First Annual Lebanese Pharmacy Schools Symposium

United in Action: Pharmacy Education and Practice Advancement

6 CE credits will be granted for attending this Symposium

Dr. Michel Mawad, LAU President

Moderator:  Dr. Lamis Karaoui

• Presentation 1: Curriculum Review: Process and Outcomes
  • Speaker: Dr. May Saab (BAU)

• Presentation 2: Competency Based Education and Professional Identity
  • Speaker: Dr. Iqbal Fahs (LIU)

• Presentation 3: Connecting the Dots: A Holistic Approach to Integrating Pharmacy Education, Research, and Practice
  • Speaker: Prof. Pascale Salameh (LU/INSPECT-LB)

• Presentation 4: Why Co-curricular Activities?
  • Speaker: Dr. Aline Bou Maroun (LAU)

• Presentation 5: Digital Health in Pharmacy Education
  • Speakers: Dr. Roy Kanbar (LAU) and Dr. Jihan Safwan (LIU)

• Presentation 6: Industrial Pharmacy Curriculum Experience at the Lebanese University
  • Speaker: Dr. Sanaa Awada (LU)

• Round Table Discussion with key stakeholders and reporting as part of a panel discussion.*
• Wrap up: Dr. Lamis Karaoui

Moderator: Prof. Pascale Salameh

• Presentation 1: Role of Academia in Shaping the Next Generation of Pharmacists
  • Speaker: Prof. Naser Alsharif

• Presentation 2: Pharmacy Practice in Lebanon: Challenges and Opportunities
  • Speaker: Dr. Mohamad Hijazi (BAU)

• Presentation 3: Scope of Practice of Pharmacists in Lebanon
  • Speaker: Dr. Marwa Jamal (BAU)

• Presentation 4: Blueprint for Progress: Transforming Pharmacy in Lebanon through Regulatory Reform
  • Speaker: Dr. Randa Aoun (USJ)

• Presentation 5: Interprofessional Education: Role of Different Professions
  • Speaker: Dr. Aline Milane (LAU)

• Round Table Discussion with key stakeholders and reporting as part of a panel discussion.*

• Wrap up: Prof. Pascale Salameh

Moderator: Dr. Jihan Safwan

• Presentation 1: Pharmacy Continuing professional education facts and challenges
  • Speaker: Dr. Souraya Domiati (BAU)

• Presentation 2: Global and National Development in Pharmacy Practice: Poison Control Center
  • Speaker: Prof. Hayat Azouri (USJ)

• Presentation 3: Safely Automating the Medication Use Process in Healthcare Organizations
  • Speaker: Dr. Elsy Ramia (LAU)

• Presentation 4: Building Safer Tomorrow: Unveiling Lebanon’s Pharmacovigilance Journey, Achievements, and Future Prospects in Pharmacy Education.
  • Speakers: Dr. Rita Karam & Dr. Abeer Zeitoun

Moderator: Dr. Souraya Domiati

• Presentation 1: Pharmacy Profession towards Specialization: Role of Pharmacist in the Ambulatory Care Setting
  • Speaker: Dr. Maya Zeineddine (LAU)

• Presentation 2: Evolving Role of Pharmacists in the Community Setting
  • Speakers: Dr. Faraj Saade (LIU) & Dr. Nabil Hassan

• Presentation 3: Pharmacy Practice in the Lebanese Military
  • Speaker: Captain Nisrine Hatoum

• Presentation 4: Innovation in Hospital Pharmacy Practice
  • Speaker: Dr. May Fakhoury (USJ)

Moderator: Prof. Marlene Abou Jaoude

• Presentation 1: Incorporating Research in Education and Inflicting it to the Industry
  • Speaker: Dr. Jana Wattar (LIU) 

• Presentation 2: Impact of Research on Pharmacy Practice
  • Speaker: Dr. Rony Zeenny (INSPECT-LB)

• Presentation 3: Exploring the Pharmacist’s Contribution to Research
  • Speakers: Prof. Marianne Abi Fadel (USJ) & Dr. Diane Antonios (USJ)

• Presentation 4: How Global Trends Are Sharping the Pharma Industry
  • Speaker: Dr. Ayman Semaan

• Presentation 5: Veterinary Pharmacy
  • Speaker: Dr. Elaine Blythe

• Presentation 6: Nuclear Pharmacy: A brief History of Practice and Specialty Recognition
  • Speaker: Dr. Sam Augustine

Moderator: Prof. Naser Alsharif

• Advocacy: How to advocate with key stakeholders?
• Round table to discuss the final recommendations for advocacy*
• Wrap up
• Final report

Table Discussion/Panel Discussion Leaders

Table Discussion/Panel Discussion Leaders

1. Table 1: Military – General Pharmacist Ali Hussein (Irwin Hall Stage)

1. Table 1: Military –  Col. Habib Abdo & Captain Nisrine Hatoum (Irwin Hall Stage)

2. Table 2: OPL – Dr. Carole Dib (Irwin Hall Stage)

2. Table 2:  OPL – Dr. Carole Dib (Hospital Pharmacy) (Irwin Hall Stage)

3. Table 3: Local Industries/Companies – Mr. Nabil Ghorayeb (Algorithm) (Faculty Lounge)

3. Table 3: Patient Advocate – Dr. Ismail Sukkarieh (Faculty Lounge)

4. Table 4:  Multinational Companies – Dr. Carole Hassoun & Mrs. Lama Mouhayar (Faculty Lounge)

4. Table 4: Multinational Companies – Dr. Carole Hassoun & Mrs. Lama Mouhayar (Faculty Lounge)

5. Table 5: Medicine – Dr. Sola Bahous (LAU) (6^th Floor Conference Room-1)

5. Table 5: Community Pharmacy Practice – Dr. Luna El Bizri (6^th Floor Conference Room-1)

6. Table 6: Nursing – Dr. Costantine Daher & Dr. Bahia Hussein Abdallah (6^th Floor Conference Room-2)

6. Table 6: Nursing – Dr. Costantine Daher & Dr. Bahia Hussein Abdallah (6^th Floor Conference Room-2)

7. Table 7: Alumni – Racelle Farah (LAU) (6^th Floor Conference Room-3)

7. Table 7: Alumni – Elsie Nassar (LAU) (6^th Floor Conference Room-3)

8. Table 8: Students – Sarah El Ali, Lynne Shamitity (6^th Floor Hall)

8. Table 8: Students – Adriana Sadek, Zeina Ayache (6^th Floor Hall)

9. Table 9:  Students – Cyrielle Saba, Nada Al Kadry, Marianne Atallah (6^th Floor Hall)

9. Table 9: Students – Celine Kassab, Lamis Taha,  Cesar Medawar (6^th Floor Hall)