Developing a Standardized Health Knowledge and Skill-Based Framework for the Digital Age

Developing a Standardized Health Knowledge and Skill-Based Framework for the Digital Age Passed

Tuesday May 20, 2025 14:30 - 15:00 F2

Track: Future Health and Care

Addressing the known health workforce knowledge and skill gap is a common strategic direction forming part of every nation’s digital health strategy. Many have been or continue to be engaged in the development of competency frameworks. ZIMAM, which is a non-for-profit organization has adopted a collaborative approach to the development of globally accessible computable framework able to support the professionalization of the digital health knowledge domain, and support digital health career pathways development. Its research project is making use of the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA) 9th Ed by contextualizing this to suit the health industry and by its harmonization with other competency frameworks.

Language

English

Topic

Workforce of the future

Seminar type

Live + On site

Lecture type

Presentation

Objective of lecture

Inspiration

Level of knowledge

Intermediate

Target audience

Management/decision makers
Organizational development
Care professionals

Keyword

Innovation/research
Government information
Informatics/Interoperability

Lecturers

Osama Elhassan Lecturer

Chair
ZIMAM

Osama is a Software Engineer by training with more than 20 years of extensive digital health experience and qualifications. He is recognized as a leading figure in digital health committed to enhancing healthcare services at local, regional and international levels.
After many years in academia, he joined Dubai Health Authority in 2012 to shape and drive an ambitious digital health strategy which includes several transformative initiatives and regulatory frameworks.

Currently at the helm of a prominent NGO namely ZIMAM which is dedicated to workforce development in digital health. Dr Elhassan has extensive exposure to a number of current and previous health professional organizations' appointments such as the International Committee of HL7, the American Health Information Management Association and the International Society of Telemedicine and eHealth (ISfTeH).

Dr Elhassan has been awarded a lifetime fellowship of the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics and HMSS Changemakers Award for 2025 as a recognition of his achievements, He holds a Master degree in Advanced Computing from Imperial College and a PhD in Software Architecture from University of Leicester. He is propelled by his fervent dedication to advancing healthcare through innovation, collaboration and strategic leadership.

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