Year: 2020
Resolution Number: 44
Action Taken: Disapproved
Status:
Author(s): Bhavna Guduguntla, Ahmad Hider, and Jiwon Park
Sponsor: Mara Darian
On behalf of: Medical Student Section
Committee: E (Science and Education Affairs)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS support the American Academy of Neurology in their efforts to establish universal brain death protocols; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS support legislation that defers to current adult and pediatric brain death guidelines and any future updates in the declaration of brain death; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS support the adoption of uniform policies in medical facilities that ensure compliance with uniform evidence-based guidelines for declaring brain death; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS support the development of programs that train physicians to declare death by neurologic criteria and provide public and medical education regarding brain death and its determination.
RESOLVED: That MSMS support the American Academy of Neurology in their efforts to establish universal brain death protocols; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS support legislation that defers to current adult and pediatric brain death guidelines and any future updates in the declaration of brain death; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS support the adoption of uniform policies in medical facilities that ensure compliance with uniform evidence-based guidelines for declaring brain death; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS support the development of programs that train physicians to declare death by neurologic criteria and provide public and medical education regarding brain death and its determination.
Fiscal Note: $25,000+
Resolution: View PDF for Uniform Standards for Brain Death Determination
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