MAJED ALHARTHI

Lover of ideas, simulationist and educationist with a background as a family physician learning & connecting for significant scale change in healthcare.

• Marital Status: Married
• Nationality: Saudi
• Date of Birth: 10/3/1979 AD
• Place of Birth: Taif, Saudi Arabia

• Quality and Patient Safety in Health Care
• Financial Management and Budgeting
• Managing Human Resources
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT Canada)

• Member of the Saudi Association of Healthcare simulation, since 2019
• Member of the Saudi Association of family medicine, since 2011
• Member of the central committees of the manpower training Hajj Mission, 2015-2016
• Member of the Executive council for Health Affairs in Taif, 2013-2016
• Member of many organizing committees of medical conferences.

• Member of the Saudi Charity Association for AIDS Patients.
• Voluntary Participation in many community events.

• 2021-2022, During my work as a deputy director of King Abdulaziz Specialist Hospital and assistant for clinical services, had the opportunity to lead and co-lead several great teams that achieved many accomplishments, including:

· Renewing the accreditation of the hospital by CBAHI (Saudi Central Board for Accreditation of Healthcare Institutions) and it was a full unconditional accreditation.

· Renewing the accreditation of the hospital by CAP (College of American Pathologists).

· The hospital received many awards for many exceptional and distinguished services.

· launching the Excellence Center.

· launching the case management program.

• 2021, My team has achieved more than a 120% rise in the productivity of the COVID-19 Vaccination Center with the same potential and resources and maintained the required standards and quality.
• 2020, During the COVID-19 pandemic, I'm proud that I was a member and a supervisor of the Clinical Command Center's team in Taif City and that project was my proposal.
• 2018, I led a team that improved the utilization of Operation Rooms at King Abdulaziz Specialist Hospital, Taif from 63% to 83%.
• 2018-2019, During my work as assistant director of King Abdulaziz Specialist Hospital, had the opportunity to lead and co-lead several great teams that achieved many accomplishments, including:
  • launching the Bariatric Surgery Unit, which has delivered more than 360 various operations by 100% success rate.
  • Launching a new Audiology unit and Speech and Language Therapy unit.
  • Obtaining the technical and medical requirements needed to launch open-heart surgeries.
  • Opening the clinical simulation center.
  • The evolution and expansion of the Intensive Care Unit project.
  • The evolution and expansion of the Emergency Department Project.
  • The evolution and expansion of the Radiology Department and launching the nuclear medicine unit.
  • Renewing the accreditation of the hospital by CBAHI (Saudi Central Board for Accreditation of Healthcare Institutions), CAP (College of American Pathologists) and HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points).
  • Covering the needs of the Emergency Department for specialized doctors and reducing the shortage through the adoption of new strategies like signing a convention with the Sudan emergency medicine fellowship program.
  • Achieving a 100% increase in the number of residency and fellowship training programs accredited by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.
  • Obtaining the Institutional Acredentials by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.
  • Opening the Oncology center and launching the first package of services.
• 2015-2016, My team and I succeeded in achieving a 100% increase in the number of residency training programs accredited by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.
• 2016, I led a team that succeeded in cooperation with the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties in establishing the Saudi Fellowship Program for Family Medicine in Taif.
• 2015, I led a team that received a certificate of appreciation from the Ministry of Health for a project (Advanced Training Program of Electroencephalogram (EEG) & Electromyogram (EMG) that reduced the waiting time for patients to undergo an EEG examination by 750%.
• 2015, My team and I received an appreciation letter from the Minister of health, admiring the distinction of our training programs at the level of ministry's directorates.
• 2012, During my work as a director of primary healthcare post-graduate department, my team and I launched the program of family medicine diploma in Taif and opened three new training centers.

• Theory and Practice of Behavior Change in Health Care Professional Settings Course. The University of Toronto, 1st May– 30th June 2016.
• Research Issues in Family Medicine and Primary Care Course, University of Toronto, 14th September – 14th December 2016.
• Continuing Education in Health Professions Course, University of Toronto, 3rd October – 28th November 2016.
• Social, Political and Scientific Issues Seminar Course, University of Toronto, 2016-2018.
• Interprofessional Applied Practical Teaching and Learning in the Health Professions Course, University of Toronto, 24th – 28th October 2016.
• Interprofessional Applied Practical Teaching and Learning in the Health Professions Course. The University of Toronto, 30th October – 3rd November 2016.
• As a part of my Creative Professional Activities during my Canadian fellowships:
• I worked in many Toronto City Hospitals, specialized centers, and family medicine and extended care centers. That allowed me to observe the extent of the interdependence and integration of services within that healthcare network.
• I had the opportunity to observe and sometimes participate in planning, preparing, and launching new services, such as the latest electronic record and system (Epic) at SickKids Hospital, Toronto.
• I had the opportunity to visit amazing innovation centers and speak with some of the world's leading experts in technology information and robotics, such as the CSTAR (Canadian Surgical Technologies & Advanced Robotics), London.

• Successful Achievement of TOT (Certified Trainer) URVISION CONSULTING,
• April 2012, Taif, KSA
• Implementation of Clinical Guidelines in the Primary Health Care Practice Course.
• Riyadh February 2012
• The 6th Training Forum in the Health Field was held ( 10-11 February 2013) in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
• The 1st SCHS International Conference (Post Graduate Education) Riyadh (March 9-11, 2013)
• "Leadership Skills for Family Medicine and General Practice Workshops" SCHS, Riyadh, (March 9-11, 2013)
• Assessment of the impact of a training program (27-29 April 2013) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Workplace-Based Assessment Course (15-16 September 2013) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• Advanced Program for directors of training Department (10-21 November 2013) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Training & Human Resources Management in the healthcare industry (29-30 January 2014) Hafr Al Batin, KSA,
• ASTD MENA Conference & Exhibition (9-11 March 2014), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
• Creative Training Techniques by Bob Pike ( Workshop) 12-13 March 2014, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
• The 8th Taif National Diabetes Conference (1-3 April 2014). Taif, Saudi Arabia.
• Planning & Training Deputyship Workshop. (27-28 April 2014) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• Saudi International Conference on Residency Education" Innovation in Post Graduate Medical Education" (21-22 October 2014), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• Essential Skills for Clinical Simulation- Instructor Course, Jeddah ( March 2015)
• Integrated System of Training process and Leaderships, strategies program (April 2015), Istanbul, Turkey
• 2016 Sim Expo (6-7 October 2016) Toronto, Canada.
• Simulation Research Primer Course. (March-May 2017), Toronto Canada
• Practicing Wisely: Reducing Unnecessary Testing and Treatment (November 22, 2017) Toronto, Canada.
• Ontario College of Family Physicians 55th Annual Scientific Assembly (November 23-24, 2017) Toronto, Canada.
• Pediatric Simulation Program (March 19 – June 1, 2018), Toronto, Canada.
• SimPad Training (April 11, 2018), Toronto, Canada.
• Simulation Instructor Workshop ( May 2 & 3, 2018) Ontario Canada
• The Model of Care workshop, February 2, 2018
• Improving the waiting time for new cases at the outpatient clinics' workshop. 24-25 October 2018
• The First Taif Family Medicine Conference, 4-6 November 2018
• Taif 21 Cardiology Conference, 30th April - 1st May 2019
• The 24th Medicine Update Symposium, 3-4 April 2019
• Kaizen Strategy, 24-28 February 2019, Cairo, Egypt.
• Arab Health Conference, 27-30 January 2020. Dubai, UAE.
• Leadership Training Program, 5-7 September 2023. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

• Saad, A. E., Al Wasila, T., Natig, A., Aldossary, H. M., Alkhalaf, H. M., Ighile, B., ... & Afifi, R. M. (2021). Healthcare workers knowledge and perception of the preventive measures amid current Covid-19 pandemic: An experience from central Saudi Arabian district. Medical Science, 25(107), 36-45.‏
• THE HEALTHCARE SAFETY ENVIRONMENT: A STUDY ON HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND PREDICTORS OF MEDICAL ERRORS, In book: Current Topics in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 10 Publisher: Book Publisher International. Raouf Afifi D, Al Harthi M, Saad A, Almalki F, Zaytoun S. https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/ctmamr/v10
• Al-Harthi M, Afifi, R, Saad A, Tashkandi M, Afifi Y. Chapter 10 Title: Role and Effectiveness of Simulation-based Training in Raising Family Medicine Residents’ Clinical Resuscitation and Critical Care Skills. Modern Advances n Pharmaceutical Research. (1st Ed.). Vol. 2. U.K. Book Publishing International. Print ISBN: 978-93-89562-06-4. eBook ISBN: 978-93-89562-07-1. http://bp.bookpi.org/index.php/bpi/catalog/book/85
• Role and Effectiveness of Simulation-based Training in Raising Family Medicine Residents' Clinical Resuscitation and Critical Care Skills. Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 12(4), 1-15. doi:10.9734/jamps/2017/32234
• Correlates of cigarette smoking, and risks for chronic respiratory illnesses among young male adults, in Qena, Upper Egypt. Medical Science. 24(105), September-October, 2010. pp. 3742-3735.
• Zaytoun, S. S., Afifi, R. M., Saad, A. E., Al Harthi, M., & Almalki, F. S. (2020). Trends of interpersonal physical violence and predictors for injury severity, among adult populations in Qena Egypt: An incidence case study.‏
• Attitudes of primary health care physicians towards the use of electronic mail in patient communication, at Taif region, Saudi Arabia.
• Member of National Diabetes Research Group (General Administration of Research and Studies, Ministry of Health).

• Organizational Change Management.
• Healthcare Improvement & Innovation.
• Quality and Patient Safety.
• Medical Education.
• Health care Simulation.
• Evidence-Based Practice.
• Continuing Professional Development.
• Post Graduate Training.

• Arabic: Mother tongue
• English: Advanced level (MBBS and subsequent postgraduate study was in English)