THINK AORTA campaign presented at the Gulf Aorta Summit 2026
THINK AORTA international lead, Robert Glass and the Chair of Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland, Anne Cotton, were invited to speak at the Gulf Aorta Summit 2026.
The Gulf Aorta Summit (GAS) is a major international medical congress focused on advancing the understanding, management and treatment of aortic diseases, taking place from 6–8 February 2026 at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
It is recognised as one of the largest aortic-focused events in the GCC region, bringing together hundreds of leading global experts in cardiovascular surgery, interventional radiology and related specialties for a three-day programme of CME-accredited scientific sessions, interactive workshops, panel discussions, challenging clinical case reviews and cutting-edge research presentations
It was a real honour and a great opportunity to share details of the crucial THINK AORTA life saving campaign with countries in the Middle East.
Chair, Anne Cotton
The growth of the THINK AORTA campaign which is now in deployed in 11 countries world-wide, with more expected to join in 2026.
Our team presented into the live conference remotely, and after a warm welcome, they spoke about our charity and the THINK AORTA campaign, inviting the delegates to engage the campaign in their countries and to extend an invitation to their local emergency medicine colleagues who are enouraged to get in touch, and participate.