Behind the Scenes at the Banff CST Conference

Living Transplant

This is a special episode of Behind the Scenes at the Banff CST Conference. The conference connects members of the Canadian Society of Transplantation with cutting edge science and leading clinical practices that can be used to advance the practice and science of transplantation in Canada. Host Candice Coghlan is joined by members who presented at the conference. You will hear from Dr. Marcello Cypel about universal blood types, Ghazaleh Ahmadzadeh about the relationship between African, Caribbean and Black kidney transplant candidates and recipients and their healthcare providers in living donation, Dr. Deepali Kumar about boosters and antibodies preventing COVID in transplantation, Jeff Green and Ryanna Bowling who discuss a modernized pan-Canadian organ donation and transplantation data and performance reporting system, Dr. Caroline Tait discusses presumed consent legislation and why engagement of First Nations, Metis, and Inuit health leaders are key to decision making, Dr. Heather Ross speaks about women in transplant and how to test your limits and Dr. Massimo Mangiola, speaks about the immunology of xenotransplantation. We hope you enjoy this compilation from presenters at Banff CST.

For more information about the Canadian Society of Transplantation, visit https://www.cst-transplant.ca/

The views and opinions expressed in this interview do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Toronto General Hospital or the University Health Network.