A specialist in anesthesiology and intensive care, Dr. Maria Damps works every day at the Upper Silesian Children's Health Center in Katowice and as a scientific and research assistant at the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the Medical University of Silesian, Poland. Dr. Damps is a graduate of postgraduate studies in medical law and bioethics at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. Dr. Damps is also the chairwoman of the Ethics Section of the Polish Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care and a co-author of the latest guidelines for abandoning futile therapy in children in the Intensive Care Unit. Dr. Damps promotes a holistic and partner approach for the patient.