Dr. LAURA HAWRYLUCK is an Associate Professor of Critical Care Medicine at the University of Toronto; Physician Leader of CCRT at Toronto Western Hospital and Corporate Chair of University Health Network’s Acute Resuscitation Committee. She has a MSc in Bioethics from the Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto. She is recognized as an international expert in end of life care and was awarded the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal for contributions to Canada. Dr. Hawryluck is an internationally recognized expert in medico-legal issues and is an honoured recipient of the Medico-Legal Society of Toronto Award. She is co-author and editor of “Law of Acute Care in Canada” to be published shortly by Carswell, a division of Thomson Reuters. Dr Hawryluck is deeply involved in international humanitarian projects. For these contributions she was awarded the IDDCM Humanitarian Award