" When CPR is Not an Option: DNAR Between Medicine, Culture, and Islam."

The Anesthesia department successfully conducted a scientific and medical panel titled:

"When Resuscitation is Not a Choice: DNAR between Medicine, Culture and Islam"

In this panel, discussion focused on one of the most sensitive topics in medicine: the decision of DNAR (Do Not Attempt Resuscitation) in cases of medical futility.

Panelists:

• Prof. Dr. Mohammed Abdullah Ahmed - Professor at the College of Islamic Sciences, Head of Fatwa in Sulaymaniyah
• Dr. Ahmed Asaad Mohammed - Emergency Medicine Physician

Panel Moderator: Diyar Hogir Tawfiq

The panel highlighted medical, cultural, and religious perspectives on difficult life-and-death decisions during critical illness, and how to balance between preserving life and allowing a dignified death.

We thank all attendees and our esteemed panelists for their participation in this important discussion.

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