Recognizing and Supporting Women in Health IT in the Middle East

Wednesday November 25th at 15:00 CET / 17:00 KSA

Join Future50 leaders in addressing the need for more community, resources and recognition of women who have made a difference to the healthcare IT industry in the Middle East. Engage with your peers and take the next step to further your career while connecting with and empowering women in health IT.

Learning Points:

Learn about educational and support tools, international and local networks as well as opportunities for women to reach leadership positions in the healthcare IT industry
Discover the results of the Women in Health IT EMEA Annual Survey
Hear personal and professional experience from HIMSS Future50 women leaders driving healthcare transformation in the region

Taghreed Justinia

CIO, VP of IT/IS
King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University For Health Scie

Bio info: Dr Taghreed Justinia is the founding Regional Director of the IT Services, Technology & Health Informatics...

Dr Taghreed Justinia is the founding Regional Director of the IT Services, Technology & Health Informatics Department at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Saudi Arabia, where she is also Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Informatics and Director for the Masters Health Informatics Program in the Western Region at the Ministry of National Guard, Health Affairs.
Dr Justinia is the first Saudi female to obtain a Ph.D. in Health Informatics and has maintained a career that spans almost 20 years in executive IT positions in healthcare. Among her several publications, she has authored a book and has many national and international affiliations.

Hana Ibrahim Abu Sharib

Senior Nursing Informatics Officer
Corporate Nursing & Allied Health, United Arab Emirates

Bio info: Hana is a Registered Nurse who started her career in Informatics in practice and by Education. She is committed to...

Hana is a Registered Nurse who started her career in Informatics in practice and by Education. She is committed to Nursing as profession and aiming to add value by utilizing critical thinking skills to build knowledge in nursing informatics. Hana started her career in ambulatory health service as nursing advocate for HIM/HIS committee. She acted as the Chair of Nursing informatics Practice Committee SEHA-2018 which Initiated first Nursing informatics introductory course accredited from department of health in Abu Dhabi.

Hanan Al-Enazi

Director of Change Management & Knowledge Management
National Health Information Center, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Bio info: Ms. Al-Enazi holds a B.Sc in Community Health Science – Health Education, and an MPH in Health Informatics, PMP....

Ms. Al-Enazi holds a B.Sc in Community Health Science – Health Education, and an MPH in Health Informatics, PMP. She has extensive experience in Project management, Public health, Patient education, Health informatics, Change management, Medical research, and work as Project Manager in Saudi Commission for Health Specialties. She conducts many Health Education and Health Promotion programs and activities and leads projects for digital transformation, EHealth maturity and ELearning.

Dr. Noha Khater

CEO and Co-Founder
Almouneer Medical Services, Egypt

Bio info: Noha Khater, is a Cairo University Professor and the only female retinal eye surgeon in Egypt and has acquired...

Noha Khater, is a Cairo University Professor and the only female retinal eye surgeon in Egypt and has acquired several degrees and PhDs from the United Kingdom, United States and Egypt.

After building her expertise and passion for Ophthalmology over a span of 13 years in her private practice, she co-founded ALMOUNEER, a network of specialized and fully digital diabetic eye care centers, in 2014. Noha’s innovative healthcare concept combines technology and specialized healthcare to serve more than 39 million diabetic patients in the region, one third of whom could lose their sight due to effects of diabetes on the eye. Henceforth, Almouneer has positioned itself as the sole provider of high tech diabetic eye care in the MENA region treating forty thousand patients from all over the region in four years.

Due to the immense social impact of her business she was chosen as a finalist for the prestigious Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards 2018 and she is an Endeavor Entrepreneur. Noha is a huge patient advocate and has participated in many national and international medical conferences and media events to raise awareness for diabetes and is the chairman and co-founder of Control NGO, which works towards this cause.