2023 Annual Meeting | C60 - Skills Workshop: Brain Death: How to Perform a Brain Death Evaluation, Avoid Pitfalls, and Convey the News to the Family

Date Sunday 04/23/23

Time 01:00 PM - 05:30 PM EST Add To Calendar

Session Format This program will be presented in-person only

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

Event Type Skills Workshop

Director(s) David M. Greer, MD, FAAN

Topic(s) Neuro Trauma and Critical Care

Learning Objectives Participants should learn the proper methods of determining death by neurologic criteria, as well as become familiar with the areas of controversy, strict methods of clinical testing including apnea testing, as well as when to get an ancillary test and how to interpret it.

CME Available 4.00 CME credits

Core Competencies Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, Medical Knowledge, Practice-based Learning and Improvement, Systems-based Practice, Quality Improvement

Program Level Intermediate

Recommended Audience Fellow, Resident, General Neurologist, Specialist Neurologist, Non-neurologist, Advanced Practice Provider, Neurohospitalist, Medical Student

Teaching Styles Case-based, Didactic, Audience Participation

Event Timeline
01:00 PM - 01:10 PM EST	Introduction	Introduction David M. Greer, MD, FAAN
01:10 PM - 02:00 PM EST	Speaker	Brain Death Evaluation Lecture with Video Demonstrations David M. Greer, MD, FAAN
02:00 PM - 02:45 PM EST	Speaker	Difficult Cases - Vignettes Ariane Lewis, MD, FAAN
02:00 PM - 02:45 PM EST	Speaker	Manikin Simulation David M. Greer, MD, FAAN, Panayiotis N. Varelas, MD, PhD, FAAN, Matthew Kirschen, MD, PhD, FAAN
02:45 PM - 03:00 PM EST	Break	Break
03:00 PM - 03:45 PM EST	Speaker	Difficult Cases Ariane Lewis, MD, FAAN
03:00 PM - 03:45 PM EST	Speaker	Manikin Simulation David M. Greer, MD, FAAN, Panayiotis N. Varelas, MD, PhD, FAAN, Matthew Kirschen, MD, PhD, FAAN
03:45 PM - 04:00 PM EST	Break	Break
04:00 PM - 04:30 PM EST	Speaker	How to Approach Families and What to Tell Them - Accommodation and Difficult Discussions Matthew Kirschen, MD, PhD, FAAN
04:30 PM - 05:00 PM EST	Q&A	Controversies in Brain Death, Questions, Answers, and Discussion David M. Greer, MD, FAAN, Panayiotis N. Varelas, MD, PhD, FAAN, Matthew Kirschen, MD, PhD, FAAN, Ariane Lewis, MD, FAAN

Faculty Disclosures
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.
Ariane Lewis, MD, FAAN	Dr. Lewis has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for Seminars in Neurology. Dr. Lewis 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 Journal of Clinical Neuroscience.
Panayiotis N. Varelas, MD, PhD, FAAN	Dr. Varelas has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as a Consultant for UCB. Dr. Varelas has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as a Consultant for Astra Zeneca -Alexion - Portola. Dr. Varelas has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for UCB. Dr. Varelas has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Astra Zeneca- Alexion-Portola. Dr. Varelas has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for BrainsGate. Dr. Varelas has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Marinus. Dr. Varelas has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for UCB. The institution of Dr. Varelas has received research support from Alexion. The institution of Dr. Varelas has received research support from Marinus. The institution of Dr. Varelas has received research support from Bayer. Dr. Varelas has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care. An immediate family member of Dr. Varelas has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as a Rep to the RUC meeting with AAN. Dr. Varelas has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Speaker at the Annual Meeting with AAN. Dr. Varelas has a non-compensated relationship as a President - Past President with Neurocritical Care Society that is relevant to AAN interests or activities.
Matthew Kirschen, MD, PhD, FAAN	The institution of Dr. Kirschen has received research support from NIH.