Patient Resources

The following information booklets and sheets were developed by LHSC's Transplant Program and are meant for patients transplanted and/or followed by the Transplant Teams at LHSC. They may not be applicable for the care of recipients transplanted or being followed by other centres.

• CMV and Transplantation

• COVID-19 Information

  • COVID-19 - Information for Transplant Recipients

  • COVID-19 Vaccination for Transplant Recipients

• Cannabis – Information for Transplant Patients

• Considering Exceptional Distribution (ExD) or Increased Risk Donor (IRD) for Transplant - Information for Recipients

• Considering HCV Positive Organs for Transplant - Information for Recipients

• HLA Typing, Crossmatching and Transplantation

• Kidney Information Sheets

  • Extended Criteria Donors
  • Blood Type and Transplantation & A2 Donor to B Recipient

• Kid's Guide to Transplantation

• Measles and Transplant Patients FAQ

• Medication Information

  • Antirejection Drugs
  • Medication Tips
  • Medications Brochure
  • The importance of taking your anti-rejection drugs (video)
  • Your guide to taking tacrolimus (both Advagraf and Prograf) (video)
  • Your guide to taking mycophenolate (both Myfortic and CellCept) (video)
  • Advagraf® (Medication Information Sheet)
  • Basiliximab (Simulect®) (Medication Information Sheet)
  • CellCept® (Medication Information Sheet)
  • Cyclosporine (Neoral®, Sandimmune®, Gengraf®) (Medication Information Sheet)
  • Envarsus® (Medication Information Sheet)
  • Myfortic® (Medication Information Sheet)
  • Prednisone (Medication Information Sheet)
  • Prograf® (Medication Information Sheet)
  • Septra DS (Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim) (Medication Information Sheet)
  • Sirolimus (Rapamycin, Rapamune®) (Medication Information Sheet)
  • Thymoglobulin® (Antithymocyte Globulin) (Medication Information Sheet)
  • Valgancyclovir (Valcyte) (Medication Information Sheet)

• Patient Handbooks

  • Heart Transplant Patient Handbook
  • Liver Transplant Patient Handbook
  • Liver Transplant Handbook - After Your Transplant
  • Kidney Transplant Patient Handbook
  • Kidney Transplant Handbook - After Your Transplant
  • Living Kidney Donation Information Handbook
  • Living Liver Donation Patient Handbook

• Physiotherapy

  • Home Exercise Program
  • Resistance Exercise Sheet
  • Exercise Flowsheet

• Post-Transplant Information

  • What Can I Expect After My Transplant (video)
  • Infection and Rejection (video)

• Vaccination Information

  • Vaccinations and Transplantation – Information for Transplant Recipients

  • Recommended Vaccination Schedule

• Writing to your Donor Family (TGLN brochure)