Pharmacy Education in the United Arab Emirates

Sarheed, Omar; Al-Azzawi, Amad; Nagavi, BG

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“…This may explain the huge number of publications in Jordan [ 39 ]. The establishment of the first pharmacy college in the UAE was in 1992, afterward, numerous pharmacy programs were established [ 40 ]. The maturity of the pharmacy education programme has played an affirmative role in enhancing the pharmacy practice research in these countries.…”

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Pharmacy practice and clinical pharmacy research in the Middle East: a scoping review of studies from Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen

Obaid

El‐Dahiyat

Babar

2022

J of Pharm Policy and Pract

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Background Pharmacy practice research publications has increased significantly in the last decade. This is also true for Middle Eastern countries. Aims The aim of this study was to document and review pharmacy practice literature in the Middle Eastern Arab countries. Materials and methods A scoping review was conducted using PRISMA-ScR guidelines. Medline/PubMed and Scopus were used to screen the articles. All published original research articles concerning any facet of pharmacy practice in 12 Arabic Middle Eastern countries during 2009–2019 were included. A thematic analysis was performed to classify the articles. Results Nine hundred and eighty-one articles were included in this study. Eight themes emerged from the selected articles. Medication use was the predominant theme 30.78% (302), followed by pharmacy practice and pharmacist services 22.94% (225), and then pharmacy education and professional development 16.31% (160). The KSA, Jordan, Qatar, and the UAE were the leading countries to publish pharmacy practice research. Conclusions Pharmacy practice research is growing and significantly adding to enhance pharmaceutical health services in the Middle East Region. There is a need to develop a research agenda. This will help in enriching the practice, as well as to avoid repetitive ideas.

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Pharmacy practice and clinical pharmacy research in the Middle East: a scoping review of studies from Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen

Obaid

El‐Dahiyat

Babar

2022

J of Pharm Policy and Pract

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“…[22,23] Most of all these pharmacy programs were established within the last 20 to 30 years. [1,24,25] While pharmacy education is undergoing global sign cant transformation focused on advancing the practice of pharmacy education to improve health outcomes, [26,27] many programs in Arab countries still continue to offer traditional pharmacy education with emphasis on drug compounding and preparation.…”

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Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy Curricula Among Arab Countries: An Evaluation of 191 Academic Institutions

Alghamdi

Albalawi

Alshammari

2020

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BackgroundHealth outcomes and policies is a growing areas that is needed in the healthcare culture. This study aimed to examine the availability, extent and type of teaching curricula (pharmacoeconomics, pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacovigilance, patient safety) in Arab countries.Methods A retrospective observational study was conducted during the period of November 2019 to January 2020. The collection strategy was performed by listing of pharmacy colleges in each country and then reviewing the institutions’ websites that met the inclusion criteria. Five criteria were utilized to assess the availability of these courses: full-time mandatory , full-time elective, partial mandatory, partial elective, and not offered.Results One hundred ninety-one academic institutions were screened during the study period. Of those, 151 (79.1%) institutions were included in the study and their curricular descriptions were retrieved from their electronic websites. Pharmacoeconomics was the most taught subject among the four subjects. It was offered in 89/151 of the colleges among Arab countries. Among these 89 colleges that offered pharmacoeconomics, 74/89 offered it as a mandatory. While, Pharmacoepidemiology was offered in 51 colleges, with 44/51 offering the subject as a mandatory, and 6 out of those 44 list it as a full-time mandatory , while 38 out of those 44 offer it as a partially mandatory. Only 22 of the colleges offered pharmacovigilance, with 14/22 offering the subject as a mandatory. Finally, there was only one institution that offers the subject of patient safety. Moreover, most of the four courses investigated are only taught in the final two years of study.ConclusionsThe study found a clear shortcoming in the teaching pharmaceutical outcomes. More efforts are needed by academic institutions to review other institutions’ curricula to ensure they meet the work needs and advanced pharmacy practice transformation.

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“…With the addition of Fatema College of Health Sciences and City University College of Ajman at present, there are ten in the country. 2 Education and training that address the changing labor market needs will benefit not only the individuals but also contributes to the greater economic growth of the nation. With immerging trends in the pharmacy profession in the region, there was a strong need to introduce a new education program for meeting and preparing future task force needs of the nation.…”

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“…In the 1990s, the only college offering a Bachelor of Pharmacy program in UAE was the Dubai Pharmacy College was the sole key player. 2 The next program in pharmacy was started in 1996 by Ajman University. In 2010, Al Ain University, Gulf Medical University, Ras Al Khaimah, and University of Sharjah, Higher Colleges of Technology were also offering pharmacy education.…”

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Conceptualization, development, and evaluation of ‘pharmaceutical product development’ graduate program within pharmacy discipline

Shahiwala¹,

Salam²

2022

PHARMPRACT

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Objective: Designing a region's need-based programs can be an exceptional complement boosting the knowledge economy of the country. United Arab Emirates (UAE) is increasingly focusing on the pharma and biotech sectors. As a result, there have been increasing demands for qualifications in pharmacy education to fit into higher roles in pharmaceutical industries and multinational companies (MNCs) in the region. Method: This study is a case demonstration that details the design processes authors used for the graduate program 'Pharmaceutical Product Development'. Results: The three stages in program positioning; identifying the need for the new program, program design, and development, and program effectiveness are illustrated in this manuscript. Conclusion: The authors believe that this manuscript serves as a valuable resource for novice curriculum developers in the development of new educational programs.

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Pharmacy Education in the United Arab Emirates

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Pharmacy practice and clinical pharmacy research in the Middle East: a scoping review of studies from Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen

Pharmacy practice and clinical pharmacy research in the Middle East: a scoping review of studies from Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen

Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy Curricula Among Arab Countries: An Evaluation of 191 Academic Institutions

Conceptualization, development, and evaluation of ‘pharmaceutical product development’ graduate program within pharmacy discipline

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