Organs and tissues

Canadian Blood Services works with the organ and tissue donation and transplantation community to improve the system for all Canadians. Through national collaboration involving organ donation organizations and transplantation programs across Canada we are working to increase organ and tissue donation, increase access to transplants and improve patient outcomes.This website provides valuable information and data related to interprovincial organ sharing programs and services; professional education, including the Canadian Clinical Guide to Organ Donation; numerous publications, data and progress reports; as well as leading practices and clinical guidelines.

Recent Updates

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Oct 13, 2020

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COVID-19: Update on organ donation and transplantation services

National COVID-19 Impact Data Dashboard

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Oct 9, 2020

Cornea Donation and Transplantation

For the last decade the increasingly long waiting lists for cornea transplantation have consistently gained media and government attention. Wait times are often measured in years as opposed to months, meaning the rates of access to cornea transplantation in Canada are on par with, or lower than, the rates seen in some developing countries. Yet, despite all the attention the number of corneas transplanted in Canada has remained unchanged for the last six years and no focused and coordinated efforts have been expended to improve this system.

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Oct 15, 2020

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DCD: clinical tools and resources

The resources below are to support organ donation organization staff and health care professionals caring for potential DCD donors.

Upcoming Events

World Critical Care Congress

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When

September 11, 2021 | 8:00AM to September 15, 2021 | 4:00PM

Where

Vancouver, BC

The Canadian Critical Care Society and the Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses will host the 15th Congress of the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine in Vancouver from September 11 to 15, 2021.

Find out more about the 2021 Congress.

Blog

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Aug 19, 2020

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Honest and compassionate leadership in a crisis: An interview with Dr. Isra Levy

Dr. Isra Levy is in charge of medical and scientific support for all aspects of Canadian Blood Services’ work — how does he prepare for this job during a pandemic? To better understand what crisis leadership is, I asked Isra to share the lessons he has learned through his leadership journey.

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Jul 20, 2020

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Organ donation after circulatory death (DCD) e-learning module now available

The third module of Canadian Clinical Guide to Organ Donation just launched.

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Feb 17, 2020

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Nominations now open for the 2020 Canadian Blood Services Lifetime Achievement Award

Do you know of an individual whose contributions might be worthy of the Canadian Blood Services Lifetime Achievement Award? To receive this honour, a nominee’s landmark contributions must be recognized as both extraordinary and world class in the field of transfusion or transplantation medicine, stem cell or cord blood research in Canada and/or abroad. Nominations are open until May 19, 2020.