Ep. 196 Taking a Stand Against Brain Death
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Our guests are Drs. Paul Byrne a pioneer neonatologist and Dr. Christine Zainer, an anesthesiologist from Wisconsin. Drs. Byrne and Zainer discuss their involvement in the care of patients with severe brain injury, particularly those given a diagnosis of "brain death." GUEST: Paul Byrne: https://www.lifeguardianfoundation.org/ (Website ) LINKS: "Dr. Paul Byrne: From preemies to end-of-life issues, one man has made a difference." (https://clmagazine.org/topic/pro-life-champions/dr-paul-byrne-from-preemies-to-end-of-life-issues-one-man-has-made-a-difference/ (article) from Celebrate Life magazine by Rob Sample) Doyen Nguyen: The New Definitions of Death for Organ Donation and Transplantation: A Multidisciplinary Analysis from the Perspective of Christian Ethics (https://amzn.to/3grhh2P (Amazon link)) Michael Potts, Paul Byrne, Richard Nigels Beyond Brain Death: The Case Against Brain-Based Criteria for Death (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/0-306-46882-4 (Springer)) RELATED EPISODES: https://accadandkoka.com/episode35 (Ep. 35) Why Brain Dead Isn't Dead: An Introduction to "Shewmon's Challenge." with Alan Shewmon, MD https://accadandkoka.com/episode45 (Ep. 45) Brain Death at the Bedside with Fred Rincon, MD https://accadandkoka.com/episode145 (Ep. 145) Diagnosing Brain Death: Clinical and Legal Quagmires with Doyen Nguyen, MD, and Alan Shewmon, MD WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/X-sA9BdXG8o (Watch the episode) on our YouTube channel
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