Matthew Weiss is a pediatric intensivist working in Quebec City at the CHU de Québec and medical director of donation at Transplant Québec. His research interests focus on legislative and policy reform in organ donation and has participated in the development of several national and international best practice guidelines.
Jeff is President and CEO of LifeShare Network and its subsidiary organizations, is President of the LifeShare Foundation, and consults nationally and internationally. Jeff has 38 years of experience in organ and tissue donation and an extensive history of Board and community service. He currently serves as President of the International Society for Donation Professionals, as a member of the MTF Biologics Board of Directors, and as Chair of the Donation Board of Trustees for MTF. He is a Past President of AOPO and of Donate Life America and has served multiple terms on numerous Boards. He has been honored with numerous awards professionally and in the broader community. He has authored or coauthored numerous journal articles, has presented scientific abstracts and invited lectures around the world, and he is a Fellow of the American Society of Transplantation.
Associate Professor Helen Opdam is the National Medical Director of the Australian Organ and Tissue Authority. She is a Senior Intensive Care Specialist at the Austin Hospital in Melbourne and Director of Warringal Private Hospital Intensive Care Unit. Helen is immediate Past-President of the International Society for Organ Donation Professionals (ISODP).
Helen/Associate Professor Opdam has been involved in organ donation since 1998 and has held leadership roles influential in improving donation practices and increasing donation and transplantation rates in Australia. She has led the development of a national audit of deaths that is fundamental for measuring donation potential, assessing performance and driving advances in clinical practice. Helen/Associate Professor Opdam contributes to numerous national and international committees and initiatives including the development of ethical and donation practice guidelines and standards.
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