Day 3

Saturday, 31 January 2026 (Day 3)

Track 1: Clinical Medicine & Healthcare Management

Time

Title

Speaker

8am to 6pm Registration (for in-person participants)

8am to 10am
Mayo Clinic Symposium: New Frontiers in Internal Medicine What’s new in 2026?
Moderators: TBA

8am to 8.20am

The Ethics of Medical Travel 

Dr. Joshua Overgaard (USA)

8.20am to 8.40am

Longevity Medicine: A clinical prospective

Dr. Michael Mueller (USA)

8.40am to 9am

From risk to resilience: shaping the future of adult health through preventive medicine

Dr. Jay-Sheree Akambase (USA)

9am to 9.20am

Practical Approach to Syncope: Spotlights on Postural Tachycardia Syndrome

Dr. Ahmed Abdalrahim (USA)

9.20am to 9.40am

Update on Prevention and Management of HIV Infection

Prof. Stacey Rizza (USA)

9.40am to 10am

Q & A

10am to 10.25am

10.30am to 12pm
Old diseases, New Treatment: Focused Clinical Updates (What’s new in 2026?)
Moderators: TBA

10.30am to 10.50am

Gastroenterology Topic:

Update in Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Prof. Nav Buttar (USA)

10.50am to 11.10am

Hematology Topic:

Evaluating Arterial Blood Clots of Unclear Etiology

Dr. Rayya Saadiq (USA)

11.10am to 11.30am

Metabolic Medicine Topic:

Update on Medical Management of Obesity in 2026

TB

11.30 am to 11.50am

Neurology Topic:

From headache to emergency: spotting meningitis early

Prof. Romer Geocadin (USA)

11.50 am to 12pm

Q & A

12pm to 1pm

1pm to 1.25pm

Plenary Lecture

Innovation in Gastroenterology: transforming diagnostics and therapeutics

Prof. Nav Buttar (USA)

1.25pm to 1.30pm

Q & A

1.30pm to 3pm
Symposium: Best Practice of Medicine

1.30pm to 1.50pm

Cardiology Topic:

Managing Acute Coronary Syndromes in the Elderly: Practical approach and specific confederations

Prof. Hany Eteiba (UK)

1.50pm to 2.10pm

TBA Topic:

TBA

 TBA

2.10pm to 2.30 pm

Neurotology Topic:

From Heart to Brain: Cardiometabolic stroke – when to anticoagulated and how?

Dr. Waqar Gaba (UAE)

2.30pm to 2.50pm

Geriatric Topic:

Managing Frailty in the Acute Hospital Setting

Prof. Andrew Elder (UK)

2.50pm to 3pm

Q & A

3pm to 3.25pm

Symposium: Clinical Pearls in Medical Disciplines
Moderators: TBA

3.30pm to 3.50pm

Nephrology:

What’s new with acute kidney injury-guidelines: Biomarkers and management?

Prof. Sunil Bhandari (UK)​​​

3.50pm to 4.10pm

4.10pm to 4.30pm

4.30pm to 4.50pm

4.50pm to 5pm

Anticoagulation/Hematology

Anticoagulation in clinical practice: managing bleeding and thrombosis risks

Geriatric:

Modernizing Geriatric Medicine: What, why and how?

General Internal Medicine:

What should internists know about post-Covid syndrome?

Open Discussion and Q&A

5pm to 5.45pm: Clinical debate
If you had to pick just one: GLP-1 receptor agonist or SGLT-2- inhibitor for type 2 diabetes: Which should be the preferred first choice?  
Moderator: TBA

5pm to 5.15pm

Position 1: In favor of GLP-1 receptor agonists

Prof. Riyaz Malik (Qatar)

5.15pm to 5.30pm

Position 2: In favor of SGLT-2 inhibitors

Dr. Mohamed Bashir (Qatar)

5.30pm to 5.45pm

Open Discussion and Q&A                          

5.45pm to 6pm

Awards for the Best Oral, and Poster Presentations 

Awards for the Winning Team of Doctor's Dilemma Competition

Closing Remarks & Group photo

Track 2: Medical Innovation and Academic Medicine

8am to 10am

[10 min each & 20 min Q&A]

Research Corner: (Oral Communications)

10 selected oral presentations on clinical research

Moderators: TBA

10am to 10.25am

Coffee Break

10.30am to 12pm
Symposium: The future of Medicine: Artificial intelligence and digital health enhancing everyday practice
Moderators: TBA

10.30am to 10.50am

The role of digital health in Artificial intelligence implementation

10.50am to 11.10am

Navigating Artificial intelligence technologies in Internal Medicine

11.10am to 11.30am

Artificial intelligence and clinical decision support system in Medicine

11.30am to 11.50am

Artificial Intelligence and imaging in medicine: The doctor’s new assistant

11.50am to 12pm

Q & A

12pm to 1pm

Lunch, Prayer, and Exhibits 

1.30pm to 3pm
Symposium: Advancing Medical Education: Innovations in undergraduate and postgraduate training ​
Moderators: TBA

1.30pm to 1.50pm

Bedside Teaching Manners: Do they really matter?

1.50pm to 2.10pm

Teaching in the Hospital: Effective strategies

2.10pm to 2.30pm

Innovative approaches to Interprofessional Learning in Health Professions Education

2.30pm to 2.50pm

Debating Medicine: an approach to engaging residents in critical thinking

2.50pm to 3pm

Q & A

3pm to 3.25pm

Coffee Break & Prayer

3.30pm to 4.30pm

[15 min each and 15 min discussion and Q&A]

Symposium: Preventive Medicine

Moderator: TBA

Advances in Tobacco Dependence Treatment: From Evidence to Practice

TBA

TBA

Q & A

Track 3: Clinical Pharmacy, Nurses and Allied Health

1.30pm to 3pm

[20 min each & 10 min Q&A]

Symposium: Update on Nursing & Allied Health (Session 2)

Topic 2

TBA

Topic 3

TBA

Topic 4

TBA

Open Discussion and Q&A

3pm to 3.25pm

Coffee Break & Prayer

3.30pm to 5pm

[20 min each & 10 min Q&A]

Plenary Lectures

Lecture 1

TBA

Lecture 2

TBA

Lecture 3

TBA

Open Discussion and Q&A

Track 4: Trauma and Critical Care Track

Sessions

8am to 6pm

2^nd Eastern Mediterranean Trauma Round Table

8am to 8.30am

Welcome and Introduction: Dr. S. Rizoli, Doha, Qatar

8.30am to 9.30am

[12-15 min each]

Trauma Systems Analysis: Tools and Classifications

Session Chair: Dr. R. Peralta, Doha, Qatar

Trauma Systems Analysis of the Eastern Mediterranean Region - Dr. H. Al-Thani, Qatar

Do Trauma Systems Improve the Outcome of Injured Patients? – Dr. A. Rubiano, Colombia

Trauma System Quality Indicators - Dr. F. Coccolini, Bergamo, Italy

Open Discussion and Q&A

9.30am to 10.30am

[12 min each]

Trauma System Country Reports

Session Chair: Dr. R. Consunji, Doha, Qatar

The Trauma System of Bahrain – TBD

The Trauma System of Saudi Arabia – Dr. H. Mashbari, Jezna, KSA

The Trauma System of the United Arab Emirates– Dr. Y. Alabboudi, Dubai, UAE

Norway – Dr. Anders Holtan, Norway OR Canada – Dr. A. Koshbin, Toronto, Canada OR Western Australia – Dr. D. Weber, Australia

The Trauma System of Italy – Dr. F. Coccolini, Bergamo, Italy

Open Discussion and Q&A

10.30am to 11am

Coffee Break

11am to 12.30pm

[12-15 min each]

Best Practice for Trauma System Element Development

Session Chair: Dr. S. Rizoli, Doha, Qatar

TQIP – Mr. T. Abuelkkeer, Doha, Qatar

Trauma Nursing – Ms. A. Al-Atey, Doha, Qatar

Trauma Care in Conflict Settings – Dr. A. Hassan, WHO EMRO

Open Discussion and Q&A

12pm to 1.30pm

Prayer, Exhibits and Lunch

1.30pm to 3pm

[10-12 min each]

Workforce Issues in Trauma Systems: Recognition, Recruitment and Retention Session Chair: Dr. H. Al-Thani, Doha, Qatar

New Trauma Service – Kuwait

Ambulance Service – Bahrain

Workforce Issues in the Trauma System of Saudi Arabia – Dr. H. Mashbari, Jezna, KSA

Open Discussion and Q&A [15 min]

Workforce Issues in the Trauma System of the United Arab Emirates - Dr. Y. Alabboudi, Dubai, UAE

Pre-Hospital Trauma Care -  Royal Oman Police 

Open Discussion and Q&A [15 min]

3pm to 3.30pm

Coffee Break

3.30pm to 4.30pm

[15 min each]

Trauma Research

Session Chair: Dr. A. El-Menyar, Doha, Qatar

Trauma Nursing Research

Trauma Research in Colombia – Dr. A. Rubiano, Colombia

Trauma Research in Qatar – Dr. A. El-Menyar, Doha, Qatar

Open Discussion and Q&A

4.30pm to 7pm

Summary and Closing Remarks Dr. H. Al-Thani, Doha, Qatar​​​