PERSONAL DETAILS
Name: AHMED IBRAHIM ALAZZAM
Date of birth: 25/03/1973
Place of birth: Saudi Arabia
Gender: MALE
Nationality: JORDANIAN
Marital Status: MARRIED
Iqama sponsor: (Pair compatriot (
E-mail: alazzama@hotmail.com
Telephone numbers/ Riyadh, KSA: 00966556684740 or 0570008474
P.O. BOX: 2827
Riyadh: 12221
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS
Qualification Attained: BSc. Degree in Nursing
Date Course Completed: 1996
Name of Institute: Jordan University of Science and Technology / Faculty of Nursing
Complete Address: Jordan – Irbid
Certificate No: 5/96 on 04/02/1996.
Professional Courses:
*First surveillance update in military hospitals - March /2017 at MSD
Ministry of defense – CIPC – Riyadh.
• Hazardous Waste Management at Security Forces Hospital Program -24/11/2014 Security Forces Hospital Program
• Introduction To Patient Safety at Security Forces Hospital Program-25/08/2014
1. Patient Safety Forum-King Saud Bin Abdul-Aziz University For Health Sciences (2014)
2. KAIMRC 4TH Annual Scientific Forum – Research Day
King Abdul-Aziz Medical City-NGHA (2013)
3. Infection Control Course- King Fahad Medical City(2012)
4. Improvement Science Professional Development Program - Institute for Healthcare improvement-King Abdulaziz Medical City-NGHA (2011)
5. 5th SHEA Training Course for infection Control
As (MODERATOR)-King Abdulaziz Medical City-NGHA (2010)
6. Work Ethics course -King Abdulaziz Medical City-NGHA
7. Healthcare Facility Safety Seminar- King Abdulaziz Medical City-NGHA
8. Infection Control Course – King Abdulaziz Medical City-NGHA
9. GCC CONFERENCE ON PRECUTIONARY MEASURE FOR INFLUENZA (H1 N1)
-King Abdulaziz Medical City-NGHA
10. International TB day Course -King Abdulaziz Medical City-NGHA
11. Quality & Patient Safety Forum - King Abdulaziz Medical City-NGHA
12. Introduction To Research Course - King Abdulaziz Medical City-NGHA
11. Statistics Made Easy Course -King Abdulaziz Medical City-NGHA
12. Ventilator Associated Pneumonia - Infection Control Education Institute
13. A review of the Emergence and Transmission of Healthcare Associated Infection - Infection Control Education Institute
14. 2nd Basic Healthcare Ethics Course -King Abdulaziz Medical City-NGHA
15. Oral Care is Critical Care- Infection Control Education Institute
16. Stander Precaution Is Your Staff Really Protected - Infection Control Education Institute
17. Reduce Surgical Site Infection Course. - Infection Control Education Institute
18. 3 rd GCC-Centre for Infection Control& 1st Annual Meeting of By the Saudi Society for Public Health -King Abdulaziz Medical City-NGHA
19. Recent Advances in Infection Control Symposium -King Abdulaziz Medical City-NGHA
20. Basic Life Support-King Abdulaziz Medical City-NGHA
21. Preceptor Workshop -King Abdulaziz Medical City-NGHA
22. Introduction to ECG Rhythms Part 1/2/3 -King Abdulaziz Medical City-NGHA
23 Conscious Sedation Workshop-King Abdulaziz Medical City-NGHA
24. Pain Management-King Abdulaziz Medical City-NGHA
25. Clinical Teaching and Assessment of Student Nursing -King Abdulaziz Medical City-NGHA
1. 2nd Diabetes Update Course -King Abdulaziz Medical City-NGHA
27.1st Hem dialysis Course-King Abdulaziz Medical City-NGHA
28. Cerebro-Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Workshop-Adult -King Abdulaziz Medical City-NGHA
29. Neurological Assessment -King Abdulaziz Medical City-NGHA
30. Diabetic Management role of staff Nurse and dietitian-King Abdulaziz Medical City-NGHA
31. Basic Adult Physical Assessment-King Abdulaziz Medical City-NGHA
32. Safe Blood Transfusion -King Abdulaziz Medical City-NGHA
33. Safety and Drill Day -King Abdulaziz Medical City-NGHA
34. Stroke Care -King Abdulaziz Medical City-NGHA
WORK HISTORY:
Ministry Of Defence - chief of staff command - Armed Forces Medical Services Department - Infection Control Center
From July -2016 – present. Coordinator , Infection Control
1. Update the CIPC system in MSD.
2. Consultation centre to help all Military hospital in their (Accreditation,JCI,CBAHI )
3. Evaluation infection control program in all military hospital.
4. Update infection control manual for MSD.
5. Provide consultation on infection control practices to all level care
6. Apply knowledge of microbiology, epidemiology, infectious diseases, aseptic techniques and current practices, CDC guidelines and definition of healthcare associated infections and accreditation stander.
7. Identify high-risk patient groups, procedures and maintains surveillance in an effort to prevent or control infections.
8. Maintain excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills with physicians,nurses,and all other members of the healthcare team
9. Investigate and implement measure to control /maintain outbreaks
10. Facilitate staff education and development on infection control practices
• Security Forces Hospital Program
From June-2014 – 30/06/2016
Practitioner, Infection Control
Infection Control Department
1. Provide consultation on infection control practices to all level care
2. Apply knowledge of microbiology, epidemiology, infectious diseases, aseptic techniques and current practices, CDC guidelines and definition of healthcare associated infections and accreditation stander.
3. Identify high-risk patient groups, procedures and maintains surveillance in an effort to prevent or control infections.
4. Collect and analyze data pertaining to the distribution and spread of infectious disease within the hospital and its immediate environment
5. Maintain excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills with physicians,nurses,and all other members of the healthcare team
6. Participates in the multidisciplinary (committees and rounds)approach to patient care
7. Assist with monitoring proper use of germicides, cleaning products, antiseptics and disinfectants in use throughout the organization
8. Investigate and implement measure to control /maintain outbreaks
9. Facilitate staff education and development on infection control practices
10. Reports infection control concerns through committees ,environmental rounds ,construction projects, and task forces to improve the quality of patients care
11. Product and procedure evaluation identify
12. Assisted in revising the infection control manual
• King Abdul Aziz Medical City
National Guard Health Affairs
This hospital is one of the biggest governmental and educational, very well known hospital in the heart of Riyadh the capital of Saudi Arabia. Plays a very important role in training doctors, nurses and other health care professionals got more than 1000 beds capacity.
2006 until 12/May 2014
Practitioner, Infection Control
Infection Prevention and Control Department
With in these capacities my duties during that period of employment in King Abdul Aziz Medical City, as Infection Control Practitioner:
1. Provide consultation on infection control practices to all level care
2. Apply knowledge of microbiology, epidemiology, infectios diseases, asptic techniques and current practices, CDC guidelines and definition of healthcare associated infections and accreditation stander.
3. Identify high-risk patient groups, procedures and maintains surveillance in an effort to prevent or control infections.
4. Collect and analyze data pertaining to the distribution and spread of infectious disease within the hospital and its immediate environment
5. Maintain excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills with physicians,nurses,and all other members of the healthcare team
6. Participates in the multidisciplinary (committees and rounds)approach to patient care
7. Assist with monitoring proper use of germicides, cleaning products, antiseptics and disinfectants in use throughout the organization
8. Investigate and implement measure to control /maintain outbreaks
9. Facilitate staff education and development on infection control practices
10. Reports infection control concerns through committees ,environmental rounds ,construction projects, and task forces to improve the quality of patients care
11. Product and procedure evaluation identify
12. Assisted in revising the infection control manual.
13. Quality Improvement, as working with Quality as tracer and making rounds all over hospital to ensure the quality of infection control in right place.
14. Coordination all training issues related to new staff or out staff coming from out side hospital.
• King Abdul Aziz Medical City
National Guard Health Affairs- (950) beds.
From 14th May 2002 - 2006:
SENIOR CHARGE NURSE.
Working in Emergency Department under Emergency Program
Transitional and Rehabilitation Unit – 44 beds.
Cases Handled: Medical, Surgical, Ortho Cases:
Head Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, CVA, IHD, CHF, MI, DM, Paraplegia, COPD, Brain Death, Ventilator Dependent Patient, Vehicular Accident Patient with Fractures.
? Performs complete assessment about patient condition
? Carry out doctor’s order and attend medical round
? Providing patient opportunity to improve functionally and use his remaining potential abilities
? Assess and monitor patient participation in self cares activities
? Encourage patient to be as active as possible in self-care activities, transfers, waking or up in wheel chair and between therapies sessions.
? Monitor patient progress and report at team meeting
? Promoting patients in bladder and bowel training giving intermittent Catheterizations, NGT, PEG feeding and care
? Preventing complications
? Anticipates and trains patient or care giver in procedures that will be required after discharge
? Facilitating discharge home in the best possible condition and Patient Total Care, bed bath, wound dressing, tracheotomy care, PEG care, NGT and Peg feeding
? Participates in education committee
? Care of patient on bear 33/achieva/t-bired ventilators
? Tracheotomy care and suctioning of tracheotomy patient under ventilator or ATC to facilitate patent airway
? Colostomy care
? Blood transfusion pre and post
? NGT insertion/ feeding
? Foleys catheter insertion and care
? Care of patient with halo traction or cervical collar
.
Rashid Hospital, Dubai UAE (560) beds
Department of Health and Medical Services
December 1999 – March 2002
As charge nurse
Neuro/ Surgery Unit, 39 Beds
Cases handled: Medical, Surgical Cases
CVA, Post Craniotomy, Meningitis, GBS, Epilepsy, Seizures, Head Injury, Spinal Cord Injury
? Caring for patient pre and post operative patient related to neuron cases
? Charge nurse responsibilities
? Assist with all procedures: Incubation, Dressing, Suturing, Lumber Puncture, Oxygen Therapy, and skin traction
? Care of patient with halo traction, Cervical Collar
? Patient transfers – self-lifting technique
? Colostomy Care
? Blood Transfusion Care pre and post
My other professional responsibilities during this stage include:
• Reporting directly to the nursing director and the hospital executive manager
• Participating in orientation, teaching programs held by nursing department.
• Attending nursing and hospital meetings
Ibn Al-hyatham Diagnostic Hospital
March 1997 – March 1999
As staff nurse
Private hospital, with more than 120 beds, (Neurosurgical) in Amman - Jordan
Features eleven Outpatient Clinics, Emergency room, Medical Support Services, operation rooms, delivery rooms, in patient services of two general wards (male/female) and paediatric receiving different cases each of which is 20
Medical, Neurosurgical Unit, 30 beds
? Monitoring and assessing patient status
? Caring for patient pre and post operatively
? Preventing Complication
? Member of the CPR Team
Responsibilities including delivering a high level of nursing care to a variety of patients requiring intensive care either neuron surgical ICU (post major brain surgeries, neuro, renal, trauma… etc.), Ophthalmic and medical CCU. Performing advanced nursing skills. Coordinating shifts, allocating, leading a group of intensive care nurses including teaching, mentoring in the unit as well as hospital. In addition to a huge 16 bed capacity new born unit, as well as a very busy ICCU with 6 beds for each, and my job was:
• nursing optimal level of high standard nursing care
• Arrange and facilitate the process of admissions, discharges, transfers, operations and any other procedures.
• Lead the communication within the hospital, interdepartmental and otherwise abroad to ensure delivering the optimal level of care and service
• Attending and participating/or leading the delivery of the major procedures in the hospital specially Cardiac Arrest (CPR-team leader).
My other clinical and professional responsibilities during this stage include:
• Providing safe environment for the physical and psychological well being of the staff, patients, and their relatives/carers.
• Identifying clinical risks and ensuring adherence to trust risk management policy.
The Islamic Hospital (250) beds
April 1996 – May 1997
As staff nurse
Intermediate ICU Unit, 13 beds Amman Jordan
? Manage daily case load of one or two patients
? Mostly dealing with Neuro Surgical cases, Trauma, Post MVA
? Initiates and maintains Cardio-Pulmonary resuscitation
? Initiates and performs Emergency Cardio version and Defibrillation
? Has basic knowledge in interpreting EKG
? Dressing wound infection by applying aseptic techniques
? Assisting in various medical procedures, CVP, Arterial Line, Chest Drains, Lumber Puncture
? Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning of tracheotomy patient under ventilator or ATC to facilitate patent Airway
? Deal with medical devices, Mechanical Ventilator, Infusion Pump, Air Mattress, Cardiac Monitor, ECG machine and suction machine
Professional Associations
1. Jordanian Nurse and Midwives Council
License No: 4278, until 2019, (Jordan).
2. The Saudi Commission for Health-care Specialties, (Saudi Arabia), until 2022
License No: 10-R-N-329253
3. Ministry of Health and Prevention, (UAE), License No: RN-013151, until 2021.
Member of APIC (Association for Professional in Infection Control and Epidemiology)
ID No: 136927
Poster presentations
2010 Decreasing but Differential Trends of adverse Events among Dialysis outpatient following Re-Enforcement of Infection Control Measures; 20- Month Surveillance Study.
BALKHY H.H, Aymen El-saed, F.Al Hejaili,Mahmoud Sall ,Ahmed Alazzam,sayyari A.
2010 4 moments for hand hygiene: the CSSD Challenge
Francis, Christine, Tannous, Joseph, Ahmed Alazzam, Elias Tannous, Dawn Winger, Leong Mean Ying
In 5th Annual Meeting of GCC Center for IC & SHEA Training course
From 17-21 October, Riyadh Marriott Hotel
2012 Hygiene Practices and Barriers in the Adult Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Care Center
Hasan Al-Dorzi, Al-Khateeb M, Matroud A, Attas K, Mountjoy M,Habeeb Azzam Ahmed, Lingling J, Khedr M, White D and Yaseen Arabi
3rd Annual International Saudi Critical Care Society Conference in Dammam (23-25 April 2012)
Projects
- JCI Accreditation & CBAHI Accreditation & Canadian Accreditation
2016 CIPC MSD program
2012 central line associated blood stream infection (CLABSI)
2010 Surgical Sit Infection (SSI) different surgery
2008 Dialysis Events (DE)
2005 WHO Hand Hygiene program