Welcome to the
Annual Pediatrics Conference

Welcome to the
Annual Pediatrics Conference

King Saud Hospital Unayzah

Join us in this distinguished three-day conference where we will discuss
the latest developments in pediatrics and neonatology.

King Fahd Cultural Center in Unaizah

King Fahd Cultural Center in Unaizah

Expected Attendees

500+ Participants

Conference Information

We are pleased to invite you to attend the Annual Pediatric Conference. The conference will be held over three days and includes specialized
lectures and workshops.

Duration

3 Days

Venue

King Fahd Cultural Center

Expected Attendees

500+ Participants

Conference Hours

8:30 AM – 3:00 PM

Target Audience

Healthcare professionals from the following specialties are welcome to attend:

Pediatrics and Subspecialties:
Pediatrics
Pediatric Neurology
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric Emergency Medicine & Trauma
Pediatric Oncology
Pediatric Nephrology
Pediatric Complex Care – Palliative Care
Developmental Pediatrics
Preventive Medicine
Neonatology
Neonatal Intensive Care
Perinatal Neonatal Medicine
Allergy and Immunology

General Medicine and Related Fields:
General Practice
Internal Medicine
Family and Community Medicine
Infectious Disease

Supportive and Allied Health Specialties:
Nursing
Clinical Nutrition
Physiotherapy – Pediatrics
Psychology – Clinical Child Psychology
Radiological Technology
Laboratory
Pediatric Dentistry

Conference Highlights

+50

Workshop Sessions

+25

Expert Speakers

22 CME Hours

Accredited by SCFHS Free of Charge

+3

3 Days

Schedule

Three days of comprehensive learning and networking

Dr. Yaser Alsuyufi
Consultant pediatric Gastroenterology
The Chairman of the Conference

⏰ 07:30am – 08:00am

Registration

👤 Conference Team

⏰ 08:00am – 08:15am

Welcome and Introduction

👤 Conference Team

FIRST SESSION

⏰ 08:15am – 08:40am

Management of Heart Failure in Children

DR. KHULUD ALI AL QARZAEE

Consultant-Pediatric Cardiologist.
King Saud Hospital Unayzah.

⏰ 08:40am – 09:05am

Update On Diagnosis And Management Of Kawasaki Disease 2024

DR. Osama Al Resini

Consultant-Pediatric Cardiologist.
Prince Sultan Cardiac Center-Buraydah.

⏰ 09:05am – 09:30am

Approach to cough in pediatrics

DR. Anfal Alsalhi

Consultant – Pediatric Pulmonologist.
King Saud Hospital Unayzah

⏰ 09:30am – 09:55am

Asthma and asthma mimickers: What is New?

DR. Hayat Aljutaily

Consultant-Pediatric Pulmonologist.
Qassim University Hospital, Buraydah

⏰ 09:55am – 10:10am

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Dr. Ashraf Kamal

Deputy Chief of Pediatric Department.
King Saud Hospital, Unayzah

COFFEE BREAK

SECOND SESSION

⏰ 10:30am-10:55am

Monogenic Diabetes in Children: Beyond Type 1 and Type 2

Dr. Shahad Alhumaidan

Consultant – Pediatric Endocrinologist.
King Saud Hospital, Unayzah.

⏰ 10:55am-11:20am

Endocrinopathies in Patients with Down Syndrome

Dr. Fahad Alotaibi

Consultant pediatric Endocrinology.
King Saud Hospital, Unayzah.

⏰ 11:20am-11:45am

How to Deal with Chronic Constipation in Child

Dr. Abdulaziz Obaid Alharbi

Consultant-Pediatric gastroenterologist and Hepatologist.
King Saud Hospital, Unayzah.

⏰ 11:45am-12:10pm

Approaches to Cholestasis in Children

Dr. Awadh Al Qathani

Consultant – Pediatric Gastroenterologist.
Prince Sultan Medical City, Riyadh.

⏰ 12:10pm-12:30pm

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Dr. Mazhar Iqbal

Pediatric Consultant.
Mithnab General Hospital, Al Qassim.

⏰ 12:30pm-01:30pm

Prayer and Lunch Break

Third Session

⏰ 01:30am-01:55pm

Acute Kidney Injury In Children

Dr. Saad Ageel AlSadun

Consultant-Pediatric Kidney Transplantation/Pediatric Nephrologist.
King Saud Hospital, Unayzah.

⏰ 01:55pm-02:20pm

Update in the Nephrotic Syndrome (SSNS)

Dr. Ebtisam Alsaadoon

Consultant-Pediatric Nephrologist.
Maternity and Children Hospital Buraydah.

⏰ 02:20pm-02:45pm

Clinical Pearls for Early Diagnosis of PIGN

Dr. Asma Alenizy

Consultant-Pediatric Nephrologist.
Maternity and Children Hospital, Buraydah.

⏰ 02:45pm-03:10pm

Approach to Bleeding Disorders in Children

Dr. Ahmed Aboanzah

Consultant pediatric hematology and oncology.
Prince Faisal cancer center, Bureadah.

⏰ 03:10pm-03:30pm

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Dr. Ghaidah Al Harbi

Pediatric Consultant.
King Saud Hospital Unayzah.

⏰ 03:30pm-03:40pm

Closing Remarks

Dr. Yaser Alsuyufi
Consultant pediatric Gastroenterology
The Chairman of the Conference

⏰ 07:30am – 08:00am

Registration

👤 Conference Team

FIRST SESSION

⏰ 08:00am-08:25am

High Frequency Ventilation in PICU

Dr. Rehan Farooqi

Consultant-PICU.
King Saud Hospital, Unayzah.

⏰ 08:25am-08:50am

Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Review and Updates

Dr. Abdullah Aldamegh

Consultant- PICU.
Qassim University, Buraydah.

⏰ 08:50am-09:15am

Packed and Dangerous: The Hidden Cost of ER Overcrowding

Dr. Fawaz Alazharani

Consultant-Pediatric Emergency.
King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital.
National Guard Hospital, Riyadh.

⏰ 09:15am-09:40am

Hidden Hazards

Dr. Abdulrahman Aba Alkhail

Assistant Consultant-Pediatric Emergency.
National Guard Hospital- Alqassim.

⏰ 09:40am-10:00am

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Dr. Atheer Al Tabeeb

Senior Registrar- Pediatrics.
King Saud Hospital Unayzah.

⏰ 10:00am-10:15AM

COFFEE BREAK

SECOND SESSION

⏰ 10:15AM-10:40AM

Probiotics in Neonatal Nutrition

Dr. Aladdin Abdulkarim Ibrahim Albarbari

Consultant- General Pediatrics.
Chief of NICU.
King Saud Hospital, Unayzah.

⏰ 10:40AM-11:05AM

Prematurity: Mortality & Outcomes “Local Data”

Dr. Mohamad Abdulaziz Alhasoon

Consultant-Perinatal and Neonatal ICU.
Qassim University, Buraydah.

⏰ 11:05AM-11:30AM

The Metabolic Emergencies in Pediatrics

Dr. Maha Nasser Al Harbi

Consultant-Pediatrics / Pediatric Genetic Metabolics.
Maternity and Children Hospital, Buraydah.

⏰ 11:30AM-11:45AM

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Dr. Aahawq Ahmed AlEed

Associate Professor and Consultant of Pediatric & Pediatric Rheumatology College of Medicine, Qaseim University.

⏰ 11:45AM-01:30PM

Friday Prayer and Lunch Break

Third Session

⏰ 01:30am-01:55pm

Postpartum Depression and its Impact on Infants Wellbeing

Dr. Ahmed Alghofaily

Consultant- Psychologist.
Al Rass General Hospital, Al Qassim.

⏰ 01:55pm-02:20pm

Child Unable to Walk

Dr. Alanoud Mufakkir Almutairi

Consultant – Pediatric Neurologist/ Epilepsy and Electroencephalography.
King Saud Hospital, Unayzah.

⏰ 02:20pm-02:45pm

Encephalitis in Children / Updates

Dr. Musaed Alharbi

Consultant-Pediatric Infectious Diseases.
King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital.
National Guard Hospital, Riyadh.

⏰ 02:45pm-03:10pm

Update in Management of Multi Drug Resistance (MDR): Gram Negative Organisms in Pediatric and Neonatal Age Group

Dr. Arwa Alomor

Consultant- Pediatric Infectious Diseases.
King Saud Hospital, Unayzah.

⏰ 03:10pm-03:30pm

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Dr. Seham Hossny

Consultant- General Pediatrics.
King Saud Hospital, Unayzah.

⏰ 03:30pm-03:40pm

Closing Remarks

Dr. Yaser Alsuyufi
Consultant pediatric Gastroenterology
The Chairman of the Conference

⏰ 07:30am – 08:00am

Registration

👤 Conference Team

FIRST SESSION

⏰ 08:00am-08:25am

Painful Defecation in Pediatric Population

Dr. Fatima Al Zahra

Senior Registrar-Pediatric Surgery.
King Saud Hospital Unayzah.

⏰ 08:25am-08:50am

Beyond growth charts: Unpacking pediatric failure to Thrive

Dr. Ghaida Alharbi

Consultant-General Pediatrics.
King Saud Hospital, Unayzah.

⏰ 08:50am-09:15am

Childhood Epilepsy Syndromes

Dr. Mohammad Mohsen Al Otaibi

Consultant – Pediatric Neurologist.
Pediatric Saudi Board Program Director -KSH.

⏰ 09:15am-09:40am

When It’s Not Just Pneumonia: A Practical Approach to Recurrent Chest Infections in Children

Dr. Ameerah Alzahrani

Consultant-Pediatric Pulmonologist.
Maternity and Children Hospital, Buraidah.

⏰ 09:40am-10:00am

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Dr. Malak Alrashidi

Senior Registrar- Pediatrics.
King Saud Hospital,Unayzah.

SECOND SESSION

⏰ 10:00AM-10:25AM

Update in the Diagnosis, Treatment and Transplantation in Pediatric Liver Diseases

Dr. Ali Almuhidab

Consultant- Pediatric Gastroenterologist.
King Faisal Specialist and Research Center, Riyadh.

⏰ 10:25AM-10:50AM

Food Allergy Prevention

Dr. Ali Alsulimi

Consultant-Pediatric Allergy and Immunologist.
Qassim University, Buraydah.

⏰ 10:50am-11:35am

Spotting the Signs: When to Refer to Rheumatology for Undiagnosed Condition

Dr. Abeer Al Rashidi

Consultant- Pediatric Rheumatologist.
Program Director- Pediatric Residency Program.
Maternity and Children Hospital, Buraydah.

⏰ 11:35am-12:00pm

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Dr. Awatef Abdulhamed Ahmed Alrefaey

Consultant – Pediatrics.
King Saud Hospital, Unayzah.

⏰ 12:00pm-12:30pm

Prayer and Lunch Break

Workshop

Station 1

ECG interpretation

Dr. Abdulkader AlSharif

15 participants

⏰ 12:30pm-01:00pm

Group A

⏰ 01:00pm-01:30pm

Group B

⏰ 01:30pm-02:00pm

Group C

⏰ 02:00pm-02:30pm

Group D

Station 2

Blood Gas Interpretation

Dr. Mohammad Mosaad

15 Participants

⏰ 12:30pm-01:00pm

Group B

⏰ 01:00pm-01:30pm

Group C

⏰ 01:30pm-02:00pm

Group D

⏰ 02:00pm-02:30pm

Group A

Station 3

Mechanical Ventilation

Dr. Mohammad Al Hasoon

15 participants

⏰ 12:30pm-01:00pm

Group C

⏰ 01:00pm-01:30pm

Group D

⏰ 01:30pm-02:00pm

Group A

⏰ 02:00pm-02:30pm

Group B

Station 4

Pediatric Critical Care

Dr. Abdulrahman AlSalamah

15 participants

⏰ 12:30pm-01:00pm

Group D

⏰ 01:00pm-01:30pm

Group A

⏰ 01:30pm-02:00pm

Group B

⏰ 02:00pm-02:30pm

Group C

Attendance Registration

Register now to attend the conference.

(Note: Attendance for all conference days is required to obtain the hours)

Sponsored by

Annual Pediatric Conference

King Saud Hospital Unayzah

Organized by King Saud Hospital Unayzah

Conference Details

June 19 - 20 - 21, 2025

8:30 AM - 3:00 PM

King Fahd Cultural Center

Unayzah, Saudi Arabia

Expected Attendees

500+ Participants

Conference Details

King Saud Hospital Unayzah

Academic Affairs Department

Unayzah, Qassim Province

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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