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From Research to Impact

–Sunday – Monday
Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention CenterRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Scroll — the pathway begins with research
  1. Research
  2. Discovery
  3. Evidence
  4. Translation
  5. Clinical Practice
  6. Human Impact

Vision

Research is where better healthcare begins.

Every breakthrough starts with a question. Every discovery begins with evidence. And every meaningful advancement in healthcare is measured by the lives it improves.

From discovery to evidence.
From evidence to clinical practice.
From clinical practice to better outcomes.

Eight scientific tracks. One shared vision:
to advance research, accelerate innovation, and translate knowledge into meaningful impact — for patients, for healthcare systems, and for the future of our communities.

Because the true value of research lies not only in what we discover, but in what we change.

Welcome Message

Dr. Mashael AlFaifi
Dr. Mashael AlFaifiDirector, Research & Innovation CenterKing Saud Medical CityRiyadh First Health Cluster

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the Second Annual Research Conference, a platform where scientific curiosity, collaboration, and discovery come together to shape the future of healthcare.

At King Saud Medical City and Riyadh First Health Cluster, we believe that research is fundamental to advancing healthcare. Every meaningful improvement begins with a question, grows through rigorous scientific inquiry, and reaches its greatest value when evidence is translated into better decisions, better practices, and better outcomes for our patients and communities.

This conference reflects our commitment to empowering researchers, showcasing scientific excellence, strengthening collaboration across disciplines, and creating opportunities for ideas and evidence to move beyond academic discussion into meaningful healthcare impact.

As we build on the success of our previous conference, we look forward to bringing together researchers, clinicians, healthcare professionals, and partners to share knowledge, challenge perspectives, and explore new opportunities for collaboration.

Welcome to a conference where research connects, knowledge advances, and evidence creates impact.

Conference Objectives

  1. Promote a culture of research, innovation, and evidence-based practice across Riyadh First Health Cluster.

  2. Provide a platform for showcasing research, clinical trials, quality improvement initiatives, and healthcare innovation.

  3. Advance clinical research and clinical trial capabilities in alignment with Saudi Vision 2030.

  4. Facilitate scientific collaboration and knowledge exchange among healthcare professionals, researchers, and industry partners.

  5. Strengthen research capacity through education, training, and professional development opportunities.

  6. Recognize excellence in research and innovation while enhancing the academic reputation of King Saud Medical City and Riyadh First Health Cluster.

Pathway to Impact

Six steps from research to impact.

  1. Stage 01

    Research

    Every answer begins with a question and carefully gathered data.

  2. Stage 02

    Discovery

    Analysis reveals the patterns worth pursuing.

  3. Stage 03

    Evidence

    Findings are tested until they can be trusted.

  4. Stage 04

    Translation

    Evidence becomes guidance clinicians can apply.

  5. Stage 05

    Clinical Practice

    Knowledge reaches the bedside and everyday care.

  6. Stage 06

    Human Impact

    Better health for patients, families and communities.

Scientific Tracks

Eight scientific tracks. One research network.

Every scientific track is a node in the same network — connected by shared questions, methods and patients. Select a scientific track to see its focus.

08Scientific Tracks

  1. This track for residents and junior physicians beginning their experience with clinical research.

  2. This track for resident physicians and mid-level researchers wishing to deepen their research skills.

  3. A scientific track aimed at senior researchers and consultants, including systematic reviews and meta-analyses, health technology assessment, research leadership, and applied research.

  4. It includes Good Clinical Practice (GCP), trial phases, regulatory frameworks of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA), informed consent, research site management, and pharmacovigilance.

  5. This track encompasses medication use, pharmacovigilance, medication safety, clinical pharmacy research, managing medication lists, patient safety culture, and incident reporting systems.

  6. This includes evidence-based nursing practice, patient care models, nursing outcomes, rehabilitation, physical and occupational therapy, allied health professions innovations, interdisciplinary research collaborations, and staff development.

  7. Covers the surveillance of communicable and non-communicable diseases and related research, health promotion and disease prevention, community health studies, health data analysis, and community interventions.

  8. Focuses on urgent and emergency care, clinical triage and critical assessment, rapid response protocols, and improving care pathways in emergency and urgent care departments.

Scientific Program

Accredited CME Hours

  1. 08:00 – 09:00

    Registration & Welcome Coffee

  2. Pre-Conference Workshops

  3. 09:00 – 11:30

    Parallel WorkshopsBoth tracks run at the same time — delegates choose one.

    Same time09:00 – 11:30

    Track AOn site

    Health Economics & HTA: Generating Evidence for Value-Based Healthcare Decision Making

    Location
    Classroom 1
    Facilitator
    Dr. Hana Alabdulkareem

    Same time09:00 – 11:30

    Track BOn site

    Regulatory Clinical Trials Workshop: Design, Compliance and Quality

    Location
    Classroom 2
    Facilitator
    Dr. Omaima Arab

  4. 12:00 – 13:20

    Prayer & Lunch Break

  5. Pre-Conference Workshops

  6. 13:20 – 15:00

    Track COnline

    AI in Healthcare Research: Balancing Innovation, Ethics and Patient Rights

    Location
    Online
    Facilitator
    Dr. Mohammed Alhassanien

  1. 08:00 – 09:00

    Registration & Welcome Coffee

  2. Pre-Conference Workshops

  3. 09:00 – 11:30

    Parallel WorkshopsBoth tracks run at the same time — delegates choose one.

    Same time09:00 – 11:30

    Track AOn site

    Health Economics & HTA: Generating Evidence for Value-Based Healthcare Decision Making

    Location
    Classroom 1
    Facilitator
    Dr. Hana Alabdulkareem

    Same time09:00 – 11:30

    Track BOn site

    Regulatory Clinical Trials Workshop: Design, Compliance and Quality

    Location
    Classroom 2
    Facilitator
    Dr. Omaima Arab

  4. 12:00 – 13:20

    Prayer & Lunch Break

  5. Pre-Conference Workshops

  6. 13:20 – 15:00

    Track COnline

    AI in Healthcare Research: Balancing Innovation, Ethics and Patient Rights

    Location
    Online
    Facilitator
    Dr. Mohammed Alhassanien

  1. 08:00 – 08:45

    Registration & Welcome

  2. 08:45 – 09:00

    Opening Ceremony

  3. 09:00 – 10:00

    Panel Discussion

    Clinical Trials in Saudi Arabia: Building an Integrated Ecosystem from Regulation to Research

    Moderator
    Dr. Khalid Alsulaiman
    Panelists
    Prof. Majed Aljeraisy · Dr. Abdulrahman Alshagawi · Dr. Haifa Alotaibi · Dr. Abdulrahman Alahmadani · Dr. Ahmed Mady or Dr. Ahmed Althubiti

  4. 10:00 – 11:00

    Panel Discussion

    Shaping the Future of Health Research in Saudi Arabia: National Vision and Emerging Trends

    Moderator
    Dr. Hisham Baderalden
    Panelists
    Dr. Ghadir Almuhaini · Dr. Nadin Almosnid · Dr. Hasan Ashmawi · Prof. Majed Aljeraisy · Dr. Lubna Nasser

  5. 11:00 – 11:20

    Coffee Break

    Exhibition and poster viewing

  6. 11:20 – 12:20

    Panel Discussion

    Upholding Research Integrity: Ethical Standards in a Changing Research Landscape

    Moderator
    Dr. Renad Alshuraim
    Panelists
    Dr. Omaima Arab · Dr. Hadeel Alkofide · Dr. Faisal Almazrou · Dr. Khaled Alameer · Dr. Ghiath Alahmad

  7. 12:20 – 13:20

    Prayer & Lunch Break

    Networking and exhibition

  8. 13:20 – 13:40

    Research & Innovation Center

    Presented by
    Dr. Mashael AlFaifi

  9. 13:40 – 14:30

    Awards Ceremony

  10. 14:30 – 15:00

    Closing Ceremony

Speakers, Moderators & Panelists

Speakers

  1. Dr. Hana Alabdulkareem

    Director, Drug Policy and Economic Center (DPEC), Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs

  2. Dr. Omaima Arab

    Workshop: Regulatory Clinical Trials (Track B) · Panel: Upholding Research Integrity

  3. Prof. Mohammed Hassanien

    Professor of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University

Moderators

  1. Dr. Khalid A. Alsulaiman

    Critical Care Pharmacotherapy Consultant; Program Director, Critical Care Pharmacy Residency, King Abdulaziz Medical City

  2. Dr. Hisham Baderalden

    Panel: Shaping the Future of Health Research in Saudi Arabia

  3. Dr. Renad Alshuraim

    Consultant Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist, King Saud Medical City

Panelists

  1. Prof. Majed Al Jeraisy

    Executive Director for Research, Saudi National Institute of Health (SNIH)

  2. Abdulrahman Al Shagawi

    Head of Clinical Operations, Middle East, Thermo Fisher Scientific

  3. Dr. Haifa Alotaibi

    Consultant Family Physician, Prince Sultan Military Medical City; Deputy General Director, Research and Innovation Institute, Ministry of Defense Health Services

  4. Dr. Ahmed Althobaiti

    Panel: Clinical Trials in Saudi Arabia

  5. Dr. Abdulrhman Ahmadini

    Panel: Clinical Trials in Saudi Arabia

  6. Dr. Nadin Almosnid

    Panel: Shaping the Future of Health Research in Saudi Arabia

  7. Dr. Ghadeer Almuhaini

    Panel: Shaping the Future of Health Research in Saudi Arabia

  8. Dr. Lubna Nasser

    Panel: Shaping the Future of Health Research in Saudi Arabia

  9. Dr. Khalid Ahmed Alamer

    Director, Clinical Trials Unit, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

  10. Dr. Hadeel Alkofide

    Panel: Upholding Research Integrity

  11. Dr. Faisal Y. Almazroua

    Director of Governance, Risk & Compliance, King Saud Medical City

  12. Dr. Ghiath Hassan Alahmad

    Director of Policies & Bioethics, Saudi National Institute of Health (Saudi NIH)

Speakers, Moderators & Panelists

Steering Committee

  1. Dr. Mohammed AlMalki

    Chief Executive Officer of King Saud Medical City (KSMC) and Executive Director of the Riyadh Health Zone (RHZ)

  2. Dr. Dhafer Mohammed Alahmari

    Chief Academic Affairs & Research Officer

  3. Dr. Mashael AlFaifi

    Director of the Research & Innovation Center at King Saud Medical City within the Riyadh First Health Cluster

  4. Ms. Jawaher Alkhamisi

    Associate, Executive Director for Academic Affairs

  5. Dr. Mubarak Abdulhadi Aldossari

    Director of Heart Health Center, Adult Cardiology Department

  6. Dr. Rami Abdullah Alghamdi

    Director of Trauma center at King Saud Medical City

  7. Dr. Wael Albalawy

    Chief Medical Officer CMO

  8. Dr. Amani Albraiki

    Associate Executive Director of Health Services

  9. Mr. Fahad Alnutayfat

    Director of Material Management Administration

  10. Mr. Ahmed Abdulaziz Al-Zaaqi

    Director of Communication and Change Management at King Saud Medical City (KSMC)

  11. Eng. Mohammed Al-Ghannam

    Associate Executive Director of Healthcare Technology, King Saud Medical City

Steering Committee

Evaluator Committee

  1. Dr. Thamer Ahmed Almohaya

    Head of Institutional Excellence, King Saud Medical City

  2. Dr. Fayez Al-Zubair

    Consultant Cardiologist and Echocardiography Specialist

  3. Dr. Hassan Harbi

    Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Heart Health Center, King Saud Medical City

  4. Dr. Mufareh Ibrahim Ali Asiri

    Consultant Obstetrician-Gynecologist and Medical Director of Women's Health Hospital, King Saud Medical City

  5. Dr. Alawi Aqel Al-Attas

    Consultant in Epilepsy and EEG and Head of the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, King Saud Medical City

  6. Dr. Faisal Y. Almazroua

    Director of Governance, Risk & Compliance, King Saud Medical City

  7. Dr. Ahmed Fouad Mady

    ICU Consultant and Director of Adult Critical Care Training Programs, First Riyadh Health Cluster and King Saud Medical City

  8. Dr. Farhan Alanazi

    Assistant Director of Model of Care, King Saud Medical City (KSMC)

  9. Dr. Saleh Saad Alshehri

    Consultant Pediatrician and Pediatric Intensivist; Head of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, King Saud Medical City

  10. Dr. Sarah S. Al Otaibi

    Senior Nursing Specialist and Organizational Excellence Specialist

  11. Dr. Waleed Tharwat Aletreby

    Critical Care Associate Consultant, King Saud Medical City

  12. Dr. Heba Alfaris

    Consultant General and Bariatric Surgeon and Fellowship Program Director, King Saud Medical City

  13. Suzan S. Assfour

    Senior Clinical Pharmacist, King Saud Medical City

  14. Amani Abdullah Alfarraj

    Head of the Clinical Nutrition Department, King Saud Medical City

  15. Dr. Suha Salah Algain

    Family Medicine Consultant and Trainer

  16. Dr. Hazim Rahbi

    Consultant Interventional and Structural Cardiologist and Head of the Structural Heart Unit, King Saud Medical City

Evaluator Committee

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  3. –Nov 2026Sun – Mon

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Venue
Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Center
Location
Minhal District, King Abdulaziz Road, Al Wizarat, Riyadh 11484, Saudi Arabia
Date
–Sunday – Monday
Event
2nd Annual Research Conference
Local time in Riyadh
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