54+
Expert Speakers
58
Scientific Sessions
CME
SCFHS Accredited Points
About this Event
Conference of the Saudi Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Welcome Remarks
It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to SPIDS Week 2026 — Season 6 in the enchanting city of Abha, where breathtaking landscapes inspire creativity and the future is shaped by innovation. Guided by this year's theme, SPIDS Caravan...
Dr. Rana Almaghrabi
SPIDS President 2026
Read the full remarks →Key Benefits of Attending
- Learn from regional and international experts in Pediatric Infectious Diseases.
- Review current issues, gain new insights, knowledge, and comprehension of various Pediatric Infectious Diseases topics.
- Identify how to approach key issues, matters and common problems encountered in your daily practice.
- Stay current and recognize the contemporary and ongoing issues in the field.
- Foster interactions between pharmaceutical industries, researchers, technology developers, and clinicians, contributing to innovative strategies against infectious diseases in a multidisciplinary approach.
- Focus on the effective use of AI in managing infectious diseases.
- Share your experience, address your questions, and deliver your opinion.
- Obtain CME points by attending this conference.
- Collaborate and find work opportunities with people in the field.
- Network and build relationships with key experts in the healthcare industry.
Who Should Attend
Infection Prevention and Control Specialists and Trainees
Family Medicine Physicians and General Practitioners
Microbiologists, Laboratory and Medical Technologists
Infectious Diseases Specialists and Trainees
Pediatricians and Pediatric Trainees
Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
Public Health Physicians and Practitioners
Speakers
54
Dr. Laila Alawdah
Consultant Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Riyadh, KSA
Dr. Nawaf Al-Dajani
Consultant Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Jeddah, KSA
Dr. Ibrahim Ahmad Alhelali
Consultant Pediatric Intensivist
Abha, KSA
Dr. Muhammad A Halwani
Professor of Infection Control
Taif, KSA
Dr. Zainab Al-Nujaimy
Consultant Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Riyadh, KSA
Dr. Khalid I Alqumaizi
Consultant of Family Medicine
Riyadh, KSA
Scientific Programme
Day 1
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Sepsis 2026 Practice-Changing: Insights You Can't Ignore
AI in Sepsis Management: Early Detection and Treatment
Pediatric Surviving Sepsis Guidelines in 2026: What's New and Why?
Neonatal Sepsis: Fighting Infection in The First Days of Life
The AI Health Continuum: New Avenues for AI in Infectious Diseases
AI Transforming Healthcare in Saudi Arabia
Digital Healthcare Ecosystems
AI In infectious diseases Surveillance
Plumbing the Depths – The Hidden World of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Infections: Typing to Therapy
Community-acquired Pneumonia: Know Your Enemies, Treat Them Well
PID Controversies: Antibiotic Dilemma in Respiratory Tract Infection
Milk Matters: Brucella Risk and Practical Approach in Management
Hot Topics in PID with Young SPIDS Café
Is There an ECHO in Here? Stewardship of TTEs for Bacteremia
Bronchoscopy Diagnosis for Infectious Disease
Are Inhaled Antibiotics Useful for Prevention or Treatment of Pneumonia
Are Intrathecal and Intravitreous Antimicrobials Useful?
Young SPIDS Café
Flash Card
Not the Consult I Expected This Afternoon: Panic vs Calm
Hot Topics in PID with Young SPIDS Café
State of Art: Pneumococcal Vaccine Update
Bwodouh Podcast
Day 2
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
From Global to Local: The New Face of Threats to Public Health
Hospital Outbreak Control Management: Through the Eyes of Infectious Diseases Physician
Lessons from Recent Global Outbreaks (Hantavirus/Ebola/Dengue)
The Paradox of Progress: Why Pertussis Still Matters in 2026
Cutting-Edge Diagnostics in Pediatrics
AI-Assisted Diagnosis of Pediatric Infections
Metagenomic Sequencing for Unknown Infections
Moving from Culture to Rapid Molecular Diagnostics in ID
Tips and Tricks for PID Imaging Interpretation
Cutting-Edge Diagnostics in Pediatrics
Not the Consult I Expected Last Night: Panic vs Calm
SPIDS Week Contest
SPIDS Week Contest
Infection in Immunocompromised Candidacy: Hard Lines or Gray Zones?
Challenging Consults in Clinical Immunocompromised (Meet the Expert)
Approaches to C.diff Prevention Management and Treatment in the Immunocompromised Host
Little Patients, Big Challenges: Tackling Infection in SCD
One Battle After Another: But Basidiobolomycosis Persists
Rapid Fire Abstracts Session: "Don't Touch That" and Other Professional Advice
Featured Oral Abstracts
Year in Review: Top Infectious Diseases Journal Articles From 2025
Day 3
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Antimicrobial Stewardship Across the Continuum of Pediatric Care
AI-Guided Antimicrobial Prescribing / Predicting Antimicrobial Resistance
A Day Combining the Stewardship Pager and Handshake Rounds
Leading the Charge: Advancing Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship, One Child at a Time
Antimicrobial Stewardship Across the Continuum of Pediatric Care
Not the Consult I Expected This Morning: Panic vs Calm
Old Foes, New Strategies in Tropical Diseases
Advances in Pediatric Malaria Prevention, Control and Management
Leishmaniasis in the Middle East: New Diagnostics and Treatment
Salmonellosis Treatment Conundrums – Not Always Black & White
State of Art: Capitalizing on Every Opportunity to Protect Children from Influenza
Learn on the Go
RED BOOK ON: Step-by-Step Education — Catch Your Breath (Exposure to TB), Revenge of the Syph (Congenital Syphilis Diagnostics and Treatment), Breaking Down Silos (Treating an HIV-exposed infant)
State of the Art: RSV Prevention Strategies
Off the Beaten Path: SPIDS Fashion Show
Spore Wars: New Antimicrobial in the Pipeline
New World Screwworm
Novel Assays and Biomarkers in Infectious Disease Detection
Register Now
Sep 29
Organizer
الجمعية السعودية للأمراض المعدية لدى الأطفال
Venue
Abha - Sarwat Park Hotel
King Abdul Aziz Rd, Al Shifa, Abha 62521، Abha
Capacity
300 attendees