The Deceased Donation Advisory Committee (DDAC) provides expert advice on issues relating to the donation of organs from deceased donors, towards the further advancement of deceased donation in Canada.
Members | Title and Organization |
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Dr. Saneef (Sonny) Dhanani, Chair |
Pediatric Intensivist, Pediatric Critical Care Medical Director, Pediatric Critical Care Transport Trauma Team Leader, Emergency Department SPOT Team Physician, Rapid Response Team Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Medical Lead, Research, Trillium Gift of Life Network Ottawa, Ontario |
VACANT, Vice Chair | |
Dr. George Isac |
Anesthesiologist VCH/PHCA - Vancouver General Hospital Vancouver, British Columbia |
Dr. Sean Keenan |
Intensivist Fraser Health Authority - Royal Columbian Hospital Medical Director, Donation, BC Transplant New Westminster, British Columbia |
Dr. Shauvaun MacDonald |
Emergency Room and Adult Critical Care Physician VIHA - Victoria General Hospital & Royal Jubilee Hospital Diamond Health Care Centre Victoria, British Columbia
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Dr. Andreas Kramer |
Medical Director, Southern Alberta Organ & Tissue Donation Program Intensivist, Intensive Critical Care Services and Clinical Neurosciences Alberta Health Services - Foothills Medical Centre Calgary, Alberta |
Dr. Dennis Djogovic |
Associate Clinical Professor Department of Critical Care Medicine University of Alberta Hospital Edmonton, AB |
Dr. Joann Kawchuk |
Area Head Department Adult Critical Care Department Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Director Donation Physicians SHA Saskatoon Health Region - St. Paul’s Hospital Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
Dr. Owen Moodey |
Medical Director, Transplant Manitoba- Gift of Life Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Dr. Andrew Healey |
Emergency Physician St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Ontario |
Ms. Karen Dryden-Palmer |
Clinical Nurse Specialist Pediatric Intensive Care Unit University Health Network - Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, Ontario |
Dr. Sam D. Shemie |
Medical Advisor, Donation, Canadian Blood Services Division of Critical Care, Montreal Children’s Hospital Medical Director, Extracorporeal Life Support Program McGill University Health Centre Montreal, Quebec |
Dr. Matthew Weiss |
Pediatric Intensivist CHU de Québec - Centre Mère-Enfant Soleil Medical Director, Donation, Transplant Québec Quebec, Quebec |
Dr. Robert Adams |
Department of Neurosurgery South East Regional Health Authority - The Moncton Hospital Dalhousie University Moncton, New Brunswick |
Dr. Stephen Beed |
Site Chief Nova Scotia Health Authority QEII Health Sciences Centre, Victoria General Hospital Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Dr. Jennifer Hancock |
Critical Care Physician Nova Scotia Health Authority QEII Health Sciences Centre, Victoria General Hospital Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Dr. Gwynedd Pickett |
Neurosurgical Critical Care Specialist, Nova Scotia Health Authority - QEII Health Sciences Centre Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Dr. Sharon Peters |
Professor of Medicine Eastern Health St. John’s, Newfoundland |
CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES | |
Ms. Peggy John |
Associate Director, Program Operations, OTDT Canadian Blood Services Vancouver, British Columbia |
Mr. David Hartell |
Associate Director, System Development, OTDT Canadian Blood Services Ottawa, Ontario |
Ms. Lindsay Wilson |
Specialist - System Development Canadian Blood Services Toronto, Ontario |
Last updated June 2021