UpdatED-WCEME 2026
Scientific Program
World Congress on Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Critical Care Updates
DAY ONE
19 SEPTEMBER
DAY TWO
20 SEPTEMBER
DAY ONE
Saturday, 19 September
01
Theme:
Systems, Leadership & Innovation
08:00–08:30
Registration and Networking
08:30–09:00
Welcome, Opening Video, Congress Launch
Dr. Thiagarajan Jaiganesh
Dr. Tamer Al Shouha
Dr. Hind AlDhaheri
Dr. Arunachalam Einstein
Dr. Ashima Sharma
Session 1: Keynote
Moderator:
Prof. Ives Hubloue
09:00–09:20
Breath Under Threat: Burnt Airways and Toxic Inhalation
Prof. Marvin Wayne
Session 2: InnovatED
Moderator:
Prof. Ratender K. Singh – Dr. Madiha Parvez
09:20–09:35
Clicks vs Care: Reclaiming the ER One Click at a Time
Dr. Omar Ghazanfar
09:35–09:50
Emergency Toolkit
Dr. Danish Salim
09:50–10:05
Skip the Queue: AI Self Triage
Dr. Rishi Prasad
10:05–10:20
Beyond Generative AI: Practical AI for Everyday Emergency Care
Dr. Aruna Rabel
10:20–10:35
Q&A
10:35–10:55
(TBC)
Dr. Thiagarajan Jaiganesh
10:55–11:10
Networking Coffee Break
Session 3: CommandED
Moderator:
Prof. Ashima Sharma, Dr. Arunachalam Einstein
11:10–11:25
Code Calm: Practical Strategies for High Stake EM Leadership
Dr. Rahail Ahmad
11:25–11:40
Bottlenecks to Breakthroughs: Acute Care Surgery Leadership in Ops
Dr. Ahmad Zarour
11:40–11:55
Lead Loud, Care Proud
Dr. Arif Mattoo
11:55–12:10
Q&A
12:10–12:30
(TBC)
Dr. Thiagarajan Jaiganesh
Session 4: EducatED
Moderator:
Dr. Bushra Saif – Dr. Salma Al Rajaby
12:30–12:45
After the Exams: Thriving in UK EM
Dr. Hamid Zafar
12:45–13:00
POV: Your PD Thinks You’re a Disaster of a Resident
Dr. Zahra Amini
13:00–13:15
Career Paths in EM
Dr. Rasha Buhumaid
13:15–13:30
Q&A
13:30–14:25
Networking Lunch Break
Session 5: QualifiED
Moderator:
Dr. Richard Goatman
14:25–14:40
Good Doctors, Bad Days
Dr. Asfa Hafiz
14:40–14:55
Quality Without Bureaucracy
Dr. Shwetha Akshaya
14:55–15:10
Beyond the Checklist: Building Safety Culture in ER
Dr. Asim Nayeem
15:10–15:25
Dangerous Cognitive Biases in EM
Dr. Zoubir Boudi
15:25–15:40
Q&A
INDUSTRY
SYMPOSIUM
15:40–16:10
New Concepts in the Management of Heat Stroke
Prof. Marvin Wayne
Session 6: DisasterED
Moderator:
Dr. Azza Yousif – Dr. Lateefa Aidam
16:25–16:40
Beyond the Blast: Building Disaster Ready EM Systems
Dr. Veronica Aquilino
16:40–16:55
From Blast to Bio: EM Readiness for CBRNE
Dr. Sudeshna Byng
16:55–17:10
Disaster Medicine in the AI Era
Prof. Ives Hubloue
17:10–17:20
Q&A
Session 7A: Leadership Forum
Moderator:
Dr. Venkat Kotamraju – Dr. Ashima Sharma
17:30–18:30
USA–India–UAE–GCC EM Collaboration
Ms. Badeya Al Bandar – Prof. Ives Hubloue – Prof. Marvin Wayne – Dr. Aruna Rabel
Dr. Rasha Buhumaid – Dr. Ahmad Zarour
Session 7B: The Antidote Arena: An Interactive Toxicology Challenge
Moderator:
Dr. Lara Sulaiman Abumuaileq
17:30–19:00
Toxicology Jeopardy
Dr. Abdullah Mohamed Ibrahim – Dr. Lara Sulaiman Abumuaileq – Dr. Shreya Reddy
Dr. Sania Zia – Dr. Mariam Al Ali
END OF CONGRESS DAY 1
DAY TWO
Sunday, 20 September
02
07:30–08:00
Registration and Networking
Session 8: ResuscitatED
Moderator:
Dr. Kalpana Reddy – Dr. Ali Nawaz
08:00–08:15
Resuscitation Beyond the Algorithm
Dr. Hani lbrahim
08:15–08:30
Knowing When to Stop Resuscitation
Dr. Sabrina Berdouk
08:30–08:45
ROSC Is Only the Beginning: First 60 Minutes After Cardiac Arrest
Dr. Venkat Kotamraju
08:45–09:00
Role of ECMO in Life-Threatening Intoxications
Dr.Vivak Kakar
09:00–09:15
Q&A
09:15–09:30
NHF in ED Settings
Dr. Tamer Al Shouha
Session 9: ShockED
Moderator:
Dr. Hari Sukumaran – Dr. Ahmad Nama
09:30–09:45
ECMO in the Emergency Department
Dr. Tamer Montaser
09:45–10:00
Septic Shock Reloaded
Dr. C.M. Dhileeban
10:00–10:15
The Unresponsive Anaphylaxis
Dr. Naeem Toosy
10:15–10:30
SPEAR: Cardiac Arrest Beyond the Algorithm
Dr. Jon Barratt
10:30–10:45
Q&A
10:45–11:00
Networking Coffee Break
Session 10: BleED
Moderator:
Dr. Jehad Awad – Dr. Mueed Ahmad
11:15–11:30
REBOA in Modern Trauma Care
Dr. Omar Bekdache
11:30–11:45
Massive Haemorrhage: Avoiding Hypothermia, Acidosis, Coagulopathy and Practical Interventions
Dr. Rahul Rohan
11:45–12:00
When Blood Won’t Clot
Dr. Mohammed Yunus
12:00–12:15
Q&A
Session 11: TraumatizED
Moderator:
Dr. Eman Al Mulla – Dr. Maryam Darwish
12:00–12:15
Beyond ATLS: Surgical CTD in the First Hour
Dr. Ahmad Zarour
12:15–12:30
Damage Control Resuscitation: Less Is More, Until It Isn’t
Dr. Hari Prasad
12:30–12:45
Complex Polytrauma: Decisions You Can’t Learn from a Textbook
Dr. Firas Al Najjar
12:45–13:00
TBI Biomarkers
Dr. Alia Hadid
13:00–13:10
Q&A
13:10–14:10
Networking Lunch Break
Session 12: PedsED
Moderator:
Dr. Basheer Tharayil – Dr. Mohammed Issah
11:00–11:15
Mastering the Pediatric Airway
Dr. Fraser Harban
11:15–11:30
Emergencies in Pediatric Surgery
Dr. K Selvarajan
11:30–11:45
Pediatric Cardiac Emergencies in the ED
Dr. Karuppa Swamy
11:45–12:00
Q&A
Session 13: MissED
Moderator:
Dr. Arunachalam Einstein – Dr. K Selvarajan
15:15–15:30
Lifestyle Medicine in the ED
Dr. Rahat Ghazanfar
15:30–15:45
The Invisible Patient
Dr. Osama Salama
15:45–16:00
The Silver Patient in the ED
Dr. Farhat Mattoo
16:00–16:15
Pressure, Altitude & the Human Body
Dr. Mayank Dhir
16:15–16:30
The Green ED
Dr. Fatima Marhoon
16:30–16:45
Cardiac Biomarkers
Dr. Maitha Al Neyadi
16:45–17:00
Q&A
17:00
Awards & Closing Ceremony
END OF CONGRESS DAY 2