Physical activity in the transplant journey


Caring for a young one?
Learn about the importance of physical activity and discover different types of exercises that are suitable for pediatric transplant recipients.
Our team

Tania Janaudis-Ferreira
BScPT, MSc, PhD
Dr. Tania Janaudis-Ferreira is an Associate Professor at the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy at McGill University.

Sunita Mathur
PT, PhD
Dr. Sunita Mathur is co-founder and co-lead of CAN-RESTORE. She is a physiotherapist and Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Therapy at Queen’s University.
Our steering committee

Astrid De Souza,
MSc, BSc
- Affiliate Investigator and ACSM Clinical Exercise Physiologist at BC Children's Hospital

Lorraine Hamiwka,
MD
- Associate Professor, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
- Pediatric Nephrologist, Alberta Children’s Hospital

Donna Hart
- Patient partner (heart transplant recipient)

Kelly Kleinschmidt
- Patient partner (liver transplant recipient)
- Membership Director, Canadian Transplant Association

Nicholas Bourgeois,
PT, MSc
- Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Rehabilitation, University of Montreal
- Physiotherapist, Lung Transplant Program, Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM)

Tracy Fuller,
BSc, MSc
- Kinesiologist, Multi Organ Transplant Unit at London Health Sciences Centre in London, Ontario
Questions?
Check out our page of frequently asked questions (FAQs) to find answers to some commonly asked questions.