Nisreen Mourad

Lebanese International University | LIU

Objectives: Influenza A (H1N1) virus can provoke severe illness or even death in people with underlying medical conditions. This study is particularly important in Lebanon due to the suboptimal influenza vaccination rates, especially among high-risk groups and individuals with low income. We conducted this study to investigate influenza vaccine acc...

Background Medication errors can often occur due to the patient’s inability to comprehend written or verbal medication orders. This study aimed to develop pictograms of selected medication orders and to validate the comprehension of prescription orders index and compare the comprehension scores with and without pictograms. In addition to determine...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the perception and to assess the impact of mentorship programs on students’ performance and development in pharmacy education during experiential education. Methods: Students from all the schools of pharmacy and from different academic years across pharmacy programs in Lebanon were included. The...

Equity in education ensures access to success-supporting tools for all, transcending backgrounds, languages, races, and more. Despite global efforts, achieving equity in higher education remains a challenge, amplified by COVID-19 in pharmaceutical education. Addressing these disparities is vital for fostering a capable, adaptable pharmaceutical wor...

Background: Exploring faculty stress and coping strategies among pharmacy educators has not been previously addressed among Lebanese pharmacy schools. The study’s aim was to validate the Faculty Stress Index (FSI) among pharmacy educators and to assess stress and coping strategies in a school of pharmacy in Lebanon. Methods: A cross-sectional stud...

Background: Course satisfaction in blended learning has become a priority among educators to keep students on track during their studies. This study investigated the Community of Inquiry (CoI) three key components, i.e. teaching, social, and cognitive presences and other factors that affect student satisfaction at Lebanese International University...

Vaccination is the most effective preventative strategy against influenza, yet university students’ influenza vaccination uptake remains low. This study aimed firstly to determine the percentage of university students who were vaccinated for the 2015–2016 influenza season and to identify reasons for non-vaccination, and secondly to examine the impa...

Ion channels, specifically those controlling the flux of potassium across cell membranes, have recently been shown to exhibit an important role in the pathophysiology of glioma, the most common primary central nervous system tumor with a poor prognosis. Potassium channels are grouped into four subfamilies differing by their domain structure, gating...

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has induced a global mental health crisis with variable consequences. This study aimed to assess the psychological impact of COVID-19 regarding anxiety, insomnia, depression, and response to trauma on pharmacists in Lebanon during COVID-19, and to identify factors contributing to psychological distress. Methods T...

As the pharmacy profession continues to evolve from product-orientation to patient-centered, pharmacy programs have been transitioning from a traditional pharmacy curriculum to a competency-based education (CBE) pedagogy. CBE has been developed to instill the required clinical competencies in graduates to better meet the contemporary role of pharma...

The evaluation of knowledge, attitude and practices towards an emerging disease is essential component of public health preventive measures during an outbreak. In October 2022, an out-break of cholera has been reported in Lebanon, which is the first to be reported in the Middle Eastern country for 30 years. This study aimed to explore the level of...

Allylamines, naftifine and terbinafine, and the benzylamine, butenafine, are antifungal agents with activity on the fungal cell membrane. These synthetic compounds specifically inhibit squalene epoxidase, a key enzyme in fungal sterol biosynthesis. This results in a deficiency in ergosterol, a major fungal membrane sterol that regulates membrane fl...

Background: Pharmacists serve on the frontline of healthcare provision for refugees. This study aimed to explore (1) Syrian refugees’ healthcare status from the perspectives of the refugees and Lebanese community pharmacists; (2) refugees’ barriers to healthcare access; and (3) the challenges pharmacists encounter in the provision of healthcare. Me...

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a slew of new obstacles for all health professionals, particularly those in charge of training students. Many pharmacy schools had to convert to virtual experiential learning with little to no existing literature, framework, or appropriate time for preparation. This review documents the virtual pharmacy practice...

Introduction In recent years, the pharmacy profession has undergone many changes that impacted pharmacy educational programs and students' needs and experiences. In Lebanon, no previous studies have addressed students' perspectives of pharmacy studies and their future aspirations. Methods A cross-sectional survey was randomly sent to all pharmacy...

Introduction: Good knowledge and early identification of chronic kidney disease (CKD) can help in preventing disease progression in its early stages and reducing undesired outcomes. The aim of the current study was to assess the level of public knowledge about CKD, determine predictors of better knowledge, and to construct and validate a CKD knowl...

Introduction: This study aimed to determine the knowledge, awareness, and attitudes regarding epilepsy among undergraduate pharmacy students in a Lebanese private university.Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted through a web-based questionnaire that was sent to 251 pharmacy students. Data related to demographic characteristics...

Background: Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) prescribing in older increases the risk of hospitalization, drug-related problems, and other adverse health outcomes by two to three folds (Lu WH, 2015) (WHO, 2018). Hence several regulations have been implemented in geriatric clinical practice to improve drug appropriateness. This study aime...

Experiential education is an essential component of pharmacy education in order to allow intern students to experience real conditions and training opportunities in different inpatient and outpatient settings. This paper provides a description of the pharmacy practice experiences (PPEs) in the Lebanese International University (LIU) 5-year bachelor...

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the use of antidepressants among the Lebanese population, focusing on factors that may contribute to their use, and to assess the knowledge of antidepressants in patients recruited for this study. Methods: This observational study was conducted over a period of one month in the Bekaa region. After taking thei...

Purpose This study aims to evaluate the impact of war on Syrian refugees' life in Bekaa/Lebanon, focusing on psychological and physical symptoms, and to assess the prevalence of the most common symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in affected patients recruited in the study. Design and Methods This observational study was conducted ove...

Laboratory courses constituted a major challenge to remote learning, particularly with limited previous experience in virtual delivery. This case study aims to describe a model used for remote delivery of laboratory courses for students at Lebanese International University, School of Pharmacy, and to report student experiences, perceptions and atti...

Aim: The present study was performed to determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards consumption of vitamin supplements among the Lebanese general population. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted between June and September 2017 among 402 adult participants presenting to community pharmacies in Bekaa Valley, Lebano...