Category : News & Events

The Kidney Health Education & Research Group had the pleasure of presenting our research at the Ethical, Legal And Psychosocial Aspects of Transplantation Congress 2019 in Krakow, Poland. The congress is the fifth hosted by the European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT) and centred around developing dialogue and pioneering practice in organ transplantation. In keeping with this theme, Sumaya Dano and Evan Tang, along with their respective co-authors and working groups, submitted two abstracts studying the psychosocial aspects of kidney […]

On March 22nd, 2019, the Chinese Renal Association Chapter of the Kidney Foundation of Canada hosted a public event at First Markham Place to raise awareness of chronic kidney disease and the life-changing gift of organ donation. This event was held in support of Kidney Health Month, and engaged the community in discussions about keeping your kidneys healthy, risk factors for kidney disease, and the importance of kidney transplant and organ donation. Interactive activities at the event demonstrated how food […]

In partnership with the Muslim Association of Hamilton (MAH), the Kidney Health Education and Research Group’s Muslim Project had the opportunity to raise awareness of kidney transplant and organ donation within the Hamilton Muslim community on Friday, March 22nd. Sheikh Sayed M. Tora, Imam of MAH, presented on the permissibility of deceased and living organ donation within Islam and the guidelines regarding each that must be adhered to. Dr. Istvan Mucsi, principal investigator of KHERG and transplant nephrologist at Toronto […]

On Sunday, February 10, 2019, the Islamic Foundation of Toronto (IFT) invited the Kidney Health Education and Research Group (KHERG) to speak at their “Wills in Islam” event. The objective of the event was to raise awareness about kidney disease and kidney transplantation (KT) in the Muslim community and discuss Islamic perspectives on organ donation. The event commenced with a discussion on Islamic wills and organ donation by Shaykh Yusuf Badat, the main Imam and Director of Religious Affairs at […]

From June 27-30, members from our research group, including Dr. Istvan Mucsi, Aarushi Bansal, Dmitri Belenko, Evan Tang, and Oladapo Ekundayo, attended the 6th annual conference hosted by the European Association of Psychosomatic Medicine (EAPM). Held in Verona, Italy, it was the largest EAPM conference to date, with 600 attendees from 45 different countries conversing over symposia, workshops, poster presentations, lectures and more. This year’s conference focused on innovative advancements to an integrated biopsychosocial approach to health.   To this […]

May 31, 2018 marks the launch of our new webinar learning series, Core Transplant Curriculum. Through close collaboration with professionals across Ontario transplant programs and centres*, we jointly created a series on the essentials of kidney transplantation. With topics ranging from patient education to living donation, it will help frontline health professionals discuss transplantation and living kidney donation with patients province-wide. Our first webinar was presented by Dr. Amy Waterman, Dr. Amit Garg, Dr. Istvan Mucsi, and Dmitri Belenko. As […]

Amar Karma Organ Donation Society held their annual Give a Heart Gala on February 3, 2018 at the Apollo Convention Centre. Their organization works towards promoting the importance of organ donation within the South Asian community, as well as other aspects of health and wellness. Youth from the community were the focus of the night as they spoke about different aspects of health care.   Our very own Dr. Istvan Mucsi had the honour of speaking at the event about […]