Session 1: Neurocritical & Ethical Challenges in The PICU
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				                    Plenary Hall
			                    
	                    | Saturday, December 6, 2025 | 
| 8:45 AM - 10:35 AM | 
Speaker
                        Dr. Marco Pallavidino
                    
                
                            Consultant PICU AJCH Organ Donation and Transplant
                        
                    
                            PICU Fellowship Program Director MBRU-AJCH
                        
                    Brain Death in Pediatrics
8:45 AM - 9:05 AMBiography
                        Dr. Mohammed Asha
                    
                
                            Chief of Neurosurgery Department
                        
                    
                            Tawam Hospital
                        
                    Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: ICP Monitoring & Management
9:05 AM - 9:25 AMBiography
                    Dr. Mohammed Asha is a Consultant Neurosurgeon with expertise in both adult and pediatric neurosurgery. He completed subspecialty fellowship training in cerebellar oncology and skull base surgery, and currently serves as Chief of Neurosurgery and Chair of the Neuroscience Institute at Sheikh Tahnoon Medical City. He is also Adjunct Professor of Neurosurgery at UAE University. Beyond his clinical and academic leadership, Dr. Asha is an active member of the Arab Board Subspecialties Council and leads the Arab Board Skull Base Fellowship Program. His professional passions include advancing neurosurgical research, innovation, and medical education across the region.
                
        
                        Dr. Yasser Zaghloul
                    
                
                            Senior Consultant of Anesthesiology & ICU
                        
                    
                            Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
                        
                    Perioperative Management of Traumatic Brain Injury
9:25 AM - 9:45 AMBiography
                        Dr. Marco Pallavidino
                    
                
                            Consultant PICU AJCH Organ Donation and Transplant
                        
                    
                            PICU Fellowship Program Director MBRU-AJCH
                        
                    Advanced Neurocritical Care in Children
9:45 AM - 10:05 AMBiography
                        Dr. Jihad Zahraa
                    
                
                            Chief, Critical Care Division
                        
                    
                            Al Jalila Children's Hospital
                        
                    Ethical Dilemma in PICU
10:05 AM - 10:25 AMBiography
Session Chair
                        Anasalwugod Ahmed
                    
                
                            Head Division & Consultant Pediatric Intensivist
                        
                    
                            Assistant Professor, University of Sharjah
                        
                    
                        Fatima Al Kaabi
                    
                
                            HOD & Consultant Pediatrics
                        
                    
                            Kalba Hospital
                        
                    
                        Asaad Sharafelddin
                    
                
                            HOD Surgery Institute and Consultant Neurosurgeon
                        
                    
                            Sheikh Khalifa Hospital Fujairah