International Hematology
& Hemostasis Conference

29 April -1 May, Qasr Al Nakheel Hall, Dammam

About The Event

About The Event

We are delighted to welcome you to the International Hematology & Hemostasis Conference, a premier event dedicated to advancing knowledge and innovation in hematology and hemostasis. This conference serves as a vital platform for experts, researchers, and healthcare professionals to collaborate, exchange ideas, and explore the latest advancements in the field.

Our agenda is designed to inspire and educate, featuring insightful presentations, interactive workshops, and thought-provoking keynote sessions from leading experts. Whether you are here to share your expertise, gain valuable insights, or connect with like-minded professionals, we are confident that this conference will enrich your knowledge and empower you to contribute to the advancement of hematology and hemostasis. Welcome, and thank you for being part of this journey towards excellence in hematological care.

Where

Qasr Al Nakheel Hall, Dammam

When

Tuesday to Thursday
29 April -1 May

Scientific Committee Chair

Speaker 1

Dr. Hussain Habeeb Al Saeed

Chairperson, International Hematology & Hemostasis Conference Internal Medicine- Hematology Consultant The former head of inherited blood disorders at Prince Mohammed Bin Fahad Hospital

Scientific Committee

Speaker 1

Dr. Mohammed Alzayer

Head of the Inherited Blood Disorders and Hematology Department at Prince Mohammed bin Fahd Hospital for Hematology in Qatif, Saudi Arabia. Consultant Hematologist

Speaker 4

Dr. Fatimah Hussain AlSinan

Consultant of pediatric respiratory diseases at Qatif Health Network

Speaker 1

Dr. Hana Hassan Ali Aljulaih

Internal Medicine- Haematology Consultant The former head of inheritied blood disorders at E1 Health cluster

Event Speakers

Speaker 1

Dr. Mohammed ALDarwish

Consultant Pediatrician, Pediatric Hematologist Oncologist Head of Health Outreach Services Leader of SCD Pathway at Eastern Health Cluster Qatif Health Network

Speaker 2

Dr. Saad Al Daama, MD

Executive Director of Medical and Clinical Administration (EDMCA) Consultant Pediatric Hematology Oncology & Stem Cell transplanter KFSH- Dammam

Speaker 3

Dr. Sameera Alsafwani

Hematopathology & Blood Transfusion consultant Director of Medical Laboratory Department & Blood Bank Qatif Health Network

Speaker 4

Dr. Mohammed Fuad Essa

Consultant Pediatric Hematology Oncology Section Head, Chairman of Pediatric and Adult Stem cell Transplant Quality management Committee King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Speaker 5

Dr. Abbas Ibrahim Alabdullatif

Consultant Pediatric Hematology Oncology MCH - Ahssa

Speaker 6

Dr. Abdullah Aljefri, Md

Consultant, Pediatric Hematology Oncology & Stem Cell Transplantation Executive Director, King Fahad National Children Cancer Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center- Riyadh

Speaker 1

Dr. Zahra Wasfi Albasarah

Consultant Pediatrician, Pediatric Hematology Oncology Qatif Health Network

Speaker 2

Dr. Ahmad Tarawah

Consultant Pediatric Hematology Oncology – Hemostasis & Thrombosis Chairman of Almadinah Hereditary Blood Disorders Society King Salman Medical City - Almadinah

Speaker 3

Dr. Tarek M Owaidah

Consultant Internist, Hematologist Lab. Head King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre and alfaisal university

Speaker 4

Dr. Fatimah Hussain AlSinan

Consultant of pediatric respiratory diseases at Qatif Health Network

Speaker 5

Dr. Esra Abdulhadi Muhimid

Consultant Pediatric Hematology and Oncology in Qatif Health Network Head of Pediatic Hematology Department in QHN

Speaker 5

Dr. Zainab Abdullah Alnaser

Consultant Pediatrician, Pediatric Hematologist Oncologist MCH - Dammam

Speaker 5

Dr. Amal Alshafi

Consultant Pediatrician, Pediatric Hematologist Oncologist Ras Tanura General Hospital

Speaker 6

Dr. Mustafa Mahdi AlFakih

Senior Pediatric Registrar in Pediatric Hematology Department Qatif Health Network

Speaker 1

Dr. Deia Saeed Alawami

Consultant Internal Medicine- Hematology & Thrombosis Qatif Health Network

Speaker 2

Dr. Abdullah Hassan Al Zayed

Consultant Hematologist, former head of the inherited blood disorders center Qatif Health Network

Speaker 3

Dr. Hussain Habeeb Al Saeed

Chairperson, International Hematology & Hemostasis Conference Internal Medicine- Hematology Consultant The former head of inherited blood disorders at Prince Mohammed Bin Fahad Hospital

Speaker 4

Dr. Salah Abohelaika

Consultant Clinical Pharmacist Head of Research Department Qatif Health Network

Speaker 4

Dr. Wael Abdullah Alanazi

Internal Medicine- Hematology Consultant Chairperson Adult hematology department King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam

Speaker 5

Dr. ALI ALAHMARI

Consultant Pediatric Hematology Oncology & HSCT Section Head, Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Director, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre

Speaker 6

Dr. Mona Alfaraj

Consultant Hematopathology and Transfusion Medicine Head of hematology laboratory section Laboratory representative of National project of Hemophilia & Bleeding Disorder Center in Qatif Health Network Deputy Director of Medical Laboratory Department & Blood Bank Qatif Health Network

Speaker 2

Dr. Muneer Hassan AlBagshi

Consultant Pediatric Hematologist Oncologist Almana General Hospital -Al Ahsa

Speaker 3

Dr. Ohoud Fouad Kashari

Consultant pediatric hematology oncology Head of hematology department And director of pediatric residency program Alaziziyah children hospital.

Speaker 4

Dr. Hatoon M. Ezzat

The supervisor of blood disorders administration, MOH .Professor of Hematology.

Speaker 5

Dr. Yahya Hassan Al Ghazwani

Consultant Pediatric Hematology Oncology Prince Mohammed Bin Nasser Hospital - Jizan

Speaker 5

Dr. Mohammed Ali Al Nuaimi

Consultant Physician in Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy, UAE Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, United Arab Emirates University

Speaker 5

Dr. Riad Alnassrallah

Pediatric surgery consultant Head of the pediatric surgery unit Qatif Health Network

Speaker 6

Dr. Hana Hassan Aljulaih

Consultant Pediatrician, Pediatric Hematology Oncology - Hemoglobinopathy Head of Day care unit - PMFH Qatif Health Network

Speaker 1

Dr. Fahd Al-Manjomi

Consultant Pediatric Hematology Oncology Director of Pediatric Hematology / Oncology fellowship proram King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Speaker 2

Dr. Zainab Essa ALMakki

Consultant Pediatric Hematologist Oncologist Head of Pediatric Hematology Unit MCH – Dammam

Speaker 3

Dr. SAMI HUSSAIN ALBATTAT

Consultant Pediatric Hematologist Oncologist – Thrombosis & Hemostasis Head of Pediatric Hematology Unit MCH -Al Ahsa

Speaker 4

Dr. Ahmed Taher Al Bahrani

MD Consultant, Hematologist (pathology) Transfusion Medicine and Stem Cell. Chairman, Blood Bank, Stem Cell Laboratory and Apheresis. KFSH- Dammam

Speaker 5

Dr. Alaa Alzaki

Consultant internal medicine- Adult Hematology Program director of hematology fellowship program, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

Speaker 6

Dr. Fatimah Ali Al Saeed

AConsultant Internal Medicine and Adult Hematology at Prince Mohammed Bin Fahad Hospital for Inherited Blood disorders.

Speaker 4

Dr. Mohammed Alsaghirat

Internist and Adult Hematologist at Prince Mohammed Bin Fahad Hospital

Speaker 5

Dr. Khulood Ali AlSayyad

Consultant Pediatrician, Pediatric Hematology Oncology Salmaniya Medical center - Bahrain

Speaker 6

Dr. Zakareya Al Kadhem

Chairman: Bahrain Sickle cell Society Chairman: Amplify Sickle Cell Voices International –Australia Member of many international SCD advocacies.

Speaker 2

Dr. Fatimah Algawahmed

Consultant Hematopathology- Lymphoma Pathology Advanced Flow cytometry King Fahad Medical City in Riyadh

Speaker 3

Dr. Kofi A. Anie

Consultant physician, Psychologist Deputy Clinical Director at the West London Haemoglobinopathies Coordinating Centre. London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, and affiliated with Imperial College London.

Speaker 4

DR. Majed Al-Batran

Adult Hematology Consultant at King Fahad Hospital Dammam

Speaker 5

DR. Mohsen Alzahrani

Assistant professor, College of Medicine, University of King Saud Bin Abdulaziz for Health sciences. Hematology and stem cell Transplant Consultant Riyadh Ministry Of National Guard Health Affairs

Speaker 6

Dr. Zainab Alnaser

Pediatric hematology/oncology Consultant

Speaker 1

DR. Ahmed Alsagheir

Chairman of the car-t therapy localization committee Hematologist Medical oncologist Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

Speaker 2

Zahra Abdullah Altobi

Pediatric Hematology Coordinator in Qatif Health Network

Speaker 3

Dr. Salam Al Kindi

Senior Consultant Department of Haematology Director of hematology & bone marrow transplant center, Sultan Qaboos university-Muscat Oman

Speaker 4

Dr. Melanie Kirby Allen

Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Toronto Member of the Hematology Section in the Division of Hematology/Oncology, SickKids, Toronto, Canada

Speaker 5

Dr. Amal Alshafi

Pediatric Consultant at Ras Tanura General Hospital in Saudi Arabia

Speaker 6

Dr. Drew Provan

Emeritus Reader in Autoimmune Haematology at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK

Speaker 6

Dr. Hussain Mulla

Drug developer and academic clinical pharmacologist

Speaker 6

Dr. Reem Alrabeh

Head of Hematology & Flow Cytometry Lab, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam.

Speaker 6

Dr. Hani Alhashmi

Senior Medical Director, Pfizer Saudi Consultant Hematologist

Speaker 6

Dr. Sami Althubaiti

Consultant and Chairman of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Department, King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs. Assistant Professor and the King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Moderators

Speaker 1

Dr. Hussain Habeeb Al Saeed

Internal Medicine- Haematology Consultant The former head of inheritied blood disorders at E1 Health cluster

Speaker 3

Dr. Salam Al Kindi

Senior Consultant Department of Haematology Director of hematology & bone marrow transplant center, Sultan Qaboos university-Muscat Oman

Speaker 1

Dr. Mohammed ALDarwish

Consultant Pediatric hematology Oncology working at Qatif Health Network

Speaker 1

Dr. Zaki Nasserullah

Pediatric consultant Hematology/ Oncology

Speaker 1

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Consultant Pediatric Hematologist Oncologist & BMT KFMC Riyadh

Speaker 1

Dr. Mohammed Ameen

Consultant Pediatric Hematology oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant comprehensive cancer center King Fahad medical city - Riyadh

Speaker 1

Dr. Omar AlBanyan

Consultant Malignant Hematology , Blood and marrow transplant & cellular immunotherapy King Fahad Spicialist Hospital Dammam

Speaker 1

Dr. Mohammed Darweesh

Consultant Hematologist at King Fahd Specialist Hospital, Dammam. .

Speaker 1

Dr. Abdullah Alabbas

Consultant Adult Hematology and internal Medicine, Hematology Fellowship Program Director at Prince Mohammed Bin Fahad Hospital

Speaker 6

Dr. Hana Hassan Ali Aljulaih

Consultant Pediatric Hematology Oncology- Hemoglobinopathy Head of Day care unit - PMFH

Speaker 5

Dr. Esra Abdulhadi Muhimid

Consultant Pediatric Hematology and Oncology in Qatif Health Network Head of Pediatic Hematology Department in QHN

Speaker 1

Dr. Mohammed Alzayer

Head of the Inherited Blood Disorders and Hematology Department at Prince Mohammed bin Fahd Hospital for Hematology in Qatif, Saudi Arabia. Consultant Hematologist

Speaker 1

Dr. Enas Mutaher

Adult Hematology & HSCT Consultant Plasma cell Dyscraias King Fahad Specialist hospital Dammam

Speaker 1

Dr. Deia Saeed Alawami

Consultant Internal Medicine- Hematology & Thrombosis

Speaker 4

Dr. Fatimah Hussain AlSinan

Consultant of pediatric respiratory diseases at Qatif Health Network

Speaker 4

Dr. Saud Abu-Harbesh

Internal Medicine and Hematology Oncology Consultant.

Speaker 4

Dr. Solaf Kanfar

Consultant Adult Hematology and SCT , Assesstant consultant in Internal Medicine IAU

Speaker 4

Dr. Hanan Tanbal

Consultant Adult Hematology and internal Medicne Prince Mohammed Bin Fahad Hospital

Speaker 4

Dr. Mohammad Alshahrani

Consultant Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Transplantation at Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh. Chairman of the Saudi Society for Hemophilia and Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Anemia.

Organizers

Speaker 1

Dr. Zahra Wasfi Albasarah

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology consultant

Speaker 1

Dr. Mohammed ALDarwish

Consultant Pediatric hematology Oncology working at Qatif Health Network

Speaker 5

Dr. Esra Abdulhadi Muhimid

Consultant Pediatric Hematology and Oncology in Qatif Health Network Head of Pediatic Hematology Department in QHN

Speaker 6

Dr. Mustafa Mahdi AlFakih

Senior Pediatric Registrar in Pediatric Hematology Department – Prince Mohammad ben Fahad Hospital for Blood Disorder

Event Schedule

Here is our event schedule

Hemoglobinopathy

Registration

Session (1) moderator: Dr. Zaki Nusralla & Salam AL Kindi

Husain ALSaeed

Opening & Remarks.

Hubert Hirthe

Hatoon Ezzat. KSA

Challenges of Hemoglobinopathy in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia .

Cole Emmerich

Muneer Albagshi . KSA

Challenges in Prevention of Hemoglobinopathies.

Jack Christiansen

Dr .Husain Alsaeed . KSA

Sickle Cell Anemia: The Fundamentals of Clinical Management.

Alejandrin Littel

Yehya Alghazwani. KSA

Health Maintenance of Sickle Cell Disease Patients .

Alejandrin Littel

Salah Abohelaika

Hydroxyurea Utilization in Sickle Cell Disease

Q & A Discussion

Coffee Break

Session (2) moderator: Dr. Husain Alsaeed & Mohammed Darwish

Alejandrin Littel

Kofi Anie UK

Coping with Sickle Cell Disease .

Alejandrin Littel

Fatimah Alsinan KSA

Respiratory Manifestations in Sickle Cell Disease. .

Alejandrin Littel

Khulood AlSayyad . BH

Caring of Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease, Local Experience .

Alejandrin Littel

Riyadh Nasralla, KSA

Surgery in Sickle Cell Disease

Q & A Discussion

Our Heroes

Opening Ceremony

Prayer & Lunch break

Session (3) moderator: Dr. Omar AlBanyan & Mohammed Darweesh

Alejandrin Littel

Ahmed Altarawa . KSA

Glanzmann Thrombasthenia.

Alejandrin Littel

Abdullah Alzayed . KSA

From Pipette to Patient: CRISPR-Based Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease.

Alejandrin Littel

Wael ALAnazi . KSA

New Era in Hemoglobinopathies Management.

Alejandrin Littel

Sami Al Thubaity . KSA

Referral Pathway For Advanced therapy for SCD & TDT Patients.

Q & A Discussion

Break

Session (4) moderator: Dr. Hana AlJulaih & Abdulla Alabbas

Alejandrin Littel

Mohammed ALDarwish . KSA

Painful Vaso-occlusive Crisis , What else could it be?.

Alejandrin Littel

Hussain Mulla .

Optimizing Hydroxyurea Therapy in Infants and Young Children: Evidence from the HUPK Study and Future Directions.

Alejandrin Littel

Salam AL Kindi . Oman

Case presentation: L Glutamine for SCD.

Alejandrin Littel

Melanie Kirby . CA

Optimum Care of Thalassemic Patients.

Alejandrin Littel

Abdullah Alzayed. KSA

Integrated Approaches to Iron Burden in Hemoglobinopathies: Case Based Clinical Strategies .

Concluding Remark for the First Day

Hemostasis

Session (1) moderator: Dr. Esra Almuhimid & Mohammed Alzayer

Registration

Hubert Hirthe

Ohoud Koshari.KSA

Impact of Severe Anemia in Sickle Cell Disease Patients.

Cole Emmerich

Zahra Albasara. KSA

Basis of Hemostasis.

Jack Christiansen

Abbas Alabdulatif. KSA

Approach to bleeding child.

Alejandrin Littel

Tariq Owaidha. KSA

Diagnostic Pitfalls in bleeding disorders.

Alejandrin Littel

Hana Aljulaih,. KSA

Prophylaxis in Hemophilia

Q & A Discussion

Coffee Break

Session (2) moderator: Dr. Mohammed Alshahrani

Alejandrin Littel

Fatima Al Saeed KSA

Hemophilia; Where Are We Standing?.

Dr. Hana Hassan Ali Aljulaih

Hana Aljulaih KSA

Hemophiliacs with Inhibitors.

Dr. Fahd Al-Manjomi

Fahad Almanjomi. KSA

Novel Therapies in Hemophilia.

Alejandrin Littel

Hani Alhashmi KSA

Updates in Hemophilia: From Replacing to Rebalancing

Alejandrin Littel

Ahmed ALSaqeerKSA

Gene Therapy in Hemophilia

Alejandrin Littel

Drew ProvanUK

Immune Thrombocytopenia (Guideline)

Q & A Discussion

Prayer & Lunch break

Session (3) moderator: Dr. Enas Mutaher & Dr. Deia Alawami

Dr. Mohammed ALDarwish

Dr. Mohammed ALDarwish. KSA

Surgical Experience and physical activities in patients with Hemophilia.

Alejandrin Littel

Reem Al Rabih

Laboratory Advances in Haemophilia: From Diagnosis to Monitoring.

Alejandrin Littel

Zainab Makki,. KSA

Rare Bleeding disorders - Local experience.

Alejandrin Littel

Sami AlBattat. KSA

Interesting cases in Hemostasis.

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Mustafa AlFakih. KSA

Day Care Unit utilization for Pediatric Hematology Patients.

Q & A Discussion

Break

Abstracts Presentation

Discussion

Concluding Remark for the Second Day

Session (1) moderator: Dr. Fatima Al Saeed & Dr. Saud Abu-Harbesh

Registration

Hubert Hirthe

Fatimah Algawahmed.

Diving in Peripheral Blood Film.

Cole Emmerich

Mona Alfaraj

Hemoglobin Electrophoresis Interpretation.

Jack Christiansen

Sameera ALSafwani.

AI in Hematology.

Alejandrin Littel

Ahmed Albahrani.

Automated vs Manual Exchange transfusion for Hemoglobinopathy.

Q & A Discussion

Coffee Break

Session (2) moderator: Dr. Murtadha AlSultan & Dr. Solaf Kanfar

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Zakarya Alkhadim

The Adventurous Leader.

Alejandrin Littel

Mohsen ALZahrani

Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Hemoglobinopathies (Sickle Cell Disease).

Alejandrin Littel

Mohd. Aleissa . KSA

Gene Therapy in Hemoglobinopathies – Local Experience.

Alejandrin Littel

Abdullah Aljefri

HSCT in Hemoglobinopathies “ Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia ”

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Zahra ALTobi

Our backbone: Utilization The Hematology coordinator

Q & A Discussion

Prayer & Lunch break

Session (3) moderator: Dr. Ahmed Albahrani & Dr. Hanan Al Tanbal (Hall 1– Adult track)

Alejandrin Littel

Wael Alanazi

Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (Diagnostic and Treatment Guidelines).

Alejandrin Littel

Majed Al Batran

Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria.

Q & A Discussion

Alejandrin Littel

Deia Alawami

The new in Anti-coagulation and Factor XI Inhibitors.

Alejandrin Littel

Mohammed Alsaghirat

Approaching and Managing Patients with Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia.

Alejandrin Littel

Alaa Alzaki. KSA

How I Treat Thrombosis in pregnancy .

Discussion

Concluding Remark for the Third Day

Session (3) moderator: Dr. Mohammed Ameen & Hana Aljulaih (Hall 2–Pedia.track)

Alejandrin Littel

Zainab Alnasser. KSA

Diagnostic Approach to Hemolytic disease of newborn.

Alejandrin Littel

Mohammed Al Nuaimi . UAE

Neutropenic Child, How far to go?.

Alejandrin Littel

Ali Alahmari . KSA

Hemophagocytic lympho-histiocytosis : High Index of Suspicion.

Discussion

Alejandrin Littel

Saad AlDaama. KSA

Pediatric Cancer, an eye opener.

Alejandrin Littel

Amal ALShaufi

LAP: Practice Essentials.

Alejandrin Littel

Esra Muhimid. KSA

Anemia, think out the box! .

Discussion

Concluding Remark for the Third Day

Session (4) Workshop ( nurses, Patients )

Alejandrin Littel

Abdulla ALZayed

Knowledge is Strength

Alejandrin Littel

Hana Aljulaih

How to cope with SCD

Alejandrin Littel

Dr. Mohammed ALDarwish

Arthropathy protection

Alejandrin Littel

Dr. Mohammed ALDarwish

Psychological support

Discussion & Closing

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