Asim Ahmed Elnour Ahmed, Ph.D
Associate Professor
Abu Dhabi Campus
Biography
Asim Ahmed Elnour is currently an Assistant Professor in the Clinical Pharmacy Program, College of Pharmacy at Al Ain University, Abu Dhabi Campus. Prior to that from January 2019 to June 2020 he was an associate professor at the Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Gulf Medical University (GMU), Ajman-UAE. Prior to that from January 2016 to January 2019, he was an Associate Professor and Pharmacy Program Lead in Program of Pharmacy at Fatima College of Health Sciences (FCHS), Al Ain, UAE. He has been adjunct clinical Associate Professor (2016 to 2017 at Monash University – Australia), Adjunct Assistant Professor (at College of Medicine-COM; UAE University 2010 to 2016). He has worked as lecturer (2010 to 2012) with Al Ain University of Sciences and Technology (AUST), UAE and as lecturer (from 2000 to 2005) with Ajman University, UAE.
Asim ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4143-7810
Asim SCOPUS:https://www.scopus.com/feedback/author/reviewDocument.uri?afwFlowId=1566384948903
Education
PhD, Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom, 2004
MSc. Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom, 1998
1985 B-Pharm Honor - Pharmacy College - Khartoum University - Sudan
Research Interests
Researching in pharmacy practice: -
(meta analysis, systematic reviews, randomized clinical trials, cross section studies, syrvey-based epidemiological research)
- Efficacy and safety of medications in randomized clinical trials.
- Corona-virus scoping reviews, fatality cases
- Acute coronary syndrome
- Atrial fibrillation
- Multiple sclerosis
- Dyslipidemia (Statin)
- Diabetes - Glucagon-like peptides (GLP1), cardioprotective effects
- Heart Failure
- Medication adherence
- Pharmacy teaching amid covid crises
Selected Publications
- Shehab A, Elnour AA, Bhagavathula AS, et al. A Multicenter Prospective Hospital-based Cohort Study on the Efficacy and Safety of Pitavastatin. Current Diabetes Reviews. 2021 ;17(7):e122820189541. DOI: 10.2174/1573399817666201228164243. PMID: 33371852.Link: https://europepmc.org/article/med/33371852
- Adel Shaban Sadeq, Asim Ahmed Elnour, Amar Mansour Hamrouni, Mohamed A Baraka, Ahmad Z Al Meslamani, Asil Adel, Maisoun Al Kaabi, Osama Mohamed Ibrahim, Nadia Al Mazrouei, Development of a multivariable model to predict medication non-adherence risk factor for patients with acute coronary syndrome, Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, Volume 12, Issue 2, June 2021, Pages 159–165. Link: https://doi.org/10.1093/jphsr/rmab005.
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Elnour, Asim A.; Komócsi, András; Kupó, Péter; El Khidir, Israa Y.; Zachariah, Seeba; Sam, Kishore G.; Asim, Sahar; Sadeq, Adel.The role of Direct Oral Anticoagulant in patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome on single or dual antiplatelet regime: review of opportunities and challenges. Current Reviews in Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology Formerly Current Clinical Pharmacology, Volume 16, Number 1, 2021, pp. 52-63(12). DOI: https://doi.org/10.2174/1574884715666200518091359
- Suliman, E.N.A.E.E., Thomas, D., Elnour, A.A. et al. Systematic review on the choice of antibiotics for management of complicated urinary tract bacterial infections and acute pyelonephritis. Drugs Ther Perspect 37, 470–479 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40267-021-00858-7.
- Beshir SA, Hussain N, Elnor AA, Said ASA. Umbrella Review on Non-Statin Lipid-Lowering Therapy. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther. 2021 Sep;26(5):437-452. doi: 10.1177/10742484211002943. Epub 2021 Apr 9. PMID: 33836639. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33836639/
- Farah Hamad, AA Elnour*, Abdelgadir Elamin, Sasha Mohamed; Isra Yousif; Judit Don, Semira Abdi, Abdulla Al Amoodi, Ahmed Ibrahim Fathelrahman, Kishore Gnana, Fahad Alanzi, Abubakar B Abubakar, Salma Mohammed Magboul1, Sahar Asim Ahmed; Adel Sadeq. Systematic Review of Glucagon Like Peptide One Receptor Agonist (liraglutide) for Subjects with Heart Failure with Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction. Curr Diab Rev; 2021; Volume 17, Number 3, 2021, pp. 280-292(13). DOI : 10.2174/1573399816999200821164129.
Link:https://www.eurekaselect.com/node/185236/article/systematic-review-of-glucagon-like-peptide-one-receptor-agonist-liraglutide-for-subjects-with-heart-failure-with-reduced-left-ventricular-ejection-fraction - AA Elnour*, Al Hajri, N., El Khidir, I., Al Amoodi, A., Ahmed, S., and Sadeq, A. (2020). Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists Cardio-protective effects: an umbrella review. Curr Diab Rev. 2020; 16(6). 16 (8), 820-832. doi: 10.2174/1573399816666200522214554.
Link:http://www.eurekaselect.com/182212/article. - AA Elnour*, Judit Don, Isra Yousif, Kishore Gnana, Semira Abdi, Noura Al Hajri, Abdulla Al Amoodi, Ahmed Ibrahim Fathelrahman. Review of the mortality rate of people infected with Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Wuhan-China: data from three retrospective studies. J Pharm Bioall Sci. 2020, 12(3):223-233.
Link:https://www.jpbsonline.org/text.asp?2020/12/3/223/290123 - Salma Mohammed Magboul, Bashir Osman, AA Elnour*. The prevalence, risk factors and outcomes of acute kidney injury in intensive care unit. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy. 2020; 42(5): 1-9. doi: 10.1007/s11096-020-01147-5.
Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11096-020-01147-5#citeas - AA Elnour*, IT El Mugammar, T Jaber, T Revel, JC McElnay. Pharmaceutical care of patients with gestational diabetes mellitus. Journal of evaluation in clinical practice, 2008; 14 (1), 131-140. DOI: 10.2174/1570161116666180123111949
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18211656/
Conferences
1. Duphat conference series (1997 - 2020)
2. Emirates cardiac society - conference series (2012 - 20202)
3. Waterfalls series (2020)
4. Oncolgy conferences (2019 - 2020)
Professional Experience
Teaching, mentoring advising undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Initiated many simulation, professional learning practices, pharmacy model, and many skills developing in clinical and pharmacy practice.
- Assistant Professor, Clinical Pharmacy Program, College of Pharmacy-Abu Dhabi, Al Ain University-UAE. (August 27, 2020 up to date)
Teaching, mentoring, advising supervising undergraduate (Pharm-D) and postgraduate Pharm-D, MSc and PhD students. - Associate Professor- Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy-Ajman, Gulf Medical University-UAE. (January 23 2019 up to 30 June 2020)
Teaching, mentoring, advising supervising undergraduate (PharmD) and postgraduate PharmD, MSc students. - Faculty (Associate Professor), Fatima College of Health Sciences-FCHS, UAE, January 2016 up to 27 January 2019. AL Ain, UAE.
Program lead responsible for running the academic program at Al Ain campus under the head of program. - Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Monash University, Australia, 2016 till Oct 2017.
- Associate Professor, UAE University, College of Medicine, Al Ain, UAE, 2010 – 2016.
- Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy, Ajman University of Sciences and Technology, 2001 to 2005.
Teaching Courses
Currently teaching:
1. Marketing and pharmacoeconomics
2. Patient assessment and clinical chemistry
3. Medication information and literature reviewe
4. Non-prescription drugs
Previous teaching: -
1. Pshychiatric pharamcotherapy
2. Parenteral nutrition and intravenous drug administration
3. Infectious diseases
4. Clinical laboratory interpretation
5. Endocrinology
6. Epidemiology and statistics
7. Medication management and dispensing
Master program teaching (in prefious college-GMU)
1. Population health and public health
2. Pharmacy management
3. parenteral nutrition and intravenous fluid management
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all.
This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Memberships
American College of Clincial Pharmacy
Emirates Medical Association
Emirates Cardiac Scoiety
European Scoiety of Clinical Pharmacy
Scoping Review of Six Retrospective Studies: Risk Factors Associated With the Case Fatality Rate of People Infected With Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Published in: J Pharm Bioallied Sci.
Feb 11, 2023
Motivators, Barriers, and Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination among Residents of Western Saudi Arabia
Published in: Vaccines
Dec 01, 2022
Audience response systems as an interim measure of quality using Bloom’s taxonomy of learning outcomes
Published in: Pharmacy education
Jun 01, 2022
Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors and 10-Years Risk for Coronary Heart Disease in the United Arab Emirates.
Published in: Current diabetes review
Apr 01, 2022