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Day One - Thursday 12/11/2026
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Track 1 - World Society of Emergency Surgery |
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0800 - 0900
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Opening Ceremonies
JWSES The Journal of the World Society of Emergency Surgery
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0900 - 1000
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WSES 1 - Plenary # 1: Innovations and Integration of Complex Surgery and Resuscitation: Aorto-Enteric Fistula
Session Chairs: Dr. Sandro Rizoli and Dr. Federico Coccolini, Italy
Case Presentation: Dr. Hassan Al-Thani, HTC, Qatar
Panel: Dr. Fausto Catena, Italy, Dr. Marcelo Ribeiro, US, Dr. Hazem El Beyrouti, HMC, Dr. Mircea Chirica, France & Dr. Dieter Weber, Australia
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1000 - 1030
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Coffee Break
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1030 - 1200
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WSES 2 - Strengthening Surgical Systems in the Western Balkans –
Session Chair: Dr. Rifat Latifi, USA
Welcome and Introduction: Why the Western Balkans Surgical Story Matters for the Global Emergency Surgery Community – Dr. Rifat Latifi, USA
LECTURE 1: Building a Surgical Society from Scratch — The Kosova College of Surgeons and its collaboration with WSES – Dr. Federico Coccolini, Italy
LECTURE 2: The Kosovo Journal of Surgery and Structured CME — Academic Identity, Peer Review, and Brain Gain in a Post-Conflict Setting - Dr. Rifat Latifi, USA
LECTURE 3: Looking at Kosovo and KCS from Qatar — A Qatari Surgeon’s Perspective on Surgical Capacity Building and the Qatar–KCS Partnership – Dr. Hassan Al-Thani, HMC, Qatar
LECTURE 4: A WSES Perspective — Emergency Surgery Capacity Building in Resource-Limited Settings: What International Surgical Societies Can Learn and Offer – Dr. Fausto Catena, Italy
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1200 - 1300
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Prayer & Lunch
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1300 - 1400
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Trauma 2 - Plenary # 2: Biomarkers in Emergency and Trauma Surgery
Chairs: Dr. Ayman El-Menyar, HMC, Qatar & Dr. Belinda De Simone, Italy
Introduction to the Biomarkers in Emergency and Trauma Surgery [BETS] Survey - Dr. Ayman El-Menyar, HMC, Qatar [5 min]
Lecture 1 - Biomarkers: Perioperative Conventional Versus Novel biomarkers: Do Surgeons really care? - Dr. Ayman El-Menyar, HTC, Qatar [20 min]
Lecture 2 – Biomarkers in Neurosurgery and Traumatic Brain Injury – Dr. Andres Rubiano, Colombia [15 min]
Lecture 3 – Biomarkers in Emergency and Trauma Surgery – Dr. Naushad Khan HTC, Qatar [15 min]
Results of BETS Survey - Dr. Ayman El-Menyar, HMC, Qatar [5 min]
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1400 - 1500
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WSES 3 – Innovations and Updates in Trauma and Emergency Surgery 1
Chair: Dr. Luca Ansaloni, Italy
Lecture 1- The Hidden Impact of Airbags: An Evidence-Based Approach to Lethal Head & Neck Injuries – Dr. Sherwan Khoschnau, HTC, Qatar
Lecture 2- Visceral Arterial Pseudoaneurysms – Dr. Vishal Shelat, Singapore
Lecture 3- Management of Splenic Arterial Thrombosis – Dr. Gia Tomadze, Georgia
Lecture 4- Robotic emergency surgery – Dr. Ahmad Abutaka
Q & A (≥12 mins)
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1500 - 1530
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Coffee Break
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1530 - 1630
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WSES 4 – Innovations and Updates in Trauma and Emergency Surgery 2
Chair: Dr. Guixi Zhaang, China
Lecture 1- Complicated hernias – Dr. Arthur Zanellato, UK
Lecture 2- Variable use of modern abdominal wall closure techniques at emergency laparotomy – Dr. Michael Sugrue, Ireland
Lecture 3- Cool (Closed Or Open after Laparotomy) Trial – Dr. Andrew Kirkpatrick, Canada
Lecture 4- Closed incision negative pressure wound therapy after emergency laparotomy – Dr. Edward Tan, Netherlands
Q & A (≥12 mins)
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1630 - 1730
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QH26 Quick Shots 1-10 Theme: TBD
Moderator: TBD
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1730 - 1830
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QH26 Quick Shots 41-50 Theme: TBD
Moderator: TBD
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1830 - 1900
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Coffee Break
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1900 - 2000
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Industry Sponsored Event
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Day Two - Friday 13/11/2026
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Time
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Track 1 - World Society of Emergency Surgery
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0800 -0900
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QH26 Quick Shots 81-90 Theme: TBD
Moderator: TBD
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0900 - 1000
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POMF 1 - Plenary # 3: Best Practice for Peri-Operative Processes
Chair: Dr. Kaled Elnagar, HMC, Qatar
Lecture 1 - Communication in Crisis: Saving a Trauma Victim – Dr. Gustav Strandvik, HTC, Qatar
Lecture 2 - Airway: Three Red Flags – Blood, Vomit, and Lost View! – Dr. Nabil Shallik, HMC, Qatar
Lecture 3 - Beyond Survival: Enhanced Recovery in Trauma – Dr. Amr Talaat, HMC, Qatar
Q & A ≥12 mins
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1000-1030
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Coffee Break
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1030 - 1130
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WSES 5 – Innovations and Updates in Hepatobiliary Surgery
Chair: Dr. Fikri Abu Zidan, UAE
Lecture 1- ANUBI TRIAL (Antibiotics in Uncomplicated Acute Biliary Infection) – Dr. Fausto Catena, Italy
Lecture 2- Preop antibiotics vs no antibiotics in patients submitted to cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis Trial - Dr. Luca Ansaloni, Italy
Lecture 3- Acute cholecystitis: a new surgical technique – Dr. Isidoro Di Carlo, Italy
Lecture 4- Common Bile Duct Stones – Dr. Michael Kelly, Australia
Q & A (≥12 mins)
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1130 -1 300
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Prayer & Lunch
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1300 - 1400
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Trauma 6 - Plenary # 4: Procedural prioritization in polytrauma: who goes first?
Chair: Dr. Husham Abdelrahman, HTC, Qatar and Dr. Ruqaiya Al Shehhi, Oman
Polytrauma Case Presentation Dr. Ismail Mahmood, HTC, Qatar
Panel: Dr. Mark Bowyer, US and Dr. William Biffl, Dr. Ameera Al Hasan, Kuwait, Dr. Hassan Mashbari, KSA and Dr. Yousif Al Aboudi, UAE
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1400 - 1500
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WSES 6 – Innovations and Updates in Duodenal & Pancreatic Surgery
Chair: Dr. Boris Sakakushev, Bulgaria
Lecture 1- Pancreatic emergency surgery in pancreatitis – Dr. Lorenzo Cobianchi, Italy
Lecture 2- The extended postoperative complication score – Dr. Camilla Cremonini, Italy
Lecture 3- Duodenal Leak – Dr. Nitasha Salem, HTC, Qatar
Lecture 4- Emergency Surgery Acuity Score – Dr. Suk-Kyung Hong, South Korea
Q & A (≥12 mins)
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1500 - 1530
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Coffee Break
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1530 - 1630
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WSES 7 – Innovations and Updates in Intestinal [Small Bowel] Surgery
Chair: Dr. Manos Pikoulis, Greece
Lecture 1- SSI prevention and control in emergency surgery – Dr. Arda Isik, Turkiye
Lecture 2- Management of Ogilvie's Syndrome – Dr. Orestis Ioannidis, Greece
Lecture 3- Acute Presentation of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor [GIST] – Dr. Moamena El-Matbouly, HMC, Qatar
Lecture 4- Indocyanine Green [ICG] in Acute Care Surgery [ACS] – Dr. Husham Abdelrahman, HTC, Qatar
Q & A (≥12 mins)
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1630 - 1 730
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WSES 8 – Innovations and Updates in Colonic Surgery
Chair: Dr. Kemal Rasa, Turkiye
Lecture 1- Obstructed colon cancer guidelines – Dr. Federico Coccolini, Italy
Lecture 2- Bowel Trauma Guidelines - Dr. Marcelo Ribeiro, US
Lecture 3- Green Emergency Surgery – Dr. Francesca Dal Mas, Italy
Lecture 4- Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in emergency general surgery – Dr. Fikri Abu Zidan, UAE
Q & A (≥12 mins)
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1730 - 1830
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QH26 Quick Shots 121-130 Theme: TBD
Moderator: TBD
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1930 onwards
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Faculty [QH26] Dinner
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Day Three - Saturday 14/11/2026
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Time
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Track 1 - World Society of Emergency Surgery
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0800 - 0900
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QH26 Quick Shots 161-170
Moderator:
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0900 - 1000
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EMTRT 1 Plenary # 5: Trauma Systems Priorities for the ATLS MENA Region 17
Session Chair: Dr. Hassan Al-Thani, HTC, Qatar and Dr. Abdelhakim Elkholy, Egypt
Lecture 1 – Trauma Systems Needs and Challenges – Dr. Abdelhakim Elkholy, Egypt
Lecture 2 – Trauma Prevention: the forgotten element of trauma care – Dr. Diaa Ageib, Sudan
Lecture 3 – Overcoming the ‘Geography Bottleneck’: Bridging the Rural-Urban Divide in Omani Trauma Care – Dr. Abdullah Al-Harthy, Oman
Lecture 4 - The Clinical Intelligence Layer for ATLS Trauma Resuscitation - Dr. Mohamed Talaat Rasheed, Egypt
Lecture 5 - The Trauma System in Hospital or Disaster Prevention and Management of Mass Casualties - Dr. Erdal Demerdash, Turkey
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1000 - 1030
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Coffee Break
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1030 - 1200
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WSES 9 – Innovations and Updates in the Management of Surgical Infections and Complications
Chair: Dr. Mircea Chirica, France
Lecture 1- Surviving Sepsis Campaign: international guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock 2026 – Dr. Robert Sawyer, US
Lecture 2- Procalcitonin Position Paper – Dr. Guixi Zhaang, China
Lecture 3 - Rescue surgery for bowel leaks – Dr. Nikos Pararas, Greece
Lecture 4- From Observation to Intervention: Impact of Procalcitonin-Guided Stewardship on Antibiotic Use in a Level I Trauma Center – Dr. Mohamed Alabdallat, HTC, Qatar
Lecture 5- IRIS (Italian Register of complicated Intra-abdominal InfectionS) Study – Dr. Lorenzo Ghiadoni, Italy
Lecture 5- From Trauma to Triumph: Innovating antibiotic use against pathogens – Dr. Ahmed Abdel Bari, HTC, Qatar
Q & A ≥18 mins
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1200 - 1300
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Prayer & Lunch
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1300 - 1400
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WSES 10 – Innovations and Updates in Trauma Surgery
Chair: Dr. Nikos Pararas, Greece
Lecture 1 - War surgery in the 21st century -= Dr. Mehmet Erylmaz, Turkiye
Lecture 2 – Explosive Weapons Trauma Care Collective (EXTRACCT) group guideline – Dr. Timothy Hardcastle, South Africa
Lecture 3- WCTEL Project – Dr. Gustavo Fraga, Brazil
Lecture 4- Whose Pharynx is it Anyway? Occult Pharyngeal Injury and Traumatic Bleeding from the Mouth- Dr. Gustav Strandvik, HTC, Qatar
Q & A (≥12 mins)
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1400 - 1430
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WSES 11 – Clinical Guidelines
Chair: Dr. Fikri Abu Zidan, UAE
Lecture 1- Acute Appendicitis Guidelines - Dr. Belinda De Simone, Italy
Lecture 2- Burns Guidelines - Dr. Manos Pikoulis, Greece
Q & A (≥6 mins)
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1430 - 1500
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WSES 12 - New WSES Projects
Chair: Dr. Sandro Rizoli, HTC, Qatar
Speakers: Dr. Frank Piscioneri, Australia, Dr. Kemal Rasa, Turkiye and Dr. Belinda De Simone, Italy
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1500 - 1530
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Coffee Break
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1530 - 1630
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EM 1 – Innovations and Updates in Emergency Medicine
Lecture 1-
Lecture 2-
Lecture 3-
Lecture 4-
Q & A (≥12 mins)
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1630 - 1730
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EM 2 – Innovations and Updates in Emergency Medicine
Lecture 1-
Lecture 2-
Lecture 3-
Lecture 4-
Q & A (≥12 mins)
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1730 - 1800
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Awarding & Closing Ceremonies
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