3rd Surgical Annual Research Day (SARD)

Date: February 20, 2025

Overview

We are pleased to bring back our third Surgical Annual Research Day in 2025.
The acronym SARD in Arabic means “narrating” and is meant to represent the exchange of information.
Lead by the Department of Surgery, SARD 2025 is a multidisciplinary effort to highlight the resources available to our surgical teams, that will enable research in pediatric surgery at Sidra Medicine.

Conference Objective

Describe the current status of research in pediatric surgical subspecialties locally and internationally.
Outline available resources for clinical research and quality improvement projects.
Explain the processes required to conduct research or a quality improvement project.
Appraise and evaluate the selected presented research and quality projects that have been conducted.
Allow the exchange of valuable information from research and quality projects in surgery.

Target Audience

Surgeons
Physicians
Nurses
Nurse practitioners
Allied health
Students/Trainees

Topics/Sessions

Review of Outcomes in the Past Years
Automation in Data Collection for Research and Audit Purposes
Sidra Medicine Surgical Research & Quality Projects Presentations
AI general overview and live session
Leveraging AI Tools in Systematic Reviews
Topics in AI governance and processes in healthcare

Speakers

Dr. Saleem Mammoo – attending general surgery
Dr. Karima Chaabna – population health research, WCMC-Q
Tariq Abu Saqri - Senior Architect – Software
Maraeh Angela Moldez Mancha -research &Quality coordinator
Stephaine Dilling - Trauma Program Manager

Scientific Committee

Dr. Mansour Ali,
Dr. Noora Al Shahwani
Dr. Tariq Abbas
Dr. Luis Saraiva
Dr. Paula Ibanez
Dr. Abdelsalam Hegazy
Dr. Amer Al Saeid

Organizing Committee

Dr. Manour Ali
Dr. Noora Al Shahwani
Dr. Hassan Baghazal
Nour Ghreiz
Maraeh Angela Moldez Mancha