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Day One - Thursday 12/11/2026
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Track 4 - Trauma And Critical Care 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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Trauma 1 - State of the Art Session: Damage Control Resuscitation [DCR] in 2026
Chairs: Dr. Ruben Peralta, HTC, Qatar and Dr. Faisal Al-Shammari, HMC, Qatar
Lecture 1 – DCR for Orthopedic Trauma – Dr. TBD
Lecture 2 – DCR for Traumatic Brain Injury – Dr. Andres Rubiano, Colombia
Lecture 3 –State of the Art for DCR in 2026- Dr. Ruben Peralta, 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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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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Trauma 3 – Innovations and Lessons for War Trauma 1
Chair: Dr. Hassan Al-Thani, HTC, Qatar and Dr. Rihab Al Lawati, Oman
Lecture 1 – Management Approaches for Drone-Related Injuries – Dr. Rihab Al Lawati, Oman
Lecture 2 - Pre-Hospital protocols and care – Dr. Hassan Mashbari, KSA
Lecture 3 – Drills and preparation for MCI/CBRN events – Dr. Ruqaiya Al Shehhi, Oman
Lecture 4 – Important Lessons from UAE – Dr. Yousif Al Aboudi, UAE
Lecture 5 – Important Lessons from Kuwait - Dr. Ameera Al Hasan, Kuwait
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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Trauma 4 – Innovations and Lessons for War Trauma 2
Chair : Dr. Athanasios Gargavanis, WHO-EMRO and Dr. Ameera Al Hasan, Kuwait
Lecture 1 - War and Health [Lebanon & Gaza] Service delivery under fire – - Dr. Athanasios Gargavanis, WHO-EMRO
Lecture 2 – A Practical Approach for CBRN Incident Readiness - TBD
Lecture 3 – Civilian-Military Partnerships for MCI preparedness – Dr. Amber Mehmood, US
Lecture 4 – Lessons from the Recent Wars in Lebanon – Dr. Amine Kazzi, Lebanon
Q & A ≥12 mins
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1630 - 1730
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QH26 Quick Shots 31-40 Theme: TBD
Moderator: TBD
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1730 - 1830
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QH26 Quick Shots 71-80 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 4 - Trauma And Critical Care Surgery
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0800 - 0900
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QH26 Quick Shots 111-120 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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Trauma 5 - Innovations in Neurocritical Care
Chair: Dr. Airton Leonardo de Oliveira Manoel, HTC, Qatar and Dr. Ghanim Al Sulaiti, HMC, Qatar
Lecture 1 - A new characterization of acute traumatic brain injury: the NIH-NINDS TBI Classification and Nomenclature Initiative - Dr. Airton Leonardo de Oliveira Manoel
Lecture 2 - Non-invasive intracranial pressure estimation in the intensive care unit – Dr. Andres Rubiano, Colombia
Lecture 3 - Performance Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Neurosurgical Diagnosis - Dr. Ghaya Al-Rumaihi, HMC, Qatar
Lecture 4 - Surgical Management of Traumatic Brain Injury Based on Intracranial Compliance – Dr. Andres Rubiano, Colombia
Q & A (≥12 mins)
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1130 - 1300
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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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Trauma 7 – Innovations in Pediatric Trauma Care
Chair: Dr. Guy Brisseau, SMRC
Lecture 1- TBD - SMRC
Lecture 2- TBD – SMRC
Lecture 3- TBD –SRMC
Lecture 4- TBD – SMRC
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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Trauma 8 - Innovations in the Management of Thoracic Trauma
Chair: Dr. Ismail Mahmood, HTC, Qatar & Dr. Jassim Al Abdulla, HMC, Qatar
Lecture 1- Selective Non-Interventional Management of Thoracic Injuries Following Trauma: Experience from a Level I Trauma Center at Hamad Medical Corporation – Dr. Ismail Mahmood, HTC, Qatar
Lecture 2- Management Pathway for Rib Fractures – Dr. Ahmed Faidh Ramzee, HTC, Qatar
Lecture 3- ECMO: when life is on the edge – Dr. Yasir Abdulrahman, HTC, Qatar
Lecture 4- Surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF): the WSES and CWIS position paper – Dr. Boris Sakakushev, Bulgaria
Q & A (≥12 mins)
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1630 - 1730
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Trauma 9 - Innovations in Geriatric Trauma Care
Chair: Dr. Fernando Netto, HMC, Qatar and Dr. Mushrek Al Ani, HTC, Qatar
Lecture 1- Why do geriatric trauma patients deserve specific attention? Dr. Fernando Netto, HTC, Qatar
Lecture 2- Pearls from the WSES guidelines on the management of trauma in elderly and frail patients – Dr. Belinda De Simone, Italy
Lecture 3- Qatar Silver Pathway - Dr. Jorge Passareli, HMC, Qatar
Lecture 4- Rehabilitation in elderly trauma patients - Dr. Farees Khan, QRI, Qatar
Q & A (≥12 mins)
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1730 - 1830
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QH26 Quick Shots 151-160
Moderator:
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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 |
Track 4 - Trauma And Critical Care Surgery |
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0800 - 0900
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QH26 Quick Shots 191-200 Theme: TBD
Moderator: TBD
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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 - 1045
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EMTRT 2 – Welcome, Introduction and Progress Report
Dr. Dr. Rafael Consunji, HTC, Qatar
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1045 - 1200
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EMTRT 3 - Innovations in Pre-Hospital Trauma Care
Chair: Mr. Ian Howland, HMC, Qatar and Mr. Darren Mochrie, HMC, Qatar
Lecture 1- Community Engagement for Pre-Hospital Trauma Care - Dr. Junaid Razzak, USA
Lecture 2- Pre-Hospital Care in Mass Casualty Incidents - Dr. Amber Mehmood, US
Lecture 3- Pre-Hospital Trauma Care in Response to Natural Hazards – TBD, Oman
Lecture 4- Mechanical Versus Manual CPR for Traumatic Cardiac Arrest – Dr. Ayman El-Menyar, HTC, Qatar
Q & A (≥15 mins)
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1200 - 1300
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Prayer & Lunch
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1300 - 1430
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EMTRT 4 – Gulf CDC-HTC Expert Hub Pre-Hospital Trauma Care Roundtable
Chair: Dr. Rafael Consunji, HTC, Qatar and Dr. Mahim Albalushi, Gulf CDC
Lecture 1 – GCC Pre-Hospital Trauma Care Systems Assessment – Dr. Mahim Albalushi, Gulf CDC
Lecture 2 - Quality Improvement in Pre-Hospital Trauma Care - Dr. Junaid Razzak, USA
Facilitated Roundtable: Prioritizing Pre-Hospital Trauma Care Quality Improvement in the GCC
Q & A ≥18 mins
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1430 - 1500
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EMTRT 5 – Trauma Systems Evaluations I
Chair: Dr. Athanasios Gargavanis, WHO-EMRO
Lecture 1- Sri Lanka - TBD, Sri Lanka
Lecture 2- Italy – trauma system of Italy using a standard assessment tool – Dr. Luca Ansaloni, Italy
Q & A (≥6 mins)
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1500 - 1530
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Coffee Break
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1530 - 1600
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EMTRT 6 – Trauma Systems Evaluations II
Chair: Dr. Ruben Peralta, HTC, Qatar
Lecture 1- Pakistan – TBD
Lecture 2- Critical Care Readiness Within Rwanda’s Emerging Trauma System: A National Needs-Based Assessment of Trauma Systems – Dr. Nkusi Agabe Emmy, Rwanda
Q & A (≥6 mins)
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1600 - 1700
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EMTRT 7 – Trauma Registries: Creation and Utilization
Chairs: Ms. Monira Mollazehi & Mr. Tarik Abuelkkeer, HTC, Qatar
Lecture 1 - Trauma Registries: Essential steps and elements – Dr. Amber Mehmood, US
Lecture 2 - The Trauma Registry: foundations, standards, and impact on trauma care – Dr. Ahmed Uraiqat, Jordan
Lecture 3 - Trauma Registries: EU Viewpoint - Dr. Edward Tan, Netherlands
Lecture 4 -Trauma Registries: Maximum Dataset – Dr. Hassan Al-Thani, HTC, Qatar
Q & A (≥12 mins)
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1700 - 1730
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EMTRT 8 - Trauma Systems: Lessons Learned in Qatar
Dr. Hassan Al-Thani, HTC, Qatar
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1730 - 1800
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Awarding & Closing Ceremonies
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