Conference Programme · 2027

The Arusha Emergency Medicine Conference

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Plenary Venue Baobab
Lunch & Gala Gran Melia
Time Zone East Africa Time (EAT)
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Day 1

  • 17 main sessions
  • 4 parallel tracks
  • 07:00 – 19:00 EAT

Baobab Main

Plenary sessions and featured presentations. Moderator: Dr. Said Kilindimo

17 SESSIONS
Time · EAT Session Details Speakers & Presenters
07:00 08:15 Arrival & Registration All in Respective Venues
08:15 09:00 Where it all Begun: Sustainability & The Future of Emergency Medicine in Tanzania
Prof. Stephen Dunlop Prof. Petra Brysiewicz Prof. Brittany Murray Prof. Ellen Weber Dr. Catherine Shari Prof. Erin E. Noste
Moderator: Dr. Said Kilindimo
09:05 10:00 5 sessions Training effectiveness Evidence, Cost-Effectiveness & Implementation EM Academic & Researchers: Dr. Alphonce Simbila Moderator: Dr. Said Kilindimo
Technical Assistance, and Sustainable Partnerships NGO | Private | Partners Representatives: SQF Reps Moderator: Dr. Said Kilindimo
Real-world Implementation, Barriers at the Bedside & What Works Frontline Clinicians at Regional Hospitals: Dr. Ngiana Mtui Moderator: Dr. Said Kilindimo
Curriculum Evolution, Competency-Based Training & Research Integration Emergency Medicine Residency Program: Dr. Said Kilindimo Moderator: Dr. Said Kilindimo
National strategy, and Resource Allocation Challenges Directorate of Emergency Medicine at the Ministry of Health: Dr. Erasto Sylvanus Moderator: Dr. Said Kilindimo
10:00 10:15 Tea Break All Baobab
11:05 11:10 Welcome | Introduction | Remarks Dr. Peter S. Mabula, SQF Executive Director Moderator: Dr. Alphonce Simbila
11:15 11:25 Remarks from the Ministry of Health Tanzania Dr. Erasto Sylvanus, Director of Emergency Preparedness - Ministry of Health Moderator: Dr. Alphonce Simbila
11:25 10:45 Guest of Honor Speech
Dr. Erasto Sylvanus
Hon. Nassor A. Mazrui - Minister of Health Zanzibar | Hon. Dr. Riziki J. Pembe - Minister of Sports Zanzibar Moderator: Dr. Alphonce Simbila
11:45 11:50 Vote of Thanks SQF Board Chairman, Hon. Ambassador Daniel Ole Njoolay Moderator: Dr. Alphonce Simbila
11:50 12:00 Official Photos All Moderator: Dr. Alphonce Simbila
12:00 14:00 Lunch Break All, Gran Melia Main Hotel Restaurant Moderator: Dr. Alphonce Simbila
15:30 17:00 Posters / Exhibitions / Networking Tea Break All Moderator: Dr. Alphonce Simbila
18:00 19:00 Serengeti Social Event All
19:00 00:00 Kilimanjaro Dinner All

Breakout Sessions

14:00 – 15:25 · 4 parallel tracks

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Time · EAT
Track 1 Baobab #1 Moderator
Dr. Farida Abdallah
Track 2 Baobab #2 Moderator
Paulina Nkondora
Track 3 Baobab #3 Moderator
Dr. Aliasghar Mukhtar
Track 4 Quiver Moderator
Dr. Alphonce Simbila
14:00 14:20 Is it possible to drive a bus with a Potassium of 9.6mmol/L? Dr. Ally Akrabi Toxicology Emergencies Prof. Brittany Murray Does Mechanical Ventilators Help or Kill? Dr. Said Kilindimo Trauma Care Trainings “Tanzania Fire Fighters” Dr. Cassidy Huun
14:25 14:35 Blood Gases That Matter in Critically Ill Patients Dr. Rodgers Swai A Fall….Or Not? Pediatric Injury Patterns That Should Make You Pause Dr. Katherine Gupta Resuscitation & Critical Care When Two Lives Hang in the Balance Prof. John Botha Snookering in Zanzibar “Medicine under the Sea” Dr. Zeinab Bwanakheir Hassan
14:40 15:00 Don´t Punish your Patient with Unnecessary Radiation! PoCUS First Dr. Jesse Abelson Pediatric Disaster Management Dr. Juma Mbugi 830km Away from The Cath Lab “Management of MI in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania” Dr. Prosper Bashaka “The Kilimanjaro Altitude Pressure Difference” Skiing at 5,895m High Dr. Gulshan Khimji
15:05 15:25 Sodium in Respect to Osmotic Demyelination Dr. Esmail Sangey Quality Improvement in pediatrics Care Dr. Aisha Lyaru-MUHAS PEM Fellow Clinically Looking Good but Cooking in the Inside “Arterial Blood Gases in ICU” Prof. Stylianos A Kakoullis Horses to Helicopters “EMS Milestones & how it Saves Lives” Prof. Stephen Dunlop
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