Overview
Qatar Health Congress 2026 runs 11–14 November 2026 at the Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel, delivering a comprehensive scientific and educational experience in emergency and trauma surgery. The programme pairs a three-day main conference across four theme-specific tracks with two days of pre-conference workshops and courses, all delivered in person.
More than 2,000 healthcare and public health professionals from Qatar, the Gulf and worldwide are expected, with over 200 global, regional and local experts presenting. The congress is organised with the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES), the World Congress of Trauma and Emergency Leagues (WCTEL), the Eastern Mediterranean Trauma Round Table (EMTRT), WHO-EMRO and ATLS MENA Region 17.
Sessions cover critical care, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, peri-operative medicine, pre-hospital care, trauma nursing, quality improvement, clinical research, medical education and artificial intelligence.
Call for abstracts
- Submission opened: 15 April 2026
- Deadline: 15 September 2026, 11:59 PM Qatar time
- Notification of acceptance: 25 September 2026
- Submit to qhc2026@hamad.qa using the official abstract submission template
- Accepted abstracts will be published in JEMTAC or QMJ (TBA)
- The committee will nominate the best five abstracts at the closing ceremony, plus two special awards for the best abstracts in trauma surgery and vascular surgery
- A separate Call for Surgical Video Presentation is also open
Who can submit
Medical students, nurses, EMS personnel, technicians and physicians — national and international participants are all eligible.
Abstract themes
General Surgery · Acute Care Surgery · Emergency Surgery · Trauma Surgery · Vascular Surgery · Orthopedic Surgery · Oncology · Gastrointestinal · Thoracic · Neurosurgery · Plastic Surgery · Cardiac Surgery · AI/ML in Surgery · Surgical ICU · Endocrine Surgery · Basic Research in Surgery · Robotic Surgery · Laparoscopy · Colorectal Surgery · Breast Surgery · Hepatobiliary Surgery · Transplant · Perioperative and Anesthesia · Nursing
Guidelines
- Include all authors' first and last names, qualifications, e-mail addresses and affiliations.
- Abstracts must be clear, concise and relevant to one of the listed themes.
Who should attend
Physicians, surgeons, nurses, allied health professionals, EMTs, pharmacists, respiratory/occupational/physical therapists, and stakeholders in academic medicine, clinical research and medical education.
