Pharmacy Students Showcase Their Research Achievements
2012-06-04
CPH students presented research projects completed during the past year at the College’s second annual student research forum on May 29. This public event is aimed to showcase faculty-mentored research projects involving undergraduate and postgraduate students. Six faculty-student research teams delivered short oral presentations and answered questions from over 80 attendees at the forum.
The event was part of a special session under the college's continuing professional development series and was coordinated by Assistant Professor of Pharmacoeconomics Dr Daoud Al-Badriyeh and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies DrMohamad Ibrahim.
It was hosted by CPH Dean Dr Peter Jewesson; CPH Communications Specialist Ms Tammy King and Assistant Professor and Coordinator, Continuing Professional Pharmacy Development Program Dr Nadir Kheir also contributed to the organization and delivery of the event.
PharmD student Samah El Salem co-delivered an oral presentation with Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and PharmD Program Director Dr Kerry Wilbur on patient perceptions of pharmacists’ roles in guiding self-medication of over-the-counter medications in a primary care setting. This was a joint project with Qatar Petroleum Medical Services and included co-investigator and senior pharmacist Dr Ibrahim Mohammadi. The project involved over 550 patients from 29 countries, and the study results were published in the journal Patient Preference and Adherence in 2010.
MSc (Pharm) candidate Iman Abdel Aziz co-delivered an oral presentation with her research supervisor Assistant Professor of Pharmacology Dr Fatima Mraiche on cellular mechanisms leading to cardiac hypertrophy. This will be the focus of Iman's thesis project -- she will be spending this summer at the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute (Alberta, Canada) cardiovascular research laboratory under the supervision of Dr Gary Lopaschuk and his colleagues towards completion of the requirements of her degree program.
It was hosted by CPH Dean Dr Peter Jewesson; CPH Communications Specialist Ms Tammy King and Assistant Professor and Coordinator, Continuing Professional Pharmacy Development Program Dr Nadir Kheir also contributed to the organization and delivery of the event.
PharmD student Samah El Salem co-delivered an oral presentation with Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and PharmD Program Director Dr Kerry Wilbur on patient perceptions of pharmacists’ roles in guiding self-medication of over-the-counter medications in a primary care setting. This was a joint project with Qatar Petroleum Medical Services and included co-investigator and senior pharmacist Dr Ibrahim Mohammadi. The project involved over 550 patients from 29 countries, and the study results were published in the journal Patient Preference and Adherence in 2010.
MSc (Pharm) candidate Iman Abdel Aziz co-delivered an oral presentation with her research supervisor Assistant Professor of Pharmacology Dr Fatima Mraiche on cellular mechanisms leading to cardiac hypertrophy. This will be the focus of Iman's thesis project -- she will be spending this summer at the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute (Alberta, Canada) cardiovascular research laboratory under the supervision of Dr Gary Lopaschuk and his colleagues towards completion of the requirements of her degree program.
4th-year BSc (Pharm) students Amna Fadul and Muna Al Ismail co-delivered an oral presentation with Assistant Professor of Pharmacology Dr Shankar Munusamy on the possible protective role of the spice, curcumin against cell injury using embryonic kidney cells.
This was followed by a presentation by 4th-year students Amina Benilles and Rajaa Al Qudah along with Dr Daoud Al-Badriyeh on trends in cardiovascular medication utilization trends in the Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) setting over 5-year period. This was a joint project with HMC and involved co-investigator and pharmacy consultant Dr Michael Fahey.
3rd-year BSc (Pharm) students Meena Basri and Ghadeer Daghash co-delivered an oral presentation with Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics Dr Husam Younes on the synthesis and characterization of a product being developed as a novel dosage form for the localized delivery of medications.
The final presentation of the evening was by 3rd-year students Aisha Hagi and Marwa Ashour along with Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy Dr Ahmed Awaisu on their major study on public perceptions of pictorial health warnings on cigarette packs in Qatar.
This was followed by a presentation by 4th-year students Amina Benilles and Rajaa Al Qudah along with Dr Daoud Al-Badriyeh on trends in cardiovascular medication utilization trends in the Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) setting over 5-year period. This was a joint project with HMC and involved co-investigator and pharmacy consultant Dr Michael Fahey.
3rd-year BSc (Pharm) students Meena Basri and Ghadeer Daghash co-delivered an oral presentation with Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics Dr Husam Younes on the synthesis and characterization of a product being developed as a novel dosage form for the localized delivery of medications.
The final presentation of the evening was by 3rd-year students Aisha Hagi and Marwa Ashour along with Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy Dr Ahmed Awaisu on their major study on public perceptions of pictorial health warnings on cigarette packs in Qatar.
Following the presentations, faculty and guests met with the BSc (Pharm), MSc (Pharm), and PharmD students and discussed the content of 28 research posters, 22 peer-reviewed publication abstracts and 17 research project proposal abstracts that reflect some of the college's research productivity over the past year.
Dean Jewesson commented: "This evening marks the second annual event to showcase the contributions of our students, faculty and partners towards the advancement of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences knowledge in Qatar. Our curriculum is designed to ensure that students develop critical thinking skills and a commitment to both consume and create new knowledge. We embrace project-based learning as one of the components of our study plan and every BSc (Pharm) student completes at least two research projects before graduation. I congratulate our faculty members who designed and coordinated these relevant research projects. Their mentorship is essential to the development of Qatar's future health care professionals and scientists. Mabrook to all”
All oral presentations and research project posters are cited on the college website research pages at www.qu.edu.qa/pharmacy.