Rapid expansion in healthcare systems requires recruitment models that are faster, more efficient, and scalable without compromising quality. Traditional nurse preselection processes, often manual and resource-intensive, struggle to meet growing workforce demands and lead to high rejection rates and increased costs.

This presentation explores a practical, real-world initiative to improve nurse recruitment at scale using artificial intelligence. It presents how AI-enabled preselection tools can streamline early candidate screening, enhance consistency, reduce time-to-hire, and improve the overall quality of shortlisted candidates.

Using a case from a large healthcare system in Saudi Arabia, the session highlights the business rationale, implementation approach, key risks, and measurable outcomes of adopting AI in recruitment. The presentation emphasizes how technology, when thoughtfully designed and aligned with organizational goals, can deliver efficiency, quality, and sustainable value for healthcare leadership and operations.

Speaker

Hoda Antoine Khachan, MSc, PMP

Hoda Antoine Khachan, MSc, PMP, Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, is a senior healthcare leader based in Saudi Arabia with over 30 years of international experience across the Middle East and Europe. She holds a Master’s degree in Nursing Science, a Diploma in Health Information Systems, and advanced certifications in project management, quality, and healthcare transformation. Currently, she serves as Corporate Senior Nursing & Informatics Nursing Manager at Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group, the largest private healthcare provider in the Middle East, where she leads system-wide initiatives in digital health, clinical governance, accreditation readiness (JCI/CBAHI), workforce strategy, and operational excellence.

Moderator

Rana Abdel Malak, PhD, CPXP, CGNC, NEA-BC, FAAPM

Driving impactful change across healthcare systems in the MENA region and internationally, Dr. Rana Abdel Malak is a transformative consultant with over 25 years of executive, clinical, and academic experience. An internationally recognized, PhD-trained healthcare executive, she brings specialized expertise in acute care leadership, patient experience, and workforce engagement. Dr. Abdel Malak offers unparalleled depth in patient-centered care, strategic leadership, and organizational transformation, shaping the future of healthcare.
As a 2025 Scholar with the ICN’s Global Nursing Leadership Institute (GNLI), and the Global Head for the Healthcare Special Interest Group (SIG) at the International Project Management Association, she continues to shape the global health agenda from the front lines of innovation and actively growing a research portfolio focused on the determinants of health and psychological safety among healthcare providers—an area that continues to gain relevance as organizations prioritize well-being, resilience, and team performance as pillars of high-reliability care.
Dr. Abdel Malak’s consultancy practice spans hospital systems, health ministries, and academic institutions in Lebanon, and MENA region. Her work includes standards designs, tailored learning and development solutions, accreditation readiness (JCIA, Magnet, Planetree, GHA, etc.), executive coaching, telehealth standards & integration, patient experience solutions, and leadership pipeline development. She holds the intellectual property for multiple healthcare-transformation programs and accredited courses, and currently serves as Founder & CEO of MEDHEALTH PRO — running a Lebanon-based healthcare firm and an offshore training and consultancy company.

Organizer: Healthcare
Date and time: February 12, 2026, 11:00am CET
Format: webinar
Duration: 1h
Number of CPDs: 1.5
Mode of delivery: online
Ticket price: Free