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.
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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.
02
Apply laboratory safety, quality management, and risk management principles, including compliance requirements, IQCP, laboratory error prevention, and continuous quality improvement.
03
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.
04
Evaluate common laboratory pitfalls, panic results, and diagnostic errors, and apply appropriate verification and quality assurance strategies.
05
Explain current evidence and best practices in transfusion medicine, including therapeutic plasma exchange, platelet refractoriness, blood supply management, and transfusion safety.
06
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.
Consultant Hematopathologist, Transfusion Medicine & Stem Cell; Head of Apheresis Unit, KFSH, Dammam.
Head of Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare; PhD in Molecular Microbiology.
Consultant Hematopathologist & Transfusion Medicine; Medical Director, Blood Bank & Transfusion Medicine, King Fahad Medical City.
Professor of Pathology, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University; Consultant Histopathologist (Breast Pathology), KFHU.
Consultant, Medical & Molecular Microbiology, Qatif Central Hospital.
Consultant Medical Microbiologist & Chairman, Microbiology Department, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam.
POCT Services Lead, Eastern Region Health Cluster; POCT Supervisor, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam.
Head of Laboratory Policies & Standards, Emirates Health Services, UAE; Consultant in Hematopathology & Transfusion Medicine.
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
