On January 28, 2023, Dr. Ahmad El Ouweini, Clinical Lecturer, GMU College of Pharmacy and Critical Care Clinical Pharmacist, Preceptor at Thumbay University Hospital, was invited to deliver A Case-Based Workshop on Heart Failure Guidelines Directed Medical Therapies (GDMT) and Heart Transplant Medications. This workshop was co-delivered along with Dr. Bassam Atallah and Dr. Hisham Badreldin, two regionally renowned cardiology clinical pharmacists. The audience were mainly practicing pharmacists, fresh graduates and senior students. Dr. El Ouweiniexplained, through interactive discussions with the audience, how to devise an appropriate pharmacologic therapeutic plan for patients with heart failure, with an emphasis on guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) and propose an appropriate titration plan and monitoring strategies that maximize efficacy and minimize adverse effects.
This conference was also well attended by many GMU students, alumni and faculty.
