Amir QaseemPresident for Science

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Areas of expertise
  • COVID-19
  • Systematic analysis
  • Clinical guidelines
  • Evidence-based medicine
  • Public health
  • Performance measurement and quality of care
Education
  • MD
  • PhD
  • MHA
  • FACP

Dr. Qaseem is trained as a physician, health economist, methodologist, clinical epidemiologist, business administrator, and a leader. He is responsible for leading the American College of Physicians’ evidence-based medicine and clinical practice guidelines program, oldest program in the United States. Dr. Qaseem also leads ACP’s quality indicators, performance measures, and population health programs. He directs ACP’s high value care initiative and scientific medical policy evaluating and publishing the benefits, harms, and costs of various overused, misused, and underused diagnostic tests and therapeutic interventions. Dr. Qaseem’s work includes development and implementation of ACP’s quality improvement and educational programs. Dr. Qaseem’s is also involved in clinical care and research addressing priority populations, elderly, women, multiple chronic conditions, end of life care, genetics, and determinants of health.

GIN Chairman from 2012/2013 and 2013/14; Member of the GIN Board of Trustees since 2010/2011 – 2019, 2020 – 2023; Member of the GIN Conference Scientific Committee 2010, 2012, 2016 and 2018.

Dr. Qaseem has led and participated in decisions varying from organisational level strategies to national level clinical priorities and policies in the United States. Dr. Qaseem has also been involved in multiple international collaborations to develop health policy, assess and evaluate quality of care, and develop quality improvement strategies and programs in countries in Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.

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