<div>In this special podcast episode, produced jointly with the Royal College of Anaesthetists and the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, Dr Danny Bryden, Dr Dale Gardiner and Dr Ian Thomas discuss when and how to diagnose death for the purposes of organ donation, and the implications of recent changes to guidance issued by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges for anaesthetists and intensivists. 
 
Related information: 
 

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<ul><li><a href="https://www.aomrc.org.uk/2025-code-of-practice-for-the-diagnosis-and-confirmation-of-death/">2025 Code of Practice for the diagnosis and confirmation of death  </a></li></ul>

In this special podcast episode, produced jointly with the Royal College of Anaesthetists and the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, Dr Danny Bryden, Dr Dale Gardiner and Dr Ian Thomas discuss when and how to diagnose death for the purposes of organ donation, and the implications of recent changes to guidance issued by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges for anaesthetists and intensivists. Related information: 2025 Code of Practice for the diagnosis and confirmation of death

In this special podcast episode, produced jointly with the Royal College of Anaesthetists and the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, Dr Danny Bryden, Dr Dale Gardiner and Dr Ian Thomas discuss when and how to diagnose death for the purposes of organ donation, and the implications of recent changes to guidance issued by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges for anaesthetists and intensivists. 
 
Related information: 
 


<ul><li><a href="https://www.aomrc.org.uk/2025-code-of-practice-for-the-diagnosis-and-confirmation-of-death/" rel="noopener noreferrer">2025 Code of Practice for the diagnosis and confirmation of death &nbsp;</a></li></ul>

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<div>Anaesthesia on Air is the Podcast from the Royal College of Anaesthetists. The Royal College of Anaesthetists is the professional body responsible for the speciality throughout the UK. 
 
We are the third largest Medical Royal College in the UK by membership. With a combined membership of 23,000 fellows and members, we ensure the quality of patient care by safeguarding standards in the three specialities of anaesthesia, intensive care and pain medicine. 
  
We are always looking for new content, so if you have any ideas, or would like to get involved, please contact us at: <a href="mailto:podcast@rcoa.ac.uk">education-content</a>. 
 
 
 

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Anaesthesia on Air is the Podcast from the Royal College of Anaesthetists. The Royal College of Anaesthetists is the professional body responsible for the speciality throughout the UK. We are the third largest Medical Royal College in the UK by membership. With a combined membership of 23,000 fellows and members, we ensure the quality of patient care by safeguarding standards in the three specialities of anaesthesia, intensive care and pain medicine. We are always looking for new content, so if you have any ideas, or would like to get involved, please contact us at: education-content.

Anaesthesia on Air is the Podcast from the Royal College of Anaesthetists. The Royal College of Anaesthetists is the professional body responsible for the speciality throughout the UK. 
 
We are the third largest Medical Royal College in the UK by membership. With a combined membership of 23,000 fellows and members, we ensure the quality of patient care by safeguarding standards in the three specialities of anaesthesia, intensive care and pain medicine. 
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We are always looking for new content, so if you have any ideas, or would like to get involved, please contact us at: <a href="mailto:podcast@rcoa.ac.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer">education-content</a>.

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