Browsing by Author "El-Awaisi, Alla"
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Contemporary professional skills development for pharmacists in the middle east
Wilbur, Kerry; El-Awaisi, Alla; Paravattil, Bridget; Zolezzi, Monica; Pawluk, Shane ( AACP , 2017 , Article)Objective. To determine professional skills development and its utility among the “bridge” curriculum for undergraduate and graduate students in the Middle East. Methods. Qatar University College of Pharmacy offers a ... -
Delivering Tobacco Cessation Content in the Middle East Through Interprofessional Learning
El-Awaisi, Alla; Awaisu, Ahmed; El Hajj, Maguy Saffouh; Alemrayat, Bayan; Al-Jayyousi, Ghadir; Wong, Norman; Verjee, Mohamud A.... more authors ... less authors ( American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy , 2017 , Article)Objective. To explore the attitudes of pharmacy, pharmacy technician, medical, and public health students before and after an IPE activity that focused on smoking cessation in the Middle East. Methods. A pre-post intervention ... -
Developing a Novel Health Interprofessional Education Curriculum: Strategies and Implementation
El-Awaisi, Alla; Waller, Susan ( Springer Singapore , 2023 , Book chapter)An interprofessional education (IPE) curriculum supports the development of collaborative competencies that will enable effective teamwork and collaboration. This chapter will apply Biggs’ 3P model of learning and teaching ... -
Development and implementation of interprofessional education activity among health professions students in Jordan: A pilot investigation
Alshogran, Osama Y.; Al-Hamdan, Zaid; El-Awaisi, Alla; Alkhalidy, Hana; Saadeh, Nesreen; Alsqaier, Hadeel... more authors ... less authors ( Taylor & Francis , 2022 , Article)Implementing interprofessional education (IPE) in health professions curricula requires considerations of students’ attitudes and readiness. Interventional studies that assess students’ perceptions about IPE are needed. ... -
Examining Pharmacy Alumni’s Perceptions of Job Satisfaction, Achievements, and Preparedness: A Mixed-Methods Study
Sara, Elshami; Awaisu, Ahmed; Abidi, Ranin; Al-Ghazal, Lolwa; Al-Hathal, Turfa; Basil, Mounyah; Fakhr, Nour; Yakti, Ola; El-Awaisi, Alla; Stewart, Derek; Mraiche, Fatima; Diab, Mohammad; Mukhalalati, Banan... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)ObjectivesThere is a scarcity of research that holistically explores pharmacy alumni’s employment experience and their professional performance. Job satisfaction is linked to professionals' productivity and their educational ... -
Experiences of burnout, anxiety, and empathy among health profession students in Qatar University during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study
Sulaiman, Ruba; Ismail, Sara; Shraim, Mujahed; El Hajj, Maguy Saffouh; Kane, Tanya; El-Awaisi, Alla... more authors ... less authors ( springer link , 2023 , Article)Background: The prevalence of burnout and anxiety is constantly increasing among health profession students worldwide. This study evaluates the prevalence of burnout and its relationship to anxiety and empathy during the ... -
Interprofessional education in the Arabic-speaking Middle East: Perspectives of pharmacy academics
El-Awaisi, Alla; El Hajj, Maguy Saffouh; Joseph, Sundari; Diack, Lesley ( Taylor & Francis , 2016 , Article)The current status of interprofessional education (IPE) in Arabic Middle Eastern countries is largely unexamined and there is a need to assess IPE and collaborative practice in these countries. As faculty attitudes towards ... -
Mental health, burnout and resilience in community pharmacists during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study
Zeana, Samir AlKudsi; Hany Kamel, Nadin; El-Awaisi, Alla; Shraim, Mujahed; Saffouh El Hajj, Maguy ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)BackgroundThe study aimed to assess burnout, resilience, and levels of depression, anxiety, stress and fear among community pharmacists during the pandemic, and examine if fear of COVID-19 is associated with these outcomes ... -
Qatar-Sustaining Interprofessional Collaboration in Collaborative Partnership with Other Universities
El-Awaisi, Alla ( Springer , 2020 , Article)The State of Qatar, an oil and gas rich nation, is a sovereign Arab state situated in the Arabian Gulf Region of the Middle East. The country’s population has grown significantly in the last twenty years, due to the large ... -
A qualitative assessment of medical students’ readiness for virtual clerkships at a Qatari university during the COVID-19 pandemic
Bawadi, Hiba; Al-Moslih, Ayad; Shami, Rula; Du, Xiangyun; El-Awaisi, Alla; Rahim, Hanan Abdul; Al-Jayyousi, Ghadir Fakhri... more authors ... less authors ( Springer Nature , 2023 , Article)Background: This study aims to qualitatively examine the readiness of medical students to change to virtual clerkship (VC) during the pandemic, from both the faculty and students’ perspectives. Methods: A qualitative study ... -
A Qualitative Exploration of Health Profession Students’ Experiences of Resilience and Burnout Using the Coping Reservoir Model during the COVID-19 Pandemic
El-Awaisi, Alla; Ismail, Sara; Sulaiman, Ruba; Kane, Tanya; El Hajj, Maguy Saffouh; Shraim, Mujahed... more authors ... less authors ( Taylor & Francis , 2023 , Article)Phenomenon: The Coping Reservoir Model is a useful theoretical and analytical framework through which to examine student resilience and burnout. This model conceptualizes wellbeing as a reservoir which is filled or drained ... -
Reducing health provider stereotypes through undergraduate interprofessional education
Kerry, Wilbur; El-Awaisi, Alla; El-Hajj, Maguy S. ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)ObjectiveStereotypes among health professionals can jeopardize the delivery of collaborative healthcare and the achievement of positive patient outcomes. However, interprofessional education (IPE) can promote early ... -
Rethinking assessment for interprofessional learning during COVID-19: steering a middle course
McLarnon, Nichola; Hutchings, Maggie; O'Carroll, Veronica; Wetzlmair, Lisa Christin; Blumenthal, Sharron; Boyle, Louise; El-Awaisi, Alla; Greaves, Jane; Park, Vikki; Power, Alison... more authors ... less authors ( MA Healthcare Ltd , 2022 , Article)This is the sixth article in a series exploring interprofessional education during the COVID-19 pandemic. This article will focus on the considerations and adaptations made to assessing interprofessional education during ... -
Strategies for improving antibiotic use in Qatar: A survey of pharmacists' perceptions and experiences
Pawluk, Shane; Black, Emily; El-Awaisi, Alla ( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2015 , Article)Objectives The objectives of this study were to identify antimicrobial stewardship activities in Qatar, identify pharmacist involvement in activities and summarize perceived barriers for implementation of antimicrobial ... -
A SWOC analysis on the impact of COVID-19 through pharmacy student leaders’ perspectives
Al-Naimi, Hend; Elkattan, Bassant; Mohammed, Hiba; Shafei, Laila; Elshazly, Marwa; El-Awaisi, Alla... more authors ... less authors ( PKP , 2020 , Article)The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruptions in many aspects of life across the globe including education provision. This pandemic led to major and rapid restructuring of curricula and assessments as student suddenly moved ... -
A systematic review of the use of simulation and reflection as summative assessment tools to evaluate student outcomes following interprofessional education activities.
El-Awaisi, Alla; Jaam, Myriam; Wilby, Kyle John; Wilbur, Kerry ( Taylor and Francis , 2022 , Article Review)Despite the increasing emphasis on interprofessional education (IPE) in curricula and the potential benefits for student learning, there appears to be a lack of evidence directing authentic and accurate assessment of ... -
This House believes that considering the continuous quarantine and precautionary measures should be of a priority over lifting the restrictions to avoid the negative economic and social consequences
Baraka, Jawaher Z A; Toft, Egon; El-Awaisi, Alla; Abdul Rahim, Hanan; Alali, Feras; Doi, Suhail; Salim, Bana; Saeed, Aysha; Rana, Shahryar; Nazar, Fatima; Malik, Shaza; Daniyal, Ahmed... more authors ... less authors ( College of Medicine - Qatar University , 2020 , Video)NA