IiLM was founded by Dr. Zakiuddin Ahmed, a visionary strategist, healthcare entrepreneur, physician leader, & a Coach. Dr. Zaki is a globally recognized expert in the areas of Digital Health, Patient Safety, Health research, Leadership & Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Zaki has helped hundreds of senior Physicians, CEOs, Medical Directors & Corporate Executives in their leadership journey. He is the 1st certified physician trainer of “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” & “Unconscious Bias” in Pakistan & a member of the American Association for Physician Leadership. Dr. Zaki has developed training programs on Leadership, Strategic Planning, Culture, Compassion, Change Management & Lifestyle and coaches senior executives in their journey of self development. He has created models & frameworks including the “9Cs of Leadership“, “SELF4Health
“, “ReSHaPE
” for Life & “ScHoLaReD
“.
The mission of IiLM is to:
“Enabling individuals and organizations to achieve excellence and develop a just culture effectively”
The main objectives of IiLM are to:
- To create a critical mass of change agents by developing the skills and knowledge of professionals.
- To improve the performance of organizations.
- To build a just culture by improving systems and behavior change in leaders.
- To conduct implementation research by gathering local and relevant data.
Expertise & Responsibilities
A Strategist, Motivational Speaker, Coach, Mentor, and a Visionary Leader.
Healthcare Leadership
Founder and Coach at Institute of Innovation Leadership in Medicine & Management, Certified trainer of 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and Unconscious Bias, and member of American Association for Physician Leadership, Member – HIMSS Middle East, Member – Steering Committee – UKDHC, Chairman – International Conference on Digital Health (ICDH).
Research
General Secretary of Health Research Advisory Board (HRAB), Editor at BMJ Open Quality Riphah Pakistan, Member of Editorial at Telehealth and Medicine Today
Digital Health
Chief Executive Officer of Digital Care, Adjunct professor of Digital Health at Health Services Academy, and Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer at Aman Ventures.
Patient Safety and Quality
Director of RIPHAH Institute of Healthcare Improvement and Safety, President of Healthcare Quality and Safety Association of Pakistan, and Chairman of International Conference on Patient Safety – ICPS.
Lifestyle Medicine
Founder, SELF4Health
Dr Zakiuddin Ahmed

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