Yara Khalaf

IV admixture Pharmacist

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About me
Antimicrobial Resistance officer at the World Health Organization/ Infectious Disease Clinical pharmacist/AMS pharmacist/ Epidemiologist.
Education
- Supreme Council of Universities
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  Master's degree Clinical Pharmacy
- Alexandria University
  2019 - 2023
  Master's degree Epidemiology and Public health
- Cairo University
  2008 - 2013
  Bachelor's degree Clinical Pharmacy 3.6
- Cairo University
  2022 - 2023
  Diploma of Education Pharmacoeconomics and Health Technology Assessment
  in collaboration with Bournemouth University UK
Experience
- Children's Cancer Hospital - Egypt 57357
  Sept 2013 - Nov 2013
  IV admixture Pharmacist
  aseptic preparations of antibiotics and chemotherapeutic agents.
- El Ezaby Pharmacy
  Dec 2013 - Mar 2014
  Community Pharmacist
  dispense prescriptions and over-the-counter medicines and formulations
- Dar Al Fouad Hospital
  Mar 2014 - Jul 2014
  Inpatient and Clinical pharmacist
  work with other health-care professionals to ensure the optimization of patient-specific therapies which may be accomplished through the dispensing of medication, verification and order entry process, ensuring the appropriate monitoring of patient drug therapy, and tracking medication errors ( Intensive care unit and floors)
- Shoubra General Hospita
  Nov 2014 - Jul 2015
  Inpatient and Clinical pharmacist
  ensure the optimization of patient-specific therapies which may be accomplished through the dispensing of medication, verification and order entry process, ensuring the appropriate monitoring of patient drug therapy, and tracking medication errors.
- International medical Center hospital
  Apr 2015 - Apr 2023
  *Describe the common methods for antimicrobial stewardship and approachesfor their implementation, including (1) restriction with approvalrequired before the first dose or after a certain time period(eg, 24 hours); (2) post prescription prospective audit and feedback,including discontinuation of antimicrobials when unwarranted, deescalationof antimicrobial therapy, correction of mismatch betweenantimicrobial therapy and microbiology results, recommendation regardingduration of therapy; (3) formulary management (4) education;(5) algorithm/order set development; (6) guideline development;(7) IV to PO switch*Understand the pros and cons of post prescription prospective auditand feedback regarding antimicrobial therapy including specific interventionssuch as discontinuation of antimicrobials when unwarranted,de-escalation of antimicrobial therapy, correction of mismatchbetween antimicrobial therapy and microbiology results,recommendation regarding the duration of therapy*Understand the pros and cons of restriction of antimicrobial therapy*Understand how to assess an antimicrobial formulary for redundantagents*Understand how to develop institutional algorithms and guidelines forantimicrobial use, Develop and implement algorithms and guidelines for antimicrobialuse for the relevant healthcare setting, Understand approaches for IV to PO conversion, including bothswitches to the oral form of the same agent and substitution of oral agents that provide the same coverage as an IV regimen for the purpose of earlier discharge and avoidance of IV access.*Understand different classes of antimicrobials, including antibiotics,antifungals, and antivirals, State differences in mechanisms of action and spectrum of activitywithin and among classes of antimicrobials, Understand common adverse events associated with different antimicrobials, including adverse reactions that mimic infectious syndromes. Show less
  - Infectious Disease Clinical Pharmacist
    Jul 2018 - Apr 2023
  - Intensive Care Unit clinical Pharmacist
    Apr 2015 - Jul 2018
- World Health Organization
  Jul 2021 - now
  Antimicrobial Stewardship
  - Antimicrobial Resistance officer
    Jan 2023 - now
  - Consultant
    Jul 2021 - Jan 2023
Licenses & Certifications
- Antimicrobial stewardship Workshop
  International Conference on Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Sciences PHS 2019
  Nov 2019
- Management of Gram positive infections
  Egyptian Medical Syndicate (EMS)
  Nov 2019
- Infectious Disease Principles
  Egyptian Medical Syndicate (EMS)
  Oct 2019
- Stewardship in Action : Individual versus data driven descion making
  Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP)
  Feb 2021
- Antibiotic de-escalation : Preventing resistance or futile experience?
  Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP)
  Aug 2022
- AMR short course
  London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London
  Jul 2023
- Diagnostics and Stewardship:How can we elevate
  Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP)
  Nov 2020
- Tools for Managing Gram Negative Resistance
  Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP)
  Oct 2021
- Continuous Quality Improvement in Antimicrobial Stewardship Training Program
  European Society of Intensive Care Medicine - ESICM
  Jan 2022
- Bringing new treatments for drug resistant infections to all who need them
  Global Antibiotic R&D Partnership (GARDP)
  Jul 2020
- Hemato-oncology Bacterial Infections
  British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC)
  Jul 2021
- Webinar: doing better for UTI patients,diagnostic tests for urine infections, the impact of COVID19 on rapid testing
  British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC)
  Nov 2020
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Masterclass (MEDAS 2021)
  Radboudumc
  Oct 2021
- Webinar: Antimicrobial consumption and surveillance data
  British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC)
  Sept 2020
- The challenges and opportunities for antimicrobial R&D in low and middle income countries-India
  Global Antibiotic R&D Partnership (GARDP)
  Jul 2020
- Certification of completion : Emerging Practices in the managment of community aquired Bacterial Pneumonia
  Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP)
  Feb 2020
- Non-tradional antibacterial theraputic options and challenges
  Global Antibiotic R&D Partnership (GARDP)
  Feb 2020
- PK/PD murine infection models:focus on study elemnts,variability and interpretation of results
  Global Antibiotic R&D Partnership (GARDP)
  Feb 2020
- Optimizing Diagnostics in ASP implementation-An african perspective
  ProCE
  Jun 2021
- Inhaled Antimicrobials:do we get the drug to the bug?
  Global Antibiotic R&D Partnership (GARDP)
  Apr 2020
- Complex urinary tract infections
  British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC)
  Sept 2021
- Moving from preclinical to clinical stage :challenges and opportunities
  Global Antibiotic R&D Partnership (GARDP)
  Sept 2020
- Secondary bacterial infections in COVID 19 patients is widespread Antibiotic use really nessecary
  BioMérieux
  Jul 2020
- Emergency room : key biomarkers in managing COVID-19 suspected patients.
  BioMérieux
  Jul 2020
- Management of diabetic foot
  British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC)
  Jan 2022
- The role of RT-PCR and serology tests in the diagnosis and management of COVID-19
  BioMérieux
  Jun 2020
  View certificate
- Emerging Respiratory Viruses , including COVID-19 : methods for detection,prevention response and control
  World Health Organization
  Apr 2020
- Webinar:Treating Sepsis-a pragmatic or utopian approach
  British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC)
  Sept 2020
- Bacteria and chronic Infections
  Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen
  Oct 2020
- Expert Updates in gram negative resistance
  Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP)
  Jun 2020
  View certificate
- Antimicrobial Stewardship certificate Program
  Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP)
  Sept 2021
- Antimicrobial Stewardship in the manegment of COVID-19 to reduce the impact of antimicrobial resistance
  British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC)
  Jun 2021
- Manipulating the host response to yreat infections
  Global Antibiotic R&D Partnership (GARDP)
  Jan 2021
- 4th Annual UAE ID Week
  Maarefah.Management
  Oct 2020
- Antimicrobial Stewardship for the gulf middle east & North Africa
  FutureLearn
  Sept 2021
- Examining Strategies to manage Antimicrobial Resistance mechanisms
  Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP)
  Jan 2020
- Innovation in point of care diagnostics for sepsis and bloodstream infections
  Global Antibiotic R&D Partnership (GARDP)
  Nov 2019
- Contemporary strategies for treating invasive fungal infections in Immunocomprmised patients : Module 1
  AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACISTS, INC. (ASHP)
  Dec 2019
- Contemporary strategies for treating invasive fungal infections in Immunocompromised patients: Module2
  AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACISTS, INC. (ASHP)
  Dec 2019
- Achieving Universal Health Coverage while addressing Antimicrobial Resistance
  ReAct - Action on Antibiotic Resistance
  Jul 2019
- Testing for the potential of emergence of antimicrobial resistance
  Global Antibiotic R&D Partnership (GARDP)
  Jan 2020
- Optimizing Antibiotic therapy to treat gram negative pathogens and improve outcome in HAP/VAP
  Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning
  Nov 2019
- Seeing Red: Managing Multidrug Resistant Gram-Negative Infections
  Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP)
  Dec 2019
- Basics of Infectious Diseases
  Infectious Diseases Consultants and Academic Researchers of Egypt
  Oct 2019
- Antimicrobial Stewardship For Africa
  British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC),Infection Control Africa Network
  Feb 2019
- Clinical Pharmacy training Program
  De Montfort University
  Jul 2012
- Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPT)
  American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)
  Nov 2014
- Evaluating Practices in the Treatment of HABP/VABP
  Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP)
  Oct 2019
- Outsmarting Multi-Drug Resistance in Uncertain Times
  Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP)
  Mar 2019
- Assessing department-specific Antibiotic susceptibility to guide selection and improve outcome: Manegment of cUTI
  Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning
  Oct 2019
- Value of Diagnostics in Antimicrobial Stewardship: An Asia-Pacific Outlook
  Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)
  Dec 2019
- Antimicrobial Stewardship:Managing of Antimicrobial Resistance
  University of Dundee
  Dec 2018
Volunteer Experience
- Journal Reviewer
  Issued by BMC infectious disease on Sept 2019
  Associated with Yara Khalaf