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Middle East Doctor of the Year - 2007
Dr. Tawfik Khoja


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CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: Tawfik A. M. Khoja
Date Of Birth: 11 January 1959
Religion: Muslim
Citizenship: Saudi
Marital Status: Married
Address: P.O. Box 54647, Riyadh 11524, Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia
Telephone: 01-488 5262 (Office), 01-464-2488 (Residence)
Fax: 01 488-5266
E-Mail: sgh@sgh.org.sa
Languages: Arabic And English (Spoken /Written)

Academic Qualifications:

Present Position:
Director General, Executive Board Of The Health Ministers Council For Gcc States.

Speciality:
Primary Health Care, Family And Community Medicine Consultant.

Responsibilities In Capacity Of Executive Director Of The Executive Board Of The Health Ministers Council For Gcc: Council For Gcc:

I am responsible for supervising the activities of Executive Board (Technically, Administratively and Financially). I am also responsible for follow up the decisions and resolutions of the ministerial council and its execution to attain the goals and aims of the council. I represent the Executive Board in all dealings with the ministries as well as with other governmental and public institutions, National and International organizations as stated in the rules and regulations of the council.

I recommend plans and programmes of Joint GCC work and after approval of the council of ministers I supervise the execution, and follow up the work of the technical and consulting committees and supervising studies and researches approved from the council.

It falls under my duties to coordinate with international, regional and Arabian Organizations according to the rules and decisions of the council.

I prepare periodically yearly report of the work of the council and its achievements. I also suggests the plans of the Group Pharmaceutical and group purchase.
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• House Officer 6/83-5/84
• Senior House Officer 1984
• ICCU Doctor 1985
• Primary Health Care 1986, (PHC) specialist
• Director, PHC Department 1987
• Trainer for PHC Activities 1987
• Assistant Director General, PHC 1989 Ministry of Health, Riyadh Directorate
• National trainer, MCH 1989 MOH
• PHC Consultant 18/12/89 MOH, Riyadh Directorate
• Part-time Lecturer 1989. College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh
  
• National Trainer, PHC Quality Assurance 1991 MOH
• Director General of PHC, MOH 23/01/94
• Executive Director, 02/2000-03, Executive Board of Health, Ministers Council for GCC States
• Director General 01/2003- …, Executive Board of Health, Ministers Council for GCC States
• Adjunct Professor 16/6/2003 - … Graduate College Liberty Studies, Campus Mail Service
  Serve and Chair Doctoral Committees, University of Oklahoma Oklahoma OK 37077

• Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners (FRCGP) 1996.
• The International Cultural Diploma of Honor, given by the American Biographical Institute selected on the basis of "Respect and Appreciation from Community and Ministry, Member of Many Organizations, Author of Many Articles and Books, PHC Consultant and Director General of PHC in the Kingdom".
• Outstanding people of the 20th Century. Incorporating the Outstanding Achievement Award. In the honour of an outstanding contribution as Quality Health care and medical education development. Signed and sealed at the International Biographical Center, Cambridge, England, July 2000, …. Award.
• Fellowship of Faculty of Public Health Medicine (FFPH) of the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom. According to the Board of the Faculty decision under standing order 8(b). Year 2003.
• An award in recognition of his participation as speaker in the GCC workshop for EMAN Network for Setting a Single Strategy for NCD Prevention and Management, Conducted in Kuwait from 17-20 June 2006.
• An award for active participation in Ist Occupational Health Conference - Oman held in Muscat from Monday 11th December to Wednesday 13th December 2006.
• Induction of Dr. Tawfik Khoja into Top health professionals - 2007 and as such stands testament to the efforts made by said individual in the arena of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Family Community Medicine and Primary Health Care witnessed on the date set out before by the International Biological Center at its headquarters in Cambridge -England.

1. Saudi Arabian Heart Association
   B.L.S. Provider 02/05/84
   B.L.S. Instructor 11/08/84
   B.L.S. Instructor 27/12/84
   
   
2. Direct Member of the World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Association of General Practitioners Family Physicians (WONCA), 01/01/91.
3. Member, International Society for Quality Assurance in Health Care (ISQua) 1993. …
4. Saudi Society of Family and Community Medicine K.S.A. 1/06/94.
5. Member of Saudi Council for Health Specialties: Family and Community Medicine Health Council, June 7, 1995.
6. Member of the National Association for Health Care Quality, USA., 1998.
7. American Academy of Family Physicians, USA, March 15, 1999.
8. American College of Physician Executives; USA, August 31, 2000.
9. Member of International WHO'S WHO of Professionals", Historical Society,
   year 2001.
   
10. Member of Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), U.K. 1999.
11. Member "Diabetes", UK. 2000
12. Member of Irish Society for Quality in Healthcare. Year 2000-……
13. Member of Healthcare Professionals, 2002.
14. Elected Member Board of Trustees for six years terms 2004-2010, International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE), France.
15. Elected Member, Child Health and Nutrition research Institute, ICDDRB Center for Health and Population Research - Bangladesh, 2005….
16. Elected member, Saudi Computer Society, year 2007.
17. Honored and offered membership by HRH Prince Abdulazziz Bin Sultan Bin Abdulaziz to the Prince Fahad Bin Salman Charity Association for Renal Failure Patients according to rules and regulations of association item (4) and item (1) #5.
18. Member of American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), July, 2007.

1. The Committee for Establishment MOH Diploma for PHC since 1989.
2. Pharmaceutical Monitoring Committee, General Directorate of Riyadh Region, 1989.
3. Development and Promotion Committee for the Curriculum and Study Books of Health Institutes, 14/03/90.
4. Evaluating Committee of School Health Doctors at the Presidency General for Girls Education, June 13, 1990.
5. Member of the National Scientific Committee of Essential Drug List, 1990.
6. Residency Training Committee, the Department of Community and Family Medicine.(MOH), 25 December 1990.
7. The National Quality Assurance Committee (MOH), May 18, 1991.
8. The National Evaluation of MCH Program Committee, May 18, 1991.
9. Chairman, Quality Assurance Committee, Riyadh Health Affairs, 1991.
10. Member of GCC Primary Health Care Committee, December 1, 1991.
11. Supervisor, Saudi Society of Family and Community Medicine, Riyadh Office March 7, 1993.
12. Saudi National Scientific Committee Diagnosis and Management of Bronchial Asthma, 1994.
13. National Coordinator of Bronchial Asthma Programme, (MOH),1994.
14. Chairman, Saudi National Committee of Psychiatric Illness in PHC (MOH), 1994.
15. Saudi National Committee for Cardiovascular Diseases Prevention and Control, (MOH), 1994.
16. Chairman, The Saudi National Scientific Committee for Optimal standards of Primary Health Care Training Centers in the Kingdom, (KOH), 1994.
17. Chairman, Programme of Supportive Supervision of Q.A.: Monitoring, Evaluation and Supervision, (MOH), 1994.
18. Member of the Higher Nursing Committee - (MOH), January 3, 1995.
19. Chairman, Saudi National Committee of Acute Respiratory Infection, (MOH), 1995.
20. Member of Polio Eradication National Committee, (MOH), February 8, 1995.
21. Member of the National Committee for Prevention of Genetic Blood Diseases 1996.
22. Member of the National Scientific Committee for School Health - December 31,1996.
23. Member of the Scientific Research Committee at King Abdulaziz City for Sciences and Technology, August 26, 1996.
24. Member of the International WHO's WHO of Professionals, U.S.A.,1997.
25. MOH Committee for Scientific Research and Studies. 13 Dec. 1997.
26. Coordinating Committee, MOH and Private Sector, 26/3/1997.
27. Member of the National Geographical Society, U.SA. June 1998.
28. Reviewing Committee for Essential Drug list at PHC Centers. (MOH), 10/2/1998
29. Board Member of the Saudi Charity for Tobacco Prevention, 23/Sept/1998.
30. Member of the Executive Board of the Health Ministers' Council for GCC, February 17, 1999.
31. The Ministry of Health Technical Committee - (MOH), 7 Nov. 1999.
32. Member of The Saudi National Quality Committee, (MOH), 2001.
33. National Coordinator for National Scientific Committee of Evidence Based Medicine, 26/Sept/2001-…..
34. Member of Executive Board, Abyad Medical Center, Middle East Longevity Institute, Middle East Academy for Medicine of Ageing, Lebanon.
35. Member Advisory Board, Journal of Family & Community Medicine, Vol.1(3): December 2003.
36. Member of Scientific Committee of Saudi EBM Working Group, National & Gulf Center for Evidence Based Medicine.

• Member of the Board of Trustees of International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, (ICDDR,B), July1, 1995.
• Member of the Editorial Board, Middle East Paediatrics, June 21, 1997.
• Member of Editorial Board, for general policy of the Middle East Primary Care Research Net work.
• Advisory Board Member, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States, Center for Infection Control, King Abdulaziz Medical City.
• Ember of the Middle East Academy for Medicine of Aging.
• Member of Editorial Board, Middle East Journal of Family Medicine.
• Member of Editorial Board of Journal "Age and Aging.
• Member of Editorial Board, Middle East Journal of Nursing", 2006. The aim of the journal to lift the status and standards of nursing in the Middle East.
• Vice President, President, Middle East Association on Age & Alzheimer's'
  

1. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, W.H.O.
2. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation.
3. Journal of Family and Community Medicine, Saudi Arabia.
4. Saudi Medical Journal, KSA.
5. Annals of Saudi Medicine.
6. Saudi German Hospital (SGH) Medical Journal

REGIONAL & INTERNATIONAL

1. 3rd Inter-Country Meeting of National Managers in Control of Diarrhoeal Disease Programmes, Syria (WHO), June 12, 1987.
2. Research Methodology in Human Reproduction, International Islamic Center for Population Studies & Research, Al-Azhar University, Egypt, January 6, 1990.
3. Inter-Country Workshop on Health for All, Leadership Development for
   Facilitator (WHO), Yemen, May 6, 1990.
4. Breast-feeding and fertility (WHO), Cairo, Egypt, November 25, 1990.
5. GCC Meeting for National Plans for children in 90's, Al-Shariqa, United Arab
   Emirates - UNICEF, 2-13 May 1992,
6. Ist Gulf Primary Health Care Conference, Bahrain, November 21, 1993,.
7. WHO-EMRO Meeting 1993.
8. Scientific and educational program of the "Tenth International conference on Quality Assurance in health care. ISQua - Maastricht The Netherlands, 20-23 June 1993.
9. 11th ISQua Conference, Venice, Italy, May 24, 1994.
10. 47th World Health Assembly, May 2-12, 1994.
11. ERS Annual Congress Nice, France, October 1-5, 1994
12. 7th Inter-country Meeting of National Managers of Control of Diarrhoeal Disease Programmes, Limasol, Cyprus (WHO,UNICEF), June 6, 1994.
13. Inter-Country workshop on Q.A. in Primary Health Care, Amman-Jordan, WHO, December 3-7, 1994.
14. WHO-EMRO Meeting 1995.
15. 48th World Health Assembly, May 1-12, 1995.
16. 2nd GCC Primary Health Care Conference, Sultanate of Oman, March 14, 1995.
17. Inter-Country workshop on "Introduction to Mother - Baby Package: An Essential Step in Reproductive Health Care", Lahore, Pakistan, W.H.O. December 16-19, 1995.
18. Consultative Meeting on strengthening referral System in Support of PHC, Lahore, Pakistan, W.H.O. April 9-13, 1995.
19. Consultative Meeting of In-depth Review of PHC, Nicosia-Cyprus 3-6 September 1996.
20. 49th WHO World Health Assembly1996.
21. Third GCC Primary Health Care conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, October 20-23, 1997.
22. 50th WHO World Health Assembly, 1997.
23. Consultative Meeting on Preparation of a Regional Operational Manual on Primary Health Care Quality, Cairo, Egypt, December 23-25, 1997.
24. Joint WHO Review Conference on Quality Improvement in Developing Countries. Budapest, Hungary, 5-6 October 1998.
25. Fifteenth ISQua International conference on quality in Health Care, Budapest, 7-10 October 1998.
26. Inter-country Consultation on accreditation of District Health Facilities. WHO Limasol, Cyprus. 19-23/9/1999.
27. Regional Consultation Meeting on Roll Back Malaria, WHO, Cairo-Egypt . 14-16 September 1999.
28. The 24th Meeting, Arab Health Ministers Council, Beirut-Lebanon, 28-30 March 2000.
29. World Health Forum. Interlaken, Switzerland 10-13 May 2000.
30. Joint WHO/ISQua workshop on QI strategies for Middle and Low Income Countries; 11-21 September 2000.
31. WHO Consultation on litigation and public inquiries as public health tools for tobacco control, Amman - Jordan, 5-7 February, 2001.
32. National Workshop on Developing Guidelines for PHC Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement, Muscat, Oman, 5-7 May 2001.
33. WHO National health account meeting, Manama - Bahrain, 1-5 April, 2001.
34. Regional Consultation on the WHO Framework on Health Systems and Health systems Performance - WHO- Lebanon. 9-11 July 2001.
35. Meeting on Long Term Care Policy: Bridging the Mercedes Bicycle, Divide, WHO- Annecy, France 4-9 November 2001.
36. WONCA EUROPE 2002. Promoting Excellence in Family Medicine. The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London, United Kingdom. 9-13 June 2002.
37. Certificate of Honour for the participation in the Activities of This First Kuwait & Fourth Gulf Conference of The Primary Health Care, held in Kuwait, from 12th-14th October 2002.
38. 5th WHO Pre-ISQua Meeting on Quality Improvement + 19th ISQua conference, Paris - France 4-8 November 2002.
39. 38th Annual Meeting: Meeting great expectations for self-care: Let's ask the people. Organized by Association of the European Self-medication Industry, Dublin, Ireland, 5-7 June 2002.
40. First Arab Conference & Primary Health Care in Arab Countries. (Family Practice as Essential Health and Social welfare). Bahrain, 25-27 February 2003.
41. Workshop on Capacity Building in National Burden of Disease (NBOD) Estimation and Health System Performance Assessment (HSPA) February 22-27, 2003 at Muscat Oman. Organized by WHO/EMRO.
42. Follow up Consultation on the Eastern Mediterranean Approach to Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD/EMAN) network, Beirut - Lebanon 7-10 July 2003. (in capacity of WHO Temporary Advisor).
43. Consultation of Mental Health and Rehabilitation of Psychiatric Services in Post Conflict and Complex Emergency Countries. EMRO, Cairo, Egypt, 28-30 July 2003. (Joined as WHO temporary advisor)
44. Global Meeting on Future directions for PHC, Madrid - Spain (27-29 October 2003).
45. Chronic Health Problems Congress. Kingdom of Bahrain, 10-12 May 2004.
46. Attended and effectively participated in the WHO/ Health Ministers' Council for Gulf Cooperation States Workshop Family Medicine New Role in Primary Health Care. Held in Doha- Qatar, April 2, 2005 in collaboration with Hamad Medical Corporation, Executive Board of the Health Ministers' Council for Gulf Cooperation States. WHO/EMRO & Faculty of Public Health of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK.
47. Acknowledgement - speaker to the 5th GCC Primary Health Care Conference, title "Reality and Ambitions", Held in Doha- Qatar, April 2-4, 2005 in collaboration with Ministry of Public Health, Hamad Medical Corporation, Primary Healthcare Dept. Executive Board of the Health Ministers' Council for Gulf Cooperation States.
48. Participation and deliver of opening ceremony speech - Technical Training
    Workshop on National health Accounts held in Sana'a - Yemen from 23-27 April
    2005, sponsored by World Health Organization, Ministry of Health - Yemen, and
    Executive Board, Council of Health Ministers for GCC States, Riyadh.
    
49. Attended the Faculty of Public Health Annual Scientific Meeting held at The
    SPA Complex, Scarborough, United Kingdom, Organized by Faculty of Public
    Health of the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom,
    on 7-9 June 2005.
50. 22nd Inter-country Meeting of national Managers of the Expanded Programme on
    Immunization and 18th Meeting of the EPI Regional Technical Advisory Group - WHO/EMRO, UNICEF / MENARO, Cairo, Egypt 4-7 July, 2005.
51. 5th GCC Primary Healthcare Conference "Reality & Ambitions", sponsored by Ministry of Public Health, Hamad Medical Corporation, Primary Healthcare Dept. and Executive Board, Council of Health Ministers for GCC States, held in Doha Intercontinental Hotel, Doha, State of Qatar, 2-4 April, 2005.
52. Attended in the capacity of WHO Temporary Advisor, "Expert Consultation on Eastern Mediterranean Region Strategy on Health Promotion", Organized by WHO/EMRO, Cairo, 28-29 August, 2005.
53. Participated to GCC Healthcare CEO Conference in capacity of leading policy makers and CEOs Organized by McKinsey & Company held in Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, 14-15 September 2005.
54. Participation in capacity of representative of Council of Health Ministers for GCC States to the 52nd Committee meeting of Eastern Mediterranean Region, Cairo, 24-27 September 2005.
55. Effectively participation in the Regional Workshop on Strategic Partnership in Health Research in the EMR Countries held in Riyadh 14-15 November 2005 in collaboration with WHO/EMRO, COHRED and the Executive Board of the Health Ministers' Council for the Cooperation Council States.
56. Chairperson of second session to the Second Arab Conference on Obesity & Physical Activity - Manama - Kingdom of Bahrain, 13-15 December 2005.
57. Participation and presentation, title "Primary Health care in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia", to the First International Primary Health Care Conference " Challengers in Primary Health Care", Under the patronage of: H.E. Hamad Mohamed Al Hurr AlSwuwaidi, Chairman of the Board of Directors, organized by Department of Primary Health Care, Division of Health Policy & Regulations, GAHS, held in Beach Rotana Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 21-23, 2006.
58. Active participation to the International Conference titled "Preventing smoking - Responsibility and development", Under the auspicious of HRH Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed al-Jaber Alsabah, with collaboration of IHF, WHO, KIMS, MOH- Kuwait, AACME (USA) Organized by Kuwait Association of Smoking and Cancer Eradication, held in Hotel G W Marriott and Hotel Radisson SAS, 6-8 March, 2006.
59. Participation in the conference title " The 3rd International Conference on smoking Prevention Fighting Smoking --- responsibility and development Under the patronage of HRH Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed al-Jaber Alsabah, with collaboration of IHF, WHO, KIMS, MOH- Kuwait, AACMA (USA) Organized by Kuwait Association of Smoking and Cancer Eradication, for conducting continuing medical education continuing professional development programs - conducted from 6-8 March 2006.
60. Certificate from The American Academy of continuing Medical Education on completion the Educational activity 3rd International conference on smoke Prevention provided by INDEX Conference and Exhibitions, held in Kuwait 6-8 March 2006.
61. Attended and Effectively participated in the Second Inter-Country Consultation for Patient Safety held in Muscat in collaboration with Ministry of Health Sultanate of Oman, Executive e Board of the Health Ministers Council for GCC States, and World Health O0rganization / EMRO, 11-13 March 2006.
62. Under the Royal Patronage "The 3rd International Conference of the Royal Medical Services in Collaboration with The Royal College of Physicians of London,
    Title "Quality of Health Care in Jordan", held in Le Royal Hotel, Amman Jordan, 5th -8th April 2006.
63. Active participation to the conference titled " The First Arab Conference on Family Health and Population under the theme of The Arab Family Health Facts and Challenges, Organized by Cairo University, UNFPA, WHO/EMRO, UNICEF ( The Social Sector of Pan Arab Project for Family Health) May 13-16, 2006 in Cairo - Egypt.
64. The 4th Annual GCC Occupational Health Conference held in JW Marriott Hotel, Dubai UAE, 27-31 May 2006.
65. Keynote presentation - The Occupational Health agenda in the GCC - Regional Update and Strategies for the Future, held in JW Marriott Hotel, Dubai UAE, 27-31 May 2006.
66. Active participation to the World Health Assembly 59, held in Geneva, May 2006
67. Active participation Gulf Workshop Titled "Diabetic Retinopathy" organized by National Health Authority with cooperation of Executive Board, Council of Health Ministers' for cooperation council states and IAPB, held in Doha- Qatar, 5-7 June 2006.
68. Participation to GCC Workshop for EMAN Network for Setting a Single Strategy for NCD,s Prevention and Management, organized by Ministry of Health and World Health Organization, Eastern Mediterranean Region, held in Kuwait, 17-20 June 2006.
69. First Gulf conference on Adolescent and Youth Health Promotion of Adolescent Health - an investment for future, Organized by Ministry of Health, Bahrain & Executive Board, Council of Health Ministers' for GCC States, held in Bahrain from 24-25 Jamada I, 1427 H, corresponding to 20-21 June 2006.
70. Inter-country meeting on National Health Promotion Plans of Action Based on Regional Health Promotion Strategy, Organized by World Health Organization, EMRO, JW Marriot Hotel, Cairo 26-28 June 2006.
71. Sixth Inter-country Meeting of National Malaria Program Managers, organized by WHO/EMRO in Cairo - Egypt 3-6 July 12006.
72. Active participation to Technical Workshop on Drug Selection and Procurement Procedures for National Essential Medicines - List of Iraq. Amman Charm Place, Amman 20-24 August 2006.
73. A series of lectures delivered in the Technical Workshop on Drug Selection and Procurement Procedures for National Essential Medicines - List of Iraq. Amman Charm Place, On 3rd day: (1) Overview of the Ministers' of Health Council in the GCC countries (2) Using evidence: policy and procedures for medicines formularies (3) Identification of key criteria for selection of medicines ( All facilitated by me). On 4th day: Lecture titled: Linking clinical guidelines and essential medicines lists.
74. Participated 53rd Session of Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office / World Health Organization/ held in Iran / Asfahan, 9-12 September 2006.
75. Participation to the Annual meeting Forum 10 "Combating disease and promoting health" held on 29 October to 2 November 2006 in Cairo, Egypt, Organized by Global forum for Health Research - Geneva, Switzerland.
76. Participation to the 22nd Session of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Advisory Committee on the Health Research, Cairo - Egypt, 28-29 October 2006.
77. Effectively participation in the Scientific Workshop titled "Capacity Building in Health Policy and Strategic Planning for GCC Countries", held in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain, Organized by Executive Board of the Health Ministers' Council for the Cooperation Council States, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Bahrain, and the World Health Organization, Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office, Cairo, from 19-22 November 2006.
78. Effectively participation in "The Scientific Workshop on the Unified Extended Program of Immunization of the GCC and the use of Polio Vaccines, organized by Executive Board, Council of Health Ministers for GCC States in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Oman with principal support of Sanofi Pasteur - Saudi Arabia - held in Muscat from 3-4 December 2006
79. Actively participation to the "2nd International Congress on Infectious & Tropical Diseases" "2nd International Congress on Infectious Diseases and Infection Control" and with appreciation notes that our contribution made a real difference, held in Muscat Oman 4th to 7th December 2006.
80. Participation "Occupational Health conference", Together - Promoting - Regional Occupational Health, organized by Petroleum development - Oman held at Al Bustan Palace Hotel, 11-13th December 2006.
81. Participation in the 6th UAE Nursing initiatives conference and 7th GCC Nursing Symposium under the patronage of H.E. the Minister of Health - UAE Organized by the Executive Board of the Health Ministers' Council and Ministry of Health UAE " Patient Safety - Nursing Responsibility", Al-Bustan Ratana Hotel - Dubai January 9th - 11th 2007.
82. Participation and presentation titled " GCC Perspective on Patient Safety" in the 6th UAE Nursing initiatives conference and 7th GCC Nursing Symposium under the patronage of H.E. the Minister of Health - UAE Organized by the Executive Board of the Health Ministers' Council and Ministry of Health UAE " Patient Safety - Nursing Responsibility", Al-Bustan Ratana Hotel - Dubai January 9th - 11th 2007.
83. Active participation to the International Conference on "Impact of Globalization on Development of healthcare in Islamic countries held in Kuwait, 23-27 March 2007.
84. The First Regional Meeting on National Bioethics Committee, Jointly organized by UNESCO Cairo Office and EMRO/WHO, Cairo - presented a 15 minutes lecture Presentation of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
85. First Gulf Conference on School Health - Muscat Oman - 23-25 April 2007.
86. Active participation to the "The 5th Annual GCC Occupational Health Conference", held in Dubai, Institute for International Research, Sultan Business Center -Dubai, UAE at Movenpick Hotel, 24-28 June 2007.
87. Delivered lecture "title Health Ministers Council for Cooperation Council Update On the Progress Towards A Unified Legislative approach To Occupational Health In the GCC", in the IIR MIDDLE EAST: The 5th Annual GCC "Occupational Health Conference, 25th-26th June 2007.
88. Certificate of appreciation for the address delivered in The 5th Annual GCC "Occupational Health Conference, 25th-26th June 2007.

NATIONAL

1. 1. Primary Care, Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital, March 1, 1987.
2. 2. Methods and Procedures of Training at PHC, June 28, 1987.
3. 3. For Directors of PHC Department in the Kingdom, August 27, 1988
4. 4. For Statistical Leaders in the Kingdom, Al-Baha, September 1989.
5. 5. Communication and Skill Development Institutes of Public Management
   Riyadh, KSA, 3-5 June 1990.
6. 6. Role of PHC Center on Eradication and Control of Leishmaniasis, Malaria and Bilharziasis, Al-Ahsa Region, August 11, 1990.
7. 7. Training for Trainees for MCH, April 21, 1991.
8. 8. Quality Assurance Workshop, June 18, 1992
9. 9. Quality Assurance Workshop, December 5, 1992
10. 10. Quality Assurance Workshop, December 26, 1992
11. 11. Quality Assurance Workshop, February 13, 1993
12. 12. Quality Assurance Workshop, April 24, 1993
13. 13. Quality Assurance Workshop, May 15, 1993
14. 14. Quality Assurance Workshop, July 10, 1993.
15. 15. Private Health sector in relation to PHC. Dammam, KSA 26-27 October 1993.
16. 16. Chairman of Twenty Regional Training Workshops Allover the Kingdom to Train 2,000 GPs Working at PHCCs, 1995-96. "Leadership Development of Diagnosis and Management of Bronchial Asthma".
17. 17. Workshop for Supervision in Quality assurance (QA), July 2, 1996.
18. 18. Workshop for Leadership Development, October 27, 1996.
19. 19. Diarrhoeal Disease Standard Care Management, June 1997.
20. 20. Workshop for ARI Management June 28, 1997.
21. 21. Workshop for Gulf Arab Countries on Country Reporting on the Convention on the Rights of the Child. UNICEF-Riyadh, KSA.14-17 June 1997.
22. 22. National Workshop for National Coordinators for Diarrhoeal Diseases. Tabuk, KSA 28-30/June 1997.
23. 23. Three Workshops (Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam) to Train 400 Private Doctors on Diagnosis and Management of Bronchial Asthma, 1997.
24. 24. The 2nd workshop on ARI 16-19 November 1997.
25. 25. Skills for Decision making for leader at PHC-WHO. 2-3 October 1999. Asser, KSA.
26. 26. 2nd Workshop for national trainers and coordinators for diarrhoeal diseases, 17-19 May, , KSA, 1999.
27. 27. The Women Mental Health. MOH, Riyadh - KSA. 16-18 November 1999.
28. 28. District Health System and Referral. WHO. Riyadh - KSA, 23-24 Nov. 1999.
29. 29. Intensive Training Workshop for child and adolescent psychiatry, MOH Riyadh KSA, 16-18 February 1999.
30. 30. Supportive training workshop for mini-clinic program at PHC centers, Riyadh KSA, 19 April, 1999. .
31. 31. Congenital Blood Diseases Workshop, Riyadh. MOH, 27 October 1999.
32. 32. Early Detection and Prevention of disabilities, Riyadh KSA, 22/1/2000.
33. 33. The 2nd Orientation Workshop for PHC Leaders in Mini Clinic Program; MOH-WHO, Riyadh, KSA, Ist Nov. 2000.
34. 34. Active participation in conference held in Riyadh titled "Evidence Based Practice in cardiology & Cardiac Surgery", What is practiced - What is known. Organized by King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center in collaboration with The National Gulf Center for EBM, Office of Executive Board Council of Health Ministers for GCC States, Saudi Heart Association and Gulf Heart Association, year 2000.
35. 35. Gulf Workshop for Vital Health Information, WHO/GCC. In Riyadh. From 14-18 June 2001.
36. 36. Organizer and participation to the "Consultation on Developing Guidelines for Accreditation of District Health Facilities in Primary Health Care Setting. Riyadh 8-12 April 2001.
37. 37. The First Training Course for Trainers in Mini-Clinic Program. , Riyadh KSA, 17-18 June 2001.
38. 38. Participation to 2nd scientific meeting on Autism, held in Prince Faisal Bin Fahad Mother Center for Autism, 13-16 October 2001.
39. 39. First Meeting of National Scientific Committee for Evidence Based Medicine, Riyadh 26 June 2002.
40. 40. 5th GCC Nursing Conference; Revising Nursing Education and Practice through Professional Regulations", Appreciation for outstanding contribution to the success of the conference, held at King Faisal Specialist Hospital& Research Center, Riyadh, 5-7 October 2002.
41. 41. The 3rd International Conference on E-commerce "going E-government", Saudi E-commerce 2002. Organized by Ministry of Commerce in Riyadh Exhibition center.
42. 42. Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of valuable contribution and sponsorship of participants in: 3rd Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Practice Workshop. College of Medicine, King Saud University, 29 September - 2 October 2002.
43. 43. Second Meeting of National Scientific Committee for Evidence Based Medicine, Riyadh 29 January 2003.
44. 44. First Meeting on Medical Ethics In How Different? King Abdelaziz City for Sciences and Technology. 10-12 March 2003.
45. 45. Contribution as a speaker and session moderator for the Evidence Based Medicine, International Conference and Workshop, conducted at the National Guard Officer's Club Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the 13th-16th of March 2004.
46. 46. Chairman, Conference on Reversing the Rising Incidence of Stroke - focus on Hypertensive Patients. In co-operation with Saudi Medical Council. Prince Salman Social Centre, Riyadh, 27 May, 2004
47. 47. Participation to the workshop titled " Clinical Practice Guidelines and Workshop: Critical appraisal and local adaptation", Organized by MSD company with the cooperation of Executive Board, Council of Health Ministers for GCC States, held in Riyadh on 24 June 2004.
48. 48. EBM Pan Arab Congress and Workshop, King Abdulziz Medical City, National & Gulf Center for Evidence Based medicine, King Faisal Conference Hall, Intercontinental Hotel - Riyadh, 11-14 April 2005.
49. 49. Participated as one of the SPEAKER in the "Globalization and Adolescence Health Challenges", Organized by King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Affairs, Post Graduate Training Center, and conducted at Marriot Hotel Riyadh on 26 May 2005.
50. 50. Attended lecture on Health Care Quality - future Perspectives organized by Saudi National Quality Committee, Riyadh, held in Ameer Salman Social Center on 20/4/1426 H.
51. 51. Certificate of appreciation for exemplary contribution as one of the distinguished speaker in the EBM Pan Arab Congress conducted at King Faisal Conference Hall Intercontinental Hotel Riyadh on the 11-12th of April 2005. Organized by King Abdulaziz Medical City Riyadh, National Guard Health Affair, National and Gulf Center for Evidence Based Medicine and the Postgraduate Training Center-Riyadh.
52. 52. Certificate of appreciation for valuable contribution as one of the moderators in the EBM Pan Arab Congress conducted at King Faisal Conference Hall Intercontinental Hotel Riyadh on the 11-12th of April 2005. Organized by King Abdulaziz Medical City Riyadh, National Guard Health Affair, National and Gulf Center for Evidence Based Medicine and the Postgraduate Training Center-Riyadh.
53. 53. Attended workshop titled "Digital Health", Organized by Microsoft - Cisco System Intel with the cooperation of Executive Board, Council of Health Ministers for GCC States, held in Riyadh 12-13 June 2006.
54. 54. Ist International Conference in Health Economics & Endowment, "Towards Increasing and Optimizing Healthcare Resources", held in King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, 12-14 September 2005.
55. 55. Active participation to Regional Consultation on Genetic Diseases Prevention and Care, Riyadh 22-24 November 2005, organized by EMR/NCD, Cairo.
56. 56. Active participation to seminar on human rights and AIDS, held in Riyadh, 26-27 November 2005. The program was organized by World Health Organization, United Nations, UNCHR, UNICEF and supported by Executive Board, Council of Health Ministers for GCC States, Riyadh.
57. 57. Health Education, Objectives and Development, meeting held in King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital with the collaboration of Executive Board, Council of Health Ministers' for GCC States, Riyadh, 30-31 December 2005.
58. 58. Chairperson to the first session of 2nd Saudi Annual EBM Conference and Active participation to the conference arranged by National Gulf Center for Evidence Based Medicine, Riyadh.
59. 59. Institute for International Research Issued Certificate of appreciation for participation and delivering lecture in the 4th Annual Occupational Health Conference, 27-31 May 2006.
60. 60. One of the largest workshop titled "Present and future of Health Education in Kingdom, held in University King Saud, Medical College, 22 July 2006.
61. 61. The Organizing Committee certifies that: Dr. Tawfik A. Khoja has effectively participated in the workshop on: " Quality Improvement of Cancer Data Registration", organized by the Gulf Center for Cancer Registration, in collaboration with the Executive Board of the Health Ministers' Council for Cooperation States, Ministry of Health - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center the Collaborative center for HMC/CCS and principal sponsor of the workshop Sanofi Pasteur, held in Riyadh 25-26 November 2006.
62. 62. Actively participation in the GCC Information Mastery Workshop held in College of Medicine at King Saud University and delivered a lecture titled "From Knowledge to Action: EBM across all health care specialties, 4-6 November 2006.
63. 63. Participation to the workshop titled "Evidence Based clinical Practice", held in Riyadh - November 4-8, 2006.
64. 64. Actively participated to the 12th Gulf seminar on Tobacco control and prevention held in Riyadh 28-29 November 2006.
65. 65. Certificate of appreciation presented in recognition of outstanding accomplishments and contribution "GCC Evidence Based Clinical Practice Workshop (Basic and Advanced) held in College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh and organized by Medical Education Center, and the Department of Family and Community Medicine in Collaboration with Executive Board, Health Ministers' Council for Cooperation Council States, with support of MSD 4-8 November 2006.
66. 66. Certificate awarded In appreciation of the valuable contribution and participation to the 2nd GCC Evidence-based Clinical Practice (EBCP) Workshop held in college of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 17-19 March 2007. Twenty CME hours Information Mastery workshop, accreditation # 1492/2006 dated 18/7/1427 H.
67. 67. Participation to workshop titled " Strategic Planning workshop for Family Medicine and Primary Healthcare, and delivered lecture "Views on the future Family Medicine / PHC, held in Riyadh, 12 April 2007.
68. 68. Certificate of participation presented by General Organization for Social Insurance for active participation to the Conference