COVID-19 Resources

During the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) global outbreak, the safety of our transplant donors and recipients is paramount. Below are some resources to guide the administration of organ and tissue donation and transplantation services in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Guidance from the CST Paediatric Group - Frequently Asked Questions About Safe School Attendance for Children with Solid Organ Transplants during the COVID-19 Pandemic (February 22, 2021)
  
  
• Centre for Living Organ Donation at UHN - COVID-19 Q&A #1 (February 22, 2021) - Next Q&A session scheduled for March 29, 2021. Register for free at https://givelifeuhn.eventbrite.ca
  
  

• Ajmera Transplant Centre, UHN Video - COVID-19 Vaccines for Transplant Recipients: What you need to know
  • Video #2 (February 22, 2021)

   

  • Video #1 (January 21, 2021)
  • National Transplant Consensus Guidance on COVID Vaccine (January 23, 2021) - English
    • Also available in French, Arabic, Chinese (Simplified  and Traditional), Korean, Portuguese, Punjabi, Spanish, Tagalog, Urdu, and Vietnamese.

  • COVID:19 Organ Donation and Transplantation Town Halls

    • Town Hall # 4 - December 3, 2020
    • Town Hall # 3 - May 11, 2020
    • Town Hall #2 - April 13, 2020
    • Town Hall #1 - March 23, 2020

  • The Transplantation Society - Updated Guidance on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) for Transplant Clinicians (June 8, 2020)

  • COVID-19 Special Module on Donor & Transplant Issues - April 17, 2020

      

  • Joint statement from CST and CBS on how COVID-19 is affecting organ and tissue donation and transplantation in Canada (April 1, 2020)

  • ODTEAC Consensus guidance for organ donation and transplantation services during COVID-19 pandemic (Updated regularly)

  The Organ Donation and Transplantation Expert Advisory Committee (ODTEAC), which includes members of the CST, developed a consensus guidance that can be used by provincial organ donation organizations and regional transplant and donation programs to guide the administration of organ and tissue donation and transplantation services in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The committee meets at least once a week to discuss and update the consensus guidance. 

  • The Centre for Evidence in Transplantation's Transplant Library COVID-19 page

  List of up-to-date guidelines, webinars, position statements and publications compiled by the Centre for Evidence in Transplantation and  British Transplatation Society.  

  • American Journal of Transplantation COVID-19 and Transplantation papers

  • The American Society of Transplantation: Information for Transplant Professionals (Updated April 6, 2020) and Information for Transplant Recipients and Candidates (Updated March 16, 2020)

  • The Transplantation Society COVID-19 Dashboard 

  • The Transplantation Society Global Transplantation COVID Report

  • ESOT COVID-19 Open Forum - Free of charge and open to all transplant professionals

  • The International Society For Heart And Lung Transplantation's COVID-19: Information for Transplant Professionals

  • Compiled list of COVID-19 Resources for the Donation and Transplantation Community

  • Government of Canada Public Health website