Research Unit’s Supervisor: Prof. A. Awad 

Research Group: A. Awad, P. Moreau, K. Matar; A. Al-Bassam, F. Al-Saleh, M. Al-Soraj, D. Al-Taweel, M. Al-Owayesh, S. Al-Ghanem, J. Lemay, E. Abahussain, T. Bayoud, S. Koshy, A. Al-Haqan, M. Katoue, M. Elewa

Research focus areas:

• Pharmacoepidemiology studies to provide insights into different aspects of medicines utilization.

• Medicines information studies to promote rational use of medicines by healthcare professionals and the public.

• Therapeutic drug monitoring and pharmacometric studies to optimize medication therapy.

• Pharmacy education studies to understand educational environment, identify educational needs and impact of educational interventions.

Areas of Collaboration:

• Pattern of medicines use and problems deserving more detailed studies.

• Quality of medicines utilization using audits to compare actual use to national/international clinical guidelines.

• Outcomes consequences on service provision and medicines use.

• Explore and audit the functions of healthcare professionals in reducing the burden of medicines-related problems, adverse drug reactions and medication errors.

• Development and implementation of strategies to improve adverse drug reactions reporting among healthcare professionals based on identified barriers.

• Explore strategies and develop tailored tools to improve adherence to medication.

• Evaluation and design dosage regimens using modeling and simulation techniques.

• Educational issues including innovative teaching approaches, curriculum design, and inter-professional education.

Selected publications

• Awad AI, Esraa Aboud (2015). Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Antibiotic use among the Public in Kuwait. PLoS One 10(2):e0117910.

• Awad AI, Alsaleh FM (2015). 10-Year Risk Estimation for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Coronary Heart Disease in Kuwait: A Cross-sectional Population-Based Study. PLoS One 10(1):e0116742.

• Katoue MG, Awad AI, Schwinghammer TL, Kombian SB (2014). Pharmaceutical care in Kuwait: hospital pharmacists' perspectives. Int. J Clin. Pharm 36(6):1170-8.

• Matar KM, Awad AI, Elamin SB (2014). Pharmacokinetics of Artesunate Alone and in Combination with Sulfadoxine/Pyrimethamine in Healthy Sudanese Volunteers. Am J Trop Med Hyg 90(6):1087-93.

• Alsaleh FM, Smith FJ, Thompson R, Al-Saleh MA, Taylor KM (2014). Insulin pump therapy: impact on the lives of children/young people with diabetes mellitus and their parents. Int J Clin Pharm 36(5):1023-30.

• Abeer Al-Mutawa, Eman Abahussain, Mohsen Hedaya and Samuel Koshy (2015). Intentional and unintentional drug poisonings in Mubarak Al-Kabeer hospital, Kuwait. J Pharma Care Health Sys 2:139.

• Al-Taweel D, Awad A, Johnson BJ (2012) Evaluation of the implementation of international guidelines in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a clinical audit in primary and secondary care settings in Kuwait. Int J Clin Pharm. 34(1); p185.