The ODTEAC provides expert advice on donation and transplantation system activities for ongoing advancement and implementation of national initiatives in partnership with Canadian Blood Services.
Members | Title and Organization |
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CHAIR | |
Dr. Norman Kneteman |
University of Alberta Hospital, Alberta Health Services Edmonton, Alberta |
OTHER OTDT COMMITTEE CHAIRS | |
Dr. Saneef (Sonny) Dhanani | Chair Deceased Donation Advisory Committee |
Intensivist, Critical Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Chief Medical Officer, Trillium Gift of Life Network Ottawa, Ontario |
Ms. Deanna Paulson | Chair Donation and Transplant Administrators Advisory Committee |
Director, Transplant Services University of Alberta Hospital, Alberta Health Services Edmonton, Alberta |
Dr. Michael McDonald | Co-Chair Heart Transplant Advisory Committee |
Director, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network Toronto, Ontario |
Dr. Susan Gilmour, Chair Liver Transplant Advisory Committee |
Regional Program Clinical Director Stollery Children's Hospital, Alberta Health Services Edmonton, Alberta |
Dr. Sunita Singh | Chair Living Donation Advisory Committee |
Transplant Nephrologist, Kidney Transplant Clinic Nephrologist, Post Transplant, Kidney Transplant Clinic Donor Nephrologist, Kidney Transplant Clinic UHN - Toronto General Hospital Toronto, Ontario |
Dr. Steven Paraskevas | Chair Kidney Transplant Advisory Committee |
Associate Professor of Surgery - Royal Victoria Hospital, Montréal, Québec |
Dr. Eric Wagner | Chair National Human Leukocyte Antigen Advisory Committee |
Director, Immunology and Histocompatibility Laboratory, CHU de Québec, CHUL du CHU de Québec, Québec City, Québec |
Ms. Roberta Koscielny | Chair Public Education and Awareness Committee |
Communications Specialist Transplant Manitoba, Gift of Life, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION / ASSOCIATIONS | |
Mr. Greg Webster, Representative Canadian Institute for Health Information |
Director, Acute and Ambulatory Care Information Services, Data Strategies and Statistics Canadian Institute for Health Information Toronto, Ontario |
Dr. Charu Kaushic, Representative Canadian Institute of Health Research |
Scientific Director, Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Director, Biosafety Level 3 Laboratory, McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario |
Dr. Lori West, Representative Canadian National Transplant Research Program |
Executive Director, Canadian National Transplant Research Program University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta |
Dr. Jagbir Gill | President Canadian Organ Replacement Register |
President, Canadian Organ Replacement Register Assistant Professor of Medicine University of British Columbia Division of Nephrology St. Paul's Hospital Vancouver, British Columbia |
Dr. Jeffrey Schiff, President Canadian Society of Transplantation |
Medical Director, Pancreas Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network Toronto, Ontario |
ETHICS / LEGAL EXPERTS | |
Vacant | |
PROVINCIAL ORGAN DONATION ORGANIZATIONS / ORGAN DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION PROGRAMS | |
Mr. Eric Lun |
Executive Director, |
Ms. Holly Mackin |
Executive Director, Women's Health, Trauma Services & Southern Alberta Organ and Tissue Donation Program Alberta Health Services - Calgary Zone Foothills Medical Centre, Alberta Health Services Calgary, Alberta |
Ms. Lori Garchinski |
Executive Director, Provincial Services – Tertiary Care Program Lead, Saskatchewan Smart IV Pump Program Regina General Hospital, Saskatchewan Health Authority Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
Dr. Andrew Healey |
Director, Emergency Targeted Sonography, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Chief Medical Officer, Donation, Trillium Gift of Life Network Hamilton, Ontario |
Dr. Darin J. Treleaven |
Associate Professor of Medicine Head of Service & Medical Director of Transplantation Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine McMaster University, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Ontario |
Ms. Janet MacLean |
Trillium Gift of Life Toronto, Ontario |
Mr. Louis Beaulieu (Observer) |
Secretary, Treasurer and Executive Director Transplant Québec Montreal, Quebec |
Dr. Prosanto Chaudhury |
Associate Director, General Surgery McGill University Health Centre, Royal Victoria Hospital Medical Director, Transplant Québec Montreal, Quebec |
Dr. Matthew Weiss |
Pediatric Intensivist Centre Mère-Enfant Soleil, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec Medical Director, Donation, Transplant Québec Québec, Québec |
Ms. Nadya Savoie |
Administrative Director NB Organ and Tissue Program Horizon Health Network Moncton, New Brunswick |
Dr. Nessa Gogan |
Nephrologist Saint John Regional Hospital, Horizon Health Network Saint John, New Brunswick |
Ms. Cynthia Isenor |
Health Services Director, Central Zone and Policy & Planning Critical Care Program Nova Scotia Health Authority Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Dr. Stephen Beed |
Site Chief, 3A Med/Surgical ICU Nova Scotia Health Authority QEII Health Sciences Centre, Victoria General Hospital Halifax, Nova Scotia |
TBD |
Newfoundland |
Dr. Sharon Peters |
Professor of Medicine, Eastern Health Health Science Centre St. John’s, Newfoundland |
CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES REPRESENTATION | |
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Ms. Catherine Butler |
Director, Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Canadian Blood Services |
Ms. Rosanne Dawson |
Legal Canadian Blood Services |
Dr. Isra Levy |
Vice-President, Medical Affairs Canadian Blood Services |
Ms. Lindy McIntyre |
Director, Health Policy and Government Relations Canadian Blood Services |
Dr. Peter Nickerson |
Medical Advisor, Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Canadian Blood Services |
Dr. Michel Pâquet |
Medical Advisor, Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Canadian Blood Services |
Dr. Sam Shemie |
Medical Advisor, Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Canadian Blood Services |
Last updated June 2022