The Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine of Ireland is running a one-day course on the Management of Brain Death & Organ Donation.
The Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine of Ireland is running a one-day course on the Management of Brain Death & Organ Donation.
The aim of this course is to help clinicians remain optimally skilled in these important areas of Critical Care Medicine. As such, we aim to develop leadership in the area of brain death diagnosis and organ donation. We also aim to ensure that potential donors are recognised & the option of organ donation is explored where appropriate.
Date: Friday 9th May 2025
Location: Webinar via Zoom, the link will be shared ahead of the event.
Free for FJFICMI exam candidates, €75 for all other applicants.
Programme: available here.
- Targeted primarily at senior trainees in Critical Care Medicine who seek to attain FJFICMI
- Suitable for all consultants and trainees in Critical Care Medicine & Anaesthesia
- Background to brain death and the associated ethics
- Focus on recognition of brain death and potential for organ donation where appropriate
- Didactic & practical aspects to Clinical Brain Stem Testing
- Expert opinion on optimisation of management of the potential organ donor
- Communication techniques with relatives – what to say and what not to say
- Practical information on how the organ donation process works
- Discussion on Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD)
To register your interest for the course please complete the application form and return the completed form to jficmi@coa.ie. Applicants who are not currently taking the FJFICMI exam will be issued a link to make payment in the weeks before the event.
Applications for this course are open and will close Friday 2nd May 2025.