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Day one, 24th February 2008

18:00 – 18:30	Traditional show
18:30 – 18:35	Recitation from the Holy Quran
18:35 – 18:40	Welcome address by HE the Chairperson of the Board of Directors at the National Health Authority in Qatar
18:40 – 18:45	Welcome address by HE the Chairperson of the Board of Directors at Hamad Medical Corporation
18:45 – 18:50	Welcome address by the Managing Director
18:50 – 18: 55	Welcome address by Chairman of the Organizing Committee
18: 55 – 19:25	Hamad ED annual award By ED Chairman Dr.Abdulwahab Almusleh
19:25 – 20:00	Traditional Show
20:00 – 20:30	Keynote Address: Developing a Trauma Care System – The Quebec Experience Dr. David Mulder Invited Comments: Dr. Kimball Maull
20:30	Opening of Exhibition by HE the Chairperson of the Board of Directors at the National Health Authority in Qatar
	Opening Ceremony Dinner

Day Two, 25th February 2008

Track I: Trauma	Track II: EM & Disaster
Morning Session	Morning Session
09:00 – 09:30 Trauma to the Airway Dr. David Mulder	09:00 – 09:30 Challenges In Management Of Avian Influenza - A Malaysian Perspective Dr.Abu Hassan Alashaari
09:30 – 10:00 Damage Control - Theory and Practice Dr. Gerardo Gomez	09:30 – 10:00 Critical Incident Stress Impact on Health Care Workers Mr. Marc Colbeck
10:00 – 11:00 Abstract session	10:00 – 11:00 Abstract session
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 11:45 Damage Control: Restoring Normal Physiology Dr. Richard Bell	11:15 – 11:45 30 Resuscitation: cold brain & warm heart : Dr.George Molzen
11:45 – 12:15 Damage Control: Technical Tips for Success Dr. Ari Leppaniemi	11:45 – 12:15 Pain Management in the ED: Are we using the right drugs Dr. Andre Louon
12:15 – 12:30 Prayer Break
12:30 – 13:30 Abstract session	12:30 – 13:30 Abstract session
13:30 – 14:00 Interactive Panel - Questions and Answers	13:30 – 14: Alcohol and the Trauma Patient Dr.michael carius
14:00 Lunch Break
Afternoon Session	Afternoon Session
16:00 – 16:30 Hypotensive Resuscitation - Rationale & Response Dr.Andrew Peitzman	16:00 – 16:30 Ultrasound in Emergency Medicine - a case-based overview of cutting-edge ultrasound indications Dr.Keith Boniface
16:30 – 17:00 Colon Wounds - Has the Pendulum Swung too Far? Dr. Ari Leppaniemi	16:30 – 17:00 Novel uses for antithrombotics. Dr. James Holliman
17:00 – 18:00 Abstract session	17:00 – 18:00 Abstract session
18:00 –18:15 Coffee Break & Prayers
18:15– 18:45 Management of Extraperitoneal Rectal Injuries Dr. Kimball Maull	18:15– 18:45 Advanced Update in the understanding and Management of Heart Failure: From Medications to Devices and Transplantation Dr. A.Razzaq Gehani
18:45 – 19:15 Childhood Torso Trauma - Challenges in Diagnosis & Management Dr.Joseph Tepas	18:45 – 19:15 Role of US in critical medical resuscitation Dr. Vivek Tayal
19:45 – 19:55 Interactive Panel - Questions and Answers 19:55 – 20:15 Expedition / Remote Area Medicine Dr. Christian d’Estree	19:15 – 20:15 Meet the experts - Panel discussion ED problems, are they solvable? Chairman, Dr.Adul Wahab Almusleh Statistic talks Dr.John Marx : Clinical Protocols in ED, have they changed any thing? Dr.George Molzen : Triage in ED, are we doing it properly ? Dr. David A. Cook : Ethics in ED, the reality and the challenge. Dr.Bobby Kapur : The Educational dilemma in ED
20:15 Closure

Day Three, 26th February 2008

Track I: Trauma	Track II: EM & Disaster
Morning Session	Morning Session
09:00 – 09:30 Pelvic Fractures – Role of the Trauma Surgeon Dr. Gerardo Gomez	09:00 – 09:30 The Electronic Medical Record in Emergency Medicine - the direct effects on patient care Dr.Robert Shesser
09:30 – 10:00 Pelvic Fractures - Role of the Radiologist Dr. Salvatore Sclafani	09:30 – 10:00 Future Challenges for Emergency Medicine Dr.Michael Carius
10:00 – 11:00 Abstract session	10:00 – 11:00 Abstract session
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 11:45 Metabolic Monitoring in the ICU – Dr. Richard Bell	11:15 – 11:45 Is there a Doctor on Board? Airlines, defibrillators and medical kits. Dr. Alan Hodgdon
11:45 – 12:15 Splenic Salvage -When and How Dr. Andrew Peitzman	11:45 – 12:15 Pre hospital intubation, to tube or not to tube, Dr.Walt Stoy
12:15 – 12:30 Prayer Break
12:30 – 13:30 Abstract session	12:30 – 13:30 Abstract session
13:30 – 14:00 Interactive Panel - Questions and Answers	13:30 – 14:00 Current Trends in EMS and Disaster Medicine Dr. Kari Scantlebury
14:00 Lunch Break (Tox Lab Display)
Afternoon Session	Afternoon Session
16:00 – 16:30 Advances in Hemostasis - Local and Systemic Dr. Ahmad Zarour	16:00 – 16:30 Tox Lab Cases; Dr. Chris Tomaszewski
16:30 – 17:00 Trauma in the Morbidly Obese Dr. Gerardo Gomez	16:30 – 17:00 Toxshock: ACLS in Poisoning Dr. Chris Tomaszewski
17:00 – 18:00 Abstract session	17:00 – 18:00 Abstract session
18:00 –18:15 Coffee Break & Prayers
18:15– 18:45 Beyond FAST – Advanced Imaging Techniques in the Trauma Patient Dr. Salvatore Sclafani	18:15– 18: Golf swing ergonomics in resuscitation, Dr.Abu Hassan Alashaari
18:45 – 19:15 Non-Operative Management of Solid Organ Injury – A Fresh Perspective Dr.Andrew Peitzman	18:45 – 19:15 The Rightness of Emergency Medicine. Dr. John Marx
19:15 – 19:45 Abstract session	19:15 – 19:45 Abstract session
19:45 – 20:15 Interactive Panel - Questions and Answers	19:45 – 20:15 What makes clinical teaching effective in the ED?” Dr. David A. Cook
20:15 Closure

Day Four, 27th February 2008

Track I: Trauma	TrackII: EM & Disaster
Morning Session	Morning Session
09:00 – 09:30 Pitfalls in Prehospital Trauma Care Dr.Thomas Platt	09:00 – 09:30 Surviving Sepsis Dr. James Holliman
09:30 – 10:00 Caring for Our Injured Children: The Next Set of Challenges Dr. Joseph Tepas	09:30 – 10:00 Trivial Trauma: How bad can it get . Dr.John Marx
10:00 – 11:00 Abstract session	10:00 – 11:00 Abstract session
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 11:45 Reducing Pediatric Admissions for Blunt Trauma Dr. James Holliman	11:15 – 11:45 Ultrasound on the Management of Cellulitis in the ED Dr. Vivek Tayal
11:45 – 12:15 Helical CT Arteriography – A New Gold Standard for Arterial Injury Dr. Salvatore Sclafani	11:45 – 12:15 Gunu cyclone , this is what happened Dr.Suliman Almawali
12:15 – 12:30 Prayer Break
12:30 – 13:30 Abstract session	12:30 – 14:30 Abstract session
13:30 – 14:00 Interactive Panel - Questions and Answers	13:30 – 14:00 Superbugs Dr. Larissa May
14:00 Closing Ceremony