APRIL 21, 2026 - CLEARING THE CASE: THE MEDICAL EXAMINER’S ROLE IN ORGAN DONATION
START TIME 2:00 - 3:00 pm CT
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ZOOM LINK WILL BE EMAILED AFTER YOU REGISTER
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If you can't watch the live webinar, you can still earn CE credits by viewing the recorded webinar posted after each event and taking the quiz.
SPEAKERS
Jeremy Benavides, LifeShare Medical Examiner Liaison/Forensic Outreach Coordinator; Philip Miller, Medicolegal Death Investigator IV / Forenic Air Unit - Remote Pilot in Command, the Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner; Crystal Yancey, BSN, MBA-HC, CCRN, CPTC, LifeShare Clinical Operations Manager/In-House Coordinator
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Organ donation cases often intersect with Medical Examiner (ME) jurisdiction, requiring close collaboration to ensure that both the integrity of medicolegal investigations and the opportunity for lifesaving donation are preserved. Many clinicians are unfamiliar with how these processes work together, which can lead to uncertainty during time-sensitive donation situations.
This session will provide ICU nurses and providers with an inside look at how LifeShare partners with the Medical Examiner’s Office when donation occurs on every case. Participants will learn how donation cases are reviewed and cleared, how requests or restrictions from the ME are managed, and how organ donation can proceed while maintaining the integrity of forensic evidence and the pending medicolegal investigation.
Led jointly by LifeShare’s Medical Examiner Liaison and representatives from the Medical Examiner’s Office, this webinar will provide practical insight into communication, decision-making, and collaboration during donation cases. Attendees will gain a clearer understanding of the process and how their role supports both the investigation and the opportunity for organ donation.
OBJECTIVES
• Describe the role of the Medical Examiner in organ donation cases under medicolegal jurisdiction.
• Discuss the clearance process required before organ donation can proceed.
• Demonstrate how Medical Examiner requests or restrictions are addressed during donation planning.
• State how collaboration between LifeShare and the Medical Examiner protects both the forensic investigation and the opportunity for organ donation.
Jeremy Benavides, LifeShare Medical Examiner Liaison/Forensic Outreach Coordinator; Philip Miller, Medicolegal Death Investigator IV / Forenic Air Unit - Remote Pilot in Command, the Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner; Crystal Yancey, BSN, MBA-HC, CCRN, CPTC, LifeShare Clinical Operations Manager/In-House Coordinator
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Organ donation cases often intersect with Medical Examiner (ME) jurisdiction, requiring close collaboration to ensure that both the integrity of medicolegal investigations and the opportunity for lifesaving donation are preserved. Many clinicians are unfamiliar with how these processes work together, which can lead to uncertainty during time-sensitive donation situations.
This session will provide ICU nurses and providers with an inside look at how LifeShare partners with the Medical Examiner’s Office when donation occurs on every case. Participants will learn how donation cases are reviewed and cleared, how requests or restrictions from the ME are managed, and how organ donation can proceed while maintaining the integrity of forensic evidence and the pending medicolegal investigation.
Led jointly by LifeShare’s Medical Examiner Liaison and representatives from the Medical Examiner’s Office, this webinar will provide practical insight into communication, decision-making, and collaboration during donation cases. Attendees will gain a clearer understanding of the process and how their role supports both the investigation and the opportunity for organ donation.
OBJECTIVES
• Describe the role of the Medical Examiner in organ donation cases under medicolegal jurisdiction.
• Discuss the clearance process required before organ donation can proceed.
• Demonstrate how Medical Examiner requests or restrictions are addressed during donation planning.
• State how collaboration between LifeShare and the Medical Examiner protects both the forensic investigation and the opportunity for organ donation.
REGISTRATION DETAILS
TARGET AUDIENCE: Professionals involved in the donation and transplantation of organs and tissues including nurses, social workers, physicians, respiratory therapists and others.
REGISTRATION SITE: lifeshareuniversity.org
CONTACT INFORMATION: Crystal Yancey, BSN, MBA-HC, CCRN, CPTC, Clinical Operations Manager - In-House Coordinators
Email: [email protected] Phone: 918-500-4308
Nursing CE Credits: LifeShare has partnered with Fundamental Roots. Fundamental Roots is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP17886 for 1 contact hour.
RT CE Credits: Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) for 1 contact hour.
OPO CEPTC Credits: LifeShare will provide 1 hour CEPTC credit for completion of the webinar. LifeShare is accredited and a provider by the ABTC for CEPTC credits.
LifeShare’s policy, as the responsible provider of this educational offering, does not charge a course registration fee and does not have any cancellation requirements or charges for 1 contact hour of Nursing CE/RT CE/OPO CEPTC credits.
TARGET AUDIENCE: Professionals involved in the donation and transplantation of organs and tissues including nurses, social workers, physicians, respiratory therapists and others.
REGISTRATION SITE: lifeshareuniversity.org
CONTACT INFORMATION: Crystal Yancey, BSN, MBA-HC, CCRN, CPTC, Clinical Operations Manager - In-House Coordinators
Email: [email protected] Phone: 918-500-4308
Nursing CE Credits: LifeShare has partnered with Fundamental Roots. Fundamental Roots is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP17886 for 1 contact hour.
RT CE Credits: Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) for 1 contact hour.
OPO CEPTC Credits: LifeShare will provide 1 hour CEPTC credit for completion of the webinar. LifeShare is accredited and a provider by the ABTC for CEPTC credits.
LifeShare’s policy, as the responsible provider of this educational offering, does not charge a course registration fee and does not have any cancellation requirements or charges for 1 contact hour of Nursing CE/RT CE/OPO CEPTC credits.