Advancements in ambulatory care pharmacy practice in Saudi Arabia: A comprehensive review of innovations and best practices at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare.

Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH) is a leading healthcare organization dedicated to revolutionizing healthcare practices in Saudi Arabia. This review article features the significant strides made by the JHAH ambulatory care pharmacy to symbolize Saudi Arabia's ambitious vision of healthcare transformation. This evolving journey includes details of JHAH's adoption of modern automation tools, several technological advancements, and establishing a pharmacist role far beyond dispensing medications.

Efficacy and safety of the enzymatic mixture - Lipase, collagenase and hyaluronidase - In the treatment of moderate to severe submental fat: A prospective cohort study.

Purpose: To study the effect of the enzymatic mixture: Lipase, Collagenase and Hyaluronidase in the treatment of submental fat.

Methods: A monocentric prospective cohort study including 10 female patients, aged between 18 and 65 years old, who received treatment for submental fat with a mixture of Lipase, Collagenase, and Hyaluronidase. The treatment protocol consisted of one treatment session every 21 days for a total of 3 sessions.

Beneficial UVB phototherapy preceding a fractional CO laser-UVB protocol in refractory non-segmental vitiligo.

Objectives: To explore the short- and long-term effects of UVB phototherapy preceding a fractional CO laser-UVB protocol in patients with resistant nonsegmental vitiligo.

Materials And Methods: This single-center, prospective, split-face/body, evaluator-blinded study included adult patients with stable vitiligo refractory to conventional treatments. Two symmetrical lesions were selected.

Online patient portal-based management of medication renewal and refill pickup in ambulatory care settings: A retrospective utilization study at tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia.

Background: The prescription pickup and renewal process in ambulatory care settings requires numerous steps, such as making an appointment with a physician to renew prescriptions and direct pharmacy visits to pick up medications. This process can be difficult or cumbersome for some patients; however, digital health-associated patient portals can reduce the burden on both patients and healthcare professionals.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in an ambulatory care setting of Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare.

Implementation of pharmacist-led tele medication management clinic in ambulatory care settings: A patient-centered care model in COVID-19 Era.

Over the past 20 years, owing to rapid advances in technological innovation, namely in telecommunication and telemedicine, healthcare institutions have integrated clinical practices with cutting-edge telecommunication technology to enhance access to patient care, improve continuity of clinical care, and ensure patient safety. Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH) is a gold-certified tertiary care institution, and it is an excellent center for patient-centered care. In response to the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, it has adopted various telecommunication technologies to provide patient-care services.

Structural and operational redesigning of patient-centered ambulatory care pharmacy services and its effectiveness during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: The newly emerged coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has collapsed the entire global health care system. Due to these settings, a lot of strategic changes are adopted by healthcare facilities to ensure continuity in patient-centered services.

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of structural and operational changes made in ambulatory care pharmacy services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Comparative Efficacy of Anti-TNF Therapies For The Prevention of Postoperative Recurrence of Crohn's Disease: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Prospective Trials.

Introduction: There is a lack of studies on the optimal anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) agent for postoperative prophylaxis of Crohn's disease (CD) recurrence. Therefore, we conducted a network meta-analysis (NMA) of prospective trials to compare the efficacy of anti-TNF agents in the prevention of postoperative endoscopic and clinical recurrence of CD following ileocolonic resection.

Methods: We searched PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and recent American gastroenterology association (AGA) meeting abstracts through August 2017.