Browsing College of Health Sciences by Type "Professional Masters Project"
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ASSESSING THE OUTCOMES AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE NATIONAL PREMARITAL GENETIC SCREENING PROGRAM IN QATAR
(2025 , Professional Masters Project)Background: Premarital screening (PMS) programs have been increasingly implemented in various countries due to their potential to reduce the incidence of genetic diseases. In Qatar, a PMS program has been in place since ... -
BEHAVIORAL INSIGHTS FOR PROMOTING HEALTHY EATING HABITS DURING MEGA SPORTING EVENTS: A CASE STUDY OF THE AFC ASIAN CUP QATAR 2023 AND A TOOLKIT FOR SUSTAINABLE LEGACY REPLICATION
(2025 , Professional Masters Project)Unhealthy diets and obesity are major global public health challenges that demand innovative strategies to promote better nutrition (Garnweidner-Holme et al., 2021). Mega sporting events attract enormous audiences and ... -
BIOMEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT AWARENESS AMONG HEALTH SCIENCE STUDENTS AT QATAR UNIVERSITY
(2021 , Professional Masters Project)Introduction: Biomedical waste is any kind of waste that contains infectious or potentially infectious products that are generated during diagnosis, treatment, or research. At Qatar University (QU), the production of waste ... -
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION: OVERVIEW OF LABORATORY AND NURSING STAFFS CURRENT PRACTICE AND FUTURE PREFERENCES
(2017 , Professional Masters Project)Qatar Council for Healthcare Practitioners (QCHP) launched the current continuous professional program (CPD). According to the QCHP regulations, laboratory staffs and nurses are obligated to comply with the requirements ... -
COVID-19 VACCINATION KNOWLEDGE AND HESITANCY AMONG STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES AT QATAR UNIVERSITY; A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
(2021 , Professional Masters Project)Introduction: Vaccines are the most important and cost-effective public health tools known to control and prevent many infectious diseases. However, concerns regarding the safety and the need for a vaccine and reluctance ... -
DEVELOPING A MULTIVARIABLE PROGNOSTIC PREDICTION MODEL FOR THE RISK OF DELIVERING LARGE-FOR-GESTATIONAL-AGE INFANTS AMONG WOMEN WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS
(2025 , Professional Masters Project)Background: The incidence of large-for-gestational-age (LGA) infants, associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, is notably higher among women with diabetes mellitus compared to healthy pregnant women. Traditional diagnostic ... -
Evaluating the Safety of Qatar University’s Educational Labs in Biomedical Laboratory Sciences by Risk Management Process
(2020 , Professional Masters Project)Background: Safety in the educational biomedical science laboratory is the most crucial topic because the students lack full knowledge of the hazards around them and lack of commitment. The hazards can be chemical, biological, ... -
Exploring the Genetic Causes of Non-syndromic Retinal Dystrophies in Qatar
(2023 , Professional Masters Project)Background. Non-syndromic retinal dystrophies (RDs) are a set of degenerative retinal diseases that vary clinically and genetically. RDs comprise several overlapping disorders such as Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) and ... -
GENETIC ANALYSIS OF CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE IN THE POPULATION OF QATAR.
(2025 , Professional Masters Project)Background: Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease represents a group of inherited neurological disorders characterized by chronic motor and sensory neuropathy that causes several symptoms such as, progressive muscle weakness, ... -
GENETIC CAUSES OF CARDIAC CHANNELOPATHIES IN QATAR: TOWARD RISK STRATIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES OF DISEASE
(2024 , Professional Masters Project)Background: Cardiac channelopathies are inherited disorders caused by pathogenic variants in genes encoding cardiac ion channels, disrupting ion currents, and leading to heart arrhythmias without structural heart defects. ... -
Improving Waiting Times in Hand Surgery Clinic at Rumailah Hospital, Qatar
(2020 , Professional Masters Project)Background: The quality and efficiency of healthcare delivery are key drivers that influence hospital quality as well as patient satisfaction. The patient waiting time is the period of time that passes between patients ... -
INTEGRATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INTO HEALTHCARE SERVICES : HEALTHCARE STUDENTS' PERSPECTIVES
(06-2 , Professional Masters Project)Introduction: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a rapidly expanding area in technology that is finding its place in different fields including healthcare.. AI integration has advantages such as streamlined workflow by making ... -
INVESTIGATION OF THE OUTCOMES OF PREIMPLANTATION GENETIC TESTING FOR ANEUPLOIDY (PGT-A) IN QATAR
(2025 , Professional Masters Project)Background: Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) is increasingly used during in vitro fertilization (IVF) to identify chromosomally normal embryos, with the goal of improving clinical pregnancy and live ... -
Knowledge Level, Motivators and Barriers of Blood Donation Among Adults at Qatar University; A Cross-Sectional Survey
(2020 , Professional Masters Project)One out of every ten patients admitted to the hospital are in urgent need of blood transfusion or blood products in Qatar. This study aims are (1) Assess the level of knowledge towards blood donation and (2) Identify ... -
LABORATORIES PREPAREDNESS IN RESPONSE TO COVID 19 PANDEMIC IN QATAR STRATEGIC PLANNING AND EMERGENCY SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
(2022 , Professional Masters Project)Introduction: the purpose of this study is to investigate the preparedness of laboratories in Qatar on provisions of essential supplies in pandemic through assesses Supply Chain Management capabilities and its resilience ... -
MACHINE LEARNING PREDICTION OF DIABETES FROM A PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATASET
(2024 , Professional Masters Project)A wide array of medical conditions necessitate invasive diagnostic techniques, with diabetes being one of the most well-known among them. To address this challenge, a predictive model was developed using a publicly available ... -
NONSYNDROMIC HEARING LOSS IN QATAR: THE GENETIC BASIS AND THE DIAGNOSTIC YIELD OF GENETIC TESTING
(2022 , Professional Masters Project)Background: Hearing loss is the most predominant sensory defect worldwide with around 8% of cases occurring in children. Approximately 66% of childhood-onset hearing loss cases are attributed to genetic factors. The ... -
NUTRITIONAL LITERACY: A MIXED METHOD APPROACH TO ASSESS NUTRITIONAL LITERACY AND ITS CORRELATES IN A SAMPLE OF PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS
(2025 , Professional Masters Project)Introduction: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a growing public health issue with high prevalence worldwide, diagnosed mainly by insulin resistance and inadequate insulin secretion in the body. The type of diet for people with ... -
PARENTAL KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS GENETIC COUNSELING AND CHILDHOOD GENETIC TESTING FOR CONGENITAL ANOMALIES IN QATAR
(2023 , Professional Masters Project)Background: Understanding parental baseline knowledge of the implications of genetic counseling and genetic testing may unveil educational gaps or circumstantial fear and reluctance towards this important component in the ... -
PRENATAL WHOLE EXOME SEQUENCING OF FETAL SONOGRAPHIC ABNORMALITIES IN QATAR: DIAGNOSTIC YIELD AND GENETIC FINDINGS
(2024 , Professional Masters Project)Background: Fetal sonographic abnormalities at birth is estimated to be 2-3% of the global prevalence and are responsible for approximately 17%-42% of all perinatal deaths. Prenatal karyotype (KT) and chromosomal microarray ...
