Welcome Message
- Welcome Message
Dear Friends & Colleagues,
It is my great pleasure to invite you to the 9th UAE International Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance (ICAMR 2026), which will take place on 18 & 19 September 2026, at the prestigious Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
ICAMR 2026 promises to be an enriching scientific and educational experience, highlighting the latest advances in research and practice through expert presentations, interactive discussions and high-level networking.
With a strong focus on antimicrobial resistance, the conference will feature comprehensive scientific content and is proudly organized by the National Antimicrobial Resistance Committee in the UAE.
We are confident that ICAMR 2026 will provide an exceptional platform for participants to share insights and expertise across microbiology, infectious diseases, infection prevention and control, and antimicrobial stewardship.
We look forward to welcoming you to the 9th ICAMR in 2026.
Dr. Najiba M Abdulrazzaq
Consultant Internist
- Head of Medical Dept.
- Al Kuwait Hospital Dubai
- Head of Central IPC, EHS
- National AMR Committee Co-Chair
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Dr. Najiba M Abdulrazzaq
Consultant Internist
Head of Medical Dept.
Al Kuwait Hospital Dubai.
Head of Central IPC, EHS
National AMR Committee Co-Chair
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Ahmed Al Hammadi
Consultant, Infectious Disease
President, Emirates Infectious Disease Society
Infectious Disease
Al Rahba Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Majid Al Shamrani
Executive Director
Infection Prevention & Control Program
King Abdulaziz Medical City
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, KSA
Dr. Jameela Alsalman
Chaiperson, Medical Dept. & Director of Quality
Patient Safety & Infection Control
King Hamad American Mission Hospital
Prof. of Medicine, Arabian Gulf University
Chairperson of Strategic Advisory Committee, WHO
Manama, Bahrain
Dr. Ashraf Elhoufy
Consultant Head ICU Al Zahra Hospital Dubai
Professor of |medicine Dubai Medical College
Examiner for the Royal College of Physician (UK)
Vice President of Emirates Intensive Care Society
Dubai, UAE
Prof. Souha S. Kanj
MD, FACP, FIDSA, FRCP, FESCMI, FECMM, FISAC
Professor of Medicine and Infectious Diseases
Chairperson, Infection Control Program,
Co-Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon,
President , International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ISAC)
Consultant Professor, Duke University, Medical Center, USA
Honorary Dr., Radboud University
Medical Center, NL
Ms. Abeer Rajeh Khalil
RN-BSN,CIC
Infection control Expert
Quality and Accreditation Department
Emirates Health Services
Dubai, UAE
Ms. Husna Nazar
Medical Secretary
Al Kuwait Hospital Dubai
Dubai, UAE
Mr. Joseph Tannous
Infection Control Specialist
CBIC International Director
Emirates Health Services
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Najiba M Abdulrazzaq
Consultant Internist
Head of Medical Dept.
Al Kuwait Hospital Dubai.
Head of Central IPC, EHS
National AMR Committee Co-Chair
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Layla Al-Dabal
BSc, MD MSc (UK) FRCP (UK)
Consultant
Medical-Infectious Diseases
Rashid Hospital
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Nehad Alshirawi
MD, MRCP UK, EDIC, Saudi Fellowship in ICU. Diploma in health care management
Consultant ICU
Chair – National UAE antimicrobial Stewardship Committee
Al Fujairah Hospital
Fujairah, UAE
Dr. Ashraf Elhoufy
Consultant Head ICU Al Zahra Hospital Dubai
Professor of |medicine Dubai Medical College
Examiner for the Royal College of Physician (UK)
Vice President of Emirates Intensive Care Society
Dubai, UAE
Prof. Souha S. Kanj
MD, FACP, FIDSA, FRCP, FESCMI, FECMM, FISAC
Professor of Medicine and Infectious Diseases
Chairperson, Infection Control Program,
Co-Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon,
President , International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ISAC)
Consultant Professor, Duke University, Medical Center, USA
Honorary Dr., Radboud University
Medical Center, NL
Ms. Duaa Salem Jawhar
Master of Clinical Pharmacy
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Clinical Pharmacist
Saqr Hospital – Pharmacy Dept.
Ras Al-Khaimah, UAE
Dr. Ahmad Lutfi Subhi
Infectious Disease Consultant
Al-Qassimi hospital, EHS
Sharjah, UAE
Mr. Joseph Tannous
Infection Control Specialist
CBIC International Director
Emirates Health Services
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Elias Tannous
PhD, MBA, BSN, CIC
Manager, Infection Prevention and Control Program
Co-Chair, Infection Control Committee
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Sohanlal Thiruvoth
Infection control Unit Head,
Kuwait Hospital,
Sharjah, UAE
Dr. Jehad Abdalla
ID Consultant, SKMC Hospital
Chair of ASP Committee in SEHA
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Ms. Hajar Ali Aldhanhani
Infection Prevention and Control Manager
STMC Hospital, SEHA
Al Ain, UAE
Dr. Ahmed Al Hammadi
Consultant, Infectious Disease and Internal Medicine
President, Emirates Infectious Disease Society
Adj. Associate Prof., College of Medicine, UAE University
Abu Dhabi – UAE
Dr. Sameera Al Johani
Senior Consultant Medical Microbiology
and Head of Microbiology unit
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
King AbdulAziz Medical City
Riyadh, KSA
Dr. Majid Al Shamrani
Executive Director
Infection Prevention & Control Program
King Abdulaziz Medical City
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, KSA
Dr. Adnan AlAtoom
Consultant physician, clinical pathology and microbiology
Head of AJCH and Latifa laboratories
Dubai health
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Layla Al-Dabal
BSc, MD MSc (UK) FRCP (UK)
Consultant
Medical-Infectious Diseases
Rashid Hospital
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Huda Aldhanhani
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Consultant
Division Chief at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Adjunct Assist. Professor UAE University
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Jameela Alsalman
Chaiperson, Medical Dept. & Director of Quality
Patient Safety & Infection Control
King Hamad American Mission Hospital
Prof. of Medicine, Arabian Gulf University
Chairperson of Strategic Advisory Committee, WHO
Manama, Bahrain
Dr. Nehad Alshirawi
MD, MRCP UK, EDIC, Saudi Fellowship in ICU. Diploma in health care management
Consultant ICU
Chair – National UAE antimicrobial Stewardship Committee
Al Fujairah Hospital
Fujairah, UAE
Dr. Ashraf Elhoufy
Consultant Head ICU Al Zahra Hospital Dubai
Professor of |medicine Dubai Medical College
Examiner for the Royal College of Physician (UK)
Vice President of Emirates Intensive Care Society
Dubai, UAE
Ms. Rania El-Lababidi
PharmD, EMHA, BCPS, BCIDP
Senior Manager, Pharmacy Education and Training and Co-Director of the ASP
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Prof. Marco Falcone
Full Professor of Infectious Diseases
Clinical and Experimental Medicine
University Hospital of Pisa
Pisa, Italy
Prof. Souha S. Kanj
MD, FACP, FIDSA, FRCP, FESCMI, FECMM, FISAC
Professor of Medicine and Infectious Diseases
Chairperson, Infection Control Program,
Co-Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon,
President , International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ISAC)
Consultant Professor, Duke University, Medical Center, USA
Honorary Dr., Radboud University
Medical Center, NL
Ms. Abeer Rajeh Khalil
RN-BSN
Infection control Expert
Quality & Accreditation Dept.
Emirates Health Services
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Ahmad Lutfi Subhi
Infectious Disease Consultant
Al-Qassimi hospital, EHS
Sharjah, UAE
Mr. Rami Malaeb
Epidemiologist
Epidemiology and Operational Research
Epicentre | Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Jomana Musmar
Founder and Senior Consultant
AMR Strategic Coalitions (ASC)
& Advisors of Global Health (AGH)
Washington DC, USA
Dr. Rajeev Soman
Consultant, Infectious Diseases Physician
Infectious Diseases
Jupiter Hospital
Pune, India
Dr. Elias Tannous
PhD, MBA, BSN, CIC
Manager, Infection Prevention and Control Program
Co-Chair, Infection Control Committee
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Prof. Andreas Voss
Chair, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, UMCG
Professor of translational and transmural Infection Control,
University of Groningen,
Groningen, Netherlands
Workshop Instructors
Dr. Pramod R. Chhabrani
Specialist Clinical Microbiologist
Al Kuwait Hospital, Emirates Health Service (EHS)
Dubai, UAE
Mr. Ajish Thankachan
Senior Infection Preventionist
Emirates Health Services
Dubai, UAE
Session Chairs
Dr. Adnan AlAtoom
Consultant physician, clinical pathology and microbiology
Head of AJCH and Latifa laboratories
Dubai health
Dubai, UAE
Ms. Hajar Ali Aldhanhani
Infection Prevention and Control Manager
STMC Hospital, SEHA
Al Ain, UAE
Dr. Huda Aldhanhani
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Consultant
Division Chief at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Adjunct Assist. Professor UAE University
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Mrs. Huda Al Hosani
Head of Infection Prevention & Control Unit
Infection Control & Prevention
Khorfakkan Hospital
Khorfakkan, UAE
Dr. Salma Obaid Alshamsi
Consultant – Internal Medicine & Infectious Diseases
Associate Medical Director
Internal Medicine / Infectious Diseases
Al Qassimi Hospital
Emirates Health Services (EHS)
Sharjah, UAE
Dr. Nehad Alshirawi
MD, MRCP UK, EDIC, Saudi Fellowship in ICU. Diploma in health care management
Consultant ICU
Chair – National UAE antimicrobial Stewardship Committee
Al Fujairah Hospital
Fujairah, UAE
Dr. Ashraf Elhoufy
Consultant Head ICU Al Zahra Hospital Dubai
Professor of |medicine Dubai Medical College
Examiner for the Royal College of Physician (UK)
Vice President of Emirates Intensive Care Society
Dubai, UAE
Ms. Rania El-Lababidi
PharmD, EMHA, BCPS, BCIDP
Senior Manager, Pharmacy Education and Training and Co-Director of the ASP
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Prof. Dean Everett
Professor of Infectious Diseases
Department of Public Health and Epidemiology
Khalifa University
Abu Dhabi – UAE
Mrs. Dalia Mohamed Hassan
Infection Control Practitioner
Emirates Health Services
Abdullah Bin Omran Hospital
Ras Al-Khaimah, UAE
Dr. Ahmad Lutfi Subhi
Infectious Disease Consultant
Al-Qassimi hospital, EHS
Sharjah, UAE
Ms. Fatima AL Memari
Head of Prevention & Control of Infection Department
Prevention & Control of Infection Department
Ibrahim Bin Hamad Obaidallah Hospital
Obaidallah Geriatric Hospital
Ras Al-Khaimah, UAE
Dr. Elias Tannous
PhD, MBA, BSN, CIC
Manager, Infection Prevention and Control Program
Co-Chair, Infection Control Committee
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Mr. Joseph Tannous
Infection Control Specialist
CBIC International Director
Emirates Health Services
Dubai, UAE
Mr. Ajish Thankachan
Senior Infection Preventionist
Emirates Health Services
Dubai, UAE
Scientific Program
Conference Main Topics
Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs
AMR: updates, novel technology and artificial intelligence
Challenges and research priorities to combat AMR
Prevention of healthcare-associated infections
Surveillance of multidrug resistance organisms
Implementation science for infection control
Environmental disinfection in healthcare settings
New antimicrobial therapies
Target Specialties
Learning Objectives
ICAMR 2026
Agenda
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Jumeirah Emirates Towers
Jumeirah Emirates Towers, located on Sheikh Zayed Road in the heart of Dubai’s commercial district, is a premier business hotel offering sophisticated conference and meeting facilities. With 17 versatile meeting rooms, including the spacious Godolphin Ballroom and panoramic city-view suites, it can host up to 1,000 guests.
The venue features state-of-the-art technology, natural lighting, professional event support, and convenient access via Dubai Metro. It is located just 15 minutes from Dubai International Airport.
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