Dr. Amit Gutkind, Head of Medical, Quality & Safety Care, Risk Management, and Infection Prevention Division
Dr. Gutkind has many years of experience in the Hemato-Oncology and Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant array. In recent years, he has specialized in quality and safety care in healthcare systems, quality measurement and tracking, and quality improvement in all medical services.
For the last three years, Dr. Gutkind has been the chief officer of healthcare quality and safety and promoted use of PROMs as a central tool for increased quality and efficiency in patient care.
Education:
2024 - Study track: Patient Safety and Risk Management in Healthcare Systems, Ariel University
2018-2023 - PhD School of Health Professions, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University. Doctoral dissertation: “ADEs in Pediatric In-patient Care—Validation of tool for identifying adverse events and efficiency of CDS (clinical decision support) systems to reduce ADE rates”
2008-2010 – Master of Nursing, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Master’s dissertation (marked with exceeding excellence): “Comparison of perception of family support and its impact on quality of life among parents and pediatric patients and general population:
1998-2022 - Bachelor of Nursing, Tel Aviv University
Professional experience:
2023 to current day – Care Safety Trainer, Israel Center for Medical Simulation
2021 – member of humanitarian aid delegation to Uruguay to support COVID-19 patients
2018 – Quality and safety consultant for medical management systems, Huangshi hospital network, China
2015-2017 – Chief coordinator, Pediatric nursing modality, The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo
Professional associations:
IHI – Institute for healthcare improvement
ISQ - Israeli Society for Quality
Israel Society for Quality in Medicine
Awards:
2015 - Ziva Tal Foundation Award for Leadership and Excellence
2011 – Master’s studies academic excellence award, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University
2011 – Research and Innovation Award, Israeli Society of Oncological Nursing
Languages: Hebrew (native), Spanish (native), English (fluent)
Publications:
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