Venue: Andaz Doha, by Hyatt, Doha - Qatar, Activity Type: Category 1 (live, face-to-face conference)
Overall Learning Outcomes:
The 4th Qatar Acute Care Surgery (ACS) Conference is a comprehensive educational event designed to advance the knowledge, skills, and clinical judgment of target audience including surgeons, intensivists, emergency physicians, and allied healthcare professionals involved in the acute surgical care of critically ill and injured patients.
This CPD-accredited conference brings together global leaders and regional experts to address cutting-edge innovations, evolving surgical techniques, interdisciplinary collaboration, and system-level challenges in emergency general surgery, complex biliary and pancreatic emergencies, surgical infections, trauma, hernias, and patient-centered outcomes.
The overarching aim is to foster evidence-based, patient-centered, and team-oriented surgical practices that improve outcomes and resource utilization in time-sensitive, high-risk environments. The conference integrates lectures, panel discussions, workshops, and real-world case experiences to promote critical thinking and collaborative decision-making.
Upon completion of the ACS Conference, participants will be able to:
- Identify recent advancements and evidence-based strategies in the diagnosis and management of acute surgical emergencies.
- Apply principles of damage control surgery, open abdomen management, and fistula care across complex surgical scenarios.
- Evaluate the role of emerging technologies, including AI, robotics, and fluorescence imaging—in emergency surgical practice.
- Develop multidisciplinary approaches to optimize care in acute biliary, pancreatic, and intestinal pathologies.
- Enhancing leadership, communication, and system redesign skills is essential for improving surgical flow, safety, and patient outcomes.
- Interpret surgical quality metrics, such as NSQIP and ERAS, to implement quality improvement initiatives in ACS services.
- Critically appraise surgical research, including randomized controlled trials, and applying findings to clinical decision-making.
- Integrate geriatric, obstetric, and nursing considerations into comprehensive acute care surgery models.
- Engage with current trends in surgical education, training innovation, and the use of AI in skill assessment and outcome prediction.
