UMC Emergency Medicine Conference 2026 · Pre-Conference Workshop

From Protocol to Publication: Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Research

Date

23 OCT 2026

Time

08:00AM–01:00PM

Venue

College of Medicine and Health Sciences

Fee

25 OMR

Course Description

Artificial intelligence is reshaping every stage of clinical research — from study design and data analysis to manuscript writing and publication. This round-table workshop takes a practical, discussion-driven look at how AI tools can support the research process responsibly, without compromising scientific rigor, authorship integrity, or patient data ethics. Participants work through real research scenarios together, examining where AI genuinely helps and where human judgment must stay firmly in charge.

What You'll Explore

Responsible AI use across the research pipeline
Protocol design to publication — ethics & integrity

Who Should Attend

Physicians, residents, GFPs & nurses
Paramedics, interns & medical/nursing/paramedic students

Instructor

Dr. Adhari Al Zaabi

MD, PhD · Team Leader

Associate Professor at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. She earned her PhD in cancer prevention from Brigham Young University, USA, and completed a National Cancer Institute Fellowship in Molecular and Behavioral Cancer Prevention (2018). Her expertise spans cancer prevention, artificial intelligence in healthcare, and health innovation, with dozens of peer-reviewed publications and book chapters — including contributions to the first book on AI in cancer care and a volume on the patient–doctor relationship in the AI era in the GCC.

She has received multiple international awards, most recently first place in the GCC Healthcare Innovation Hackathon in Saudi Arabia, alongside the FursaTECH Award (2024, 2025), the King Hussein Cancer Award (2024, Jordan), the Women in AI Award (2023, Dubai), and the International Brain Research Organization Award (France).

✉ adhari@squ.edu.om

Registration

Reserve your seat at the table

Limited seats — registration is confirmed on a first-come basis.

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