Management Pharmacy
Resume:
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: ************@*****.***
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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