Brain Death Declaration

Title:

Brain Death Declaration: Moving Toward Better Quality and Uniformity

When:

Wednesday, August 17,2016
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Eastern Time

Moderator/Speakers:

Hedi Aguiar RN, MSN, CCRN-K - Moderator
Director, Programs and Communications
Organ Donation & Transplantation Alliance

David M. Greer, MD, MA, FCCM, FAHA, FNCS, FAAN, FANA - Speaker
Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Vice Chair of Neurology
Yale University School of Medicine

J. Javier Provencio, MD, FCCM, FAAN, FNCS - Speaker
Associate Professor in Neurology, Neurosurgery, and the Center for Brain Immunology and Glia (Department of Neuroscience), University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Fernando D. Goldenberg, MD - Speaker
Clinical Associate of Neurology, Co-Director, Neuroscience ICU
University of Chicago

Purpose/Goal:

The goal of this webinar is to prepare physicians to accurately and consistently declare brain death through the uniform application of the American Academy of Neurology Practice Parameters and to educate critical care personnel who assist in or observe the process.

Target Audience:

This webinar is for physicians and other healthcare professionals who participate in the declaration of death process.

Learning Objectives:

Identify the steps needed to perform the clinical brain death examination and apnea test.
Implement strategies to aid the completion of a brain death exam according to the AAN Practice Parameters.
Identify the prerequisites and ancillary tests required or recommended to declare brain death.
Develop a process to accurately document the declaration of brain death.
Assess the significance and impact of inconsistent state laws on the declaration of death.