Trillium Gift of Life Network
PredecessorMulti Organ Retrieval and Exchange (MORE)
Founded atToronto, Ontario
TypeCrown agency
Legal statusCharity
PurposeMedical
Location
  • 483 Bay Street
    South Tower, 4th Floor
    Toronto, ON M5G 2C9
CEO
Ronnie Gavsie[1]
Websitewww.giftoflife.on.ca

The Trillium Gift of Life Network was an agency of the Government of Ontario responsible for the province's organ donation strategy, promotion, and supply.[2] Ronnie Gavsie was the President & CEO.[1][3] The agency maintained the popular BeADonor.ca website.[4] It was subsequently subsumed under Ontario Health in 2019.[5]

Statistics

Statistics can be a great way to see the reasons behind needing certain registries in a country. The following are statistics on the wait-list and the transplants performed in Canada in 2008, 2009, and 2010.[6][7][8] The data is from the Canadian Institute for Health Information that focuses on British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia.

From 2001 to 2010, kidney and liver waitlists decreased, respectively by 330 and 27 patients.[9] The pancreas waitlist, however, increased by 24 patients since 2001.[9] Heart, lung, and heart with lungs remained moderately stable.[9] These trends are indicated in the Organ wait-list by organ for 2001 to 2010. Transplants from 2001 to 2010, however, indicated an increased trend by 275 operations in deceased and living kidney, kidney pancreas, deceased and living liver, heart and lung transplants.[9] Heart with lung transplants remained stable.[9] These trends are indicated in the Organ transplant by organ for 2001 to 2010.

Ontario organ wait-list by organ from 2001 to 2010. Statistics from Trillium Gift of Life.
Ontario organ transplant by organ from 2001 to 2010. Statistics from Trillium Gift of Life.

Canadian organ wait-list

Looking at the statistics for Canada, one can see that there has been an increase in the number of people waiting for a transplant between 2009 and 2010, while between 2008 and 2009 there was a decrease in the number of people on the wait-list.[6][7][8]

Canadian organ wait-list
Total number of patients (2010)[8] Total number of patients (2009)[7] Total number of patients (2008)[6]
Canada 4,529 3,796 4,380
Provinces
British Columbia 373 321 308
Alberta 725 472 620
Saskatchewan 145 161 144
Manitoba 262 177 167
Ontario 1,515 1,229 1,739
Quebec 1,241 1,202 1,159
Nova Scotia 268 234 242

Ontario organ transplants

Since 2008 there has been a steady increase of people receiving transplants. Comparing the number of transplants performed to the number of people waiting in 2010, there are twice as many people waiting then there is transplants being performed. This may be a sign of what is to come in future years. If the wait-list continues to increase at a faster rate than the number of transplants performed, the demand is not going to meet the supply.[6][8]

Canadian Organ Transplant performed
Total Number of patients (2010)[8] Total Number of Patients (2009)[7] Total Number of Patients (2008)[6]
Canada 2,153 2,138 2,083
Provinces
British Columbia 295 211 266
Alberta 342 291 286
Saskatchewan 2 15 35
Manitoba 58 50 53
Ontario 934 980 836
Quebec 411 452 479
Nova Scotia 111 139 128

References

  1. ^ a b Sadewo, Bambang (24 July 2017). "SAH praised for organ donation efforts". The Sault Star. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  2. ^ Fisher, Pete. "Grieving family supported organ donations". Northumberland Today. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  3. ^ Long, Jennifer (18 July 2017). "Trillium Gift of Life Network Credits Hospitals for More Organ Donors than Ever" (PDF). Trillium Gift of Life Network. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  4. ^ "About Beadonor.ca". Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Ford government creating Ontario Health super-agency". CBC News. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e Canadian Institute for Health and Information. "2008 Table 1A: Transplants, by Organ and Donor Type, Province of Treatment, Canada (Number)". Canadian Institute for Health and Information. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  7. ^ a b c d Canadian Institute for Health and Information. "2009 Table 1A: Transplants, by Organ and Donor Type, Province of Treatment, Canada (Number)". Canadian Institute for Health and Information. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  8. ^ a b c d e Canadian Institute for Health and Information. "2010 Table 1A: Transplants, by Organ and Donor Type Province of Treatment, Canada (Number)". Canadian Institute for Health and Information. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  9. ^ a b c d e Trillium Gift of Life. "Statistics". Retrieved 1 August 2011.

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