It's Be A Donor month in April, and we wanted to explore the factors that either encourage or discourage people from becoming organ donors. The vast majority of Canadians say they are in favour of organ donation, yet most are not organ donors. Why is this? And why doesn't an 'opt-out' option solve the problem? We spoke with Dr. Jake Crawshaw about this and more.
Reach out to Dr. Crawshaw directly on Twitter: @JakeECrawshaw
More info on organ donation by province:
Ontario:
https://www.giftoflife.on.ca/en/
Nova Scotia:
https://beta.novascotia.ca/organ-and-tissue-donation
Newfoundland
https://www.gov.nl.ca/dgsnl/driversandvehicles/organ-and-tissue-donation/#:~:text=For%20further%20information%20please%20call,%2D877%2D640%2D1110.
New Brunswick
https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/health/Hospital-Services/content/organ_donation.html
PEI
https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/health-and-wellness/organ-and-tissue-donation
Quebec
https://www.quebec.ca/en/health/blood-tissue-and-organ-donation/organ-and-tissue-donation
Manitoba
https://www.transplantmanitoba.ca/decide/sign-up-for-life
Alberta
https://myhealth.alberta.ca/alberta/Pages/organ-and-tissue-donation-becoming-a-donor.aspx
Saskatchewan
https://www.saskhealthauthority.ca/your-health/conditions-diseases-services/tissue-organ-donation
BC
http://www.transplant.bc.ca/organ-donation/register-as-an-organ-donor
Nunavut / Northwest Territories
https://www.hss.gov.nt.ca/en/services/organ-and-tissue-donation/organ-and-tissue-donation-registration-process
Yukon
https://yukon.ca/en/health-and-wellness/health-concerns-diseases-and-conditions/donate-your-organs