Dr. Zakiuddin Ahmed

Digital Health

Dr. Zaki has been pioneering Telemedicine in Pakistan & the region since 1998. As a global expert in Digital Health & independent expert, he contributed in the development of “WHO-ITU National eHealth Strategy Toolkit” (http://www.itu.int/pub/D-STR-E_HEALTH.05-2012  ). As the focal person, he had earlier conducted the 2nd Global eHealth survey 2009 of WHO Global Observatory for eHealth for Pakistan. He also organized the first “Stakeholders Workshop on eHealth Policy & Strategy” for WHO in Pakistan in 2008 & facilitated the “Stakeholders Workshop on developing Digital Health Policy” in Pakistan in 2019. He is the 1st Pakistani member of ATA and special Envoy of ISfTeH and also on the editorial board of its journal https://journals.ukzn.ac.za/index.php/JISfTeH/about/editorialTeam. He is a founding trustee of eHealth Association of Pakistan (eHAP) and its Past President. He has been the National Coordinator for eHealth, MoH, Government of Pakistan & Focal Person for eHealth for WHO. He is also on the editorial board of “Telehealth and Medicine Today” journal https://telehealthandmedicinetoday.com/index.php/journal/about/editorialTeam. As Project Director, He developed “Rah@H’ the world’s first fully integrated Connected Health model at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. He is the co lead of the “Digital Health Platform IV” of Respire2 project, University of Edinburgh & Steering Committee member of UKDHC & HIMSS ME. He is Adjunct Professor of Digital Health, Convenor, Digital Health Pakistan https://digitalhealthpakistan.org/Index.html, Fellow, International Rotary Fellowship of Healthcare Professionals, Country Representative HIFA, CEO Digital Care, Advisor TruDoc, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer Aman Ventures, President & Board member MDRM.

Patient Safety & Healthcare Quality 

Dr. Zaki established region’s first & dedicated institute on patient safety called “Riphah Institute of Healthcare Improvement & Safety” (www.rihis.riphah.edu.pk ). He also founded the “International Conference on Patient Safety” (www.icps.riphah.edu.pk ) which has become one of the most significant event in patient safety both nationally & globally. He brought the “Patient Safety Friendly Hospital Initiative (PSFHI)” of WHO to Pakistan and also worked with WHO on developing the National Situational Analysis & Quality Policy. Dr. Zaki developed a collaboration with BMJ and launched the “BMJ Open Quality Riphah Pakistan Edition” https://rihis.riphah.edu.pk/bmjr/#home as its editor. He also established the region’s first journal on patient safety namely “Journal of Healthcare Quality & Safety” as it Managing Editor. He led the creation of the “Regional Consortium of Patient Safety” with 18 countries.

Health Research

Dr. Zaki established “Health Research Advisory Board” (www.healthrab.org ), as its General Secretary, which initiated Pakistan’s first national registries in multiple diseases. He organized the International Conference on Medical Research (IMRC) annually in Pakistan and has also organized many Research Awards.

Healthcare Leadership

Dr. Zaki established the first of its kind “Institute of Innovation Leadership in Medicine (IiLM) https://iilmtraining.com/ & has trained & coached hundreds of senior physicians, CEOs, Medical Directors & healthcare policy makers. He is the 1st certified physician trainer of “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” & “Unconscious Bias” in Pakistan & a member of American Association for Physician Leadership. He created the “ 9 C’s Framework of 21st Century Healthcare Leader” along with other training programs for senior Physicians on Healthcare Leadership, Strategic Planning, Culture & Healthcare Communications. He is Visiting Professor, King Edward Medical University.

Lifestyle Medicine

Dr. Zaki pioneered the concept of Lifestyle Medicine and created his innovative health model called “SELF” which stands for Sleep, Exercise, Lifestyle, & Food.

Dr. Zaki is the founder of Health Asia https://health-asia.com/ Pakistan’s first and largest health event. He founded “Organization of Pakistani Entrepreneurs of North America (OPEN) in Pakistan as its 1st President.