Name: Prof Dr. Gihan Kamal Hassan Aly
Age: 57
Computer Skills: Windows(2007 ), Internet.
Languages: Arabic, English.
Present Job: Quality Manager Of Al-Borg Laboratory (2002 up to date ).
E-mail:gihankamal@alborglab.com
Tel no. : +202-33027390
Mobile : +2-012-3134257


Qualifications

• Ain Shams University ,Faculty of Medicine(Cairo) :
  1. M. B., B. Ch; 1975, (grade : very good)
  2. Master Degree in Clinical and Chemical Pathology,1980, (grade : very good)
  3. M. D. in Clinical and Chemical Pathology, 1984.

The American University In Cairo, School of Business, Economics and Communication

• The Diploma in Total Quality Management in Healthcare, January 2006.

Academic posts at Ain Shams University, Faculty of medicine

1. House officer, (1976-1977).
2. Intern Clinical & Chemical Pathology, (1977-1981).
3. Assistant Lecturer of Clinical Pathology , ( 1981- 1985 ).
4. Lecturer of Clinical Pathology, (1985 – 1990 ).
5. Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology , (1990 – 1995 ).
• Professor of Clinical Pathology, at Ain Shams University , Faculty of Medicine ,Cairo ( 1995 up to date).

Experience

1. Deputy manager of Ain Shams Specialized Hospital Laboratory (1985-1989)
2. Visitor assist. Professor in Cairo and Menofia University ( 1992- 1995 ) as a speaker of the following topics :
   Principles of quality assurance , identification of analytical arrors , evaluation of analytical methods and selection of better analytical decision levels ( to improve diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of medical testing ).
3. Preparing the clinical chemistry department of Ain Shams Specialized Hospital laboratory for the application of ISO standards and ISO 9002 Certification (1996-1997).
4. Laboratory manager of Gynaecology and Obstetrics Hospital Laboratory at Ain Shams University, ( 2000 – 2001 ).
5. Preparation of Al-Borg Lab for ISO 9001 : 2000 (2003) .
6. Preparation of Ain Shams Hospital Lab for accreditation according to National Egyptian Standards (2008) .
7. Preparation of Al-Borg Lab ( main lab ) for accreditation according to ISO 15189 Standards (2008-2009).
8. Preparing the accreditation preparation training program held at Al Borg Lab. training center (2008 ), including the following topics :
• Safety
• Preanalytical, post analytical and reporting requirements
• Internal Quality Control Techniques
• Proficiency testing
• Selection & Evaluation of Methods
• Uncertainty
9. The Technical coordinator for the development of the automatic patient’s results verification ( Auto – Validation ) software which includes : Medical rules, delta checks , checks of Q.C. results and checking flags issued by auto-analyzers .
10. The coordinator for the development of the Artificial intelligence software used in the secretariat department including medical errors, option errors, spelling and reportable errors .
11. The coordinator for the development of Centralized Quality Control program, allowing monitoring all Q.C. results released by all auto-analyzers in main lab. (Cairo ) and the other working branches ( outside Cairo ) .
12. Supervising the design and Implementation of a software to register the findings of Internal audits, non-Conformities and customer complaints .
    

Societies : Member of

1. American Association of Clinical Chemistry ( AACC ).
2. The Egyptian Society of Laboratory Medicine ( ESLM ) : In addition I am the general secretary of the society ( 2000 till now ) .

Training Courses

1. Precongress course on non-isotopic immunoassays, repair and maintenance of simple instruments and improving the quality and clinical usefulness of Laboratory tests, held by the 2nd African, Mediterranean and Near East Congress of clinical Chemistry, Cairo( 1983).
2. Training course on Astra-8 with enzymes for one week by Beckman Swiss specialists , Geneva,(1985).
3. ISO – Training course : Quality system planning, Cairo,( 1996).
4. Entrepreneurship and small Business course organized by the Egyptian European Association for Economic and Social Development, Cairo,(1996).
5. BSI training course to prepare internal auditor to audit compliance to ISO Standards, Cairo,(2002).
6. ISO 9001 : 2000 : Awareness (2003).
7. Management and Marketing training courses, Cairo,(2003).
8. ISO –Training courses : ISO 17025( Laboratory Accreditation ,Cairo 2003).
9. ISO-15189 Standards : Awareness ( Cairo, 2008 ).
10. ISO-15189 : Internal auditor course ( Cairo, 2009 ) by Engineering . Quality Experts (EQE) certified by UKAS and BSI .

Workshops

1. AACC'S 52nd Annual meeting, San Francisco, California, )2000 )attending the following sessions (11 credit hours ).
• Your CAP inspection success plan.
• Quality systems in a core laboratory.
• New challenges in laboratory medicine: customer service and changing demographics.
2. AACC’S Annual meeting, Florida, 2005 by attending workshop on six sigma applications.
3. Concepts and practices in the evaluation of Laboratory methods ( Session 191005), AACC’s annual meeting, Washington DC,2008, (4 credit hours ).
4. The central role of the sample : you can’t get a good answer without a good sample ( Session 24218) AACC’s annual meeting, Washington DC,2008, (2.5 credit hours ).
5. Performance-driven quality control ( March, 2009) by Zoe Brook (Canada); workshop held by the Egyptian Society of Laboratory medicine (ESLM).

Meetings and Symposia and continuous education
Attending:

1. A WASP symposium on clinical Laboratory quality control ,sponsored by the College of American Pathologists, Washington,(1987), (1.5 credit hours ) .
2. A WASP symposium on viral infection and host response rapid Diagnosis , CAP,Washington,(1987), (2.5 credit hours ) .
3. Immunology in clinical medicine, Cairo,( 1987 ).
4. The fall meeting of ASCP, Washington, D.C., attending the program of developing performance standards and other sessions ,(1994) , (22.5 credit hours )
5. Second International conference for Biotechnology, CICC , Cairo ,(1998).
6. International Association of Pediatric laboratory Medicine IAPLM),(Rome, 2003).
7. The 54th scientific congress of the Egyptian Society of Clinical Chemistry ( ESCC international meeting ) , 2007
8. AACC’S Annual meeting, Washington DC, 2008 .
9. Periodic attendance of the annual meeting of the Egyptian Society of Laboratory Medicine (ESLM)
   

Active Participation in Workshops as a Speaker
Actively Sharing in the following workshops held at Ain Shams University, and by the Egyptian Society of Laboratory Medicine(ESLM), Cairo:

1. Lipids, 1983.
2. Interpretation of Laboratory results, March 1984.
3. Statistics in medical research, November 1984.
4. Quality control, March 1985.
5. Laboratory investigations of gastrointestinal diseases, Mar 1986.
6. Medical statistics, March, 1987.
7. Automation in Laboratory medicine, December, 1987.
8. Planning of medical research, March, 1989.

Active Participation in Conferences as a speaker
Actively sharing in the first to the twentieth annual conferences of the Society of laboratory Medicine (ESLM )1990–2009 by giving lectures on Quality Topics such as:

1. ISO 9002”( 1997 ).
2. Automation in the era of consolidation (2002).
3. Six sigma applications in Laboratory medicine (2006).
4. Auto-Validation of patient’s results (2007).
• Activity sharing in the sixth conference of Syrian Clinical Laboratory Association (2003) as a speaker : “ Total quality management in the haematology laboratory : practical guidelines “
• Activity sharing in the 2nd JSP international conference 2006 Amman , Jordan as a speaker : “ Six Sigma applications in Laboratory Medicine “

Published Papers

• 40 papers in the field of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Endocrinology, Quality Control programs and evaluation of Laboratory techniques.

Academic visits

• Academic visit to clinical laboratory of Cleveland Clinical Foundation, U.S.A. (1987).
• Academic Visit to the National Naval Medical Center, Besthesda, Maryland (1992).
• Academic Visit to Saint Marry’s Hospital, UK (2006).

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