Recordings from the CCCF 2018 Deceased Donation Scientific Symposium now available online

Canadian Blood Services, Trillium Gift of Life Network and the Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program partnered to host the Deceased Organ Donation Symposium that took place at the Critical Care Canada Forum (CCCF) on November 7 – 8, 2018.

The CCCF is a national forum attended by hundreds of health care professionals, primarily physicians, working in critical care. The Deceased Organ Donation Symposium is an opportunity for these health care professionals to engage in discussions about relevant and emerging topics in deceased donation.

A key event at the symposium was the unopposed plenary on brain death. Recent legal cases that challenge the acceptance of brain death as death are concerning to the critical care community. To better understand the issues surrounding brain death, experts presented medical, legal, ethical and international perspectives. 

The two-day symposium program reviewed the changing demographics of deceased organ donors; provided updates on evolving donation science, clinical leading practices, and advancements in perfusion technology; and highlighted new research on physician attitudes toward organ donation as well as donor family experiences along the donation pathway. 

Having generated much esteem and excitement, the brain death plenary and symposium sessions were recorded to ensure those who were unable to attend have the opportunity to access and share this important information. Videos from this session are now available on Canadian Blood Services' professional education website. 

Canadian Critical Care Forum (CCCF) – Deceased Donation Scientific Symposium 2018 - Videos

Videos from this session were recorded in partnership with Trillium Gift of Life Network and the Canadian National Transplant Research Program at The Canadian Critical Care Forum between November 6 to 9, 2018. 

View videos here

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