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1 About the Games About the Games The World Transplant Games have been in existence for over 25 years when the first Transplant Olympics were held in Portsmouth, England in At that time, these Games were an international event and included teams from France, Germany, Greece, and the United States. The Games have grown from 100 participants to 1500 representing 55 countries in Nancy, France, in The summer World Transplant Games are held every two years. In the intervening years the Winter Games are staged, the most recent being in Bormio, Italy January 18-25, Currently there are 68 member countries of the World Transplant Games Federation most of which have their own National Transplant Sports organizations including the Canadian Transplant Association ( In addition to the World Games, there are also many Regional Games throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and in the future South America and Africa. The competitors are unique in that each one of them is alive as a result of a successful organ transplant. Competitors must be medically fit with no significant complications of chronic organ failure or immunosuppressive therapy. World Transplant Games competitors demonstrate the level of health and vitality that can be achieved after transplantation. The Games embrace all ages, anyone from four 80 years old who have received a lifesaving organ transplant more than one year before the Games. Photos supplied by Mike Brown, London, Canada

2 Information 2005 World Transplant Games Information The World Transplant Games represent the largest organ donor awareness event in the world. The XV World Transplant Games is a nine day series of athletic events. The 2005 World Transplant Games will take place July 16 24, 2005 in London, Ontario, Canada. These Olympic style and International Olympic Committee endorsed games will attract more than 2,000 participants from more than 55 countries. Sports at the XV World Transplant Games in London include: 5 Pin Bowling, 10 Pin Bowling, Badminton, Cycling, Golf, Lawn Bowls, Mini Marathon, Rowing, Squash, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Athletics (Track and Field), and Volleyball. Fujisawa Children s Program The 2005 World Transplant Games is expected to attract children competitors ages 13 and younger from around the world. A goal of the London Games is to encourage the participation of transplant children and therefore the London Organizing Committee will subsidize the registration fee for the first 150 child competitors. Children must have had their transplant, (liver, heart, lungs, kidney, or bone marrow), at least one year before the date of the Opening Ceremonies for the Games. The Fujisawa Children's Program will include sport competitions (Athletics, Swimming, and Bowling) as well as tours, attractions and recreational events. The program is designed to increase the number of children who participate in the World Transplant Games and to demonstrate that a healthy, active lifestyle is attainable after transplantation. These young transplant recipients will join their adult counterparts to send a message of thanks to the organ donor families and encourage others to consider organ and tissue donation. Children from around the globe are invited to meet others who have gone through the same experience, celebrate life, and show the world that organ donation and transplantation works!

3 Important Dates Important Dates in Transplantation CANADIAN FIRSTS 1956 heart valves are transplanted for the first time worldwide (Toronto, Ontario) 1956 heart valves are transplanted for the first time worldwide (Toronto, Ontario) 1958 living-related kidney transplant (Montreal, Quebec) 1963 Canada s first kidney transplant using a cadaveric donor (deceased person) (Montreal, Quebec) 1968 heart transplant (Montreal, Quebec) 1970 liver transplant (Montreal, Quebec) 1974 bone marrow transplant (Toronto, Ontario) 1983 lung transplant (Toronto, Ontario), which was the first successful lung transplant in the world 1983 first heart-lung transplant in Canada (London, Ontario) 1986 double lung transplant (Toronto, Ontario), the world s first successful double lung transplant 1988 liver-bowel transplant (London, Ontario), which was the first successful liver-bowel transplant worldwide 1993 living-related liver transplant (London, Ontario) is done for the first time in Canada when a parent donates a portion of her liver to her son 1995 pig liver tissue is used temporarily to keep a patient alive until a human liver became available for transplant (Montreal, Quebec) 1999 first double lung transplant using living donors (two people each donated part of a lung to the recipient) (Winnipeg, Manitoba) 2000 first adult-to-adult living liver transplant done in Canada (London, Ontario) INTERNATIONAL MILESTONES 1682 first bone transplant (using a piece of dog skull) 1881 first skin transplant 1906 first cornea transplant reported 1908 successful knee joint transplant 1936 kidney transplants in humans are tried (Russia) 1943 dialysis machine developed 1954 first successful kidney transplant between identical twins (Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston,MA) 1956 heart valves are transplanted for the first time worldwide (Toronto, Ontario) 1962 introduction of the anti-rejection drug, Imuran (azathioprine) 1962 first successful kidney transplant using a cadaveric donor (Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston MA) 1963 liver transplantation is tried 1963 lung transplantation is attempted 1966 first successful pancreas transplant (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis,Minnesota) OVER

4 Important Dates Important Dates in Transplantation INTERNATIONAL MILESTONES (CON T) 1967 first successful liver transplant (University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado) 1967 first successful heart transplant (Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa) 1968 first attempt at heart-lung transplantation 1969 artificial heart implanted (Texas Heart Institute) 1978 cyclosporine introduced in England as a new immunosuppressant (anti-rejection drug) for patients 1981 first successful heart-lung transplant (Stanford Medical Center, Stanford, California) 1983 lung transplant (Toronto, Ontario), which was the first successful lung transplant in the world 1985 first patient to survive an artificial heart implant as a bridge to transplant (University of Arizona, Tucson,) 1985 the international Council of the Transplantation Society issues guidelines prohibiting the buying or selling of organs and tissues 1986 double lung transplant (Toronto, Ontario), the world s first successful double lung transplant 1988 liver-bowel transplant (London, Ontario), which was the first successful liver-bowel transplant worldwide 1988 two patients are transplanted when a donated liver is cut in half (Paul Brousse Hospital, Villejuif, France) 1989 a child receives a portion of the parent s liver for the first living liver donation (Sao Paulo, Brazil) 1989 the First International Congress on Ethics, Justice, and Commerce in Transplantation is held in Ottawa, Canada, with consensus on a number of resolutions 1990 a new anti-rejection drug, FK506, becomes available 1990 girl, 12, receives part of her mother s lung for the first living-donor lung transplant. (Stanford Medical Center, Stanford, California) 1993 a heart transplant patient died suddenly, and this heart was then transplanted into another patient (one heart has supported three lives) (University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland) 1995 a patient with Gardner s syndrome has all his abdominal organs removed in order to receive a new kidney, pancreas, stomach, liver, large and small bowel, and one iliac artery (University of Miami, Miami, Florida) 1997 the Multi-Organ Transplant Program at London Health Sciences Centre transplants the liver, bowel, stomach, and pancreas into a 5-month-old infant, the world s youngest recipient of a multi-organ transplant 1999 a double transplant was performed when a son gave part of his liver and one of his kidneys to his father (Sao Paulo, Brazil) 2000 the islet transplantation team at University of Alberta Hospital made international news with the release of the Edmonton Protocol, for treatment of type I diabetes (Edmonton, Alberta) 2003 doctors at the Charité Hospital simultaneously transplanted 8 organs (liver, pancreas, stomach, duodenum, small intestine, partial large intestine, kidney and adrenal gland) to treat Crohn s disease in a 36-year-old woman (Berlin, Germany) *Compilation courtesy of London Health Sciences Centre Multi-Organ Transplant Program

5 Facts & Stats: Facts & Stats: The Need for Organ Donation There are 4,000 Canadians who are waiting for an organ transplant to save or improve their lives. Last year, only 1,803 transplants were performed so many patients remain on the waiting list. Unfortunately, 195 Canadians died while waiting for an organ transplant. In Canada, three-quarters of the patients on the waiting list need a kidney transplant. Almost half of transplant recipients are between 45 to 64 years of age. Most recipients are male (65 per cent). In the United States, 57,000 people are waiting for organs, many of them children. A new name is added to the transplant waiting list every 16 minutes, and nine people each day die waiting. In the United Kingdom, more than 5,000 are waiting for transplants; in Germany, 39,000; in Japan, 170,000. Canadian transplant patients are living longer as a result of improvements in surgical techniques and organ preservation, advances in anti-rejection drugs, and better care during hospitalization. In 2001, there were 420 cadaveric organ donors in Canada for a national rate of 13.5 donors per million population. Newfoundland had the highest provincial rate with 28 donors per million. Most donors (77 per cent) donate more than one organ or tissue. According to the Canadian Organ Replacement Register, death usually results from an intracranial event (49 per cent), such as a stroke, brain aneurysm or cerebral hemorrhage. The second leading cause of death is motor vehicle collision (21 per cent). The average age of donors has increased steadily. In 2000, cadaveric organ donors ranged in age from under one year to 84 years old, with an average age of 39 years. A report by David Baxter and Jim Smerdon, Donation matters: demographics and organ transplants in Canada, , reveals some interesting findings. It appears that Canada s low rate of organ donation in comparison to other countries (for example, Spain s rate is 34) is not a result of lack of generosity or altruism but because of better health practices. For example, Canada s death rate from automobile accidents is 50 per cent of what it is in Spain and the United States. Furthermore, deaths from gunshot wounds in this country are three times less than in the United States. Also, Canadians are more likely to receive timely and effective treatment for strokes and aneurysms than people in many other countries. These factors reduce the opportunities for obtaining organs.

6 Venues & Events Event & Venue Listing DAY 1 Saturday, July 16, 2005 Arrival & Registration University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond St. DAY 3 Monday, July 18, Pin Bowling Palasad South, 141 Pine Valley Boulevard 5 Pin / 10 Pin Bowling Fleetway Bowling, 720 Proudfoot Lane Cycling Time Trial Springbank Park, Commissioners & North Talbot Rd Rowing Fanshawe Lake, 1424 Clarke Road Squash Town & Country Fitness & Racquet Club, 1235 Hyde Park Road DAY 5 Wednesday, July 20, 2005 Badminton Fanshawe College, 1460 Oxford Street East Swimming Canada Games Aquatic Centre, 1045 Wonderland Rd Tennis Greenhills Country Club, 4838 Colonel Talbot Rd DAY 7 Friday, July 22, 2005 Lawn Bowls Elmwood Lawn Bowls Club, 17 1 /2 Edward Street Athletics (Track & Field) TD Waterhouse Stadium University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street * For directions or maps please contact the Games Office. DAY 2 Sunday, July 17, 2005 Opening Ceremonies John Labatt Centre, 99 Dundas Street DAY 4 Tuesday, July 19, 2005 Cycling 20km Road Race Springbank Park, Commissioners & North Talbot Rd Mini Marathon University of Western Ontario Campus, 1151 Richmond Street Tennis Greenhills Country Club, 4838 Colonel Talbot Rd Volleyball Fanshawe College, 1460 Oxford Street East DAY 6 Thursday, July 21, 2005 Golf Forest City National Golf Club, Robin s Hill Rd Golf Fanshawe Golf Club, 2835 Sunningdale Road East Lawn Bowls Elmwood Lawn Bowls Club, 17 1 /2 Edward Street Swimming Canada Games Aquatic Centre, 1045 Wonderland Rd Table Tennis Carling Heights Optimist Community Centre, 650 Elizabeth Street DAY 8 Saturday, July 23, 2005 Athletics (Track & Field) TD Waterhouse Stadium, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street Closing Ceremonies TD Waterhouse Stadium, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street Roche Gala Dinner London Convention Centre, 300 York Street