Resource Library

​Welcome to the Living Donor Program Resource Library. Here, you can find a comprehensive list of helpful materials that will guide you through your journey (see below), as well as media stories and videos on living organ donation.

• Forms
• Manuals & Guides
  
• Brochures
• Helpful Resources
• Common Questions & Answers
• Guidelines for Referral, Evaluation & Care
• Peer Mentorship & Support
• YouTube Channels
• Podcasts

All resources are in PDF  format unless otherwise indicated.

Forms

• Referral for Liver Transplant Assessment
• Living Donor Health History Form (no referral needed)
• International Patient Application Form (for living kidney or living liver transplant candidates residing outside of Canada)
• Living Organ Donor Reimbursement Program (LODRP) Application Form | Manitoba Donors
• Nephrology Referral Form for Physicians & Other Primary Care Providers
• Program for Reimbursing Expenses of Living Organ Donors – PRELOD Application Form | Trillium Gift of Life
• Program for Reimbursing Expenses of Living Organ Donors – Income & Benefit Verification Form | Trillium Gift of Life
• Program for Reimbursing Expenses of Living Organ Donors – Loss of Income Form | Trillium Gift of Life
• PRELOD Travel Support Letter for Out of Province & Out of Country Donors | Trillium Gift of Life
• Transplant Outpatient Pharmacy Prescription Refills Form
  

Manuals & Guides

• Kidney Donor Manual
• Kidney Donor Surgery Guide
• Kidney Transplant Guide
  
• Kidney Transplant Surgery Guide
• Liver Donor Manual
• Liver Donor Surgery Guide
• Medical Expense Tax Credit Guide
• Pre-Liver Transplant Manual
• Post-Liver Transplant Manual

Brochures

• Centre for Living Organ Donation
• CST/AST Living Donor Circle of Excellence
• Getting a New Kidney: Information for patients and families
• Healthy Eating After Your Kidney Transplant
• Living Organ Donation, Public Appeals & Social Media
• LODRP Program Q & A | Manitoba Living Donors
• Media, Social Media and Your Transplant at UHN
• Transplant Patient Expense Reimbursement Program (TPER) | Trillium Gift of Life
• What You Need to Know about Living Donor Liver Transplant
• Writing to your Anonymous Living Organ Donor
• Writing to your Anonymous Transplant Recipient
• Program for Reimbursing Expenses of Living Organ Donors (PRELOD) | Trillium Gift of Life
• What is Living Kidney Donation? | Canadian Blood Services
• Kidney Paired Donation Program | Canadian Blood Services

Helpful Resources

• BeaDonor.ca
• Canadian Blood Services
• Canadian Institute for Health Information
• Canadian Liver Foundation
• Canadian Society of Transplantation
• Centre for Living Organ Donation Newsletters
• Income Tax Act Medical Expense Credit
• Kidney Foundation of Canada
• Kidney Paired Donation Program
• Multilingual Resources
• Position Statements: Listing and Allocation of Organs for Transplantation to Non-Canadian Residents & Out-of-Country Transplant Funding
• Temporary Resident Applications from Intending Organ Donors | Government of Canada
• Transplant Outpatient Pharmacy: Patient Toolbox
• Transplant Medication Information Teaching Tool (TMITT)
• Trillium Gift of Life Network
• Ontario Renal Network
• OHIP Coverage for Non-Insured Living Donors
• Other Specialized Programs
• Programs for Incompatible Kidney Transplant Donors
• Resources from the Transplant Psychosocial Team for Patients, Living Donors and Caregivers

Common Questions & Answers

• Canadian Society of Transplantation COVID-19 Resources
• Living Kidney Donation: Common Questions and Answers
• Living Liver Donation: Common Questions and Answers
• Exercise-Related Questions & Answers for Transplant Candidates and Recipients
• Frequently Asked Questions | Transplant Manitoba
• Pathways to Liver Transplantation: Common Questions & Answers

Guidelines for Referral, Evaluation & Care

• Ontario's Adult Referral and Listing Criteria for Kidney Transplantation | Trillium Gift of Life
• Ontario's Paediatric Referral and Listing Criteria for Kidney Transplantation | Trillium Gift of Life
• Ontario's Adult Referral and Listing Criteria for Liver Transplantation | Trillium Gift of Life
• Ontario's Paediatric Referral and Listing Criteria for Liver Transplantation | Trillium Gift of Life
• Liver Transplant Indications, Contraindications and Timing of Referral | Transplant Manitoba
• Ethical Guidelines for Evaluation of Living Organ Donors

Peer Mentorship & Support

• Centre for Living Organ Donation
• GiveLifeUHN Hope Air Fund
• Having Your Donor Find You
• Kidney Transplant Thursdays
• Transplant Ambassador Program
• Organ Transplant Recipients and Living Donors in Canada Facebook Group

YouTube Channels

• ACB Organ Health
• BC Transplant
• GiveLifeUHN

Podcasts

• Living Transplant
• UHN Podcasts