Pressure for Change
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In this episode, we're celebrating Living Donation Week. Host, Candice was joined by Sylvie Charbonneau, past president of the Kidney Foundation of Canada, advocate, change maker, and living kidney donor to her son. We were also joined by Dr. Joseph Kim, Director of the Kidney Transplant Program at the Ajmera Transplant Center. We discussed barriers and changes that need to be made to increase access to organ donation as a whole across Canada and how we can support others to receive and give the gift of life. For more information about living kidney donation, please visit https://www.uhn.ca/Transplant/Kidney_Transplant_Program  For more information about the ODTC Collaborative, please visit https://profedu.blood.ca/en/organs-and-tissues/practices-and-guidelines/current-projects/odtc-projects  If you have questions, please reach out to us at [email protected] The views and opinions in this episode do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Toronto General Hospital or University Health Network.
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