Dr. Zakaria Zaki Al Attal is senior consultant for organizational development and international accreditation at the MOH/ UAE and the Director of Quality at Emirates Health Services (EHS). He is responsible to facilitate the development of quality and patient safety program in the MOH. Dr Al Attal is the main advisor in the (EHS) to quality, patient safety and international accreditation. He is chairing the Quality Forum of the EHS to oversee the quality program and facilitate the international accreditation of around 100 health care facilities at EHS.
Zakaria Zaki Al-Attal, PhD, CPHQ
Director of Quality Management DHA, HSS- Dubai
Over 15 years in Health Care Management
Director of Quality Management DHA, HSS- Dubai
Over 15 years in Health Care Management
Before joining MOH/UAE, Zakaria was the director of quality and performance management at the Dubai Health Authority (DHA)- hospital service sector. He was responsible to oversee the quality, risk management, performance management, excellence and accreditation programs in the four governmental hospitals and specialized centers of the Dubai Health Authority. He is a recognized trainer and a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) as well as a Certified Professional in Patient Safety by National Patient Safety Foundation in the USA, (NPSF). He is a lecturer at the Dubai Medical College since 2011 on quality and patient safety based on the WHO recommended curriculum for medical students. He is a member in the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ), Zakaria is a member in the quality council of the Dubai Health Care City Dubai for the years 2007-2008, then from 2011, till now. He works as an Independent Consultant with the Joint Commission International since February 2006. Zakaria is an expert in implementing and introducing quality concepts in organizations through managing different challenges to enhance the quality and patient safety of health care services.
Zakaria is a professional trainer for health care providers and health administrator on Quality improvement and management competencies at Wollongong University- Dubai 2003-2007 as well as he provided on job training for health care organizations’ staff.
He provides on job consultation for hospitals in different countries around the world on subjects related to quality and patient safety, health care management health care accreditation and clinical care program certifications. Zakaria achieved his PhD award from the University of Salford - Manchester- UK in February 2010 his research was about “The factors affecting the implementation of the (TQM) JCI standards in UAE hospitals”. He facilitates the development of strategic plans for department of health and medical services- Dubai, 2002, ministry of health -UAE 2007and Dubai health authority 2013 as well as Ministry of Health and Prevention in 2014.
Dr. Zakaria trained more than 1000 Health Care Professionals on CPHQ through conducting more than 50 courses in different countries in the region.
Zakaria is a professional trainer for health care providers and health administrator on Quality improvement and management competencies at Wollongong University- Dubai 2003-2007 as well as he provided on job training for health care organizations’ staff.
He provides on job consultation for hospitals in different countries around the world on subjects related to quality and patient safety, health care management health care accreditation and clinical care program certifications. Zakaria achieved his PhD award from the University of Salford - Manchester- UK in February 2010 his research was about “The factors affecting the implementation of the (TQM) JCI standards in UAE hospitals”. He facilitates the development of strategic plans for department of health and medical services- Dubai, 2002, ministry of health -UAE 2007and Dubai health authority 2013 as well as Ministry of Health and Prevention in 2014.
Dr. Zakaria trained more than 1000 Health Care Professionals on CPHQ through conducting more than 50 courses in different countries in the region.