Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is the most common type of cardiovascular disease globally and the leading cause of strokes and heart attacks. In Saudi Arabia, 15% of the adult population is hypertensive. As part of a two-year lifestyle medicine knowledge transfer program, we helped pilot a blood pressure management intervention at Johns Hopkins Aramco […]
Deploying Global Delegates
Posted by | Academic Medicine, Collaboration, Latin America, Medical Education, Middle EastA surgeon encounters a tough cardiac case and needs a second opinion. Or perhaps she wants to explore minimally invasive surgery for a faster recovery. While she could consult with her Johns Hopkins colleagues remotely, nothing beats the richness of a face-to-face connection to share knowledge and find solutions. We connect Johns Hopkins clinicians with […]
Singular Approach for Treating Dual Diagnoses
Posted by | Clinical Program Development, CollaborationDealing with alcoholism or drug addiction is difficult enough, and this challenge compounds when the person also struggles with mental health issues. It’s a tragic Catch 22: When a mental health problem goes untreated, substance abuse often gets worse, and when alcohol or drug abuse increases, mental health problems usually increase, too. Nearly half of […]
Stronger Together: Advancing the Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare Mission
Posted by | Clinical Program Development, Collaboration, Middle EastJoint ventures are marathons, not sprints. Unlike mergers or acquisitions, joint ventures are ongoing, trust-based relationships, not one-time deals. They hinge on the alignment of parent values and missions, effective communication and trust, strategic leadership and clearly defined performance measures. January 2020 wrapped up the sixth year of Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH), a 10-year […]
Win-Win of Johns Hopkins’ Care on Site
Posted by | Clinical Program Development, Collaboration, Middle EastWe often hear from global affiliates how much they value the deep clinical expertise of Johns Hopkins, where physicians devised a landmark breast cancer surgery (1889), pioneered the first direct heart surgery (1944) and invented the first implantable pacemaker (1972). It was our experts who discovered the first effective treatment for sickle cell disease (1995) […]
It Takes a Global Community to Fight a Pandemic
Posted by | CollaborationU.S. News & World Report recently published this commentary written by Dr. Paul B. Rothman, dean of the medical faculty at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Kevin W. Sowers, president of the Johns Hopkins Health System and executive vice president of Johns Hopkins Medicine. During this […]
Clinical and Community Connections in Saudi Arabia
Posted by | Academic Medicine, Collaboration, Medical Education, Middle EastJohns Hopkins Medicine International initiated the Distinguished Faculty Visitor program in 2015 to connect with clinicians, colleagues and community members at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH). During these visits, senior Johns Hopkins faculty give accredited Grand Rounds to clinicians, round with physicians to consult on treatments, and discuss the latest advances in their respective specialties. […]
Positives in the Pandemic?
Posted by | Academic Medicine, Collaboration, Health Innovation, Medical TechnologyLike other leaders in global collaborative health, Johns Hopkins is grappling with painful truths as we respond to COVID-19. The pandemic has severely limited our patients’ capacity to travel across international borders, and it’s heart wrenching not being able to provide the clinical care that could change ― or save ― their lives. While health […]
Together Is the Only Way Through This Crisis
Posted by | Collaboration, Health Innovation, Health System SustainabilityLike other health systems, Johns Hopkins is handling the challenge of how best to respond to COVID-19 across our own hospitals and clinics. Meanwhile, we are serving as public health stewards to our local community and as trusted consultants to our national and global affiliates. Johns Hopkins has been at the forefront of these efforts […]
Cancer Care in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Posted by | Clinical Program Development, Middle East, Patient CareIn Saudi Arabia, cancer is highly prevalent and a leading cause of premature death. The World Health Organization reported 24,485 new cases of the disease in 2018 in the Kingdom. We started working with our partner Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH) in May 2016 to expand its oncology services and enhance its radiotherapy services. Below […]