Improving ODT Systems though Federal and Provincial Collaboration
Glenna will discuss the formation of the ODTC, provide reflections on the process of creating the collaborative project and then discuss achievements and a view going forward.
Glenna Laing’s bio
Glenna is the Director with Pharmaceutical and Supplementary Benefits in the Alberta Health Ministry. Glenna has been a member of the Provincial Territorial Blood Liaison Committee since 2010 and during that time has had responsibility for both blood and organ donation and transplant files with the Ministry. She was proud to lead the development and implementation of the Alberta Organ and Tissue Donation Registry in 2014, which was a major achievement in advancing a culture of donation in Alberta. Glenna became chair of the Organ Donation and Transplant Collaborative Steering Committee in 2019 and on that committee seeks to bring the perspective of Provincial and Territorial Ministries of Health to this important collaborative initiative.