FACULTY FULL NAME: Sawsan Mohammed Noor Kurdi POSITION: Assistant Professor

Personal Data

Nationality | Saudi

Department | Pharmacy Practice

Official UoD Email | smkurdi@iau.edu.sa

Language Proficiency

Language Read Write Speak Arabic Ö Ö Ö English Ö Ö Ö

Academic Qualifications (Beginning with the most recent)

Date Academic Degree Place of Issue Address June 2018 PGY2 Ambulatory Care

Pharmacy Residency University of Arizona College of Pharmacy and Banner-University Medical Center South Campus Family Medicine and Diabetes

Tucson, Arizona, USA

June 2017 Fellowship in Ambulatory Care University of Arizona – College of Pharmacy

Tucson, Arizona, USA

June 2015 PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, MA, USA

June 2014 Certificate of Advance Pharmacy

Practice MCPHS University

Boston, MA, USA

May 2011 PharmD King Abdulaziz University

Jeddah, KSA

Professional Record: (Beginning with the most recent)

Job Rank Dept. Place and Address of Work From To Assistant Professor

Pharmacy Practice

Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University

2018 Currently

Demonstrator Pharmacy Practice

Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University

2012 2018

Scientific Achievements

Published Refereed Scientific Researches (In Chronological Order Beginning with the Most Recent) # Name of Investigator(s) Research Title Publisher and Date of

Publication 1 Kurdi, S., A. Faran, E.

Eareeni, N. Alhalal, R. Joseph, H. Wali, and D. Alshayban.

Assessment of knowledge and attitude toward the new antibiotic dispensing law and its effect on antibiotic use in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Pharmaceutical journal. 2020

2 Fazel, M., Cooley, J., Kurdi, S. and Fazel, M

A co-curricular diabetes-specific elective with interprofessional students and faculty

Pharmacy Teaching and Learning 2019

3 Badr, A.F., Kurdi, S., Alshehri, S., McManus, C. and Lee, J

Pharmacists' interventions to reduce sedative/hypnotic use for insomnia in hospitalized patients

Saudi pharmaceutical journal 2018

4 Wali, H., Kurdi, S., Bilal, J., Riaz, I. B., & Bhattacharjee, S.

Health Behaviors among Stroke Survivors in the United States: A Propensity Score-Matched Study.

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2018

5 Bhattacharjee, S, Alyami,

M, Kurdi, S, Rhys Axon, D Prevalence, patterns and predictors of depression treatment among community-dwelling older adults with stroke in the United States: a cross sectional study."

BMC psychiatry 2018

6 Al Yami, Majed S., Sawsan Kurdi, and Ivo Abraham.

"Direct oral anticoagulants for extended thromboprophylaxis in medically ill patients: meta-analysis and risk/benefit assessment."

Journal of blood medicine 2018

7 Bhattacharjee, S., Al Yami, M., Kurdi, S. and Axon, D.R

Prevalence, patterns and predictors of depression treatment among community-dwelling older adults with stroke in the United States: a cross sectional study

BMC psychiatry. 2018

8 Denfeld, Q.E., Winters-Stone, K., Mudd, J.O., Gelow, J.M., Kurdi, S., & Lee, C.S.

The prevalence of frailty in heart failure: A system review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Cardiology 2017

9 Abraham, I., S. Kurdi, and K. MacDonald

The hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease triangle in Arab countries

Journal of human hypertension 2017

10 Al Yami, M., Alfayez, O, Kurdi, S, Alsheikh, R.

Direct oral anticoagulants for extended-duration thromboprophylaxis in hospitalized medically ill patients: are we there yet?

Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis 2017

11 Elberry AA, Felemban RK, Hareeri RH, Kurdi SM

Efficacy and Safety of Levetiracetam in Pediatric Epilepsy

The Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal 2012

Current Researches # Research Title Name of Investigator(s) 1 Self-care behaviors and glycemic control in patients on

insulin pump therapy. S. Kurdi, M. Pendergrass, C. Te, M. Fazel

2 Evaluation Of Medication Adherence And It’s Barriers

Among Patients With Chronic Diseases In Saudi Arabia S. Kurdi, R. Albannay, Z. Alsinan, M, Islam.

Teaching Activities

Undergraduate # Course/Rotation Title No./Code Extent of Contribution

(no. of lectures/Tutorials. Or labs, Clinics)

1 Therapeutics I CLPH 405 6 contact hours case discussion

2 Therapeutics II

CLPH 407 2 contact hours lecture 6 contact hours case discussion

3 Pharmaceutical care III CLPH 409 2 contact hours lecture 3 contact hours practical

Course Coordination # Course Title and

Code Coordination

Co-coordination

Undergrad.

Postgrad.

From To

1 CLPH 409 – Pharmaceutical care III

X X Jan 2019

May 2019

2 CLPH 407 – Therapeutics II

X X Jan 2019

May 2019

Student Academic Supervision and Mentoring # Level Number of Students From To 4 20 Sep

2018 Currently

Ongoing Research Supervision # Degree Type Title Institution Date 1 Undergraduates Evaluation Of

Medication Adherence And It’s Barriers Among

IAU Sep 2019 – curr

Patients With Chronic Diseases In Saudi Arabia

ently

Administrative Responsibilities, Committee and Community Service (Beginning with the most recent) Administrative Responsibilities # From To Position Organization 1 April

2019 Currently Coordinator of

Training Committee

IAU

2 April 2019

Currently Member of Academic Affairs Committee

IAU

3 April 2019

Currently Member of Curriculum Committee

IAU

4 Feb 2020 Currently Chairperson of Department of Pharmaceutics

IAU

Last Update

20/1/2020