Policies and practice of solid organ donation amongst people living with HIV in Canada: time for education and re-evaluation
The numbers of organ donors in Canada and the USA fall short of increasing demand, resulting in increased morbidity, poor health outcomes, higher medical costs and death of many individuals waitlisted for transplantation. In the US, since 2013 when the US HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act lifted th...
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| author | Branka Vulesevic Darren Lauscher Deepali Kumar Ruth Sapir-Pichhadze Jean Tchervenkov Jonathan B. Angel Cameron Wolfe Cecilia T. Costiniuk |
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| description | The numbers of organ donors in Canada and the USA fall short of increasing demand, resulting in increased morbidity, poor health outcomes, higher medical costs and death of many individuals waitlisted for transplantation. In the US, since 2013 when the US HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act lifted the ban on organ donation between people living with HIV, the option of using organs from People with HIV became a reality. In Canada, HIV diagnosis was an exclusion criterion to organ donation until 2017, when permission was granted if requirements for ‘exceptional distribution’ could be met. Still, donation of organs from people with HIV poses challenges. Herein, we overview policies involving donors with HIV in Canada in order to inform healthcare providers, researchers and the community. We also advocate for the need to reassess these policies, highlight educational needs and engage interest in advancing research to inform policy reforms. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-32b6417874b1468687b6436882a9330d2025-01-02T11:44:28ZengTaylor & Francis GroupHIV Research & Clinical Practice2578-74702024-02-0125110.1080/25787489.2024.23238482323848Policies and practice of solid organ donation amongst people living with HIV in Canada: time for education and re-evaluationBranka Vulesevic0Darren Lauscher1Deepali Kumar2Ruth Sapir-Pichhadze3Jean Tchervenkov4Jonathan B. Angel5Cameron Wolfe6Cecilia T. Costiniuk7Division of Infectious Diseases and Chronic Viral Illnesses Service, McGill University Health CentreCIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network, University of British ColumbiaAjmera Transplant Centre, University Health NetworkCentre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Research Institute of McGill University Health CentreMultiorgan Transplant Program, Departments of Medicine and Surgery, McGill University Health CentreDivision of Infectious Diseases, Ottawa Hospital-General CampusDivision Division of Transplant Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical CenterDivision of Infectious Diseases and Chronic Viral Illnesses Service, McGill University Health CentreThe numbers of organ donors in Canada and the USA fall short of increasing demand, resulting in increased morbidity, poor health outcomes, higher medical costs and death of many individuals waitlisted for transplantation. In the US, since 2013 when the US HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act lifted the ban on organ donation between people living with HIV, the option of using organs from People with HIV became a reality. In Canada, HIV diagnosis was an exclusion criterion to organ donation until 2017, when permission was granted if requirements for ‘exceptional distribution’ could be met. Still, donation of organs from people with HIV poses challenges. Herein, we overview policies involving donors with HIV in Canada in order to inform healthcare providers, researchers and the community. We also advocate for the need to reassess these policies, highlight educational needs and engage interest in advancing research to inform policy reforms.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/25787489.2024.2323848organ donationhivhope actexceptional distribution |
| spellingShingle | Branka Vulesevic Darren Lauscher Deepali Kumar Ruth Sapir-Pichhadze Jean Tchervenkov Jonathan B. Angel Cameron Wolfe Cecilia T. Costiniuk Policies and practice of solid organ donation amongst people living with HIV in Canada: time for education and re-evaluation HIV Research & Clinical Practice organ donation hiv hope act exceptional distribution |
| title | Policies and practice of solid organ donation amongst people living with HIV in Canada: time for education and re-evaluation |
| title_full | Policies and practice of solid organ donation amongst people living with HIV in Canada: time for education and re-evaluation |
| title_fullStr | Policies and practice of solid organ donation amongst people living with HIV in Canada: time for education and re-evaluation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Policies and practice of solid organ donation amongst people living with HIV in Canada: time for education and re-evaluation |
| title_short | Policies and practice of solid organ donation amongst people living with HIV in Canada: time for education and re-evaluation |
| title_sort | policies and practice of solid organ donation amongst people living with hiv in canada time for education and re evaluation |
| topic | organ donation hiv hope act exceptional distribution |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/25787489.2024.2323848 |
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