Courtney and Brittany are joined by kidney transplant recipient and philanthropist, Salah Bachir, his husband, Jacob Yerex, and UHN’s Physician in Chief, Dr. Ed Cole. They discuss Salah’s seven years on dialysis prior to transplant, the inspiration for the Bachir Yerex Family Dialysis Centre, and what Dr. Cole sees for the future of kidney transplantation and dialysis. Also in this episode, a brainstorming session about the concept of an anonymous donor line, Courtney and Brittany love astrology, and Salah reveals the secret to a nightshift nurse’s heart (spoiler alert, it involves a lot of fried chicken).
In this episode
Salah Bachir CM, O.Ont
Salah Bachir is the president emeritus of Cineplex Media, Member of the Order of Ontario, and the Order of Canada. He is a founding member of the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research, a philanthropist whose fundraising leadership has been recognized with named buildings at St. Joseph’s Hospital and The 519 Community Centre, as well as a tireless advocate for LGBTQ2S rights and two-time Pride Grand Marshall.
Jacob Yerex – Canadian Artist jacobyerex.com
Dr. Ed Cole – Physician-in-Chief Dr Charles H. Hollenberg Chair in Medicine
https://www.uhn.ca/PatientsFamilies/Search_Doctors/Pages/doctor_detail.aspx?doctor=55
Kidney Paired Donation Program
https://www.blood.ca/en/organs-issues/living-donation/kidney-paired-donation-program
The Bachir Yerex Family Dialysis Centre
https://supportstjoes.ca/bachir-yerex-family-dialysis-centre-2/
A Gift of Life for Valentine’s Day
https://www.uhn.ca/Transplant/Living_Donor_Program/Centre_for_Living_Organ_Donation/Their_Stories/Pages/Joanne_Kearney_Brendan_Cahill.aspx
