11th International Conference on Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2027
Scientific Program | 23–25 March 2027
DAY 1 | Tuesday, March 23, 2027
| TIME | SESSION / LECTURE TITLE | SPEAKER(S) |
|---|
| 07:45–08:00 | REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST | — |
| 08:00–09:00 | Pediatric Emergency Medicine in Saudi Arabia: Where We Are and Where We’re Going | Prof. Mohammed Alfaifi |
| 09:00–10:00 | Cervical Spine Injury Decision Tool: What the Emergency Physician Needs to Know | Prof. Mohsen Saidinejad |
| 10:00–11:00 | AI in Medical Education: Transforming How We Teach and Learn | Prof. Todd P Chang |
| 11:00–11:15 | Q & A | Prof. Mohammed Alfaifi; Prof. Todd P Chang; Prof. Mohsen Saidinejad |
| 11:15–11:30 | Break | — |
| 11:30–12:30 | Red Flags on the Skin: When a Pediatric Rash Could Be Life-Threatening | Prof. Emily Rose |
| 12:30–13:30 | The Difficult Pediatric Airway: From Prehospital Care to the ED | Prof. Marianne Gausche-Hill |
| 13:30–14:00 | After the Disaster: Managing the Pediatric Mental Health Crisis | Prof. Mohsen Saidinejad |
| 14:00–14:30 | Beyond Clinical Skills: Emotional Intelligence in the Pediatric ED | Prof. Khalaf Gargary |
| 14:30–14:45 | Q & A | Prof. Emily Rose; Prof. Marianne Gausche-Hill; Prof. Mohsen Saidinejad; Prof. Khalaf Gargary |
| 14:45–15:00 | LUNCH BREAK | — |
| 15:00–15:30 | When the Diagnosis Isn’t Obvious: Challenging Cases from the Pediatric ED | Dr. Hasna Algarni |
| 15:30–16:00 | Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Emergencies | Dr. Sondus AlSharidah |
| 16:00–16:30 | AI in Pediatric Emergency Medicine: Game Changer or Hidden Risk? | Prof. Todd P Chang |
| 16:30–16:45 | Q & A BREAK | Dr. Hasna Algarni; Dr. Sondus AlSharidah; Prof. Todd P Chang |
| 16:45–17:30 | The Febrile Young Infant: What’s New and What Changes Practice? | Prof. Emily Rose |
| 17:30–18:00 | Pediatric Ingestions: What Every Emergency Clinician Should Know | Prof. Colleen Kraft |
| 18:00–18:15 | Q & A – End of day 1 | — |
DAY 2 | Wednesday, March 24, 2027
| TIME | SESSION / LECTURE TITLE | SPEAKER(S) |
|---|
| 07:45–08:00 | ANNOUNCEMENTS | — |
| 08:00–09:00 | Beyond the Algorithm: Rethinking Pediatric Cardiac Arrest by Etiology | Prof. Marianne Gausche-Hill |
| 09:00–10:00 | Image Wisely in Pediatric Trauma: What to Scan, When, and Why | Prof. Mohsen Saidinejad |
| 10:00–10:15 | Q & A | Prof. Mohsen Saidinejad; Prof. Marianne Gausche-Hill |
| 10:15–10:30 | BREAK | — |
| 10:30–11:30 | PEM 2026–2027: The Studies That Could Change Your Practice | Prof. Todd P Chang |
| 11:30–12:30 | Ready for Every Child: Simple Changes That Save Lives | Prof. Marianne Gausche-Hill |
| 12:30–12:45 | Q & A | Prof. Marianne Gausche-Hill; Prof. Todd P Chang |
| 12:45–13:00 | BREAK | — |
| 13:00–13:30 | The First 30 Days: Neonatal Emergencies You Cannot Afford to Miss | Prof. Emily Rose |
| 13:30–14:00 | Newborn Resuscitation Simplified: Critical Actions in the First Minutes | Prof. Marianne Gausche-Hill |
| 14:00–14:30 | Q & A | Prof. Emily Rose; Prof. Marianne Gausche-Hill |
| 14:30–15:00 | LUNCH BREAK | — |
| 15:00–15:30 | Close It Right: Sutures, Tissue Adhesives & Wound Closure Pearls | Prof. Hamad AlMadi |
| 15:30–16:00 | Splint It Right: Practical Immobilization Skills for the Pediatric ED | Dr. Saleh Alshehri |
| 16:00–16:30 | Status Epilepticus: Red Flags, Hidden Causes & Critical Decisions | Prof. Mohsen Saidinejad |
| 16:30–17:00 | Stay Out of Court: Preventing Medico-Legal Pitfalls in the ED | Dr. Abdussalam Alshehri |
| 17:00–17:30 | Q & A BREAK | Prof. Mohsen Saidinejad; Dr. Saleh Alshehri; Prof. Hamad AlMadi |
| 17:30–18:00 | When Every Breath Counts: Critical Pediatric Respiratory Emergencies | Prof. Emily Rose |
| 18:00–18:30 | Stronger Together: How Global Research Networks Are Transforming PEM | Prof. Todd P Chang |
| 18:30–18:45 | Q & A – End of day 2 | — |
DAY 3 | Thursday, March 25, 2027
| TIME | SESSION / LECTURE TITLE | SPEAKER(S) |
|---|
| 07:45–08:00 | ANNOUNCEMENTS | — |
| 08:00–09:00 | When Cancer Becomes an Emergency: Critical Oncologic & Hematologic Presentation | Dr. Adil Abbas |
| 09:00–10:00 | Dental Emergencies in Children: What Every Emergency Clinician Should Know | Dr. Wesam Damanhouri |
| 10:00–11:00 | Eyes at Risk: Pediatric Ocular Emergencies You Cannot Miss | Dr. Bashaer Aldhahwani |
| 11:00–11:15 | Q & A BREAK | Dr. Adil Abbas; Dr. Wesam Damanhouri; Dr. Bashaer Aldhahwani |
| 11:15–12:15 | Endocrine Emergencies in Children: Recognize Early, Act Fast | Prof. Abdulmoein Al-Agha |
| 12:15–13:15 | Protecting the Child: From Recognizing Maltreatment to Legal Action in Saudi Arabia | Dr. Enam Raboe |
| 13:15–14:15 | Nursing Topics in Pediatric Emergency Medicine | Mr. Ahmed AlZahrani, RN, BSN, MSN |
| 14:15–14:30 | Q & A BREAK | Dr. Enam Raboe; Mr. Ahmed AlZahrani; Prof. Abdulmoein Al-Agha |
| 14:30–15:30 | Metabolic Emergencies in Children: Recognize, Stabilize, Diagnose | Prof. Abdulnasser AlHelali |
| 15:30–16:00 | Beyond the Obvious: Recognizing Cardiac Presentations in Pediatric Emergency Care | Dr. Mai AlBarakati |
| 16:00–16:30 | Update in Pediatric Procedural sedation | Dr. Abdullah Shamsa |
| 16:30–16:45 | Q & A – End of day 3 | — |
