• A. Deputy Minister for Therapeutic Affairs, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• Founding president of the Saudi Society of Clinical Pharmacy.
• Professor at Al-Faisal University, School of Medicine and Pharmacy.
• Editor-in-chief of the Saudi Journal of Clinical Pharmacy.
• Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, the American Society of Transplantation, the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and of the American Society of Health System Pharmacy.
• Holds several consultancy positions at the World Health Organization, Saudi Food and Drug Authority, and the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.
• Published more than 50 original peer-reviewed research papers.
Breathing Against the Odds: Managing Asthma and COPD
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Join Us to Discover the Newest
Developments in Asthma and COPD
10:00AM-16:00PM
About the Event
"Breathing Against the Odds: Managing Asthma and COPD" hybrid conference serves as a crucial platform for healthcare professionals, researchers, and experts in the field to deepen their understanding of asthma and COPD. The interactive nature of this conference will allow delegates to exchange insights and information whether they are attending in person or through our digital platform. The event provides an excellent opportunity to stay updated on the latest advancements and emerging trends in asthma and COPD research and clinical practice.
Who Should Attend
Pediatricians
Family physicians
Pulmonologists
Pharmacists
Internal Medicine Specialists
Why You Should
Attend
Sessions With
the Experts
Dr. Hajer AlMudaiheem
Advisor to the Assistant Deputy Minister, Therapeutic Supportive Services, MOHDr. Hajer AlMudaiheem
Prof. Hamdan Al-Jahdali
Consultant Internal medicine /Pulmonary and Sleep DisordersProf. Hamdan Al-Jahdali
Event Schedule
• Professor, Pulmonary Medicine, College of Medicine-Riyadh, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences.
• Consultant, Pulmonary Division, King Abdulaziz Medical City-Central Region.
• Main areas of interest are airway diseases namely Asthma and COPD.
• He has published more than 100 publications in the areas of airway diseases, education, and leadership in respectable peer reviewed journals international conferences.
• Founding Chairman and primary author of the Saudi Initiative for Asthma (SINA) since 2009.
• Founding Chairman of the Saudi guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma.
• He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Annals of Thoracic Medicine since 2006.
• He is the founder of the first national pulmonary rehabilitation program in 2000.
Dr. Wael Althagafi
Family Medicine Consultant
• Director of Asthma Control Program at MOH
• Leader of Asthma pathway at Model of Care, MOH
• Key member of MOH Asthma Scientific Committees and Gulf Chronic Respiratory Disease
• National Coordinator of the Global Asthma Network
• Dr. Althagafi participated in updating the Asthma Pocket Guide for Health Care Professionals, a national-based quick guide, and developed Asthma control test in MOH website for the first time.
• He has made significant contributions to the asthma and chronic diseases research field.
• His research interests lie in the asthma field.
• He participated locally and internationally in research focused on asthma epidemiology and burden.
• Associate professor, Consultant, Intensivist/Pulmonologist, and Program Director Section of Pulmonary Medicine in King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre.
• Chairman of Adult Pulmonary Scientific Committee of the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.
• Member, Editorial Board, Annals of Thoracic Medicine.
• Founding & Board of Directors Member, Saudi Thoracic Society (STS).
• Head, Saudi Thoracic Society Continuous Medical Education Committee & Riyadh Chest Club.
• Board Member, Saudi Initiative Against Asthma (SINA).
• He is an American and Canadian Board certified in internal medicine and pulmonology from University of Toronto.
• Consultant, pulmonary, asthma, and sleep medicine.
• Associate professor, Alfaisal University, Riyadh.
• Chairperson of Sleep Disorders Department, King Fahad Medical City.
• Lead, Severe Asthma Clinical Program.
• Saudi Lead and member of the steering committee, international severe asthma registry (ISAR).
• Member of the Saudi Initiative for Asthma (SINA) guidelines.
• Pulmonary Service Line Lead at Second Health Cluster, Riyadh.
• Chairperson, Adult respiratory examination committee, Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.
• Consultant Transplant Pulmonologist, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh.
• Adjunct Associate Professor, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University.
• Member of Clinical Research Committee, Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence, KFSH&RC – Riyadh.
• Member of Solid Organ Transplant Protocol Review Committee, KFSH&RC – Riyadh.
• His research was published in many peer-reviewed journals.
• Consultant, Pulmonologist / Intensivist, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, KSA.
• Chairman of Lung Health Centre, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre.
• Associate Professor, Al Faisal University, Riyadh.
• Lead Pulmonary Advisor, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia.
• Chairman, Severe Asthma Committee, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia.
• Currently an Associate Consultant Pulmonologist at Lung Health Center, Organ Transplant Center of Excellence, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh.
• Previously a fellow in Pulmonary rehabilitation, and integrated care of Chronic Respiratory Diseases at McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Canada.
• Previous chief fellow of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh.
• Completed fellowship in adult respiratory medicine at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh.
• Completed residency in internal medicine at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh
• Consultant Internal medicine /Pulmonary and Sleep Disorders.
• Adjunct Professor at McGill University.
• Head of Pulmonary Division/ Medical Director of Sleep Disorders Center.
• Professor at King Saud University for Health Sciences.
• Chairman of IRB committee, King Abdullah international medical research committee.
• American and Canadian Board Certification of Internal and Pulmonary Medicine.
• Chairman, Saudi National Tuberculosis Committee.
• Member of Asthma National Committee Ministry of Health.
• Member of Asthma National Survey and Asthma Guideline.
• Editorial Board and reviewer to many scientific medical journals.
• He has more than 190 publications in peer-reviewed journals.
• Assistant professor- Batterjee Medical College.
• Head of respiratory and TB unit at Aseer Central Hospital (ACH).
• Director of Residency training program of GIM in Aseer Region since 2019.
• Saudi Association for Pulmonary Hypertension (SAPH) Board member since 2020 and SAPH2023 Scientific member.
• Saudi Thoracic Society (STS): member of scientific committee.
• Member of Pulmonology steering Committee.
• Founder of Severe Asthma excellence centre ACH.
• Founder of ILD excellence centre ACH.
• Advisor and Assistant Deputy Minister for Therapeutic Supportive Services, MOH
• Director of Drug Policy and Regulation Division.
• She was appointed as the Head of National Drug Information Center at the Ministry of Health in 2015, established more than 50 centers across the kingdom.
• Responsible for MOH formulary management and was recently appointed as Drug Policy and Regulation Manager.
• Board member of the Pharmacy Profession Society under SCFHS.
• Board member of the Saudi Clinical Pharmacy Society.
• Critical Respiratory Care Program Director at Jazan Health Cluster.
• Chairman of the Scientific Committee for Critical Respiratory Care Diploma at the Saudi Council for Health Specialties.
• Founding member for the first Respiratory Care Unit at Ministry of Health.
• Board Member of the Saudi Society for Respiratory Care.
• Bachelor Degree of Respiratory Care University of Toledo, United States of America.
• Master Degree of Health Science- Respiratory Therapy, Georgia State University, United States of America.