Speakers

Summit President

Dr. Bandar Al Knawy

His Excellency Dr. Al Knawy has been Chief Executive Officer of Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (MNGHA) and President of King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Saudi Arabia since 2009. He is also an executive member of the Saudi Health Service Council, the national governing healthcare body in Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Al Knawy is a strong advocate of patient safety and quality of care and oversaw the launch of several high-impact initiatives. Under his management and direction, the Health Sciences University and King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC) commissioned state-of-the-art facilities, and he has also led a system-wide implementation of the BestCare electronic health record system covering all medical services in the MNGHA network.

His latest project was the Riyadh Global Digital Health Summit, a G20-associated event that envisioned a global health system connectivity in preparedness and response to COVID-19 Pandemics. The event has been described as one of the largest virtual health conferences of the year and certainly largest one on public health combined with digital health.

Dr. Bandar Al Knawy

CEO, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs,
President, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, KSA

Summit Speakers

Dr. Aeshah Alsagheir

Dr. Aeshah Alsagheir

Consultant Family and Community Medicine & Home Healthcare
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Scientific Home Healthcare Society
Advisor to the Assistant Minister of Health,
Head of national home health care committee, Saudi health council,
Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Areej Alsunaid

Dr. Areej Alsunaid

Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist at King Abdullah Specialist Hospital (KASH)
Assistant Professor at King Saud University Health Sciences (KSAU-HS)

Dr. Khamisa Al-mokali

Dr. Khamisa Al-mokali

Consultant Pediatric Nephrologist
Division Head of Pediatric Nephrology, King Abdullah Specialized Children Hospital (KASCH)
Former Nephrology Fellowship Program Director, King Abdullah Specialized Children Hospital (KASCH),
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs - Saudi Arabia

Ms. Sara Al-Amri

Ms. Sara Al-Amri

Clinical Dietitian
•Experienced Clinical Dietitian with 9 years of experience working with:
• Hospitalized patients
• Intensive care units (ICU)
• Nutrition clinics
Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs - Saudi Arabia

Mr. Essam Alharbi

Mr. Essam Alharbi

Psychologist
Experienced Social Worker
Home Health Care
Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs - Saudi Arabia




Dr. Sawsan Alhunain

Dr. Sawsan Alhunain

Consultant General Obstetrician and Gynecologist
Assistant Professor at King Saud University Health Sciences (KSAU-HS)
Deputy Chief of the Women's Home Health Care Program at the Women's Health Hospital
Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs - Saudi Arabia

Dr. Hana Alotheimin

Dr. Hana Alotheimin

Consultant Medical - Surgical Nursing
Executive Director of Nursing affairs, Home Healthcare, Madinah Health Cluster
Program Director of Advance Home Health Care Nursing Diploma
Founding and Board Member and Project Manager
Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Faisal Farahat

Dr. Faisal Farahat

Consultant Preventive Medicine and Public Health
Director of Community and Public Health
Infection Prevention and Control Program
King Abdulaziz Medical City
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Mohammed Alzinutan

Dr. Mohammed Alzinutan

Consultant of Internal Medicine & Infectious Diseases
Deputy Executive Director, Infection Prevention and Control Department
King Abdulaziz Medical City
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Dr. Mohammed Abalkhail

Dr. Dr. Mohammed Abalkhail

Consultant Internal Medicine & Infectious Diseases
Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
King Abdulaziz Medical City
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Hamadi Alrefaei

Dr. Hamadi Alrefaei

Consultant Family and Community Medicine & Home Healthcare
Deputy Program Director of Home Health Care Physician Diploma
Surveyor for the Central Board of Accreditation for Healthcare Institutions (CBAHI)
Director of Home Health Care Technical Affairs and Development- Madinah Health Cluster
Founding and board member of Saudi Scientific Society of Home Health Care
Head of professional development and training department in the Saudi Scientific Home Health Care
Society
Madinah Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Abdullah Algarni

Dr. Abdullah Algarni

Consultant palliative care and Family Medicine
Assistant Professor, College of Medicine, King Saud University Health Sciences (KSAU-HS)
Section Head Oncology Department, National Guard Hospital
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Qutaibah Alotaibi

Dr. Qutaibah Alotaibi

Consultant pediatric palliative care
Pediatric Palliative Care Expertise
Head of complex care unit
Al-Adan Hospital, Kuwait Ministry of Health

Dr. Saif Awlad thani

Dr. Saif Awlad thani

Consultant pediatric Medicine
Intensive care unit
Chairman of Child health department Research committee,
Member of Royal Hospital Research Committee,
The Royal Hospital,
Oman

Dr. Abdulrahman Abdullah

Dr. Abdulrahman Abdullah

Consultant Palliative Medicine
Head of Palliative Medicine Department Palliative Care Centre
Secretary-General Palliative Medicine Society (PMS),
Member of the Board of Directors Arab Group for Palliative Medicine (AGPM)
Kuwait Ministry of Health

Dr. Ahmad Al Khayer

Dr. Ahmad Al Khayer

Consultant Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine
Fellow of the International Society of Quality in Healthcare (FISQUA)
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
General Manager of NMC Provita International Medical Center
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Rana Alhelali

Dr. Rana Alhelali

Consultant Family Medicine and Home Health Care
Program Director of the Saudi Diploma for Home Health Care Physicians
Surveyor for the Central Board of Accreditation for Healthcare Institutions (CBAHI)
Surveyor for Program Accreditation at the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties
Board Member in the Saudi Scientific Home Health Care Society
Head of the Scientific Committee in the Saudi Scientific Home Health Care Society
Madinah Health Cluster Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Marwan Al Juhani

Dr. Marwan Al Juhani

Consultant Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Head, Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation: Department of Medicine, KAMC-Riyadh
Deputy Chairman, Scientific Council for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Training
Program: Saudi Commission for Health Specialties
King Abdulaziz Medical City
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Turkey Al Jehani

Dr. Turkey Al Jehani

Assistant Professor at College of Applied Medical Sciences
Ph.D. in Health and Rehabilitation Science Medical University of South Carolina
Post-professional Masters of Art degree program for Occupational Therapy New York University
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mr.Faisal Alhamdan

Mr.Faisal Alhamdan

Psychologist
Master’s Degree focused on Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine from Boston University
School of Medicine.
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Salem Dhahi

Dr. Salem Dhahi

Consultant Family and Community Medicine & Home Healthcare
Member of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Scientific Home Healthcare Society
Former Head Of Home Healthcare Department at King Salman Armed Forces Hospital In Northwestern
Region
Saudi Arabia

Dr. Fawzia Alzamil

Dr. Fawzia Alzamil

Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Scientific Home Healthcare Society
Founder Member of Saudi Scientific Home Healthcare Society
Former Director of Home Healthcare administration in Riyadh
Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Abdulrahman Abudahish

Dr. Abdulrahman Abudahish

Consultant Family Medicine and Home Health Care
Board Member in the Saudi Scientific Home Health Care Society
Chief of Public Health, Eastern 1 Cluster
Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Hiba Hussein

Dr. Hiba Hussein

Senior registrar home health care
Member of Royal college of physicians of Ireland
Quality representative and Wound care team leader
Home Healthcare Department at King Salman Armed Forces Hospital In Northwestern Region
Saudi Arabia

Dr. James Roxburgh

Dr. James Roxburgh

Telehealth Consultant
Telehealth Advisor Virtual Care Services
Former CEO Telehealth Led Banner Health's entire telehealth program in Phoenix, Arizona. (Banner Health is a healthcare system
Former Telehealth Program Manager at Mercy Telehealth Network (MTN) program for CHW/Dignity Health (Sacramento, CA)
Dedicated healthcare leader with a 40+ year record of progressively responsible management experience in wide variety of clinical and
non-clinical environments
United States of America

Dr. Manal Bawazeer

Dr. Manal Bawazeer

Consultant general pediatrician at king Abdulaziz medical city
Assistant professor of pediatrics at king Saud bin Abdulaziz university for health sciences (KSAU-HS), college of medicine
Board member of the Saudi Scientific Home Health Care Society.
Deputy executive director of staff experience (QPSD) in Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (MNGHA).
Chief of Home Health Care Program at King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital( KASCH)
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Amjad Alseraya

Dr. Amjad Alseraya

Consultant Internal Medicine
Assistant Professor King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz University for Health Sciences
Chief Home Health Care Program –Adult. King Abdul Aziz Medical City
Chairman of MRTP Resident Clinical Training Subcommittee.
Deputy Program Director, Medicine Residency Training Program.
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Prof. Fadia Albuhairan

Prof. Fadia Albuhairan

Professor and Consultant of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine
Senior Advisor; Pillar Lead, Leadership & Culture Transformation, Health Sector Transformation Program
President of Arab Coalition for Adolescent Health and Medicine
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Hashim Balubaid

Dr. Hashim Balubaid

Consultant Geriatric Medicine
Assistant Professor, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
Head, Division of Geriatric Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Kholoud Alharbi

Dr. Kholoud Alharbi

Consultant Anesthesiologist /Critical Care and Interventional Pain Medicine.
Master's Epidemiology & Medical biostatics with Executive Master's in Business Administration: EMBA
Residency Training Program Director at Jeddah's First Health Cluster (JC1),
Head of scientific programs at the Saudi Society of Pain Medicine (SSPM)
King Fahad General Hospital
Saudi Arabia

Dr. Yazeed S Maghaydah

Dr. Yazeed S Maghaydah

Consultant Geriatric Medicine
Co-director, James E.C. Walker M.D., Memory Assessment Program, Center on Aging, UConn Health
Medical Director, Arden Courts of Avon-ProMedica, memory care assisted living facility, Avon, CT
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinical, Division of Geriatrics Center on Aging, University Of Connecticut School Of Medicine
Farmington, Connecticut
United States of America

Dr. Samah Hajjar

Dr. Samah Hajjar

Consultant Geriatrics and Internal Medicine
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Taibah University, School of Medicine,
Al Madinah Almunawarah,Saudi Arabia

Dr. Bandar Alaqeel

Dr. Bandar Alaqeel

Consultant Psychiatrist and Geriatric Psychiatry
Psychiatrist at Ma'an Medical Clinic in Riyadh
Psychiatrist, Westbrook Medical Clinic, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (virtual practice)
Psychiatrist, EaseCare Mental Health , Edmonton , Canada. ( virtual practice).
King Abdulaziz Medical City,
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Saudi Arabia

Dr. Samia Sabur

Dr. Samia Sabur

Consultant Family Medicine
Director of Home Health Care at Prince Mohammad Bin AbdulAziz National Guard Hospital
Head section of Family Medicine & Employee Health Clinics in Prince Mohammed Bin AbdulAziz National Guard Hospital –AL Madinah
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
AL Madinah, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Abeer Alsubait

Dr. Abeer Alsubait

Corporate Deputy Executive Director for quality and patient safety and patient experience
Master Degree in Leadership in Health care management from university of Manchester
Master Degree in Public Health, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science (College of Public Health and Health
Informatics
Diploma degree in Public Health from Liverpool Tropical Medicine
Co-chairman of continuing education committee in dental service
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Ms.Amjad Aldahmashi

Ms.Amjad Aldahmashi

Health Services and Hospital Administration Senior Specialist.
Master of Health Services Management & Hospt, Economic and Administrative Collage,
Director of Adda Primary Healthcare
Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia

Prof. Lubna Al Ansari

Prof. Lubna Al Ansari

Professor and Consultant, Family Physician, Family Medicine Centre
Chairperson, Steering Committee for Clinical Practice Guidelines,
King Saud University Medical City (KSUMC),
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Sabry Atallah

Dr. Sabry Atallah

Home Health Care Technical Supervisor
Head of Quality and Excellence Department
Home Health Care Madinah Health Cluster
Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Ghassan Watfa

Dr. Ghassan Watfa

Consultant Geriatrician
Director of Excellence Administration at King Saud Medical City (KSMC)
Held leadership positions in home healthcare administration within KSMC and the Riyadh region.
Founder member of key geriatric societies in Saudi Arabia
Member of numerous national and international medical societies focused on internal medicine, geriatrics, and hypertension
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr.Maher Alquaimi

Dr.Maher Alquaimi

•Assistant Professor at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (Dammam, Saudi Arabia).
•Expertise: Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• Teaches pulmonary rehabilitation to undergraduate students.
• Conducts and supervises research on inspiratory muscle training, a technique used in pulmonary
rehabilitation
Saudi Arabia

Ms. Hayat Alsaleh

Ms. Hayat Alsaleh

Nurse Specialist
Team Leader of Wound & Ostomy Care
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr.Yousif Ali

Dr.Yousif Ali

Home health care physician
Wound care and diabetic foot specialist.
Professional diploma in geriatric medicine Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Ms. Taiba Alshamrani

Ms. Taiba Alshamrani

Clinical dietician Specialist
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Ms. Munira Al-Hathloul

Ms. Munira Al-Hathloul

Psychologist ,Senior Specialist
Psychological Consultant; Labayh App, AlKhayyalah Clinic - Medical Center.
School Counselor, Riyadh Najed School
King Abdulaziz Medical City.
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Ms. Feryal Saeed

Ms. Feryal Saeed

Nurse Specialist
Nurse Manager – Pediatric Home Health Care program .
King Abdul Aziz Medical City
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Mohammed Al Harbi

Dr. Mohammed Al Harbi

Consultant Anesthesiologist
Associate Professor King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS)
Chairman, Department of Anesthesia King Abdulaziz Medical City
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Mr. Hani Baraqaan

Mr. Hani Baraqaan

Chief Anesthesia Technology Services
Co Chairman of Anesthesia Innovation and Digital Transformation
King Abdul-Aziz Medical City
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Ms. Thekra Salamah

Ms. Thekra Salamah

Head of HHC Social Participation And Health Volunteering Department
Madinah Health Cluster
Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia

Mr. Ashraf Madadin

Mr. Ashraf Madadin

Executive Director of home healthcare
Madinah Health Cluster
Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia

Ms. Ranya Alhaidari

Ms. Ranya Alhaidari

Social Science Specialist
Head Of Health Volunteering Department
Madinah Health Cluster
Ministry Of Health, Saudi Arabia

Ms. Noura Alsibaie

Ms. Noura Alsibaie

Clinical Dietitian
King Abdullah Specialized Children Hospital
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Ms. Heba Binhusain

Ms. Heba Binhusain

Clinical Dietitian
Chief Department, Clinical Nutrition Services
Ministry Of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mr. Kassem Yassine

Mr. Kassem Yassine

Infection control nurse
king Abdullah specialized children hospital
Ministry Of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mr. Mustafa Hawthan

Mr. Mustafa Hawthan

Environmental Health Specialist
Ministry Of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Majid Al Shamrani

Dr. Majid Al Shamrani

Consultant, Infectious Diseases
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases
Executive Director, Infection Prevention and Control Program
King Abdulaziz Medical City
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Ms. Fajr Almutairi

Ms. Fajr Almutairi

Public Health Nurse
King Abdulaziz Medical City
Ministry Of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mr. Nawaf Alshammari

Mr. Nawaf Alshammari

Public Health Specialist
King Abdulaziz Medical City
Ministry Of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mr. Azzam Mohammed

Mr. Azzam Mohammed

Infection Preventionist
King Abdulaziz Medical City
Ministry Of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Ms. Kholod AlAmeer

Ms. Kholod AlAmeer

Infection Control Coordinator
King Abdulaziz Medical City
Master Degree in Public Health in the field of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC).
Ministry Of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Khaled Al Sager

Dr. Khaled Al Sager

Consultant of Pediatric Infectious Diseases / Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship
Director of Infection Prevention and Control Program at King Abdullah Specialized Children Hospital
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Abubaker Fadlemula

Dr. Abubaker Fadlemula

infection Prevention & control Physician
Coordinator of Occupational health clinic infection Prevention & control
King Abdulaziz Medical City
Ministry Of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mr. Abdullah Al Anazi

Mr. Abdullah Al Anazi

Respiratory Therapist
Home Care Specialist
King Abdulaziz Medical City
Ministry Of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mr. Sami Al-ossaimi

Mr. Sami Al-ossaimi

Respiratory Therapist
King Abdulaziz Medical City
Ministry Of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mr. Ibraheem Alfadda

Mr. Ibraheem Alfadda

Respiratory Therapist
Home Healthcare
Ministry Of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Turki Alanazi PhD

Dr. Turki Alanazi PhD

Respiratory Therapist
Respiratory therapy faculty member
Teaching lab skills and research methods to undergraduate and master students at Loughborough University
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Mohammed Alqahtani PhD

Dr. Mohammed Alqahtani PhD

Respiratory Therapist
Respiratory therapy faculty member
Staff Scientist at University of Alabama at Birmingham-UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention,,
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mr. Kalif Duale

Mr. Kalif Duale

Respiratory Therapist
Home Healthcare
Ministry Of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mr. Abdullah Aldhaish

Mr. Abdullah Aldhaish

Respiratory Therapist
Ministry Of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia