Kim Grayson (NZ)

Invited Speaker

Intensive Care Specialist and Medical Specialist for Organ Donation · ICU and Organ Donation New Zealand · Wellington Hospital and New Zealand Blood Service · Seatoun, WELLINGTON

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Kim works in Wellington ICU as an Intensivist, and as a Medical Specialist with Organ Donation New Zealand (ODNZ). She is passionate about good end of life care, equity and the wellbeing of healthcare professionals. She has led the development of a national pathway for Assisted Dying and Donation (ADD) in Aotearoa NZ. She finds this work meaningful and is proud to be involved in developing this new pathway and supporting the wishes of the patients requesting it.

Programme roles

Monday, September 21, 2026

3:30 PM–4:30 PM Room C4.6

Presenter Abstract Session Ethics and Transplantation

Lecture From Framework to Practice: Implementing Ethical Safeguards for Donation after Assisted Dying in Aotearoa New Zealand

3:30 PM–4:30 PM Room C4.6

Presenter Abstract Session Ethics and Transplantation

Lecture The 5th Pou (Pillar): Embedding Te Tiriti (Treaty of Waitangi) in Assisted Dying and Donation — An Evolving Approach in Aotearoa New Zealand

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

1:45 PM–3:15 PM Room C4.11

Invited Speaker Concurrent Organ Donation and Critical Care

Lecture New Zealand donation perspective