Main Conference

Day 1: Friday, 12th September 2025

8am to 5.30pm

Time

Topic

Presenter

7.30am to 8am

Registration & Networking

8am to 8.05am

Inaugural Remarks

Dr. Salwa Abuyaqoub

OBGYN-Qatar

8.05 am to 8.45 am

Keynote Lecture:

‘A Core Outcome Set and Reporting Checklist - The first step towards harmonization of global research on Critically-ill Obstetric Patients’

Dr. Rohan D’souza, Obstetrics - Canada

Session 1:

Mastering Obstetric Hemorrhage

Moderators: Dr. Salwa Abu-yaqoub & Dr. Arabo Bayo

8.45am to 9.05am

Optimizing Outcomes in Placenta Accreta Spectrum: Practical Insights from WWRC

Dr Arabo Bayo, OBGYN - Qatar

9.05am to 9.25am

"Approach to Critically Ill Pregnant Patients: A general overview of how to approach this population.

Dr. Amir Shamsirsaz, Obstetrics - USA

9.25am to 9.45am

Transforming Maternal Care: Systems and Simulation for PPH Management.

Dr Fatemah Qasem ICU - Kuwait

9.45am to 10am

Interactive Q&A

All

10am to 10.15 am

Morning Coffee Break

Session 2:

Ethical Conundrums in High Risk Obstetric

Moderators: Dr. Zeena Shurbak & Dr. Najat Khenyab

10.15am to 11am

Ethical Dilemmas in Critical Care – A Panel Deliberation

Navigating Complex Ethical Decisions in Obstetric Emergencies

Dr Najat Khenyab & Dr. Huda Saleh, OBGYN -Qatar

11am to 11.45am

11.45am to1pm

Prayer & Networking Lunch Break

Session 3:

Cardiovascular Pathologies in Pregnancy: A Multifaceted Approach

Moderators: Dr. Nada Elamin & Dr. Hayat Elfil

1pm to 1.20pm

Valvular Heart Disease in Pregnancy: Contemporary Diagnostic & Therapeutic Strategies

Dr. Rohan D’souza, Obstetrics - Canada

1.20pm to 1.40pm

Anesthesia Approach in Complex Heart Diseases

Dr. Ruth Landau, Anesthesia - USA

1.40pm to 2pm

Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: Emerging Insights and Management Paradigms

Dr. Rohan D’souza, Obstetrics-Canada

2pm to 2.20pm

Severe Cardiac Cases: Do we need a Labour Room ICU

Dr Nada Elamin, OBGYN – Qatar

Dr. Hayat Elfil

Anesthesia- Qatar

2.20pm to 2.40pm

Interactive Q&A

All

2.40pm to 3.10pm

Short communications (3 Oral Presentations)

3:10pm to 3.30pm

Afternoon Coffee Break

Session 4:

Acute-Onset Critical Conditions in Pregnancy

Moderators: Dr. Santhosh & Dr. Naela Al-Mallahi

3.30pm to 3.50pm

Venous Thromboembolism in Pregnancy: Understanding the Risks and Management

Dr. Sara Elkorashi, Hematology - Qatar

3.50pm to 4.10pm

Acute Kidney Injury

Dr. Safaa Elawad, Nephrology - Qatar

4.10pm to 4.30pm

Fluid Overload and Pulmonary Edema: Navigating Obstetric Emergencies

Dr. Ruth Landau, Anesthesia - USA

4.30pm to 4.50pm

ECMO in Obstetric Population

Dr. Huda Al-Fudaili, ICU - Kuwait

4.50pm to 5.00pm

Interactive Q&A: Clarifying Complex Clinical Scenarios

All

5.00pm to 5.30pm

Short communications (3 Oral Presentations)​​​