The Eastern Province Pain Management Symposium 2026 is a one-day multidisciplinary continuing professional development symposium hosted by Dammam Medical Complex, part of the Eastern Health Cluster, on Saturday 31 October 2026 at the Grand Hyatt Khobar, from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM. It is accredited for 8 SCFHS CME hours (ACA-20260003078).
Focused on contemporary chronic pain management and practical decision-making, the programme integrates focused lectures, interactive case presentations, expert discussions and practical workshops. Core topics include neuropathic pain, chronic musculoskeletal pain, failed back surgery syndrome, low back pain and radiculopathy, migraine and chronic headache, fibromyalgia, chronic knee pain, and radiofrequency ablation of the knee and spine. Practical sessions cover ultrasound-guided pain procedures and radiofrequency-based clinical decision challenges.
By the end of the symposium, participants will be able to identify appropriate multimodal management options for common chronic pain syndromes; differentiate between conservative, interventional and surgical pathways for low back pain, radiculopathy and failed back surgery syndrome; compare conventional, pulsed and cooled radiofrequency techniques for knee and spine pain; and apply a structured approach to ultrasound-guided pain procedures.
The faculty includes Dr. Diego Aldo Hernández (Consultant Neurosurgeon and Spine Surgeon, Dammam Medical Complex), Dr. Anwar Ali Alhashem (Head of Neurosurgery, Dammam Medical Complex), Dr. Eman Alomran (Neurology and Stroke Consultant), Dr. Hussain Alhashim (Consultant Anesthesiologist and Pain Medicine, Dammam Medical Complex), Dr. Yousef Alali (Consultant Anesthesiologist and Interventional Pain Specialist), Dr. Abdullah Alsinan, Dr. Adnan Alwosaibai, Mr. Ali Habib Almoumen (Program Director, Pain Medicine Fellowship, Eastern Health Cluster), Dr. Ali Al-Malalla, Dr. Eshaq Alshaqaq, Dr. Mohammed Aljawad (Consultant Rheumatologist), Dr. Hassan Almustafa and Dr. Hussain Abdulwahab.
Fees (SAR): Physicians — EHC 100, non-EHC 200; Non-physicians — EHC 50, non-EHC 100; Students 50. The target audience spans anesthesia, family medicine, internal medicine, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, rheumatology, emergency medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation, physiotherapy and respiratory therapy.
