Curriculum Vitae

Yara M. Abu-Ammouneh, Bpharm, Pharm. D.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Nationality: Jordanian

Date of Birth: 7-8-1976

Place of Birth: Amman

Religion: Islam

Mobile Phone +971-**-*******

Email: ac4w8s@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

2010-2012, Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D) Post Graduate UAE University, Faculty of Medicine, AL-Ain, United Arab Emirates (UAE) 1994-1999, Bachelor of Science of Pharmacy (Bpharm) AL-Isra’s Private University, Amman, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (HKJ) LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION

1999 - Jordan Pharmacist Association

2001 - MOH, United Arab Emirates

Licensed Pharmacist at Health Authority, Abu Dhabi- United Arab Emirates PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (* Details can be seen in Appendix last page) Aug 2017 – Present Senior Pharmacist, Narcotic Pharmacist, Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital, Ras Al Khaimah – United Arab Emirates

April 2016 – July 2017 Senior Pharmacist, Outpatient Pharmacy Al-Ain Hospital, Al Ain- United Arab Emirates (UAE) 2006 -2016 Senior Pharmacist, Narcotic coordinator Tawam Hospital Al Ain- United Arab Emirates (UAE)

2001-2006 Pharmacist I, Tawam Hospital

Al Ain- United Arab Emirates (UAE)

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

2014 – 2016 Co-Chair of SEHA Narcotic Committee

Abu-Dhabi Health Services Co. (SEHA) - Abu-Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 2015 - 2016 Member of SEHA Pharmacy Newsletter Editorial Board 2011- 2014 Chair of SEHA Narcotic Committee

Abu-Dhabi Health Services Co. (SEHA) - Abu-Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 2012- 2016 Member of HAAD Narcotic Advisory Sub-Committee Health Authority of Abu-Dhabi (HAAD), United Arab Emirates

2013- 2016 Member of Comprehensive Unit-based Patient Safety Program (CUSP) Tawam Hospital- Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

2013- 2016 Member of Multidisciplinary Team, Palliative care Tawam Hospital- Al Ain United Arab Emirates

2013- 2016 Member of Comprehensive Pain Management Committee (CPMC) Tawam Hospital- Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

1999 –until now Member of Jordan Pharmacists Association 2001-until now Registered pharmacist in Health Authority, Abu Dhabi- UAE CERTIFICATES

2014 Service Excellence Training Course

Tawam Hospital- Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

2013 Incivility and dealing with the challenges

Tawam Hospital- Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

2010-2013 Comprehensive Pain Management

Tawam Hospital- Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

2008 Time Management

Tawam Hospital- Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

2008 Business Writing Skills

Tawam Hospital- Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

PROJECTS

1999 Over the Counter (OTC) Drugs and Dispensing Regulations Faculty of Pharmacy, AL-Isra’a University Amman, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 2012 Intra Thecal Pumps for Opioids in Chronic Pain; A Systemic Review Faculty of Medicine- UAEU, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS

2015-2016 Designing clinical rotations for undergraduate pharmacy students, Post graduate Pharm D students, and residency program

2015-2016 Designing a paperless procedure for handling narcotics and controlled drugs 2010-2013 Comprehensive policies and guidelines for the management of narcotics and controlled drugs, Pharmacy department, Tawam Hospital; United Arab Emirates 2011 Comprehensive policies and guidelines for the management of narcotics and controlled drugs, Abu-Dhabi Health Services Co. (SEHA), Abu-Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 2006 – 2016 Contributing in the hospital orientation program for new employees, as well as In-service education for pain management.

SKILLS

Excellent written and spoken English

Good handling for computer software

REFERENCES

Hashem A Tarifi, MS, PhD, MBA, FASHP

Department Manager, Drug and Medical Products, Health Authority, Abu-Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Mob +971-**-*******

Khuloud Bin Rafee

Senior Clinical Pharmacist, Tawam Hospital, AL-Ain, United Arab Emirates. Mob +971-**-*******

Basma Beiram

Clinical Pharmacist, Tawam Hospital, AL-Ain, United Arab Emirates. Mob +971-*********

Appendix:

Detailed explanation of job description

2016-2017 Al-Ain Hospital - UAE:

This is a highly specialized acute care and emergency hospital with 412 beds and 30 medical departments and divisions.

I worked as a senior pharmacist in outpatient pharmacy. My duties included, but were not limited to:

• Provide integrated high quality and patient centered services

• Enhance primary care delivery

• Enhance patient experience

• Optimize revenue cycle management

• Implement and develop clinical excellence and care coordination

• Improve patient safety through patient counseling 2001-2016 Tawam Hospital in Affiliation with JHM- UAE: This is a 470 bed tertiary care hospital which is accredited by JCAHO and affiliated with Johns Hopkins Medicine/USA.

In 2001, I started as Hospital Pharmacist in the in-patient and out-patient care areas, duties included participation in the daily work of dispensing in professional and ethical manner, ensured that dispensing and dispensing practices were performed in a safe, efficient and effective manner.

From 2006 till now I am the narcotic and controlled drug coordinator that provides pharmaceutical and clinical services to all inpatients and outpatients. Other duties include:

• Ensure that the business entity is in compliance with the regulations and guidelines issued with regard to management and use of narcotics and controlled drugs.

• Ensure that all healthcare professionals involved in handling narcotics and controlled drugs are oriented and trained on relevant policies and guidelines.

• Develop, update and implement hospital policies and procedures for the regulation and use of narcotics and controlled drugs.

• Participate in staff education as well as patient counseling with regard to pain management.

• Participate in the training of under/post graduate students/trainees.

• Manage the distribution of narcotics and controlled drugs to hospital nursing units

• Medication re-packaging and compounding

• Inspect on a regular basis all clinical areas stocking narcotics and controlled drugs.

• Participate in quality improvement and process enhancement projects as assigned by management

• Annual estimation of the hospital narcotic forecast

• Participate in technical & financial evaluations for narcotics and controlled drugs vendors.

From 2006 – 2009 I was the scheduling supervisor for inpatient and outpatient pharmacies.

From 2001 – 2006 I worked in inpatient and outpatient pharmacy areas. Duties include:

• Participate in quality improvement and process enhancement projects as assigned by management

• Consults with customers, patients and/or physicians regarding use of medications and potential drug interactions

• Interprets physicians' prescriptions and interprets prescription information from computer system

• Counseling patients on the proper use of medications

• Prescription verification and medication dispensing

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