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Pharmacists' confidence when providing pharmaceutical care on anticoagulants, a multinational survey
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Springer Netherlands
, 2017 , Article)
Background Guidelines on the management of orally anticoagulated patients are continuously evolving, leading to an increased need for pharmacists to be fully integrated in care provision. Objective To identify self-reported ...
Introducing problem-based learning into a Canadian-accredited Middle Eastern educational setting
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2017 , Article)
Background and purpose Adaption of active learning strategies into new cultures and contexts requires careful consideration to maximize effectiveness and meet intended objectives. The aim of this paper was to describe the ...
Population Pharmacokinetics of Intravenous Methotrexate in Patients with Hematological Malignancies: Utilization of Routine Clinical Monitoring Parameters
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Springer-Verlag France
, 2017 , Article)
Background and Objective: Clinical response to methotrexate in cancer is variable and depends on several factors including serum drug exposure. This study aimed to develop a population pharmacokinetic model describing ...
Effectiveness of a pharmacist-delivered smoking cessation program in the State of Qatar: a randomized controlled trial
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BioMed Central
, 2017 , Article)
Background: Cigarette smoking is one of the major preventable causes of death and diseases in Qatar. The study objective was to test the effect of a structured smoking cessation program delivered by trained pharmacists on ...
How does culture affect experiential training feedback in exported Canadian health professional curricula?
(2017 , Article)
Objectives: To explore feedback processes of Western-based health professional student training curricula conducted in an Arab clinical teaching setting.Methods: This qualitative study employed document analysis of in-training ...
Framing diabetes public health information during Ramadan – a newspaper content analysis
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SAGE Publications Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
Objective: To evaluate health-related messages in printed media pertaining to diabetes care in Qatar during Ramadan. Methods: Qatar national newspapers (Arabic and/or English) published 6 weeks prior to and 4 weeks during ...
Assessment of utilization pattern of fixed dose drug combinations in primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare centers in Nepal: A cross-sectional study
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BioMed Central Ltd.
, 2017 , Article)
Background: Prescription practices, especially in South Asian countries, have come under investigation for quality. Although there have been no studies in Nepal that have analyzed the prescription pattern of FDCs for ...
Synthesizing and Appraising the Quality of the Evidence on Factors Associated with Medication Adherence in Diabetes: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2017 , Article)
Background Nonadherence to medications is a common phenomenon in patients with diabetes. Several studies and systematic reviews have investigated the barriers to medication adherence in diabetes. However, no study has ...
Comparison of the Protective Effects of Individual Components of Particulated trans-Sialidase (PTCTS), PTC and TS, against High Cholesterol Diet-Induced Atherosclerosis in Rabbits
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
, 2017 , Article)
Previous studies showed the presence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae) and membrane-shed microparticles (MPs) in vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques. H&S Science and Biotechnology developed PTCTS, composed by natural ...
A Middle Eastern journey of integrating Interprofessional Education into the healthcare curriculum: a SWOC analysis
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BioMed Central
, 2017 , Article)
Interprofessional education (IPE) is an emerging concept in the Middle East with a number of health professional degree programs continually striving to meet international accreditation requirements to enhance the quality ...