Day 3

Saturday, 31 January 2026 (Day 3)

Track 1: Clinical Medicine & Healthcare Management

Time

Title

Speaker

8am to 6pm

8am to 10am
Mayo Clinic Symposium: Global Frontiers in Medicine: Advances from International Center of Excellence 
Moderators: Prof. Stacey Rizza (USA), Prof. Ryan Hurt

8am to 8.20am

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

Dr Jay-Sheree Akambase (USA)

8.20am to 8.40am

Longevity Medicine: A clinical prospective

Dr. Michael Mueller (USA)

8.40am to 9am

Evaluating Arterial Blood Clots of Unclear Etiology

Dr Rayya Saadiq (USA)

9am to 9.20am

Point-of-care ultrasound in the outpatient clinic: fast, focused, game-changing

Dr Josh Overgaard (USA)

9.20am to 9.40am

Update in treatment of inflammatory bowel disease

Prof. Nav Buttar (USA)

9.40am to 10am

Q & A

10am to 10.30am

10.30am to 12pm
The American College of Physicians Symposium: From Cases to Clarity- Bridging Evidence and Practice
Moderators: TBA

10.30am to 10.50am

10.50am to 11.10am

11.10am to 11.30am

11.30 am to 11.50am

Prof. Faisal Abaalkhail (KSA)

11.50 am to 12pm

Q & A

12pm to 1pm

1pm to 1.25pm

State-of-the-Art Lecture

1.25pm to 1.30pm

Q & A

1.30pm to 3pm

1.30pm to 1.50pm

Cardiology Topic:
Managing Acute Coronary Syndromes in the Elderly: Practical approach and specific considerations

Professor Hany Eteiba (UK)

1.50pm to 2.10pm

Prof. Stacey Rizza (USA)

2.10pm to 2.30 pm

Prof. Sunil Bhandari (UK)

2.30pm to 2.50pm

Dr Rayya Saadiq (USA)

2.50pm to 3pm

Q & A

3pm to 3.30pm

3.30pm to 5pm

Satellite Symposium: From Pressure to Pump: Navigating Hypertension, Dyslipidemia and Heart Failure
Moderators: TBA

3.30pm to 3.45pm

What’s New with Hypertension - guidelines and management?

Dr Ahmed Abdalrahim (USA)​​​

3.45pm to 4pm

Resistant Hypertension: What is new?

4pm to 4.15pm

Blood Pressure goals in Ischemic Stroke Vs. Hemorrhagic Stroke

4.15pm to 4.30pm

Targeting the Heart to Save the Brain: Cardiac Interventions for Stroke Prevention

4.30pm to 4.45pm

Heart Failure Management in 2026 and beyond

Open Discussion and Q&A

5pm to 5.45pm: Clinical debate
IIf you had to pick just one: GLP-1 receptor agonist or SGLT-2- inhibitor for type 2 diabetes with established CVD. Which should be the preferred first choice?  
Moderator: Dr Mohamed Elreshi (Qatar), Dr Mohsen Eledresi (Qatar)

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
Symposium: Nursing forward: Excellence in Leadership, Innovation, and Research, and Integrated Care ​
Moderators: Dr. Esmat Swallmeh, TBA

8am to 8.15am

Transforming nursing practice through person centered leadership

8.15am to 8.30am

Diabetes Mellitus from A to Z: what do nurses need to know?

8.30am to 8.45am

Integrating Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing Education and Clinical Care

8.45am to 9am

Motivational Interviewing and Health Coaching in Allied Health Care: Bridging Research, Teaching, and Practice

9am to 9.15am

AI-Assisted Nutrition Therapy: Personalized Diet Planning and Clinical Decision Support

9.15am to 9.30am

Artificial Intelligence in Medical Laboratory Science: Bridging Diagnostics, Education, and Clinical Integration

9.30am to 9.45am

The future of preventive medicine in Qatar

9.45am to 10am

Q & A

10am to 10.30am

Coffee Break

10.30am to 12pm
Symposium: The future of Medicine: Artificial intelligence and digital health enhancing everyday practice  ​
Moderators: Dr Ahmed Omar (Qatar), TBA

10.30am to 10.45am

The role of digital health in Artificial intelligence implementation

10.45am to 11am

Navigating Artificial intelligence technologies in Internal Medicine

11am to 11.15am

Artificial intelligence and clinical decision support system in Medicine

11.15am to 11.30am

Artificial Intelligence in Pharmacovigilance and Toxicovigilance

11.30am to 11.45am

Accelerating guideline-driven clinician-based ”agentic-AI” implementation in cardiac decision making and improving codified cardiac data interpretation

11.45am to 12pm

Q & A

12pm to 1pm

Lunch, Prayer, and Exhibits

1pm to 3pm
Symposium: Advancing Medical Education: Innovations in undergraduate and postgraduate training ​
Moderators: Prof. Moe Oe (UK), Prof. Ismail Rak (UAE)

1.00pm to 1.20pm

What I Wish I Knew When Donning My First White Coat

1.30pm to 1.50pm

Teaching in the Hospital: Effective strategies

1.50pm to 2.10pm

Bedside Teaching Manners: Do they really matter?

2.10pm to 2.30pm

Debating Medicine: an approach to engaging residents in critical thinking

2.30pm to 2.50pm

Fit for the future: ensuring medical graduate preparedness to practice in a rapidly changing landscape

2.50pm to 3pm

Q & A

3pm to 3.30pm

Coffee Break & Prayer

3.30pm to 5pm
Symposium: Pharmacology and Safety Medication   ​
Moderators:TBA

3.30pm to 3.45pm

Anticoagulation therapy: bridging pharmacology and clinical practice

3.45pm to 4pm

Implementing of pharmacogenomics in clinical practice using decision support tools

4pm to 4.15pm

Time is brain: the modern approach to status epilepticus

4.15pm to 4.30pm

Beyond the symptoms, Pain as a disease: Manage or treat, Advanced techniques

4.30pm to 4.45pm

Medication Errors and Safety: Best Practices for Pharmacists

4.45pm to 5pm

Q & A

Track 3: Clinical Pharmacy, Nurses and Allied Health

8am to 10am [10 min each & 20 min Q&A]
Research Corner: (Oral Communications)
10 selected oral presentations on basic/translational research
Moderators: TBA

10am to 10.30am

Coffee Break

10.30am to 12nn [10 min each & 20 min Q&A]
Research Corner: (Oral Communications)
8 selected oral presentations on quality improvement
Moderators: TBA

10am to 10.30am

Coffee Break

3pm to 3.30pm

Coffee Break &Prayer

Track 4: Trauma and Critical Care Track

31Jan2026 Saturday 8am to 6pm
Conference Day 3- 2^nd Eastern Mediterranean Trauma Round Table

8am to 8.30am

Welcome and Introduction

8.30am to 9.30am

[15 min each]

Trauma Systems Analysis: Tools and Classifications

Session Chair: Dr. Ruben Peralta, Doha, Qatar

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

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

Trauma System Quality Indicators – Dr. Federico Coccolini, Bergamo, Italy

Open Discussion and Q&A

9.30am to 10.00am

[12 min each]

Trauma System Country Reports 1

Session Chair: Dr. Rafael Consunji, Doha, Qatar

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

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

Open Discussion and Q&A

10am to 10.30am

Coffee Break

10.30am to 12.00pm

[10 min each]

Trauma System Development

Session Chair: Dr. Sandro Rizoli, Doha, Qatar

The Gulf CDC Initiative to Optimize Pre-Hospital Trauma Care – Dr. Mahim Albalushi & Ms. Raghad Alhumud, Riyadh, KSA

Pre-Hospital Trauma Care in Oman – TBD, Public Authority for Civil Defense & Ambulance, Muscat, Oman

Pre-Hospital Trauma Care in Bahrain – Lt-Col. Yousif Ramadan, Manama, Bahrain

Open Discussion and Q&A

The Basics of Quality Assurance in Trauma – Mr. Tarik Abulkhair, Doha, Qatar

Shaping the Future of Trauma Nursing: 18 years of pioneering innovation – Ms. Asmaa Al-Atey, Doha, Qatar

Basics, Logistics, and Challenges of Research in Trauma – Dr. Mohammad Asim, Doha, Qatar

Open Discussion and Q&A

12pm to 1pm

Prayer, Exhibits and Lunch

1.00pm to 1.30pm

[12 min each]

Trauma Care in Conflict Situations

Session Chair: Dr. Rafael Consunji, Doha, Qatar

Trauma Care in Conflict Settings: The Regional Perspective – Dr. Athanasios Gargavanis, WHO EMRO

Critical Prehospital Care in Armed Conflict and Other Situations of Violence – Dr. Ahmad Hassan, WHO EMRO

Open Discussion and Q&A

1.30pm to 3.00pm

[10 min each]

Workforce Issues in Trauma Systems: Recognition, Recruitment and Retention

Session Chair: Dr. Hassan Al-Thani, Doha, Qatar

Workforce Issues in the Trauma System of Oman – Dr. Hani Al Qadhi, Muscat, Oman

Ambulance Service – TBD, Public Authority for Civil Defense and Ambulance, Muscat, Oman

HMC Trauma Nursing – Ms. Asmaa Al-Atey, Doha, Qatar

Open Discussion and Q&A

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

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

Best Practice for Optimizing the Mental Health of the Trauma Workforce – Dr. Tulika Agarwal, Doha, Qatar

Open Discussion and Q&A

3pm to 3.30pm

Coffee Break

3.30pm to 4.30pm

[12 min each]

Trauma System Country Reports 2

Session Chair: Dr. Rafael Consunji, Doha, Qatar

The Trauma System of Syria – Dr. Zahir Al-Karrat, Syria

The Trauma System of Lebanon – Ms. Wahida Ghalayini, Beirut, Lebanon

The [Rural] Trauma System of Western Australia – Dr. Dieter Weber, Perth, Australia

Open Discussion and Q&A

4.30pm to 5.30pm

[12 min each]

Trauma Research

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

Setting up my first Trauma RCT: Lessons learned – Dr. Amir Khoshbin, Toronto, Canada

Trauma Research in Colombia – Dr. Andres Rubiano, Colombia

Tips and Tricks in Trauma Research – Dr. Ayman El-Menyar, Doha, Qatar

Cambridge Research – Dr. Tom Bashford, UK [Virtual]

Open Discussion and Q&A

5.30pm to 6.00pm

Best Trauma Poster and Oral Presentation Awarding, EMTRT2 Summary and Closing Remarks – Dr. Hassan Al-Thani, Doha, Qatar