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Personal Details
Name :    Ola H. Elgaddar
Department :    Chemical Pathology
Date of Birth :    01-09-1979
Country of Birth :    Egypt
Job :    Lecturer of Chemical Pathology - Executive Director of Quality A
E-mail :    Ola.elgaddar@alexu.edu.eg

Affiliation
Quality Assurance Unit
Department of Chemical Pathology
Medical research Institute
Alexandria University
Egypt

Qualification
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB), 2002, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University
- Master Degree of Chemical Pathology (MSc), 2007, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University
- Medical Doctorate of Chemical Pathology (MD), 2012, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University
- Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), 2012, Healthcare Quality Certification Commission (HQCC) of the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)
- Green belt lean six sigma certified (Healthcare), 2012
- MBA, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, 2015

Appointments
- Pre-registration rotating House Officer (01.03.03 - 29.02.04), Alexandria University teaching hospitals
- General Practitioner (01.03.04 - 19.03.05), Maternity & Child Health Care Center, Egyptian Ministry of Health
- Clinical fellow in the Chemical Pathology department (20.03.05 – 19.03.08), Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University
- Demonstrator in the Chemical Pathology department (20.03.08 – 12.04.08), Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University
- Assistant Lecturer in the Chemical Pathology department (13.04.08 – 28.08.2012), Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University
- Lecturer in the Chemical Pathology department (29.08.2012 – Present), Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University
- Executive Director of the Quality Assurance Unit (01.05.2015 - Present), Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University

Courses, Meetings & Conferences
COURSES and WORKSHOPS
1. Pre-registration training: Egyptian ministry of health, Port-Saied, 11th – 20th May 2004.
2. Quality assurance and laboratory management workshops: Clinical Pathology department, Faculty of medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt, 2006 – 2010 (four consecutive years).
3. Principles of research and proposal writing workshop: Medical Technology center, Medical research Institute, Alexandria University, Egypt, 11th- 15th November 2007.
4. Data analysis and scientific writing workshop: Medical Technology center, Medical research Institute, Alexandria University, Egypt, 25th- 29th November 2007.
5. Implementing SAMHSA (The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) guidelines, During: ISAM IX Annual Meeting, Semiramis Intercontinental Hotel, Cairo, Egypt, 22nd – 25th October 2007.
6. Effective teaching workshop: Faculty and leadership development center (FLDC), Alexandria University, Egypt, 15th – 17th December 2007.
7. Communication skills workshop: Faculty and leadership development center (FLDC), Alexandria University, Egypt, 15th – 17th December 2007.
8. Quality standards in teaching workshop: Faculty and leadership development center (FLDC), Alexandria University, Egypt, 29th – 31st December 2007.
9. University administration workshop: Faculty and leadership development center (FLDC), Alexandria University, Egypt, 12th – 14th January 2008.
10. Research methodology workshop: Faculty and leadership development center (FLDC), Alexandria University, Egypt, 22nd – 24th January 2008.
11. Credit hours system workshop: Faculty and leadership development center (FLDC), Alexandria University, Egypt, 26th – 28th January 2008.
12. Internal auditor training course for the international standards ISO 9001:2008: Held by LRSN-M consultant office at Prof. Amina Hassab labs, Alexandria, Egypt, December 2008.
13. Essentials of management training course: Skills training center for management and human development, Alexandria, Egypt, 18th – 19th February 2009.
14. Decision making and problem solving training course: Skills training center for management and human development, Alexandria, Egypt, 25th – 26th February 2009.
15. Communicating effectively training course: Skills training center for management and human development, Alexandria, Egypt, March the 1st 2009.
16. Performance driven quality control workshop, During the XX Annual conference of the Egyptian society of laboratory medicine “seeking excellence in laboratory practice”: Cairo, Egypt, 28th – 30th March 2009.
17. Effective presentation skills workshop: Faculty and leadership development center (FLDC), Alexandria University, Egypt, 7th – 9th July 2009.
18. Training courses related to the international standard ISO 15189:2007:
 Introduction to ISO 15189:2007
 ISO 15189:2007 Accreditation
 ISO 15189:2007 Competency
 Calibration and validation
 Measurement of uncertainty
Held by Engineering and quality experts (EQE) office, at Prof. Amina Hassab labs, Alexandria, Egypt, in the time period from July the 26th to August the 11th, 2009.
19. Fundamental principles in the interpretation of lab report workshop, During the XXI Annual conference of the Egyptian society of laboratory medicine: Azhar conference center, Cairo, Egypt, March the 27th 2010 (Accredited by the American Academy of Continuing Medical Education).
20. Endocrine laboratory testing – A case study approach workshop, During the XXI Annual conference of the Egyptian society of laboratory medicine: Azhar conference center, Cairo, Egypt, March the 29th 2010 (Accredited by the American Academy of Continuing Medical Education).
21. Preparing research project workshop: Faculty and leadership development center (FLDC), Alexandria University, Egypt, 6th – 8th July 2010.
22. International publishing of scientific research workshop: Faculty and leadership development center (FLDC), Alexandria University, Egypt, 13th – 15th July 2010.
23. The use of technology in teaching workshop: Faculty and leadership development center (FLDC), Alexandria University, Egypt, 7th – 9th August 2010.
24. Conferences organization workshop: Faculty and leadership development center (FLDC), Alexandria University, Egypt, 24th – 26th August 2010.
25. Time and meeting management workshop: Faculty and leadership development center (FLDC), Alexandria University, Egypt, 18th – 20th September 2010.
26. Internal audit workshop, During the 1st international congress of Clinical and Chemical pathology Department, Girls’ faculty of medicine-Al Azhar university “Total quality management in labs”, Cairo, Egypt, November the 24th 2010 (Accredited by Heinrich Heine University, Dusseldorf).
27. Preparatory course for CPHQ: STEPS training center, Alexandria, Egypt, February – August 2011.
28. Fundamentals of molecular biology and bioinformatics; research skills enhancement program: Medical Technology center, Medical research Institute, Alexandria University, Egypt, 7th- 8th September 2011.
29. Workshop on estimation of uncertainty of measurement: held by the Egyptian organization for standardization and quality (EOS), at Hassab labs, Alexandria, Egypt, 3rd-5th October 2011.
30. Lean Green Belt Six Sigma (LGBSS) for Healthcare sector certification course: held by Symbios consulting, at AS-Salam international hospital (JCI accredited), Maadi, Cairo, Egypt, March – April 2012.
31. Healthcare quality applications training program (Turning quality into reality): A 70 training hours of on site applications and workshops, held in AS-Salam international hospital (JCI accredited), Maadi, Cairo, Egypt, April – June 2012.
32. QI projects: Statistical Process control workshop, During the 4th annual Healthcare Quality & Accreditation Symposium “Inevitability of change”, Cairo, Egypt, October the 7th 2012
33. Professional Certified Trainer (PCT course, Business side division, School of Continuing Education, American University in Cairo, November – December 2012.
34. Tasks of Quality Assurance Units workshop, Quality Assurance Center & Directorate, Alexandria University, March the 17th 2013.
35. DNA Sequencing Workshop, Clinical and Chemical Pathology Department, Kasr Al-Ainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt, April the 7th-9th, 2013. (Pre ESLM 2013 conference workshop)
36. Students evaluation and Examination Techniques workshop: Faculty and leadership development center (FLDC), Alexandria University, Egypt, 10th – 11th June 2013.
37. Proposal writing: Alexandria Regional Center for Women’s Health and development, Egypt, November 2013.
38. Regenerative Medicine Workshop, Clinical and Chemical Pathology Department, Kasr Al-Ainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt, March the 30th-31st, 2014. (Pre ESLM 2014 conference workshop)
39. Hands-on: Statistical methods for the reference interval study, Committee on Reference Intervals and Decision Limits: C-RIDL (A committee of the scientific division of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry IFCC), Fukuoka International Congress Center, Fukuoka, Japan, November the 25th- 26th, 2014.
40. Crisis and Disaster Management workshop: Faculty and leadership development center (FLDC), Alexandria University, Egypt, 4th – 5th February 2015.
41. E-learning workshop: Faculty and leadership development center (FLDC), Alexandria University, Egypt, 23th – 24th February 2015.
42. Prenatal diagnosis workshop: Clinical and Chemical Pathology Department, Kasr Al-Ainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt, May the 9th-11th, 2015. (Post ESLM 2015 conference workshop)




MEETINGS and CONFERENCES

1. Annual conference of the Egyptian syndicate of Medicine, Alexandria branch, titled “Recent advances in laboratory medicine”, Alexandria, Egypt, 2007 – 2012 (Six consecutive years).
2. The IX international congress of the International society of Addiction Medicine “Addiction medicine: Current advances and future directions”, Cairo, Egypt, 22nd – 25th October 2007.
3. The annual conference of the medical research Institute, Alexandria University for four consecutive years (2007 – 2010), Alexandria, Egypt.
4. The IX Annual scientific conference of the Clinical Pathology Department, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine titled “Laboratory imprints for early diagnosis”, Mansoura University, Egypt, 7th – 8th May 2008.
5. The XX Annual Conference of the Egyptian Society of Laboratory Medicine, titled “Seeking excellence in laboratory practice”, Cairo, Egypt, 28th – 30th March 2009.
6. The X Annual scientific conference of the Clinical Pathology Department, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine titled “Clinical Pathology and patient care: A cross talk”, Convention Center, Mansoura University Children Hospital (MUCH), Egypt, 29th – 30th April 2009.
7. The 6th symposium on Liver diseases at crossroads of civilizations, East meets West, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt, 24th – 25th September 2009.
8. The XXI Annual conference of the Egyptian society of laboratory medicine: Azhar conference center, Cairo, Egypt, 27th – 29th March 2010 (Accredited by the American Academy of Continuing Medical Education).
9. The 1st Annual conference of the Clinical and Chemical Pathology Department, Cairo University, Egypt, 31 march – 2 April 2010 (Accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, EACCME).
10. Fermentas Molecular Biology seminar, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt, July the 21st 2010.
11. The annual scientific conference titled “Transfusion medicine and quality updates: revolution not evolution”, Clinical and chemical pathology department, kasr Al-Ainy Faculty of medicine, Cairo University, Egypt, October the 24th 2010.
12. The 1st international congress of Clinical and Chemical pathology Department, Girls’ faculty of medicine, Al Azhar university “Total quality management in labs”, Cairo, Egypt, 21st – 24th November 2010 (Accredited by Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf, INSTAND e.V and WHO).
13. The 6th quality assurance and laboratory management & 3rd Annual conference of Alexandria Clinical Pathology department; Proteomics, Transplantation & laboratory accreditation, Convention center, Alexandria University, Egypt, 14th – 15th December,2010.
14. Laboratory management and medicine conference (MEDLAB), part of the Arab Health congress, Dubai convention and exhibition center, UAE, 23rd – 26th January, 2012 (Sponsored and accredited by Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education)
15. The 7th quality assurance and laboratory management & 4th Annual conference of Alexandria Clinical Pathology department; Integrated laboratory and clinical medicine, Convention center, Alexandria University, Egypt, 27th – 29th March,2012.
16. The XXIII Annual conference of the Egyptian society of laboratory medicine titled “The era of 360 degree in laboratory medicine”: Cairo International conference center, Cairo, Egypt, 18th – 20th April 2012.
17. The 4th Annual Healthcare Quality & Accreditation Symposium “Inevitability of change”, Cairo, Egypt, 8th – 9th October 2012
18. The 1st meeting of the Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology department, Kasr Al-Ainy Faculty of Medicine (BIOCHEM Cairo 2013); Molecular Biology in Clinical Practice, The Learning Resource Center, kasr Al-Ainy Faculty of medicine, Cairo University, Egypt, March the 30th 2013.
19. The 24th Annual conference of the Egyptian society of laboratory medicine titled “Clinician - Friendly Approach”: Cairo International conference center, Cairo, Egypt, 13th – 15th April 2013. (Accredited by ACCENT education program, American Association of Clinical Chemistry)
20. The 4th annual conference of the Clinical and Chemical Pathology Department, titled “Is regenerative medicine a hope or a hype?” kasr Al-Ainy Faculty of medicine, Cairo University, Egypt, April the 28th - 29th 2013.
21. The 40th annual meeting of the Association of Egyptian American Scholars, titled “Scientific Challenges & Emerging Technology Transfer in Modern Egypt”, Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport, Alexandria, Egypt, December the 28th – 30th, 2013
22. Laboratory management and medicine conference (MEDLAB), part of the Arab Health congress, Dubai convention and exhibition center, UAE, 27th – 30th January, 2014 (Sponsored and accredited by Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education)
23. The 15th annual conference of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kasr Alainy Faculty of Medicine: Grand Nile Tower Hotel – Cairo, Egypt, 27th - 28th March 2014.
24. The 25th Annual conference of the Egyptian society of laboratory medicine: Cairo International conference center, Cairo, Egypt, 1tst – 3rd April 2014 (Accredited by ACCENT education program, American Association of Clinical Chemistry)
25. The 19th international congress of the Egyptian Society of Tropical Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Parasitic Diseases (ESTIP): Helnan Palestine Hotel, Alexandria, Egypt, June the 18th -20th 2014.
26. IFCC Worldlab, The 22nd International Congress of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine - The 22nd Balkan Clinical Laboratory Federation Meeting (BCLF 2014) - The 26th National Congress of the Turkish Biochemical Society (TBS 2014): Istanbul Congress Center, Istanbul, Turkey, 22nd - 26th June 2014.
27. The 25th International Symposium of the CPOCT Division of the American Association of Clinical Chemistry (AACC): San Diego, California, USA, 17th - 20th September 2014.
28. Meeting of the Committee on Reference Intervals and Decision Limits: C-RIDL (A committee of the scientific division of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry to discuss IFCC global multicenter study on reference values), during Annual JSLM Congress: Fukuoka International Congress Center, Fukuoka, Japan, November the 24th - 25th, 2014.
29. The 8th quality assurance and laboratory management & 5th Annual conference of Alexandria Clinical Pathology department; Integrated laboratory and clinical medicine at the clinical interface, Convention center, Alexandria University, Egypt, 3rd – 5th March,2015.
30. The 26th Annual conference of the Egyptian society of laboratory medicine: Cairo International Conference Center, Cairo, Egypt, 18th – 20th April 2015 (Accredited by ACCENT education program, American Association of Clinical Chemistry)


PRESENTATIONS
1. Annual conference of the Egyptian syndicate of Medicine, Alexandria branch, titled “Recent advances in laboratory medicine”, Alexandria, Egypt, 2010 & 2011 (Laboratory case presentations)
2. Alexandria gene club, Medical Research institute, Alexandria University, a presentation titled “Role of lab in diagnosing congenital adrenal hyperplasia”, April the 28th, 2011
3. Improving soft skills workshop, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, titled “Brain storming”, Alexandria, Egypt, February the 22nd, 2012.
4. The XXIII Annual conference of the Egyptian society of laboratory medicine, a presentation titled “PSA dilemma, a case study”: Cairo International conference center, Cairo, Egypt, April the 20th, 2012.
5. The 7th annual conference of laboratory medicine, titled “Clinicolaboratory integration, Bridging the gap”, held by Alexandria Medical syndicate, a presentation tilled “Poka – Yoke in medical labs”, Faculty of Medicine convention center, Alexandria, Egypt, September the 28th.
6. A two month Healthcare Quality course (48 CMEs) in the Egyptian Medical Syndicate, Alexandria, Egypt, August - October 2013
7. The 40th annual meeting of the Association of Egyptian American Scholars, a presentation titled “Medical Labs in Egypt; The past, the present and the future”: Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport, Alexandria, Egypt, December the 30th, 2013
8. The 19th international congress of the Egyptian Society of Tropical Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Parasitic Diseases (ESTIP): A presentation titled “Laboratory investigations of Helicobacter pylori infection”, Helnan Palestine Hotel, Alexandria, Egypt, June the 18th -20th 2014.
9. IFCC Worldlab Istanbul 2014, Poster presentation, Istanbul Congress Center, Istanbul, Turkey, 22nd - 26th June 2014.
10. The 25th International Symposium of the CPOCT Division of the American Association of Clinical Chemistry (AACC): San Diego, California, USA, 17th - 20th September 2014: Poster presentation entitled “Can Point of Care devices performing Nucleic Acid Testing (POC NAT) replace Real time PCR or not?”


Publications
1. Kamel AA, Bedda AM, El-Attar HA, Zaki MA, Elgaddar OH. Evaluation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and B cell lymphocyte/leukemia 2 (Bcl-2) protein levels in vitreous humor and serum of patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Bull. Alex. Fac. Med. 2007; 43: 375-82.

2. Zaki MA, Moghazi TF, Kamel AA, Elgaddar OH, Saad SM. Lack of association of estrogen receptor alpha gene polymorphisms T 397 C and A 3516 G with cancer prostate in a cohort of Egyptians. Egypt J Lab Med 2013 June; 25(2): 251–260.


Supervision of Thesis
2 MSc Theses in Chemical Pathology (Ongoing)
2 MSc Theses in Human Genetics department (Ongoing)
1 PhD Thesis in Chemical pathology (Ongoing)
1 PhD Thesis in Human Physiology (Ongoing)

Experiences
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

• Pre –registration:
One year experience as a rotating house officer in Alexandria University teaching hospitals. The rounds included Casualty, Internal medicine, General Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Radiology and Anesthesia departments.

• As a general Practitioner:
A compulsory service in the Egyptian ministry of health where I worked in a Maternity & Child Health Care Centre. During this year I had a good experience in the family planning department. I examined ladies looking for contraceptive methods, advice them and provide them with the most suitable method according to their medical history and physical examination.

• As a clinical fellow and an assistant lecturer in the Chemical Pathology Department:
I had a very good experience in dealing with different laboratory analysis including blood chemistry, urine chemistry, electrolytes balance, hormones and tumor markers. My job requires an in depth understanding of the rationale of the different laboratory tests and methods. I had an intensive practical training on the different types of laboratory techniques (Electrophoresis, ELISA, semi-automated & automated spectrophotometers as well as chemiluminescence analyzers). In our lab, we use conventional PCR for detecting the expression of several genes, together with detecting several gene polymorphisms. I have been also trained on performing complete blood picture, coagulation profiles and assessing different hematological problems. Total quality management is an integral part of my daily work. I am in charge of reviewing the pre-analytical variables that might affect patients’ results. Also, I supervise introducing the daily internal quality control materials on all analyzers, revising their results, deciding the acceptance and rejection criteria for the daily runs and performing the monthly internal QC analysis. As a part of the total quality management, my lab contributes in a monthly clinical chemistry proficiency test and as a part of my job; I am following the results to determine the analytical performance in the lab and to find out any systemic or random errors that may affect the reporting of results. After analyzing both internal and external quality control samples, a monthly meeting is held for the laboratory quality team and we determine the causes of any violation in the results. After that, we decide the most appropriate corrective and correcting actions to be taken. I am also responsible for reporting the results of the inpatients and outpatient clinic together with contacting the physicians in wards and discussing with them the diagnosis of different cases.


TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Teaching the post graduate medical students is an essential part of my job as an assistant lecturer in The Chemical Pathology Department in Alexandria University. I have a good experience in teaching the principles and techniques of different laboratory tests and methods. I take a leading role in arranging small group interactive seminars with the clinical fellows in the department and with the staff members. I can set, mark, assess work and provide feedback to students about their practical performance. I am committed to equal opportunity and promotion of equality through the delivery of teaching and learning. Moreover, I am committed to provide students with an appropriate and professional role model. I am a broad minded person who is open to new ideas and new ways of teaching and interaction.


LABORATORY EXPERIENCE

I am competent in performing and teaching the following techniques:
 Spectrophotometry; manual, semi-automated and fully automated
 ELISA
 Electrophoresis
 Conventional and Real time PCR
 Manual examination of different biological fluids


QUALITY AND MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
As a certified healthcare quality professional (CPHQ), I have a good experience (before and after certification) in managing all types of healthcare settings, with special interest in medical laboratories. I am fully aware of quality improvement concepts, programs development and management, communication and education techniques, department management and coordination of survey process. Patient safety and risk management are among the most important fields I have practiced.
I shared effectively in the preparation for ISO 9001 certification and ISO 15189:2008 accreditation for medical labs, and I had attended all parts of the accreditation survey.

In the Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, I am the Executive director of the Quality Assurance Medical Research Institute (QAMRI) Unit. I am also the head of the strategic planning committee that is responsible for preparing the strategic plan for the Medical Research Institute through performing SWOT analysis, gathering data, holding meetings with staff and employees and finally releasing the strategic plan with the MRI administration. As a head of the Quality Assurance Unit, I am leading the team in charge of setting, implementing, monitoring and controlling the quality system in the Medical research Institute. The quality executive team is composed of a number of highly qualified academic staff members who are working hard, hand in hand with the rest of the Institute's academic staff, to implement the quality standards in teaching. The executive team provides continuous advice, and is taking a leading role in improving the practice and implementing changes, aiming at improving the educational and the academic performance. We are currently working hard to prepare the Institute for accreditation, after finishing three improvement projects funded by the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education. The unit performs regular internal audits on the teaching process, and on all the related academic and non-academic departments. We are in charge of preparing, distributing, analyzing and providing reports for several periodic questionnaires and surveys addressing the academic and non-academic staff members, the post-graduate students, and the patients attending the outpatient clinics in the Medical Research Institute.

During March 2013 in the Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, I started the first one of a kind healthcare quality training for house officers (Titled: quality for you), together with a colleague of mine, representing the Medical research Institute. We held this training in contribution with the quality assurance unit, Faculty of Medicine and with the Egyptian Medical Syndicate. The course aimed at introducing the basics of healthcare quality, leadership, communication skills, quality improvement tools and patient safety goals to the house officers. The course duration is 8 sessions; 4 lectures alternating with 4 workshops.

I conducted a two months Healthcare Quality course (48 CMEs) in the Egyptian Medical Syndicate, Alexandria, Egypt, during August - October 2013. The course was targeting physicians, pharmacists and dentists, who have special interest in healthcare quality. Throughout the course, and using both lectures and workshops, I presented some basics and concepts about quality management in any healthcare setting, through discussing some titles such as quality tools, leadership, Poka yoke, and several other topics.

Others
EVALUATION ACTIVITIES:
As a CORDIS registered independent expert, I shared in evaluating the following:
The national call for proposals under the programme: “COOPERATION 2011 - Partnerships of Production and Research Institutions in Focused Research and Technology Sectors” for the Greek Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs / Managing Authority of RTD Actions.

A registered reviewer for the Asian Journal of Pharmacy, Nursing and Medical Sciences.
I reviewed several research papers in my field of expertise.

MEMBERSHIPS
• Member of the Egyptian Medical Syndicate.
• Member of the Egyptian Society of Laboratory Medicine.
• CORDIS (European Union) registered expert for research activities, Candidature Number: EX2006C174341
• Registered reviewer for the Asian Journal of Pharmacy, Nursing And Medical Sciences.



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