Topic
Controversies in Brain Death Declaration: Who Is Really Most Sincerely Dead?

Moderator:
Joseph Melvin, DO, FAAP, attending physician, Deptartment of Child Neurology, ethics committee co-chair, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children

Panelists:
Erin Cohen, MD, fellow, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children

Susan Schmidt, DO, attending physician, Pediatric Critical Care, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children; assistant professor of pediatrics

Reverend Noah W. Reid III, BA, M Div, Th M, Office of the Chaplain, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children

Kathy Hemlsey-Webb BSN, RN, CCRN, Nursing Department, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children

Nicholas Harris, MD, Fellow Physician, Department of Neurology, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children

Rebecca Malfara, MSW, Department of Social Work, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children

Learning Objectives

• Define brain death/death by neurologic criteria (BD/DNC)
• Describe the process of a brain death declaration
• Discuss the ethical and legal considerations in declaring brain death/death by neurologic criteria (BD/DNC)

Target Audience
Physicians, nurse practitioners, nursing personnel, fellows, residents, medical students and other health care professionals who take care of children

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