Committees


Planning Committee

This committee consists of representatives from Transplant Québec, CDTRP, CBS, and CST. This committee is responsible for recruiting members of the scientific committee, organizing logistics of the Forum, defining terms of reference for participants, identifying and managing potential conflicts of interest, and ensuring deliverables such as the consensus manuscript and the other knowledge translation.

  • Louis Beaulieu, Chief Executive Officer, Transplant Québec, Montréal, QC
  • Annie-Carole Martel, Head of Communications, Transplant Québec, Montréal, QC
  • Catherine Lachance, Transplant Québec, Montréal, QC
  • Matthew Weiss, Scientific Director of the Forum and Medical Director – Organ Donation, Transplant Québec, Québec, QC
  • Prosanto Chaudhury,  Medical Director – Organ Transplantation, Transplant Québec, Montréal, QC
  • Mélanie Dieudé, Executive Director, Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program (CDTRP), Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC
  • Stéphanie Larivière, Communications and Data Manager, Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program (CDTRP), Montréal, QC
  • Manuel Escoto, Patient, Family, Donor Partnerships & Education Manager, Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program (CDTRP), Edmonton, AB
  • David Hartell, Associate Director of System Development - Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation, Canadian Blood Services (CBS), Ottawa, ON
  • Lee James, Senior Program Manager, Canadian Blood Services (CBS), Surrey, BC

Scientific Committee

This committee is responsible for defining the content and scope of each chapter, suggesting members of each chapter authorship committee, and finalizing the subjects of presentations and the speaker selection for virtual and hybrid sessions.

  • Matthew Weiss, Transplant Québec, Quebec, QC
  • Louis Beaulieu, Transplant Québec, Montreal, QC
  • Marcelo Cantarovich, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC
  • Jennifer Chandler, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
  • Prosanto Chaudhury, Transplant Québec, Montreal, QC
  • Rosanne Dawson, Canadian Blood Services (CBS), Ottawa, ON
  • Mélanie Dieudé, Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program (CDTRP), Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC
  • Ed Ferre, BC Transplant, Vancouver, BC
  • Aviva Goldberg, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
  • David Hartell, Canadian Blood Services (CBS), Ottawa, ON
  • Sam Shemie, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC
  • Jennifer Woolfsmith, Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program (CDTRP), Calgary, AB