LAU–ALMA: Conference Advances and Innovation in Clinical Medicine

Program

Earn CME Credits:

An application has been made to the Lebanese Order of Physicians to grant CME credits. 

Friday, August 28, 2026

8:30 - 9:00 Onsite registration - LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital 

Session 1: Obstetrics and Gynecology
  Moderator:
Karl Jallad, MD, FACOG - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
9:00 - 9:20

Lecture 1: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) 
Presented by
Hady El Hachem, MD, MSc, FRCSC - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
9:20 - 9:40 Lecture 2: Fetal Surgery and Management of Complex Fetal Conditions
Presented by
Wael Abdallah, MD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
9:40 - 10:00 Lecture 3: Robotic and Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
Presented by
Bassel Abouzeid, MD, MHCM, FACOG - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
10:00- 10:15 Q&A
10:15 - 10:45   Coffee Break

Session 2: Surgery
  Moderators:
Riad Azar, MD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
Georges El-Khoury, MD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
10:45- 11:05 Lecture 4: AI, Robotics, and the Future of Surgery
Presented by 
Eddie Abdalla, MD, FACS - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
11:05 - 11:25 Lecture 5: Minimally Invasive and Endoluminal Therapies: Blurring the Lines
Presented by
Ahmad Bazarbashi, MD - King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center
11:25 - 11:45 Lecture 6: MIS Bariatric Surgery vs. GLP-1
Presented by
Rodrigue Chemaly, MD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
11:45 - 12:00  Q&A
12:00 - 13:00   

Opening Ceremony 

  • Welcome
  • Keynote lecture: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Healthcare
    Joe Jabre, MD - University of California, LA & Founder of ALMA 
13:00- 14:00  Lunch Break 

Session 3: Infectious Diseases
  Moderator:
Ray Hachem, MD, FIDSA - University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Jacques Choucair, MD - Saint Joseph University Faculty of Medicine
14:00- 14:20 Lecture 7: The Impact of Rapid Testing
Presented by
Rima Moghnie, MD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
14:20- 14:40 Lecture 8: Rapid Diagnostic in Clinical Microbiology
Presented by
Jacques Mokhbat, MD, FACP - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
14:40 - 15:00 Lecture 9: The Clinical Laboratory in Precision Medicine 
Presented by
Rita Feghali, MD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
15:00- 15:20 Lecture 10: Innovative Devices in Preventing Infections 
Presented by
Issam Raad, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FSHEA - University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
15:20- 15:35 Q&A
15:35- 16:05 Coffee Break

Session 4: Emergency Medicine Workshop
  Moderator:
Elsy Jabbour - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
16:05-18:00

FAST Ultrasound in Emergencies
Presented by
Ralphe Bou Chebl, MD - American University of Beirut Medical Center
Ramzi Nakhle, MD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine

Register here (Maximum capacity has been reached for this workshop. For those who still wish to attend, we will accommodate additional participants onsite, subject to availability, in the event that any registered attendees do not show up.)
18:00 Scholarship Presentations 
For more inquiries, please contact:

Office of Continuing Medical Education & Professional Development
LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
Email: cmeoffice@lau.edu.lb
Phone: + 961 786456, Extension: 5830 - 1831