Conference Program Day 2

Prof. Anna Birna Almarsdóttir

Dr. Anna Birna Almarsdóttir, PhD, MScPharm,University of Copenhagen, Department of Pharmacy, Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Denmark. | Denmark

M.S. Pharmacy University of Iceland 1988 • Community pharmacist 1988-1989 • PhD UNC-Chapel Hill, USA 1994 • DFU 1996-1999 • deCode genetics 1999-2002 • University of Iceland 2002-2013 • University of Southern Denmark (SDU) 2013-2016 • UCPH Department of Pharmacy, Social and Clinical Pharmacy 2016-? • Leader of WHO Collaborating Centre for research and training in the patient perspective on medicines use at UCPH 2018-

Dr. John Bell

FPS FRPharmS FACPP MSHP, Corporate Relations Consultant to the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) & Advisor to the Pharmacy Self Care program, PSA, | Australia

John Bell is a Practitioner/Teacher in Primary Health Care and Professional Services at the Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney. He is also Corporate Relations Consultant to the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) and Principal Adviser to PSA’s Pharmacy Self Care Program. John has a community pharmacy practice in the eastern suburbs of Sydney John is a former National President of the PSA and President of the Australian College of Pharmacy Practice. He was Vice President of the Federation Internationale Pharmaceutique (FIP) from 2006 to 2014; and formerly President (1999-2003) and subsequently Secretary (2003-2007) of the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association (CPA). He is currently a member of the Global Pain Faculty and of the Global Respiratory Infection Partnership – international multidisciplinary groups established to address, respectively, the issues of pain management and of antibiotic stewardship. In 2021 John was appointed the inaugural Chair of the Australian Self-Care Alliance

Prof. Qutayba Hamid

MD, PhD.FRCP, FRS, Vice Chancellor for Medical & Health Science Colleges and Dean, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, UAE | United Arab Emirates

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Prof. Peter Pitts

President and Co-Founder, Center for Medicine in the Public Interest, | USA

Peter Pitts is President and co-founder of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest. He also serves as a Visiting Professor at University of Paris School of Medicine. Pitts lives in New York City Professor Pitts is a former member of the United States Senior Executive Service and Associate Commissioner of the US Food & Drug Administration where he served as senior communications and policy adviser to the Commissioner. He supervised FDA's Office of Public Affairs, Office of the Ombudsman, Office of Special Health Issues, Office of Executive Secretariat, and Advisory Committee Oversight and Management. He served on the agency’s obesity working group and counterfeit drug taskforce. He is a member of the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) Expert Working Group to help advance patient involvement in the development and safe use of medicines. (CIOMS is an international, non-governmental, non-profit organization established jointly by WHO and UNESCO in 1949.) He is the lead author of many professional peer reviewed publications including the Lancet, Therapeutic Innovation and Regulatory Science, and Nature Biotechnology. He is an Associate Editor of Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science (the official DIA journal), a member of the External Advisory Board, IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics in Asia, Executive Advisory Board, the Galien Foundation, Editorial Advisory Board, Food and Drug Policy Forum, Advisory Board, Journal of Commercial Biotechnology and a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of The Patient Magazine. His comments and commentaries on health care policy issues regularly appear in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, Health Affairs, Time, Newsweek, The Boston Globe, The Washington Times, The Chicago Tribune, The San Francisco Examiner, Investor’s Business Daily, The Baltimore Sun, The Economist, The Lancet, Nature Biotechnology, BioCentury, The Journal of Commercial Biotechnology, the BBC World Service, Fox News, CNBC, Bloomberg, The PBS NewsHour, NBC Dateline, Sky News, La Stampa. L’Opinion, The Daily Show with John Stewart, among others. He has given healthcare policy lectures throughout Europe, Canada, and the United States, as well as in Russia, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, the Philippines, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Oman, Israel, Turkey, The United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, Kenya, South Africa, Egypt, Algeria, Ukraine, Thailand, Japan, Brazil, Mexico, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Panama, Costa Rica, Argentina, and Columbia. His new book, The Next Normal discusses how we can apply the lessons learned from COVID-19 to advance other areas of healthcare. He is also the author of two other books on advancing America’s health, The Value Equation and Commonsense Healthcare Policy for Commonsense Americans. He is also the author of Become Strategic or Die, widely recognized as a cutting edge study of how leadership, in order to be successful over the long term, must be combined with strategic vision and ethical practice. He is the editor of Coincidence or Crisis, a discussion of global prescription medicine counterfeiting and Physician Disempowerment: A Transatlantic Malaise. He has also served as an adjunct professor at Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs and Butler University.

Dr. Saba Alheialy

Assistant Professor – Immunology, College of Medicine, MBRU, Dubai, UAE | United Arab Emirates

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Dr. Hani Hamdan

Deputy Executive Director, Allied Healths Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, KSA | Saudi Arabia

Allied Health Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City

Prof. Dr Selim Badur

Former Director of Virology Department & Coordinator-National Reference Laboratory of Influenza-WHO, University of Istanbul-Faculty of Medicine | Turkiye

Former Director of Virology Department & Coordinator-National Reference Laboratory of Influenza-WHO, University of Istanbul-Faculty of Medicine

Dr. Ibrahim Al-Khars

MS, MBA, Managing Director, Business Development Manager and Senior Consultant for People & Business Development Center, KSA | Saudi Arabia

Dr. Ibrahim Al-Khars is working as Managing Director, Business Development Manager and Senior Consultant for People & Business Development Center, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Al-Khars has a Master in Applied Business Research from Swiss Business School, Switzerland; a Master in Business Administration specialized in International Business from the University of Florida, USA and a special diploma degree in new venture creation from the same university. He received a Bachelor degree in Pharmaceutical Science from King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with honor and Master Degree in Clinical Pharmacy from the same university. His academic history includes a Specialty Residency in Pharmacy Practice Management at Detroit Receiving Hospital and Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. His research interests include health care quality improvement, health care reform, the economic evaluation of treatment strategies, health care educational system and technologies, and pharmacy practice management. In addition to his teaching and management activities, Dr. Al-Khars has conducted many presentations, executive seminars and management development programs in different countries including Saudi Arabia, USA, Germany, Malaysia, Lebanon, Oman, Egypt, and United Arab Emirates.

Prof. Barry A. Bleidt

PhD, PharmD, RPh, FAPhA, FNPhA, Professor, Sociobehavioral and Administrative Pharmacy, USA | USA

Barry A. Bleidt, PhD, PharmD, RPh, FAPhA. Dr. Bleidt is a Professor of Sociobehavioral and Administrative Pharmacy at Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy. He received his BS Pharmacy from the University of Kentucky, PhD in Pharmacy Healthcare Administration from the University of Florida, and his PharmD from Xavier University of Louisiana. Barry has over forty years of professional experience in preventing drug use problems and substance misuse, looking at quality Pharmacy services, and looking towards the future of the profession. Dr. Bleidt served the past six years as Chair of the Program Committee for the Pharmacy Section of the American Public Health Association and fourteen years for the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Section, twenty-three years as the parliamentarian of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, and twenty-one years as the Director of Continuing Pharmacy Education for the National Pharmaceutical Association. He has served as a Delegate to the United States Pharmacopoeia Convention from 1985 to 2020. Dr. Bleidt has also serves as the Coordinator of Certificate Programs at Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy and has been involved with the Immunization Certification Training of over 1,500 pharmacists, pharmacy interns, and student pharmacists. Dr. Bleidt has delivered over 400 presentations and published nearly fifty works. Some of his publications include the books: Clinical Research in Pharmaceutical Development, Multicultural Pharmaceutical Education, and A Guide to the Top 200 Drugs. Dr. Bleidt received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Pharmacy Section of the American Public Health Association. (2020) He was inducted as a Fellow into the APhA Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science in 2015 and as a fellow in the National Pharmaceutical Association (NPhA) in 2016. He received the 2013 Chauncey I Cooper Award (the highest honor bestowed by NPhA), 2007 Award for Innovative and Exemplary Contributions to the NPhA Foundation, the Ilene B. Stiff Local Association President’s Award as the leader of the Virginia Pharmacists Association Local Association of the Year (2001), the James M. Tyson Award (2nd Highest Honor from NPhA (2001); and the American Public Health Association Leadership Award from the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Section (2000). He currently resides in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. "

Prof. Paul Walker

PharmD, FASHP, President, ASHP & Clinical Professor, Assistant Dean of Experiential Education & Community Engagement, The University of Michigan College of Pharmacy | USA

PharmD, FASHP, FMPA is Clinical Professor and Assistant Dean of Experiential Education and Community Engagement, College of Pharmacy, and Manager, Department of Pharmacy, Michigan Medicine, at the University of Michigan. He previously served in clinical practice and pharmacy leadership roles at the Detroit Medical Center, the Lafayette Clinic, and Henry Ford Health System, and held faculty appointments at Wayne State University. Walker received his BS in Pharmacy and PharmD from Wayne State University. He completed an ASHP‐ accredited residency at Children’s Hospital of Michigan and specialty residency in pediatric pharmacy practice at the University of Tennessee and LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center, Memphis, TN. He served a three‐year term on the American Society of Health‐System Pharmacists (ASHP) Board of Directors and is currently serving as President of the organization. His ASHP service includes Chair, Committee on Nominations; Commission on Affiliate Relations; ASHP Foundation Donor Retention Subcommittee; and Michigan Delegate to the House of Delegates. He recently served as Chair of and Board Liaison to the ASHP Task Force on Racial Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Walker has served in leadership positions in the Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA), and Michigan Society of Health‐System Pharmacists (MSHP). He received several awards from MSHP, including the 2008 MSHP Professional Practice Award, the 2010 MSHP Pharmacist of the Year Award, the 2017 MSHP Joseph A. Odis Leadership Award, and the 2022 MPA Pharmacist of the Year Award. He has been inducted into the MPA Hall of Honor and is recognized as a Fellow of both ASHP and MPA. His interests include pharmacy practice model development; assessment of the impact of pharmacists on patient outcomes; transitions of care; pediatric pharmacotherapy; experiential education and interprofessional education. He has authored numerous peer‐reviewed articles and book chapters, with publications appearing in American Journal of Health System Pharmacy, American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, and Archives of Internal Medicine, Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning and other journals. He is passionate about advancing pharmacy practice by innovating pharmacist services, evaluating pharmacists’ impact on patient care, and especially by integrating student pharmacists into practice models and interprofessional teams through work in experiential education"

Prof. Nabil Sulaiman

Director of Clinical and Surgical Training Center & Clinical Assessment, University of Sharjah, | United Arab Emirates

Director of Clinical and Surgical Training Center & Clinical Assessment, University of Sharjah, UAE

Dr. Susan Oliveria

ScD, MPH, FISPE Vice-President, Global Head of Epidemiology & Scientific Affairs Peri- and Post-Approval Studies & RWE, Clinical Research PPD, a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific | USA

Susan Oliveria's career as an epidemiologist spans more than 25 years in industry, non-profit and academia settings. In her current role as Chief Scientific Officer at Genesis Research she leads the scientific teams and activities focused on generating real-world evidence to improve patient outcomes. In her prior role as Practice Leader, Epidemiology & Drug Safety, Real World Solutions at IQVIA, she was responsible for leading and accelerating the growth of a practice that leveraged real-world evidence in regulated use cases and innovative study designs. Previously, she founded Epidemiology Research Group, was a co-founder of EpiSource, and held several academic positions and appointments at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Cornell University Medical School, Department of Public Health, and New York Medical College. She is a member of numerous medical and scientific societies, is on the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology's (ISPE's) RWE Task Force, Duke-Margolis Workgroup: Regulatory Acceptability of RWD/E Workgroup and her research has been published extensively.

Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Eladl

Head of Foundation year program in medical colleges, College of Medicine at the University of Sharjah, | United Arab Emirates

Medical doctor with MBBCh degree and holds M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Human Anatomy and Embryology from Mansoura University. He has a Postgraduate Diploma in Quality of Healthcare from American University in Cairo (AUC). Besides, a Master of Leadership in Health Professional Education in 2016 from Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in partnership with the University of Sharjah (UOS). He has extensive experience in human anatomy education at the university level. His teaching activities are characterized by the diversity of courses and assortment of teaching methods, such as Problem-Based and Team-Based learning, flipped classrooms, as well as utilizing educational technologies in teaching. During the last ten years tenure in the College of Medicine at the University of Sharjah, He became responsible for coordinating and developing many courses within the college of medicine curriculum. Now, He is the head of the foundation year programs in medical colleges

Prof. Natalie Schellack

Ph.D., Head, Dept of Pharmacology, University of Pretoria & Co-Founder of South African Society of Clinical Pharmacy, South Africa | South Africa

Head, Dept of Pharmacology, University of Pretoria & Co-Founder of South African Society of Clinical Pharmacy, South Africa

Dr. Joseph Saba

Joseph Saba, CEO, Axios UAE | United Arab Emirates

Prof. Joseph Saba, CEO, Axios UAE

Dr. Sultan Alshehri

Ph.D. Vice Dean, Academic Affairs & Quality, Almaarefa University Assoc. Prof, Pharmaceutics & Industrial Pharmacy College of Pharmacy, King Saud University | Saudi Arabia

Dr. Sultan Alshehri earned his Ph.D. degree in 2015 from School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, USA. Following his return to Saudi Arabia, he was appointed as an Assistant Professor at the College of Pharmacy, King Saud University. Since then, he has been involved in teaching multiple courses for undergraduate and graduate students. His research interests include solid dosage forms, solid dispersion, formulation design, bioequivalence analyses and industrial pharmacy. On the administrative level, Dr. Alshehri was actively involved early on in many committees and councils in and outside the college, like Saudi Food and drug Administration (SFDA) and more, which has leading him to be nominated as Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Quality, School of Pharmacy, Almaarefa University, besides his aforementioned academic and research activities. Moving forward, Dr. Alshehri has promoted to Associate Professor and continues to expand his knowledge base in the pharmaceutical industry field.

Dr. Eman Yousef Santali

Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Vice Dean Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry College of Pharmacy Taif University | Saudi Arabia

Vice Dean of the College of Pharmacy, Taif University in Saudi Arabia. Hold Ph.D. degree in Pharmaceutical Analysis from University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom 2016, hold master degree in Pharmaceutical Analysis from University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom 2010, and Biochemistry Bachelor degree from King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia 2007. Also Certified Quality Control Manager from the European Compliance Academy, Germany.

Dr. Mohammed Almuhini

BSc. (Pharm.), MME., M.Sc., Ph.D. Asst. Prof. Pharmacology Basic Sciences Department College of Applied Medical Sciences King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences | Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Al mohaini holds a bachelor degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the College of Pharmacy at King Saud University. Also, he holds Master and PhD degrees in Pharmacology and Toxicology from the College of Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University, USA. In addition, he holds a Master degree in Medical Education from the College of Medicine at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences. Currently, he is working as an Assistant Professor of Pharmacology at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Alahsa Campus, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Aymen Ali Alqurain

B.Sc. (Pharm.), MPallC., GDipLM., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Therapeutics Mohammed Almana College for Health Sciences, | Saudi Arabia

Dr. Alqurain, an assistant professor of pharmacology and therapeutics at Almana College for Health Sciences. He graduated from University of South Australia with a doctorate degree in pharmacology (therapeutics), and holds a bachelor degree in pharmacy from Curtin University and a master degree in palliative care from Flinders University. He is a registered senior pharmacist in Saudi Arabia and a researcher pharmacist in Australia. Dr. Alqurain worked in different clinical settings, ICU, Palliative care, Geriatric, Internal Medicine. His research interests include quality use of medicines, medication safety, pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacogenetics. He is also interested in optimising drug therapy for older people while addressing issues related to polypharmacy, inappropriate prescribing and deprescribing. Currently, he is a member of the following research centres, the Therapeutic Research Centre in Queensland, the Basil Hetzel Institute at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Adelaide, and the Health and Biomedical Innovation centre, Adelaide.

Dr. Mansour S. Alturki

Pharm.D., M.Sc., Ph.D. Asst Prof ,Dept. Pharmaceutical Chemistry College of Clinical Pharmacy Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University | Saudi Arabia

Dr.Mansour Alturki received his Ph.D. from Auburn University in the United States. He received travel awards from the American Chemical Society and Auburn University to present his work at the American Chemical Society National Meeting in Orlando, Florida, in 2019. He won 2nd Place for his research project in the Drug Delivery/Interactions Category at the 4th Annual Harrison College of Pharmacy Research Symposium. He published numerous research papers in peer-reviewed journals and is a reviewer in Planta Medica and Natural Product Communications. He served as a member services officer at Alahsa Pharmacy Club from 2013-2014. He also served as a vice chair and chair-elect at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Student Chapter in the U.S. from 2017-2018. He is an assistant professor of Medicinal Chemistry at Imam Abdulrahman University since 2022. His research is focused on developing selective DNA minor groove alkylators to target specific DNA sequences and suppress the expression of genes involved in cancer

Dr. Manal Alossaimi

M.Sc., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Analysis Vice Head,Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, | Saudi Arabia

Dr. Manal Alossaimi is the vice Head of the pharmaceutical chemistry department - College of Pharmacy - Princes Sattam bin Abdulaziz University. Since 2013, Alossaimi authored and co-authored of peer reviewed articles, and supervised and co- supervised numbers of graduate students. Since 2019, Alossaimi has been a consultant for Vaccine, Biologics and Biosimilars quality evaluation at SFDA, where she leads two teams (Analytical and comparability teams). Alossaimi graduated as MSc. and PhD. from University of Strathclyde in Pharmaceutical analysis (Genomics and metabolomics applications). She received several awards - Rewarding Excellence from Saudi Cultural bureau in London for first class honours for Master’s Degree, also Rewarding Excellence for achieving distinction in PhD research for three years continuously and she has been honoured by HRH Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf Al Saud, the Saudi ambassador to the UK, as a high achieving Saudi student.

Dr. Abdullah Khaloofah Alahmari,

B.Sc. (Pharm.), R.Ph., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, | Saudi Arabia

Assistant Professor of Health Economics and Outcomes Research Department of Clinical & Pharmacy Practice College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prince Sattam Bin Abdul-Aziz University.

Dr. Mohammad A. Al Nahedh

Pharm.D., BCOP Head, Oncology Pharmacy Services King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center Riyadh, | Saudi Arabia

Mohammad Al Nahedh, Pharm.D, BCOP is the Head of Oncology Pharmacy Services and a Clinical Pharmacy Consultant at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He graduated from King Saud University with a BS Pharmacy in 2004 and received Pharm.D. from St. John Fisher College in Rochester, New York in 2012. He completed a PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency training at the University of Arizona and a PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency in Oncology at the University of Chicago. He oversees the pharmacy operations and clinical services at King Abdullah Center for Oncology & Liver Diseases. He is the Residency Program Director for the PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center.

Dr. Waleed M. Altowayan

Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice College of Pharmacy Qassim University, Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia

Waleed M. Altowayan hold a PhD degree in pharmacy science from Strathclyde University, United Kingdom. His doctoral thesis focused on the Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors group of medications used in treating kidney cancer patients. Dr Altowayan is more interested in oncology’s therapeutics advancement and research. Since 2018, Dr Altowayan worked as an assistant professor at Pharmacy collage, Qassim University. Later, he became the head of the pharmacy practice department until end of 2021. Nowadays, he acts as the vice dean of academic affairs at the Pharmacy Collage.

Dr. Majed A. Alshamrani

Pharm.D., BCPS, BCOP Consultant Clinical Pharmacist Director, Oncology Pharmacy Residency Pharmaceutical Care Services King Abdulaziz Medical City | Saudi Arabia

Dr. Alshamrani graduated from the faculty of pharmacy at King Abduaziz University in Jeddah with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2008. After his graduation, he worked as hospital pharmacist at King Abdulaziz Medical City-Jeddah. Dr. Alshamrani completed his general pharmacy residency in 2012 and hematology/oncology pharmacy residency in 2014 at KAMC-Jeddah. In May, Dr. Alshamrani obtained Master of Business and Administration from the Saudi Electronic University (SEU).

Dr. Mona Mataqi

MPharm., M.Sc. Clinical Pharmacist, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Al-Adan Hospital | Kuwait

Ph. Mona Mataqi is currently the clinical pharmacist of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in Al-Adan Hospital and Jaber Hospital. Mataqi graduated with Advance Clinical Pharmacy Practice MSc from University of Hertfordshire in 2018 and Mpharm degree from University of Bradford in 2016.

Dr. Nour AlMoumen,

B.Sc. (Pharm.), M.Sc. Pharmacist, Al Adnan Hospital, | Kuwait

Pharmacist at the department clinical pharmacy and department of anaesthesia and critical care, Al Adan Hospital, Kuwait. BSc. (Hons) in Pharmacy from RCSI, University of Medicine and Healthcare Sciences, Dublin, Ireland. MSc. By Research from RCSI, University of Medicine and Healthcare Sciences, Dublin, Ireland

Dr. Fatemah Alsaleh,

B.Pharm., M.Sc., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Clinical Pharmacy, Acting Head Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Kuwait University | Kuwait

Dr. Alsaleh has completed her PhD in 2011 from the UCL School of Pharmacy, University of London, UK, and postdoctoral studies at the same university (between 2013-2014). Dr. Alsaleh is currently an Associate Professor of clinical pharmacy and acting head of the Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Kuwait University, Kuwait. She has more than 10 years of teaching and research experience. Dr. Alsaleh authored and co-authored peer reviewed articles and published more than 20 papers in her field. Her research expertise include patient safety, use of medicines and new technologies in special populations (pediatrics), management of chronic diseases (diabetes) and the potential role of pharmacists across different healthcare settings.

Dr. Emad Al-Sarraf,

MPharm., M.Sc., Pharm.D., BCPS Assistant Professor, Department of pharmacy practice, Faculty of Pharmacy (FoP), Kuwait University | Kuwait

Dr. Emad Alsarraf is an assistant professor in the department of pharmacy practice in the Faculty of Pharmacy (FoP) in the Kuwait University (KU). Dr. Alsarraf kicked off his pharmacy education in University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom. He then perused his path toward clinical pharmacy by completing a Master degree in Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Central London (UCL) and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science (MCPHS). This all paid off when he was being awarded his degrees with ‘Honorary’ merit. Dr. Alsarraf recently joined the faculty following his completion of residency in emergency medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) in Boston the USA. He first worked as a clinical pharmacist in 2017 and later specialized to emergency medicine in 2021. During his time, he engaged in pharmaceutical care plans for patients with critical illness and urgent medical needs at bedside. He also authored and co-authored of academic articles, mostly in emergency medicine field.

Dr. Ali Abdullah,

MPharm., M.Sc.Head of Total Parenteral Nutrition Unit , Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, | Kuwait

Ali Abdullah, RPh. Ali Abdullah is the head of Total parenteral nutrition unit in the Pharmacy Department of Mubarak Al-Kabeer hospital. Mubarak Al-Kabeer hospital is considered as one of the biggest and major hospitals in Kuwait which serves a population of no less than 250,000. He leaded some teams within the department such as participating in the scientific and the quality control teams. RPh. Abdullah is also a visiting teaching assistant in the Pharmaceutical Science department in College of Health Science in Public Authority of Applied Education and Training. Alongside, RPh. Abdullah contributed in editing the 200 Common Drugs of Kuwait Booklet which is the most recent medicines references in Kuwait. Moreover, he also contributed in authoring in several articles in collaboration with Kuwait university. RPh. Abdullah graduated with MSc from Kings college of London which is one of the most distinguished schools of pharmacy worldwide.MPharm., M.Sc.

Dr. Ahmed ElEnizi

Consultant Rheumatologist, Head of Rheumatology unit, Day Case Unit, Al-Jahra Hospital, | Kuwait

Dr. Ahmad Thuweni ALEnizi Graduated from the Royal college of surgeons in Ireland Dublin in 2001. He completed his post graduate training in internal medicine and rheumatology at McGill university in Montréal, certified in internal medicine and rheumatology and a fellow of the Royal college of physicians of Canada (2009). Dr Ahmad is also certified in internal Medicine and rheumatology from the American board of internal medicine (2007/2009) Dr Ahmad Th AlEnizi is the Former president of the Kuwait Association of Rheumatology (KAR) 2014-2017, and the former president of Kuwait Medical association (2018-2021). Dr Ahmad is a Member of the Kuwait association of Rheumatology (KAR) and an international fellow of the American college of Rheumatology (ACR). Dr Ahmad Th Alenizi is a Consultant Rheumatologist and head of Rheumatology unit and the day case unit in AL-Jahra Hospital in Kuwait. He is currently the head of the national ethical committee for human parts donations among non-relatives in Kuwait. He is an Author in 10s of studies and an active rheumatologist in local clinical trails. He has special interest in seronegative spondyloarthritis and vaccine use in rheumatic diseases.

Dr. Sara Al Balushi

Director of Pharmaceutical Care Department | Oman

Sara AlBalushi Graduated from Strathclyde University school of Pharmacy in the year 1999 and obtained her master degree from UK in the 2009.Sara has 21 years’ experience in the Directorate General of Medical supplies (Ministry of Health Oman) where she worked in various positioned, currently holding the post of the director of pharmaceutical care department. Main accomplishment includes, developing a strategy for the pharmaceutical care departments within ministry of health hospitals, Creating policies and procedures for all the pharmaceutical care services at both tertiary and secondary care level, Boost pharmaceutical care activities that ensure a standardized pharmacy practice according to Joined commission international and American society for health system pharmacist that focuses on a patient centered pharmacy practice, implementation of medication safety tools and techniques to prevent medication errors and propose solutions by working with the medication safety offers at hospital levels and provides professional development and career guidance for the pharmacist in ministry of health under the pharmaceutical care program.

Ms. Asiya Al Azizi

MSc Clinical Pharmacy, Samail Hospital, MOH, | Oman

Asiya Al azizi is a clinical pharmacist . She holds MSc degree in clinical pharmacy from Sultan Qaboos University. She has more than 10 years of experience in pharmacy practice. This is her first presentation at Duphat conference.She likes her position and works hard to improve overall health and wellness daily. She enjoy cooking, traveling and meeting new people.

Ms. Asma Alhindi

MSc, The Royal Hospital, MOH, | Oman

2011 Bachelor certificate in pharmacy at Oman medical college 2017 Master certificate in clinical pharmacy service development at Robert Gordon University Aberdeen Schotland 2011- 2022 Has more than 10 years’ experience in Psychiatry tertiary Hospital Almasarra Hospital worked as team in ensuring safe use of medications and patient safety. 2022 Joined early this year to Royal hospital clinical pharmacy to continue providing care to the patients and work as team for more effective safe pharmaceutical practice

Dr. Zainab Said Muhammed Al Hashimy,

Senior Specialized Pharmacist, Directorate General of Khoula Hospital, Directorate of Pharmaceutical care and medical supply, Ministry of Health, | Oman

Zainab Al-Hashimy is a Sr. Specialized Pharmacist Plastic and Reconstruction surgery Department and Hand Surgery Department and a Ph.D. student at the University of Huddersfield, UK. She graduated from Ajman University of Science & Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates. Then, she joined Khoula Hospital, Ministry of Health, Oman in 2006. From then, she starts her journey in a Pharmacy career. She was active and fast learning in pharmacy management, and she uses her positive attitude and tireless energy to encourage others to work hard and succeed. In fact, she got the first position as 2nd in charge of OPD pharmacies from 2006 to 2009. In 2009, she become head of the Inpatient Pharmacy until she went on to get her higher education in clinical pharmacy specialty which she was practicing the clinical pharmacy since 2008. She gets her MScs. Pharmacotherapy and Medicines Management. The University of Sunderland. Faculty of Applied Sciences. UK, 2011. Moreover, she was a member of the Education & Training committee of the pharmacy, the hospital information system committee, the Plastic and Reconstruction Department Meeting and in antimicrobial stewardship committee. In addition, she was a member of the task force committee to design the intervenes Therapy compendium for all healthcare practitioners in Oman in 2016. During her work, she participates in many conferences as a speaker. She has three published papers. In 2020, she become the chairperson of the Pharmacy Research committee. She ambitions to encourage all pharmacists to be involved in research and study. In the end, she is very happy to guide and help the one who needs her advice in research. Publications Identifying Targets for Antibiotic Use for the Management of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAb) in Hospitals—A Multi-Centre Nonlinear Time-Series Study. Antibiotics 2022, 11, 775. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11060775 12 Years Analysis of Bacterial Isolates and Their Antibiotics Sensitivity in a Tertiary Care Burns Unit. Modern Plastic Surgery, 6, 11-19. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/mps.2016.63003 Cutaneous drain opener burns report from a tertiary care burns unit. Burns Open https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burnso.2019.03.002

Dr. Hamida Pirbaksh Al-Buloshi

HOD of Pharmaceutical Care, DPC&MS, | Oman

Hamida Pirbaksh Al-Buloshi is Head of Department of pharmaceutical care services primary health care, Directorate of General medical supply, Ministry of health, Sultanate of Oman. Ph Hamida obtained a Master of Clinical Pharmacy from Queens University Belfast in 2012. She completed an IC3 certification in Information Technology and a twelve week online Post Graduate course in Renal Pharmacy offered by the School of Pharmacy at the University of Auckland. She received Bachelor of Pharmacy from Dubai Pharmacy College (UAE) in 2007. Currently, as HOD in Department of Pharmaceutical Care, she is responsible for strategic planning, implementation, co-ordination and management of all pharmaceutical care activities in primary health care in MOH. She is conscientious regarding the successful implementation of various MOH policies by developing a pathway of good teamwork between pharmacy professionals and healthcare supporters including doctors, nurses, other paramedics etc.

Ms. Shahad Safa

Head of Access to Treatment, Greater MENA, Axios international | United Arab Emirates

Shahad Safaa is a Cluster Lead, Greater MENA at Axios International (Dubai, UAE). Prior to Axios International, she was a Pharmacist at several hospitals and community pharmacies in Dubai. A certified Pharmacist fluent in Arabic and English, Shahad holds a master’s degree in healthcare management (MSc) from RCSI.

Dr. Mark Rawas Qalaji

Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology College of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah | United Arab Emirates

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Dr. Mohamed Haider

Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, College of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah | United Arab Emirates

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Mr. Yasser Bustanji

Professor of Biochemistry and Clinical Chemistry Department of Basic Medical Sciences College of medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah United Arab Emirates" | United Arab Emirates

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Prof. Khalil Abdelmawgoud

Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Sharjah | United Arab Emirates

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Prof. Maha Saber-Ayad

Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah | United Arab Emirates

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Prof. Hany Omar

Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacotherapeutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah, | United Arab Emirates

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Dr. Mohamed Saleh

Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah | United Arab Emirates

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Prof. Iman Talaat

Professor of Pathology, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, | United Arab Emirates

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Dr. Khuloud Bajbouj

Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah | United Arab Emirates

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Mr. Sameh Soliman

Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah | United Arab Emirates

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Dr. Nelson da Cruz Soares

Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah" | United Arab Emirates

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Dr. Mohammad-Adel Moufti

Department of Preventive and Restorative Dentistry, College of Dental Medicine | United Arab Emirates

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Ms. Rahma Kamal

College of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah. Sharjah institute of Medical Research, University of Sharjah, | United Arab Emirates

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Ms. Muna Bessam Najm

Lecturer at University of Sharjah, Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, College of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah | United Arab Emirates

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Ms. Barra Khalid Al-Sheakly

Research Institute for Medical and Health Sciences, College of medicine, University of Sharjah | United Arab Emirates

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Ms. Lama Adnan Lozon

College of medicine, university of Sharjah, Sharjah institute of medical research, university of Sharjah | United Arab Emirates

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