SIMC2026 E-Booklet

SAKINA Integrated Mental Health Conference 2026 13 Saturday, 7th February 2026 DAY TWO SPEAKERS TIME SPEAKERS TIME TOPIC 02:30 PM - 03:05 PM Dr. Mohammed Kuhail Befriending AI: What Drives Young People to Trust and Use Social Chatbots? TOPIC Dr. Ahmed Yousef Hot Topics in Addiction Medicine 02:30 PM - 03:05 PM 03:05 PM - 03:40 PM Daria Radant, Dr. Eve Huber 03:05 PM - 03:40 PM Reimagining Mental Health Care in the UAE: Digital Therapeutics for Changing Patient Needs Dr. Duaa Hashim Dr. Yassine Bourouais The Invisible Half: Exploring The Female Science of Substance Use 03:40 PM - 04:15 PM Alexandru Manescu 03:40 PM - 04:15 PM Clinical Excellence and AI - Can They Coexist? Dr. Michael Aoud Silent Addictions Among Gen Z and Gen Alpha Moderated By: Prof. Tai Broach & Hazza Jumaa Almarzooqi Moderated By: Dr Samya Almamari & Dr Hawraa Sajwani HALL D | TRACK 5: CLINICAL APPLICATION OF AI AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY HALL E | TRACK 6: NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER (SUD) 04:15 - 04:30 PM COFFEE BREAK 04:30 PM - 05:05 PM 05:05 PM - 05:40 PM Dr. Gerald Maguire, Gonçalo Leal Dr. Nicole Agrela, Hamdan Al-Ali The Invisible Burden of Stuttering on Mental Health: Toward an Integrated Neurobiological, Psychiatric, and Speech Therapy Model Enhanced by AI Recent Trends in Craving 05:05 PM - 05:40 PM AI-Enabled Early Language Screening and Its Role in Mental Health Equity 04:30 PM - 05:05 PM Dr. Abdelazim Ali Dr. Mohamed Aboudeeb Beyond Substitution: Current Evidence and Emerging Pharmacological Strategies for Crystal Methamphetamine Use Disorder AWARDS & CLOSING REMARKS 05:55 - 06:00 PM Panel Discussion: Q & A 05:40 - 05:55 PM 09:00 AM - 09:35 AM 09:35 AM - 10:10 AM SPEAKERS TIME SPEAKERS TIME TOPIC Zuleikha Sayani TOPIC Ranim Kaddoura Regulating prescribing practices 09:35 AM - 10:10 AM Integrated Somatic Psychotherapies Prof. Dipesh Chaudhury Stress Resilience & Susceptibility: Links to the Sleep-Wake Cycle and Clock Rhythms 09:00 AM - 09:35 AM 10:10 AM - 10:45 AM Prof. David Forbes 10:10 AM - 10:45 AM HALL D | TRACK 5: PSYCHOLOGICAL AND ALLIED HEALTH INSIGHTS HALL E | TRACK 6: ETHICS, ACCESS, AND INCLUSION Moderated By: Dr. Sumaya Al Marzooqi & Salwa Saeed Ali Al Saedi Moderated By: Dr. Huda Saeed Al Shemeili & Dr. Cairo Arafat 10:45 - 11:00 AM COFFEE BREAK Universal Access to Mental Health Care Dr. Malaviarachchige Aruna Devanmini Rabel Emerging Directions in the Treatment of Post- Traumatic Mental Health Disorders Dr. Asma Ismail From Risk to Recovery: Reimagining Psychological Practice Across Social and Justice Systems 11:00 AM - 11:35 AM 11:35 AM - 12:10 PM Nariman Ghader Dr. Brittany Evans When Data Guides - and When It Doesn't: Limits of Mental Health Analytics Aboelezz Kalboush Brain hypothyroidism and how it can make depression treatment-resistant 11:35 AM - 12:10 PM Integrate Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing roles into the patient-centered care team 11:00 AM - 11:35 AM Dr. Amani Haroun Ethical dilemmas in addiction psychiatry Panel Discussion: Q & A 12:10 PM - 12:45 PM 12:10 PM - 12:45 PM Dr. Saad Yaaqeib Psychometric Assessments: Cross-Cultural Considerations Dr. Eman Alhashmi Abdul-Aziz Anoohi Autoimmune Diseases… A Community Responsibility 01:00 - 02:30 PM LUNCH & PRAYER 12:45 - 01:00 PM REGISTRATION 08:30 - 9:00 AM