Ep. 109: Redefining Death by Revising the UDDA

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

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A New Guest on the Podcast, Chris, Can You Tell Us a Little About Your Background?

01:41 • 2min

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What's Your Job Description?

03:22 • 2min

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The Uniform Determination of Death Act

05:48 • 3min

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How Does the UDDA Impact Pediatric Neurology?

08:21 • 3min

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Do You Do Brain Death Determinations for Adults?

11:01 • 2min

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UDDA and the Uniform Law Commission

13:15 • 3min

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Observers on the Uniform Law Commission

16:12 • 2min

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The Process for Revising the UDDA

17:58 • 3min

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UDDA Revisions - What Are They?

20:57 • 2min

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Is Cardiopulmonary Death Irreversible?

22:30 • 3min

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Hypothalamus

25:37 • 2min

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The Hypothalamus Doesn't Matter for a Determination of Brain Death

27:54 • 2min

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The Third Change to the UDDA - Hypothalamus

29:53 • 2min

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Do You Know When Your Brain Is Dead?

32:02 • 3min

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Are You Dead or Not?

34:52 • 2min

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Are You Arguing Against Organ Donation?

37:16 • 3min

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Organ Donation - I'm Not Going to Be an Organ Donor

40:16 • 3min

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Should We Maintain the UDDA? Or Should We Modify It?

43:00 • 3min

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What if We Tested for Whole Brain Death and We Still Had Chronic Brain Dead Patients Around?

46:30 • 4min

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UDDA Revisions - Is That a Good Idea?

50:57 • 2min

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Death Is Not a Consensus, Right?

52:49 • 2min

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Bioethics on Air - Dr. Christopher D. Cock

54:49 • 2min