Are loved ones being prematurely pronounced dead for their organs?

About this episode

Scott discusses the issues surrounding organ donation and the brain death diagnosis with Dr. Heidi Klessig and Kristie Court.

Today, Scott welcomes Dr. Heidi Klessig, an expert on the fallacy of the brain dead diagnosis, and a friend, Kristie Court, who experienced first-hand how the organ donation process works through the death of her mother-in-law in April. After Kristie shares her story, Dr. Klessig connects the dots as to why this is happening. ----------- Heidi: Dr. Heidi Klessig attended medical school at UW-Madison, where she completed a residency program in anesthesiology. She received the American Board of...

People in this episode

Host: Scott Schara

Guests: Dr. Heidi Klessig, Kristie Court

Topics covered

• organ donation
• brain death diagnosis
• medical ethics
• personal stories
• healthcare

Keywords

• organ donation
• brain death
• medical ethics
• healthcare
• personal experience

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UW-Madison

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