2013 Annual Meeting | Controversies in Brain Death Determination

Date Friday 03/22/13

Time 06:30 AM - 08:30 AM Add To Calendar

Session Format This program will be presented both in-person and online

On Demand This program is not expected to be available in the meeting's On Demand product.

Event Type Seminar

Director(s) Owen B. Samuels, MD, FAAN

Topic(s) General Neurology/Neurology of Systemic Disease

Learning Objectives Participants should become familiar with current guideline recommendations for the determination of brain death in adults and children; understand current clinical and ethical controversies; understand proper performance of and interpretation of clinical brain death examinations and ancillary testing; and recognize potential confounding variables in brain death determination.

CME Available No CME available

Recommended Audience General Neurologist, Specialist Neurologist

Teaching Styles Didactic

Event Timeline
06:30 AM - 06:45 AM		Introduction Owen B. Samuels, MD, FAAN
06:45 AM - 07:15 AM		Reversible Brain Death: But We Followed the Guidelines Adam Webb, MD, FAAN
07:15 AM - 07:45 AM		What Does It Mean to Be Dead, and Why Should It Matter? Robert Truog, MD
07:45 AM - 08:15 AM		New Data on the Physiological Coherence of the Whole Brain Formulation of Death and Its Implications Jeffrey I. Frank, MD, FAAN, David M. Greer, MD, FAAN
08:15 AM - 08:30 AM		Questions and Discussion Owen B. Samuels, MD, FAAN

Faculty Disclosures
Owen B. Samuels, MD, FAAN	Dr. Samuels has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care.
David M. Greer, MD, FAAN	Dr. Greer has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for Thieme, Inc. Dr. Greer has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as an Expert Witness for multiple. The institution of Dr. Greer has received research support from Becton, Dickinson and Company. Dr. Greer has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care. Dr. Greer has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care.
Adam Webb, MD, FAAN	Dr. Webb has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as an Expert Witness for Spears Rebman Moore, Williams PC.
Jeffrey I. Frank, MD, FAAN	No disclosure on file
Robert Truog, MD	No disclosure on file