Learning Activity Details
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| Sessions | 1 Sessions |
| Course Location: | Live |
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Speakers
Learning Activity Description:
The International Maternal Emergency Conference (IMEC) is a multidisciplinary scientific meeting dedicated to improving the recognition, assessment, stabilization, and management of maternal emergencies.
The conference brings together experts in obstetrics, maternal-fetal medicine, critical care, cardiology, hematology, neurology, infectious diseases, endocrinology, rheumatology, anesthesia, and emergency medicine to address the most challenging conditions affecting pregnant and postpartum women.
Through evidence-based lectures, expert panel discussions, case-based learning, and interactive workshops, participants will explore contemporary approaches to maternal critical illness, including cardiovascular emergencies, sepsis, hemorrhage, coagulopathy, neurological crises, respiratory failure, endocrine emergencies, and maternal collapse. Special emphasis will be placed on early recognition, multidisciplinary teamwork, rapid escalation pathways, protocol-driven management, and strategies to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality.
The conference aims to equip healthcare professionals with practical knowledge and clinical skills that can be immediately translated into everyday practice to improve maternal outcomes and patient safety.
Learning Activity Agenda:
11–12 September: In-Person Conference
13 September: Online via Zoom
Conference Schedule
11 September: 1:00 PM
12 September: 8:00 AM
13 September: 5:00 PM (Zoom)
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Day One 11 Sep 2026 |
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Time |
Topic |
Speaker |
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9:00 – 11:45 |
Two Workshops (Optional) |
Dr. Haitham Badr |
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Cardiology & Obestetrics |
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1:00 – 1:15 |
Opening Remarks |
Dr.
Haitham Badr |
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1:15 – 1:45 |
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy |
Dr.
Haitham Alghamdi |
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1:45 – 2:15 |
Maternal Cardiac Arrest |
Dr.
Salih Salih |
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2:15 - 2:45 |
Hypertensive Emergency |
Dr.
Mohammed Al Qassab |
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2:45 - 3:00 |
Panel Discussion |
All
Speakers |
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CRITICAL
CARE & OBSTETRICS |
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03:00 - 03:15 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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03:15 - 03:45 |
Shock in Pregnancy |
Dr.
Ahad Al Saud |
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03:45 - 04:15 |
ICU Admission |
Dr.
Fahad Alrubayan |
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INFECTIOUS
DISEASE & OBSTETRICS |
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04:15 - 05:15 |
Sepsis in Pregnancy |
Dr.
Torre Halscott |
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05:15 - 05:30 |
Nutritional Deficiency |
Nutritionist |
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Day two 12 Sep 2026 |
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CARDIOLOGY & PULMONOLOGY |
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08:00 - 08:15 |
Registration |
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08:15 - 08:45 |
Pulmonary Embolism |
Dr.
Mamdouh Abo Yousif |
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08:45 - 09:15 |
Chest Pain & Dyspnea |
Dr.
Mohannad Hawari |
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09:15 - 09:30 |
Panel Discussion |
All Speakers |
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09:30 - 09:45 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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HEMATOLOGY & OBSTETRICS |
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09:45 - 10:15 |
Sickle Cell Crisis |
Dr.
Sara Siwar Althahab |
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10:15 - 10:45 |
DIC |
Dr.
Ruofan Yao |
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10:45 - 11:15 |
Anticoagulation |
Dr.
Ruofan Yao |
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11:15 - 11:30 |
Panel Discussion |
All
Speakers |
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11:30 - 12:30 |
LUNCH BREAK |
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NEUROLOGY
& OBSTETRICS |
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12:30 - 01:00 |
Stroke in Pregnancy |
Dr.
Ali Alkhathami |
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01:00 - 01:30 |
Seizures in Pregnancy |
Dr.
Muhammad Asiri |
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01:30 - 02:00 |
Neuro ICU in Obstetric Care |
Dr.
Faisal Al Suwaidan |
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02:00 - 02:15 |
Panel Discussion |
All
Speakers |
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RHEUMATOLOGICAL
& ENDOCRINOLOGICAL EMERGENCIES |
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02:15 - 02:45 |
SLE Flare |
Dr.
Manal Al Nasser |
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02:45 - 03:15 |
Dermatology Emergencies |
Dr. Khuzama Alfalah |
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03:15 - 03:30 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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03:30 - 04:00 |
DKA |
Dr. Niraj Chavan |
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04:00 - 04:30 |
Thyroid Storm |
Dr. Niraj Chavan |
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04:30 - 04:45 |
Panel Discussion |
All Speakers |
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04:45 - 05:0 |
Wrap- up |
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Day 3 (13 Sep 2026) |
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05:00 PM -
08:00 PM |
CRITICAL CARE
OBSTETRICS WORKSHOP (Online Workshop) |
Dr. Torre
Halscott Dr. Ruofan
Yao Dr. Niraj
Chavan |
Target Audience:
- All
Scientific Committee:
Learning Activity Objectives:
Learning Outcome:
Upon successful completion of this symposium, participants will be able to:
- Describe the pathophysiology, presentation, and management of common and life-threatening maternal emergencies.
- Explain current evidence-based recommendations for critical care management in obstetric patients.
- Identify appropriate escalation pathways and referral criteria for critically ill pregnant and postpartum women.
- understand systematic assessment of deteriorating obstetric patients using maternal early warning systems.
- Implement emergency management algorithms for sepsis, hemorrhage, shock, thromboembolism, cardiac arrest, and maternal collapse.
- Apply principles of multidisciplinary crisis resource management and team communication during obstetric emergencies.
- Utilize obstetric resuscitation and massive transfusion protocols appropriately in simulated and clinical scenarios.
- Lead or actively contribute to coordinated multidisciplinary responses during maternal emergencies.
- Incorporate maternal safety protocols into clinical practice to improve timely recognition and intervention.
- Enhance preparedness for rare but catastrophic obstetric events through structured, protocol-driven decision-making.
- Promote quality improvement initiatives aimed at reducing maternal morbidity and mortality within healthcare organizations.
Certificates
You have to attend the three days to obtain the certificate.