Faculty Research Seminar: The Use of Focus Group in Research: A Demonstration from Pharmacy Practice Dr. Nadir Kheir, Assistant Professor QU CPH, gave a presentation at the College of Pharmacy's biweekly Faculty Research Seminar on May 7, 2012. Dr. Nadir presented on the use of focus groups in research as used in pharmacy practice. To view Dr. Nadir Kheir's presentation slides and/or video capture, go to the following link. |  | |
Faculty Research Seminar: Clinico-Economic Evaluation of Fluconazole Versus Posaconazole and Voriconazole Antifungal Prophylaxes in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients on Consolidation Chemotherapy Dr. Daoud Al-Badriyeh, Assistant Professor QU CPH, gave a presentation at the College of Pharmacy's biweekly Faculty Research Seminar on April 30, 2012. Dr. Daoud presented on the clinico-economic evaluation of Fluconazole versus Posaconazole and Voriconazole Antifungal Prophylaxes in acute myeloid leukemia patients on consolidation chemotherapy. To view Dr. Daoud Al-Badriyeh's presentation slides and/or video capture, go to the following link. |  | |
CPPD Event: Case 5 - Infectious disease (NAPRA Competency # 1-5) Sixty-two Qatar pharmacists attended the 7th CPPD session on April 24, 2012 to participate in a case-based learning workshop session entitled “Case 5: Infectious Disease”. Dr. Nadir Kheir once again hosted the evening and the speakers for this installment of the professional development series were Dr. Emily Black, PharmD and Alla El-Awaisi, MPharm, MRPharmS, MSc. During the 3-hour session, Dr. Black and Ms. El-Awaisi focused on the management of infectious diseases in the hospital and community settings. The new Qatar Competencies #1 to #5 were addressed. Four QU Doctor of Pharmacy students also contributed to this popular case-based learning workshop. Shaikha Al Naimi, Hala Sonallah, Rihab Kaissi and Amal Gulied acted as co-facilitators of the small group discussions and were charged with encouraging discussions amongst the pharmacists as they reviewed patient cases. College iPads were once again utilized to facilitate online resource access to encourage participants to utilize current clinical practice guidelines and related reference materials when resolving issues identified in the cases. Qatar pharmacists are continuing to demonstrate their commitment to lifelong learning, and to ensure they are prepared to participate as valued members of the health care team in this country. The college is committed to supporting hospital, clinic and community pharmacists towards meeting this goal, and to ensure optimal care for the residents of Qatar. To view Dr. Emily Black and Mrs. Alla El-Awaisi's presentation slides and/or video capture, go to the following link.
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Faculty Research Seminar: SPEP Program: Through the Eyes of a Preceptor Dr. Bridget Javed, Assistant Professor QU CPH, gave a presentation at the College of Pharmacy's biweekly Faculty Research Seminar on April 2, 2012. Dr. Bridget presented on the experiences and role of the preceptors in the SPEP program. To view Dr. Bridget Javed's presentation slides and/or video capture, go to the following link. |  | |
CPPD Event: Delivering a Journal Club and Appraising the Literature (NAPRA Competency # 4,5) On March 27, 2012, the Qatar University College of Pharmacy Continuing Professional Development Program (QU CPH CPPD) delivered the 6th session for the 2011 academic year to an audience of 81 practicing pharmacists. The title of the session was “Delivering a Journal Club and Appraising the Literature” and the goal of the session was to help improve critical medical literature assessment skills to ensure decisions about medication use in Qatar are evidence-based. The event was coordinated by Dr. Nadir Kheir, CPPD Coordinator and two fellow college professors, Dr. Fatima Mraiche and Dr. Daoud El Badriyeh, lead the interaction session. Two full time QU CPH Doctor of Pharmacy students. Ms. Hager Al Geed and Ms. Samah El Salim, acted as co-facilitators for the event. This is the first event that involved post-baccalaureate college students in the delivery, in recognition of their training in this particular area. More Doctor of Pharmacy students will be involved in future continuing professional development events as per arrangement between Dr. Kerry Wilbur (Director of the PharmD program) and Dr. Kheir. This session addressed at least two of the Canadian competencies standards for practicing pharmacists that have been adopted for use in Qatar and are now recognized by the Supreme Council for Health. During the session, the facilitators reviewed the basic principals of literature appraisal followed by a review of recently published randomized clinical trial to evaluate the impact of a community-based care program on management of patients at risk of osteoporosis and fractures. This exercise was particularly relevant as the intervention under assessment is similar to some of the new programs being promoted in the Qatar National Health Strategy. Following this , pharmacists reviewed a second medical paper that reported the relationship between the use of aprotinin, a medication typically used to reduce bleeding during surgery, and heart rate irregularities in patients undergoing types of heart surgery that are common in this country. Pharmacist participants reviewed the papers in advance of the event to prepare for small group discussions at the session. Critical appraisal tools were provided to the pharmacists to help structure the review process and college iPads were distributed to support medical references review during the session using online college-subscribed databases. Many pharmacists in Qatar are working with the college towards enhancing their clinical skills to ensure the profession to improve health care in Qatar. These pharmacists are committed to the concept of lifelong learning and will be instrumental in helping this country realize the goals set out in the Qatar National Health Strategy. To view Dr. Fatima Mraiche and Dr. Daoud El Badriyeh's presentation slides and/or video capture, go to the following link.
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Faculty Research Seminar: Targeting NHE1 in Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury: From Bench to Bedside and Back Again Dr. Fatima Mraiche, Assistant Professor QU CPH, gave a presentation at the College of Pharmacy's biweekly Faculty Research Seminar on March 26, 2012. Dr. Fatima presented on the role of the Na+/H+ Exchanger Isoform 1 in cardiac pathology. To view Dr. Fatima Mraiche's presentation slides and/or video capture, go to the following link. |  | |
Faculty Research Seminar: Pharmacy Practice in Scotland Mrs. Alla El-Awaisi, Teaching Assistant QU CPH, gave a presentation at the College of Pharmacy's biweekly Faculty Research Seminar on March 19, 2012. Mrs. Alla presented on the healthcare system in Scotland and the different roles pharmacists play in the system. To view Mrs. Alla El-Awaisi's presentation slides and/or video capture, go to the following link. |  | |
Faculty Research Seminar: Posaconazole a Prophylactic Therapy in Hematological Patients Dr. Dalia Hamdy, Assistant Professor QU CPH, gave a presentation at the College of Pharmacy's biweekly Faculty Research Seminar on March 12, 2012. Dr. Dalia presented on Posaconazole as a prophylactic therapy in hematological patients. To view Dr. Dalia Hamdy's presentation slides and/or video capture, go to the following link. |  | |
CPPD Event: Qatar University College of Pharmacy Teams Up with Misr International University, South Carolina University and Johns Hopkins Hospital to Deliver Clinical Pharmacy Webinar Qatar University (QU) College of Pharmacy held its second continuing professional development webinar in collaboration with Misr International University (MIU) on March 1, 2012. The live video conference was hosted by MIU (Egypt) and involved speakers were from the University of South Carolina (USC) College of Pharmacy and The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, USA. Three presentations were delivered followed by a question/answer period during the 4-hour clinical pharmacy event. Eighty-four pharmacists from the hospital, clinic and community pharmacy sectors registered for the event and received credit from both American Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education and QU for their participation. Dr. Joseph T DiPiro, Executive Dean, USC College of Pharmacy, delivered a presentation on clinical pharmacy and achieving health outcomes. This was followed by a presentation by Dr. Cecila DiPiro, a USC clinical pharmacist, on counseling patients with respiratory disorders. Dr. Rowena Schwartz completed the program with her presentation on counseling patients and their families on cancer treatment. Dr. Rowena has recently been appointed as the Director of Oncology Pharmacy at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. This event was well received by the attendees and was one of a series of continuing educationsessions organized by the College of Pharmacy Continuing Pharmacy Professional Development Program. Dean Jewesson commented that "…this is the second in a continuing series of cooperative international internet-based activities that the college has organized to bring high caliber professional development content to the pharmacists of this country. Over the next year, the college will be partnering with its local clinical affiliates and international organizations towards further expanding the delivery of quality content that will further advance the knowledge and skills of pharmacy practitioners using technology that brings people from around the world together to share ideas and learn together. In this way, our profession will become even better prepared to meet the challenges of the Qatar National Health Strategy. And as always, we have lecture captured the content of this session on the college website for those pharmacists who were unable to join us. My thanks to MIU and the speakers for their contributions to our continuing education series, and to Drs. Sherief Khalifa, Nadir Kheir, Ms. King and the ITS team for making this important event possible." All continuing education sessions are lecture captured by the college and posted on their college website. (lecture capture ) |  | |
Faculty Research Seminar: Evaluating the Effectiveness of the PharmD Program at the CPH in QU in Developing the Advanced Competencies in Pharmacy Practice Mrs. Banan Mukhalalati, Lecturer and Assistant Dean of Faculty and Student Affairs QU CPH, gave a presentation at the College of Pharmacy's biweekly Faculty Research Seminar on February 27, 2012. Mrs. Banan presented on her proposed PhD thesis project and how it will evaluate the effectiveness of a PharmD program in developing advanced competencies in pharmacy practice (a comparison of programs in Qatar and Canada). To view Mrs. Banan Mukhalalati's presentation slides and/or video capture, go to the following link. |  | |
CPPD Event: Case 3 - Asthma (NAPRA Competency # 1-5) A record 74 pharmacists from hospital, clinics and community practice settings throughout Qatar attended the College of Pharmacy's fourth continuing professional development session for the 2011 academic year entitled "Case 3: Asthma". This January 25, 2012 evening session was co-facilitated by Dr. Michael Fahey, SCH & Dr. Azza Abulrish, QP, and Dr. Nadir Kheir, coordinator of the college program. The program content addressed the new Qatar competencies for pharmacists that were adopted and adapted with permission from Canadian standards by the college, supported by our clinical affiliates and endorsed by the Supreme Council for Health in 2011. Dr. Michael Fahey opened the session with a talk on the burden and impact of asthma, followed by Dr. Nadir Kheir who introduced 4 Asthma cases to 12 teams of pharmacists. These cases encompassed several skills including assessing asthma severity and controls recommending pharmacological treatment, providing patient-specific counseling and developing an Asthma action plan. Pharmacists were introduced to the use of iPads during the session to access college-approved online drug information to support evidence-based decision making. This mirrors similar activities undertaken in the college degree programs. This unique hands-on activity was followed by an interactive discussion around the cases facilitated by Dr. Nadir who provided model answers and recommendations to the class. Dr. Azza Abulrish from Qatar Petroleum (QP) then presented on asthma management at the QP Asthma Clinic. He emphasized the different types of care provided, and presented data related to the work they do. The session ended with Ms. Hind Al-Dahir from QP Medical Services discussing a patient case that demonstrated the important role of the pharmacist in the care of patients with this common disorder. During the session, eight pharmacists were randomly selected to participate in a pre/post learning assessment to determine immediate knowledge gains resulting the interactive session. The college plans to make this a routine component of future professional developement sessions. To view Dr. Nadir Kheir's presentation slides, go to the following link. |  | |
CPPD Event: Case 2 - Diabetes (NAPRA Competency # 1-5) The 3rd CPPD event (2011 academic year) took place on January 3, 2012 in the College of Pharmacy premises at Qatar University. Sixty seven pharmacists attended the CPPD session with facilitators Dr. Bridget Javed and Dr. Nadir Kheir. NAPRA competencies #1-5 were covered. To view Dr. Bridget Javed's presentation slides, go to the following link.
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