Sidra Medicine is proud to host the 10th Qatar Pediatric Emergency Medicine International Conference – QPEM 2026. The conference aims to provide high-quality, evidence-based updates for healthcare practitioners and multidisciplinary teams involved in the urgent and emergency care of children.

QPEM aims to enhance knowledge, improve recognition and management of common but potentially serious conditions and promote quality and patient safety in pediatric emergency medicine. The conference will feature speakers from Qatar, the region and internationally who will cover a wide range of topics related to pediatric emergencies.

Parallel Tracks

• Academic and Research track
• Toxicology track
• Critical Care and resucitation track
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) Core track
• Communication and patrient safety track
• Nursing track

Conference Objectives

• Recognize serious illness and injury in children presenting to the Emergency Department (ED)
• Discuss the best evidence in the management of critically ill neonates and children
• Manage a variety of medical, surgical, traumatic, behavioral, and technology-assisted presentations in children
• Review the best articles in PEM for the last year
• Analyze cases using best evidence to critically plan management
• Evaluate clinical pathways in use in pediatric EDs
• Incorporate quality and patient safety goals into daily practice
• Evaluate academic practice in PEM
• Review the interventions needed for a variety of toxicological ingestions
• List the red flags and detail a systems approach when managing trauma

Target Audience

• Physicians
• Nurses
• Pharmacists
• Allied Health Professionals
• EMS/paramedics

Conference Chairman

• Prof. Khalid Al Ansari

Scientific Planning Committee (SPC)

• Dr. Syed Haris Huda – Chair of the SPC & Attending Physician.
• Dr. Sohail Ghani – Co-Chair of tracks & Attending Physician.
• Dr. Omair Syed – Co-Chair of tracks & Attending Physician.
• Dr. Muhammad Islam – Attending Physician
• Dr. Ali Hamud – Attending Physician
• Dr. Yazeed Eldos – Attending Physician
• Prof. Guillaume H. Alinier – EMS
• Ms. Leena Amine – Pharmacist
• Mr. Maher Salem – Pharmacist
• Ms. Beverly Jo – Nurse
• Mr. Frankie Famillaran – Nurse
• Ms. Abirami Balasubramaniyan – Respiratory therapist