Hybrid: Pediatrics Grand Rounds
Friday, October 22, 2021
8:00 AM-9:00 AM
Topic
Navigating the Medical
and Ethical Complexities of Objections to Brain Death
Determination in Children
Presented By
Matthew Kirschen, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Learning Objectives
- Review clinical criteria
for brain death determination in
children
- Discuss medical and
ethical objections to pediatric brain death determination
- Examine methods for how to handle objections to brain death determination
Target Audience
Physicians, nurse practitioners, nursing personnel, fellows, residents, medical students and other health care professionals who take care of children
Accreditation Statement
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