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ForwardJournal Review in Surgical Palliative Care: 2023 Pediatric & Adult Brain Death/Death by Neurologic Criteria Consensus Practice Guideline
Have you ever been confused about the concept of brain death, or struggled to explain brain death to a patient’s family or your fellow clinicians? Join the Behind the Knife Surgical Palliative Care team and our special guest, neurologist & neurointensivist Dr. Sarah Wahlster, as we explore the 2023 Pediatric & Adult Brain Death/Death by Neurologic Criteria Consensus Practice Guideline and what this updated guideline means for our practice in surgical palliative care!1
Target Audience
Nurses
Nurse Practitioners
Physicians
Physician Assistants
Learning Objectives
- Understanding the concept of assent and how it can be helpful in communicating with families of patients who have sustained brain death
- Explaining the main steps required for diagnosis of brain death (prerequisites, clinical exam, apnea testing, ancillary testing)
- Understanding key differences between the 2023 guideline and previous (2010 & 2011) guidelines
- Naming the 3 accepted modalities of ancillary testing for brain death
- Communicating best practices with families of patients who have sustained brain death from the surgical palliative care perspective (consistency of language & messaging; avoidance of phrases such as “life-sustaining treatment”, “comfort-focused measures”)
Durham, NC
27705
United States
- Dr. Katie O'Connell
- Virginia Wang
- Sarah Wahlster
- AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)
- ANCC
- Attendance
- JA Credit - AH
Available Credit
- 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
- 0.75 ANCC
- 0.75 Attendance
- 0.75 JA Credit - AH
- 0.75 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™