Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu

Academic activity

Emergency Medicine · 2026–2027

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6OctTue

Opening Ceremony

MOD. Dr. Abdulaziz Alnaim

13OctTue

Airway

5 talks · MOD. Dr. Abdulaziz Alnaim

Programme
  • Senior talk
    Monitoring the ED patient & hemodynamics
    Monitoring modalities; recognise shock types; RUSH protocols; occult shock; hypovolaemia in ESRD/HF.
    Dr. Rabab
  • Rapid fire
    Airway rapid fire
    3 indications for intubation; 7 Ps of RSI; adult vs paediatric airway; tube confirmation; ED RSI drugs & infusions.
    Dr. Ali Alqahtani
  • Case-based
    RSI & physiologically difficult airway
    Straightforward RSI; physiologically difficult airway (hypoxia/hypotension/acidosis); pre-intubation resus incl. DSI.
    Dr. Ameen
  • Case-based
    Difficult & failed airway
    Assessment for difficult intubation/BVM/SGA/surgical airway; awake intubation; failed-airway algorithm; backup devices.
    Dr. M. Almodaraa
  • Case-based
    Special-situation airway
    UGIB, spinal injury, obese, tracheal transection; advanced techniques; evidence for paralysis before induction.
    Dr. Jude
20OctTue

Joint Activity · Khobar

Host: RCH

27OctTue

Ventilation

4 talks · MOD. Dr. Abdulaziz Alnaim

Programme
  • Flip the class
    Non-invasive ventilation (HFNC/CPAP/BiPAP)
    Physiology of PPV; indications & device selection; initiation & titration; complications; when to escalate.
    Dr. Ghulam (ICU Consultant)
  • Lecture
    Invasive mechanical ventilation — modes & settings
    Control variables & modes; initiating MV; lung-protective settings; adjustment by clinical condition.
    Dr. Ibtihal
  • Case-based
    The crashing ventilated patient
    Sudden deterioration on the vent (DOPES); alarm interpretation; auto-PEEP/obstructive physiology; troubleshooting.
    Dr. Norah
  • Simulation
    SIM — NIV failure → intubation → vent setup
    Escalate failing NIV; peri-intubation optimisation; set initial vent parameters; fix vent problems.
    RT
3NovTue

Shock & Sepsis

5 talks · MOD. Dr. Abdulaziz Alnaim

Programme
  • Case-based
    Approach to undifferentiated shock
    Shock categories; POCUS-integrated approach (RUSH); fluid responsiveness; initial resus & endpoints.
    Dr. Talal Alossaimi
  • Flip the class
    Septic shock & sepsis updates
    Latest sepsis/septic-shock guidance; ABX / pressor / steroid / calcium; sepsis mimics (serotonin, myxoedema, neurogenic).
    Dr. Ahmad Alahmari
  • Rapid fire
    Vasopressors & inotropes
    Agent selection by shock type; dosing & titration; peripheral pressors; refractory shock.
    Dr. Musaab
  • Case-based
    Anaphylaxis & angioedema
    3 definitions; IM epinephrine + infusion technique; histaminergic vs bradykinin angioedema; disposition.
    Dr. Nadyah
  • M&M
    M&M
    M&M
    Dr. Ahmad Alsalman
10NovTue

Joint Activity · Khobar

Host: Al-Ahsa

17NovTue

Cardiac Arrest & Post-ROSC

5 talks · MOD. Dr. Fahad Aljohani

Programme
  • Consultant talk
    Leading the code (IHCA / ACLS)
    Team leadership; rhythm significance (VF/VT, PEA, asystole); reversible causes (Hs & Ts); high-quality CPR metrics.
    Dr. Khalid Alzahrani
  • Lecture
    Two Patients, One Code: Maternal Cardiac Arrest in the ED
    Physiologic changes that alter resuscitation, Manual left uterine displacement, Pregnancy-specific reversible causes, Resuscitative hysterotomy — the 4-minute decision
    Dr. Asma
  • Flip the class
    Post-ROSC care & prognostication
    ROSC indicators; post-ROSC vitals/ECG-PCI/vent/haemodynamics; TTM; neuroprognostication; CT indications.
    Dr. Ali Albayat
  • Case-based
    Procedural sedation
    ASA classification & interpretation; agent selection & side effects; monitoring; recovery & discharge criteria.
    Dr. Nouf
  • Simulation
    SIM — megacode
    Full ACLS run; rhythm changes; reversible-cause hunt; closed-loop communication; leadership.
    Unassigned
24NovTue

Cardio

5 talks · MOD. Dr. Fahad Aljohani

Programme
  • Rapid fire
    Approach to chest pain
    Critical causes of chest pain; HEART vs EDACS risk stratification; angina equivalents; catastrophic-CP risk factors.
    Dr. Abdulrahman Alahmari
  • Rapid fire
    STEMI concepts & equivalents
    MI definition & types; STEMI ECG criteria by territory; ECG ↔ arterial supply; equivalents (de Winter, Wellens, posterior, aVR).
    Dr. Afnan
  • Lecture
    STEMI management
    PCI vs non-PCI pathways; mortality-benefit medications; mechanical complications & their management.
    Dr. Zeyad
  • Lecture
    NSTEMI-ACS
    STEMI/NSTEMI/UA pathophysiology; hs-troponin & delta; PCI timing (immediate/early/delayed); medical mgmt & disposition.
    Dr. Khalid Aldhufairi
  • Senior talk
    Acute heart failure & cardiogenic shock
    Vascular vs cardiac phenotype; cardiorenal syndrome; CPAP vs BiPAP; LV vs RV infarct resuscitation; disposition.
    Dr. Ibtihal
1DecTue

Thyroid, Adrenal & Glucose

5 talks · MOD. Dr. Fahad Aljohani

Programme
  • Case-based
    Thyroid emergencies
    Thyroid storm vs myxoedema coma; precipitants; ED management (β-blocker, antithyroid, iodine, steroids vs levothyroxine + hydrocortisone).
    Dr. Ahmad Alghamdi
  • Case-based
    Adrenal crisis & insufficiency
    Primary/secondary/tertiary AI; crisis recognition (hypotension, hyponatraemia, hyperkalaemia, hypoglycaemia); IV fluids + hydrocortisone; ACTH stim.
    Dr. Haitham Althwab
  • Gaming
    Hypoglycaemia & glucose homeostasis
    Causes & differential; oral-agent pitfalls (duration, sulfonylurea); management & recurrence; disposition/admit criteria.
    Dr. Fatima Alsnan
  • Lecture
    DKA — HHS
    Diagnosis & workup; fluids, insulin, potassium (DKA protocol); pitfalls (delayed insulin, hypokalaemia, cerebral oedema); endpoints & disposition.
    Dr. Ali Alqahtani
  • Team-based
    VBG / ABG interpretation
    5-step interpretation; isolated vs mixed disorders; false readings (albumin, hypothermia); worked examples.
    Dr. Abdulaziz Alnaim
8DecTue

Joint Activity · Khobar

Outside speakers

10DecThu

Joint Activity · Khobar

EM Today

15DecTue

ElectrolytesFirst Assessment

4 talks · MOD. Dr. Fahad Aljohani

Programme
  • Case-based
    Sodium disorders
    Categories of hyper/hyponatraemia; clinical features; fluid type/amount/rate; avoid central pontine myelinolysis & cerebral oedema.
    Dr. Ahmad Alanazi
  • Case-based
    Potassium & magnesium disorders
    Hyperkalaemia ECG phases & emergency management; hypokalaemia routes/concentrations/rates; hypomagnesaemia management.
    Dr. Hussain Alghorab
  • Case-based
    Calcium & phosphorus disorders
    Causes & ECG features; management of hyper/hypocalcaemia (symptomatic vs not); hyper/hypophosphataemia.
    Dr. Maryam Aldaboos
  • Case-based
    Anion-gap & mixed disorders
    Anion gap, delta-delta, Winter's formula; identify metabolic/respiratory/mixed; compensation limits.
    Dr. Hussain Almazidi
22DecTue

GI Bleeding & Oesophagus

5 talks

Programme
  • Case-based
    Upper GI bleeding — variceal vs non-variceal
    Risk stratification (Glasgow-Blatchford); resuscitation; PPI, octreotide, ABX in varices; NG/endoscopy timing; balloon tamponade.
    Dr. Hatim Alghamdi
  • Lecture
    Lower GI bleeding
    Causes by age; stabilisation; localisation & imaging; anticoagulated patient; disposition.
    Dr. Nadyah
  • Rapid fire
    Oesophageal emergencies
    Boerhaave, Mallory-Weiss, foreign body & food bolus, caustic ingestion; recognition & management.
    Dr. Talal Alolowi
  • Lecture
    Acute liver failure & encephalopathy
    Jaundice, coagulopathy, encephalopathy; grading; lactulose; cerebral oedema; transplant referral.
    Dr. Abdulrahman Alahmari
  • Rapid fire
    Cholangitis & ERCP
    Charcot's triad & Reynolds' pentad; indications for urgent ERCP or surgical consult.
    Dr. Talal Alossaimi
29DecTue

Liver & Biliary

5 talks

Programme
  • Lecture
    Acute pancreatitis
    Diagnosis (epigastric pain, lipase); complications (pseudocyst, necrosis, haemorrhagic); severity scoring; supportive care.
    Dr. Jawad
  • Case-based
    Small bowel obstruction & ischaemia
    SBO diagnosis; closed-loop, strangulation, ischaemia; imaging (X-ray/CT); NPO, NG, fluids, surgical consult.
    Dr. Rabab
  • Case-based
    Biliary disease
    Differentiate biliary colic, acute cholecystitis, cholangitis, gallstone pancreatitis; imaging (US/MRCP); early ABX.
    Dr. Nouf
  • Rapid fire
    Large-bowel emergencies
    Diverticulitis, colitis (infectious/ischaemic/inflammatory), large-bowel obstruction; emergent vs non-emergent abdominal pain.
    Dr. Khalid Aldhafeeri
  • Rapid fire
    Acute appendicitis
    Classic & atypical (retrocaecal) presentations; Alvarado / paediatric scores; imaging approach; NPO/IVF/ABX/surgery.
    Dr. Asma
5JanTue

Joint Activity · Khobar

Host: Dammam Cluster

12JanTue

Stroke & Headache

Programme coming soon

19JanTue

Seizure & Altered Mental Status

Programme coming soon

26JanTue

Weakness, Vertigo & Spinal

Programme coming soon

2FebTue

Joint Activity · Khobar

Host: RMSB

9FebTue

Early Pregnancy

MOD. Dr. M. Badawi · Programme coming soon

16FebTue

Late Pregnancy & Delivery

MOD. Dr. M. Badawi · Programme coming soon

23FebTue

Sepsis Source & Soft Tissue

MOD. Dr. Badawi · Programme coming soon

26FebFri

Eid al-Fitr Holiday

26 Feb – 13 Mar · No activity

16MarTue

CNS / Resp / GU / GI InfectionsSecond Assessment

MOD. Dr. Badawi · Programme coming soon

30MarTue

Joint Activity · Khobar

Outside speakers

6AprTue

Renal & Dialysis Emergencies

Programme coming soon

13AprTue

Oral Assessment Exam

 

20AprTue

Written (MCQ) Assessment Exam

 

27AprTue

Joint Activity · Khobar

Host: JAHA

30AprFri

Eid al-Adha Holiday

30 Apr – 22 May · No activity

25MayTue

Genitourinary & Urologic Emergencies

Programme coming soon

1JunTue

Resus Core Review

 

8JunTue

Cardio Core Review

 

15JunTue

Toxic Core Review

 

22JunTue

Pulmo Core Review