Day 1 - Saturday, 30 November 2024​


Session Time

Room

Session Title

Speaker / Moderator

Parallel Activity

8.00 am - 09.00 am

 

Registration

NA

 

09.00 am - 10.15 am

 

Session 1: Patient Blood Management

Moderator - Dr. Arwa Al Riyami & Dr. Ahmed Al Bahrani

 

09.00 am - 09.20 am

Al Majlis

Lecture 1: Patient Blood Management/ Hurdles

Dr. Biju Kurian

 

09.20 am - 09.40 am

Lecture 2: How Do I Implement Patient Blood Management in My Hospital?

Dr. Philip Crispin

 

09.40 am - 10.00 am

Lecture 3: Pre-operative Anemia Management - A Local Experience

Dr. Salwa Hindawi

 

10.00 am - 10.15 am

Q & A Session

   

 10.15 am - 10.30 am

Conference Foyer

Coffee/Tea Break

   

10:30 am - 11.30 am

 

Opening Ceremony

Moderator - Dr. Javed Akhter (Master of Ceremony)

 

10:30 am - 10.40 am

Al Majlis

National Anthem of Qatar
Recitation of the holy Quran

Video on Qatar Transfusion Services

   

10:40 am - 10.45 am

Welcome Speech

Dr. Einas Al Kuwari

 

10:45 am -10.50 am

Remarks of League of Arab States 

Ms.Maisaa Hadmi​

 

10:50 am -10.55 am

Remarks of Arab Authority of Blood Transfusion Services

Dr. Aysha Al Malki

 

10:55 am -11.00 am

Opening Remarks

Dr. Sara Adel

 

11:00 am -11.30 am

WHO Strategic Framework for Blood Safety and Availability

Dr.Yuyun Maryuningish

 

11.30 am - 01.15 pm

Al Rayyan

Workshop 1: Transfusion Reaction: Best Practices for Nurses and Technologists

Speaker - Mr. Abdul Kuthus, Ms. Badreya Al Mahmoud & Ms. Editha Durante

Parallel Activity - S2

11.30 am - 01.15 pm

 

Session 2: Transfusion Strategies in Inherited Blood Disorders and Cancer

Moderator - Dr. Sara Adel & Dr. Rita Feghali

Parallel Activity - S2

11.30 am - 11.50 am

Al Majlis

Lecture 1: Updates on Transfusion Dependent Thalassemia Management

Dr. Salwa Hindawi

 

11.50 am - 12.10 pm

Lecture 2: Transfusion Management of SCD

Dr. Stella T. Chou

 

12.10 pm - 12.30 pm

Lecture 3: Pre-operative Exchange Transfusions for SCD Patients - Systematic Review

Dr. Mohamed Yassin

 

12.30 pm - 12.50 pm

Lecture 4:Transfusion Strategies in Hematological Malignancy Disorders

Dr. Hanady Samaha

 

12.50 pm - 01.15 pm

Q & A Session

   

01:15 pm - 02.00 pm

Conference Foyer

Lunch - Prayer Break & Poster Visit

   

02:00 pm - 03.45 pm

 

Session 3: Management of Massive Hemorrhage in Transfusion Services in the Eastern Mediterranean​

Moderator - Dr. Bala Bhasker & Dr. Halah Abdulsamad Jaber 

 

02:00 pm - 02.20 pm

Al Majlis

Lecture 1: Massive Blood Transfusion- Local Experience in Qatar

Dr.Ruben Peralta

 

02:20 pm - 02.40 pm

Lecture 2: Massive Transfusion Protocols - Updates in the Region​

Dr. Arwa Al Riyami

 

02:40 pm - 03.00 pm

Lecture 3: LTOWH- Low Titer Group O Whole Blood Use in Massive Transfusion

Dr. Juan Duchesne

 

03:00 pm - 03.20 pm

Lecture 4: Management of Intra-operative Bleeding

Dr. Ahmed Al Bahrani

 

03:20 pm - 03.45 pm

Q & A Session

   

03:45 pm - 04:00 pm

Conference Foyer

Coffee/Tea & Prayer Break

   

04:00 pm - 05:45 pm

Al Rayyan

Workshop 2: 5 Lessons for Your First Research Project

Moderator - Ms.Sana Abou Hasera 
Speaker - Dr. Maha Badawi

Parallel Activity -S4

04:00 pm - 05:45 pm

 

Session 4: Cellular Therapy and Therapeutic Apheresis

Moderator - Dr. May Raouf & Dr. Mohamed Yassin​

Parallel Activity - S4

04:00 pm - 04:20 pm

Al Majlis

Lecture 1:T Cell Collection for CAR T-Cell Therapy

Dr. Hans Vriellink

 

04:20 pm - 04:40 pm

Lecture 2:CAR T Therapy for Hematological Malignancies

Dr. Arwa Al Riyami

 

04:40 pm - 05:00 pm

Lecture 3:Therapeutic Apheresis

Dr. Saloua Hmissi

 

05:00 pm - 05:20 pm

Lecture 4: HLA-Typed Cellular Products as a Desensitization Strategy in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Dr. Deanna C Fang

 

05:20 pm - 05:45 pm

Q & A Session

   

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