Innovation Anthology #722:

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Alberta has a very low rate of organ donations compared to other provinces.  

University of Alberta cardiologist Dr. Lori West is looking at how to improve that situation through organizations like the Alberta Transplant Institute and the Canadian National Transplant Research Program.  

And one country we could learn from is Spain, the world’s leader in organ and tissue donation.

DR LORI WEST:  Spain has a presumed consent legislation which means  that instead of opting in, you have to opt out, as it were.  But even in Spain the families are consulted.   What they say has made the biggest impact is organizational issues.  That is, how they set up their system and how they train individuals, individual doctors usually, as donation specialists.  And they have them in every hospital in the country.  And so it]s recognized that donation is part of the culture and it’s just as important to be trained in understanding the complexities of donation as it is in any other medical sub-specialty.

Dr. Lori West says India is also a country improving its donor program.

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As the newly formed Alberta Innovates corporation, we still fund top quality, internationally competitive health research and innovation activities to improve the health and wellbeing of Albertans. We provide leadership for Alberta’s health research and innovation enterprise by directing, coordinating, reviewing, funding and supporting research and innovation.

Working with our many partners  in the health system, we ensure that research achieves innovation in care, policy and practice, and that the needs of patients and clinicians influence research.

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Alberta Innovates consolidation was launched November 1, 2016.

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Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions was established as part of the Alberta Innovates system by an Act of Legislation of the Government of Alberta. It is a agency  of the Government of Alberta. We receive a yearly allocation from the Ministry of Health and report through the ministry to the people of Alberta.

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Program Date: 2015-10-08