Scientific Program

07:15 – 15:00 Registration
Friday, 22 November 2024
13:30 – 16:30 Workshop 1: Young Arabian Saver
08:00 – 15:00 Workshop 2: Resuscitation in Special Population (Obstetrics, Neonates & Pediatrics)
08:00 – 15:00 Workshop 3: Unlock POCUS Mastery: Enhancing CPR with Cardiac, Lung, and Vascular Access Techniques
10:00 – 12:30 Workshop 4: Virtual Reality in Resuscitation
08:00 – 10:00 Workshop 5: Superior Bleeding Control
08:00 – 12:00 Workshop 6: Advanced Life Support: Introduction to eCPR Techniques
08:00 – 12:00 Workshop 7: A Primer to Artificial Intelligenc Use and Integration in Medicine
Saturday, 23 November 2024
08:00 – 12:00 Workshop 8: Saving Lives by the Visually Impaired By invitation only
14:00 – 17:00 Competition: SIM CUP By invitation only
Sunday, 24 November 2024
08:00 – 12:00 Workshop 9: Saving Lives by the Hearing & Speech Impaired People By invitation only
07:15 – 15:00 Registration
08:15 – 08:30 Welcome Remarks
08:30 – 09:55
Session 1: Resuscitation in the Arab World
08:30 – 08:55 Resuscitation Efforts in Saudi Arabia Dr. Omar Othman
08:55 – 09:15 Community Resuscitation in Tunisia Dr. Mohamed Fadhel Ghouil
09:15 – 09:30 Qatar National eCPR Program for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Dr. Ibrahim Fawzy
09:30 – 09:45 Low-Resource Setting Resuscitation, Where do we Stand? Dr. Sebastian Schnaubelt
09:45 – 09:55 Q&A
09:55 – 10:10 Coffee Break
10:10 – 10:40
Plenary Session 1: Resuscitation Council UK Experience Using Partnership and Technology to Increase the Number of Community Lifesavers Prof. Andrew Lockey
10:40 – 11:50
Session 2: Resuscitation Makes a Difference
10:40 – 10:55 Mass Gatherings Resuscitation – Hajj Case Study Dr. Omar Othman
10:55 – 11:10 Advances in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest eCPR Networking Dr. Vivek Kakar
11:10 – 11:25 Prehospital Advances in Resuscitation Ms. Shuruq Alharbi
11:25 – 11:40 Viennese EMS System Best Practice Dr. Daniel Grassmann
11:40 – 11:50 Q&A
11:50 – 12:20 Industry Symposium
12:20 – 12:50 Inauguration Ceremony
12:50 – 14:00 Lunch & Prayer
14:00 – 15:10
Session 3: Resuscitation if You Dare
14:00 – 14:15 Ethics of Resuscitation Dr. Nehad Al Shirawi
14:15 – 14:30 What if Return of Spontaneous Circulation was Not Achieved? Dr. Hala Al Alem
14:30 – 14:45 Medicolegal Aspects of Resuscitation Dr. Abdussalam Alshehri
14:45 – 15:00 Quality of Life after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Dr. Rasha Buhumaid
15:00 – 15:10 Q&A
15:10 – 15:25 Coffee Break
15:25 – 16:35
Session 4: Pearls in Resuscitation
15:25 – 15:40 Why Guidelines in Resuscitation? Dr. Sebastian Schnaubelt
15:40 – 15:55 Bridging the Gap between Guidelines and Practice Dr. Daniel Grassmann
15:55 – 16:10 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Children: Where are we Now, and Where are we Going Dr. Kholoud Alsofyani
16:10 – 16:25 Public Access AED, Burden or Benefit? Dr. Abdullah Alabdali
16:25 – 16:35 Q&A
16:35 – 17:05 Industry Symposium
END OF DAY 1
07:30 – 13:00 Registration
08:30 – 09:45
Session 5: Guarding the Heart : Preventing Cardiac Events in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
08:30 – 08:45 Cardiac Events in the Region & WHO’s Prevention Strategy Dr. Hicham El Berri
08:45 – 09:00 Cardiac Events among Women Dr. Juwairia Alali
09:00 – 09:15 Cardiac Events among High-Risk Individuals Dr. Buthaina Bin Belaila
09:15 – 09:30 Cardiac Events among Athletics and Sports Dr. Hany El Shahidy
09:30 – 09:45 Q&A
09:45 – 10:00 Coffee Break
10:00 – 10:30
Plenary Session 2: Kids Save Lives: A Success Story Prof. Bernd Böttiger
10:30 – 11:55
Session 6: Resuscitation: The Future to Come
10:30 – 10:45 Fighting the Time – Resuscitation and Pathway of Managing STEMI/STROKE Mr. Kais Alkafaween
10:45 – 11:00 Artificial Intelligence & Resuscitation Dr. Moiz Qureshi
11:00 – 11:15 The Use of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in Resuscitation Courses Dr. Saud Alturki
11:15 – 11:30 Enhancing CPR with POCUS: A New Era in Cardiac Resuscitation Dr. Ahmad Jorya
11:30 – 11:45 Rules of National Society towards First Aid Dr. Mahmoud Alwidyan
11:45 – 11:55 Q&A
11:55 – 12:25 Industry Symposium
12:25 – 13:25 Lunch & Prayer
13:25 – 14:40
Session 7: Resuscitation: Youth Sports and Community
13:25 – 13:35 Building a Safer Future: The Moroccan Life Support Association’s (MLS) Experience with WRAH in Morocco Mr. Mohamed Rouane
13:35 – 13:50 Resuscitation Challenges in Sports and Athletes Programs – MENA Experience Dr. Hany El Shahidy
13:50 – 14:05 Enhancing Medical Resuscitation in Motorsports: Lessons from Formula 1 and Beyond Dr. Amjad Obeid
14:05 – 14:20 World Restart a Heart around the World Prof. Andrew Lockey
14:20 – 14:35 Success Story: Sharing the Work around the Union of European Football Associations Prof. Bernd Böttiger
14:35 – 14:45 Q&A
14:45 – 15:30 RECOGNITION & CLOSING REMARKS
END OF DAY 2

Disclaimer: Preliminary Agenda as of 18 October 2024, subject to potential modifications without prior notification.