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Donor Referral and Notification - How to reach us



If you are calling TGLN with a patient who meets Donor Referral Indicators, or have a patient who you believe is a potential donor call:

Toll free (1-877-363-8456) or GTA (416-363-4438)



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Routine Notification for
Donation Eligibility

Hospitals that are designated facilities under the Gift of Life Act must meet the referral provisions detailed under Part II.1 - Notice and Consent. These hospitals have, or will have ‘Routine Notification’ mandated throughout their centre. This means hospitals are responsible for calling and notifying TGLN when a patient has died, or prior to death according to their established referral indicators.

Notifying TGLN ensures donation eligibility can be established. Donation consent decisions can be accessed in the Ontario Health Insurance Plan database before families of eligible patients are approached by TGLN about donation opportunities. Since 2005, this practice has helped maximize organ and tissue donation for transplantation in Ontario.

Learn more about routine notification for donation eligibility.

GO TO FAQS

Designated Facilities

Ontario Regulation 179/05 has identified six classes of facilities for the purposes of the Gift of Life Act. They are:

  • Class A

    Hospital - Trauma and/or neuro-surgical services

    Any hospital that provides neuro-surgical or trauma services.

  • Class B

    Hospital

    Any hospital that does not meet the requirements set out in Section 1 and that is able to make a neurologically determined death (NDD) in accordance with the medically accepted standards for NDD in Ontario.

  • Class C

    Hospital

    Any hospital that does not meet the requirements set in Sections 1 or 2.

  • Class D

    Tissue/Bone bank

    Any hospital, health facility or university that participates in the collection, screening, processing, storage or distribution of tissue for transplantation.

  • Class E

    Transplant Service

    Any hospital that transplants organs for the direct clinical benefit of patients.

  • Class F

    Laboratory Service

    Laboratories (Laboratory Licensing Act) performing screening tests for infectious diseases and/or histocompatibility testing.

Continuing Education

Ontario Health (Trillium Gift of Life Network) is committed to supporting the learning opportunities for healthcare professionals across Ontario. By using these education materials, you can enhance your knowledge of the merits of donation which ultimately leads to saving and enriching lives.

eLearning

This eLearning module has been created for independent self study. At the end of the module you are invited to take a quiz which offers a printed certificate for a mark of 90% or more. Note: You must view this e-module in its entirety to receive the certificate.

Click on one of the following choices to enter the module:




Allied Health Professional Roles in Organ and Tissue Donation

Medical Laboratory Professionals

Diagnostic Imaging Professionals

Learning Modules

I care for patients and families in a critical care unit/emergency department setting

I care for patients and families in a ward setting

*** Please note that the TGLN eLearning platform has been optimized to run on Google Chrome and Internet Explorer 9 (or later). TGLN has endeavored to ensure maximum compatibility on other browsers, and appreciates your understanding should the functions of the module not be fully compatible with systems outside the recommended browsers. Please note that the TGLN eLearning module may not be fully compatible behind certain firewalls.

Wait List, Organ Offers and Allocation Policies

This document provides the provincial policies relating to wait listing, wait times, organ offers and allocation to the deceased donor waiting list. These policies apply to all transplant candidates and recipients of organs from deceased donors.
This document is updated regularly to reflect new or amended policies.

Wait List, Organ Offers and Allocation Policies

Transplantation Referral and Listing Criteria

The following patient referral and listing criteria are guidelines which Health Care Providers would utilize to refer a patient to a transplant centre for assessment and assess the suitability of potential candidates for various types of transplantation.

 
Multi-Organ
Ontario’s Multi-Organ Kidney Transplantation Referral and
Listing Guidelines
Ontario’s Referral and Listing Criteria for Adult Pancreas-After-Kidney Transplantation
Ontario’s Referral and Listing Criteria for Adult Simultaneous
Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation

Kidney
Ontario’s Referral Guidelines for Adult Kidney Transplantation
Ontario’s Listing Guidelines for Adult Kidney Transplantation
Ontario’s Referral and Listing Criteria for Paediatric Kidney Transplantation

Pancreas
Ontario’s Referral and Listing Criteria for Adult Pancreas Alone Transplantation
Ontario’s Referral and Listing Criteria for Pancreatic Islet Transplantation

Liver
Ontario’s Adult Referral and Listing Criteria for Liver
Transplantation
Ontario’s Paediatric Referral and Listing Criteria for Liver Transplantation
Intestine
Ontario’s Adult Referral and Listing Criteria for Intestine Transplantation
Ontario’s Paediatric Referral and Listing Criteria for Intestine Transplantation

Lung
Ontario’s Adult Referral Criteria for Lung Transplantation
Ontario’s Adult Listing Criteria for Lung Transplantation
Ontario’s Paediatric Referral Criteria for Lung Transplantation
Ontario’s Paediatric Listing Criteria for Lung Transplantation

Heart
Ontario’s Adult Referral Criteria for Heart Transplantation
Ontario’s Adult Listing Criteria for Heart Transplantation
Ontario’s Paediatric Referral Criteria for Heart Transplantation
Ontario’s Paediatric Listing Criteria for Heart Transplantation
Heart Valve Transplantation

Tissue
Ontario’s Referral and Listing Criteria for Corneal Transplantation
Ontario’s Referral and Listing Criteria for Fresh Tissue Transplantation



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