Education/Quality/Wellness

Bridge to Nowhere: Can ECMO Be Withdrawn Over Patient/Family Objections?

Moderator(s)

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  John Entwistle, III, MD PhD (he/him/his)

  Interim Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery
  Thomas Jefferson University
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Presentations:

• 10:15am – 10:20am PT

  Introduction and Case Presentation
  

  Invited Speaker: John W. Entwistle, III, MD PhD (he/him/his) – Thomas Jefferson University
• 10:20am – 10:35am PT

  The Ethical Dilemma, and What Constitutes Futility
  

  Invited Speaker: Danton Char, MD, MAS – Stanford University Medical School
• 10:35am – 10:50am PT

  The Legal Dilemma: Who Has the Right to Decide?
  

  Invited Speaker: Thaddeus M. Pope, JD, PhD, HEC-C (he/him/his) – Mitchell Hamline School of Law
• 10:50am – 11:15am PT

  Panel Discussion & Audience Q&A
  

  Panelist: John W. Entwistle, III, MD PhD (he/him/his) – Thomas Jefferson University

  Panelist: Danton Char, MD, MAS – Stanford University Medical School

  Panelist: Thaddeus M. Pope, JD, PhD, HEC-C (he/him/his) – Mitchell Hamline School of Law

  Panelist: Scott Silvestry, MD (he/him/his) – University of Arizona

  Panelist: Kathleen Fenton, MD – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute