title: How to Communicate Clearly about Brain Death and First-Person Consent to Donate.
authors.affiliation: Professor of bioethics and psychiatry in the Department of Bioethics at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and specializes in end-of-life issues, organ transplantation, and clinical ethics consultation.
authors.forename: Stuart J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Youngner
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D001926:Brain Death / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016265:Conflict of Interest; D003221:Confusion; D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics* / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards; D008297:Male; D010565:Persuasive Communication; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011639:Public Opinion; D012042:Registries; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult