Helpful Links
Transplant Recipients International Organization (TRIO)
www.trioweb.org
TRIO is an independent, not-for-profit, international organization committed to
improving the quality of life of transplant candidates, recipients, their families
and the families of organ and tissue donors.
Children’s Organ Transplant Association
www.cota.org
The Children’s Organ Transplant Association helps children and young adults who
need or have had a life-saving transplant by providing fundraising assistance and
family support.
Sick Kids Cardiac Transplant Program
http://www.sickkids.ca/CardiacTransplantProgram/
International Transplant Association
http://www.iptaonline.org/
Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation
http://www.childrenscardiomyopathy.org/
Transweb – A Resource on Transplantation and Donation
www.transweb.org/journey/index.shtml
This site was developed by the University of Michigan Transplant Centre. The site
provides information on the transplant journey.
Paediatric Heart Study
http://www.uab.edu/ctsresearch/phts
Bandages and Blackboards
www.lehman.cuny.edu/faculty/jfleitas/bandaides/index.html
This site is designed for children with medical challenges of all types. The site
was developed by Joan Fleitas, the Associate Professor of Nursing at Lehman College
in New York. The site is highly interactive, with information for kids, teens and
adults.
Trillium Gift of Life Network
www.giftoflife.on.ca
The Trillium Gift of Life Network was created by the Ontario government to increase
organ and tissue donation across the province and improve related processes and
functions. The network is committed to creating a culture that enables every Ontarian
to make an informed decision about organ and tissue donation and to support healthcare
professionals in implementing those decisions.
Organ Donor Awareness
Give and Let Live
www.giveandletlive.co.uk/en
Give and Let Live is an educational resource from National Health Services Blood
and Transplant in the United Kingdom. The aim of the highly interactive and informative
site is to provide students aged 14 or over with the knowledge and understanding
of key issues relating to donation of both blood and organs.
Recycle Me
www.recycleme.org
Developed by the Trillium Gift of Life Network, Ontario’s organ and tissue donation
agency, this site is designed to encourage 15-25 year olds to become informed about
donation and register to be organ donors.
The Organ Donation and Transplant Association of Canada
www.organdonations.ca
The goal of this association is to raise awareness, educate the public and encourage
people to become registered organ donors.
The Nicholas Green Foundation
www.nicholasgreen.org
Nicholas Green, was seven years old when he was killed by highway robbers in 1994
while vacationing in Italy with his family. His parents agreed to donate his organs
and corneas, which went to seven Italians waiting for transplants. Reg and Maggie
Green spoke openly to the media, with no bitterness, about their loss and decision.
The world took the story--and the Greens--to its heart. Organ donations in Italy
have tripled since Nicholas was killed. Thousands of people are alive who would
have died. The Nicholas Green Foundation, set up by the Green family, is a non-profit
organization dedicated to furthering the cause of organ and tissue donation around
the world. It does this by spreading information to increase awareness of the shortage
of donors everywhere. It can also support a broad range of children's causes. It
produces videos and helps organize special events.