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History of Organ Transplantation ◦ Milestones ◦ Deceased Donor ◦ Living Donor Canadian Statistics: 2007 ◦ 471 deceased organ donors ◦ 4000 Canadians waiting ◦ 2188 transplants preformed ◦ 193 Canadians died while waiting for a transplant
Program Transplanted Waiting Kidney - Deceased Donor48231 Kidney - Living Donor65N/A Pancreas - Kidney110 Pancreas47 Pancreas Islet58 Liver - Deceased Donor2331 Liver - Living Donor2N/A Liver - Kidney00 Heart915 Heart - Kidney00 Single Lung714 Double Lung27 Total As of October 14 th, 2009
Every person involved in the procurement, processing, packaging, labeling, storage, preservation, importation or distribution of cells, tissues and organs intended for transplantation Federal, Provincial and Territorial governments Non-government Organizations Organ procurement Organizations Transplant programs Non-profit groups Professional and international organizations Research facilities and agencies Canadian public, donors and recipients.
Canadian Council for Donation and Transplantation (CCTD) ◦ Canadian Blood Services: Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation: ◦ 2007-PRESENT
PRIOR TO 1999 Fragmented and slow progressing April 1999 Report of the Standing Committee on Health Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation: A Canadian Approach November 1999 National Coordinating Committee on Organ and Tissue Donation, Distribution and Transplantation A coordinated and Comprehensive Donation and Transplantation Strategy for Canada
September 1999 House of Commons Health Committee’s report was accepted April 2001 The Canadian Council for Donation and Transplantation (CCDT) formed - as per the Government of Canada October 2007 CCDT’s functions transferred to Canadian Blood Services (CBS)
June 2007 The standards for cells, tissues and organs (CTO) finalized December 2007 The Safety of Human Cells, Tissues and Organs for Transplantation Regulations (CTO regulations) created August 12, 2008 CBS officially merged with CCDT $35 million over the next five years provided by the federal, provincial and territorial ministries of health
Health Products & Food Branch Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate
Health Products & Food Branch Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate
Health Products & Food Branch Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate
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Health Products & Food Branch Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate
Health Products & Food Branch Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate
Recommendations from the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health Source, Distributing, and Importing Establishments Tax payers
General public Health Care system Individuals in the processing, handling, distributing, and importing of CTO Regulators Canadian Blood Services Government
CTO regulations address the fiscal imbalance of the cross-boarder transfer of organs Extend the LDPE living registry and create a similar national deceased organ donor registry. Consider legislation that would establish a “presumed consent” organ donation system