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Pharmacy Practice Department

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r.itani@bau.edu.lb

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Beirut

Rania Itani

Assistant Professor

Dr. Rania Itani is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy, at Beirut Arab University ‎‎(BAU). She holds a PhD in Clinical Pharmacy and has eleven years of university teaching experience in different Pharmacy Practice Courses. Dr. ‎Itani has actively contributed to the launching, development, design, and delivery of several didactic ‎and experiential clinical courses in the pharmacy practice department. She is the Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience Coordinator (PPE V-VI), were senior pharmacy students are allocated to train in ‎different affiliated hospitals and medical centers.‎

She is the coordinator of Objective ‎Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs), and she delivers professional development workshops to the academic staff. In addition, she organizes and ‎conducts ‎various public health activities and professional development workshops. ‎She is an editorial board member at the BMC Health Services Research Journal and serves as a member of ‎the ‎scientific committee at the Lebanese Order of Pharmacists. Her primary research interest ‎focuses on global epidemiological studies and the emergence of ‎antimicrobial resistance within ‎hospital settings. Driven by her passion for advancing healthcare, she ‎has more than 47 ‎publications and 2,160 citations in high-impact factor journals. Dr. Itani's expertise ‎spans a wide ‎range of healthcare topics, including antimicrobial surveillance, patient care provision, ‎and ‎healthcare needs. She has spearheaded numerous multinational studies, meticulously assessing ‎‎patient care practices in the Middle Eastern region, including Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Emirates, ‎Kuwait, ‎Iraq, Oman, and Bahrain. Currently, her focus is on a ‎multicenter ‎surveillance studies investigating the ‎prevalence of antimicrobial resistant pathogens in ‎hospitals ‎and assessing treatment practices and ‎outcomes, all aimed at advancing healthcare. ‎

In recognition of her outstanding research productivity and scholarly contributions, Dr. Itani was awarded the "Most Active Researcher" by BAU for the academic year 2023–2024.

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Teaching

Fall/Spring 2023-2026

  • Advanced Patient Care [PHCP 711] (for masters students in Clinical Pharmacy) – Course Coordinator
  • Journal Club [PHCP 719] (for masters students in Clinical Pharmacy) – Course Coordinator
  • Advanced Skills for Clinical Pharmacy Practice [PHCP 710] (for masters students in Clinical Pharmacy) – Course Coordinator
  • Pharmacotherapeutics III (Infectious Diseases) [PHAR 473] – Course Coordinator
  • Pharmacy Practice Experience VI [PHAR 578] – Course Coordinator ‎
  • Pharmacy Practice Experience V [PHAR 577] – Course Coordinator & Clinical preceptor at the Central Military Hospital

Fall/Spring 2015-2023

  • Pharmacy Practice I [PHAR 275] (Ethics in Pharmacy Practice, Health Care System and Professional ‎Communication Skills essential for Patient Care) ‎
  • Pharmacy Practice Experience III [PHAR 380] - Course Coordinator
  • Inter-professional Education (IPE) – Facilitator
  • Integrated Case-based Learning III [PHAR 444] (Endocrinology & Infectious Diseases) – Course ‎Coordinator
  • Professional Pharmacy Practice III [PHAR 514] – Makassed General Hospital 
  • Professional Pharmacy Practice II [PHAR 519] - Rafic Hariri University Hospital (RHUH)‎
  • Professional Pharmacy Practice I [PHAR 416] – Makassed General Hospital 
  • Integrated Case-based Learning I [PHAR 343] (Introduction to Patient Care) ‎Pharmacy Practice II [PHAR 337] (Drug Information & Literature Evaluation) ‎

Research Grants

Awarded Research Grants

  • Awarded the "Most Active Researcher Award" for the academic year 2023–2024 during the BAU Faculty Awards Ceremony. The event took place on Friday, May 2, 2025, at Jamal Abdel Nasser Hall, Beirut Campus.
  • Won a research grant out of 73 submitted proposals by the French and Lebanese researchers for the “Action-Liban” project call, that was launched by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and innovation (MESRI), the National Research Agency (ANR), the French Agency for development (AFD), and the National Council for Scientific Research of Lebanon (CNRS-L).
    • Entitled:  MIRABEL (Mental disorders, suicidal Ideation, substance abuse and emigRAtion choices in ‎vulneraBlE populations in Lebanon during the covid-19 pandemic and economic crisis)

Research Papers

  1. NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery and the GlobalSurg Collaborative (2026). Safety and equity in scaling minimally invasive surgery worldwide in 109 countries using cholecystectomy as a tracer procedure: a prospective cohort study. The Lancet Global Health, 14(2), e199–e212.

  2. NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery. (2025). Global access and safety of robotic-assisted surgery for inguinal hernia and gallstone disease worldwide: A pooled multinational cohort study across 110 countries. Impact Surgery, 2(7), 266–277.

  3. Abu-Farha, R., Alzoubi, K. H., Alsous, M., El-Zubi, M. K., Shilbayeh, S. A., & Itani, R. (2025). Exploring parental awareness and willingness to use monoclonal antibodies for respiratory syncytial virus prevention. Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 21(1), 2588886.

  4. Itani, R., Khojah, H. M. J., Shuhaiber, P., Raychouni, H., Dib, C., Hassan, M., Mukattash, T. L., & El-Lakany, A. (2025). Incidence and risk factors of resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections: a multicenter study in Lebanese tertiary hospitals. BMC Infectious Diseases, 25(1), 1048.

  5. Abu-Farha, R. K., Sobh, S., Abu Hammour, K., Darwish El-Hajji, F., Shilbayeh, S. A., & Itani, R. (2025). Prevalence, Appropriateness, and Outcomes of Colistin Use in Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections: Insights from Hospital Data. Medicina, 61(7).

  6. Taybeh, E. O., Naser, A. Y., Taybeh, A., Alsairafi, Z. K., Alwafi, H., Qadus, S., Itani, R., Alsharif, A. A., Al Rajeh, A. M., Alqahtani, J. S., Aldhahir, A. M., Jarab, A. S., Alqahtani, S., Jaradat, A., Saloumi, L., Alhartani, Y. J., El-Qasem, A., Abukhalaf, A. H. I., Alzayani, S., Bahlol, M. (2025). Public preparedness and knowledge about emergency medicine: A study across 6 countries. Medicine, 104(28).

  7. Itani, R., Khojah, H. M. J., Mukattash, T. L., Shuhaiber, P., Raychouni, H., Dib, C., Hassan, M., & El-Lakany, A. (2025). Difficult-to-treat resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in Lebanese hospitals: Impact on mortality and the role of initial antibiotic therapy. PLOS ONE, 20(5), e0321935.

  8. Itani, R., Khojah, H. M. J., Raychouni, H., Kibrit, R., Shuhaiber, P., Dib, C., Hassan, M., Mukattash, T. L., & El-Lakany, A. (2025). Management practices and mortality predictors among Klebsiella pneumoniae infections across Lebanese hospitals: a multicenter retrospective study. BMC Infectious Diseases, 25(1), 620.

  9. Sobh S, Itani R, Abu Hammour K, Abu-Farha RK. Evaluation of empiric therapy appropriateness, resistance patterns, and mortality in Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in Jordan. Explor Med. 2025;6:1001312

  10. Itani, R., Khojah, H. M. J., Kibrit, R., Raychouni, H., Shuhaiber, P., Dib, C., Hassan, M., Mukattash, T. L., ‎& El-Lakany, A. (2024). Risk factors associated with multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ‎infections: a multicenter observational study in Lebanese hospitals. BMC Public Health, 24(1), ‎‎2958.‎

  11. Naser, A. Y., Aboutaleb, R., Khaleel, A., Alsairafi, Z. K., Alwafi, H., Qadus, S., Itani, R., El-Dahiyat, F., ‎Awaisu, A., Awwad, O., Alsous, M., Abdelwahab, G. M., Khojah, H. M. J., AbuAlhommos, A. K., ‎Alsharif, A. A., Alghanemi, A. G., Al Rajeh, A. M., Alqahtani, J. S., Aldhahir, A. M., … Bahlol, M. ‎‎(2024). Knowledge, attitude, and practices of pharmacy students in 7 Middle Eastern countries ‎concerning antibiotic resistance: A cross-sectional study. Medicine, 103(36), 1–7. 

  12. NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery, & STARSurg Collaborative (2024). A prognostic ‎model for use before elective surgery to estimate the risk of postoperative pulmonary ‎complications (GSU-Pulmonary Score): a development and validation study in three ‎international cohorts. The Lancet. Digital health, 6(7), e507–e519. ‎

  13. Itani, R., Khojah, H. M. J., Karout, S., Rahme, D., Hammoud, L., Awad, R., Abu-Farha, R., Mukattash, T. ‎L., Raychouni, H., & El-Lakany, A. (2023). Acinetobacter baumannii: assessing susceptibility ‎patterns, management practices, and mortality predictors in a tertiary teaching hospital in ‎Lebanon. Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, 12(1), 136.‎

  14. Ajlouni, B., Al-nabulsi, A., Issa, S. N., Abu-Farha, R., Ta’an, W., Abu Saleh, S., Itani, R., Tawalbeh, R., & ‎Mukattash, T. (2023). Evaluating Nutrition-related Knowledge , Attitudes , and Practices for the ‎Prevention of Breast Cancer among Women in Jordan. Jordan Journal of Nursing Research, 2(4), ‎‎289–298.

  15. Itani, R*., Karout, L., Kassab, M. B., Karout, S., Rabah, M., Huda El Mais, H. E. M., Safar, A. O., Al ‎Hajj, I., Awad, M. F., & El-Lakany, A. (2023). A crisis amidst many others: COVID-19 response ‎satisfaction during the economic collapse and post-Beirut port explosion in Lebanon. Journal of Public Health and Development, 22(1), 12–37. ‎

  16. Hammour, K. A., Abu-farha, R., Itani, R*., Karout, S., Allan, A., & Manaseer, Q. (2023). The prevalence of ‎Carbapenem Resistance Gram negative pathogens in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital in Jordan. BMC ‎Infectious Diseases, 23, 634–640. ‎

  17. Daghash, R., Al-Saaideh, M. A., & Itani, R. (2023). Evaluation of Pharmacotherapy Standards ‎During Pregnancy Among Jordanian Pharmacy Colleges Graduates. Jordan Journal of ‎Pharmaceutical Sciences, 16(3), 607–620.‎

  18. Ayoub, K. H., Mukattash, T. L., Al-nabulsi, A. A., Khojah, H. M. J., Abu-Farha, R., Alzayani, S., El-‎Dahiyat, F., Al-TAIE, A., Karout, S., Al-Hashar, A. K., Rahme, D., Jarab, A., & Itani, R*. (2023). Factors ‎associated with children ’ s dietary patterns during COVID- 19 pandemic lockdown : a ‎multinational study across Middle Eastern Arab Nations. Journal of Public Health & Development, ‎‎21(3), 207–221. ‎

  19. Naser, A. Y., Alwafi, H., Itani, R., Alzayani, S., Qadus, S., Al-Rousan, R., Abdelwahab, G. M., Dahmash, ‎‎E., AlQatawneh, A., Khojah, H. M. J., Kautsar, A. P., Alabbasi, R., Alsahaf, N., Qutub, R., ‎Alrawashdeh, ‎H. M., Abukhalaf, A. H. I., & Bahlol, M. (2023). Nomophobia among university ‎students in five Arab ‎countries in the Middle East: prevalence and risk factors. BMC Psychiatry, ‎‎23(1), 541. ‎

  20. Itani, R., Khojah, H. M., Karout, S., Abu-Farha, R., Mukattash, T. L., Rahme, D., Housary, K., El Achi, H., ‎Safar, A. O., Al Hajj, I. K., & El-Lakany, A. (2023). Oral contraceptive pills shortage in Lebanon ‎amidst the economic collapse: a nationwide exploratory study. BMC Health Services Research, 23(520), 1–10.‎

  21. Rahme, D., Itani, R., Karout, S., Khojah, H. M. J., & El-Lakany, A. (2023). Community Pharmacists’ ‎Commitment to Preventive Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Light ‎of the Economic ‎Crisis in Beirut, Lebanon: A Simulated Client Study. BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing, 5(2), 1–9. ‎

  22. Mukattash, T. L., Khairallah, K., Daradkeh, H., Jarab, A. S., Abu-Farha, ‎R., Nusair, M., Karout, S., & Itani, R. (2023). A qualitative ‎exploration of children’s willingness to take the COVID-19 vaccine ‎in Jordan. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science, 1–6.‎

  23. Abu-farha, R., Alzoubi, K. H., Mukattash, T., Karout, S., Itani, R., ‎Nassar, R. I., & Barakat, M. (2023). Public perceptions about home ‎delivery of medications service in Lebanon : A cross-sectional survey. ‎Electronic Journal of General Medicine, 20(1), em430-37. ‎

  24. NIHR Global Health Unit on Global Surgery, & COVIDSurg ‎Collaborative. (2022). Elective surgery system strengthening : ‎development , measurement , and validation of the surgical ‎preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries. The ‎Lancet, 400, 1607–1617.

  25. Abu-Farha R, Alzoubi K, Alkhawaldeh‎ R, Itani R, Karout S, Mukattash TL, et al. Home Delivery of ‎Medications: Community Pharmacists’ Perspectives on the Pros and Cons of the Service. Front ‎Public Heal. 2022;10:966145.

  26. Abu-Farha R, Alzoubi K, Rizik M, Karout S, Itani R, Mukattash TL, et al. Public ‎Perceptions about Home Delivery of Medication Service and Factors Associated with the ‎Utilization of this Service in Jordan. Patient Prefer Adherence. 2022;16:2259—2269.

  27. Itani, N., Domiati, S., Karout, S., M J Khojah, H., Awad, R., & Itani, R*. (2022). Upscaling the ‎pharmacy profession: Knowledge and willingness of the Lebanese pharmacists to practice the ‎administration of dermal fillers. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 30(11), 1543–1551.

  28. Mukattash, T. L., Jarab, A. S., Abu-Farha, R. K., Itani, R., Karout, S., ‎Mansour, R. Z., & Abuhishmah, S. (2022). The effect of the ‎emerging omicron variant on the willingness to take or continue with ‎COVID-19 vaccination in the Middle East. Journal of Applied ‎Pharmaceutical Science, 12(10), 49–54. ‎

  29. Aldabagh A, Abu Farha R, Karout S, Itani R, Abu Hammour K, Alefishat E. Evaluation of Drug Use ‎Pattern in Pediatric Outpatient Clinics in a Tertiary  Teaching Hospital Using WHO Drug-‎Prescribing Indicators. J Multidiscip Healthc. 2022;15:1143–51.‎

  30. Itani, R., Karout, S., Khojah, H. M. J., Rabah, M., Kassab, M. B., Welty, F. K., AlBaghdadi, M., Khraishah, ‎H., El-Dahiyat, F., Alzayani, S., Khader, Y. S., Alyahya, M. S., Alsane, D., Rana, A.-F., Mukattash, T. L., ‎Soukarieh, T., Fawzi Awad, M., Awad, R., Wehbi, A., Karout, L. (2022). Diverging levels of COVID‑19 ‎governmental response satisfaction across middle eastern Arab countries: a multinational study. BMC ‎Public Health, 22(1), 893.

  31. Karout, S., Khojah, H. M. J., Itani, R*., Jaffal, F., & El-Lakany, A. ‎‎(2022). Assessing the pharmaceutical care provision to suspected ‎COVID-19 patients in community pharmacies: a simulated patient ‎study. BMC Health Services Research, 22(1), 467. ‎

  32. Itani, R*., Soubra, L., Karout, S., Rahme, D., Karout, L., & Khojah, H. ‎M. J. (2022). Primary Dysmenorrhea: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, ‎and Treatment Updates. Korean J Fam Med, 43(2), 101–108.

  33. Karout, S., Khojah, H. M. J., Karout, L., & Itani, R*. (2022). A ‎nationwide assessment of community pharmacists ’ attitudes towards ‎dispensing errors : A cross-sectional study. Journal of Taibah ‎University Medical Sciences, 17(5), 889-896.

  34. Mukattash, T. L., Alkhalidy, H., Alzu’bi, B., Abu-Farha, R., Itani, R., ‎Karout, S., Khojah, H. M. J., Khdour, M., El-Dahiyat, F., & Jarab, A. ‎‎(2022). Dietary supplements intake during the second wave of ‎COVID-19 pandemic: A multinational Middle Eastern study. ‎European Journal of Integrative Medicine, 49, 102102.‎

  35. Karout, S., Soubra, L., Rahme, D., Karout, L., Khojah, H. M. J., & Itani, ‎R*. (2021). Prevalence, risk factors, and management practices of ‎primary dysmenorrhea among  young females. BMC Women’s Health, ‎‎21(1), 392. 

  36. Itani, R., Khojah, H. M. J., Jaffal, F., Rahme, D., Karout, L., & Karout, ‎S. (2021). Provision of pharmaceutical care to suspected high-risk ‎COVID-19 patients through telehealth: a nationwide simulated ‎patient study. BMC Health Services Research, 21(1), 997.

  37. COVIDSurg Collaborative, G. C. (2022). SARS-CoV-2 infection and ‎venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective ‎cohort study. Anaesthesia, 77(1), 28–39. ‎

  38. Khojah, H. M. J., Itani, R., Mukattash, T. L., Karout, S., Jaffal, F., & ‎Abu-Farha, R. (2021). Exposure of Community Pharmacists to ‎COVID-19: A Multinational Cross- Sectional Study. Journal of ‎Taibah University Medical Sciences, 16(6), 920–928.‎

  39. Mukattash, T. L., Jarab, A. S., Al-Qerem, W., Abu Farha, R. K., Itani, ‎R., Karout, S., Mukattash, I. L., & Basheti, I. (2021). COVID-19 ‎Patients’ Views and Experiences of Pharmaceutical Care ‎Services in ‎Lebanon. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 30(1), 82–85.‎

  40. COVIDSurg Collaborative, G. C. (2021). Effects of pre-operative ‎isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective ‎surgery: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia, ‎‎76(11), 1454–1464.

  41. Abu-Farha, R., Mukattash, T., Itani, R., Karout, S., Khojah, H., Al-‎Mahmood, A., & Alzoubi, K. (2021). Willingness of Middle Eastern ‎Public to Receive COVID-19 Vaccines. Saudi Pharmaceutical ‎Journal, 29(7), 734–739. 

  42. Chowdhary, A., Nirwan, L., Abi-Ghanem, A. S., Arif, U., Lahori, S., ‎Kassab, M. B., Karout, S. O., Itani, R. M., Abdalla, R., Naffaa, L., & ‎Karout, L. (2021). Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum in Patients ‎Diagnosed with COVID-19: a Case Series with Review of Literature. ‎Academic Radiology, 28(11), 1586–1598. ‎

  43. COVIDSurg Collaborative, & G. C. (2021). Timing of surgery following ‎SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international prospective cohort study. ‎Anaesthesia, 76(6), 748–758.

  44. Itani, R., Karout, S., Khojah, H. M. J., Jaffal, F., Abbas, F., Awad, R., ‎Karout, L., Abu-Farha, R., Kassab, M. B., & Mukattash, T. L. (2021). ‎Community Pharmacists’ Preparedness and Responses to COVID-19 ‎Pandemic: A Multinational Study. International Journal of Clinical ‎Practice, 75(9), e14421. ‎

  45. COVIDSurg Collaborative, G. C. (2021). SARS-CoV-2 vaccination ‎modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international ‎prospective cohort study. The British Journal of Surgery, 108(9), ‎‎1056–1061‎

  46. Mukattash, T. L., Jarab, A. S., Al-Qerem, W., Abu Farha, R. K., Itani, ‎R., Karout, S., Mukattash, I. L., & Basheti, I. (2021). Providing ‎pharmaceutical care during the COVID-19 pandemic: attitudes and ‎experiences of home-treated patients in Jordan. Journal of ‎Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, 12(2), 321–324. ‎

  47. Gaba, F., Bizzarri, N., Kamfwa, P., Saiz, A., Blyuss, O., Paranjothy, S., ‎& Go SOAR Team. (2021). Determining post- ­ operative morbidity ‎and mortality following gynecological oncology surgery : protocol for ‎a multicenter , international , prospective cohort study ( Global ‎Gynaecological Oncology Surgical Outcomes Collaborative — GO ‎SOAR ). International Journal of G, 31(9), 1287–1291. ‎

Activities

Membership in ‎Professional Bodies

  • Editorial Board Member – BMC Health Service Research Journal
  • Scientific Research Commitee Member – BAU  
  • Examiner Committee Member for the Pharmacy Colloquium at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education
  • International Relations Committee Member – BAU
  • Central Scientific Committee member – Lebanese Order of Pharmacists (OPL)‎
  • Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) committee member – Saint Joseph University and the Lebanese Order of Pharmacists
  • Pharmacy Education Committee Member of the Lebanese Universities: United in Action (LAU)
  • Faculty Counsel Member
  • Member of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)‎

Graduate Theses Supervision (PharmD. & Masters)

  • Aya Ali Ahmad (2025). Epidemiology, Antimicrobial resistance Patterns, Management, and Predictors of Mortality in Diabetic Foot Infections in a Lebanese Hospital: A Retrospective Observational Study. (Main Supervisor)

  • Sara El Saoudi (2025). Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Use Among Beirut Residents. (Co-Supervisor)

  • Lana Mohammad Oqla Zuriegat, (2025). Co-supervising a Masters student in Clinical Pharmacy at the "Applied Science Private University" in Jordan. Thesis titled:  Multidrug Resistance and Inappropriate Empiric Therapy as Predictors of Hospital Stay in Diabetic Foot Infections. (Co-Supervisor)

  • Sara Afif Ghanem (2025). The Role of Pharmacists in Lebanon Amidst Medication Shortages and the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study among Patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus. (Co-Supervisor)

  • Sufana Suboh (2024). Co-supervising a Masters student in Clinical Pharmacy at the "Applied Science Private University" in Jordan. Thesis titled:  Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Assessing Succeptibility Patterns, Management Practices, and Mortality Predictors in a Jordanian Tertiary Care Hospital. (Second Supervisor)

  • Mohamad Ihab Abdallah (2024). Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Two Lebanese Tertiary Care Centers. (Main Supervisor)

  • Ghinwa Zahwi (2024). Evaluation of Psychometric State of Lebanese Citizens during COVID-19 Pandemic. (Second Supervisor)

  • Jana Daher (2024). Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in a Lebanese ‎Hospital: Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors. (Main Supervisor)

  • Dana El Hajj (2024).  Knowledge of Contraception Use and Family Planning Among Married Female Syrian Refugees in Lebanon. (Second Supervisor)‎

  • Razan Farfour (2024). The Knowledge of Family Planning and Contraceptive Methods among Female Syrian Refugees in Lebanon. (Second Supervisor)‎

  • Sarah Ghanem (2024).  The Role of Pharmacists in Lebanon Amidst Medication Shortages ‎and the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study among Patients with Type II Diabetes ‎Mellitus. (Second Supervisor)‎

  • Razan Diab (2024).  Exploring Susceptibility Patterns and Risk Factors for the Acquisition of Multidrugresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa: A Retrospective Observational Study in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Lebanon. (Main Supervisor)

  • Rahaf Kibrit (2024).  Examining Susceptibility Patterns and Factors Influencing the Acquisition of Antimicrobial Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: A Retrospective Observational Study in a Lebanese Hospital. (Main Supervisor)

  • Nancy Dika (2024).  Examining Susceptibility Patterns and Factors Influencing the Acquisition of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A Retrospective Observational Study in a Lebanese Hospital. (Main Supervisor)

  • Reem Awad (2023).  Analysis of Treatment Appropriateness and Predictors of Mortality ‎in Patients Infected with Acinetobacter baumannii: A Cross-sectional ‎Study in a Lebanese Hospital. (Main Supervisor)

  • Lara Hammoud (2023).  Assessing Susceptibility Patterns, Appropriateness of Antimicrobial ‎Treatment, and Associated Mortality Rates among Patients Infected ‎with Acinetobacter baumannii: A Retrospective Observational Study ‎at a Lebanese Hospital. (Main supervisor)

  • Co-supervising a Masters student from Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST). Buthaina Alzu'bi (2021). Dietary supplements intake during the ‎second wave of ‎COVID-19 pandemic: A multinational Middle Eastern study. (Second Supervisor)

  • Co-supervising a Masters student from Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST). Claudia Ayoub (2022). Children's Eating Habits and Lifestyle Patterns during COVID-19 Pandemic in Arab Countries. (Second Supervisor)

Graduate Theses ‎Examination (PharmD. & Masters)‎

  • Zeina Ayache (2025). The Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance and Multidrug Resistant Pathogens in Urinary Tract Infections in an Outpatient Setting.
  • Hiba  El Cheikh Ammar (2025). Physicians’ Perception of the Emerging Role of Clinical Pharmacists in Saida, Lebanon.
  • Rayan Daher (2025). Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Community Pharmacists Towards Anti-Aging Products in Mount Lebanon.
  • Fatima Dakdouk (2025). Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Lebanese Community Pharmacists on Beta-blocker Drugs Substitution during the Economic Crisis.
  • Zeinab Al Ahmar (2024). Knowledge and Perception of Premenstrual Syndrome in the South of Lebanon Community.
  • Leen Kalo (2024). Exploring Lifestyle Changes after the Crisis among a Sample of Lebanese People Residing in South Lebanon: A Crosssectional Assessment.
  • Mohamad Younes (2024). Assessing the knowledge, practice, and attitude of physicians towards antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance.
  • Nadine Rachid (2024). Exploring Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Dispensing Generics among Community Pharmacists during the Lebanese Economic Crisis.
  • Carol Slim (2024).  Assessment of Lipid Lowering Drug Use by Type II Diabetic Patients in Lebanon
  • Wissal Yassine (2023).  Assessment of Community Pharmacists’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice toward Asthma in North Lebanon
  • Mariam El-Kadi (2023). Premenstrual Syndrome: Knowledge and Perception of the Beqaa Valley Residents
  • Ali Khazen (2023).  Drug Shortage and Substitution: The Mount Lebanon Residents’.
  • Hussein Jawad (2022). Identification of Potential Drug-Drug Interactions Among ‎Prescription Medications: A Lebanese Community Pharmacy-‎Based Study.

Community Services

Professional Contributions

Community outreach

  • Participated in organizing the “Osteoporosis Awareness Campaign” held on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, at Sahet Al-Tal in Tripoli.
  • Participated in coordinating a diabetes awareness campaign for parents at Iman High School, Saida, on November 15, 2025. The event aimed to empower families through evidence-based education and patient-centered health counseling.
  • Contributed to the coordination of the “Awareness Campaign on Non-Communicable Diseases” held on November 14, 2025, at the Makhzoumi Foundation Primary Healthcare Center. The campaign addressed major chronic diseases, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and oncologic.
  • Contributed to the coordination of the “Type 1 Diabetes Awareness Session” held on October 23, 2025, at the Makhzoumi Foundation Primary Healthcare Center, aimed to educate patients and their families on Type 1 Diabetes.
  • Collaborated in coordinating the “Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign” held on October 29, 2025, at Nini Hospital, aimed at serving the community through health promotion and empowering women with knowledge on breast cancer screening and prevention.
  • Designed, organized, and conducted the community service event “Safe Fasting: Managing Diabetes During Ramadan” on March 13, 2025, in collaboration with the Tripoli Municipality, Ministry of Public Health, and Makarem Primary Healthcare Center at Sahat Al-Tell Park in Tripoli.
  • Coordinated the “Managing Diabetes During Ramadan: Awareness Campaign” at Hammoud Hospital University Medical Center on February 28, 2025, facilitating the active involvement of pharmacy students in clinical training, and collaborating with healthcare professionals to deliver evidence-based education and promote safe fasting practices for individuals with Type II Diabetes Mellitus.
  • In collaboration with Saint Joseph University, we are actively preparing and designing ‎workshops focused on antimicrobial stewardship, which will be delivered to community ‎pharmacists in Lebanon.‎
  • Optimize the medication therapy management for the inpatients in the affiliated hospital: Provide medication therapy management services for inpatients in the internal medicine department in the affiliated hospital. These services aim to optimize the therapeutic management, prevent drug-therapy related problems; such as the prevention of irrational use of medications, drug-drug interactions, and the provision of cost-effective therapies.

Health Promotion and Public Awareness:

  • Antimicrobials Awareness Campaign; World Pharmacists Day, Beirut Arab University. 2019

Designed the campaign activities, posters, and leaflets.

Supervised participants to counsel the public about the impact of irrational use of antibiotics. This campaign aimed to raise awareness about antimicrobial resistance and collateral damage, to encourage best practices among the general public to avoid the further emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance.

  • Diabetes Management; World Pharmacists Day at Beirut Arab University, 2017 and 2018

Designed the campaign activities, posters, and patient education tools. Mediated the communication with a pharmaceutical company to provide us with diabetes measurement kits for the event. This campaign aimed to screen the public for diabetes (especially the high-risk groups), review the patients’ medical profile, assess the appropriateness of their medications used to control DM II and their cardiovascular protective medications.

 

 

Development of Experiential Training Network