Peer-reviewed publications (2018-Current)

Links to recent peer-reviewed publications related to initiatives and programs are listed below:

Peer-reviewed publications (2018-Current)

  1. Hypoxic-ischemic spinal cord injury following resuscitated cardiac arrest: a case series and rapid literature review Francoeur, C., Hornby, L., Lehr, A., Alkharusi, A., Gordon Boyd, J., Saint Martin, C., Poulin, C., Slater, F., Kirschen, M.P., Shemie, S.D. Can J Anesth / J Can Anesth  (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-025-02937-z

  2. Organ donation after death determination by circulatory criteria: family members' experiences with withdrawal of life-sustaining measures in Canadian intensive care units Sarti, A., Sutherland, S., Meade, M., Weiss, M.J., Dhanani, S., Lotherington, K.M., Landriault, A., Vanderspank-Wright, B., Valiani, S., Keenan, S., Kramer, A.H., Beed, S., Brennan, J., Cardinal, P., Chassé, M., Nickerson, P., Shemie, S.D., Canadian Critical Care Trials Group (CCCTG). Can J Anaesth/J Can Anesth (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-025-02978-4

  3. Ethical issues in normothermic regional perfusion in controlled organ donation after determination of death by circulatory criteria: A scoping review Murphy, N.B., Slessarev, M., Basmaji, J., Blackstock, L., Blaszak, M., Brahmania, M., Chandler, J.A., Dhanani, S., Gaulton, M., Gross, J.A., Healey, A., Lingard, L., Ott, M., Shemie, S.D., Weijer, C. Transplantation (2025). https://doi.org/10.1097/tp.0000000000005161

  4. Feasibility and optimization of Donation Advisor: a decision support tool for deceased organ donation and transplantationDhanani, S., Ramchandani, R., Allan, J., Hudek, N., Herry, C.L., Scales, N., Adhikari, N.K.J., Brehaut, J.C., Burns, K., Chassé, M., Iyengar, A., Meade, M.O., Ramsay, T., Scales, D.C., Selzner, M., Sener, A., Slessarev, M., Talbot, H., Weiss, M.J., Zaltzmann, J., Seely, A.J.E. Transplant Direct (2025). https://doi.org/10.1097/txd.0000000000001748

  5. Canadian Highly Sensitized Patient Program report: A 1000 kidney transplants story Shamseddin, M.K., Paraskevas, S., Mainra, R., Maru, K., Piggott, B., Jagusic, D., Yetzer, K., Gunaratnam, L., Ribic, C., Kim, J., Singh, S., Hoar, S., Ramesh Prasad, G.V., Masse, M., Houde, I., Khalili, M., West, K., Liwski, R., Martin, S., Gogan, N., Karpinski, M., Monroy-Cuadros, M., Gourishankar, S., Johnston, O., Lan, J., Nguen, C., Gill, J., Pâquet, M. Can J Kidney Health Dis (2024). https://doi.org/10.1177/20543581241306811

  6. Nova Scotia’s deemed consent for deceased organ donation: Family member perspectives and experiences in the ICU setting Sarti, A.J., Sutherland, S., Weiss, M.J., Landry, A., Hemming, H., Dirk, J., Lotherington, K., Beed, S. Transplant Direct (2024). https://doi.org/10.1097/txd.0000000000001713

  7. Characteristics and practices of high-performing centers in organ donor identification and referral: A qualitative study Rotteau, L., Vaillancourt, S., Magaz, M., Lo, L., Wong, B.M., Lalani, J., Shemie, S.D., Zavalkoff, S. Can J Kidney Health Dis (2024). https://doi.org/10.1177/20543581241276362

  8. Organ donation in Canadian PICUs: A cross-sectional survey, 2021-2022 Lee, L.A., Martin, D., Mahoney, M., James, L., Avitzur, Y., Carroll, A., Piggott, B., Tomlinson, C., Urschel, S., Hamiwka, L. Pediatr Crit Care Med (2024). https://doi.org/10.1097/pcc.0000000000003404

  9. Organ donation following medical assistance in dying, Part I: a scoping review of legal and ethical aspectsSilva e Silva, V., Silva, A.M., Rochon, A., Lotherington, K., Hornby, L., Wind, T., Bollen, J., Wilson, L.C., Sarti, A.J., Dhanani, S. JBI Evid Synth (2024). https://doi.org/10.11124/jbies-22-00143

  10. Organ donation following medical assistance in dying, Part II: a scoping review of existing processes and proceduresSilva e Silva, V., Silva, A.M., Rochon, A., Lotherington, K., Hornby, L., Wind, T., Bollen, J., Wilson, L.C., Sarti, A.J., Dhanani, S. JBI Evid Synth (2024). https://doi.org/10.11124/jbies-22-00140

  11. Advancing the scientific basis for determining death in controlled organ donation after circulatory determination of deathMurphy, N.B., Shemie, S.D., Capron, A., Truog, R.D., Nakagawa, T., Healey, A., Gofton, T., Bernat, J.L., Fenton, K., Khush, K., Schwartz, B., Wall, S. Transplantation (2024). https://doi.org/10.1097/tp.0000000000005002

  12. Beliefs of physician directors on the management of devastating brain injuries at the Canadian emergency department and intensive care unit interface: a national site-level survey
    Wtorek, P., Weiss, M.J., Singh, J.M., Hrymak, C., Chochinov, A., Grunau, B., Paunovic, B., Shemie, S.D., Lalani, J., Piggott, B., Stempien, J., Archambault, P., Seleseh, P., Fowler, R., Leeies, M. Beliefs of physician directors on the management of devastating brain injuries at the Canadian emergency department and intensive care unit interface: a national site-level survey. Can J Anesth/J Can Anesth (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-024-02749-7

  13. Navigating crossroads: exploring organ donation following medical assistance in dying Silva e Silva, Vanessa1; Silva, Amina Regina1; Lotherington, Ken2; Dhanani, Sonny3. Navigating crossroads: exploring organ donation following medical assistance in dying. JBI Evidence Synthesis 22(2):p 153-154, February 2024. | DOI: 10.11124/JBIES-23-00472 

  14. Donor audits in deceased organ donation: a scoping review | Vérifications des donneurs et donneuses dans le don d’organes après le décès : une étude de portée  Amina Silva, PhD . Jehan Lalani, MHA . Lee James, MN . Shauna O’Donnell, MSc . Alexandre Amar-Zifkin, MLIS . Sam D. Shemie, MD . Samara Zavalkoff, MD Can J Anesth/J Can Anesth https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-023-02613-0 

  15. Is the process of withdrawal of life-sustaining measures in the intensive care unit different for deceased organ donors compared with other dying patients? A secondary analysis of prospectively collected data - PubMed (nih.gov)
     
  16. Deceased organ and tissue donation after medical assistance in dying: 2023 updated guidance for policy  Kim Wiebe, Lindsay C. Wilson, Ken Lotherington, Caitlin Mills, Sam D. Shemie and James Downar; for the Organ and Tissue Donation After Medical Assistance in Dying – Guidance for Policy forum participants  CMAJ June 26, 2023 195 (25) E870-E878; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.230108

  17. Sociodemographic Variables in Canadian Organ Donation Organizations: A Health Information Survey Leeies, Murdoch MD, MSc; Ho, Julie MD; Wilson, Lindsay C. MHA; Lalani, Jehan MHA; James, Lee BSN, MN; Carta, Tricia RN, MN; Gruber, Jackie BA, MSc; Shemie, Sam D. MD; Hrymak, Carmen MD, MScHQ. Transplantation Direct 9(7):p e1494, July 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001494

  18. A Brain-based Definition of Death and Evidence based Criteria for its Determination after Arrest of Circulation or Neurologic Function in Canada: a 2023 clinical practice guideline Shemie, S.D., Wilson, L.C., Hornby, L. et al.

  19. Editors’ Note: The evolution of critical care content in the Journal and a “special” Special Issue Schwarz, S.K.W., Jones, P.M. Can J Anesth/J Can Anesth (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-023-02406-5

  20. Answering global challenges to the determination of death: consensus-building leadership from Canada Gardiner, D., Greer, D.M., Bernat, J.L. et al. Can J Anesth/J Can Anesth (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-023-02423-4

  21. An updated practice guideline for death determination: one giant leap for the field led by Canada Greer, D.M. Can J Anesth/J Can Anesth (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-023-02405-6

  22. What does "brainstem death" mean? A review of international protocols Spears WE, Lewis A, Bakkar A, Kreiger-Benson E, Kumpfbeck A, Liebman J, Sung G, Torrance S, Shemie SD, Greer DM. Can J Anaesth. 2023 May 2. English. doi: 10.1007/s12630-023-02428-z. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37131037

  23. Brain-based arterial pulse pressure threshold for death determination: a systematic review Lalgudi Ganesan, S., Hornby, L., Weiss, M. et al. Can J Anesth/J Can Anesth (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-023-02425-2

  24. Delayed recovery from severe refractory intracranial hypertension due to expansion of skin and pericranium stretch after decompressive craniectomy Cunan ET, Dudley RWR, Shemie SD. Can J Anaesth. 2023 May 2. English. doi: 10.1007/s12630-023-02429-y. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37131036

  25. Ancillary investigations for death determination in infants and children: a systematic review and meta-analysis McKinnon NK, Maratta C, Zuckier LS, Boyd JG, Chassé M, Hornby L, Kramer A, Kromm J, Mooney OT, Muthusami P, Nitulescu R, Park J, Slessarev M, Basmaji J. Can J Anaesth. 2023 May 2. English. doi: 10.1007/s12630-023-02418-1. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37131035

  26. Infratentorial brain injury and death by neurologic criteria in Canada: a narrative review Shemie, S.D., Briard, J.N., Boyd, J.G. et al. Can J Anesth/J Can Anesth (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-023-02427-0

  27. Diagnostic test accuracy for cessation of circulation during death determination: a systematic review Klowak, J.A., Nguyen, AL.V., Malik, A. et al. Can J Anesth/J Can Anesth (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-023-02424-3

  28. Ancillary radionuclide perfusion studies in the determination of death by neurologic criteria: methods, interpretation, and lexicon-a user guide for the clinician Zuckier LS, McKinnon NK. Can J Anaesth. 2023 May 2. English. doi: 10.1007/s12630-023-02420-7. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37131034

  29. Diagnostic accuracy of ancillary tests for death by neurologic criteria: a systematic review and meta-analysis Neves Briard, J., Nitulescu, R., Lemoine, É. et al. Can J Anesth/J Can Anesth (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-023-02426-1

  30. Radionuclide scintigraphy as an ancillary test for death determination in infants under 2 months of age McKinnon, N.K., Basmaji, J. Can J Anesth/J Can Anesth (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-023-02419-0

  31. The reticular activating system: a narrative review of discovery, evolving understanding, and relevance to current formulations of brain death Taran, S., Gros, P., Gofton, T. et al. Can J Anesth/J Can Anesth (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-023-02421-6

  32. Autoresuscitation after circulatory arrest: an updated systematic review Zorko, D.J., Shemie, J., Hornby, L. et al. Can J Anesth/J Can Anesth (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-023-02411-8

  33. Knowledge gaps in the definition and determination of death Maitre G, Shemie SD, Baker A, Chassé M, Hornby L, Sarti AJ, Teitelbaum J, Dhanani S. Can J Anaesth. 2023 May 2. doi: 10.1007/s12630-023-02422-5. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37131033

  34. Nontherapeutic research with imminently dying and recently deceased study populations: addressing practical and ethical challenges Murphy, N.B., Weijer, C., Lalgudi Ganesan, S. et al. Can J Anesth/J Can Anesth (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-023-02414-5

  35. Legal considerations for the definition of death in the 2023 Canadian Brain-Based Definition of Death Clinical Practice Guideline Chandler, J.A., Pope, T.M. Can J Anesth/J Can Anesth (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-023-02410-9

  36. Consent for determination of death by neurologic criteria in Canada: an analysis of legal and ethical authorities, and consensus-based working group recommendations Pope TM, Chandler JA, Hartwick M. Can J Anaesth. 2023 May 2. English. doi: 10.1007/s12630-023-02430-5. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37131032

  37. Trust and conflict in death determination—reflections on the legacy of Taquisha McKitty Stewart, S., McKitty, A., Chidwick, P. et al. Can J Anesth/J Can Anesth (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-023-02443-0

  38. Balancing values: implications of a brain-based definition of death for pluralism in Canada Murphy, N.B., Chandler, J.A., Hartwick, M. et al. Can J Anesth/J Can Anesth (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-023-02408-3

  39. Implications of the updated Canadian Death Determination Guidelines for organ donation interventions that restore circulation after determination of death by circulatory criteria Murphy, N.B., Weijer, C., Slessarev, M. et al. Can J Anesth/J Can Anesth (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-023-02413-6

  40. Navigating disagreement and conflict in the context of a brain-based definition of death Simpson C, Lee-Ameduri K, Hartwick M, Shaul RZ, Kanji A, Healey A, Murphy NB, Pope TM. Can J Anaesth. 2023 May 2. English. doi: 10.1007/s12630-023-02417-2. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37131031

  41. Potential pharmacological confounders in the setting of death determined by neurologic criteria: a narrative review Kanji S, Williamson D, Hartwick M. Can J Anaesth. 2023 May 2. English. doi: 10.1007/s12630-023-02415-4. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37131030

  42. Death determination by neurologic criteria-what do families understand? Sarti AJ, Sutherland S, Meade M, Hornby L, Wilson LC, Landriault A, Vanderspank-Wright B, Valiani S, Keenan S, Weiss MJ, Werestiuk K, Beed S, Kramer AH, Kawchuk J, Cardinal P, Dhanani S, Lotherington K, Pagliarello G, Chassé M, Gatien M, Parsons K, Chandler JA, Nickerson P, Shemie S; Canadian Critical Care Trials Group (CCCTG). Can J Anaesth. 2023 May 2. English. doi: 10.1007/s12630-023-02416-3. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37131029

  43. Variability in criteria for death determination in the intensive care unit Shemie, J., Scales, N.B., Sucha, E. et al. Can J Anesth/J Can Anesth (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-023-02412-7

  44. When is a person dead? The Canadian public's understanding of death and death determination: a nationwide survey Sarti AJ, Honarmand K, Sutherland S, Hornby L, Wilson LC, Priestap F, Carignan R, Joanne B, Brewster H, Elliott-Pohl K, Weiss M, Shemie SD. Can J Anaesth. 2023 May 2. English. doi: 10.1007/s12630-023-02409-2. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37131025

  45. Rationale for revisions to the definition of death and criteria for its determination in Canada Murphy NB, Hartwick M, Wilson LC, Simpson C, Shemie SD, Torrance S, Chandler JA. Can J Anaesth. 2023 May 2. English. doi: 10.1007/s12630-023-02407-4. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37131021

  46. Preventable harm in the Canadian organ donation and transplantation system: a descriptive study of missed organ donor identification and referral Zavalkoff S, O'Donnell S, Lalani J, Karam IF, James L, Shemie SD. Can J Anaesth. 2023 Mar 29. doi: 10.1007/s12630-023-02399-1. PMID: 36991298

  47. Disparities in Deceased Donor Kidney Offer Acceptance: A Survey of Canadian Transplant Nephrologists, General Surgeons and Urologists. A. J. Vinson, H. Cardinal, C. Parsons, K. K. Tennankore, R. Mainra, K. Maru, D. Treleaven, J. Gill. 2023 Feb 23. doi: 10.1177/20543581231156855

  48. In reply: Withholding therapeutic interventions in brain(stem) death: is it a self-fulfilling prophecy? Cunan ET, Dudley RWR, Shemie SD. Can J Anaesth. 2022 Sep 12. doi: 10.1007/s12630-022-02326-w. PMID: 36097131 

  49. Paediatric death after withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies: a scoping review protocol. Francoeur C, Hornby L, Silva A, Scales NB, Weiss M, Dhanani S. BMJ Open. 2022 Sep 19;12(9):e064918. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064918.PMID: 36123110 

  50. The Experiences and Perceptions of Organ and Tissue Donation Coordinators Participating in a Team Cohesion and Communication Workshop: An Exploratory Descriptive Qualitative Study. Vanessa Silva e Silva, PhD, RN, Laura Hornby, MSc, Ken Lotherington, BSc., Andrea Rochon, MN, RN, Amina Regina Silva, MN, RN, Hilary Pearson, PhD, MA, Linda MacNutt, MSW, RSW Adrian Robertson, MD Kim Werestiuk, BN, RN, David Kuhl, PhD, MHSc, MD, Peggy John, Sonny Dhanani, BSc (Pharm), MD, FRCPC, and Aimee Sarti, MD. Published in CJCCN.

  51. The experiences of family members of deceased organ donors and suggestions to improve the donation process: a qualitative study Aimee J. Sarti, Stephanie Sutherland, Maureen Meade, Sam Shemie, Angele Landriault, Brandi Vanderspank-Wright, Sabira Valiani, Sean Keenan, Matthew J. Weiss, Kim Werestiuk, Andreas H. Kramer, Joann Kawchuk, Stephen Beed, Sonny Dhanani, Giuseppe Pagliarello, Michaël Chassé, Ken Lotherington, Mary Gatien, Kim Parsons, Jennifer A. Chandler, Peter Nickerson and Pierre Cardinal; for the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group CMAJ August 08, 2022 194 (30) E1054-E1061; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.220508

  52. Quality improvement tools to manage deceased organ donation processes: A scoping review protocol. Silva A, Arora S, Dhanani S, Hornby L, Luctkar-Flude M, Ross-White A, Lotherington K, Rochon A, Wilson L, Latifi M, Giorno L, Silva E Silva V.Nurse Educ Pract. 2022 May;61:103322. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2022.103322. Epub 2022 Mar 5.PMID: 35306317

  53. Clinical evaluation and ancillary testing for the diagnosis of death by neurologic criteria: a cross-sectional survey of Canadian intensivists. Chassé M, Neves Briard J, Yu M, P Carvalho L, W English S, D'Aragon F, Lauzier F, F Turgeon A, Dhanani S, McIntyre L, D Shemie S, Knoll G, Fergusson DA, Anthony SJ, Weiss MJ; Canadian Critical Care Trials Group.Can J Anaesth. 2022 Mar;69(3):353-363. doi: 10.1007/s12630-021-02166-0. Epub 2021 Dec 20.PMID: 34931292 
     
  54. Burnout and compassion fatigue among organ donation coordinators: A Canadian perspective", published in the Spring 2022 issue of the Canadian Journal of Critical Care Nurses. 
     
  55. Predicting time to death after withdrawal of life-sustaining measures using vital sign variability: Derivation and validation. Critical Care Explorations, 4(4). Scales, N. B., Herry, C. L., van Beinum, A., Hogue, M. L., Hornby, L., Shahin, J., Dhanani, S., & Seely, A. J. (2022).
     
  56. Public understandings of the definition and determination of death: A scoping review. Transplantation Direct, 8(5). Zheng, K., Sutherland, S., Hornby, L., Shemie, S. D., Wilson, L., & Sarti, A. J. (2022).
     
  57. Healthcare professionals’ understandings of the definition and determination of death: A scoping review. Transplantation Direct, 8(4). Zheng, K., Sutherland, S., Hornby, L., Wilson, L., Shemie, S. D., & Sarti, A. J. (2022).
     
  58. Clinical evaluation and ancillary testing for the diagnosis of death by neurologic criteria: a cross-sectional survey of Canadian intensivists.
    Chassé M, Neves Briard J, Yu M, P Carvalho L, W English S, D'Aragon F, Lauzier F, F Turgeon A, Dhanani S, McIntyre L, D Shemie S, Knoll G, Fergusson DA, Anthony SJ, Weiss MJ; Canadian Critical Care Trials Group.Can J Anaesth. 2021 Dec 20. doi: 10.1007/s12630-021-02166-0. Online ahead of print.PMID: 34931292
     
  59. Organ donation after medical assistance in dying: a scoping review protocol. Silva E Silva V, Ross-White A, Hornby L, Lotherington K, Silva A, Rochon A, Sarti A, Dhanani S.JBI Evid Synth. 2022 Apr 1;20(4):1127-1134. doi: 10.11124/JBIES-21-00194.PMID: 34812191
     
  60. Burnout, compassion fatigue and work-related stressors among organ donation and transplantation coordinators: A qualitative study.
    Silva E Silva V, Hornby L, Lotherington K, Rochon A, Regina Silva A, Pearson H, MacNutt L, Robertson A, Werestiuk K, Kuhl D, John P, Dhanani S, Sarti A.Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2022 Feb;68:103125. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2021.103125. Epub 2021 Aug 26.PMID: 34454831
     
  61. Canadian demand and access to corneal transplantation: a provincial comparison. Cell Tissue Bank (2021).
     
  62. Clinical Practice Guideline for Solid Organ Donation and Transplantation During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Weiss MJ, Hornby L, Foroutan F, Belga S, Bernier S, Bhat M, Buchan CA, Gagnon M, Hardman G, Ibrahim M, Luo C, Luong ML, Mainra R, Manara AR, Sapir-Pichhadze R, Shalhoub S, Shaver T, Singh JM, Srinathan S, Thomas I, Wilson LC, Wilson TM, Wright A, Mah A.Transplant Direct. 2021 Sep 7;7(10):e755. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001199. eCollection 2021 Oct.PMID: 34514110
     
  63. Summary of International Recommendations for Donation and Transplantation Programs During the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic.Weiss MJ, Lalani J, Patriquin-Stoner C, Dieudé M, Hartell D, Hornby L, Shemie SD, Wilson L, Mah A.Transplantation. 2021 Jan 1;105(1):14-17. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000003520.PMID: 33141806
     
  64. Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Cells, Tissues, and Organs and the Risk of Transmission Through Transplantation.Gaussen A, Hornby L, Rockl G, O'Brien S, Delage G, Sapir-Pichhadze R, Drews SJ, Weiss MJ, Lewin A.Transplantation. 2021 Jul 1;105(7):1405-1422. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000003744.PMID: 33724248
     
  65. Heart donation and transplantation after circulatory determination of death: expert guidance from a Canadian consensus building process.Shemie SD, Torrance S, Wilson L, Hornby L, MacLean J, Mohr J, Gillrie C, Badiwala MV, Baker A, Freed DH, Simpson C, Teitelbaum J, Brodrecht D, Healey A.Can J Anaesth. 2021 May;68(5):661-671. doi: 10.1007/s12630-021-01926-2. Epub 2021 Feb 5.PMID: 33543427
     
  66. Current use, capacity and perceived barriers to the use of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Canada (November 2020) 
     
  67. Management of the neurologically deceased organ donor: A Canadian clinical practice guideline. Ball IM, Hornby L, Rochwerg B, Weiss MJ, Gillrie C, Chassé M, D'Aragon F, Meade MO, Soliman K, Ali A, Arora S, Basmaji J, Boyd JG, Cantin B, Chaudhury P, Cypel M, Freed D, Frenette AJ, Hruska P, Karvellas CJ, Keenan S, Kramer A, Kutsogiannis DJ, Lien D, Luke P, Mahoney M, Singh JM, Wilson LC, Wright A, Zaltzman J, Shemie SD.CMAJ. 2020 Apr 6;192(14):E361-E369. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.190631.
     
  68. Resumption of Cardiac Activity after Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Measures, New England Journal of Medicine (January 2021)
     
  69. The COVID-19 pandemic and organ donation and transplantation: ethical issues Ban Ibrahim, Rosanne Dawson, Jennifer A. Chandler, Aviva Goldberg, David Hartell, Laura Hornby, Christy Simpson, Matthew-John Weiss, Lindsay C. Wilson, T. Murray Wilson & Marie-Chantal Fortin  BMC Medical Ethics volume 22, Article number: 142 (2021)
     
  70. Family experiences with non-therapeutic research on dying patients in the intensive care unit. van Beinum A, Murphy N, Weijer C, Gruben V, Sarti A, Hornby L, Dhanani S, Chandler J.J Med Ethics. 2021 Jul 14:medethics-2021-107311. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2021-107311. Online ahead of print.PMID: 34261806
     
  71. Expanding controlled donation after the circulatory determination of death: statement from an international collaborative.Domínguez-Gil B, Ascher N, Capron AM, Gardiner D, Manara AR, Bernat JL, Miñambres E, Singh JM, Porte RJ, Markmann JF, Dhital K, Ledoux D, Fondevila C, Hosgood S, Van Raemdonck D, Keshavjee S, Dubois J, McGee A, Henderson GV, Glazier AK, Tullius SG, Shemie SD, Delmonico FL.Intensive Care Med. 2021 Mar;47(3):265-281. doi: 10.1007/s00134-020-06341-7. Epub 2021 Feb 26.PMID: 33635355
     
  72. A National Consensus Forum on Improving Cornea Donation and Transplantation Access in Canada - BMC Proceedings (May 2020)
     
  73. Improving quality of withdrawal of life-sustaining measures in organ donation: a framework and implementation toolkit.Healey A, Hartwick M, Downar J, Keenan S, Lalani J, Mohr J, Appleby A, Spring J, Delaney JW, Wilson LC, Shemie S; for Canadian Blood Services, the Canadian Critical Care Society, the Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses, and the Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians.Can J Anaesth. 2020 Nov;67(11):1549-1556. doi: 10.1007/s12630-020-01774-6. Epub 2020 Sep 11.PMID: 32918249 

  74. Flow is not perfusion, and perfusion is not function: ancillary testing for the diagnosis of brain death Guillaume Plourde MD, PhD, FRCPC, Joel Neves Briard MD, Sam D. Shemie MD, Jai Jai Shiva Shankar MD, DM, MSc, FRCPC & Michaël Chassé MD, PhD, FRCPC  Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie volume 68, pages953–961 (2021)

  75. The impact of COVID-19 on the Canadian Kidney Paired Donation program: an opportunity for universal implementation of kidney shipping. McGregor TB, Sener A, Yetzer K, Gillrie C, Paraskevas S.Can J Surg. 2020 Sep-Oct;63(5):E451-E453. doi: 10.1503/cjs.012620.PMID: 33026312 

  76. Maintaining the permanence principle for death during in situ normothermic regional perfusion for donation after circulatory death organ recovery: A United Kingdom and Canadian proposal. Manara A, Shemie SD, Large S, Healey A, Baker A, Badiwala M, Berman M, Butler AJ, Chaudhury P, Dark J, Forsythe J, Freed DH, Gardiner D, Harvey D, Hornby L, MacLean J, Messer S, Oniscu GC, Simpson C, Teitelbaum J, Torrance S, Wilson LC, Watson CJE.Am J Transplant. 2020 Aug;20(8):2017-2025. doi: 10.1111/ajt.15775. Epub 2020 Jan 27.PMID: 31922653
     
  77. Burnout, compassion fatigue and work-related stressors among organ donation and transplantation coordinators: A qualitative study  VanessaSilva eSilva, LauraHornby, KenLotherington, AndreaRochon, AminaRegina, Hilary Pearson, Linda MacNutt, Adrian Robertson, KimWerestiuk, DavidKuhl, PeggyJohn, Sonny Dhanani, AimeeSarti https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2021.103125
     
  78. Patient engagement in a Canadian consensus forum for heart donation after circulatory determination of death. Healey A, van Beinum A, Hornby L, Wilson LC, Bédard S, Berrigan H, Brodrecht D, Gillrie C, Shing T, Towers J, Tilokee E, Shemie SD.Can J Anaesth. 2020 Oct 7. doi: 10.1007/s12630-020-01808-z. open access link
     
  80. Determination of Brain Death/Death by Neurologic CriteriaThe World Brain Death Project (August 2020) Greer, D; D. Shemie, S.; Lewis, A.; Torrance, S; et al open access link
    1. Click here to learn more about the implications of the World Brain Death Project on Canadian death determination practices
       
  81. The variable impact of the overdose crisis on organ donation among five Canadian provinces: a retrospective study. Keenan S, Kramer A, Healey A, Weiss MJ, Dhanani S, Beed S, Djogovic D, Sullivan K, Shemie SD.Can J Anaesth. 2021 Jun;68(6):846-854. doi: 10.1007/s12630-021-01945-z. Epub 2021 Feb 9.PMID: 33564994 
     
  82. Survey of Canadian critical care physicians' knowledge and attitudes towards legislative aspects of the deceased organ donation system. Weiss MJ, English SW, D'Aragon F, Lauzier F, Turgeon AF, Dhanani S, McIntyre L, Carvalho LP, Yu M, Shemie SD, Knoll G, Fergusson DA, Anthony SJ, Haj-Moustafa A, Hartell D, Mohr J, Chassé M; Canadian Critical Care Trials Group.Can J Anaesth. 2020 Oct;67(10):1349-1358. doi: 10.1007/s12630-020-01756-8. Epub 2020 Jul 21.PMID: 32696225 
     
  83. Attitudes of healthcare providers towards cardiac donation after circulatory determination of death: a Canadian nation-wide survey. Honarmand K, Parsons Leigh J, Basmaji J, Martin CM, Sibbald R, Nagpal D, Lau V, Priestap F, De S, Healey A, Dhanani S, Weiss MJ, Shemie S, Ball IM.Can J Anaesth. 2020 Mar;67(3):301-312. doi: 10.1007/s12630-019-01559-6. Epub 2020 Jan 2.PMID: 31898778 
     
  84. Maintaining the permanence principle for death during in situ normothermic regional perfusion for donation after circulatory death organ recovery: A United Kingdom and Canadian proposal (January 2020); Manara A, Shemie S, Large S, Healey A, Baker A, Badiwala M, Berman M, Butler A, Chaudhury P, Dark J, Forsythe J, Freed D, Gardiner D, Harvey D, Hornby L, MacLean J, Messer S, Oniscu G, Simpson C, Teitelbaum J, Torrance S, Wilson L, Watson C. open access link
     
  85. Survey of Canadian intensivists on physician non-referral and family override of deceased organ donation (November 2019); Weiss M, English S, D'Aragon F, Lauzier F, Turgeon A, Dhanani S, McIntyre L, Shemie S, Knoll G, Fergusson D, Anthony S, Haj-Moustafa A, Hartell D, Mohr J, Chassé M. open access link 
     
  86. Acceptability of cardiac donation after circulatory determination of death: a survey of the Canadian public. Honarmand K, Parsons Leigh J, Martin CM, Sibbald R, Nagpal D, Lau V, Priestap F, De S, Basmaji J, Healey A, Dhanani S, Weiss MJ, Shemie S, Ball IM.Can J Anaesth. 2020 Mar;67(3):292-300. doi: 10.1007/s12630-019-01560-z. Epub 2020 Jan 2.PMID: 31898773
     
  87. Ethical Challenges and the Donation Physician Specialist: A Scoping Review. MacDonald SI, Shemie SD. open access link
     
  88. A narrative review of family members' experience of organ donation request after brain death in the critical care setting.Kentish-Barnes N, Siminoff LA, Walker W, Urbanski M, Charpentier J, Thuong M, Sarti A, Shemie SD, Azoulay E.Intensive Care Med. 2019 Mar;45(3):331-342. doi: 10.1007/s00134-019-05575-4. Epub 2019 Mar 6.PMID: 30840119
     
  89. Barriers and opportunities related to extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Canada: A report from the first meeting of the Canadian ECPR Research Working Group (July 2018) open access link
     
  90. Ethics Guide Recommendations for Organ-Donation–Focused Physicians Endorsed by the Canadian Medical Association Shemie SD, Simpson C, Blackmer J,MacDonald S,Dhanani S,Torrance S,Byrne P, and on behalf of the Donation Physician Ethics Guide Meeting Participants. open access link
     
  91. Organ Donation after Medical Assistance in Dying - Canada's First Cases. Ball IM, Healey A, Keenan S, Priestap F, Basmaji J, Honarmand K, Parsons Leigh J, Shemie S, Chaudhury P, Singh JM, Zaltzman J, Beed S, Weiss M.N Engl J Med. 2020 Feb 6;382(6):576-577. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1915485.PMID: 32023380
     
  92. Deceased organ and tissue donation after medical assistance in dying and other conscious and competent donors: guidance for policy. Downar J, Shemie SD, Gillrie C, Fortin MC, Appleby A, Buchman DZ, Shoesmith C, Goldberg A, Gruben V, Lalani J, Ysebaert D, Wilson L, Sharpe MD; for Canadian Blood Services, the Canadian Critical Care Society, the Canadian Society of Transplantation and the Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses.CMAJ. 2019 Jun 3;191(22):E604-E613. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.181648.
     
  93. Measuring quality in living donation and kidney transplantation: moving beyond survival metrics. Knoll GA, Fortin MC, Gill J, Grimshaw JM, Hartell DP, Karnabi P, Parsons CD, Vorster H, Kim SJ.Kidney Int. 2020 Oct;98(4):860-869. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.07.014. Epub 2020 Aug 10.PMID: 32791254
     
  94. Potential organ donor identification and system accountability: expert guidance from a Canadian consensus conference.Zavalkoff S, Shemie SD, Grimshaw JM, Chassé M, Squires JE, Linklater S, Appleby A, Hartell D, Lalani J, Lotherington K, Knoll G; Potential Organ Donation Identification and System Accountability (PODISA) Conference Participants (Appendix).Can J Anaesth. 2019 Apr;66(4):432-447. doi: 10.1007/s12630-018-1252-6. Epub 2018 Dec 18.PMID: 3056515
     
  95. Development of a national minimum data set to monitor deceased organ donation performance in Canada. Hornby K, Shemie SD, Appleby A, Dodd N, Gill J, Kim J, Kramer A, Kutsogiannis DJ, Lahaie N, MacLean J, Rehel L, Webster G, Wu J, Scales DC.Can J Anaesth. 2019 Apr;66(4):422-431. doi: 10.1007/s12630-018-01290-8. Epub 2019 Jan 28.PMID: 30689134
     
  96. Patient-centred and family-centred care of critically ill patients who are potential organ donors: a qualitative study protocol of family member perspectives. Zheng K, Sutherland S, Cardinal P, Meade M, Landriault A, Vanderspank-Wright B, Valiani S, Shemie S, Appleby A, Keenan S, Weiss M, Werestiuk K, Kramer AH, Kawchuk J, Beed S, Dhanani S, Pagliarello G, Chasse M, Lotherington K, Gatien M, Parsons K, Chandler J, Nickerson P, Kutsogiannis J, Sarti AJ.BMJ Open. 2020 Jun 15;10(6):e037527. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037527.PMID: 32540892
     
  97. Development of a multinational registry of pediatric deceased organ donation activity. Weiss MJ, Domínguez-Gil B, Lahaie N, Nakagawa TA, Scales A, Hornby L, Green M, Gelbart B, Hawkins K, Dhanani S, Dipchand AI, Shemie SD; Canadian Critical Care Trials Group.Pediatr Transplant. 2019 May;23(3):e13345. doi: 10.1111/petr.13345. Epub 2019 Feb 5.PMID: 30724003
     
  98. GRADEing the un-GRADE-able: a description of challenges in applying GRADE methods to the ethical and implementation questions of pediatric organ donation guidelines. Weiss MJ, Hornby L, Shemie SD, Appleby A, Rochwerg B.J Clin Epidemiol. 2018 Nov;103:134-137. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2018.06.008. Epub 2018 Jun 30.PMID: 29966729

     

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