| Thursday, 15 October 2026 | ||
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| 08:00 – 12:00 | Workshop 1: Young Arabian Saver (YAS) Students | Mr. Ahmad Nofal |
| 13:30 – 16:15 | Workshop 2: Superior Bleeding Control | Dr. Hebah Sabri |
| 13:30 – 17:00 | Workshop 3: Leadership in Resuscitation: Beyond Clinical Algorithms | Dr. Lubna Saffarini |
| 08:30 – 16:15 | Workshop 4: POCUS in the Crash Zone: Resuscitation Intelligence – FULL | Dr. Hadiel Azzam Kaiyasah |
| 09:00 – 12:30 | Workshop 6: The Art of Cardiac Arrest Reporting | Dr. Zainab Alqudah |
| 08:30 – 17:00 | Workshop 7: Basic Disaster Life Support (BDLS) | Ms. Ruba A. Ibrahim |
| 08:30 – 12:30 | Workshop 8: Mass Casualty Incidents’ Management | Dr. Ayad Al-Moslih |
| Saturday, 17 October 2026 By invitation only |
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| 08:30 – 12:30 | Workshop 9: Ability Program – Visually Impaired | Ms. Fatemah Ahmed |
| 13:00 – 16:00 | Workshop 10: Ability Program – Hearing & Speech Impaired | Mr. Mahmoud Janahi |
Friday, 16 October 2026
| 07:30 | Registration | |
| Session 1: From Guidelines to Survival Moderators: Prof. Andrew Lockey and Dr. Maitha Alfalasi |
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| Making the Evidence Count: How Guidelines Are Born | Prof. Andrew Lockey | |
| The 2025 Guidelines, Made Simple — Key Changes at a Glance | Dr. Mohammad Anzal Rehman | |
| Beyond the Algorithm: Building High-Performance Resuscitation Teams | Dr. Sania Zia | |
| On Scene, On Time: What Changed in Prehospital Care | Dr. Maitha Alfalasi | |
| Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Nigeria | Mr. Audu Goji & Mr. Carter Olayemi |
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| Q&A | ||
| 10:20 – 10:40 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:40 – 11:10 | Opening Ceremony | |
| Plenary Panel 1: From Evidence to Impact: Advancing Resuscitation in the Arab World Moderators: Dr. Osama Kentab and Dr. Taghreed Alnajjar |
Prof. Andrew Lockey Dr. Saleh Fares |
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| 12:10 – 14:10 | Friday Prayer & Lunch | |
| Session 2: Beyond the Shock: Advanced Strategies in Refractory Cardiac Arrest Moderator: Dr. Mahmoud Ghanaim & Dr. Muna Al Qubaisi |
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| Refractory VF: Beyond the Third Shock | Dr. Tamer Al Shouha | |
| Drugs That Still Matter: Pharmacology Beyond the Guidelines | Dr. Zoubir Boudi | |
| Eyes on the Arrest: POCUS in Refractory Cardiac Arrest | Dr. Ralph Bou Chebel | |
| The Last Resort: ECPR for the Heart That Won’t Restart | Dr. Mohamed Shalaby | |
| Q&A | ||
| 16:00 – 16:20 | Coffee Break | |
| Session 3: AI Across the Chain of Survival Moderators: Mr. Marwan Ali Anbar and Dr. Thiagarajan Jaiganesh |
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| AI on the Front Line: Smarter Prehospital Care | Mr. Marwan Ali Anbar | |
| AI in the Resuscitation Room | Dr. Maryam Al Nuaimi | |
| Train Like It’s Real: Technology-Enhanced Resuscitation Education | Dr. Omar Noori | |
| The Next Decade: Where AI Takes Resuscitation | Dr. Thiagarajan Jaiganesh | |
| Q&A | ||
Saturday, 17 October 2026
| 07:30 | Registration | |
| Session 4: After ROSC: Survivorship & Recovery Moderators: Dr. Zyad Saeed and Prof. Abdulla Shehab |
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| The First Hours After ROSC: Getting Post-Arrest Care Right | Dr. Abdullah Bakhsh | |
| Reading the Brain: Neuroprognostication After Cardiac Arrest | Dr. Zyad Saeed | |
| Life After Survival: The Hidden Cost of Recovery | Dr. Hanna Kaade | |
| Beyond the Patient: Rehabilitation, Caregivers and Returning to Life | Dr. Danish Sami | |
| Q&A | ||
| 10:20 – 10:40 | Coffee Break | |
| Plenary Panel 2: Ethics Under Pressure Moderators: Dr. Ahmed Gabroun and Dr. Suhaila Qayed |
Dr. Beshayer Mohammad Dr. Hala Al Alem Mr. Omar Al Awadhi |
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| Session 5: Resuscitation Beyond Hospital Walls Moderators: Dr. Shafeek Kiblawi and Dr. Zainab Alqudah |
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| The Gray Zone Resuscitator: Critical Care When the System Isn’t There Yet | Dr. Shafeek Kiblawi | |
| When Resources Run Out: Resuscitation in Limited-Resource Settings | Dr. Noor Baig | |
| Against the Elements: Resuscitation in Austere Environments | Mr. Dirk van der Walt | |
| One Goal, Diverse Communities: Improving ROSC at Hajj | Dr. Fahad Samarkandy | |
| Q&A | ||
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Prayer & Lunch | |
| Session 6: Lifelines Across Generations Community and Special Population Resuscitation Moderators: Dr. Ghassan Kiwan and Dr. Zahreddin Abusalah |
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| Advancing Pediatric Simulation from Resuscitation Rooms to Strategic System Assets | Dr. Tarek Hazwani | |
| The First Breath: Evolving Evidence in Neonatal Resuscitation | Dr. Zahreddin Abusalah | |
| Two Lives, One Code: Resuscitating the Pregnant Patient | Dr. Indira Kannan | |
| Q&A | ||
| 16:00 – 16:20 | Closing Ceremony and Awards | |
Saturday, 17 October 2026
| Morning Session | |||
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| 08:30 – 08:40 | CPR Knowledge and Self-Efficacy Among Nurses across Diverse Healthcare Settings in Saudi Arabia: A Mixed-Methods Cross-Sectional Study | Mr. Jassem Almualem | |
| 08:40 – 08:50 | Optimal Route of Vascular Access in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials | Dr. Khalid Sarhan | |
| 08:50 – 09:00 | Comparative Effectiveness of Advanced Resuscitation Strategies in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis | Mr. Ibrahim Serag | |
| 09:00 – 09:10 | Evaluating AI-Assisted Serious Games in Cardiac Arrest Training: Pilot Feasibility and Protocol for a Multicentric Non-Inferiority Trial | Dr. Houssam El Kimia | |
| 09:10 – 09:20 | Efficacy and Safety of Percutaneous Mechanical circulatory Support in Patients with Cardiogenicshock Following Acute Myocardial Infarction – A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials | Dr. Ahmed Elazab | |
| 09:20 – 09:30 | Low Compliance with Dispatcher-Assisted CPR in a Centralized EMS System: Evidence from the West Bank | Mr. Ibrahim Gholeh | |
| 09:30 – 09:40 | Rising Utilization of Mechanical CPR Devices and Associated Clinical Outcomes in In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Nationwide Analysis | Dr. Ahmed Emara | |
| 09:40 – 09:50 | Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes Across Arab Countries: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies | Dr. Yousef Hawas | |
| 09:50 – 10:10 | Coffee Break | ||
| Mid-Morning Session | ||
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| 10:20 – 10:30 | The Role of Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | Dr. Hatem Yaser |
| 10:30 – 10:40 | Psychological Sequelae and Quality of Life in Survivors of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | Dr. Hazem E. Mohammed |
| 10:40 – 10:50 | Impact of ChatGPT-Powered Virtual Patient Simulation on Clinical Judgment in Nursing Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial | Ms. Sana Loubbairi |
| 10:50 – 11:00 | Association of Early Versus Late Epinephrine Administration With Outcomes After Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis | Mr. Mohamed Abdalla Rashed |
| 11:00 – 11:10 | Every Second Counts: Redesigning Crash Carts to Save Lives in Cardiac Arrests | Mr. Abbas Shaaban |
| 11:10 – 11:20 | Cardiovascular Disease Mortality and Overall Mortality Trends Across Arab Countries: A Global Burden of Disease 1990-2023 Analysis with Implications for Resuscitation Policy | Dr. Yousef Hawas |
| 11:20 – 11:30 | Survival Benefit of Prone Positioning in Patients on Veno-Venous ECMO: A Meta-Analysis of 3,465 Patients | Dr. Khalid Sarhan |
| 11:30 – 11:40 | Epinephrine Administration in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Survival and Neurological Outcomes | Mr. Ibrahim Serag |
| 11:40 – 11:50 | Impact of Continuous Care on Medication Adherence, Quality of Life, and Clinical Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | Dr. Ahmed Emara |
| 11:50 – 12:00 | Assessing the Ability of Visually Impaired Individuals to Acquire and Apply Resuscitation and First Aid Skills: A Quasi-Experimental, Controlled Trial | Dr. Hamsa Sahlieh |
| Conclusion of Oral Abstract Session | ||
| 12:20 – 13:30 | Main Conference Sessions – Al Baraha 3 | |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Prayer & Lunch | |
| 14:30 – 16:40 | Main Conference Sessions & Closing Ceremony – Al Baraha 3 | |
Disclaimer: Scientific Agenda as of 14 October 2026, subject to potential modifications without prior notification.