{"id":22443,"date":"2023-03-21T08:05:16","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T13:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/?p=22443"},"modified":"2023-03-21T09:24:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T14:24:07","slug":"in-memoriam-murray-wilson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/in-memoriam-murray-wilson\/","title":{"rendered":"In Memoriam: T. Murray Wilson"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In Memoriam: T. Murray Wilson<\/strong><\/h4>\n

With a heavy heart, we inform our members of the passing of Mr. T. Murray Wilson on January 5, 2023. \u00a0Murray was a vocal advocate for OTDT system changes who brought his professional expertise in economics and lived experience as a liver transplant recipient to push for evidence-based policy changes.<\/p>\n

Murray was a co-founder of the Alberta ORGANization Group, a community collaborative that advocates for enhancements to the donation and transplantation system in Alberta. With the help of these efforts, the Alberta Government recently passed a Private Members Bill legislating mandatory referral and other system changes in the province.<\/p>\n

Since his liver transplant, Murray became increasingly involved in the science of transplant medical research and practice in Canada. He was involved with Alberta Transplant Institute as a member of the Executive Committee and Patient, Family, and Donor Lead for the Optimizing Graft Use Working Group.<\/p>\n

In 2015, he joined the Transplant Research Foundation of British Columbia as a member of the Board of Directors and was co-chair of the Research Policy Committee.<\/p>\n

As a Patient, Family, and Donor Partner within CDTRP, Murray was highly active \u2013 always bringing his questions, comments, and clever sense of humor to webinars and theme calls. He was a patient partner on various projects and committees focused on liver transplantation and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most recently, Murray was a co-author of the International Donation and Transplantation Legislative Policy Forum\u2019s Tissue Donation working group, whose manuscript was accepted for publication in December 2022.<\/p>\n

Throughout all his work, his passion and desire to improve patient lives were evident. He will be dearly missed by the donation and transplantation community.<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/div>
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A Commemoration of Life<\/strong> will take place in Calgary and virtually on Saturday, April 15, 2023<\/strong>.<\/h4>\n<\/div>
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All are welcomed to join the Commemoration.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>
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If you wish to attend in-person or virtually, please send your name to info@cdtrp.ca<\/a>.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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