Success Stories
Our Stories
At DocNa, success isn't just measured in milestones; it's reflected in the transformative impact we help our partners create. Whether it's advancing visionary research, reshaping healthcare delivery, or driving better patient outcomes, we collaborate with leading institutions to turn complex challenges into meaningful results.
Each success story we share is a reflection of our unwavering commitment to innovation, excellence, and lasting change in healthcare.
Enzyme Replacement Therapy Relocation Program
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center (KFSH&RC) | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 2010–2013
Dr. Nahya Awada, DocNa Founder & Principal Consultant, designed and led a national initiative to transition rare disease patients receiving weekly or biweekly Enzyme Replacement Therapy (ERT) infusions from a central tertiary hospital to 13 regional healthcare centers across Saudi Arabia.
The program encompassed training physicians, nurses, and pharmacists; equipping local facilities; and establishing logistical and support systems to ensure safe ERT administration outside the tertiary care setting.
Impact:
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Created a replicable blueprint for decentralizing rare disease care from tertiary to local health facilities
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Improved treatment adherence and clinical outcomes for patients closer to home
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Freed tertiary care beds for acute care patients, enhancing overall healthcare resource utilization
From Insights to Action: Enhancing Clinical Research at The Ottawa Hospital
The Ottawa Hospital & Ottawa Hospital Research Institute | Ottawa, Canada | 2021–2025
As a contributing author and research consultant, Dr. Nahya Awada collaborated with The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) — one of Canada’s largest academic health sciences centres — and its research arm, the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI), on a comprehensive mixed-methods review of its clinical research ecosystem.
This performance improvement project used qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys to identify systemic barriers to clinical research and informed an institution-wide action plan of 30+ initiatives across infrastructure, capacity-building, patient access, and governance.​
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Progress was evaluated through KPI tracking and post-review survey data, demonstrating measurable improvement.
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The project produced a replicable framework now available as a roadmap for healthcare and research centres seeking to build supportive, patient-centred research environments.
