Flowers are officially blooming in #yvr, which means cherry blossom season is upon us! 🌸 Here are our favourite locations around Vancouver to enjoy this year's blooms: bit.ly/3yH3mij

60 years ago today, Dr. Starzl completed the 1st successful liver transplant. His innovative work paved way for modern organ transplant, saving countless lives. Honor his legacy by registering to be an organ donor, registerme.org #Transplant #DonateLife #Innovation

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We're very proud of the fact that University of Toronto was ranked as the second most prolific health sciences research institute in the world by nature! “This is truly exciting, breathtaking news for us,” says #TemertyMed Dean Trevor Young. bit.ly/3OCm4jG

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A 70-year-old man undergoing cholangioscopy to evaluate dilatation of the common bile duct was found to have flatworms in his biliary tract (shown in a video). Read the full clinical case: nej.md/3NAhXE0

We closed 2023 with 112 Liver Transplants. Are we the 2nd Canadian center already?

Make a new year’s resolution to register as an organ donor. It only takes two minutes, and you’ll feel great after. Also, you only need to register once! Register now at taketwominutes.ca and discuss your wishes with your loved ones.

Neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX 🤜🤛upfront surgery for resectable pancreatic cancer NORPACT-1 out 🔥 now The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology 📈 Median OS 25 vs. 38 months and resection rate did not differ 💉 60% neoadjuvant group had severe adverse event 🚨 🫵Comments?🧐 👉 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

How many animals human kind eats every year ᴰᵃᵗᵃ ᶦˢ ᶦⁿᵈᶦᶜᵃᵗᶦᵛᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵉˣᵖʳᵉˢˢᵉᵈ ᶦⁿ ᵒʳᵈᵉʳˢ ᵒᶠ ᵐᵃᵍⁿᶦᵗᵘᵈᵉ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵒˢᵗ ᶜᵒᵐᵐᵒⁿ ˢᵒᵘʳᶜᵉˢ ᵒⁿˡᶦⁿᵉ

Congratulations to everyone’s hard work! VGH abdominal transplant case volumes for 2023: Kidney (adult) total: 168 Liver: 112 SPK: 8 Islets: 4 BC Transplant Provincial Health Services Authority Peter Kim GrazianOldani ASTS Vancouver Coastal Health

2023 at BC Transplant: A record number of lives saved thanks to superhero organ donors! Thanks to all our living donors and deceased donors and their families for their generosity and compassion. Read our News Release here: shorturl.at/KM456

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According to recent Provincial Health Services Authority data, a record-breaking 563 organ transplants were performed in B.C. last year: ow.ly/GVNh50QwyHa

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Imagine creating transgenic pigs with human immune-compatible proteins for organ transplants to save countless lives💚. Ms Christine MacArthur (liver transplant recipient) and Dr. Graziano Oldani will speak at #DayofImmunology🍁immunot.ca

Congratulations to Dr. Richard Gilbert, our 2nd year AHPBA fellow on recently completing his 100th liver transplant at University of British Columbia ! Thomas Haas cake for the win! Richard Gilbert Peter Kim GrazianOldani UBC General Surgery AHPBA E-AHPBA

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With the yearly statistics summary of 2024, everyone at BCT has been inspired to continue to work hard to make organ donation and transplant possible. We hope we have inspired you as well. Register as an organ donor at registeryourdecision.ca.

Signing up to be an organ donor provides hope to hundreds of people on the transplant waitlist. Beyond that, it provides hope to their family and friends who are also waiting for this second chance at life. Sign up today at registeryourdecision.ca.