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Satellite Organizations are rural, remote acute care centres that experience challenges when recruiting nursing staff. Role of the Satellite Organization Hire ONWA nurse for a minimum term of 90 days and a maximum term of 364 days. Allow the OWNA nurse to apply for posted staff vacancies, as...

If you have a passion for nursing and an adventurous spirit, then we would love for you to join the ONWA team! ONWA nurses experience working in both a large teaching facility and different rural health care settings/communities. Nurses who are employed by organizations participating in the ONWA...

Hub Organizations are large teaching centres that generally have abundant recruitment opportunities allowing them to partner with rural remote Satellite Organizations that may experience challenges when recruiting Nursing staff Role of Hub Organization Initiate the ONWA Memorandum of Understanding...

Be a Donor: Online registration Canadian Blood Services: Organ & Tissue Donation & Transplantation Canadian Liver Foundation Canadian Organ Replacement Register Canadian Society of Transplantation Canadian Transplant Association Eye Bank of Canada (Ontario division) Kidney Foundation of Canada...

Thanks to the tremendous leadership provided by our previous directors – Dr. Cal Stiller (1987-1997) and Dr. William Wall (1997-2007) – as well as the current directors, Dr. Anthony Jevnikar and Dr. Patrick Luke, our transplant program developed as a truly multi-disciplinary group. Physicians and...

Osteoporosis (thinning of the bones to the point of brittleness) and osteopenia (decreased bone mass and a precursor to osteoporosis) are newer complications faced by adolescents and adults with CF. Osteoporosis is a disease of the skeleton, resulting in lower bone mass and a reduced bone density...

Nasal polyps are a very common occurrence in people with CF. Studies have estimated that anywhere from 10% to nearly 50% of people with CF have nasal polyps. Nasal polyps are small, sac-like growths consisting of inflamed (swollen) nasal mucosa, which result in masses in the nose. Their exact cause...

CF-related liver disease (CFLD) occurs in up to 30% of people with CF. However, it is only a serious clinical problem in a minority of individuals. Often there is an abnormality of liver function tests and in some of these, some changes in the liver. In a small percentage of patients, cirrhosis...

For information on sexuality and fertility check out the following links: A pamphlet prepared by the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation titled Sexuality and Cystic Fibrosis: Information for Adolescents A pamphlet prepared by the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation titled Sexuality, Fertility and...

When someone with CF develops severe lung disease, the CF team may discuss the option of lung transplantation with the person. The doctor can refer the person to a lung transplant center for evaluation. The transplant centre evaluates the person’s health to determine if a lung transplant is...