Day 1 – Friday, January 23, 2026

 

TIME

PROGRAM

60 min

7:30 – 8:30

Registration

45 min

8:30 – 9:15

Opening Ceremony: 

Quran Kareem Recitation

Opening speech

30 min

9:15 – 9:45

Pharmacy Profession

Keynote speaker

15 min

9:45 – 10:00

Coffee Break

25 min

10:00 – 10:25

Building Qatar’s National HTA Program: A Strategic Vision for 2030

Dr. Anas Hamad, PhD, MSc, DMS, BSc, RPh (Qatar)

25 min

10:25 – 10:50

Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for the Procurement of Off-Patent Pharmaceuticals: A Saudi Perspective

Prof. Yazed AlRuthai, PharmD, PhD (KSA)

25 min

10:50 – 11:15

Clinical Pharmacy Practice Research and Innovation: Lessons learned, impact and Future Directions

Prof. Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar, BPharm, MPharm, PhD, SFHEA (Qatar)

15 min

11:15 – 11:30

Questions

60 min

11:30 – 12:30

Friday Prayer & Lunch Break

30 min

12:30 – 1:00

Poster viewing

25 min

1:00 – 1:25

Achieving the Mission Through Measurable Outcomes in Continuing Pharmacy Education

Dr. Kimberly Catledge, PharmD (USA)

1:00 – 2:30 (90 min)

Workshop: Simulation Based Training for Emergency Case Scenarios.

Dr. Ibtisam Musameh, PharmD, BCPS

Dr. Hossameldin Gaber, Bsc. Pharm, RPh, PFCCS, MSHPEd

(Qatar)

1:00 – 2:30 (90 min)

Workshop:

Transforming OPD Clinical Pharmacy Practice: Addressing Clinical and Patient-Focused Obstacles

Dr. Ameena Alyazeedi, RPh, MBA, CPHQ, BCGP (Qatar)

 

 

25 min

1:25 – 1:50

Beyond Boundaries: Integrating Interprofessional Collaboration into Everyday Practice

Dr. Alla El-Awaisi,  MPharm, MRPharmS, MSc, PgCert, PhD (Qatar)

25 min

1:50 – 2:15

Strategies for the Successful Implementation of Interprofessional Education Curricula

Dr. Zachary A. Weber, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, CDCES, CHC, FASHP, FNAP (USA)

15 min

2:15 – 2:30

Questions

15 min

2:30 – 2:45

Coffee Break

25 min

2:45 – 3:10

Cardiovascular Outcomes Trials: A Paradigm Shift in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes

Dr. Haval Surchi, MD (Qatar)

2:45 – 4:15 (90 min)

Workshop: Pharmacoeconomic Use in Formulary Management

Dr. Anas Hamad,  PhD, MSc, DMS, BSc, RPh

Prof. Daoud Al-Badriyeh, PhD

Dr. Dina Abushana,  PhD, MSc, BCPS, BPharm

(Qatar)

2:45 – 4:15  (90 min)

Workshop: Simulation Based Training for Emergency Case Scenarios.

Dr. Ibtisam Musameh, PharmD, BCPS

Dr. Hossameldin Gaber, Bsc. Pharm, RPh, PFCCS, MSHPEd

(Qatar)

25 min

3:10 – 3:35

Clinical Utility of Pharmacogenomic Testing Insights From the PREPARE Study

Dr. Amr Fahmi, PhD (Qatar)

25 min

3:35 – 4:00

Clinical topic

TBD

15 min

4:00 – 4:15

Questions