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Organ, Tissue and Eye Donation at Aberhart Centre

Coordinates organ, eye and tissue donations in Alberta.

Referral needed

Referral Documentation

A health care professional refers a potential donor to the on-call Donor Coordinator via ROCA or Switchboard.

How to access this service

Call for more information.

Accessibility

Wheel chair access available.

Washrooms, ramps, elevators and parking stalls

Service hours

Monday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Tuesday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Wednesday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Thursday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Friday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.

A donor coordinator is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, on call.

Health Care Professionals only who require immediate assistance should contact the University of Alberta Hospital Switchboard at 780-407-8822 and ask for the on call HOPE Coordinator or CTC Tissue Specialist to be paged.

Address

Room 9423
11402 University Avenue
Edmonton Alberta
T6G 2J3

Telephone

1-866-407-1970

Website

Email

edmdonation@ahs.ca

Getting there

Parking and Public transportation available

Entrance is located off University Avenue east of the Cross Cancer Institute south of Kaye Edmonton Clinic South and southwest of the University of Alberta Hospital. Many bus routes through area. LRT Health Sciences station nearby.

Other services

Wait Times

Yes

Multiple Languages

Yes
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Anticoagulation Management Service

The Anticoagulation Clinic (ACC) is staffed by pharmacists that provide initiation and ongoing management of anticoagulant therapies. The ACC manages patients at high thrombotic or bleeding risk, performing the following:

  • individualized education
  • coordination of applicable laboratory testing
  • ongoing anticoagulant dosing decisions

After 6 months of management by the ACC, all patients will be assessed for transfer of anticoaglant management to their primary care physician, with only those at high thrombotic / bleed risk or having ongoing anticoagulant control issued being kept within the ACC.

Telephone

780-407-8597

Service Hours

Monday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Tuesday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Wednesday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Thursday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Friday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.

Service language options

Languages other than English in which this service may be delivered.

Eligibility

Patients accepted are prioritized based on risk, with the following factors:

  • age > 16 years
  • prior bleeding or thrombotic complication on anticoagulant therapy
  • significant comorbity impacting anticoagulant control
  • interacting medications impacting anticoagulant control
  • higher thrombotic risk encompasses:
    • mechanical mitral valves
    • mechancial aortic valves with AF, HF, HTN, CVA/TIA/TE
    • valvular AF or NVAF with CHADS2 >/=3
    • VTE (within 3 months), VTE with hypercoagulable states or recurrent VTE or atypical VTE

Patient or caregiver must have access to telephone and must demonstrate capacity to understand the condition and impllication of therapy.

ACC will NOT take the following:

  • inpatients continuing on anticoagulants previously managed by family doctor that are not high risk (criteria above)

Wait times

An estimated wait time will be provided at the time of appointment booking.

Service hours

A donor coordinator is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, on call.

Health Care Professionals only who require immediate assistance should contact the University of Alberta Hospital Switchboard at 780-407-8822 and ask for the on call HOPE Coordinator or CTC Tissue Specialist to be paged.

Referral Needed

Yes

Multiple Languages

Yes
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Organ, Tissue and Eye Donation

Donations of organs and tissues may include:

  • Organs: heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, pancreas, and small bowel
  • Tissues: eyes, skin, heart valves, bones, connective tissue and placenta

To find out how to record your wishes to donate organs and / or tissues after you die, visit the Organ and Tissue Donation Registry.

For more information visit our website.

Telephone

1-866-407-1970

Service Hours

Monday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Tuesday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Wednesday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Thursday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Friday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.

Service language options

Languages other than English in which this service may be delivered.

Referral Needed

A health care professional refers a potential donor to the on-call Donor Coordinator via ROCA or Switchboard.

Service hours

Closed statutory holidays.

Wait Times

Yes

Multiple Languages

Yes
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Pediatric Liver and Intestinal Transplant Program

The Transplant Program provides assessment for patients with end stage organ failure, which includes but is not limited to:

  • medical, surgical and psychosocial assessment
  • diagnostic Investigations
  • consultation with specialists

If a patient is deemed suitable for organ transplant, the Transplant Program will:

  • list the candidate for organ transplant
  • monitor the candidate alongside the primary care physician while listed for transplant
  • provide transplant education and support the candidate through the transplant experience

If a patient receives an organ transplant they will be followed by a Transplant Program lifelong.

Telephone

780-407-3796

Service Hours

Monday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Tuesday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Wednesday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Thursday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Friday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.

Service language options

Languages other than English in which this service may be delivered.

Eligibility

End stage organ failure.

Wait times

An estimated wait time will be provided at the time of appointment booking.

Multiple Languages

Yes
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Stroke Program Edmonton Zone

Services offered include:

  • referral to information or services for stroke
  • providing education about stroke, risk factor reduction and available community resources to healthcare providers, stroke survivors, and the general public

Stroke Service Coordinators work with health care providers, practitioners, specialists and educators to ensure the latest stroke information, research, technology and evidence-based practice are integrated in the delivery of standardized stroke care in the areas of stroke prevention, acute care, rehabilitation, and community re-engagement.

This service is not for emergencies. If you suspect that you or someone else is having a stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), call 911 immediately.

For more information visit our website.

Telephone

780-407-3041

Service Hours

Monday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Tuesday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Wednesday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Thursday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Friday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.

Service language options

Languages other than English in which this service may be delivered.

Tuberculosis Program | 780-407-4550

Service hours

Clinic is closed for lunch Monday to Friday , between the hours of 12:00pm-1:00pm.

Closed on Statutory Holidays

Wait Times

Yes

Multiple Languages

Yes
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Tuberculosis Program

This service provides services for the following referral types:

  • Active TB suspected / TB treatment
  • Contact investigation & follow-up
  • Immigration screening
  • LTBI screening & treatment
  • Other screening: transplant, immunosuppressed, LTC, employment, corrections

For additional information on Tuberculosis visit: myhealth.alberta.ca

Telephone

780-407-4550

Service Hours

Monday: 8:30 am - 4:45 pm.
Tuesday: 8:30 am - 4:45 pm.
Wednesday: 8:30 am - 4:45 pm.
Thursday: 8:30 am - 4:45 pm.
Friday: 8:30 am - 4:45 pm.

Service language options

Languages other than English in which this service may be delivered.

Wait times

An estimated wait time will be provided at the time of appointment booking.