Two Parallel Sessions - Session 6 and Session 7 (8am to 10am)

Session 9: Mini-Symposium: Old Diseases, New Treatment: Focused Clinical Updates (What’s New in 2025?)

Moderators: Dr Ibrahim Fawzy Hassan, Dr Haider Albustanji, Dr Amr Badr, Dr Salah Elbadri (Al Majlis Hall)

Time

Session/ Event

Speaker

8am to 8:20am

Management of acute heart failure in 2025: from clinical trials to clinical practice

Dr Ashfaq Patel (Qatar)

8:20am to 8:40am

Management of acute coronary syndrome: an update

Dr A-Rahman Arabi (Qatar)

8:40am to 9am

Decoding Troponin: clinical insights and challenges in the era of high-sensitivity assays – an internal medicine perspective

Dr Walid Ibrahim (USA)

9am to9:20am

Hepatitis B virus: update on management

Dr Faisal Abaalkhail (KSA)

9:20am to 9.40am

The future of cancer screening

Prof Michael Bretthauer (Norway)

9.40am to 10am

Q and A

All faculty

Session 10: Research Corner: Free Research Communications (Oral Presentations) (8am to 10am)
Moderators: Dr Samar Alemadi, Dr Mohamad Alkadi, Dr Dr. Essa Abuhelaiqa (Al Rayaan Hall)

Judges: Prof. Suhail Doi, Prof. Shahrad Taheri, Prof. Mohamed El-Kassas, Prof. Abdelaziz Zorgani, Dr Mumtaz Patel, Prof. Omer Elahmer, Prof. Wanis Ibrahim, Dr Hazem Elewa

8am - 8.09am

CS-1: Resolving the role of type 7 secretion systems in host-pathogen interaction by dual RNA sequencing
A Ahmed, R Mukhtar, S Alailah, S Roueentan, S Khalid, S Ali, M Emara, A Abdallah

8.10am - 8.19

CS-2: Long-term outcomes and safety of low-dose alteplase vs. standard-dose in acute ischemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Ahmed, E Mahmoud, R Elashie, H Al-Tamimi, O Abousaad

8.20am - 8.29am

CS-3: Reassessing The Long-Term Use of Beta-Blocker Therapy in the Reperfusion Era of Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled-Trials.

 A Aboughalia, M Amer, A Rahhal, Y Aqel, Y Hailan, M Faisal, H Aboughalia, T Chivese, M Danjuma, A Elzouki

8.30am - 8.39am

CS-4: Homocysteine, B vtamins, and kidney function: a causal relationship (Mendelian Randomization Study)

M Amer, A Aboughalia, H Aboughalia, I Elzouki, G Hindy

8.40am - 8.49am

CS-5: Clinical outcome and cost of Intravenous versus oral treatment of Gram - negative bacteremia
M Chaponda, F Maher, J Daghfal, A Shaukat, W Al-Wali, M Kadhim, H Al-Obaidi, M Maslamani

8.50am - 8.59am

CS-6: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Oman: Prevalence, Clinical Characteristics, and Predictors of Arrhythmia and Sudden Cardiac Death

N Al Habsi, M Al Rawahi, T Al Rashdi

9am - 9.09am

CS-7: Lung Ultrasound Guided Management of Pulmonary Congestion in Hemodialysis: A Multi-center Randomized Controlled Trial

A Hamad, A Boulgheraif, S Kaysi

9.10am - 9.19am

CS-8: Blood Pressure Variability and Functional Outcomes in Patients Admitted with Acute Stroke in a Tertiary Care Stroke Center

R Hourani, M Tawengi, A Elsabagh, R Hommos, J Baraka, A Tawengi, B Abdallah, T Al-Marwani, Y Imam, N Akhtar, M Zahid, S Doi, M Danjuma, A Elzouki

9.20am - 9.29am

CS-9: MICAPS: A Novel Scoring Tool to Identify High-Risk Patients for Medical ICU Admission at Emergency Department Presentation

M Zahid, F Ata, A Khan, P Chandra, A Elzouki

9.30am - 9.39am

CS-10: Incorporating Task-trainer Based Physical Examination Sessions in Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar. A Randomized Controlled Trial
A Al-Suwaidi, L Fernyhough

9.40am - 9.49am

QI-1: Hybrid Dialysis: A Safe and Effective Modality for Peritoneal Dialysis Patients with Low Solute Clearance or Volume Overload in Qatar

N Ibrahim, H Hamdy, A Ali, T Suliman, M Gonzales, T Ali, L Chacko, M Cruz, A Mohammed, Y Mia, F Yusuf, S Ali, M Farid, M Ezzat, A Fawzy, T Fouda, T Al Mohanadi, A Hamed, H Almalki

9.50am - 10am

QI-2: Optimising Clinical Documentation with Standardized EHR templates in Internal Medicine: A Quality Improvement Initiative at HMC, Qatar
 A Al-Suwaidi, M Habibullah, T Al-Marwani, H Elhiday, M Faisal, D Al-Mohanadi, R Akbar

10am - 10:25am

Coffee Break /Posters Viewing

Two Parallel Sessions - Session 7 & Session 8 (10:30am to 12noon)

Session 11: Mini-Symposium by Steatotic Liver in MENA Region (SLMENA) Research Group:

“Metabolic dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) – MASH: From The Newest Guidelines To Emerging Treatments”
Moderators: Prof. Faisal Abaalkhail, Prof Nermeen Abden, Dr Maisam Akroush, Dr Moutaz Derbala  (AL Majlis Hall)

10:30am to 10:50am

SLMENA perspectives: Steatotic liver diseases, a new start for an old disease

Prof Abdel-Naser Elzouki (Qatar)

10.50am to 11:10am

Mapping the disease in the MENA region and in the globe

Prof Mohamed El-Kassas (Egypt)

11:10am to 11.30am

Decoding MASLD: The frontier of novel biomarkers and their Impact on diagnosis and management

Prof Khalid Al Namaani (Oman)

11.30am to 11.50pm

Updates in pharmacological therapy of MASLD/MASH

Prof. Khalid Alswat (KSA)

11:50am to ​​12pm

Q and A

All faculty

12pm to13pm

Lunch, Prayer Time and Poster View

1pm to 2.30pm (Parallel Sessions)

Session 12: Mini-Symposium: Clinical Pearls in Internal Medicine

Moderators: Dr Husen Abdulrahman, Dr Abdul-Moqeeth Mohamed, Dr Wesam Ghadban, Dr Rafie Yakoob (Al Majlis Hall)

1pm to 1.20pm

Anticoagulation in hospitalized patient: what’s new in 2025?

Dr Mahmoud Alhawamdeh (UAE)

1:20pm to 1.40pm

Endocrine emergencies in the hospital: recognition and management

Dr Mohamed Elrishi (Qatar)

1.40pm to 2pm 

Impact of irritable bowel syndrome on Quality of Life

Dr Maisam Akroush (Jordan)

2pm to 2.20pm

Navigating High-Value Care: Strategies for Internal

Medicine Dr Thana Alyafei (UAE)

2.20pm to 2.30pm

Q and A

All faculty

(1pm to 2.30pm)

Session 13: Mini-Symposium: Academic Medicine: "Get Your Research Published: Tips from the Editors

Moderators: Prof Jasim Alswedi, Prof Abdelrazak Gehani, Dr Mohamed Danjuma, Dr Fahmi Khan (Al Rayan Hall)

1pm to 1.20pm

How to pick a journal and what to submit?

How to survive the journal peer review process? An editor prospective

Prof Michael Bretthauer (Norway), Associate Editor of Annals Internal Medicine

1.40pm to 2pm

How to respond to reviewer comments?

Prof Mohamed El-Kassas (Egypt),Editor of Global J. Gastroenterology

Why was my paper rejected?

Dr Mohamad Alkadi (Qatar), Editor of Qatar Medical Journal

Q and A

2.30pm to  2.55pm

Coffee Break & Prayer Time / Poster View

(3pm to 3.45pm)

Session 14: Clinical Debate

Early combination anti-hyperglycemic therapy for newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes

Moderator: Prof Abdul Badi Abou Samra (Qatar), Dr Mahmoud Zirie (Qatar) (Al Majlis Hall)

3pm to 3.15pm

Yes! The more intensive therapy from the start, the better

Dr Mohsen Eledrisi (Qatar)

3.15pm to 3.30pm

No! Too much care may kill the cat (and costs too much)

Dr Mohammed Bashir (Qatar)

3.30pm to 3.40pm

Q and A

All faculty

(3.45 to 5.30pm)

Session 15: Plenary Session by the American College of Physicians (ACP) Faculty

Moderator: Dr Hanadi Khamis Al Hamad, Dr Mehdi Errayes, Dr Yasser Kamel (Al Majlis Hall)

3.45pm to 4.10pm

News You Can Use: Annals of internal medicine recent articles that you should know about.

Prof Michael Bretthauer

Associate Editor, Annals of Internal Medicine- ACP

4.10pm to 4.35pm

Drug-Induced Liver Disease (DILI): diagnosis and management

Dr Faisal Abaalkhail
Governor, ACP KSA Chapter

4.35pm to 5pm

Management of Common Geriatric Syndromes: A case-based Review

Prof. Miguel Paniagua
Vice President, Medical Education of ACP

5pm to 5.10pm

Q and A

5:10pm to 5.30pm

• Awards for the Best Oral & Poster Presentations
• Awards for the Winning Team of Doctor's Dilemma Competition
• Closing Remarks & Group photo

• Dr Ahmed Al Mohammed
• Dr Dabia Al Mohanadi
• Prof Abdel-Naser Elzouki / DrAnand Kartha
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