Browsing by Author "El-Kassem, Wessam"
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Anaphylaxis triggers in a large tertiary care hospital in Qatar: a retrospective study
( BMC , 2018 , Article)Anaphylaxis is a serious allergic disease that may lead to death if not immediately recognized and treated. Triggers of anaphylaxis including food, drugs, and insect stings can vary widely. The incidence of anaphylaxis ... -
Building hospital pharmacy practice research capacity in Qatar: a cross-sectional survey of hospital pharmacists
( Kluwer Academic Publishers , 2015 , Article)Background There is a need to systematically develop research capacity within pharmacy practice. Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is the principal non-profit health care provider in Qatar. Traditionally, pharmacists in Qatar ... -
Clinical pharmacy service innovation in an obstetrics and gynecology setting: A case study from Qatar
( Elsevier , 2021 , Book chapter)Clinical pharmacy services have evolved rapidly and been developed largely to cover a wide range of patient care settings and therapeutic areas. However, clinical pharmacists' services in obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYNE) ... -
Cost savings and cost avoidance with the inpatient clinical pharmacist interventions in a tertiary cancer care hospital
( SAGE , 2023 , Article)Background: The economic benefit of the clinical pharmacist's role in ensuring the optimum use of medicines is potentially considerable, particularly when it comes to cancer management. We sought to evaluate the overall ... -
Cost-effectiveness analysis of dapagliflozin in addition to standard therapy in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: A Qatari healthcare perspective
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2022 , Article)Background: Dapagliflozin has been shown to reduce the risk of heart failure hospitalization and cardiovascular mortality in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). 1,2 This work aims to determine ... -
A description of medication errors reported by pharmacists in a neonatal intensive care unit
( Springer , 2017 , Article)© 2016, Springer International Publishing. Background Patients in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) are at an increased risk for medication errors. Objective The objective of this study is to describe the nature and ... -
Development, translation, and validation of a bilingual questionnaire on unused medications in homes
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Background: Unused medications in homes pose significant health, economic, and environmental risks. Patients are the medications end users and their knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) play an important role towards ... -
Drug safety in Qatar
( Elsevier , 2020 , Book chapter)This chapter introduces aspects of medication safety in the State of Qatar. It starts by presenting an overview of the geography and demographics of the population. There is then a description of key strategic national ... -
Exploring Medication Error Causality and Reporting: A Cross Sectional Survey of Hamad Medical Corporation Health Professionals
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Introduction: Medication errors are a major global issue, adversely impacting patient safety and health outcomes. Promoting patient safety through minimizing medication errors is therefore a key global healthcare objective. ... -
Investigating the incidence, nature, severity and potential causality of medication errors in hospital settings in Qatar
( Springer , 2020 , Article)© 2020, The Author(s). Background Medication errors are a major public health concern that negatively impact patient safety and health outcomes. Effective and efficient medication error reporting systems and practices are ... -
Maternal and perinatal outcomes and pharmacological management of Covid-19 infection in pregnancy: a systematic review protocol
( BMC , 2020 , Article)Over 4.2 million confirmed cases and more than 285,000 deaths, COVID-19 pandemic continues to harm significant number of people worldwide. Several studies have reported the impact of COVID-19 in general population; however, ... -
Medication errors in hospitals in the Middle East: a systematic review of prevalence, nature, severity and contributory factors
( Springer , 2019 , Article)© 2019, The Author(s). Purpose: The aim was to critically appraise, synthesise and present the evidence of medication errors amongst hospitalised patients in Middle Eastern countries, specifically prevalence, nature, ... -
NICU Medication Errors: Describing the Cause and Nature of Medication Errors in a NICU in Qatar
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Introduction: A medication error can be defined as "any error occurring in the medication use process" and focuses on problems with the delivery of medication to a patient [1]. Medication errors are a complex and ongoing ... -
A scoping review of theories used to investigate clinician adherence to clinical practice guidelines
( Springer , 2022 , Article Review)Background: Routine utilization of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) is an effective strategy to optimize patient care and reduce practice variation. Healthcare professionals’ failure to adhere to CPGs ... -
A theoretically informed, mixed-methods study of pharmacists’ aspirations and readiness to implement pharmacist prescribing
( Springer Nature , 2021 , Article)Background Studies have highlighted advancing clinical pharmacy practice in Qatar. Objective To explore pharmacists’ aspirations and readiness to implement pharmacist prescribing. Setting Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), ... -
Views and experiences of decision-makers on organisational safety culture and medication errors
( Wiley , 2020 , Article)In 2017, the World Health Organization published “Medication Without Harm, WHO Global Patient Safety Challenge,” to reduce patient harm caused by unsafe medication use practices. While the five objectives emphasise the ...
