Quality Management Conference

Overview:

 Vision 2030 addresses the need to improve overall quality and safety principles along with a drive to advance the quality of service provider skills. Additionally, the plan also highlights an importance to improve the governance of the Kingdom’s health system, for enhanced accountability with regards to quality issues and patient safety. The Quality Management conference, developed with the support of the Saudi Quality Council, will gather senior healthcare professionals to discuss leadership challenges, quality standards, innovations encouraging sustained improvement and the carefully developed programme aims to highlight the immense importance of quality in healthcare facilities. Attend to gain CME accredited education and take away knowledge that can be immediately implemented within your healthcare organisation, enabling the development of effective quality management processes, that ultimately enable improved patient outcomes.   

Theme: Quality as the backbone of healthcare

  • Laying the foundation: effective leadership and governance strategy
  • Patient safety: the holistic culture approach
  • Standardisation, KPIS and accreditation spheres for reaching excellence
  • Innovation enabling quality
Conference Chairs:
  • Dr Nashat Nafouri, Chair, Healthcare Interest Group, Executive Officer, Saudi Quality Council, Riyadh, KSA
Co-chair:
  • Hifa Al Naimi, Chair, Healthcare Group & Executive Officer, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, KSA
Speakers:
  • Asma Al Ameri, Section Head, Quality Monitoring, Department of Health, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Abdulaziz Bokur, Chair, Anesthesia Department, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, KSA
  • Dr Abdullah Gabashi, CEO, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Jeddah, KSA
  • Dr Abdulmohsen AlSaawi, Executive Director, Quality & Patient Safety, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, KSA
  • Dr Ahmad ElSheikh, Quality Director & Patient Safety, Security Forces Hospital, Jeddah, KSA
  • Dr David Jaimovich, President & Former VP, JCI Quality Resources International, Chicago, USA
  • Dr Fuad AlShaebi, Director of Medical Affairs, Royal Commission Medical Center, Yanbu, KSA
  • Dr Mansour Tawfeeq, CEO, King Fahad Specialized Hospital, Dammam, KSA
  • Nada AlHarbi, Risk Manager, King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, KSA
  • Discuss how to encourage a ‘culture of quality’ for improved excellence within healthcare facilities
  • Explore the role of telehealth in quality management and identify innovative tools and the latest technology leading to quality improvement
  • Review updates in healthcare quality standards and accreditation, to expand knowledge, encourage compliance, and uphold best practice
  • Gain insight on how clinicians can be empowered to drive and sustain improvement whilst avoiding burnout
  • Evaluate different tools and techniques to improve patient care and safety