The Canadian Organ Replacement Registry (CORR) is a health organization started by Canadian

nephrologists Nephrology (from Greek'' nephros'' "kidney", combined with the suffix ''-logy'', "the study of") is a specialty of adult internal medicine and pediatric medicine that concerns the study of the kidneys, specifically normal kidney function (ren ...

and kidney

transplant Transplant or Transplantation may refer to: Sciences *Transplanting a plant from one location to another *Organ transplantation, moving an organ from one body to another *Transplant thought experiment, an experiment similar to Trolley problem *Tra ...

surgeons in 1985 in order to develop the care of patients with

kidney failure Kidney failure, also known as end-stage kidney disease, is a medical condition in which the kidneys can no longer adequately filter waste products from the blood, functioning at less than 15% of normal levels. Kidney failure is classified as eit ...

. In the early 1990s data on

liver The liver is a major Organ (anatomy), organ only found in vertebrates which performs many essential biological functions such as detoxification of the organism, and the Protein biosynthesis, synthesis of proteins and biochemicals necessary for ...

and

heart The heart is a muscular organ in most animals. This organ pumps blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system. The pumped blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the body, while carrying metabolic waste such as carbon dioxide t ...

transplantation were added to the registry. In 1995, CORR entered into an agreement with the Canadian Institute of Health Information to house the registry in CIHI. The board of directors of CORR receives advice from its scientific advisory committee. In recent years a research subcommittee was formed to promote research using data from the registry.

Leadership

Current and past Chairs of the CORR Board of Directors are listed below:http://www.cihi.ca/cihiweb/en/corr_board_list_e.html * 1985–1992 John Jeffrey * 1992–1999 Paul Greig * 1999–2004 Vivian McAlister * 2004–2006 Stanley Fenton * 2006–2008 Joanne Kappel * 2008–2010 John Gill

References

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External links

CORR websiteCIHI website
Medical and health organizations based in Canada Organizations established in 1985 Organ donation 1985 establishments in Canada