Involved in the establishment of clinical services
Checked prescriptions for appropriate dosage, drug interactions, allergies and contra-indications before dispensing medications
Active member of the Infection Control Committee, including quarterly report submission of usage of restricted antimicrobial drug usage, budgets, and formulary update recommendations
Member of the IV Additive and TPN Committee for the efficiency and cost-effective improvement and upgrades of these services
Maintained an up-to-date knowledge of pharmaceutical developments and drug information
Senior Pharmacist, Drug Information
Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital
02.1985 - 07.1989
Responsible for expanding scope of Drug Information Services department
Launched a new periodical for the pharmacy - PHARMACY UPDATE
Preparation of drug evaluations and formulary recommendations for the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
Providing advisory services and physicians and medical staff on all aspects of drug information and drug availability
Phamacist
Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital
02.1979 - 01.1985
Member of founding pharmacy team and involved in the establishment of pharmacy services
Responsible for intiation of 24 hour I.V. Additive services, computerized adult and pediatric TPN, daily ward rounds, inpatient and outpatient dispensing services, and drug information
Education
Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
09.1978
Skills
Drug Utilization Review
Pharmacy Operations Management
Drug Inventory Management
Patient Education and Counseling
Budget Administration
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Arabic
Native or Bilingual
French
Professional Working
Affiliations
Member of the Ontario College of Pharmacists
Member of the Lebanese Order of Pharmacists
Timeline
Staff Pharmacist
Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital
08.1990 - 07.1993
Senior Pharmacist, Drug Information
Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital
02.1985 - 07.1989
Phamacist
Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital
02.1979 - 01.1985
Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy
American University of Beirut
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