2025 Mastering Brain Death Determination: Evidence-Based Strategies for Complex Cases (IEM)

Join this engaging CME session to sharpen your skills in one of the most critical areas of clinical practice—brain death determination. Explore the evidence-based approach to prerequisites, neurologic and apnea testing, and ancillary studies. Through real-world case scenarios, you’ll gain practical insights to confidently navigate challenging situations while ensuring strict adherence to institutional and national guidelines. Don’t miss this opportunity to strengthen your expertise and improve patient care.

Thursday, December 11, 2025, 8:00 AM - Friday, December 11, 2026, 11:50 PM

Location
Online

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Certificate
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Activity related questions, please contact Curtis Barresi, 407-415-1655.

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AdventHealth Orlando reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded.  We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

1. Identify the physiologic and clinical prerequisites required before initiating brain death testing.
2. Describe the step-by-step process of the neurologic examination used to confirm absence of brain function.
3. Perform and interpret the apnea test in accordance with national and institutional guidelines.
4. Recognize conditions that can confound brain death assessment, such as hypothermia, drug intoxication, or metabolic derangements.

Non-Physician AMA Attendance

Attendance credit will be provided to other healthcare professionals upon fulfillment of attendance requirements. Participants should ensure in advance their credentialing or licensing organization accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

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AdventHealth Orlando as an accredited provider, has demonstrated experience and viable resources to provide valid and reliable evaluation of CME activities.  The accuracy of the facts and opinions contained in this activity are the responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of AdventHealth Orlando.  Practitioners should consult primary resources, state regulations, and their healthcare facility policies and procedures for specific application of said content to their local situation.  AdventHealth Orlando does not infer any real or implied endorsement of any product, service, or company neither referred to in this activity nor of any company subsidizing costs related to this activity.  All information contained in this activity is for educational purposes only.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), ABIM MOC Part IV (1.00 hours), ABPN (1.00 hours), Non-Physician (1.00 hours)