Innovations in Medicine Conference

Welcome to the Innovations in Medicine Conference

Aspiration Towards Kuwait Vision 2035

We are delighted to invite you to the 2nd Innovations in Medicine Conference, a unqiue platform to discuss the application of innovation and knowledge exchange in medicine, surgery, and healthcare, with a focus on smart medical and healthcare systems. It not only provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of the art but also offers an exciting glimpse into future developments and trends for the coming decade.

The 2-day conference brings together visionaries and experts from all areas of healthcare along with key players from technology industries to discuss the modern intelligent systems that contribute to the solution of problems faced by healthcare and medical practitioners today and shape the future of medicine.

We warmly invite you to be part of this important event that will cover various aspects of medical innovation, from health professions education and precision medicine to smart healthcare systems

Dr. Saad AlDousari

Associate Professor at Kuwait University
Chairman of Department of Surgery at SAUC
Honorary Conference Chairman

Objectives

Digital Transformation

Telehealth Services:
Virtual visits & remote monitoring
Robotic & Remote Surgery:
Robotic-assisted surgery, robotic telesurgery, & telementoring
Simulation-based Training
Electronic systems and development of national unified health records
Use of AI & data analysis

Medical Responsibility

Concept, Types, and Objectives of Responsibility:
Ethical, civil, criminal, & administrative
Mechanisms of Regulation and Legislation:
By relevant authorities, with or without international cooperation/partnership
International and global experiences

Career Future

Labor Market Requirements:
Traditional specialties and future-demand specialties (scholarships, quality, accreditation, & postgraduate studies)
Future Skills:
Artificial intelligence and digitization
Research dimension
Global Health Sector Trends: Who is struggling, who is in demand?

Medical Media

Crisis management
Awareness media
Institutional media
Academic media
Digital media:
Podcasts & documentaries

Healthcare Facilities Management

Strategic planning
Risk and crisis management
Institutional relations
Resource Management:
Financial, human, quality, & safety

Target Audience:

Surgeons
Robotic Surgery Specialists and Innovators
Hospital Directors and Department Heads
KIMS Leaders, Residents, and Fellows
Medical Students and Trainees
Biomedical Engineers and Health Informatics Experts
AI and Digital Health Specialists
Academics in Medical Ethics and Law
Healthcare Media and Documentation Professionals

Speakers Day 1
Speakers Day 2

Dr. Ahmed Al-Ansari

Dr. Ahmed Al-Hashemi

Dr. Dawood Al-Shamali

Dr. Saud Al-Zaid

Dr. Saad Al-Dousari

Dr. Younes Al-Hallal

Dr. Ahmed Al-Marzouq

Dr. Ahmad Al-Khamis

Dr. Ahmad Al-Mulla

Dr. Mohammed Al-Jassmi

Dr. Sulaiman Al-Mazeedi

Mr. Alexander Jankuloski

Dr. Khalid Al-Ali

Dr. Wafaa Al-Duwaisan

Dr. Nada Al-Ibrahim

Dr. Nourah Al-Ibrahim

Dr. Maha Al-Gilani

Dr. Ayoub Dakson

Dr. Senol Jadik

Dr. Mohammad Al-Banna

Dr. Owaith Al-Mutairi

Dr. Rawan Hashem

Dr. Kefaya Abdulmalek

Dr. Khaled Al-Yaqout

Dr. Sundus Hussein

Mr. Adnan Abul

Dr. Meshal Al-Zoubi

Ms. Shaima Al-Assiri

Dr. Nawaf Al-Subaie

Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Fares

Dr. Mohammad Al-Rashidi

Dr. Faisal Al-Refaie

Dr. Ammar Al-Husaini

Dr. Dari Al-Huwail

Dr. Salman Al-Sabah

Eng. Adnan Al-Rayes

Dr. Raed Sayed Hashem

Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad

Dr. Mohsen Al-Hashemi

Eng. Sundus Al-Faresi

Eng. Ahmad Ndoom

Eng. Hussein Al-Sayegh

Eng. Sulaiman Al-Arouj

Dr. Stephen P. Hunger

Event Committee

Dr. Saad AlDousari

Associate Professor at Kuwait University
Chairman of Department of Surgery at SAUC
Honorary Conference Chairman

Maha AlHumaidi

Conference Supervisor

Bahaa Abed

Conference Supervisor

Abdulaziz AlKandari

Organizing Committee Co-heads

Hibatullah Abueljebain

Organizing Committee Co-heads

Committee Members

Modhi AlMukhled

Manar AlEnezi

Zainab Muqeem

Aisha AlJumaian

Reem Zaman

Rayan AlDuwailah

Abdullah AlHuraish

Khaled AlFahhad

Abdulmohsen AlAbduljaleel

Time	Topic	Speakers
9:30 - 10:30	REGISTRATION
9:30 - 10:30	AI Prompts Workshop	Dr. Saud Al-Zaid
10:30 - 10:50	The Generative AI Revolution	Dr. Ahmed Al-Ansari
10:50 - 11:10	AI-Driven Transformation in the Kuwait Board of Internal Medicine	Dr. Ahmed Al-Hashemi
11:10 - 11:30	AI as the Next Clinical Assistant	Radiology: Dr Dawood Al-Shamali Trauma & ICU: Dr. Saud Al-Zaid
11:30 - 12:40	COFFEE AND PRAYER BREAK
12:40 - 12:50	Kuwait Hospital Experience	Mr. Alexander Jankuloski
1:00 - 1:30	OPENING CEREMONY
1:30 - 2:30	Live Telesurgery	Dr. Saad Al-Dousari Dr. Ahmed Al-Marzouq
2:30 - 2:40	Jaber Al-Ahmed Hospital Robotic Experience	Dr. Ahmad Al-Khamis
2:40 - 2:50	Farwaniya Hospital Robotic Experience	Dr. Ahmad Al-Mulla
2:50 - 3:00	Jahra Hospital Robotic Experience	Dr. Mohammed Al-Jassmi
3:00 - 3:10	Sabah Al-Ahmed Urology Center Robotic Experience	Dr. Saad Al-Dousari Dr. Ahmad Al-Marzouq
3:10 - 3:50	LUNCH BREAK
3:50 - 4:40	Robotic Surgery and Telesurgery: Redefining Access and Precision	Dr. Saad Al-Dousari Dr. Sulaiman Al-Mazeedi Dr. Ahmad Al-Khamis Dr. Salman Al-Sabah Dr. Younes Al-Hallal
4:40 - 5:00	Life on Edge: Record Breaking Telesurgery	Dr. Sulaiman Al-Mazeedi
	SPECIALITY SPOTLIGHT
5:00 - 5:20	Urology	Dr. Younes Al-Hallal Dr. Khalid Al-Ali
5:20 - 5:40	Obstetrics and Gynecology	Dr. Wafaa Al-Duwaisan Dr. Nada Al-Ibrahim Dr. Nourah Al-Ibrahim
5:40 - 5:50	ENT	Dr. Maha Al-Gilani
5:50 - 6:10	Neurosurgery	Dr. Ayoub Dakson Dr. Senol Jadik
6:10 - 6:20	General surgery	Dr. Ahmad Al-Khamis
6:20 - 6:30	Cardiothroracic	Dr. Mohammad Al-Banna
6:30 - 6:40	Orthopedics	Dr. Owayed Al-Mutairi

Time	Topic	Speakers
12:00 - 12:30	REGISTRATION
	New Kuwait Vision Panels: 2035 Healthcare
12:30 - 1:30	Ethical and Legal Dimensions of Medical Responsibility األبعاد األخالقية والقانونية للمسؤولية الطبية	Mr. Adnan Abul Dr. Salman Al-Sabah Dr. Meshal Al-Zoubi Ms. Shaima Al-Assiri
1:30 - 2:30	Career Planning and Opportunity in Kuwait and Abroad with KIMS Leadership التخطيط للمسار المهني واستكشاف الفرص في الكويت وخارجها مع معهد الكويت للتخصصات الطبية	Dr. Rawan Hashem Dr. Kefaya Abdulmalek Dr. Khaled Al-Yaqout Dr. Sundus Hussein
2:30 - 3:00	COFFEE AND PRAYER BREAK
3:00 - 4:00	Strategic Leadership and Management of Healthcare Institutions القيادة الاستراتيجية وإدارة المنشآت الصحية	Dr. Nawaf Al-Subaie Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Fares Dr. Mohammad Al-Rashidi Dr. Faisal Al-Refaie
4:00 - 5:00	Driving Innovation Through Digital Transformation in Healthcare تعزيز االبتكار عبر التحول الرقمي في القطاع الصحي	Dr. Ammar Al-Husaini Dr. Dari Al-Huwail Eng. Adnan Al-Rayes
5:00 - 5:30	LUNCH BREAK
5:30 - 6:30	The Role of Medical Media and Documentation in Modern Healthcare دور الإعلام الطبي والتوثيق في الرعاية الصحية الحديثة	Dr. Raed Sayed Hashem Dr. Mohsen Al-Hashemi Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad
6:30 - 7:30	Integrating Artificial Intelligence into Everyday Clinical Practice توظيف الذكاء الاصطناعي في الممارسة السريرية اليومية	Dr. Stephen Hunger Eng. Sundus Al-Faresi Eng. Ahmad Ndoom Eng. Hussein Al-Sayegh Eng. Sulaiman Al-Arouj
	CLOSING CEREMONY

Workshops

Medbot Toumai Surgical Robot Workshop

Led by: Advanced Technology Company (ATC)
Date: Thursday, Oct 23, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM till 4:00 PM

This hands-on workshop offers medical students the opportunity to experience the full spectrum of robotic surgery using a state-of-the-art Medbot Toumai surgical robot simulator. Participants will be allocated time slots to progress from introductory laparoscopic tasks to completing an entire surgical procedure, with dedicated 30-minute sessions designed to enhance precision and mastery of surgical anatomy.

AI Prompts Workshop

Led by: Dr. Saud Alzaid
Date: Friday, Oct 24, 2025
Time: 9:30 AM till 10:30 AM

A hands-on session where participants learn how to design and refine prompts to effectively interact with artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT. It covers techniques for writing clear, structured prompts, experimenting with variations, and tailoring AI outputs for tasks such as research, creative writing, clinical scenarios, or presentations. The goal is to give attendees practical skills to harness AI more efficiently in their own work.

LIVE Telesurgery

Led by: Dr. Saad Aldousari (Conference Advisor)
Date: Friday, Oct 24 2025
Time: 1:30 PM till 2:30 PM

Participants will join Dr. Saad Al-Dousari in the Advanced Technology Company (ATC) to watch him perform live surgery in person, while the rest of the conference audience follows the full procedure via real-time broadcast at the venue.

DaVinci Console Hands-on Simulation

Date: Oct 24-25 2025
Time: All Day
Available to all attendees

Step into the surgeon’s seat and experience the precision of robotic surgery through the DaVinci Robot simulation game. Participants get to control the robotic arms in a realistic training setup, practicing delicate maneuvers and understanding how advanced surgical robotics enhance accuracy, dexterity, and patient safety.

Hugo Console Hands-on Simulation

Date: Oct 24-25, 2025
Time: All Day
Available to all attendees

Take the surgeon’s seat and experience the future of medicine with the Hugo™ robotic-assisted surgery simulation. This hands-on experience lets participants control the Hugo arms in a realistic training environment. Designed with an open-console system, Hugo offers improved ergonomics, better team communication, and a more connected operating room experience. Discover how this next-generation platform enhances precision, situational awareness, and surgical efficiency—redefining what’s possible in robotic-assisted surgery.