Success stories of Palestinian achievers from all over the world

Nada Yasein

Personal Info

  • Country of residence: Jordan
  • Gender: Female
  • Age: 0
  • Curriculum vitae :

Information

CURRICULUM VITAE
Professor Nada Yasein
Professor / Family and Community Medicine Department / The University of Jordan
Head of Family Medicine Department / Jordan University Hospital
PERSONAL
Name : Nada Adel Yasein.
Nationality : Jordanian
PO box 13834, Amman, 11942 Jordan
Tel. : 00962 6 5853315, Mobile : 00962 795126760, work : 00962 6 5355000 / 23440
E-mail: nyasein_85@hotmail.com
nyasein @ju.edu.jo
EDUCATION
1- Certificate in Family Practice: RCGP/ ku / UK equivalent to MRCGP (The Royal
College of General Practitioners) May 1994, London, United Kingdom
2- Jordanian Board in Family practice: Nov. 2001
3- Kuwaiti Board in Family Medicine. May 1995 (Kuwait Institute of Medical
Specialties)
4- MD in Medicine and Surgery , Damascus Medical school , University of
Damascus, 1983, Syria.
5- Postgraduate Diploma in Health sciences- University of Otago/New Zealand, 2000.
Including the following courses in New Zealand (1997-2000):
1-Certificate of proficiency in community child health.1998.
2-Certificate of proficiency in Gynaecology and family planning 1999
3- A course in teaching and learning in general practice (communication skills) for
one year.
4-Courses in Sports Medicine for one year:
A-Health and human performance
B-Exercise prescription
EXPERIENCE AND POSITIONS
2013 – Now Head of Family Medicine Department / Medical School
/ The University of Jordan
Head of Family Medicine Department / JUH
December, 17th, 2012-Now I was promoted to Professor in The University of
Jordan- Faculty of Medicine, Department Family and
Community Medicine
December 2008 – 2012 I was promoted to an Associate Professor in The
University of Jordan- Faculty of Medicine, Department
Family and Community Medicine
March 2003-December 2008 I was promoted to an Assistant Professor in The
University of Jordan- Faculty of Medicine, Department
Family and Community Medicine
Sept. 2006-Sept2007 Assistant Dean of the medical school for Research
and Developmental Affairs
2012 –Now I was appointed as a Senior Consultant Family
Physician/Jordan University Hospital, The University
of Jordan- Faculty of Medicine, Department Family and
Community Medicine
March 2002 – to 2012 I was appointed as a Consultant Family
Physician/Jordan University Hospital, The University
of Jordan- Faculty of Medicine, Department Family and
Community Medicine
1997- August 2001 Postgraduate Diploma in Health sciences- University of
Otago/New Zealand, 2000.
Fellow in Ashburton hospital / family medicine clinics
(New Zealand)
1994-1997 Specialist family practitioner and potential trainer,
teaching family medicine for postgraduate students in
family medicine clinics in Kuwait.
1990-1994 Training RCGP/ ku / UK equivalent to MRCGP (The
Royal College of General Practitioners).
1985-1989 Working as assistant registrar (resident, 2 years medical
ward and 2 years pediatric ward) in Frwanya hospital,
Kuwait.
1983-1985 Internship (6 months pediatrics, 6 months medicine, 6
months surgery and 6 months gynecology)
RESPONSIBILITIES IN MY CURRENT POSITION
1- Running a busy family practice clinic along with supervising the clinical training of
the postgraduate candidates and undergraduate students, from 2003-2019.
2- Organizing, teaching and supervising the training of candidates in the university
postgraduate training program in family practice which is a 4 years training
program (Certificate of High Specialty in family practice) after which the
candidate is eligible to set the Jordanian Board in family practice, for the years
2002-2016. And I am an examiner for the postgraduate students for the final exam
yearly on May for first, second, third and fourth years.
3- Me and my colleagues designed the first curriculum for Family Medicine for
undergraduate students in the University of Jordan 2007.
4- Teaching Family Medicine for undergraduate students (the fifth year) in Jordan
University Hospital a course of family medicine for all the students in the fifth year in
the (training and tutorials, communication skills, patient centered medicine, and
common problem solving in family medicine).I am an examiner in this course from
the start of the program until 2019.
5- Teaching the clinical introductory course for the 4th year medical
undergraduate students(I am teaching the students communication skills, The
consultation, hypotheticodeductive method of problem solving, for 11 years,2004-
2016.
6- Starting from Sept 2005, I was sharing in the teaching of a course on Health
assessment for the postgraduate nursing students (masters level), 2006, 2007.I was
an examiner in the course.
7- I gave lectures in the Jordan Medical Council for excellence year students in June,
2014,2015.
PEER REVIEWED ORIGINAL RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
- Patients’ and Residents' Evaluations of Patient Centeredness and
communication Skills of Physicians at Jordan University Hospital
Nada Yasein, Ruba Jaber, Farouk Shakhatreh, Wejdan Shroukh, Mohammad Farah.
Jordan Medical Journal, 52(1), 2018.
- Influenza Vaccine: Immunization Rates, Knowledge, and Attitudes of
Healthcare Workers in Jordan.
Lana Alhalaseh, Nada Yasein. Accepted in Kuwait Medical Journal, 2018.
- A comparison between patients' and residents' perceptions of patient
centeredness and communication skills among physicians working at Jordan
University Hospital.
Nada Yasein, Farouq Shakhatreh, Wejdan Shroukh, Mohammad Farah, Ruba Jaber.
Open Journal of Nursing, 7:698-706, 2017.
- A survey on the knowledge, attitudes and practices of physicians towards
pharmacovigilance in Jordanian health centres.
Wejdan Shroukh, Farouq Shakhatreh, Nada Yasein, Ghazi Sharkas.
International Health, 10(5):363-370, 2018.
- Evaluation of factors related to the levels of knowledge, attitudes, and practices
towards pharmacovigilance in Jordanian health centers.
Wejdan A. Shroukh, Farouq M. Shakhatreh, Nada A. Yasein.
International Medical Journal, 23 (6):644-647, 2016.
- The association between socioeconomic factors and bone mineral density in
postmenopausal osteoporotic women attending family medicine clinics.
Nada Yasein, Wejdan Shroukh, Hiba Fayoumi, Lana Halaseh.
International Medical Journal, 23(5):545-548, 2016.
-Evaluation of the medical teaching program from the students’ perspective at
faculty of medicine: Jordan University.
Nada A. Yasein, Farouq M. Shakhatreh, Azmi Mahafza, Eman Badran, Wejdan A.
Shroukh, Mohammad S. Farah. International Medical Journal, 22(4):335-339, 2015.
- Evaluation of Factors Related to Bone Mineral Density Improvement in
Postmenopausal Osteoporotic Women.
Nada Yasein, Farihan Barghouti, Wejdan Shroukh, Lana Halaseh, Razan
Hijjawi, Thafar Al Safar. International Medical Journal, 22(3):162-165, 2015.
- Metabolic syndrome in osteoporotic postmenopausal women attending a family
practice clinic in Jordan
Nada Yasein, Farihan Barghouti, Wejdan Shroukh, Hiba Fayoumi, Mai Al-Aloul.
International Medical Journal, 22(3):166-170, 2015.
- Serum vitamin D and metabolic syndrome among osteoporotic postmenopausal
women attending a family practice clinic in Jordan.
Nada Yasein, Wejdan Shroukh, Razan Hijjawi. Advances in Clinical and
Experimental Medicine, 24(2):245-250, 2015.
- Impact of maternal overweight and obesity on perinatal outcomes.
Eman Badran, Amal Abu Libdeh, Fawaz Kasaleh, Shawki Saleh, Asma Bash, Yousef
Khader, Fida Thekrallah, Nada Yasein.
Jordan Medical Journal, 48(2):121-131, 2014.
- The use of herbs by elderly patients with metabolic syndrome in a family
practice clinic in Jordan.
Nada Yasein, Abla Samar Sharif. International Medical Journal, 20(6): 759-762,
2013.
- Short course in evidence based medicine improves knowledge and skills of
undergraduate medical students: a before and after study.
Farihan F. Barghouti, Nada A. Yassein, Ruba Jabr, Noor Khader, Somayya Al
Shokhaibi, Anas Almohtaseb, Nuha AbuRmaileh
Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 25(3):191-194, 2013.
- Use of antihypertensive medications among elderly patients with metabolic
syndrome attending family practice clinic.
Nada A. Yasein, Yacoub M. Irshaid, Farihan F. Barghouti, Wejdan A. Shroukh, Lana
J. Halaseh.
Published in International Medical Journal in/ 2013, 20(2):132-135.
- The use of bisphosphonates by postmenopausal osteoporotic women: adherence
and side effects.
Nada A. Yasein, Farihan F. Barghouti, Wejdan A. Shroukh and Samar Sharif.
Journal of Biological Sciences/ 2013, 13(3):163-167.
- Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among Jordanian
patients with chronic diseases
Mayyada Wazaify, Izzat Alawwa, Nada Yasein, Akram Al-Saleh, Fatma U. Afifi.
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 19(3):153-7, 2013.
- Prescription pattern of antihypertensive drugs in Family Practice Clinics at
Jordan University Hospital
Essam Al-Drabah, Yacoub Irshaid, Nada Yasein, Suheil Zmeili. the Medicine
Science | International Medical Journal, 2(1):469-488, 2013.
- Women’s knowledge and screening behaviors regarding breast cancer
at family medicine clinics.
Farihan F. Barghouti, Nada A. Yasein, Asma H. Takruri, Tala E. Hammouri, Nuha
W. Qasem.
published in: International medical journal / 2013, 20(1):59-63.
- Depression and Co-morbid Chronic Illnesses in Family practice.
Farihan Barghouti, Nada A Yasein, Ramadan A Bani Mustafa.
Published in HealthMed journal/ 2013, vol.7(2):477-483.
- Prevalence and risk factors of urinary incontinence among Jordanian women:
impact on their life.
Frihan Barghouti, Nada Yasein, Asma Takruri, Lana Hatamleh, Ruba Jaber. Health
care for women international, 00:1-9, 2013.
- Elderly patients in family practice: polypharmacy and inappropriate
prescribing – Jordan.
Nada A. Yasein, Farihan F. Barghouti, Yaqoub M. Irshaid, Ahmad A. Suleiman,
Diana Abu-Hassan, Rana Tawil. International Medical Journal / 2012, 19(4): 302-
306.
- Discrepancies Between Elderly Patient's Self-Reported and Prescribed
Medications: A Social Investigation.
Nada A. Yasein, Farihan F. Barghouti, Yacoub M. Irshaid, Ahmad A. Suleiman.
Scandinavian journal of caring sciences, 27:131-138, 2013.
- Adherence to lipid lowering drugs (statins) in patients attending family
medicine clinic at Jordan University Hospital.
Farihan F. Barghouti and Nada N. Yasein
Published in: International Medical Journal /2012, vol.19(2):115-119.
- Metabolic syndrome in family practice: a study of the high risk groups.
N. Yasein, D. Ma’sad.
Published in: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal/ December 2011, 17(12): 943-
948.
- Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Hypertension in patients attending
Family Practice Clinics.
Nada A. Yasein, Farouq M. Shakhatreh, Ahmad A. Suleiman, Farihan F. Barghouti,
Lana J. Halaseh, Noor K. Abdulbaqi. Published in HealthMed journal, 2011, 5(6):
1404-1414.
- Prescription Pattern of Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs in a Family
Practice Clinic at Jordan University Hospital.
Nada A. Yasein, Farihan Barghouti, Fatin T. Al Faris, Lana N.
Hatamleh, Mohammed S. Farah, Yacoub M. Irshaid. Published in: Jordan Medical
Journal / March 2011, 45(1):9-17.
- Early Detection of Cardiovascular Diseases Risk Factors among Jordan
University Students.
Samiha S. Jarrah, Nada A. Yasein, Wasileh I. Petro, Omayah S. Nassar Published in
: Jordan medical journal / March 2011, Vol.45(1):51-61.
- A Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess Pharmacist-Physician Collaborative
Practice in the Management of Metabolic Syndrome in a University Medical
Clinic in Jordan.
Eman A. Hammad, Nada Yasein, Linda Tahaineh, and Abla M. Albsoul-Younes.
published in : Journal of managed care pharmacy / May 2011, 17(4):295-303.
- Pharmacist-physician collaboration improves blood pressure control.
Albsoul-Younes AM, Hammad EA, Yasein NA, Tahaineh LM. Published in : Saudi
medical journal / march 2011, 32(3):288-92.
- Obesity Indices and their Relationship to Cardiovascular Risk Factors in
Young Adult Group.
Nada Yasien, Sameha Jarrah , Wasileh Petro-Nustas, Muayyad Ahmad, Ruba
Jaber , Noor Terzia, Erika Sivarajan Froelicher, Emad Khawajah Published
in: Bahrain Medical Society / 2010, 22 (4) 133-137.
- Metabolic syndrome in patients with hypertension attending a family practice
clinic in Jordan.
N. Yasein, M. Ahmad, F. Matrook, L. Nasir and E.S. Froelicher Published in
: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal / April 2008 16(4):375-80.
- Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Overweight and Obesity among
Jordan University Students.
Ahmad A. Suleiman, Omar K. Alboqai, Nada Yasein, Jafar M. El-Qudah, Mo`ath F.
Bataineh and Bayan A. Obeidat Published in : Journal of biological sciences / 2009,
9(7): 738-745.
- The prediction of diabetes and hypertension by anthropometric indices based
on family medicine clinic data at Jordan university hospital.
Nada A.Yasein, Diana F. Masad, Luna Al-Zaru, Asma H. TakruriPublished in
: Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society/ January 2008, Vol.20(1).
- Prevalence of vitamin-mineral supplement use among Jordan University
students.
Ahmad A. Suleiman, Omar K. Alboqai, Nada A. Yasein, Mohamed K. Al-Essa, El
Masri Khader. Published in: Saudi Medical Journal / 2008, 29(9):1326-1331.
- Familiarity, knowledge and attitude towards epilepsy among attendees of a
family clinic at Amman Jordan.
Amira T. Masri, Farouq M. Shakhatreh, Nada A. Yasein, Farihan F.
Barghouti.Published in: Neurosciences Journal / 2008, 13(1):53-56.
- Cardiovascular risk and anthropometric measures in women attending family
practice.
Nada Yasein. Published in: Jordan medical journal / November 2005 ,Vol.39(2):
106-112.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
I- To combat cardio metabolic syndrome.
II- Patient centered medicine and communication skills.
III- Problem based learning and problem solving.
I- To combat cardio metabolic syndrome:
I am interested in working in the diagnosis, prevention and management of cardio
metabolic syndrome and its components during my family practice clinic time and by
conducting research on cardio metabolic syndrome.
-I am the coordinator of the Jordan Coalition to Combat Cardio Metabolic
Syndrome (a national committee). Started since the 25th of January, 2012 (five
meetings held so far) in the faculty of medicine, the University of Jordan. With
attendants from teaching staff from the University of Jordan (headed by the dean of
the faculty of medicine in the University of Jordan) and Jordan University of Science
and Technology and the head of the non-communicable diseases department in the
Jordanian Ministry of Health . The American College of Cardiology recognized the
project entitled “The International Coalition to Combat Cardio Metabolic Syndrome”
as its 2012 ACC-MENA collaborative research project and named it “The Middle
East Million Hearts Campaign” and Jordan will constitute a part of this project.
- Attended conferences to combat cardio metabolic syndrome:
1- Course on the "Complex management of systems failure in the cardiac patient" and
workshop on "Cardio Metabolic Syndrome". Amman – Jordan (23-25/10/2011).
2- Mini summit on Cardio Metabolic Syndrome. Atlanta – USA (13-14/10/2011). In
which I was a speaker about awareness regarding the metabolic syndrome and
cardiovascular risks and development of selfprevention.
http://halleinstitute.emory.edu/research/events_conferences/cardio_m
etabolic_syndrome_summit.html
3- Towards a global coalition to combat Cardio Metabolic Syndrome. A workshop
and roundtable discussion. Dubai – UAE (18/4/2012) in which I am a speaker to
report about the Jordan Coalition to Combat Cardio Metabolic Syndrome.
- I was an author in (14) published or accepted peer-reviewed original articles
regarding cardio metabolic syndrome and its components.
II- Patient centered medicine and communication skills:
-Research: research on patients' and residents evaluation of patient centeredness and
communication skills of physicians in Jordan University Hospital.
-Experience in communication skills:
1- Active member in a course in New Zealand in teaching and learning
communication skills in family practice for one year.
2- A course in Queen Mary's Hospital in teaching communication skills, chosen by
the faculty of medicine in
3- A course from Canada in teaching communication for ten years kills. Amman –
Jordan.
4- I have been teaching communication skills f for postgraduate family medicine
residency.
5- I gave a course for paediatrics department (post graduate residents) teaching
communication skills (5 hours).
6- I teach undergraduates (forth year) doctor patient communication skills and
reasoning skills from 2003 – 2012 in the faculty of medicine in Jordan University.
7- I teach all the students in the fifth year doctor patient communication skills when
they have their rotation in our family medicine clinic (practical with patients in the
clinics) as a part of their rotation, every 10 students stay for 2 weeks in the clinics
2005-20012
III- Problem based learning and problem solving:
-Research: research on the evaluation of the medical teaching program during the
clinical years from the students perspective at faculty of medicine: Jordan University.
SUPERVISION OR EXAMINATION OF STUDENTS THESIS
(POSTGRADUATE CANDIDATES) IN JORDAN UNIVERSITY
1. CO-SUPERVISOR
# Year Student’s name Thesis title
1. 2010 Essam Al-Drabah A study on utilization of antihypertensive
drugs in a family practice clinic at Jordan
University Hospital (Masters in
pharmacology department, Faculty of
medicine)
2. 2010 Eman Hammad Clinical pharmacist role in the
management of hypertension and
metabolic syndrome for optimum
treatment outcomes in Jordan (Masters
in Faculty of pharmacy)
2. EXAMINER
3. 2016 Mais Krishan A cross sectional study of knowledge,
attitudes and practices among Jordanian
nurses towards pharmacovigilance in
Amman, 2016. (Master of Public
Health)
4. 2016 Yacoub Nairoukh Molecular characterization of multidrug
resistance uropathogenic Escherichia
Coli isolates among Jordanian patients on
both hospital and community.
(Master of Medical Laboratory
Sciences)
5. 2016 Arwa Mohammad B.
Falata
Knowledge, health beliefs, and practices
of females about osteoporosis: a
comparative study between students in
health-related and non-health-related
faculties at the University of Jordan.
(Master of Public Health)
6. 2016 Abdelhakeem Abu
Arrab
Assessment of knowledge and behaviours
regarding trans fatty acids among
students at the University of Jordan
(Master of Public Health)
7. 2015 Samah Al-Quran Describing drug use patterns in health
centres using WHO patient care and
health facility indicators in Amman,
Jordan (Master of Public Health)
8. 2014 Rima Nsheiwat KAP Study for community pharmacies
towards proper handling and disposal of
used/expired medications in Amman
pharmacies,2013 (Master of Public
Health)
9. 2014 Amal Yousef The relationship between sedentary
lifestyle (physical inactivity) and
cardiovascular disease in Jordan (Master
of Public Health)
10. 2014 Dua'a Al-gharably Bullying in the workplace among
academic and non-academic employees
at Jordan University (Master of Public
Health)
11. 2014 Amani Al Bohisi Knowledge, attitudes and practices of the
physicians working in the comprehensive
primary healthcare centres in Amman
province regarding the continuous
medical education and its impact on the
patients' satisfaction on physicians'
knowledge and skills (Master of Public
Health)
12. 2011 Imad Al-Jarrah Smoking patterns and factors associated
with smoking cessation in patients with
CVD in Jordan (PhD in Faculty of
nursing)
13. 2009 Safa Al-Shawarbeh Deep vein thrombosis of lower limbs
among long haul flight of Royal
Jordanian airlines passengers, 2008: risk
factors, knowledge and practice of
preventive measure (Masters in public
health, Faculty of medicine)
14. 2009 Nisreen Bitar IUD discontinuation rate and reasons of
Jordanian women attending family
planning clinics (Masters in public
health, Faculty of medicine)
15. 2008 Shereen Al-Shamasneh Breast cancer and breast self-examination
among university female students: KAP
study(Masters in public health, Faculty
of medicine)
16. 2008 Fuad Nassereddin Prevalence of late complications among
diabetic patients under care at UNRWA
health centers in Jordan, 2006 (Masters
in public health, Faculty of medicine)
OTHERS:
- Reviewer for research in Damascus university Journal 2009,2010.
- Examiner at Jordan Medical Council for Jordan Board license for
Family Practitioner 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014 and 2015.
- Reviewer for a national project in Tabuk University in Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia 2011 and 2015.
- Reviewer for the Jordan Medical Journal.
EVENTS IN WHICH I WAS A SPEAKER
- The 12th International conference of Jordan Society of Family Medicine. Amman –
Jordan (7-10/11/2018). Presented about the topic of “Patient Centered Medicine”.
- Scientific day of the Jordan Society of Family Medicine: Pearls of practice take
home message. Amman – Jordan (23/9/2017). Presented about dementia: why do we
care? What can we do?.
- The 5th International Congress on Primary Healthcare and Family Medicine. Madrid
– Spain (29-30/11/2017). I was a member of the scientific committee and presented
a paper entitled " Serum Vitamin D and the Metabolic Syndrome Among
Osteoporotic Postmenopausal Female Patients of a Family Practice Clinic in Jordan".
- The 5th Congress of the Jordanian Society of Endocrinology, Diabetes and
Metabolism. Amman – Jordan (11-14/5/2017). Presented a paper entitled " Serum
Vitamin D and the Metabolic Syndrome Among Osteoporotic Postmenopausal
Female Patients of a Family Practice Clinic in Jordan".
- 11th International Conference of The Jordan Society of Family Medicine. Amman –
Jordan (5-8/10/2016). Presented a paper entitled " The association between
socioeconomic factors and bone mineral density in postmenopausal osteoporotic
women attending family medicine clinics". Was the chair person of one session in the
conference.
- WHO Temporary Adviser for a workshop "Regional consultation on development
of the bridge programme for capacity-building of general practitioners in the Eastern
Mediterranean Region", planned by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional
Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO) in joint effort with the American
University of Beirut. Cairo – Egypt (10-11/5/2016).
- Third Wonca East Mediterranean Family Medicine Congress "Family medicine:
Honoring the past, treasuring the present, shaping the future". Dubai – UAE (17-
19/3/2016). Presented a paper entitled " Discrepancies Between Elderly Patient's
Self-Reported and Prescribed Medications: A Social Investigation".
- Second Wonca East Mediterranean Family Medicine Congress “Family medicine:
Gateway to excellence in healthcare systems”. Dubai – UAE (30/4-2/5/2015).
Presented a paper entitled “Metabolic syndrome in osteoporotic postmenopausal
women attending a family practice clinic in Jordan”.
- The 10th International Conference of Jordan Society of Family Medicine. Amman –
Jordan (29/4-2/5/2014). Co-authored a paper entitled "Impact of maternal overweight
and obesity on perinatal outcomes in Jordan".
- 6th International Conference of the Royal Medical Services. Dead Sea – Jordan. (19-
22/11/2012) Presented a paper entitled "Elderly patients in family practice:
polypharmacy and inappropriate prescribing – Jordan".
- 5th Medical Conference on Modern Medicine. Amman – Jordan. (1-3/10/2012) In
which I am a member of the scientific committee and presented a paper entitled "
Use of antihypertensive medications among elderly patients with metabolic syndrome
attending family practice clinic."
- Towards a global coalition to combat Cardio Metabolic Syndrome. A workshop and
roundtable discussion. Dubai – UAE (18/4/2012) in which I am a speaker to report
about the Jordan Coalition to Combat Cardio Metabolic Syndrome.
- Depression and anxiety spectrum disorders: from basic science to the clinic and
back. Amman- Jordan (6-8/3/2012) in which I was a moderator. Presented a paper
entitled "Depression in primary care patients with chronic physical symptoms" with
Dr Farihan Barghouti and Dr Rdwan Bani Mustafa.
- The 9th conference of the Jordan Society of Family Medicine. Amman – Jordan (23-
25/11/2011). Presented a paper entitled "Adherence to lipid lowering drugs (statins)
in patients attending family medicine clinic at Jordan University Hospital".
- Mini summit on Cardio Metabolic Syndrome. Atlanta – USA (13-14/10/2011). In
which I was a speaker: awareness regarding the metabolic syndrome and
cardiovascular risks and development of self-prevention in family practice clinic in
Jordan University Hospital.
- First Conference of the Arab Association of Family Physicians and the Eighth
conference of the Jordan Society of Family Medicine. Amman – Jordan (7-
9/10/2009). In which I was a speaker, paper entitled "Metabolic syndrome in family
practice in Jordan: a study of high risk groups". And two presentations, papers
entitled: “Women’s knowledge and screening behaviors regarding breast cancer
at family medicine clinics” and “Prevalence and risk factors of urinary incontinence
among Jordanian women: impact on their life”.
- The second conference for faculty of Medicine at the University of Jordan. Amman
– Jordan (2009). In which I was a speaker, paper entitled" Metabolic syndrome in
patients with hypertension attending a family practice clinic in Jordan".
- The Seventh conference of the Jordan Society of Family Medicine. The 7th
conference of the Jordan Society of Family Medicine Amman – Jordan. (22-
24/10/2007). In which I was a speaker, paper entitled "The Prediction of diabetes and
hypertension by anthropometric indices in family medicine clinic at Jordan University
Hospital".
- Third Conference of Scientific Research in Jordan. Amman – Jordan (17/11/2007). I
was a speaker, paper entitled “Cardiovascular risk and anthropometric measures in
women attending family practice”.
CONFERENCES IN WHICH I PARTICIPATED
- IDF-MENA Region Conference on Diabetes and Nutrition. Amman – Jordan (3-
6/4/2019).
- The 2nd Global Mental Health Conference. Organized by: The Global Health
Initiative and School of Medicine, The University of Jordan. Amman – Jordan (5-
7/10/2017). I was a moderator.
- 15th Pan Arab Union of Neurological Societies Meeting. Tunisia (16-18/3/2017).
- First African Academy of Neurology Conference. Tunisia (15-16/3/2017).
- Arab Simulation Conference in Medical Education "ASCME2016". Amman –
Jordan (5/10/2016).
- The 13th International Jordanian Conference of Internal Medicine in collaboration
with The Royal College of Physicians / Edinburgh. Amman – Jordan (3-6/5/2016).
- Combined symposium Neurology Update-Bridging Science. Amman – Jordan
(21/4/2016).
- The Seventh Scientific Research Conference in Jordan. Amman – Jordan
(14/11/2015).
- University of Michigan's Sports Medicine and Full Updates. Michigan – USA (7-
9/10/2015).
- Health Summit Forum I, Aging and Health (member of the scientific committee).
Amman – Jordan (19-21/6/2014).
- Neuro Psychiatric Outcomes of Stroke. Antalya – Turkey (18-20/6/2014).
- The 3rd Symposium on Stroke and Cognitive Impairment. Marrakech (4-5/4/2014).
- BSC and Mayo Clinic Cardiology Review Course 2014. London - UK (3-7/3/2014).
- The Second Jurisprudential Medical Conference. Amman – Jordan (1-3/5/2013).
- The Jordanian Chapter of Epilepsy – The First Epilepsy Symposium. Dead sea –
Jordan (28/2-1/3/2013).
- The ICNeP Masterclass Meeting. Istanbul – Turkey (17/1/2013).
- Updates in nutritional management of diabetics and elderly. Amman – Jordan (23-
24/11/2011).
- Second International Conference on Children's Rights. Amman – Jordan
(15/112011) (Representative of the faculty of medicine – University of Jordan).
- Course on the "Complex management of systems failure in the cardiac patient" and
workshop on "Cardio Metabolic Syndrome". Amman – Jordan (23-25/10/2011).
- The University of Texas Stroke Symposium in conjunction with The Annual EEG
Epilepsy & MS Update, Cairo, January 2011.
- 14th Congress of the European Federation of Neurological Societies (25-28/9/2010).
- The 4th International Congress of the Jordanian Neurological Society. Amman –
Jordan (6-9/10/2010).
- The eleventh neuromediterraneen congress / the second international meeting of the
Lebanese society of neurology. Beirut – Lebanon (16-19/9/2010).
- The first International Congress of the Jordanian Association of Psychiatrics.
Amman – Jordan (6-9/4/2010).
- The 11th annual conference in obstetrics, gynaecology & women's health. Amman –
Jordan (24-26/2/2010).
- The first Middle East epilepsy and neurology update meeting (MENU). Beirut –
Lebanon (18-19/12/2009).
- Evidence Based Medicine in Dementia and Old Age Depression. Amman – Jordan
(2009). (Roundtable active member)
- The first Jordanian Joint Conference on Osteoporosis. Amman – Jordan (2009).
- 4th Middle East training course on Osteoporosis (METCOP4) / Jordan-Dead Sea
November (2009). (Roundtable active member)
- Jordan's Ninth Conference of the Internal Diseases. Amman – Jordan (20-
23/10/2008).
- The fourth pediatrics conference medical school/ University of Jordan. Amman –
Jordan (3/4/2008).
- Seventh congress of the Jordanian society of Gastroenterology. Amman – Jordan
(26-28/3/2008).
- The 5th Arab congress for antimicrobial agents. Jordan University - Amman –
Jordan (18-20/10/2007).
- Young investigators conference – strategy for science. Dubai (4/1/2007).
- ENS neurology conference, June 2006, Berlin, Germany.
- Proceeding of the first international conference on primary care, clinical advance in
primary care. Amman – Jordan (10-12/11/2005).
- Cardiovascular risk factors Conference. Sharm Al Sheikh – Egypt (3/2005).
- Fifth international Conference of the Jordan Society of family Medicine. Amman –
Jordan (5-7/10/2004).
- The international scientific convention. Amman – Jordan (15-17/7/2004).
- Second Annual Conference of the Jordanian Association of Menopause. Amman –
Jordan (28-30/4/2004).
- The second Jordanian Menopause Congress. Amman – Jordan (4-5/3/2004).
- The 5th Cairo International Neurology Conference. Sharm Al Sheikh – Egypt (14-
16/1/2004).
- Wonca Europe regional conference. Amsterdam – Holland (21/4/2003).
- 1st Arab Conference on primary health care. Al Manama – Bahrain (25-27/2/2003).
- The Second conference of the Jordan Society of Family Medicine.. Amman – Jordan
(24-26/1/2002).
- Tenth Congress of the Union of Arab Paediatric Societies and the Ninth Congress of
the Association of Pediatricians of Jordan and the Fifth Conference of the Arab
Association of Gastroenterology and nutrition in children and Second Conference for
Arab Neurologists. Amman – Jordan (8-11/10/2002).
- European neurology society conference. Berlin – Germany (6/2002).
COURSES AND WORKSHOPS
- Workshop entitled “Writing a Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) Exam” held by
the Faculty of Medicine, the University of Jordan. Amman – Jordan (12-13/3/2019).
- Workshop entitled "Gestational diabetes, diabetes and pregnancy" held by the
European Association for the Study of Diabetes, The National Center for Diabetes,
Endocrinology and Genetics (EASD-NCDEG). Amman – Jordan (15/7/2016).
- The European Association for the Study of Diabetes, The National Center for
Diabetes, Endocrinology and Genetics (EASD-NCDEG) Postgraduate Education
Course (accredited by the Jordan Medical Council for 14 CME hours). Amman –
Jordan (14-16/7/2016).
- Course entitled "Statistical Analysis using SPSS" 30 hours long.
- The scientific day of the obstetrics and gynecology department in the Jordan
University Hospital. Was held in Jordan University in the 21st of June 2012.
- Problem based learning faculty workshop with the University of Rochester Medical
Center. (Active member) Amman – Jordan (6-7/3/2012).
- Workshop entitled “Cardio Metabolic Syndrome” in the conference “Complex
Management of systems failure in the cardiac patients”, Jordan University -
Amman June, 2011.
- Workshop on Problem-Based Learning from design to practice, Amman April
2011. (Active member)
- The Hikma Cardiovascular Workshop, Antalya – Turkey, April 2011. (Active
member)
- A workshop on anxiety and depression, Istanbul, 6-9 March 2008 (Active member)
- When I was an assistant dean for research and development affairs in the medical
school, attended a 4 weeks course in the framework of Tempus Media programme
"Jordan training course in international relations (JOTCIR) in Amman (3 weeks) and
(one week in Rome), June 2007
- OSCE course conducted by the University of Toronto Wilson Centre held at Jordan
University, December 2006 (one week). (Active member)
- A communication skills course for teaching medical students ,10-15/Sept 2006, St.
Bartelomews Hospital in London, UK. (Selected by the deanship of the medical
college)
- Evidence based Medicine workshop / University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan 27-
29/4/2006 (Active member)
- One week OSCE course conducted by Kings College, held by Jordan University
2005(Active member)
- A workshop on developing the specifics and delivery of the clinical and
communication skills curriculum (18/10/2004) and teaching clinical and
communication skills (19/10/2004) was held in Jordan Medical council (Trainer)
- A number of workshops on indicators of child development conducted by the
national council of family affairs and the UNICEF, during 2004 and 2005, Amman,
Jordan (Active member)
- March 20, 2004, a workshop breast cancer at KHCC (Active member)
- Workshop on advanced CPR in Bahrain (25-27 Feb 2003) (Active member)
- A 20 hours workshop on skills in field clinical research, (22/2 - 2/3/2004)/University
of Jordan (Active member) I was granted a certificate
- Advanced course in family planning (Jordan Medical Council March, 4th
2005). (Active member)
- Skills workshop for trainers of family medicine held by (University of Colorado,
USA 20-22 April 2004) Amman – Jordan. (Active member)
- Workshop on the management of sexually transmitted diseases (12 Aug 2005,
USAID/Jordan Medical Council) (Active member)
RESEARCH FUNDED BY THE DEANSHIP OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH,
UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN
1- Patients' and residents evaluation of patient centeredness and communication skills
of physicians in Jordan University Hospital, 2012. (2450 JD)
2- Evaluation of the medical teaching program during the clinical years from the
students perspective at faculty of medicine: Jordan University, 2012. (1350 JD)
3- Evaluation of drug therapy and life-style in patients with osteoporosis in a family
practice clinic in Jordan, 2010. (5200 JD)
4- Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Hypertension in patients attending Family
Practice Clinics, 2009. (5200 JD)
5- Elderly patients in family practice: polypharmacy and inappropriate prescribing –
Jordan, 2009. (1500 JD)
PROFESSIONAL INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
1- International membership in the American Academy of Family Physicians
(A.A.F.P.)
2- Active member in the World organization of Family Doctors (WONCA)
PROFESSIONAL NATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
1- Member in the committee of Jordan Medical Council for Jordan Board license for
Family Practitioner.
2- Member in the executive committee of the Conference of the Union of Arab
Doctors in Europe, 2013.
3- Coordinator of the Jordanian coalition to combat cardio metabolic syndrome 2012.
4- I was a member of the medical school board in the years: 2004, 2006, 2007,2008,
2010, 2011. Representing community and family medicine department.
5- Member in the drugs and tenders committee in the Jordan University Hospital
2011-2016.
6- Member in the problem based learning committee 2011/2012.
7- Member in the library committee 2011/2012.
8- Jordan Medical Council in Family medicine
9- Jordan Family Medicine Association
10- Jordan Menopause Society
11- Jordan Osteoporosis Society
12- National Council for Family Affairs
13- Jordan Hypercholesterolemia Association
14- While working as an Assistant Dean for Research and Developmental Affairs I
was involved in several activities:
1- Member in medical School Board
2- Member in scientific Research committee
3- Member in (OSCE) committee
4- Member in the skill lab centre committee
5- Member of the Quality Assurance committee both in faculty of Medicine and at
Jordan University
6- Member in the committee of Accreditation in faculty of Medicine at Jordan
University.
7- Active member in The Medical School quality control assurance committee since
2005 till 2008.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
1- Open medical day in Jordan Association for Woman and Child run by Dr Nada
Yasein and her team of residents, 12/3/2019.
2- Gave a lecture about Alzheimer in Jordanian Association for Women and Child
Welfare. Amman – Jordan (11/12/2017).
3- I was responsible for giving lectures on osteoporosis (giving a brief about my 5
papers on osteoporosis) and arrangement with family physicians to perform free
medical checkups, in a free open medical day in Jordan Association for Woman and
Child, one full day 2013, 2014, 2015.
4- Participated in the scientific committee of the Health Summit Forum I, Aging and
Health. Amman – Jordan (19-21/6/2014).
5- I gave lectures in Jordan University Hospital about communication skills and their
effect on reducing violence in workplace, 2014 and 2015. The lectures were targeted
to:
Physicians.
All workers.
New residents.
6- I was responsible for giving lectures on osteoporosis and arrangement with family
medicine residents to perform free medical checkups, in a free open medical day in
Jordan Association for Woman and Child, one full day, May 2011.
7- I was responsible for giving lectures on breast cancer and arrangement with
family medicine residents to perform free medical checkups, in a free open medical
day in Jordan Association for Woman and Child, one full day, April 2010.
8- Principle for a workshop including lectures for females from all collages in the
University of Jordan in the health care club / Deanship of students affairs about
women's diseases in 15/4/2009.
9- Speaker in a radio program for health education:
1- 29/1/2012: about family medicine and disease prevention.
2- 1/2/2012: about twins.
3- 5/2/2012: about menopause.
4- 12/2/2012: about cardio metabolic syndrome and Diabetes.
5- 26/2/2012: about hypertension.
6- 4/3/2012: about hyperlipidemia.
10- Wrote an article about biological age for Petra News Agency.
11- Presented 9 radio sessions about diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension and
cardio metabolic syndrome, 2013. Each session lasted for more than one hour and
included discussion with people.
12- Presented about "Elderly patients in family practice: polypharmacy and
inappropriate prescribing – Jordan." in the scientific week of the faculty of
medicine in the celebrations of Jordan University's 50th anniversary (2013).
13- Speaker in a radio program on Hayat FM (Amman)about cardiovascular riskand
metabolic syndrome, presenting data from our research (22/11/2014, 28/11/2014).
خدمة المجتمع:
1. يوم طبي مجاني
2. إعطاء محاضرة بعنوان "المرض الذي ينسينا من نحن...الزھايمر" في الجمعية الأردنية لرعاية المرأة
.2017\12\ والطفل الخيرية النسائية بتاريخ 11
3. إعطاء محاضرات عن ھشاشة العظام (مع إعطاء ملخص عن الأبحاث الخمسة التي أجريتھا عن
ھشاشة العظام) واجراء فحوصات مجانية مع مجموعة أطباء أسرة خلال اليوم الطبي المجاني في
.2015 ،2014 ، جمعية المرأة والطفل، 2013
Health Summit Forum I, Aging and " 4. المشاركة في اللجنة العلمية للمؤتمر بعنوان
.2014\6\21- والذي عقد في عمان بتاريخ 19 Health" ,
5. قمت بإعطاء محاضرات في مستشفى الجامعة الأردنية حول مھارات الاتصال وأثرھا في تخفيض
العنف في بيئة العمل في 2014 و 2015 . المحاضرات استھدفت الفئات التالية:
- الأطباء
- كافة العاملين
- المقيمين الجدد
6. إعطاء محاضرات عن ھشاشة العظام واجراء فحوصات مجانية مع مجموعة أطباء مقيمين خلال اليوم
. الطبي المجاني في جمعية المرأة والطفل، شھر مايو 2011
7. إعطاء محاضرات عن سرطان الثدي واجراء فحوصات مجانية مع مجموعة أطباء مقيمين خلال اليوم
. الطبي المجاني في جمعية المرأة والطفل، شھر ابريل 2010
8. تنظيم ورشة عمل للطالبات من كل التخصصات في الجامعة الأردنية تضمنت محاضرات حول
.2009\4\ الأمراض النسائية في النادي الصحي التابع لعمادة شؤون الطلبة في 15
9. التحدث في برنامج إذاعي للتثقيف الصحي:
2012 : حول طب الأسرة والوقاية من الأمراض. \1\29 -
2012 : حول موضوع التوائم. \2\1 -
2012 : حول موضوع سن اليأس. \2\5 -
2012 : حول المتلازمة الاستقلابية ومرض السكري. \2\12 -
2012 : حول ارتفاع ضغط الدم. \2\26 -
2012 : حول ارتفاع الدھنيات. \3\4 -
10 . قمت بكتابة موضوع حول العمر البيولوجي للإنسان لوكالة أنباء بترا.
11 . تقديم 9 حلقات إذاعية للتثقيف حول موضوع السكري، ارتفاع الدھنيات ،ارتفاع ضغط الدم والمتلازمة
الاستقلابية القلبية ( 2013 ). كل حلقة استمرت لأكثر من ساعة وتضمنت نقاش مع المتصلين.
12 . تقديم عرض حول تعدد الأدوية والوصفات الطبية الغير مناسبة لدى كبار السن ضمن فعاليات الأسبوع
.( العلمي في الاحتفالية الخمسين لتأسيس الجامعة الأردنية ( 2013
13 . التحدث في برنامج إذاعي على الھواء في قناة حياة فم عمان حول عوامل الخطورة القلبية والمتلازمة
.(2014\11\28 ، 2014\11\ الاستقلابية القلبية مع عرض نتائج بعض أبحاثي العلمية ( 22
WEBSITES
http://eacademic.ju.edu.jo/nyasein/Lists/Published%20Research/AllItems.aspx
http://halleinstitute.emory.edu/research/events_conferences/cardio_metabolic_syn
drome_summit.html

Achievements and Awards

  • Marital status :
  • City :
  • Status :
  • Years in active : From To