10:10 - 10:30: Brain Death - Evolving Science
Tracks
Session 1
Saturday, October 22, 2016 |
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Meeting Room 8 |
Overview
Sam Shemie
Speaker
Dr Sam Shemie
Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre and Research Institute
Brain death - evolving science
Biography
Dr Shemie’s area of interest is organ replacement during critical illness. He is a pediatric critical care physician, ECMO specialist and trauma team leader at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, McGill University Health Centre. He is a Professor of Pediatrics at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, McGill University and honourary staff in the Department of Critical Care Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto. His academic focus is advancing the science and practice of deceased organ donation. His research interests include the clinical and policy impact of organ failure support technologies, the development and implementation of national ICU-based leading practices in organ donation and research at the intersection of end-of-life care, death determination and deceased donation.