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October 20, 2020
College of pharmacy students continue to celebrate breast cancer awareness despite the pandemic of 2020. As future healthcare professionals, it is part of their responsibility to be advocates for their patients. The event this year was different in order to abide by the safety measures required to halt the spread of the virus. The...
October 13, 2020
On October 13, 2020 the College of Pharmac Seminar series hosted Dr. Ali El-halawany, Professor of Phytochemistry and Natural Products, Department of Pharmacognosy, Cairo University; and Chief Scientific Officer, NAWAH Scientific, Cairo, Egypt. Prof. El-Halawany’s PhD was from the Institute of Natural Medicine, Toyama University,...
October 10, 2020
GMU Interprofessional Education (IPE) Committee organized a ‘Webinar on Interprofessional Care in Pneumonia’ on October 10, 2020. The Ministry of Health & Prevention, UAE accredited the webinar for 2 CME hours. Interprofessional care is a collaborative practice approach for a harmonious process of patient care. Teamwork produces...
October 3, 2020
Dr. Sherief Khalifa was nominated and then elected as a member of ACPE international commission. He will begin to serve as commissioner in February 2021 for a period of three years, renewable. From now until then, he serves as “commissioner elect”. The mission of ACPE International Services Program is to promote, assure, and...
September 27, 2020
On September 27, 2020, Dr. Jumana Al-Salloum, PharmD, Masters in Clinical Pharmacy candidate and clinical preceptor at GMU, participated as a speaker in the IntraVenous Parenteral Nutrition (IVPN) Journal Club Series, September Edition. The first session of the series was presented by Dr. Al-Salloum as presenter and Dr. Hazem Elrefaei...
September 25, 2020
On the eve of September 25, 2020 the pharmacists of Gulf Medical University and Thumbay University Hospital gathered to celebrate the 10th World Pharmacists Day. The event highlighted the achievements of the first group of students graduating from the Masters in Clinical Pharmacy program at GMU. Prof. Sherief Khalifah, Dean of the...
September 17, 2020
On September 17, 2020 CoP hosted an inspiring seminar presentation on drugs in sport. The talk was given by the international figure and the editor of the book “Drugs in Sport”, Professor David Mottram. The seminar comes in line with CoP preparation to launch a new elective course about Drugs in Sport as part of our PharmD program. ...
September 17, 2020
Students joining the class of 2025 PharmD program attended their orientation day on September 17, 2020 in Gulf Medical University. They were welcomed by the faculty and teaching staff of College of Pharmacy and Gulf Medical University with the motto “Safety, Success and Support”. The orientation program started with an...
September 8, 2020
On September 8, 2020 CoP resumed its Seminar Series by an inspiring and interactive “healthcare economics and outcomes research” talk given by Dr. Omneya Darwish, who is experienced in market access, pharmaceutical policy and real-world evidence generation. She served as a HEOR (healthcare economics and outcomes researcher) consultant...
September 7, 2020
On September 7, 2020, a team from College of Pharmacy and international exchange students published a “systematic review article” on the therapeutic efficacy of different treatment modalities used in pediatric pneumonia. The publication is made in “Current Pediatrics Review” journal with SCOPUS impact factor of 2.3 and also indexed...