Podcast

Ethics Talk: How Do We Know Who’s Dead?

Description

Dr Ariane Lewis discusses how we can navigate uncertainties around brain death by understanding the clinical criteria for death determination and the way our relationship to death is culturally and socially situated.

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Ariane Lewis, MD is the director of the Division of Neurocritical Care in the Department of Neurology at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City.

 

Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Interviewee had no conflicts of interest to disclose.

Viewpoints expressed are those of interview participants and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the AMA.