CURRICULUM VITAE OMER ALAMOUDI, MD, FRCP, FCCP, FACP PERSONAL INFORMATION Name: Omer S. B. Alamoudi Citizenship: Saudi Arabian Place of Birth: Makkah, Saudi Arabia Marital status Married Professional Address: Faculty of Medicine, Medical department, King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH), P. O. Box 80215, Jeddah 21589 Tel. No. (966) 2 640-8272 (secretary), 640-8246 (Direct) E-mail address: [email protected]Scientific specialty: General: Internal Medicine Subspecialty: Pulmonary Disease PRESENT ACADEMIC RANK AND POSITION Professor of Medicine KAUH, Faculty of Medicine Jeddah, Saudi Arabia December, 2007 Consultant Pulmonologist Department of Medicine 1
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CURRICULUM VITAE
OMER ALAMOUDI, MD, FRCP, FCCP, FACP
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name: Omer S. B. Alamoudi
Citizenship: Saudi Arabian
Place of Birth: Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Marital status Married
Professional Address: Faculty of Medicine, Medical department, King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH), P. O. Box 80215, Jeddah 21589Tel. No. (966) 2 640-8272 (secretary),640-8246 (Direct)E-mail address: [email protected]
Professor of Medicine KAUH, Faculty of MedicineJeddah, Saudi ArabiaDecember, 2007Consultant Pulmonologist Department of MedicineKing Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, KSASeptember, 1994
CERTIFICATION
Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (UK)March, 1990
Fellow of Respiratory Medicine, University of British ColumbiaVancouver, CanadaSeptember, 1994
Fellow of the American College of Chest PhysiciansOctober, 1996
Member of the American College of PhysiciansSeptember, 1998
Fellow of the American College of PhysiciansOctober, 2002
Fellow of the European Respiratory societyDecember, 2002
MEDICAL LICENSURE
College of Physicians and Surgeons of British ColumbiaJuly, 1992 - August, 1994
HONORS AND AWARD
Research Fellow for three (3) months at the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Scotland UK, honored by The British Medical Council/ Jeddah, KSASeptember, 1991
PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
Head of ICU, Locum Consultant Pulmonologist atKing Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, JeddahJuly, 1997 – September, 1997
Program director of the internal medicine, Faculty of Medicine, KAUHMarch, 1999-2001
First National Representative of the European Respiratory Society, ERS 2001 Elections, KSANovember, 2001 – November, 2004
Director of the Saudi Council for Medical specialties, Jeddah office, Jeddah, KSA May, 2001 - 2006
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EDUCATION AND TEACHING
Comprehensive Respiratory Course, Faculty of Medicine, KAUHOctober, 1994 - To date
Tutor for 4th, 5th, and 6th year medical students, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH October, 1994 – To date.
Tutor for 6th year medical students, Faculty of Medicine, KAUHSeptember, 1997 – September, 1998
A yearly Respiratory Course of 16 lectures for 4th, 5th, and 6th year medical and dental students, Faculty of Medicine, KAUHOctober, 1994 - To date
A yearly Respiratory Course of 10 lectures for 4th and 5th year parallel medical and dental students, Faculty of Medicine, KAUHSeptember, 2005 - To date
EDUCATATIONAL ACTIVITYES/ CONTINUOUS MEDICAL EDUCATION
American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USAMay, 1993
American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USAJune, 1994
International Congress on Aerosols in Medicine in Health & Disease. Cairo, Egypt.November, 1994
American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, USAMay, 1995
American Thoracic Society, Annual Meeting, Neo Orleans, WA, USAMay, 1997
European Thoracic Society. Annual Congress. Geneva, Switzerland.September, 1998
American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting, Toronto, CanadaMay, 2000
European Respiratory Society, Annual Congress, Florence, ItalyAugust, 2000
Asthma Management Course. Medical Education Unit. National Guard Hosptial. Jeddah, KSAFebruary, 2002
Design and preparation of Questions and Building Questions Banks. Workshop. Continuous Medical Education Centre, KAUHMarch, 2002
European Respiratory Society. Annual Congress. Stockholm, SwedenSeptember, 2002
Airway Management Symposium. Erfan and Bagedo General Hospital, Jeddah, KSAFebruary, 2003
Second Conference on Advanced Medicine. KAUH, Jeddah, KSAApril, 2003
Intensive Thoracic Radiology Course, KAUH, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Jeddah, KSAJune, 2003
European Thoracic Society Annual Congress, Vienna, AustriaOctober, 2003
Skills of Distant Learning. Workshop. Centre of Continuous Medical Education KAUH, Jeddah, KSAApril, 2004
World Asthma Day, KSA, Ministry of Higher Education, KAUH, Education & Training Department, Jeddah, KSAMay, 2004
The Third Annual Intensive Internal Medicine Review Course, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Khalid National Guard Hospital, Jeddah, KSASeptember, 2004
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Saudi Society for Medical Education. The first Scientific Meeting. King Khalid University, Ibha, KSANovember, 2004
Third Annual Scientific Meeting of the Saudi Thoracic Society. Al-Khobar-KSAApril, 2005
Internal Medicine updates Symposium, KSA, Ministry of Health. Hera General Hospital, Postgraduate and Training Centre, Makkah, KSANovember, 2005
Third International Conference on Advance Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, KSANovember, 2005
Strategic Planning. Workshop, Izdehar for Training, Jeddah, KSAApril, 2006
The 4th Annual Saudi Thoracic Society Scientific Conference & the 10th Arab Thoracic Association Meeting, Jeddah, KSASeptember, 2006
The 5th Annual Scientific Conference of the Saudi Thoracic Society Jointly with 26th Regional meeting of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IUATLD), Riyadh, KSAMarch, 2007
The 49th, Annual International Conference of the Egyptian Society of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis & the 11th Arab Thoracic Association Meeting, Cairo, EgyptMarch, 2007
Tow day’s workshop. How to design an Item Bank. ’’Exam Bank”. Unit. KAUH, Faculty of Medicine. Medical Education Unit, Jeddah, KSAApril, 2007
6th GCC Medical Education Conference and the 2nd meeting of the Saudi Medical Education Society. King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSANovember, 2007
The Egyptian Society of Respiratory System& Allergy- University of Heidelberg – Germany. Interdisplinary Training Course’ Interventional Bronchoscopy & Thorcoscopy’’. New Kasr El Eini Teaching HospitalsCairo, EgyptNovermber, 2008
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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Higher Education, KAUH. Basic Life Support- Provider Course. Jeddah, KSAFebruary, 2009
Second International Pulmonary Hypertension Meeting for the Eastern Mediterranean RegionCasablanca- MoroccoFebruary, 2009
INSTITUTIONAL/DEPARTMENT AND DIVISIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES, COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP AND OTHERS
Coordinator of Asthma Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, KSAMarch, 1995 - To date
Member of Exam Organizing Committee, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, KSAMay, 1995 – July, 2000
Member of the Objective Structured Clinical Exam Committee, Department of Medicine, KAUH, KSA September, 1996 - September, 2000
Evaluation of the National Protocol for Diagnosis and Management of Bronchial Asthma, (Upon the request of the Ministry of Health), September, 1995
Member of the Saudi National Program for Diagnosis and Management of Bronchial Asthma, March, 1996 - April, 2004
Vice chairmen of the chest club, Jeddah, Faculty of Medicine, KSAJanuary, 1996 - January, 2000
Chairman of Islamic Education Committee, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSASeptember, 1996 - September, 1997
Assistant Supervisor of Saudi Council for Medical Specialization, KAUH, KSAOctober, 1996 - September, 1998
Evaluation of the National Protocol for Management of COPD (upon the request of the Ministry of Health), June, 1997
Adhoc Committee Member to review the curriculum for the Department of MedicineKing Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Medicine,November, 1996
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Member of Social Services Committee of KAUH, Faculty of Medicine, December, 1996-2000
Member of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Committee, KAUH, Faculty of Medicine August, 1997-2000
Evaluation of the National Protocol of Tuberculosis Prevention in the western province of Saudi Arabia (upon the direct request of the Ministry of Health)September, 1997
Member of the Hospital Brain Death Committee, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, KSASeptember, 1997 – September, 2000
Member of the exam committee, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, KSAFebruary, 1999-To date
Program director of the internal medicine, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, KSAMarch, 1999 – July, 2001
Saudi Board Examiner. Saudi Council for Medical specialty, Riyadh, KSAJanuary, 2000- To Date
Chairman of the organizing committee of the first international day of asthma management, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSAFebruary, 2000
Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the International Conference on Advanced Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSAApril, 2000
Member of the Organizing Committee of the International Conference on Advanced Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSAApril, 2000
Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the first Intensive Course of Clinical Internal Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSAApril, 2000
Chairman of the Weekly Joint Pulmonary/Radiological Meeting, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSAApril, 2000 - To date
Director of the Saudi Council for Medical specialties, Jeddah office, Jeddah, KSA May, 2001 - 2006
Member of the Exam Committee of the Saudi Council of the Internal Medicine, Saudi Council of Medical Specialties, Riyadh, KSA September, 2002 - To date
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Elected First National Representative of the European Respiratory Society, ERS 2001 Elections, KSANovember, 2001 - November, 2004
Member of the Scientific Committee of the Saudi Council of Internal Medicine, Saudi Council of Medical Specialties, Riyadh, KSA January, 2002 - To date
Member of the Training and Recognition Committee of Saudi Council of Internal Medicine, Saudi Council of Medical Specialties, Riyadh, KSAJanuary, 2002 - To date
Chairman of the Regional Committee of the Western Province of the Internal Medicine Training Program, Western Province, KSAJanuary, 2002 - To date
Update the chapter of the Upper respiratory tract infections in the health guideline for Haj. (Upon direct request of the Minister of Health) January, 2002
Member of the infectious control committee, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSAFebruary, 2003
Chairman of the COPD Management Seminar. The 2nd Annual Conference on Pulmonary Medicine for Non-Pulmonologists. Review of Common Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. King Khalid National Guard Hospital, Jeddah, Meridian HotelDecember, 2003
Member of the organizing and scientific committees of the second conference of the Recent of advance of Internal Medicine Member of the Saudi Thoracic Society (STS), KSAJune, 2004
Member of the scientific committee of the Saudi Thoracic SocietySeptember, 2004. KSU, Riyadh, KSA
Founder and member of the Saudi Society for Medical Education, King Khalid University, Ibha, KSANovember, 2004
Chairman of the Common Respiratory Emergencies Seminar. The Third Annual Conference on Pulmonary Medicine for Non-Pulmonologists. An Update Review on Common Pulmonary Diseases. King Khalid National Guard Hospital, Jeddah, Hilton Hotel, Jeddah. KSADecember, 2004
Member of the Supervising Committee of Hospital Doctors Training. Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSAMay, 2005
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Chairman of MSD Scientific Symposium: Management of Adult Asthma: From Scientific Evidence into Clinical Practice. Oberoi Hotel, Madinah, KSAMay, 2005
Chairman of the New Curriculum of the Respiratory Module, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, KSASeptember, 2005
Member of the Scientific Committee of the 3rd International Conference on Advanced Medicine Updates and Current Approach. KAUH, Faculty of MedicineNovember, 2005
Saudi Pulmonary Board Examiner. Saudi Council for Pulmonary Disease, Riyadh, KSAMarch, 2006
Chairman of Scientific Meeting. Is COPD a treatable disease? Boehringer Ingelheim. Intercontinental Hotel. Jeddah, KSAApril, 2006
Chairman of the New Curriculum of the Early Clinical Experience Modules, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, KSASeptember, 2006
Chairman of the Bronchology Track Symposium. The 4th Annual Scientific Conference of the Saudi Thoracic Society and the10th Arab Thoracic Association Meeting. Hilton hotel, Jeddah, KSASeptember, 2006
Board Examiner. The 3rd Annual Clinical Part: Intensive Internal Medicine Review Course. King Khalid National Guard Hospital, in Collaboration with KAUH. Jeddah, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSANovember, 2006
Chairman of the Bronchial Asthma Management. The 5th Annual Scientific Conference of the Saudi Thoracic Society Jointly with the 26th Regional Meeting of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IUATLD), Recent Advance in Respiratory Care Symposium, Riyadh, KSAMarch, 2007
Chairman of Obstructive Sleep Apnea session. 1st National Symposium on Sleep Disorders. Jeddah, KSAJanuary, 2008
Chairman of update on asthma management session . 1st Conference of Saudi Society of Internal Medicine. 4th Conference of the Department of Medicine. Jeddah, KAUH, KSA. March, 2008
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Chairman to the Approach to asthma treatment seminar. 7 th Annual Asthma Meeting. National Guard Health affairs. King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh. King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences. In collaboration of Saudi Thoracic Society. Riyadh, KSA. May, 2008
Pulmonary Board Examiner. Saudi Pulmonary Board exam, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSAJanuary, 2009
PROFESSIONAL AND SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP
Member of Royal College of Physicians (UK)March, 1990
Member of American Thoracic Society April, 1993 - To date
Member of American Sleep Disorder AssociationOctober 1994 - To date
Fellow of American College of Chest PhysiciansOctober, 1996
Fellow of American College of Physicians October, 2002
Vice-Chairman of Chest Club of Jeddah, November January, 1996
Fellow of the Royal College of PhysiciansMarch, 2001
Fellow of the American college of physiciansSeptember, 2002
Member of the European Society of Respiratory diseaseSeptember, 2002
Member of Saudi Society for Medical EducationNovember, 2004
Member of Saudi Thoracic SocietyOctober, 2005
Elected treasurer, Saudi Society of Internal Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSAJanuary 2009
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PRESENTATION AT NATIONAL MEETINGS
Management of Bronchial Asthma for Saudi Society of Family and Community Medicine, at Alkandarah Palace Hotel, KSAOctober, 1995
New Development in Asthma, Pathogenesis and Therapy, National Guard King Khalid Hospital, Jeddah, KSAAugust, 1996
Management of Bronchial Asthma for Saudi Society of Family and Community Medicine at National Guard King Khalid Hospital, Jeddah, KSAOctober, 1996
Bronchial Asthma, Update at Jeddah Chest Club, at Alsalam Meridian Hotel, Jeddah, February, 1997
Management of Acute Bronchial Asthma at Marriot Hotel, Jeddah, KSAMarch, 1997
Kyphoscoliosis: Case Presentation and review of the literature. Chest Club meeting Hayat Regency Hotel, Jeddah, KSAMay, 1997
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Current Concepts and Future ProspectsIntercontinental Hotel, Jeddah, KSAOctober, 1997
Management of Pulmonary Tuberculosis: An Update at National TB Conference at Al-Saudi German Hospital, Jeddah, KSAFebruary, 1998
Difficult Intubation (Bilateral empyema following esophageal perforation due to misplaced tracheal intubation): Case Presentation and Review of the Literature, KAUH, Jeddah, KSAMarch, 1998
Unknown cause of fever in a female patient (Acute esinophilic pneumonia), KAUH, Jeddah, KSAApril, 1998
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis can mimic Tuberculosis, Case presentation and review of the literature, KAUH, Jeddah, KSAMay, 1998
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New medications in the treatment of asthma during the Asthma National Meeting, Saudi German Hospital, Jeddah, KSAMay, 1998
Bilateral Pleural Effusion: What is missing? (Bromocriptine-Induced), KAUH, Jeddah, KSAMarch 1999
Smoking and its effect on health at Almanarat High School, Jeddah, KSA September, 1999
ARDS and Miliary TB, A rare association: Case presented and review of the literature, KAUH, Jeddah, KSA January, 2000
Management of bronchial asthma, Ghadran General Hospital, Bulgurashi, KSAFebruary, 2000
Management of chronic obstructive airway disease, Ghadran General Hospital, Bulgurashi, KSAFebruary, 2000
Drugs used in bronchial asthma, (Arabic presentation), International Day of Asthma, Faculty of medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSAFebruary, 2000
Recent updated of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases. The fifth meeting of the Emergency Medicine. King Khalid National Guard Hospital. Jeddah, KSAOctober, 2001
Drugs used in Asthma Management. Asthma Management in General Practice, King Khalid National Guard Hospital. Jeddah, KSAFebruary, 2002
Breathing Disorder During Pregnancy. Gynecology department, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSAMay, 2002
Disseminated lung cancer of unknown etiology. First National Meeting of Chest physicians. Crown Plaza Hotel. Jeddah, KSAAugust, 2002
Simple Protocol in the Outpatient Clinic Can Reduce ER Visit and Hospitalization in Chronic Asthmatics. United Hospital. Jeddah, KSASeptember, 2002
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Simple protocol in the outpatient clinic can reduce ER visit and hospitalization in chronic asthmatics. King Khalid National Guard Hospital. Jeddah, KSAOctober, 2002
Chronic Asthma: Methods of Treatment. King Khalid National Guard Hospital. Jeddah, KSADecember, 2002
How Asthmatics suffer from Asthma. Second Annual Meeting of the International Day of Asthma. Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, KSAMay, 2003
Interesting Cases of Respiratory Medicine (Muneier Khun syndrome, Liver herniation into the chest, hemithorax secondary to dissecting aneurysm, pleural thickening). Chest club, Meridian hotel. Jeddah, KSAMay, 2003
Clinical and Radiological Presentation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Intensive Thoracic Radiology Course. Faculty of Medicine, Radiology Department. KAUHKSAJune, 2003
A Review of Respiratory Diseases. The Second Annual Intensive Internal Medicine Review course. King Khalid National Guard Hospital. Jeddah, KSAOctober, 2003
Management of Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis. Second Annual Symposium on Airway Diseases for Non-Pulmonologist, King Khalid National Guard Hospital. Jeddah, Meridian Hotel, Jeddah, KSADecember, 2003
KAUH Protocol for Management of Chronic Asthma; Effect on ER and Hospitalizations the Burden of Asthma. Third Annual Meeting of the International Day of Asthma. Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, KSAMay, 2004
Challenges in the Diagnosis of Airway Diseases. The Third Annual Conference on Pulmonary Medicine for Non-Pulmonologists. An Update Review on Common Pulmonary Diseases. King Khalid National Guard Hospital, Jeddah, Hilton Hotel, Jeddah. KSADecember, 2004
Patient Management: Problem Oriented. Meet the expert session. The Third Annual Conference on Pulmonary Medicine for Non-Pulmonologists. An Update Review on Common Pulmonary Diseases. King Khalid National Guard Hospital, Jeddah, Hilton Hotel, Jeddah. KSADecember, 2004
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Pros of Clinical Guidelines in Bronchial Asthma. The 3rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Saudi Thoracic Society. La Gulf Meridian. Al-Khobar, KSAApril, 2005
Management of Interstitial Lung Fibrosis. Therapeutic options; Old and New. Internal Medicine Updates Symposium. Hera General Hospital, Makkah, KSANovember, 2005
Why do I Fail my Board Exam? 2nd Annual Clinical Part: Intensive Internal Medicine Review Course. King Khalid National Guard Hospital, in Collaboration with KAUH. Jeddah, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSADecember, 2005 Board Examiner. 2nd Annual Clinical Part: Intensive Internal Medicine Review Course. King Khalid National Guard Hospital, in Collaboration with KAUH. Jeddah, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSADecember, 2005
Asthma like syndrome. Respiratory Airway Diseases Session. The 4th Annual Conference on Pulmonary Diseases for Non-Pulmonologists, King Khalid National Guard Hospital, Jeddah, Intercontinental Hotel, Jeddah. KSADecember, 2005
Patients Management-Problem Oriented of Common Respiratory Diseases. Meet the Expert Session. The 4th Annual Conference on Pulmonary Diseases for Non-Pulmonologists, King Khalid National Guard Hospital, Jeddah, Hilton Hotel, Jeddah. KSADecember, 2005
Sandstorm and its effect on the Health. Health, Environment and Economic Dust/sandstorm Effects Symposium. Ceremony Hall and Conference Center. KAU, Jeddah, KSAApril, 2006
Long term Pulmonary Complication of Adjustable Laparoscopic Gastroplasty. Chest club, Intercontinental Hotel. Jeddah, KSASeptember, 2006
How do I pass My Board Exam in Internal Medicine? 3rd Annual Clinical Part: Intensive Internal Medicine Review Course. King Khalid National Guard Hospital, in Collaboration with KAUH. Jeddah, Faculty of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSANovember, 2006
Case presentation seminar (1 Chronic Necrotizing Aspergillosis in immunocompetent patients, 2) Massive hemoptysis in patient with tuberculos aspergilloma. 3) Recurrent pneumothorax in patient with Histocytosis X). Chest club, Crown Plaza Hotel. Jeddah, KSA.March, 2007.
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Treatment with Inhalers and its Effect on Fasting. Specialized Academy for Medical Training (SAMT) in association with www.islamfegh.com. Riyadh, KSASeptember, 2007
Approach to Patients with Sleep Disorder. The 1st National Symposium on Sleep Disorders, Jeddah, KSAJanuary, 2008
COPD in Saudi Arabia. 1st Conference of Saudi Society of Internal Medicine. 4th
Conference of the Department of Medicine. Jeddah, KAUH, KSA. March, 2008
Diagnosing Asthma: is it a Dilemma?. 7th Annual Asthma Meeting. National Guard Health affairs. King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh. King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences. In collaboration of Saudi Thoracic Society. Riyadh, KSA.May, 2008
Advanced Asthma Training Course. Definition, Epidemiology & Host factors. Crown plaza Hotel, Jeddah, KSAOctober, 2008
Advance asthma Training Course. Tests for diagnosis and monitoring of asthma. Crown Plaza Hotel, Jeddah, KSANovember, 2008
Advanced Asthma Training Course. Assess, Treat, and Monitor Concept of asthmaCrown Plaza Hotel. Jeddah, KSAFebruary, 2009
Advanced Asthma Training Course. Special Consideration Part 11. Crown Plaza Hotel, Jeddah, KSAMarch, 2009
Meet the Expert. Patient Management, Problem Oriented. Crown Plaza Hotel, Jeddah, KSAApril, 2009
PRESENTATION AT INTERNATIONAL MEETING
High Resolution Computer Tomography findings in Fibrosing Alveolitis: Relationship to Survival. American Thoracic Society, Seattle, USAMay, 1995
Sleep Disordered Breathing in Patients with Acquired Retrognathia Secondary to Rheumatoid Arthritis. American Thoracic Society, Seattle, USAMay, 1995
Lung involvement in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Evaluation by Pulmonary Function Tests and High Resolution Computed Tomography of the Chest
American Thoracic Society. San Francisco, California, USA. May, 1997
Bronchial Asthma and Hypomagnesaemia: Prevalence and correlation with hospital admission. European Thoracic Society. Geneva, Switzerland.September, 1998
A simple protocol used in the out-patients' Asthma Clinic Reduced Emergency Room Visits and Hospitalizations in Chronic Asthmatics.American Thoracic Society. Toronto, Canada. May, 2000
Recent Advances of Bronchial Asthma Management. First International Conference on Advanced Medicine, KAU, Jeddah, KSAApril, 2001
Interesting Cases in Respiratory Medicine. Third International Conference on Advanced Medicine. KAUH, Faculty of Medicine, in collaboration with Saudi Scientific Society of Internal Medicine. Jeddah, KSANovember, 2005
What are the Current Challenges in Asthma Management? Treatment of Bronchial Asthma: Present and Future. The 4th Annual Scientific Conference of the Saudi Thoracic Society and the10th Arab Thoracic Association Meeting. Hilton hotel, Jeddah, KSASeptember, 2006
Prevalence of Respiratory disease in hospitalized patients The 4th Annual Scientific Conference of the Saudi Thoracic Society and the10th Arab Thoracic Association Meeting. Hilton hotel, Jeddah, KSASeptember, 2006
COPD - The Saudi Experience. Spiriva NEMEA Expert Forum 2007. Modifying the Clinical Course of COPD. Istanbul- TurkeyNovermber 2007
INTRAMURAL PRESENTATION
A case of Obstructive Sleep Apnea; clinical presentation, the weekly grand round, Department of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSANovember, 1994
Flow Volume Curves, discussion and review of the literature, the weekly grand rounds presentation, department of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSAApril, 1995
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Short man with nocturnal hypoxemia: Case presentation, the weekly grand rounds department of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSANovember, 1996
Isolated respiratory failure following resection of spindle cell thymoma: Case presentation, review of the literature, the weekly grand rounds, department of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSAKAUH, Jeddah October, 1997
Clinical pearls in Respiratory Medicine, case presentations, the weekly grand rounds Department of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSAApril, 2004
Unexpected cause of Pleural effusion in 2 interesting cases, the weekly grand rounds Department of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSADecember, 2004
A rare Presentation of Common Respiratory Disease (Lung cancer, a four different presentations) the weekly grand rounds Department of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSAJanuary, 2006
Chronic Necrotizing Aspergillosis in Immunocompetent patient. Case presentation and review of the literatures, the weekly grand rounds Department of Medicine, KAUH, Jeddah, KSAFebruary, 2007
Respiratory complications after obesity surgery. Weekly Surgical Grand Round. Department of Surgery, KAUH, Jeddah, KSAMarch, 2007
CLINICAL PRACTICE, INTERESTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Special interest in interstitial lung disease, bronchial asthma, and muscular disordersSpecial interest in sleep breathing disordersEstablishing modified asthma clinic at KAUHIntroduce sleep breathing disorder service at KAUH
RESEARCH INTEREST
Epidemiology of lung diseasesAirway diseasesLung cancerInterstitial lung diseaseSleep breathing disorder
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CIVIC ACTIVITIES
Vice principal of Saudi Scholars, children school in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1993Member of Islamic Community School, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 1993Principal of Saudi Scholars, children school in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1994.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Publications – Journals
1. Tuberculous lymphadenopathy causing dysphagia: A report of two cases. Omer S. Alamoudi, Julio S Montaner, Keneth Evans, J Mark FitzGerald. Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals 1998; 6(3):208-11
2. Isolated respiratory failure caused by myasthenia gravis. Omer S Alamoudi, Haifa Algethami, Hussein M Malibary, Adnan A Merdad. Saudi Medical Journal 1999; 20:447-49
3. Do eosinophil counts correlate differently with asthma severity by symptoms versus peak flow rate? Emad A Koshak, Omer S Alamoudi. Annals of allergy, asthma and immunology 1999; 83:1-5
4. Hypomagnesaemia in chronic stable asthmatics: prevalence, correlation with severity and hospitalization. O S B Alamoudi, Eur Resp J. 2000; 16(3):427-31
5. High Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) and survival in fibrosing alveolitis. Omer S Alamoudi, Paul M Logan, Nestor L Muller, Sverre Vedal, Raja T Abboud. Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals. 2000; 8:352-55
6 Bronchoscopy indications, safety and complications. Omer S Alamoudi, Suzan M Attar, Tawfik M Ghabrah, Mohammed A Kassimi. Saudi Medical Journal. 2000; 21(11):841-45
7 Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia Associated with Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infection. Daad H Akbar, Omer S Alamoudi. Saudi Medical J. 2000; 21(11):1081-84
8 Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis Mimicking Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Omer S Alamoudi. Saudi Medical J. 2001; 22(8):708-713
9 Electrolyte disturbances in chronic stable asthmatics: Effect of therapy. Omer S Alamoudi. Chest 2001; 120:431-436
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10 The National Protocol for the Management of Asthma. A Al-Alfrayh, T A Khoja, S A Al-Majed, A Neyaz, H Al Rayas, E A Koshak, O Alamoudi, N S Haddad, T Iskendrani, S M Al-Malek
11 Allergic bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis mimicking pulmonary tuberculosis. Correspondence. Omer S Alamoudi. Saudi Med J 2002; 23(4):476
12 Efficacy of a protocol in reducing ER visits and hospitalization in chronic asthmatics. Omer S Alamoudi, Saudi Med J 2002; 23(11): 1373-1379
13 Pitfalls of inhalation technique in chronic asthmatics. Effect of education program and correlation with peak expiratory flow. Omer S Alamoudi. Saudi Med J 2003; 24(11):1205-1209
14 Tracheobronchomegaly associated with giant emphysematous bullae and bilateral pneumonia: Case report and review of the literatures. Omer S Alamoudi. Case Rep Clin Pract Rev 2004; 5:533-536
15 Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism. Abdel-Razeq, Qari M, Kristensen J, Alizeidah H, Al-Sayaegh F, Marashi, Alzeer A, Alamoudi O, Qutub H, Al-Humiadi A, Husted S, Mousa S. GCC Thrombosis Study Group. Methods in Molecular Medicine, Anticoagulants, Antiplatelets, and Thromobolytics 2004; 93: 267-292
16 Hypereosinophilic Syndrom. Aljedani H, Alas yes F, Alamoudi O S. Bahrain Med Bull 2006; 28(1):23-26
17 Sleep-disordered breathing in patients with acquired retrognathia secondary to rheumatoid arthritis. Omer S Alamoudi. Med Sci Monit 2006; 12(12): CR530-534
18 Long Term Pulmonary Complication after Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding. Omer S Alamoudi. Obesity Surgery, 2006; 16, 1685-1688.
19 Prevalence of respiratory diseases in hospitalized patients in Saudi Arabia: A 5 year study 1996-2000. Omer S Alamoudi. Annals of Thoracic Medicine 2006 (1) 2:76-80
20 Internists in training; what do they know about inhalers? O S Alamoudi, R Al- Mohammadi. Eastern Mediterranean Heath Journal.Vol. 13 N°1: 160-167 2007
21 Bacterial infection and risk factors in outpatients with acute exacerbation of COPD: A 2 year prospective study. Omer S Alamoudi. Respirology 2007 (12), 147-151
22 Information Disclosure and Decision-Making: The Middle East vs. the Far East and the West. Abdullah Mobeireek, Faisal Al-Kassimi, Khadr Al-
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Zahrani, Abdulah Al-Shimemri, Saleh Al-damegh, Omer Alamoudi, Soror Al-Eithan, Badr Al-Ghamdi. Journal of Medical Ethics. Accepted 2007
23 Pattern of Common Diseases in the Saudi Arabia; A study of 5594 hospitalized patients at a University Hospital. Omer S Alamoudi, Tawfjq M Ghabrah, Mohammad Al-Qassimi (submitted for Publication)
24 A Giant Fibrous Tumor of the Pleura Mimics Pleural Effusion: A Case Report and Review of the Literatures. Omer S Alamoudi, Abdulrahman H Demerdash. Case Rep Clin Pract Rev 2007; 8:269-272
25 Lung Cancer Lung Cancer at a University Hospital in Saudi Arabia. Clinical, Radiological, Bronchoscopic and Patological findings. A 4 year prospective study. Omer S Alamoudi (In progress)
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Publications – Abstracts
1 High Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) findings in fibrosing alveolitis: Relationship to survival (Abstract) Am J Resp Crit Care Med, Vol 151, No 4, P A693, April 1995
2 Lung involvement in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Evaluation by Pulmonary Function Tests and High Resolution Computed Tomography (Abstract) Am J Resp Crit Care Med, Vol 155, No 4, P A326, April 1997
3 Therapeutic management of Tuberculosis. Tuberculosis Old and New Symposium .Saudi German Hospital. Jeddah, KSAFeb, 1998
4 A simple protocol used in out-patients asthma clinic reduced ER visits and hospitalizations in chronic asthmatics (Abstract) Am J Resp Crit Care Med, Vol 161, April, 2000
5 Interesting Cases in Respiratory Medicine. (Abstract) Third International Conference on Advanced Medicine. KAUH, Faculty of Medicine, in collaboration with Saudi Scientific Society of Internal Medicine. Jeddah, KSANovember, 2005
6 Management of Interstitial Lung Fibrosis. Therapeutic options; Old and New (Abstract Booklet). Internal Medicine Updates Symposium. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Health, Hera General Hospital, Makkah, KSANovember, 2005
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7 Sandstorm and its effect on the Health. Health, Environment and Economic Dust/sandstorm Effects Symposium (Abstract). Ceremony Hall and Conference Center. KAU, Jeddah, KSAApril, 2006
Publications – Books
1 The National Protocol for the Management of Asthma. A Al-Alfrayh, T A Khoja, S A Al-Majed, A Neyaz, H Al Rayas, E A Koshak, O Alamoudi, N S Haddad, T Iskendrani, S M Al-Malek. 2003
2 Synopsis of the National Protocol for the Management of Asthma. A Al-Alfrayh, T A Khoja, S A Al-Majed, A Neyaz, H Al Rayas, E A Koshak, O Alamoudi, N S Haddad, T Iskendrani, S M Al-Malek.2005
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
1 - Clinical and radiological presentation of Kyphoscoliosis
2 - Pleural effusion
3 – Selection of Antibiotic in AECB
4 Prevalence of infectious diseases in hospitalized patients
