5 results match your criteria: "Lebanese University . Beirut ( Lebanon ). pascalesalameh1@hotmail.com.[Affiliation]"
Attitudes of Lebanese pharmacists towards online and live continuing education sessions.
Pharm Pract (Granada)
June 2019
INSPECT-LB: Institut National de Santé Publique, Epidémiologie Clinique et Toxicologie; & Faculty of Pharmacy and Faculty of Medicine, Lebanese University. Beirut (Lebanon).
Background: Continuing education (CE) is an internationally recommended approach as a lifelong learning model for pharmacists, enabling them to maintain the necessary knowledge, skills and ethical attitudes so as to remain current and competent in their practice.
Objectives: The objective of this study is to 1) describe factors associated with taking different types of CE courses among pharmacists in Lebanon, and 2) assess the correlation between types of CE activity and the attitude of Lebanese pharmacists (motivation and value) and their computer literacy.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional observational study conducted between February and May 2017, using a random sample of Lebanese pharmacists from all districts of Lebanon.
Pain management in hospitals: patients' satisfaction and related barriers.
Pharm Pract (Granada)
September 2018
Continuing Education Department. Lebanese Order of Pharmacists; & INSPECT-LB: Institut National de Santé Publique, Epidémiologie Clinique et Toxicologie, Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University. Beirut (Lebanon).
Background: Suboptimal pain control has been frequently reported in healthcare settings and documented to negatively impact patients' health. Patients' perception regarding pain management may influence their satisfaction regarding treatment.
Objectives: This study focuses on the assessment of patients' satisfaction regarding pain therapy and defining patient-related barriers for its implication.
Background: Continuing education (CE) is an international tool that requires lifelong active participation in learning activities allowing the pharmacist to stay a major player among others. In 2014 the CE program was introduced to the pharmacists licensed in Lebanon as a mandatory requirement for re-licensure. In the absence of guidelines regarding the quality and quantity of CE programs, behavioral resistance to precipitate in the CE programs might be encountered among the pharmacists.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCommunity pharmacy in Lebanon: A societal perspective.
Pharm Pract (Granada)
June 2017
Faculty of Pharmacy and Faculty of Medicine, Lebanese University. Beirut (Lebanon).
Objective: To assess patients' attitudes towards the community pharmacist's role and determine their negative and positive reactions towards community pharmacists in Lebanon.
Methods: A cross-sectional study, conducted between January and April 2016, was designed to assess the general public satisfaction with the services provided by the community pharmacies. It was carried out, using a proportionate random sampling of Lebanese community pharmacies from each district.
Factors affecting medication adherence in Lebanese patients with chronic diseases.
Pharm Pract (Granada)
October 2015
Clinical and Epidemiological Research Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy-Clinical Pharmacy department, Lebanese University . Beirut ( Lebanon ).
Article Synopsis
- Non-adherence to medications is a significant issue among Lebanese outpatients with chronic illnesses, with only 42.6% of patients classified as adherent.
- Good physician-patient relationships and high health-related quality of life (HRQoL) positively influence adherence, while factors such as poor memory and anxiety/depression negatively affect it.
- The study suggests that patients' beliefs about their medication's effectiveness play a crucial role in adherence, highlighting the need for better communication and education from healthcare providers to improve patient outcomes.