Quality in Healthcare Conference

10:45 | Opening remarks 
Dr Khalid Kheder Khalid, Chairman of the Board, Quality in Health Care Association, Advisor to H.E. the Vice Minister for Planning and Development and the General Supervisor of Executive Affairs, Ministry of Health – KSA, Riyadh, KSA

SESSION 1: ROLE OF HEALTHCARE STAKEHOLDERS IN QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE 
Moderator: Dr Khalid Kheder Khalid, Chairman of the Board, Quality in Health Care Association, Advisor to H.E. the Vice Minister for Planning and Development and the General Supervisor of Executive Affairs, Ministry of Health – KSA, Riyadh, KSA

10:50 | Saudi Health Council   
Dr Nahar Al-Azemi, Secretary General, Saudi Health Council, Riyadh, KSA

11:10 | Health system resilience  
Dr Saleh Abdullah Al Tamimi, Chief Executive Officer, Riyadh First Health Cluster, Riyadh, KSA

11:30 | Transforming Regulations for Health Practitioners: Considerations Towards Saudi Vision 2030
Prof Aws Al Shamsan, Secretary General, Saudi Commission for Health Specialties SCFHS, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

11:50 | Role of private sector  
Prof Ayman A. Abdo, Senior Vice President of Fakeeh Care Group, CEO – Dr.Soliman Fakeeh, Hospital, Riyadh, KSA

12:10 | Role of public health in quality of healthcare
Dr Abdullah Algwizani,  Chief Executive Officer, Public Health Authority, Riyadh, KSA  

12:30 | Lunch Break | Exhibition visit

SESSION 2: PATIENT SAFETY & QUALITY OF CARE 
Moderator: Dr Fahad Albejaidi, Professor, Qassim University, Buraydah, KSA

13:30 | Transforming patient safety: Emphasis on the role of leadership 
Dr Ali Asery, Director General, Saudi Patient Safety Centre SPSC, Riyadh, KSA

13:50 | Essential safety requirements
Dr Salem Al Wahabi, Secretary General, Central Board for Accreditation of Healthcare Institutions (CBAHI), Riyadh, KSA 

SESSION 3: ACHIEVING HEALTHCARE EXCELLENCE THROUGH QUALITY DRIVERS
Moderator: Dr Nasser Al Jarallah, Vice President, Almaarefa University, Riyadh, KSA

14:10 | Visiting Doctors program 
Dr Faisal Al Dahmashi, Assistant Undersecretary for hospital services, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, KSA

14:30 | Medical Referrals and enhancing healthcare quality
Dr Nawfal Aljerian, Director of Operations-Medical Referrals Center, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, KSA

14:50 | Sustainability in Leadership - Going Green
Christopher Lewis, Chief Executive Officer, Wise Owl, UK

15:10 | Role of Accreditation and paving the way to high reliable healthcare delivery
Murat Kucukkaya, Managing Director, JCI– Middle East and Africa

15:30 | Quality improvement in mental health-challenges and opportunities for KSA as the sector grows 
Dr Alice Ashby, Consultant Psychiatrist, Associate Medical Director, London Psychiatry Clinic, London, UK

SESSION 4: INITIATIVES TOWARDS QUALITY OF CARE
Moderator: Dr Abdullatif Alokifi, Assistant Director, General Directorate of Hospital Affairs, Ministry of HEalth, Riyadh, KSA

15:50 | Transforming Healthcare Delivery: Leveraging HSSC COVID-19 Experience to Improve Quality of Care 
Dr Maram Abdulmohsen Alotaibi, President, Health Support Services, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, KSA

16:10 | Patient Experience Initiatives in MOH
Dr Abdulrahman Almalky, Deputy General Director – Patient Experience, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, KSA

16:30 | Our Journey in SEHA Virtual Hospital to Quality Excellence
Dr Ibrahim Al Baalharith, Chief Quality and Excellence Officer, SEHA Virtual Hospital and Innovation Enablement Center, Riyadh, KSA

16:50 | Closing remarks
Dr Khalid Kheder Khalid, Chairman of the Board, Quality in Health Care Association, Advisor to H.E. the Vice Minister for Planning and Development and the General Supervisor of Executive Affairs, Ministry of Health – KSA, Riyadh, KSA

17:00 | End of conference