Join us for a live taping of Living Transplant, a new podcast from the Centre for Living Organ Donation and the Ajmera Transplant Centre. Hosts Brittany Cole (Registered Nurse, Ajmera Transplant Centre) and Courtney Mahrt (Communications Specialist, Centre for Living Organ Donation) will discuss letter exchanges between transplant recipients, family members of organ donors and living donors with guest, Michael Ward (Family Services Advisor, Trillium Gift of Life Network).

Speakers

Courtney Mahrt Communication Specialist, the Centre for Living Organ Donation, UHN

Courtney holds a Masters in English Literature from Ryerson University, where she focused on postcolonial literature from the English-speaking Caribbean. She joined the Centre for Living Organ Donation at UHN in 2019 and has been immersed in the world live donor transplantation ever since. Having always been fascinated by story-telling, Courtney is constantly looking for new ways to share the incredible stories of living donors, transplant recipients, and their family and friends. She hopes that Living Transplant keeps past, present, and future patients informed and entertained – and provides comfort to patients currently waiting for transplant (hopefully with a few laughs along the way!).

Brittany Cole Registered Nurse, Ajmera Transplant Centre

Brittany has been with the Ajmera Transplant Centre (previously the Multi-Organ Transplant Program) for over five years. She is a registered nurse who is passionate about advocating for her patients, hearing their stories, and putting in IVs (of course). Brittany has always been intrigued by the lifestyles and daily routines of transplant patients and what happens once they leave the hospital. In contemplating her future in nursing and transplant, Brittany developed the idea for a transplant podcast and pitched it at the Transplant Program Dragons’ Den Competition, where she got the attention the Program Director, Dr. Atul Humar. Her goal for Living Transplant is to provide patients, caregivers, and families with information, support, and of course, entertainment.

Michael Ward Family Services Advisor, Trillium Gift of Life Network (Special Guest)

Submit Your Questions

We will be using Slido throughout Living Donation Week 2020. Slido allows you to submit questions in advance and in real time.

You can submit anonymously or with your name. Vote other questions up or down to determine the order in which they are asked.

Submit your questions here or go to slido.com and enter event code #LU3.

Other Sessions You Might Be Interested In

Live Donor Kidney Transplantation

• International Perspectives on Access & Equity in Living Kidney Donation & Transplantation
• ACTION: Improving Access & Equity in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
• In Conversation with the Kidney Transplant Team
• Living Donor Kidney Transplantation in Indigenous Communities

Live Donor Liver Transplantation

• ACCESS LT: Improving Access to Liver Transplantation in Diverse Communities
• In Conversation with Psychosocial & Ethic Teams
• Sex-Based Disparities in Liver Transplantation & Living Organ Donation
• In Conversation with the Liver Transplant Team

Research & Innovation

• Thought Leadership Panel: The Future of Transplantation & Living Donation
• Innovation in Living Donation Care, Education & Research: Pitch Competition

Lifestyle

• Healthy Eating Pre & Post Transplant & Living Donation: Your Nutrition Questions Answered
• Living Donation & Faith Communities

Celebration

• Living Transplant Podcast: The Gratitude Episode, Letter Exchanges
• In Conversation with Living Donors & Transplant Recipients
• Celebration Event

For more information about Living Donation Week click here.

About Living Donation Week

Please note, event details are subject to change.

Living Donation Week is an online event hosted by the Centre for Living Organ Donation from Sep 14-18, 2020 to raise awareness about living kidney and living liver donation, and celebrate living donors, recipients and everyone who wants to be a part their future.

For more information about Living Donation Week 2020 click here.