight: National COVID-19 Prioritization Session The TREAT-COVID study is currently recruiting participants from 10 of 11 active sites across Canada to better understand the transplant community’s experiences with COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. At this year’s National COVID-19 Prioritization Forum, you will hear from key members of the study team [...]

2025-05-23T08:44:56-04:00May 23rd, 2025|Categories: General, Newsletter|

PFD Forum Session Highlight: Co-Creating Tools for Meaningful Patient, Family, and Donor Engagement

PFD Research Forum Program Highlight:Co-Creating Tools for Meaningful Patient, Family, and Donor Engagement The CDTRP is excited to announce an interactive workshop at the 2025 Patient, Family, and Donor (PFD) Research Forum focused on developing PFD engagement tools and resources! This session with be led by the PFD Partnership Platform leadership team, Dr. [...]

2025-05-13T09:12:07-04:00May 13th, 2025|Categories: General, Newsletter|

National Nursing Week 2025: Interview with Kendra-Lee Dupuis

National Nursing Week 2025: Interview with Kendra Lee Dupuis This special week draws attention to nurses, increasing the awareness of the public, policy-makers and governments of the many contributions of nursing to the well-being of Canadians. In 1971, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) designated May 12, the birthday of nursing pioneer Florence [...]

2025-05-08T09:39:35-04:00May 8th, 2025|Categories: General, Newsletter|

TREAT-COVID: Calling on Organ and Stem Cell Transplant Patients, Families, and Caregivers to Enroll

TREAT-COVID: Calling on Organ and Stem Cell Transplant Patients, Families, and Caregivers to Enroll Most COVID-19 studies do not include the transplant community. Without studies, government policies and recommendations will not include the transplant community. A new study led by The CDTRP examines how COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses continue to affect child [...]

2025-05-13T18:21:13-04:00May 13th, 2025|Categories: General, Newsletter|

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, [...]

2025-05-06T15:36:30-04:00April 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|
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