College of Pharmacy: المرسلات الحديثة
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A service evaluation and stakeholder perspectives of an innovative digital minor illness referral service from NHS 111 to community pharmacy.
( Public Library of Science , 2020 , Article)The management of minor conditions represents a significant burden for urgent and emergency care services and reduces the capacity to provide specialist care for higher acuity healthcare need. A pilot Digital Minor Illness ... -
Attitudes and practices of community pharmacists and barriers to their participation in public health activities in Yemen: Mind the gap
( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2019 , Article)Background: Patients in Yemen commonly visit community pharmacies to obtain consultation or treatment for common ailments. Community pharmacists have an opportunity to optimize medication use and improve patient outcomes. ... -
Cost-effectiveness Evaluations Among the Direct Oral Anticoagulants for the Prevention and Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism: Systematic Review
( SAGE Publications Inc. , 2019 , Article)Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is associated with high recurrence, mortality, and cost burden. Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are currently used for VTE treatment, and they offer more benefits over warfarin, despite being ... -
Development of a college-level assessment framework in line with international accreditation standards: A Middle Eastern perspective.
( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)Accreditation of international pharmacy programs by North American and European accrediting bodies is becoming increasingly popular. Practices regarding assessment and evaluation are especially highlighted in accreditation ... -
Pharmaceutical Characterization of MyoNovin, a Novel Skeletal Muscle Regenerator: in silico, in vitro and in vivo Studies.
( Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences , 2018 , Article)MyoNovin is a novel skeletal muscle-regenerating compound developed through synthesis of two nitro groups onto a guaifenesin backbone to deliver nitric oxide to skeletal muscle with a potential to treat muscle atrophy. The ... -
CTLA4-Ig (abatacept): a promising investigational drug for use in type 1 diabetes.
( Taylor & Francis , 2020 , Article Review)Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease that results from the destruction of insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas; it leads to the under or nonproduction of insulin. T1D is associated with numerous ... -
Melt Electrospinning Designs for Nanofiber Fabrication for Different Applications
( NLM (Medline) , 2019 , Article Review)Nanofibers have been attracting growing attention owing to their outstanding physicochemical and structural properties as well as diverse and intriguing applications. Electrospinning has been known as a simple, flexible, ... -
Discriminating Features of Narrative Evaluations of Communication Skills During an OSCE
( Routledge , 2019 , Article)Construct: Authors examined the use of narrative comments for evaluation of student communications skills in a standardized, summative assessment (Objective Structured Clinical Examinations [OSCE]). Background: The use of ... -
Using the transtheoretical model's stages of change to predict medication adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a primary health care setting
( Springer , 2019 , Article)Background: Qatar is currently experiencing a worrying increase in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM). One of the most common reasons for uncontrolled DM is non-adherence to medications. The socio-behavioral intervention ... -
Reliability of narrative assessment data on communication skills in a summative OSCE
( Elsevier Ireland Ltd , 2019 , Article)Objective: To quantitatively estimate the reliability of narrative assessment data regarding student communication skills obtained from a summative OSCE and to compare reliability to that of communication scores obtained ... -
Greensporone C, a Freshwater Fungal Secondary Metabolite Induces Mitochondrial-Mediated Apoptotic Cell Death in Leukemic Cell Lines
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2018 , Article)Therapeutic agents used in the treatment of cancer are known to develop resistance against cancer cells. Hence, there is a continuing need to investigate novel agents for the treatment and management of cancer. Antitumor ... -
Instructional design and assessment of an elective course on the use of drugs in sport
( Elsevier Inc. , 2018 , Article)Background and purpose: The use and misuse of drugs in sport is becoming increasingly important globally, and the role of pharmacists is evolving in this regard. This paper describes the design and implementation of an ... -
Design and Interpretation of Noninferiority Trials
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A psychometric analysis of a newly developed summative, multiple choice question assessment adapted from Canada to a Middle Eastern context
( Elsevier Inc. , 2018 , Article)Introduction: Accreditation necessitates that assessment methods reflect the standards established by the accrediting body. The process of adapting assessments to a new context can present unique challenges with uncertainty ... -
Fixed-dose combination associated with faster time to smear conversion compared to separate tablets of anti-tuberculosis drugs in patients with poorly controlled diabetes and pulmonary tuberculosis in Qatar
( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2018 , Article)Background: Diabetes is associated with increased risk of tuberculosis (TB) treatment failure, death, and relapse compared to patients without diabetes. Current TB regimens are available as fixed dose combination (FDC) and ... -
Crosstalk between HER2 and PD-1/PD-L1 in Breast Cancer: From Clinical Applications to Mathematical Models.
( Springer , 2020 , Article)Breast cancer is one of the major causes of mortality in women worldwide. The most aggressive breast cancer subtypes are human epidermal growth factor receptor-positive (HER2) and triple-negative breast cancers. Therapies ... -
Key stakeholders' views on the potential implementation of pharmacist prescribing: A qualitative investigation.
( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)An accumulation of international evidence demonstrates that pharmacist prescribing is effective, safe and well-accepted. While there is potential for such development in the Middle East, the majority of published studies ... -
Perspectives of healthcare professionals in Qatar on causes of medication errors: A mixed methods study of safety culture
( Public Library of Science , 2018 , Article)Background There is a lack of robust, rigorous mixed methods studies of patient safety culture generally and notably those which incorporate behavioural theories of change. The study aimed to quantify and explain key aspects ... -
Drug Policy Research and Health Technology Assessment in Central and Eastern Europe, Western Asia, and Africa: The Interface Between Research Evidence, Policy, and Practice
( Elsevier Inc. , 2018 , Article)We are pleased to present the new issue of Value in Health Regional Issues focusing on Central and Eastern Europe, Western Asia, and Africa (CEEWAA). As many of you may know, all articles published in Value in Health ... -
Stakeholders' views and experiences of pharmacist prescribing: a systematic review
( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2018 , Article Review)Aims The aims of this systematic review were to: (1) critically appraise, synthesize and present the available evidence on the views and experiences of stakeholders on pharmacist prescribing and; (2) present the perceived ...