Main Conference

 

Day 2: Saturday, 13th September 2025

8am to 5.20pm

Time

Topic

Facilitator

7.30am to 7.50am

Registration & Coffee: Networking and Collaboration

7.50am to 8.30am

Keynote Lecture:

Placenta Accreta Spectrum: The Past and The Future

Dr Amir Shamsirsaz, Obstetrics - USA

Session 1:

Hypertension in Pregnancy - Unveiling the Challenges

Moderators: Dr.Wael Khalaf & Dr. Eynas Abdalla

8.30am to 8.50am

Diagnostic Dilemma

Dr. Malika Boumedjane

OBGYN- Qatar

8.50am to 9.10am

Anesthesia Considerations in Severe Pre-eclampsia Updates

Ruth Landau, Anesthesia - USA

9.10am to 9.30am

Severe Pre-eclampsia – ICU Management

Dr. Wael Khalaf,

ICU - Qatar

9.30am to 10am

Panel Discussion/Interactive Q&A

All

10am to 10.15am

Morning Coffee Break

Session 2:

Future Innovations

Moderators: Dr. Salwa Abuyaqoub & Dr. Sawsan Al-Obaidly

10.15 to 10.35 am

Establishing Enhanced Obstetric Survey Systems: an Interprofessional approach to reducing severe morbidity and mortality in pregnancy

Dr. Rohan D’souza, Obstetrics - Canada

10.35 to 10.55 am

Transforming Obstetric Critical Care with Artificial Intelligence: Applications, Challenges and Breakthroughs

Dr. Mohamed Chowdary,

Qatar University

10.55 to 11.15 am

Human Factors in Obstetrics (Communication & Teamwork)

Dr. Salwa Abuyaqoub

OBGYN-Qatar

11.15 to 11.35 am

Fetal Survival and Timely Delivery in the Critically Ill Pregnant Patient – Present & Future

Dr Sawsan AlObaidly,

OBGYN -Qatar

11.35am to 11.55am

Pregnancy, Protection, Precision – The Next Frontier in Vaccinology

 

11.55am to12.10 pm

Debate/Interactive Q&A

All

12.10pm to 1pm

Prayer & Networking Lunch Break

Session 3:

Sepsis in Pregnancy - A Life-Threatening Reality

Moderators: Dr. Sohel Gamal & Dr. Huda Saleh

1pm to 1.20pm

Sepsis in Pregnancy: New Diagnostic Tools

Dr Emad Maqbool, Microbiologist - Qatar

1.20pm to 1.40pm

Sepsis screening and the implementation of a 1-hour sepsis bundle

Dr Amir Shamsirsaz, Obstetrics - USA

1.40pm to 2pm

Sepsis Management in the ICU: An Obstetric Perspective

Dr Sohel Ahmed, ICU Anesthesia - Qatar

2pm to 2.20pm

Future of Sepsis Research in Qatar

Dr. Ibrahim Fawzy,

ICU - Qatar

2.20pm to 2.30pm

Interactive Q&A

All

2.30pm to 3pm

Debate – PPROM

 

3pm to 3.15

Afternoon Coffee Break

Session 4:

Trauma in Pregnancy - Complexities and Challenges

Moderator: Dr. Najat Khenyab & Dr. Malika Boumedjane

3.15pm to 3.35pm

Peri-Operative Management of Trauma in Pregnancy: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Dr. Hasan Al-Thani, Trauma - Qatar

3.35pm to 3.55pm

Trauma in pregnancy: addressing the impact of domestic violence

Dr. Hasan Al-Thani, Trauma - Qatar

3.55pm to 4.15pm

Fetal Surveillance in Trauma Cases: Best Practices and Protocols

Dr. Abdullah Al-Ibrahim,

OBGYN-Qatar

4.15pm to 4.35pm

Management of Chronic Pain in Obstetric patients

Dr. Karthikeyan Ponnusamy, Anesthesia Pain management - Qatar

4.35pm to 4.45pm

Interactive Q&A

All

4.45pm to 5pm

Closing Remarks

Dr. Salwa Abuyaqoub

OBGYN-Qatar​

5pm to 5.20pm

Industry Session

TBC​