Ilhem Berrou's Outputs (21)

Are you talking about me? Patients’ involvement in curriculum design and development (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background: Patients have always been involved in the delivery and assessment of learning in our independent prescribing programme. However, they have not been extensively involved in curriculum design.

Aim: We sought to develop a framework of pat... Read More about Are you talking about me? Patients’ involvement in curriculum design and development.

Clinical efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in patients with COVID-19: Findings from an observational comparative study in Saudi Arabia (2021)
Journal Article

The aim of this study was to assess the clinical effectiveness of Hydroxychloroquine-based regimens versus standard treatment in patients with the coronavirus disease admitted in 2019 to a hospital in Saudi Arabia. A comparative observational study,... Read More about Clinical efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in patients with COVID-19: Findings from an observational comparative study in Saudi Arabia.

Antimicrobial stewardship program implementation in a Saudi medical city: An exploratory case study (2021)
Journal Article

Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) in hospitals have long been shown to improve antimicrobials’ use and reduce the rates of antimicrobial resistance. However, their implementation in hospitals, especially in developing countries such as Saudi... Read More about Antimicrobial stewardship program implementation in a Saudi medical city: An exploratory case study.

Antimicrobial stewardship programmes in Saudi hospitals: Evidence from a national survey (2021)
Journal Article

© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Saudi hospitals and healthcare facilities are facing increasing rates of antimicrobial resistance and the emergence of new multi-drug resistant strains. This is placing an unprecedented threat... Read More about Antimicrobial stewardship programmes in Saudi hospitals: Evidence from a national survey.

Antibiotics' use in Thailand: Community pharmacists' knowledge, attitudes and practices (2021)
Journal Article

Thailand spends $203 million on antibiotics every year, and patients can still access antimicrobials over the counter without a prescription. Community pharmacy plays a pivotal role in improving access and ensuring the appropriate use of antimicrobia... Read More about Antibiotics' use in Thailand: Community pharmacists' knowledge, attitudes and practices.

Perceptions regarding antimicrobial use and resistance among adult hospital patients in Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) Hospitals (2020)
Journal Article

Background: Education, a key strategy within antimicrobial stewardship programmes (ASPs), has been mainly directed towards healthcare professionals and prescribers more than hospitalised patients. Aim: To examine patients' knowledge and perceptions o... Read More about Perceptions regarding antimicrobial use and resistance among adult hospital patients in Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) Hospitals.

Status and trends of e-Health tools in Kuwait: A narrative review (2019)
Journal Article

Background: Kuwait is witnessing an alarming increase in diabetes and high prevalence of multi-drug resistant strains. E-Health solutions have the potential to deliver timely, quality and cost-effective solutions to these public health challenges. Ho... Read More about Status and trends of e-Health tools in Kuwait: A narrative review.

Exploring the determinants of mobile health adoption by hospitals in China: Empirical study (2019)
Journal Article

Background:
Although mobile health (mHealth) has the potential to transform health care by delivering better outcomes at a much lower cost than traditional health care services, little is known about mHealth adoption by hospitals.

Objective:
Thi... Read More about Exploring the determinants of mobile health adoption by hospitals in China: Empirical study.

Factors affecting the adoption of mobile apps for self- management of type 2 diabetes: A systematic review (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Conference poster

Barriers to implementing antimicrobial stewardship programmes in three Saudi hospitals: Evidence from a qualitative study (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019 International Society for Chemotherapy of Infection and Cancer Objectives: This study explored antimicrobial stewardship programme (ASP) team members’ perspectives regarding factors influencing the adoption and implementation of these programm... Read More about Barriers to implementing antimicrobial stewardship programmes in three Saudi hospitals: Evidence from a qualitative study.

Antimicrobial use and resistance in community pharmacy in Kuwait: A cross-sectional study (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Conference poster

This girl can: Analysis of women’s Facebook posts (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Conference poster

Antimicrobial use over the counter and antimicrobial resistance in Thailand: A cross-sectional study (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Poster conference

Hospital adoption of antimicrobial stewardship programmes in Gulf Cooperation Council countries: A review of existing evidence (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 International Society for Chemotherapy of Infection and Cancer Antimicrobial resistance is increasing at an alarming rate in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) owing to the overuse and misuse of antimicrobials. Novel and rare multidrug-resista... Read More about Hospital adoption of antimicrobial stewardship programmes in Gulf Cooperation Council countries: A review of existing evidence.

Cardiovascular disease self-management apps: Barriers to adoption (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Oral presentation

Patient safety culture in Saudi hospitals: Pharmacists and technicians perspectives (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Conference poster

Antimicrobial stewardship programme adoption and implementation process in a Saudi hospital: A case study (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Conference poster

Prevalence, barriers and facilitators of antimicrobial stewardship programmes in Saudi hospitals (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Conference poster

The role of glucocorticoid receptor phosphorylation in Mcl-1 and NOXA gene expression (2010)
Journal Article

Background: The cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) mediated phosphorylation of glucocorticoid receptor (GR) exerts opposite effects on GR transcriptional activity and affects other posttranslational modification... Read More about The role of glucocorticoid receptor phosphorylation in Mcl-1 and NOXA gene expression.

Molecular mechanisms conferring resistance/sensitivity to glucocorticoid-induced apoptosis
Book Chapter

Resistance to glucocorticoid induced apoptosis in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) has been attributed to several different processes and pathways including predominance of certain GR isoforms with reduced transcriptional activity, either due to a... Read More about Molecular mechanisms conferring resistance/sensitivity to glucocorticoid-induced apoptosis.