Patients must be referred by their heart specialist to the Heart Transplant Team at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver.

Form: Regional cardiology referral form 

Patients must be referred by their Nephrologist to the Renal Transplant Program at Vancouver General Hospital or St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver.

Form: Kidney transplant referral form

Patients must be referred by their specialist to the Liver Transplant Team at Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver.

For alcohol-associated liver disease, there is no minimum period of abstinence to accept a referral.  Refer to the full BC Clinical Guidelines for Liver Transplantation for more information.

Form: Liver transplant referral form​ (PDF)

Checklist for Transfer of Cirrhotic Patients being Evaluated for Liver Transplant to VGH CTU

Navigational support provided by an Indigenous Patient Navigator (IPN) is available to all Indigenous patients and families who self-identify when referred to the liver transplant program for assessment. An information handout is available for HCPs to distribute to patients.

The liver transplant program has an Indigenous Care Coordinator available to support self-identified Indigenous patients and their families who are receiving liver transplant care. The Indigenous Care Coordinator provides a range of health and mental health navigation, advocacy and support services. Please see this brochure for more details.​

Pancreas transplant patients must be referred by a specialist to the Pancreas Transplant Team at Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver.

Referrals (for either islet with no previous kidney transplant; or islet after kidney transplant) to the BC Islet Transplant Program may come from a referring endocrinologist or from the Renal Transplant program.

Forms:

Pancreas transplant referral form (PDF)

Islet transplant referral form (PDF)

Patients must be referred by their lung specialist to the Lung Transplant Team at Vancouver General Hospital, in Vancouver.

Form: Lung  transplant referral form (PDF)

Pediatric patients must be referred by a specialist to the BC Children's Transplant Clinic.