Upcoming Events for Patients
Living Donation Week September 9-13, 2024
Living Donation Week is an opportunity to bring attention to what living kidney donation is and the resources available from St. Michael’s Hospital for those considering donation.
A kidney transplant is surgery to take a healthy kidney from a donor and give it to a patient whose kidneys do not work. One type of kidney transplant is a living donation. This is where someone decides voluntarily to donate a kidney. Living donors do not need to be related to the recipient.
Get more information here about how you can be a living kidney donor about donating a kidney.
Join us for our bi-weekly education sessions in the post kidney transplant clinic from 1-3 PM to learn about:
- Healthy Eating After Kidney Transplant with dietitian
- Life After Transplant with nursing team
Various dates available. Contact the clinic at [email protected] for more details and to register.
Join us for our Learn about Transplant education class.
For those with living donors, these occur once per month on a Monday from 9-11 AM (in person).
For those wanting to go on the waiting list, these occur twice per month from 9:30-11:30 AM (in-person and Zoom).
Various dates available. Contact the clinic at [email protected] for more details and to register.
Join the Kidney Foundation of Canada for Kidney Connect Peer Support Group Meetings being hosted at St. Michael’s Hospital. Dates and registration details can be found here.
Upcoming events for Physicians, Nurses, Allied Health
On Wednesday June 19, 2024 our team held our 8th Kidney Transplant Symposium: 55 Years of Kidney Transplantation: Past, Present, and Future.
After 6 years, we were finally able to gather for an in-person symposium! The turnout surpassed our expectations. We can confidently say we all had a great time learning and connecting with our healthcare partners. Thank you to those who attended and our sponsors. Here are some highlights from the events.
Stay tuned for upcoming events for Physicians, Nurses, Allied Health.
News and Updates
Transplant Digest
Newsletter developed by the kidney transplant clinic. Issues are released Fall/Winter and Spring/Summer each year. Past issues can be viewed here.
Unity Health Toronto News
For information and updates happening at Unity Health Toronto.
World Kidney Day
March 14, 2024 is World Kidney Day to raise awareness of the importance of our kidneys. This years theme is “Kidney Health For All”.