Media Advisory - Minister Aglukkaq to launch new national initiative on transplantation research

OTTAWA, April 19, 2013 /CNW/ - The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, will launch a new national research initiative designed to increase organ and tissue donation rates in Canada and improve the lives of Canadians who receive transplants. Minister Aglukkaq will be joined by researchers Drs. Lori West from the University of Alberta and Marie-Josée Hébert from the Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Hélène Campbell, transplant recipient and organ donor advocate, and local transplant recipients and their families.

Media are invited for a photo opportunity following the announcement.

Who:		The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health Dr. Alain Beaudet, President, Canadian Institutes of Health Research Dr. Duncan Stewart, CEO Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and Vice-President, Research at The Ottawa Hospital Ms. Hélène Campbell, transplant recipient and organ donation advocate Dr. Lori West, Research Director, Alberta Transplant Institute Dr. Marie-Josée Hébert, Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Scientist, Centre de recherche du CHUM (CRCHUM)
When:		Monday, April 22 09:30 a.m.
Where:		Ottawa Hospital Research Institute The Ottawa Hospital General Campus - Critical Care Wing 501 Smyth Avenue, 5^th Floor, Room 5225 Ottawa, ON
		Media are asked to arrive through Entrance W: Critical Care Wing and take the elevators to the 5^th Floor.

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SOURCE: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

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