Activities

In the past, when hospitals offered fewer services, what is often titled today as the Health Information Management Service
(HIMS), was known as the Medical Record Department. The role of the Health Information Manager was primarily to
supervise staff and to oversee the creation and retrieval of medical records, undertake morbidity and mortality coding,
produce hospital statistics and to coordinate the medical typing of patient related documentation.
With the introduction, adoption and development of quality, effectiveness monitoring and evaluation systems, casemix, and
technology into the health sector, the need for broader based competencies for Health Information Managers became apparent.
The roles and responsibilities expanded as the Health Information Manager (HIM) became a conduit between administrative and
information technology staff and clinicians.

Health care emphasizes not only the efficient and cost effective delivery of services, but also the quality of services. Health
information is the basis of many health related decisions - clinical, health services planning, funding, rostering and medicolegal. The
transition from paper-based to electronic health records is another significant change that will impact on the management of health
information and is currently driving change within the profession. The complex nature of health care delivery today means that
many Health Information Managers no longer work in isolation as department heads, but as multidisciplinary team leaders and
coordinators.

Medical knowledge changes all the time. Therefore, It is important that all healthcare practitioners understand how to apply EBM in making treatment decisions for individual patients. Implementation of EBM in the managed care setting provides standards that have the potential to provide the best medical care for our patients.

Don't wait too long, join the session and start learning now!

Dr. Saud Alsifri, Consultant Endocrinologist at Al Hada Military Hospital, and Assistant Professor at Taif University, will deliver a lecture on why an individualized approach in diabetes management is necessary and how to implement it.

Lecture followed by live Q&A.

This webinar is designed to provide healthcare practitioners a General perspective on Career Development Opportunities in the emerging profession Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI). The individuals who are qualified to serve in the CDI role(s) include, but are not limited to, HIM professionals, physicians, nurses, and other professionals with a clinical and/or HIM coding background. (AHIMA 2016)
The need for complete and accurate documentation has taken a more important role with recent changes, beginning with the adoption of the Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (AR-DRGs) in Saudi Arabia in preparations for Activity Based Funding/Management (ABF/M) in order to better reflect the patient’s severity of illness (SOI) (or Patient Comorbidity Level PCL / Patient Comorbidity and Complexity Level PCCL) and expected risk of mortality (ROM).

The patient’s principal diagnosis and co-morbid conditions determine these two assessments. The purpose of a CDI program is to initiate concurrent and, as appropriate, retrospective reviews of health records for conflicting, incomplete, or nonspecific provider documentation.

Toxic kinetics course that is designed to explain how toxic behave when it enters the human body, what is the journey of it? where does it target? what is the damage that it leaves in the human body and how to cure it with the suitable antidote

The role of Medical professionals in pharmaceutical companies has evolved significantly over the years.

This webinar will be an information session to shed light on the various role Physicians play in pharmaceutical companies and specifically at Eli Lilly Saudi Arabia.

A short training course that target all health practitioners to Educate them on their rights with patients and how to manage these situations

Join us in this live session to learn more about chest trauma assessment and management as new guidelines and international protocols.

Medical knowledge changes all the time. Therefore, It is important that all healthcare practitioners understand how to apply EBM in making treatment decisions for individual patients. Implementation of EBM in the managed care setting provides standards that have the potential to provide the best medical care for our patients.

Don't wait too long, join the session and start learning now!

IMPORTANT NOTE:
You can join and gain the knowledge from this session for free. You also have the option to pay SR 75 to upgrade for some additional benefits. When you upgrade you will receive a certificate of achievement as well as 4 CME hours only if you attend 70% of the session live.

To obtain CME credits ( 4 CME hours) you need to attend the course live.

This course is designed to teach the basics of health economic analysis in health care. Participants will first review the basic principles and concepts of health economic evaluations, then discuss how to collect and calculate the costs of different alternatives. In addition, participants will learn about measuring and valuing benefits in economic evaluations, the concepts of utilities and health related quality of life. Different health economics models and techniques will be reviewed, sensitivity analysis, and discounting. This course is suitable for those with little or no experience with health economics.

Dr. Eman will talk about the impact and values of understanding the Time in Range measurements and how it helps our doctors sharpen their skills in managing diabetes from all aspects.

This webinar is designed to provide healthcare practitioners a General perspective on Career Development Opportunities in the emerging profession Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI). The individuals who are qualified to serve in the CDI role(s) include, but are not limited to, HIM professionals, physicians, nurses, and other professionals with a clinical and/or HIM coding background. (AHIMA 2016)
The need for complete and accurate documentation has taken a more important role with recent changes, beginning with the adoption of the Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (AR-DRGs) in Saudi Arabia in preparations for Activity Based Funding/Management (ABF/M) in order to better reflect the patient’s severity of illness (SOI) (or Patient Comorbidity Level PCL / Patient Comorbidity and Complexity Level PCCL) and expected risk of mortality (ROM).

The patient’s principal diagnosis and co-morbid conditions determine these two assessments. The purpose of a CDI program is to initiate concurrent and, as appropriate, retrospective reviews of health records for conflicting, incomplete, or nonspecific provider documentation.

The webinar will shed the light on CDI from a Saudi perspective! And by the end of the session, there will be an announcement of launching the first Saudi specific CDI program (CDIKSA) which will help you to Prepare for STARTING A CDI PROGRAM and/or starting a New CAREER!

A Roadmap for medical student! From the first step until the graduation and furthermore!

Don't wait too long, join the session and start learning now!

Laboratory findings can be a key piece of assessment to determine what is occurring within the body of a patient. This course will be illustrated with just enough detail to help you figure out a systematic way to approach them. It emphasizes real-world applications and moves knowledge from theory to practice. The course will cover the following lab tests:
- Thyroid function tests
- Pancreatic function test
- Tumors markers Part 1
- Tumors markers Part 2

Sessions will be presented by Dr. Mohamed Elhaj and will include an overview of principles and cases that might face you in the real world.

To obtain CME credits ( 6 CME hours) you need to attend the course live.

VMA offers a total of four hours of crash course designed for neonatal health care providers to offer a broad exposure to chest and abdomen x-rays to understand techniques, artifacts and positioning, to relate detailed pathology and interpretation of neonatal X-ray images and to differentiate between normal and abnormal findings verses artifact.

VMA offers a pre-recorded Obstetrics Emergency Crash Course designed to offer a broad exposure to emergency cases. The goal of the course is to support and guide junior resident physicians in acquiring the knowledge and clinical acumen required to provide outstanding management and care for patients in the emergency setting during on-calls or ER shifts.The course will be presented by trusted medical professionals. Save time and be assured you have all the information you need in one place!

Cases to be covered:
1- Postpartum hemorrhage
2- Breech presentation
3- Shoulder dystoocia
4- Operative delivers

Hosting notable lecturers in the field of pharmaceutical research via the Virtual Medical Academy. To pass on their experience, and enrich the knowledge of research basics to Pharmacy students in Saudi Arabia.