On behalf of the Eastern Health Cluster, it is my great pleasure to welcome you to Where Innovation Meets Patient Care: Advancing Laboratory Pathology and Transfusion Medicine Conference, taking place from 2–4 November 2026 at the Sheraton Dammam Hotel, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
At a time of rapid scientific advancement and healthcare transformation, laboratory medicine and transfusion medicine play an increasingly vital role in ensuring patient safety, supporting clinical decision-making, and advancing the quality and effectiveness of healthcare delivery. This conference provides an important to explore emerging innovation, share scientific knowledge, and strengthen the contribution of these essential disciplines to better patient outcomes.
Over three days, we are pleased to bring together distinguished experts, pathologists, hematologists, transfusion medicine specialists, and healthcare professionals and leaders from Saudi Arabia and the wider international community. Through a comprehensive scientific program, this conference will address key developments and challenges in laboratory medicine, with a focus on innovation, quality, safety, and professional excellence. — These priorities reflect the Eastern Health Cluster’s commitment to advancing an innovative, integrated, and sustainable model of care that improves health outcomes and enhances quality of life.We are proud to host this event in Dammam, a city at the heart of the Eastern Province’s growing healthcare and academic infrastructure and one that reflects the Kingdom’s broader commitment under the Health Holding Company and Saudi Vision 2030, to advancing world-class health services, scientific research, and professional development.
I would like to express my sincere appreciation toto the scientific committee, distinguished speakers, sponsors for their valuable contributions to making this conference possible.. Most importantly, we thank you, our delegates, for joining us. Your participation, questions, and shared expertise are what transform a scientific program into a genuine exchange of knowledge and a catalyst for better patient outcomes.
We look forward to three days of rigorous science, meaningful dialogue, and lasting professional partnerships.
Welcome to Dammam. We look forward to advancing laboratory medicine together in support of better patient care and improved health outcomes
In the name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful.
Distinguished colleagues and esteemed guests,
It is my honor to welcome you to Where Innovation Meets Patient Care: Advancing Laboratory, Pathology, and Transfusion Medicine — hosted by Qatif Health Network at the Sheraton, Dammam, 2–4 November 2026.
Behind almost every clinical decision stands a laboratory result. Yet the laboratory has long been medicine’s quiet partner — precise, essential, and often unseen. This conference changes that:
It brings our science to the center of the patient’s journey, where it belongs.
Over three days, we follow the full diagnostic pathway together — from the first sample to the final decision — across hematology, coagulation, transfusion medicine, microbiology, clinical biochemistry, and pathology. We will see how automation, artificial intelligence, digital pathology, and molecular diagnostics are reshaping practice today, and how each one reaches the patient.
Innovation matters only as much as the care it improves. Our program does not simply showcase what is new; it turns it into sharper diagnoses, safer transfusions, wiser use of antimicrobials, and better outcomes — in step with Saudi Vision 2030.
Your presence, your questions, and your expertise turn a program into a movement. Engage boldly, share generously, and leave inspired.
Welcome — and thank you for helping us shape the future of laboratory medicine.
The conference is a dynamic event that unites professionals from diverse fields such as haematology. Biochemistry, histopathology, blood bank and microbiology. Attendees will explore a wide range of topics including effective laboratory management’s strategies. The latest advancements in diagnostic techniques and innovative research findings in each speciality. Sessions on laboratory quotations will inspire attendees to reflect on the importance of continuous improvements while discussion on various laboratory fields will highlight cutting-edge technologies, including digital pathology and antimicrobial resistance. This conference aims to enhance skills and promote the sharing of knowledge to advance laboratory practices and improve patient outcome.
To lead the Kingdom toward a new era of diagnostic excellence, where intelligent laboratories, precision pathology, and safe transfusion unite to transform every result into confident decisions and healthier lives.
Transforming diagnostics from silent support to strategic clinical leadership that informs decisions, influences outcomes, and leads the way in modern healthcare.
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Explain the applications of automation, artificial intelligence, precision health, and point‐of‐care technologies in improving laboratory quality, diagnostic accuracy, and patient care.
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Apply laboratory safety, quality management, and risk management principles, including compliance requirements, IQCP, laboratory error prevention, and continuous quality improvement.
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Interpret laboratory findings and apply evidence‐based diagnostic approaches for hemostatic disorders, including von Will brand disease, coagulation testing, inherited macro thrombocytopenia, and hematologic malignancies.
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Evaluate common laboratory pitfalls, panic results, and diagnostic errors, and apply appropriate verification and quality assurance strategies.
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Explain current evidence and best practices in transfusion medicine, including therapeutic plasma exchange, platelet refractoriness, blood supply management, and transfusion safety.
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Describe the role of rapid diagnostics, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, diagnostic stewardship, antimicrobial stewardship, and molecular microbiology in optimizing infection management.
Discover the experts shaping the future of laboratory medicine through pioneering research, valuable insights, and innovative approaches to patient care.
Hematopathology & Transfusion Medicine; Head of Policies & Standards, Emirates Health Services, UAE
Consultant Hematopathologist; Medical Director & Chair, Blood Bank & Transfusion Medicine, King Fahad Medical City.transformation in healthcare delivery
Consultant Transfusion Medicine, Program Manager & Head of Blood Bank, AlAhsa Health Cluster.
Blood Bank Specialist; Blood Bank Supervisor, Prince Sultan Military Medical City.
Consultant Hematopathologist; Head of Laboratory & Blood Bank Services, Qatif Health Network.
Consultant Pathologist, GI/Liver & Pancreaticobiliary Pathology, King Fahad Specialist Hospital.
Senior Blood Bank Specialist; Head of Laboratory Technical Services; Prince Mohammed Bin Fahad Hospital
Join us for 3 days of scientific excellence,
innovation and collaboration
Physicians: 200 SAR
Non-Physicians: 100 SAR
Physicians: 300 SAR
Non-Physicians: 150 SAR
Student Fee: 100 SAR
