OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to:

1) Recognize why this is an important topic by becoming aware of socio-cultural and legal challenges to brain death – EVEN IF YOU AREN’T INVOLVED IN SUCH CASES!

2) Utilize an acute brain injury map to help distinguish coma from brain death, the minimally conscious state, locked-in syndrome, and the vegetative state.

3) Communicate effectively about these conditions.

4) Recognize medical criteria, techniques and tests for diagnosing brain death.

5) Utilize the Epic Brain Death Tool

6) Follow the requirements of BSWH Determination of Brain Death Policy

FACULTY DISCLOSURE: Drs. Fine and Delmas have no relevant financial relationship(s) with companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

PLANNER DISCLOSURE: The planners have no relevant financial relationship(s) with companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Monique Hassan, MD is a speaker/proctor for Intuitive Surgical and a speaker for Medtronic and Boehringer.

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

ACCREDITATION: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

DESIGNATION:  The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABS CC:  Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

Meets Texas Requirements for 1 Hour of Ethics/Professional Responsibility Credit

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Session date: 
01/18/2024 - 7:00am to 8:00am CST
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Temple, TX
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  • 1.00 American Board of Surgery (ABS) Accredited CME

    Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

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  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
    • 1.00 Ethics
  • 1.00 Attendance
    • 1.00 Ethics
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