Well, Research Day 2026 is now in the books. Incredible to see so many young, new faces presenting on their research in the field of organ donation & transplantation! Congratulations to all award winners, and massive thank yous to our sponsors and speakers!
Congratulations and huge thanks to all our trainees, members, patient/family partners, and especially our sponsors for making yesterday ATI Research Day 2026 a massive success! Check out the images and award winners from the day!
A turning point for #KidneyHealth in Canada has been reached.
Last week, our staff and volunteers met with Parliamentarians and key civil servants to release the #NationalCKDFramework.
Now, the conversation turns into action.
https://t.co/QrQDQUJ92h
CKD is a silent public health crisis. 4M+ Canadians are affected, yet it is not formally recognized as a chronic disease. The National Strategic Framework for CKD outlines actions, including earlier detection and better care. Learn more: https://t.co/MmduGIyrWx
Last call! We are excited about next Wednesday's ATI Research Day. All are welcome to join in-person or virtually, but we need to lock down our in-person seating & catering numbers this week.
All the details are at: https://t.co/TxfojS60aL
t is our great pleasure to host Dr. Dixon Kaufman in our Seminar Series this Wednesday, March 18th.
Phil Halloran
Please check our website to register for their seminar:
https://t.co/sE8oQqVXri
Thank you to the Members of #Parliament and Senators who joined us yesterday for a roundtable on the National Strategic Framework for CKD. We appreciate the thoughtful dialogue & commitment to improving outcomes for people living with kidney disease. #ActForCKD
1 in 10 Canadians has CKD, yet it remains an unrecognized chronic disease.
This #WorldKidneyDay, we released the National Strategic Framework—Canada’s first roadmap to move kidney care from reactive to proactive.
Visit https://t.co/MmduGIyrWx to learn more. #ActForCKD#CdnPoli
We were pleased to meet with Minister of Health Marjorie Michel to highlight the release of our National Strategic Framework for CKD: a clear roadmap to transform #KidneyHealth and ensure early detection and timely intervention.
Learn more at https://t.co/9LVKtCLOoG
This afternoon, we were honoured to have MP Parm Bains, a kidney transplant recipient himself, deliver his powerful Member’s Statement in the House to help us bring attention to the 1 in 10 Canadians living with #KidneyDisease. Learn more at https://t.co/9LVKtCLOoG
Transplant Friends!
Dr. Tait (Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Health at the University of Calgary) will be presenting this Wednesday on perspectives and trust of our First Nations and Métis friends and neighbors, when approached about the topic of organ donation.
It is our great pleasure to host Dr. Caroline Tait in our Seminar Series this Wednesday, February 25th.
Please check our website to register for their seminar:
https://t.co/0MSal9Iarr
Transplant Friends - one of our newest pediatric cardiologists in Alberta will be presenting on her work in transplant outcomes for kids when a donor heart has experienced long ischemia time. Join us!
Transplant Friends! This is perhaps one of the biggest research stories in transplant in the last year and we have Dr. Tatsuo Kawai of Harvard on our January 7th ATI Seminar to talk about their team's experience with xenotransplantation! Share across your networks!
This was one of the biggest transplantation stories of 2025, and we are kicking off 2026 with an ATI Seminar from Harvard's own Dr. Tatsuo Kawai! Register at: https://t.co/sE8oQqVpBK
Help spread the word!
@UrologyTimes@amjtransplant@AST_info@maxlevineMD@allytay1
Transplant and Kidney friends! Mark your calendars for the Edmonton Kidney Walk 2026 in support of patients, family, and research here with the @kidneycanada - Northern Alberta & the Territories Branch !
Save the Date!
Liver Canada's LIVERight Annual Gala for 2026 will be held March 27th at the Sheraton Cavalier Hotel in Calgary. Tickets available at: https://t.co/XQwZtkuJCW
@LiverCanada@AHS_media@UAlberta_FoMD@CTACanada
There's a comfort in knowing your urologist (transplant surgeon) is working at the cutting edge of research and technology, helping to make both living organ donation and receiving a transplant much less onerous on the healing and improving outcomes. Well done!
#TransplantLife
Another huge accolade to Alberta's own Dr. Max Levine, urologist and kidney transplant surgeon at the University of Alberta Hospital, on performing Canada's first pediatric kidney transplant using the Da Vinci robotic surgical system.
https://t.co/P37ewVEWDj