Scientific Programme
Day 1, Main Conference
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Time/Room |
Adult NCC |
Paediatric NCC |
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Wembley Ballroom 1 |
Wembley Ballroom 2 |
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0730 onwards |
Registration |
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0825 – 0830 |
Welcome Address by APNCC 2026 Organising Chairperson Cheah Saw Kian (Malaysia) |
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0830 – 0905 |
Plenary 1 – Neurocritical Care Literature 2025–2026 Jose I. Suarez (United States); Chair: Cheah Saw Kian (Malaysia) |
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0905 – 0940 |
Plenary 2 – Innovations in Neurocritical Care for Low-Middle Resource Settings Hemanshu Prabhakar (India) |
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0940 – 1015 |
Coffee/Tea Break, Exhibition & Poster Viewing |
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1015 – 1130 |
Symposium 1 – Neuromonitoring |
Symposium 2 – Crises at the Neuro-Critical Edge |
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1015 – 1035 |
[1.1] |
Non-invasive Intracranial Pressure Monitoring and Management Prem A. Kandiah (United States) |
[2.1] |
Brains on Fire: The Storm in the Brain: Acute Inflammatory CNS Disorders |
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1035 – 1055 |
[1.2] |
Multimodality Neuromonitoring in Resource-Constraint Environments Hemanshu Prabhakar (India) |
[2.2] |
Invisible Invaders: CNS infections in PICU |
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1055 – 1115 |
[1.3] |
Multimodality Neuromonitoring: More Is Better MN Chidananda Swamy (Brunei) |
[2.3] |
Little Strokes, Big Impact: Stroke and Aneurysmal SAH in Children |
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1115 – 1130 |
Q&A |
Q&A |
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1130 – 1215 |
Wembley Ballroom 1 Chair: Satellite Lunch Symposium |
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1215 – 1400 |
Friday Prayer Lunch, Exhibition & Poster Viewing |
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1400 – 1515 |
Oral Presentations |
Poster Presentations |
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1515 – 1545 |
Coffee/Tea Break, Exhibition & Poster Viewing |
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1545 – 1700 |
Symposium 3 – Infections in Neurocritical Care |
Symposium 4 – Trauma, Resuscitation and Brain Protection |
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1545 – 1605 |
[3.1] |
Sepsis Biomarkers in Neurocritical Care Will Loh Nee-Hooi (Singapore) |
[4.1] |
After the Silence: Optimising Post-Cardiac Arrest |
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1605 – 1625 |
[3.2] |
Timing of Antibiotics in Neuro-ICU Sepsis: How Fast Is Fast Enough? Wong Yu Lin (Singapore) |
[4.2] |
Balancing the Tides: Balancing Oxygen, Perfusion & Neuroprotection |
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1625 – 1645 |
[3.3] |
Sepsis in Neurocritical Care: Impact on Neurologic Outcomes Cheah Saw Kian (Malaysia) |
[4.3] |
Chilling the Fire: Cooling Therapy in Cardiac Arrest Care |
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1645 – 1700 |
Q&A |
Q&A |
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End of Day 1 |
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Day 2, Main Conference
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Time/Room |
Adult NCC |
Paediatric NCC |
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Wembley Ballroom 1 |
Wembley Ballroom 2 |
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0730 onwards |
Registration |
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0800 – 0835 |
Plenary 4 – Ventilatory Management in Severe Brain Injuries Julian Bösel (Germany) |
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0835 – 0950 |
Symposium 5 – Intracranial Haemorrhage-ICH |
Symposium 6 – Smarter Care Through Tech & Monitoring: Precision, Technology & Intervention |
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0835 – 0855 |
[5.1] |
Bundles of Care for ICH Patients Sarah L. Livesay (United States) |
[6.1] |
Looking Deeper: Multimodal Neuromonitoring in Action |
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0855 – 0915 |
[5.2] |
Blood Pressure Management in ICH: Is Time to Individualise? Jose I. Suarez (United States) |
[6.2] |
Stethoscope of the Future: Point-of-Care Ultrasound-Expanding the Neurocritical Toolbox |
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0915 – 0935 |
[5.3] |
Variance of Care of ICH around the World Wong Yu Lin (Singapore) |
[6.3] |
Signals from the Blood, Beyond the Numbers: Biomarkers & Novel Diagnostics in Neurocritical Care |
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0935 – 0950 |
Q&A |
Q&A |
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0950 – 1030 |
Coffee/Tea Break, Exhibition & Poster Viewing |
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1030 – 1105 |
Plenary 5 – Artificial Intelligence in Neurocritical Care Rohan Mathur (United States) |
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1105 – 1215 |
Symposium 7 – Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage- aSAH |
Symposium 8 – Organ crosstalks in Neurocritical Illness |
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1105 – 1125 |
[7.1] |
Taming the Spasm: Decision-Making in Vasospasm aSAH Prem A. Kandiah (United States) |
[8.1] |
The Gut Feeling: Nutrition in Neurocritical Care. Early vs Cautious |
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1125 – 1145 |
[7.2] |
Navigating Competing Priorities in aSAH Management Jian Minyu (China) |
[8.2] |
The Breathless Brain: Neurological Consequences of Respiratory Failure |
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1145 – 1205 |
[7.3] |
Management of aSAH Post-guideline Publication Jose I. Suarez (United States) |
[8.3] |
Cortisol Chaos: The Neuroendocrine Storm After Cardiac Arrest |
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1205 – 1215 |
Q&A |
Q&A |
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1215 – 1300 |
Wembley Ballroom 1
Satellite Lunch Symposium |
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1300 – 1415 |
Lunch, Exhibition & Poster Viewing |
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1415 – 1530 |
Symposium 9 – Ischaemic Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) |
Symposium 10 – From Survival to Meaningful Recovery: Recovery, Ethics & Future of Paediatric Neurocritical Care |
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1415 – 1435 |
[9.1] |
What is New in the Care for Severe Ischaemic Stroke? Julian Bösel (Germany) |
[10.1] |
After the Knife: Postoperative Care of Neurosurgical Patients |
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1435 – 1455 |
[9.2] |
Why Nursing Care is Paramount in the Critical Care of TBI Patients Sarah L. Livesay (United States) |
[10.2] |
The Brain Fog: Does Long COVID Brain Fog Exist in Children? |
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1455 – 1515 |
[9.3] |
Advancing TBI Care: Gaps, Challenges and Opportunities Rohan Mathur (United States) |
[10.3] |
Too Deep, Too Light or Just Right: Sedation in Neurocritical Care |
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1515 – 1530 |
Q&A |
Q&A |
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1530 – 1600 |
Coffee/Tea Break, Exhibition & Poster Viewing |
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1600 – 1700 |
Symposium 11 – Neurocritical Care Training and Certification |
Symposium 12 – Humanising Neurocritical Care: Where Do We Go from Here |
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1600 – 1625 |
[11.1] |
The United States Model J. Claude Hemphill III (United States) |
[12.1] |
Freeing the Brain: Liberation & Delirium Surveillance Across Ages |
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1625 – 1650 |
[11.2] |
The Singapore Model Will Loh Nee-Hooi (Singapore) |
[12.2] |
At the Bedside: Neurocritical Care Nursing—Expanding Roles & Impact |
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1650 – 1700 |
Q&A |
Q&A |
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1930 – 2130 |
APNCC 2026 Faculty Dinner in Conjunction with the Asian Society for Neuroanesthesiology & Critical Care Welcome Reception (By Invitation) |
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End of Day 2 |
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Day 3, Main Conference
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Time/Room |
Adult NCC |
Paediatric NCC |
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Wembley Ballroom 1 |
Wembley Ballroom 2 |
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0730 onwards |
Registration |
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0830 – 0905 |
Plenary 6 – Neuroprognostication in the Neurocritical Care Unit Jonathan Gomez (United States) |
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0905 – 1000 |
Symposium 13 – Brain Death |
Symposium 14 – Hormones on Fire |
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0905 – 0925 |
[13.1] |
Determination of Death by Neurological Criteria: Is There a Global Understanding? Gene Sung (United States) |
[14.1] |
Sugar Highs and Lows: Glycemic Control and Brain Injury Outcomes |
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0925 – 0950 |
[13.2] |
Brain Death: Challenges in the Malaysian’s Perspectives Ismail Tan (Malaysia) |
[14.2] |
Thyroid Storms in PICU: Thyroid Emergencies in NeuroICU |
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0950 – 1000 |
Q&A |
Q&A |
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1000 – 1030 |
Coffee/Tea Break, Exhibition & Poster Viewing |
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1030 – 1105 |
Plenary 7 – Curing Coma Campaign J. Claude Hemphill III (United States) |
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1105 – 1215 |
Symposium 15 – Communication with Families of Patients with Severe Acute Brain Injury |
Symposium 16 – Debates and Hot Topics: Controversies in Paediatric Neurocritical Care |
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1105 – 1125 |
[15.1] |
How are Family Meetings Organised in Malaysia? Chong Shu Juen (Malaysia) |
[16.1] |
Too Soon vs Too Late: Withdrawal of Care Decisions—Prognostications in Severe Brain Insult |
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1125 – 1145 |
[15.2] |
Shared-decision Making in the Neurocritical Care Unit Jonathan Gomez (United States) |
[16.2] |
Global Disparities: Delivering Neurocritical Care in Low-Resource Settings |
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1145 – 1205 |
[15.3] |
Is There a Best Model of Family-Clinician Interaction? Gene Sung (United States) |
[16.3] |
Psychedelics & Novel Neurotherapuetics: Future in Paediatric Brain Recovery? |
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1205 – 1215 |
Q&A |
Q&A |
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1215 – 1230 |
Award Presentations & Closing Ceremony |
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Adjourn |
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The programme is accurate as of the time of publication (9 September 2025). It is subject to change at the discretion of the Organising Committee without prior notice.
