Friday, 30 January 2026 (Day 2)
Track 1: Clinical Medicine & Healthcare Management
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Time
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Title
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Speaker
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8am to 6pm
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Registration (for in-person participants)
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8am to 08.25am
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Keynote Lecture:
Transforming rehabilitation in Qatar: from institutional excellence to a national ecosystem of global influence
Moderator: TBA
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Prof. Hanadi Al-Hamad (Qatar)
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8.25am to 8.30am
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Q&A
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Session 2: (8:30am to 9.45.am)
Presidential Plenary: Perspectives in healthcare management-where we are and where are we going?
Moderators: Dr Nada Jabbour (Qatar)
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8.30am to 8.50am
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Internal Medicine in the United States: challenges and opportunities
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Prof. Isaac Opole (USA)
Immediate Past-President, ACP
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8.50am to 9.10am
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Realistic Medicine: Scotland’s approach to ensuring sustainable healthcare, minimising waste and containing costs.
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Prof. Andy Elder (UK)
President, Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh-UK
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9.10am to 9.30am
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Equity in Healthcare.
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Dr. Mumtaz Patel (UK)
President, Royal College of Physicians London-UK
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9.30am to 9.50am
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Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS): Scotland pioneering Direct access high risk NSTEMI program
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Prof. Hany Eteiba (UK)
President, Royal College of Physicians Glasgo-UK
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9.50am to 10.10am
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The Future of Healthcare: what’s up in 2026 and beyond?
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Prof. Stacey Rizza (USA)
Medical Director, Mayo Clinic-USA
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10.10am to 10.30am
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Open Discussion and Q&A
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10.30am to 11am
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Coffee Break/Poster Viewing
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11am to 12pm
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Jumma Prayer Time at the Congress Venue
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12pm to 1pm
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Lunch Break |
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1pm to 1.25pm
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State-of-the-Art Lecture:
Innovation in Gastroenterology: transforming diagnostics and therapeutics
Moderator: TBA
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Prof. Nav Buttar (USA)
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1.25pm to 1.30pm
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Q & A
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1.30pm: 3.00pm
Symposium by Global NASH Council (GNC) & Steatotic Liver Disease Foundation in MENA Region (SLMENA):
“From MASLD To MASH: Advances in Diagnosis and Management”
Moderators: Dr. Moataz Derballa (Qatar), Prof. Faisal Abaalkhail (KSA), Prof. Khalid Alsawat (KSA)
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1.30pm to 1.50pm
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MASLD in MENA Region: measuring provided models of care, and setting action priorities
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Prof. Mohamed El-Kassas (Egypt)
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1.50 pm to 2.10 pm
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The Use and Utility of Non-invasive Tests to Risk Stratify Patients with MASLD
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Prof. Zobair Younossi (USA)
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2.10pm to 2.30pm
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Beyond pills: non-pharmacological strategies for treatment of MASLD and MASH (The Do’s and the Don’ts)
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Prof. Abdel-Naser Elzouki (Qatar)
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2.30pm to 2.50pm
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Current and future medications in MASH treatment
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Prof. Khalid Al Namaani (Oman)
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2.50pm to 3pm
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Q & A
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3pm to 3.25pm
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Coffee Break &
Prayer |
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3.30pm to 3.55pm
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State-of-the-Aer Lecture
Managing Frailty in the Acute Hospital Setting
Moderators: Prof. Hanadi Al-Hamad (Qatar)
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Prof. Andrew Elder (UK)
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3.55pm to 4pm
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Q & A
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4pm to 6pm
Residents Corner: Doctor’s Dilemma Competition (Medical Jeopardy) provided by American College of Physicians
Moderator: Prof. Miguel Paniagua (USA)
Judges: Prof. Isaac Opole (USA), Prof. Mukta Panda (USA)
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4pm to 6pm
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Doctor’s Dilemma Competition: A team-based competition involving answering questions related to internal medicine knowledge in a game format.
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Teams representing Internal Medicine Residency Programs from Qatar, KSA, Oman & UAE
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Track 2: Medical Innovations & Academic Medicine
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1.30pm to 3pm
Symposium: Empowering Interprofessional Collaboration: From Learning Spaces to Clinical Practice
Moderators: TBA
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1.30pm to 1.50pm
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Innovative Approaches to Interprofessional Learning in Health Professions Education
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Prof. Laura Smith (UK)
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1.50pm to 2.10pm
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Driving Change Through the interprofessional learning Passport Program at Qatar University: From Classroom to Collaborative Practice
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Dr Alla El-Awaisi (Qatar)
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2.10pm to 2.30pm
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Holistic clinical communications: from clinical practice to campus
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Prof. Oo Moe (UK)
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2.30pm to 2.50pm
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Assessing the past, present and future of lifelong learning
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Prof. Miguel Paniagua (USA)
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2.50pm to 3pm
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Q & A
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3pm to 3.25pm
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Coffee Break &
Prayer |
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3.30pm to 4pm
[10 min each and 10 min Q&A]
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Research Corner: (Free Research Communications)
6 Selected oral presentations on clinical research & quality improvement
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Track 3: Clinical Pharmacy, Nurses and Allied Health
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1.30pm to 3pm
Symposium: Pharmacology and Safety Medication
Moderators: TBA
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1.30pm to 1.50pm
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Implementing of pharmacogenomics in clinical practice using decision support tools
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Prof. Pedro Caraballo (USA)
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1.50pm to 2.10pm
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Time is brain: the modern approach to status epilepticus
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Prof. Gretchen Brophy (USA)
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2.10pm to 2.30pm
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Beyond the symptoms, Pain as a disease: Manage or treat, Advanced techniques
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Dr. Yasin Almakadma (Qatar)
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2.30pm to 2.50pm
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Medication Errors and Safety: Best Practices for Pharmacists
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Dr. Maguy ElHajj (Qatar)
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2.50pm to 3pm
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Q & A
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3pm to 3.25pm
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Coffee Break & Prayer
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3.30pm to 4.15pm
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Research Corner: (Free Research Communications)
6 Selected oral presentations on Nursing and Allied Health Research
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Track 4: Trauma and Critical Care Track
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8am to 6pm Friday, 30 January 2026
Conference Day 2 Updates and Best Practice in Trauma/Critical Care
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8am to 9am
[10-12 min each]
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ATLS 11th Ed. Updates: Trauma/Critical Care in the Trauma Bay –
Session Chair: Dr. H. Abdelrahman, Doha, Qatar
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ATLS 11th Ed. Updates: Airway after Circulation – Dr. F. Coccolini, Bergamo, IT
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ATLS 11th Ed. Updates: Airway – Dr. G. Strandvik, Doha, Qatar
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ATLS 11th Ed. Updates: Disability – Dr. C. Yanez, UAE
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ATLS 11th Ed. Updates: A Summary - Dr. H. Abdelrahman, Doha, Qatar
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Open Discussion and Q&A
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9am to 10am
[12-15 min each]
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Updates and Best Practice in Hemostatic Resuscitation
Session Chair: Dr. R. Peralta, Doha, Qatar
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TBD
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TBD, Dr. R. Peralta, Doha, Qatar
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TBD, Dr. S. Rizoli, Doha, Qatar
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Open Discussion and Q&A
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10am to 12pm
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Congress Opening and Welcome
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Opening the Exhibition/Poster Viewing
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Jumma Prayer Time at the Congress Venue
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12pm to 1pm
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Lunch
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1pm to 2pm
[10-12 min each]
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Updates and Best Practice in The Trauma Intensive Care Unit
Session Chairs: Dr. S. Kumar & Dr. L. Airton, Doha, Qatar
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Best Practice for ICP and PBTO2 Monitoring for TBI - Prof. R. Geocadin, Baltimore, USA
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Mannitol vs Hypertonic saline in TBI – Dr. G. Brophy, Richmond, USA
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Impact of Ultrasound-Guided Intravenous Training on Nurses’ Confidence and Success with High DIVA Score Trauma ICU Patients – Mr. M. Rasik, Doha, Qatar
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Seizure Prophylaxis in TBI – Dr. A. Bahey, Doha, Qatar
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Open Discussion and Q&A
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2pm to 3pm
[10-12 min each]
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Best Practice in Adjunctive Trauma Care
Session Chair: Dr. A. Al-Madani, Doha, Qatar
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ERAS in Trauma Patients– Dr. F. Coccolini, Bergamo, IT
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The Post-Spinal Surgery Trauma Patient: what every trauma care provider should know’ - Prof. B. Freedman, MN, USA
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The Post-Bariatric Surgery Trauma Patient: what every trauma care provider should know’ – Dr. O. Ghanem, MN, USA
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Open Discussion and Q&A
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3pm to 3.30pm
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Coffee Break
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3.30pm to 5pm
[10 min each]
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Updates and Best Practice in Operative Trauma Care
Session Chairs: Dr. A. Al-Hassani & Dr. F. Spencer, Doha, Qatar
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Rib fixation: whom and when? – Dr. M. Wullschleger, Gold Coast, Australia
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Early definitive fixation of lower extremity fractures what is the evidence? - Dr. A. Khoshbin, Toronto, Canada
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Updates in Best Practice for Complex Pancreatic Injuries – Dr. D. Weber, Perth, Australia
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Open Discussion and Q&A [15 min]
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REBOA Zone 3 updates: indications and evidence – Dr. A. Al Hassani, Doha, Qatar
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Best Approaches to Bleeding in the Retroperitoneum - Dr. H. Al-Thani, Doha, Qatar
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The Role of External Fixators and Early Definitive Internal Fixation in Pelvic Fractures – Dr. M. Khan, Doha, Qatar
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Open Discussion and Q&A [15 min]
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5pm to 6pm
[20-25 min each]
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State-of-the-Art Trauma and Critical Care Lectures
Session Chair: Dr. S. Rizoli, Doha, Qatar
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Disorders of Consciousness in TBI – Prof. R. Geocadin, Baltimore, USA
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A Comprehensive Perspective on Intracranial Pressure Monitoring for TBI – Dr. A. Rubiano, Bogota, Colombia
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Open Discussion and Q&A [10 min]
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