Planning Committee Members

Mohammad Aslam Siddiqui, PharmD, MBA, CPHIMS, earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Illinois Chicago. He subsequently completed an ASHP-accredited Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) Pharmacy Practice Residency at St. Claire Regional Medical Center (SCRMC) in Kentucky, USA. He also holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Morehead State University in Kentucky, USA. In July 2016, he earned the Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS) certification.

He joined Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (CCAD) in 2014 and currently serves as Director of Inpatient Pharmacy Services. In this role, he brings together his expertise in pharmacy practice, healthcare management, and health information systems to support the delivery of high-quality, safe, and efficient pharmaceutical care.

Dr. Ahmad Chaker is currently the Director of Ambulatory Pharmacy at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Ahmad previously worked in multiple positions at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi: Manager, Oncology Pharmacy Services; Manager, Sterile Preparation Center; Lead Pharmacist Automation; and Informatics. Before joining the Cleveland Clinic in Abu Dhabi, Ahmad worked at Al Mafraq Hospital in Abu Dhabi and The American Hospital in Dubai. He carries multiple certifications in the fields of sterile preparation, automation, project improvement, and leadership. Ahmad’s major areas of interest are process improvement, lean management, change management, sterile preparation compounding, pharmacy informatics, and automation. Ahmad has delivered multiple presentations and posters on sterile preparations, the clean room, automated dispensing cabinets, and pharmacy manpower benchmarks.

Khalid Abdel Dayem is currently working as a Senior Manager, Pharmacy Informatics and Automation, at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (CCAD). He is one of the founding members of the department of Pharmacy at CCAD and joined the team in 2012. Khalid is a graduate of University of Jordan college of Pharmacy and obtained his Masters of Quality Management degree from University of Wollongong.

He served as a Senior Cerner application specialist at Al Rahba hospital for 8 years. He currently holds four EPIC certifications. Khalid was instrumental in setting up medication journey and technology workflows throughout the hospital that enabled Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi to obtain HIMSS Stage 7 in 2016. He advises executive leadership on long term strategic technology initiatives and serves as a pharmacy liaison both within and outside the organization. He has presented at several local and regional conferences on topics of integrated technologies and role of pharmacists.

Dr. Rania El Lababidi holds a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from the Lebanese American University and completed both the PGY1 and PGY2 residency training in the United States in Infectious Diseases.

Dr El Lababidi has worked in diverse practice backgrounds in large academic medical centers and most recently holds the role of Senior Manager for Pharmacy Education and Training Services at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. In her current role, she serves as the Director of Pharmacy Residency Programs for both the PGY1 and PGY2 residency programs, and Co-directs the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.

She is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist in Infectious Diseases. She currently serves as a committee member for the American Society-Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) International Hospital and Residency Accreditation Commission, as well as being an active member with the Society of Infectious Diseases.