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
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
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
Astrid De Souza, MSc, BSc
  • Affiliate Investigator and ACSM Clinical Exercise Physiologist at BC Children's Hospital
Lorraine Hamiwka
Lorraine Hamiwka, MD
  • Associate Professor, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
  • Pediatric Nephrologist, Alberta Children’s Hospital
Donna Hart
Donna Hart
  • Patient partner (heart transplant recipient)
Kelly Kleinschmidt
Kelly Kleinschmidt
  • Patient partner (liver transplant recipient)
  • Membership Director, Canadian Transplant Association
Nicholas Bourgeois
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
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.