Pediatric Hematology- Oncology Achievements and Awards

Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Achievements and Awards

• Implementation of “Disease Specific Sub-specialization Programs in Oncology”
• Leukemia/Lymphoma program
• Neuro-oncology program
• Solid tumors program
• Adaptation of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (CPG) aiming to standardize treatment modalities and ensure state-of-the-art management.
• Insured accessibility of the CPG to all health care providers through the Departmental web page on the intranet.
• Uploaded most chemotherapy protocols (pre-printed orders and order sets) onto the electronic medical record system (Best Care) to ensure safety and efficiency in daily practice.
• Conducting weekly Tumor Boards (Multidisciplinary Group Meeting to review and discuss management of various Pediatric Oncology patients).
• Collaboration with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) for regular tumor boards with their experts to discuss complex oncology cases.
• Performing all procedures (IT chemo and BMA) under Monitored Anesthesia Care in a designated outpatient area to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.
• Sustaining excellent results in managing all Oncology and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) patients with fever and suspected neutropenia in ER (door-to-antibiotic time < 60 minutes).
• Expansion of the Pediatric HSCT Program—increased capacity, patient numbers, and transplant variety.
• Collaboration with international registries for matched unrelated SCT.
• CIBMTR Registration—sharing data with the International Blood & Marrow Transplant Registry as a key step toward FACT/JACIE accreditation (2019–2020).
• Establishment of a “Help Line” service to maintain direct communication between patients and medical/allied services.
• Collaboration with Home Health Care to provide a wide range of services to patients.
• Establishment of a “Survivorship Program.”
• Enrollment of patients in the SANAD academic program in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, ensuring continuity in schooling.
• Accreditation of the HSCT and radiation therapy programs for fellowship training by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCHS).
• Expansion of the Fellowship Program.
• Approval of 6 Scholarship positions.​