Organizing medical courses and conferences
Riyadh Care Hospital, Riyadh, KSA
Total years of experience :11 years, 4 Months
♦Coordinator, Coordinator for Saudi Commission of Health Specialties (SCHS) Affairs and General Administration, Riyadh Care Hospital (www.care.med.sa), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
May 2014 till May 2017.
Coordinate Continuous Medical Education (CME) schedule with Saudi Commission of Health Specialties (SCHS). Prepare CME Minutes and Agenda CME Annual report. Posters for MGR/Faculty Development Lectures, Monthly CME notices, register CME Category Credit Conferences into SCHS System and Check Request for honorariums. Deposit checks received from grants or sponsorship. Get all required CME conference (MGR, Tumor Board, Breast Tumor Board Cardio) paperwork approved and signed and Prepare CME reports for hospital physicians upon request (total credits). Review and edit all CME applications on a yearly basis.
Plan, coordinate and instruct within CARE to provide basic and advanced life support courses for certification of hospital staff and individuals from other facilities within and outside the Kingdom. Communicate directly and effectively with Saudi Heart Association to ensure compliance with the current regulations and is the key resource person for review of the recent literature and for the upgrade of the life support courses. Develops and prepares Schedules, Curriculum, and Agenda for Basic and Advanced Life support courses including reference materials, slides, written and performance tests training to ensure quality programs and conformance with department. Assist Management of CARE academy and CARE hospitals in Life Support policy and procedure development and revisions. Prepare periodic reports and ensures maintenance of appropriate records and is responsible for overall accountability of funds generated by life support programs.
Countinuing Medical Education (CME) Coordinator
Research and planning phase:
Collaborate with the Chief of Education, assists in determination and prioritization of the educational needs of various physician specialty groups and support the ongoing accreditation of the continuing medical education program,
Responsible for the educational activity (responsible for the overall program, selection of faculty, content, budget) for which the hospital CME credit that is being sought,
Coordinates with CME committee meetings, including producing and distributing minutes,
Assures appropriate approvals are obtained for all materials and requirements from the CME committee,
Supports Regional CME Coordinator's peer group activities,
Plans, implements, and evaluates educational programs designed to meet the assessed needs of hospital health practitioners in a continuing effort to ensure quality care and maintain current standards of practice,
Plan, prepare, handle event details, and execute CME events like interdepartmental lectures, departmental lectures, workshops, and symposia. Including engaging a speaker, securing a venue, inviting providers, satisfying ACCME “Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education” requirements, preparing compliant materials, and proper reporting,
Preparing the requirements that are needed for any activities (symposium/ workshop, by calling for a meeting to the organizing committee to discuss the list of requirements needed in the event. for example, time table/program of the event, speakers (international/local), date and time of the event, banners, pop ups to be designed, registration fee, newspaper advertisements, food expenses (lunch/ coffee break), gifts for the speakers, id’s for attendee, miscellaneous (overtime, bonus), booklet, rent for extra table, chairs, sofa, flowers, accreditation fee for the credit hours, poster designed, brochures, and invitation,
Implementation and Coordination phase:
prepare the medical activities calendar/schedule for whole year and distribute it to all medical staff,
Research and planning phase:
Collaborate with the Chief of Education, assists in determination and prioritization of the educational needs of various physician specialty groups and support the ongoing accreditation of the continuing medical education program,
Responsible for the educational activity (responsible for the overall program, selection of faculty, content, budget) for which the hospital CME credit that is being sought,
Coordinates with CME committee meetings, including producing and distributing minutes,
Assures appropriate approvals are obtained for all materials and requirements from the CME committee,
Supports Regional CME Coordinator's peer group activities,
Plans, implements, and evaluates educational programs designed to meet the assessed needs of hospital health practitioners in a continuing effort to ensure quality care and maintain current standards of practice,
Plan, prepare, handle event details, and execute CME events like interdepartmental lectures, departmental lectures, workshops, and symposia. Including engaging a speaker, securing a venue, inviting providers, satisfying ACCME “Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education” requirements, preparing compliant materials, and proper reporting,
Preparing the requirements that are needed for any activities (symposium/ workshop, by calling for a meeting to the organizing committee to discuss the list of requirements needed in the event. for example, time table/program of the event, speakers (international/local), date and time of the event, banners, pop ups to be designed, registration fee, newspaper advertisements, food expenses (lunch/ coffee break), gifts for the speakers, id’s for attendee, miscellaneous (overtime, bonus), booklet, rent for extra table, chairs, sofa, flowers, accreditation fee for the credit hours, poster designed, brochures, and invitation,
Implementation and Coordination phase:
prepare the medical activities calendar/schedule for whole year and distribute it to all medical staff,
design and distribute promotional announcements for each program,
assist in the method for review and approval of submitted CME programs
submitting an application of the educational activities to the Saudi commission for health specialties to get CME credit hours approval, providing credit hours to the staff to avail their required number of hours for their Saudi license yearly renewal.
work with plan staff and medical consultants to obtain and maintain CME accreditation,
ensure that all CME promotional announcements include program objectives and the correct accreditation statement
prepares re-accreditation application of the hospital every four (4) years and arranges site visit for surveyor.
coordinated CME scheduled meetings,
preparation of meeting minutes,
drafting and issuance CME annual report,
application of CME conference/course paperwork for approval,
manages event; registration, sponsors, badges, signage, and promotional items,
designing courses’ posters for faculty development lectures
distributing announcements of monthly CME notices
handling related financial tasks such as depositing cheques received from grants or sponsors,
prepare CME reports for hospital physicians upon request (total credits),
creating, managing, and maintaining organized archiving system of CME folders for each activity,
designing and creation of CME certificates,
review and edit all CME applications on a yearly basis.
Medical Courses Coordinator
Riyadh Care Hospital, Riyadh, KSA 2014 - 2017
Organizing medical courses and conferences on weekly, monthly, and yearly basis. It included advertising, registration, conduction, and closing of events.
Courses Coordinator and Organizer
Organized medical courses such as:
CPR (cardiopulmonary Resuscitation), BLS/ ACLS (Basic Life Support/Advanced Cardiac Life Support).
Other related duties:
Community Training Centre, coordinator assistant for CPR course,
develop training plans and schedules for whole year
announce the schedule/date available for the course to all staff
preparing the list of course participants according to the list receives from different departments (Nursing, Medical, and Paramedical Departments)
register participants through the portal of CPR canter
classes set up and preparation in addition to the required prepare paperwork, tests, and evaluation.
Ensure that training material is readily available for all training events,
maintains CPR equipment and tools,
archiving of courses and instructor training records,
drafting reports and statistical data on monthly basis and/or when needed,
responsible for running any related the activities of the CPR centre.
assisting course supervisor and instructor in preparation of all necessary educational materials for the course.
liaise with the CPR office for any inquiries, advice, requesting the necessary educational materials, and purchasing books.
Representation of the RD office,
handling day to day responsibilities and tasks at the RD office,
initiating and drafting policies and procedures related to RD office,
manages incoming calls, and prioritizes phone messages and emails,
calendar management and maintain appointment schedule by planning and scheduling meetings, conferences, and trips for the RD and other executives,
preparation of agendas and arrangement of committee and board meetings,
make travel arrangements for executives.
bilingual correspondence drafting,
making guest and visitors arrangements with grace, sophistication, and professionalism,
coordination and management of office activities,
relay directives, instructions and assignment to executives,
operate all office equipment.
Additional responsibilities included:
Continuing Medical Education Coordinator
• Assessment of educational Needs,
• support and assist in the efforts to identify and define educational needs of the staff or memberships,
• Assist in the method for review and approval of submitted CME programs
Marketing and Promotion of CME Activities
• Design and distribute promotional announcements for each program,
• ensure that all CME promotional announcements include program objectives and the correct accreditation statement.
* Control document movements and changes on all ongoing, completed and
Prospective projects.
* Define document structures and other document related activities.
* Archive data when required for future references and historical values.
* Preparing the skeleton of technical and commercial proposal documents
* Adequate knowledge in business/technical correspondence, document control,
reports preparation among other administrative support function.
* Update production information.
* Check stock in MIS system.
* Update sales orders status.
* Supervising raw materials in the warehouse.
* Issuing requisition forms for production.
Quality Control Clerk Rhema Industries Ltd, Coquitlam, BC Canada 1998 2002
* Take a sample of Raw materials
* Take a sample of finished good and products.
* Releasing the products and raw materials.
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