DR. MOHAMED SALAMA · RIYADH, KSA

I don’t just monitor infection risks.
I build systems that turn them into action.

Corporate Infection Prevention & Control leader advancing patient safety through governance, surveillance intelligence, workforce capability and closed-loop action across hospital networks.

MULTI-HOSPITALIPC governance
CIC® · CPHQ · CPPS · CPXPCertified leadership
CLOSED-LOOPRisk to action
Dr. Mohamed Salama in a formal executive portrait
CORPORATE DIRECTOR Infection Prevention & Control
16+Years of healthcare experience
4Professional credentials
MULTI-HOSPITALCorporate IPC governance
PRISMOperational closed-loop system
INFECTION PREVENTION ✦ PATIENT SAFETY ✦ CLINICAL GOVERNANCE ✦ SURVEILLANCE INTELLIGENCE ✦ HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION ✦
EXECUTIVE PROFILE AT A GLANCE

Evidence-led leadership.
Built for impact.

A concise view of the qualifications, accreditation experience, improvement focus and leadership principles behind the work.

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01 / EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Leadership that moves
beyond compliance.

My work sits at the intersection of infection prevention, patient safety and healthcare transformation. I translate complex clinical risk into clear governance, measurable priorities and accountable action.

Across multi-hospital environments, I connect frontline practice with executive visibility—strengthening surveillance, validating performance, developing teams and ensuring that identified risks do not disappear between reports and reality.

“Closing the action is not the same as closing the risk.”
01

See the risk

Make weak signals visible before they become patient harm.

02

Share the action

Create ownership across clinical, operational and leadership teams.

03

Protect the patient

Validate closure by outcome—not by documentation alone.

02 / LEADERSHIP FOCUS

Where strategy becomes
safer practice.

A practical leadership model connecting data, people, governance and execution.

01

Corporate IPC Governance

Aligning standards, accountability and performance review across hospital branches.

02

Surveillance & Validation

Turning HAI and MDRO signals into verified insight, escalation and timely intervention.

03

Patient Safety Improvement

Connecting prevention bundles, RCA, CAPA and clinical outcomes through closed-loop follow-up.

04

Antimicrobial Stewardship

Bringing prescribing, consumption, resistance trends and governance into one decision frame.

05

Workforce Capability

Building competent IPC teams through mentoring, training, assessment and professional support.

06

Digital Transformation

Designing dashboards and decision systems that move teams from reporting to action.

PRISM accepted for poster presentation at KSA ID Week 2026
03 / FLAGSHIP INNOVATION

PRISM is no longer a concept.
It is operational.

PRISM is a closed-loop IPC intelligence and action system designed for hospital networks. It connects surveillance, performance visibility, risk escalation, corrective action and leadership accountability in one practical operating model.

  • 01 Risk signals become visible.
  • 02 Actions gain clear ownership.
  • 03 Closure is validated against risk.
OFFICIALLY ACCEPTED 5th Annual KSA ID Week 2026 Poster presentation · IPC-11 · Riyadh
04 / PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

A career built around
protecting patients.

From clinical foundations to corporate governance and system-level transformation.

NOW

Corporate Director of Infection Prevention & Control

Leading IPC governance, performance, surveillance and capability across a multi-hospital network in Saudi Arabia.

LEADERSHIP

IPC Management & Operational Excellence

Strengthening standards, readiness, incident response, team development and measurable improvement at hospital level.

FOUNDATION

Dentistry, Epidemiology & Healthcare Quality

Combining clinical thinking with epidemiology, patient safety and systems improvement.

05 / CREDENTIALS & PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTION

Recognized expertise.
Proven contribution.

Credentials and professional roles spanning infection prevention, quality, patient safety, patient experience and healthcare accreditation.

CIC®Infection Prevention & Control
CPHQHealthcare Quality
CPPSPatient Safety
CPXPPatient Experience
ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT Master’s in Clinical Epidemiology

Candidate · In Progress

Strengthening surveillance, research methods and evidence-led decision-making.
EXECUTIVE EDUCATION MBA

Candidate

Advancing strategic leadership, governance and healthcare transformation.
INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATION · 2025

MDRO Improvement Project

Poster presentation at the 5th International Infection Prevention and Control Conference in Riyadh.

CBIC CONTRIBUTION

Job Analysis Task Force

Contributor to the CBIC® professional task force supporting the CIC® certification framework.

ACCREDITATION

Accreditation & Survey Readiness

Leadership experience supporting CBAHI, JCI and GIDIPC standards, readiness and sustained compliance.

PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITY · 2026

IPIC Program Speaker

Speaker for the Intensive Program in Infection Control and Epidemiology, delivered in collaboration with the Public Health Authority.

MINISTRY OF HEALTH RECOGNITION

IPC Training & CBIC Readiness

Recognized by the Ministry of Health’s General Directorate of Infection Prevention and Control for contributions to IPIC training, CBIC exam preparation and healthcare-facility readiness.

ACCEPTED ABSTRACT

5th Annual KSA ID Week

PRISM accepted for poster presentation · IPC-11 · Riyadh · 2026.

MENTORING

ACIPC Mentoring Program

Mentor supporting the development of infection prevention professionals · 2026.

CROSS-DISCIPLINARY

Quality, Safety & Experience

Integrating IPC with healthcare quality, patient safety and patient experience through CPHQ, CPPS and CPXP expertise.

06 / IMPROVEMENT PORTFOLIO

From risk signals
to measurable action.

A focused portfolio of system-level projects designed to standardize practice, strengthen visibility and accelerate improvement across hospital networks.

STANDARDIZATION

Disinfectant Use Standardization

Aligning product selection, indications, safe use and monitoring across clinical environments.

ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Fumigation Machine Deployment

Structured deployment, governance and operational readiness for enhanced environmental decontamination.

PERFORMANCE INTELLIGENCE

Corporate IPC Dashboard

Executive visibility of HAI, MDRO, compliance and corrective-action performance across branches.

MDRO IMPROVEMENT · POSTER PROJECT

MDRO Reduction in Adult ICU

An adult ICU MDRO improvement project presented at the 5th International IPC Conference in Riyadh · 2025.

WORKFORCE CAPABILITY

Nursing IPC Competency Analytics

Linking competency assessment, department-level gaps and targeted development to safer practice.

SURVEILLANCE

Virology Follow-Up System

A structured weekly follow-up model supporting case visibility, escalation and reliable action tracking.

07 / LEADERSHIP IN ACTION

Leadership is visible
where the work happens.

Speaking, mentoring and working beside multidisciplinary teams to turn standards into safer daily practice.

Dr. Mohamed Salama with a multidisciplinary hospital team at Hayat National Hospitals
MULTIDISCIPLINARY LEADERSHIPBuilding safer systems with the people who deliver care
Dr. Mohamed Salama participating in a frontline staff recognition ceremony
RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCECelebrating the people behind reliable IPC practice
Hayat National Hospitals infection prevention awareness event
IPC AWARENESSTurning prevention into a visible culture across the hospital
Dr. Mohamed Salama with a multidisciplinary Hayat National Hospitals team
MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMBuilding safer care through shared effort
Dr. Mohamed Salama with frontline healthcare colleagues
FRONTLINE CONNECTIONLeadership grounded in presence and shared purpose
Dr. Mohamed Salama with a colleague at the 5th International IPC Conference in Riyadh
INTERNATIONAL IPC CONFERENCE · 2025Professional exchange on an international stage
Dr. Mohamed Salama with IPC colleagues during a staff recognition event
CELEBRATING IPC CONTRIBUTORSRecognizing the people behind safer practice
IPC team members recognized for their contributions
RECOGNIZING FRONTLINE CONTRIBUTIONStrengthening a culture of appreciation
STRATEGIC COLLABORATION & FIELD LEADERSHIP

Leadership strengthened through presence, partnership and shared purpose.

08 / CONTACT

Let’s build systems that
make safer care possible.

Open to professional dialogue, speaking engagements and collaborations in infection prevention, patient safety, clinical governance and healthcare transformation.

[email protected] Corporate Director of Infection Prevention & Control · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia