Critical Care Canada Forum (CCCF) – Deceased Donation Scientific Symposium 2024

The following videos from the 2024 Deceased Donation Stream were recorded in partnership with Ontario Health – Trillium Gift of Life Network at the Critical Care Canada Forum in 2024.

Presentations from the Deceased Donation Stream were combined into 4 videos for each of the sessions. They include:

ECMO After Death

Reflections on normothermic regional perfusion: The UK experience – Dr. Dale Gardiner
NRP ethical challenges and healthcare provider/public perceptions – Dr. Nicholas Murphy
Reflections on normothermic regional perfusion: The Ontario experience – Dr. Marat Slessarev

Donor Management Considerations

Exploring apnea test practices in death determination by neurologic criteria – Dr. Sean Cuninghame
Intravenous levothyroxine for hemodynamically unstable brain-dead organ donors – Dr. Raj Dhar
- Commentary by Dr. Natasha Aleksova

System Performance Insights

Interprovincial donation metrics – Dr. Sonny Dhanani
The impact of presumed (deemed) consent on organ and tissue donation in the UK – Dr. Dale Gardiner
Nova Scotia 2025: Deceased donation legislative and system reforms – Cynthia Isenor

Challenges in Donation and Transplantation

Challenging cases in organ allocation and acceptance – Panelists: Dr. Prosanto Chaudhury and Dr. Laura Donahoe / Moderator: Dr. Jeff Singh
Challenging cases in deceased donation – Panelists: Dr. Haifa Mtaweh and Dr. Stephanie Sibley / Moderator: Dr. Marina Mir-Parramon