29th Ain Shams Obstetrics & Gynecology International Congress — 8 days of plenaries, panels, debates, live surgery and case discussions.
Day 1Fri 9 Oct
Day 2Sat 10 Oct
Day 3Sun 11 Oct
Day 4Mon 12 Oct
Day 5Tue 13 Oct
Day 6Wed 14 Oct
Day 7Thu 15 Oct
Day 8Fri 16 Oct
Friday 9 October 2026
Day 1
Session 1 · Evidence vs. Practice: Addressing Reproductive Roadblocks
09:00–09:30
Recurrent Implantation Failure — What does the evidence say?
Mohamed Yehia (EGY)
09:30–10:00
Recurrent Implantation Failure — Our clinical practice
Mostafa Fouad (EGY)
10:00–10:30
Recurrent Pregnancy Loss — What does the evidence say?
Ahmed Essam (EGY)
10:30–11:00
Recurrent Pregnancy Loss — Our clinical practice
Ahmed Samir (EGY)
11:00–11:30
Preterm Labor — What does the evidence say?
Walid Hitler (EGY)
11:30–12:00
Preterm Labor — Our clinical practice
Mohamed Elmandooh (EGY)
12:00–13:00
Panel Discussion: When "Safe" Becomes "Serious": Unnecessary C-Sections on Trial
Moderator: Mourad Elfaham (EGY)
Panel: Salma Dowara (EGY), Ehab Abdelfattah (EGY), Ashraf Nabhan (EGY), Abla Al-Alfy (EGY), Eman Ali Hussein (EGY)
Session 2 · Challenges and Breakthroughs in Intrapartum Care
13:00–13:30
Enhancing Quality Intrapartum Care (EQUICARE)
Khaled Ismail (Czech Rep.)
13:30–14:00
Impacted Fetal Head: an emerging problem
Aimen Shaaban (USA)
14:00–14:30
Myomectomy during caesarean section: Is it the right thing to do?
Karim Wahba (EGY)
14:30–15:00
Vaginal Birth After more than one Cesarean Section: Is the Impossible Possible? Case series
Mostafa Abbas (EGY)
15:00–15:30
Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor (IMT) mimicking placenta accreta spectrum: a case report
Khadida Hegab (EGY)
15:30–16:00
Manual Perineal Support: Ready Steady Baby!
Abdelrahman Abouelhassan (AUT)
Session 3 · Innovations & Ethics in Gynecologic Care
16:00–16:30
How does artificial intelligence work and help you for transperineal ultrasound imaging?
Mahmoud Youssef (EGY)
16:30–17:00
Steps to virtual clinic for teenagers
Mohamed Taha (EGY)
17:00–17:30
Prevention of over- and under-diagnosis of Adolescent Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: evidence-based guidelines
Mohamed Emam (EGY)
17:30–18:00
Ethics in IVF
Hatem Elgamal (EGY)
18:00–18:30
Autologous Rectus Sheath Graft for Apical Prolapse Management: Is Synthetic Mesh Essential? A Case Series Evaluating Mesh-Free Pectopexy
Basem Aly (EGY)
18:30–19:00
Measuring what matters: Quality in Gynecologic Surgery
Burghard Abendstein (AUT)
Saturday 10 October 2026
Day 2
Session 1 · AI Transforming Practice: What Every Clinician Must Understand
09:00–09:30
AI Foundation in Medicine
Sherif El Mekkawi (EGY)
09:30–10:00
Integrating AI in Clinical Decision Making
Mohamed Elmandooh (EGY)
10:00–10:30
Using AI in International Publishing
Mohamed Farag (EGY)
10:30–11:00
AI in PowerPoint Presentations for Medical Education
Ahmed Samir (EGY)
11:00–11:30
Beyond the Three Delays: Leveraging digital health to strengthen maternal care in remote settings
Bo Jacobsson (SWE)
11:30–12:00
A Story of Success: Ain Shams University Maternity Hospital
Amro Elhoussieny (EGY)
12:00–13:00
Panel Discussion: Minimally Invasive but Not Minimal Risk — My Worst Case and What I Learned: Laparoscopic Complications Panel
Moderator: Ahmed Selim (EGY)
Panel: Amro Elhoussieny (EGY), Werner-Achim Rody (DEU), Ahmed Khalil (DEU), Christoph Cirkel (DEU), Ahmed Elnagar (GBR), Mohamed Sayed Ali (EGY)
Session 2
13:00–13:30
Universal First-Trimester Preeclampsia Screening for All
Khaled Mostafa Kamel (Czech Rep.)
13:30–14:00
Fetal Surgery Is Entering Mainstream Practice
Aimen Shaaban (USA)
14:00–14:30
Should Every Labor Ward Adopt Universal Simulation Training?
Anne Beatrice Kihara (Kenya)
14:30–15:00
Freeze-All Strategy Should Become Routine in IVF
Hatem Elgamal (EGY)
15:00–15:30
New concept of Pelvic Floor Sonography (PFS): the main diagnostic evaluation tool in Urogynecology
Jacek Kociszewski (GER)
15:30–16:00
Vaginal Laparoscopy Revolution "vNOTES"
Yasser El-Refaey (EGY)
Session 3 · Gynecology
16:00–16:30
Lymphadenectomy in endometrial cancer: To do or not to do
Amr El-Shalakany (EGY)
16:30–17:00
Understanding FIGO staging 2023 for endometrial cancer
Salah T. Fayed (EGY)
17:00–17:30
Updates on HPV and HPV immunization
Ahmed Ramy (EGY)
17:30–18:00
Heavy menstrual bleeding in adolescents
Youssef Abo Elwan (EGY)
18:00–18:30
PCOS is enduring lifelong
Mohamed Emam (EGY)
18:30–19:00
Uterine niches: many myths, few truths
Mohamed Hamed (EGY)
Sunday 11 October 2026
Day 3
Session 1 · Beyond the Scalpel: Legal Boundaries to Practice
09:00–10:30
Panel Discussion: EHC Guidelines & Medical Liability (Real Cases)
Moderator: Kamal Eldessouki (EGY)
Panel: Ehab Abdelfattah, Amr Nadim, Osama Abdelhai, Karam Bayomi, Ahmed Shams, Ayman Abouelnour
10:30–11:30
Panel Discussion: The Pressure of Social Media — Impact on Medical Practice
Moderator: Sherif El Mekkawi (EGY)
Mohamed AbdelHameed (EGY), Walid Hitler (EGY)
Session 2 · Debate: CS
11:30–13:30
The Great Obstetric Debate: Is the Cesarean Epidemic Reversible? — "Reducing primary cesarean delivery is achievable without compromising maternal or fetal outcomes."