Operating Room Conference 2025

Grand Hyatt Hotel & Convention Center, Al Khobar

October 25, 2025 / 8:30 a.m. - October 26, 2025 / 4 p.m.

Welcome to the Operating Room Conference 2025 (ORC 2025), the region's first-ever event dedicated to advancing excellence in perioperative care. This year’s theme, "CASA: Cost Awareness, Safety Awareness," emphasizes the vital balance between financial efficiency and patient safety in the operating room.

Date: October 25-26, 2025
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: Grand Hyatt Hotel & Convention Center, Al Khobar

Join us to explore groundbreaking ideas, engage in expert-led workshops, and connect with industry leaders as we shape the future of perioperative practices. We look forward to welcoming you to this trailblazing event!

Conference Registration

Registration takes place on a third-party website

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Non-JHAH Attendees

JHAH Staff

About the Conference

Who Should Attend

The Operating Room Conference 2025 (ORC 2025) is tailored for all professionals involved in perioperative care, including:

Operating Room Nurses: Stay updated on best practices in safety and cost management.
Nursing Leaders and Managers: Explore strategies to enhance team dynamics and resource optimization.
Healthcare Administrators: Discover methods to improve operational efficiency and patient outcomes.
Infection Control Specialists: Learn advanced protocols to ensure safety in the perioperative environment.
Physicians and Surgeons: Collaborate on strategies to improve surgical throughput, reduce cancellations, and enhance patient care outcomes.
Students and Educators in Healthcare: Deepen knowledge of perioperative innovations and future trends in the field.

Conference Takeaways

By attending ORC 2025, participants will gain valuable insights, practical skills, and actionable knowledge, including:

Cutting-Edge Knowledge: Stay informed about the latest advancements in perioperative care, including cost management and safety protocols.
Hands-On Experience: Participate in interactive workshops to develop practical skills in areas like staffing strategies, resource optimization, and leadership.
Collaborative Insights: Learn strategies to enhance teamwork and operating room efficiency through multidisciplinary collaboration.
Leadership Development: Strengthen your ability to manage teams, foster resilience, and lead effectively in high-pressure environments.
Operational Excellence: Gain tools to optimize surgical scheduling, reduce cancellations, and improve material management in the OR.
Enhanced Patient Care: Discover approaches to elevate safety standards, infection control, and postoperative outcomes.
Professional Networking: Connect with industry leaders, experts, and peers to exchange ideas and build lasting professional relationships.

ORC 2025 offers a unique blend of knowledge-sharing, skill-building, and collaborative opportunities to empower your professional journey.

CME Accreditation

This is a Saudi Commission for Health Specialties accredited event.

8:30 - 9:30 a.m. | Registration

Grand Ballroom (Ground Floor)

9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | Opening Ceremony

Speakers

Dr. Hani Ayyad, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare
Dr. Narmeen, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

10:30 - 11 a.m. | Break

Grand Ballroom Area (Ground Floor)

11 - 11:20 a.m. | From Bottleneck to Breakthrough: Strategies to Enhance Surgical Throughput

Speaker

Dr. Narmeen, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

11:20 - 11:40 a.m. | From Turnover to Teamwork: Strategies for Stabilizing OR Staffing

Speaker

Mr. Adnan Al-Kilani, King Khalid University Hospital

11:40 - 12 p.m. (noon) | Crafting Your Legacy: The Art of Bold Self-Leadership

Speaker

Dr. Hani Ayyad, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

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12 - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch & Prayer Break

1:30 - 1:50 p.m. | Keynote Lecture

Speaker

Mr. Mohammed Aleraky, Professional Medical Expertise

1:50 - 2:50 p.m. | Sports Medicine Workshop

Venue

Room 1

Speaker

Mr. Ahmed Zidan, Professional Medical Expertise

1:50 - 2:50 p.m. | Trauma Workshop

Venue

Room 2

Speaker

Mr. Mohammed Elaesawy, Professional Medical Expertise

2:50 - 3:10 p.m. | Sponsor Recognition

Main Hall

3:10 - 4:10 p.m. | Laparoscopic Stapling and Ligasure Workshop

Venue

Room 2

Speaker

Dr. Mohammed Sabri, Medtronic

3:10 - 4:10 p.m. | Olympus Laparoscopic Tower Workshop

Venue

Room 2

Speaker

Mr. Elsaeed Elzeiny, Gulf Medical

8: 8:30 a.m. | Registration

Grand Ballroom (Ground Floor)

8:30 - 8:50 a.m. | Deep Dive into Data driven Decision Making

Speakers

Mr. Yahua Bahlol, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

8:50 - 9:10 a.m. | Perioperative Collaboration to Improve OR Metrics

Speaker

Mr. Talal AlZahrani, Dammam Central Hospital

9:10 - 9:30 a.m. | Fromm CSSD to OR: Driving Efficiency and safety through Digital Tracking

Speaker

Mr. Fahad Qahtani, King Faisal Specialist Hospital

Panel Discussion

Dr. Hani Ayyad, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare
Dr. Narmeen, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare
Mr. Yahua Bahlol, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare
Mr. Azzam Al-Wahsh, Dallah Nimar Hospital

10:30 - 10:50 a.m. | Break

Grand Ballroom Area (Ground Floor)

10:50 - 11:10 a.m. | Emerging Trends in OR Infection Control: Safeguarding Surgical Success

Speaker

Mrs. Nadia, MOH Eastern Cluster

Speaker

Mr. Jamal Ramadan, King Faisal Specialist Hospital (KFSH), Riyadh

11:30 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. | From Assessment to Action: Effective Perioperative Risk Management Techniques

Speaker

Mr. Eyad Eid, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

11:50 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. | Optimizing Workflow in the Operating Room: Best Practices and Strategies

Speaker

Mr. Zaid Abu Hantash, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

12:10 - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch & Prayer Break

Lunch| Taif Pre-function Area (1st floor)

Speaker

Mrs. Fatimah Yousef, MOH, Eastern Health Cluster, Dammam Medical Complex

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1:50 - 2:10 p.m. | Partnership for Progress: Improving OR Material Management with Stakeholder Engagement

Speaker

Mr. Azzam Al-Wahsh, Dallah Nimar Hospital

2:10 - 2:30 p.m. | Healing Beyond the OR: Innovations in Postoperative Wound Management

Speaker

Ms. khansa Shara, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

2:30 - 2:50 p.m. | Communication is Key: Strengthening Team Dynamics in the Operating Room

Speaker

Ms. Hindley Verzande, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

Speaker

Mr. Fadel Daoud, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

3:10 - 3:30 p.m. | Closing ceremony

Speaker

Mr. Fadel Daoud, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

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Agenda

Day One | October 25

8:30 - 9:30 a.m. | Registration

Grand Ballroom (Ground Floor)

9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | Opening Ceremony

Speakers

Dr. Hani Ayyad, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare
Dr. Narmeen, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

10:30 - 11 a.m. | Break

Grand Ballroom Area (Ground Floor)

11 - 11:20 a.m. | From Bottleneck to Breakthrough: Strategies to Enhance Surgical Throughput

Speaker

Dr. Narmeen, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

11:20 - 11:40 a.m. | From Turnover to Teamwork: Strategies for Stabilizing OR Staffing

Speaker

Mr. Adnan Al-Kilani, King Khalid University Hospital

11:40 - 12 p.m. (noon) | Crafting Your Legacy: The Art of Bold Self-Leadership

Speaker

Dr. Hani Ayyad, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

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12 - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch & Prayer Break

1:30 - 1:50 p.m. | Keynote Lecture

Speaker

Mr. Mohammed Aleraky, Professional Medical Expertise

1:50 - 2:50 p.m. | Sports Medicine Workshop

Venue

Room 1

Speaker

Mr. Ahmed Zidan, Professional Medical Expertise

1:50 - 2:50 p.m. | Trauma Workshop

Venue

Room 2

Speaker

Mr. Mohammed Elaesawy, Professional Medical Expertise

2:50 - 3:10 p.m. | Sponsor Recognition

Main Hall

3:10 - 4:10 p.m. | Laparoscopic Stapling and Ligasure Workshop

Venue

Room 2

Speaker

Dr. Mohammed Sabri, Medtronic

3:10 - 4:10 p.m. | Olympus Laparoscopic Tower Workshop

Venue

Room 2

Speaker

Mr. Elsaeed Elzeiny, Gulf Medical

Day Two | October 26

8: 8:30 a.m. | Registration

Grand Ballroom (Ground Floor)

8:30 - 8:50 a.m. | Deep Dive into Data driven Decision Making

Speakers

Mr. Yahua Bahlol, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

8:50 - 9:10 a.m. | Perioperative Collaboration to Improve OR Metrics

Speaker

Mr. Talal AlZahrani, Dammam Central Hospital

9:10 - 9:30 a.m. | Fromm CSSD to OR: Driving Efficiency and safety through Digital Tracking

Speaker

Mr. Fahad Qahtani, King Faisal Specialist Hospital

Panel Discussion

Dr. Hani Ayyad, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare
Dr. Narmeen, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare
Mr. Yahua Bahlol, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare
Mr. Azzam Al-Wahsh, Dallah Nimar Hospital

10:30 - 10:50 a.m. | Break

Grand Ballroom Area (Ground Floor)

10:50 - 11:10 a.m. | Emerging Trends in OR Infection Control: Safeguarding Surgical Success

Speaker

Mrs. Nadia, MOH Eastern Cluster

Speaker

Mr. Jamal Ramadan, King Faisal Specialist Hospital (KFSH), Riyadh

11:30 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. | From Assessment to Action: Effective Perioperative Risk Management Techniques

Speaker

Mr. Eyad Eid, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

11:50 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. | Optimizing Workflow in the Operating Room: Best Practices and Strategies

Speaker

Mr. Zaid Abu Hantash, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

12:10 - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch & Prayer Break

Lunch| Taif Pre-function Area (1st floor)

Speaker

Mrs. Fatimah Yousef, MOH, Eastern Health Cluster, Dammam Medical Complex

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1:50 - 2:10 p.m. | Partnership for Progress: Improving OR Material Management with Stakeholder Engagement

Speaker

Mr. Azzam Al-Wahsh, Dallah Nimar Hospital

2:10 - 2:30 p.m. | Healing Beyond the OR: Innovations in Postoperative Wound Management

Speaker

Ms. khansa Shara, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

2:30 - 2:50 p.m. | Communication is Key: Strengthening Team Dynamics in the Operating Room

Speaker

Ms. Hindley Verzande, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

Speaker

Mr. Fadel Daoud, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

3:10 - 3:30 p.m. | Closing ceremony

Speaker

Mr. Fadel Daoud, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

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Speakers

Dr. Hani Ayyad

Chief Nursing Officer
Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

Dr. Narmeen Talalwah

Sr. Director of Nursing, Peri-Operative
Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

Mr. Adnan Al-Kilani

Nursing Specialty Manger Operating Room
King Khalid University Hospital

Mr. Azzam Al-Wahsh

Deputy Director of Peri-operative care
Dallah Nimar Hospital

Mr. Mohammed Aleraky

Product Specialist
Professional Medical Expertise

Mr. Ahmed Zidan

Product Specialist
Professional Medical Expertise

Mr. Mohammed Elaesawy

Key Account Manger
Professional Medical Expertise

Dr. Mohammed Sabri

Sales Consultant
Medtronic

Mr. John Shehata

Business Development Manager - Spine
Johnson & Johnson

Mr. Isam Sabri

Clinical Leader - Orthopedic
Johnson & Johnson

Mr. Elsaeed Elzeiny

Product Specialist
Gulf Medical

Mr. Yahya Bahlool

Senior IT Clinical Applications Specialist
Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

Mr. Talal AlZahrani

Director of Operation Room and Surgical Service Line - Eastern Health Cluster
Dammam Central Hospital

Mr. Fahad Qahtani

Manager of Central Sterile Supply Distribution for Perioperative Services
King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Riyadh

Ms. Nadia Rayyan

Group Supervisor of infection Prevention and Control
Eastern Cluster, Ministry of Health

Mr. Jamal Ramadan

Clinical Specialist Operation Room Education and Product Coordinator
King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Riyadh

Mr. Iyad Eid

Director of Risk Management
Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

Mr. Zaid Abu Hantash

Senior Nurse Clinician, Operation Room
Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

Ms. Fatimah Yousef

Senior Clinical Nurse Educator, Operation Room
Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

Ms. Khansa Shara

Clinical Specialist
Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

Ms. Hindley Verzande

Senior Nurse Clinician, Operating Room
Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

Dr. Fadel Daoud

Nurse Lead, Operating Room
Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

Conference Leadership, Committees, and Advisers

Dr. Fadel Abdul-Kader Daoud

Conference Chairman

Dr. Narmeen Al-Talalwah

Scientific Committee Chairperson

Dr. Hani Ayyad

Scientific Committee Member

Dr. Fadel Daoud

Scientific Committee Member

Ms. Fatima Al-Nasr

Organizing Committee Chairperson

Dr. Fadel Daoud

Organizing Committee Member

Ms. Rochelle Esther

Organizing Committee Member

Ms. Fatima Hajri

Organizing Committee Member

Ms. Maryam Alghareeb

Organizing Committee Member

Ms. Maryam Hussain

Organizing Committee Member

Mr. Rakan Alqathami

Organizing Committee Member

Ms. Dalia Basrawi

Organizing Committee Member

Mr. Raed Al Shaikh

Organizing Committee Member

Mr. Isam Sarakbi

Organizing Committee Member

Mr. Naif Al-Joaib

Legal Adviser

Ms. Mona Aldossary

Conference Secretary

Mr. Dario Abdul

Financial Adviser

Mr. Ramez Yousef

Marketing and Communication Adviser

Mr. Tariq Rubaian

Government Affairs Adviser

Ms. Ghaya Shamsi

Public Relations Adviser

Mr. Abdullah Al-Zahrani

Supply Chain Representative

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