Conferences

United in Action Symposium

Program

Time Session Details
8:30 am - 9:00 am Registration and Networking + Breakfast
9:00 am - 9:15 am

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Dr. George Nasr - Provost, LAU
Dr. Naser Zaki Al Sharif - Dean, School of Pharmacy, LAU

9:15 am - 10:00 am

Keynote Address
Addressing the Gaps in the Journey from Interprofessional Education to Interprofessional Practice 
Dr. Naser Zaki Al Sharif - School of Pharmacy, LAU

Session 1 - Part 1: Integrating IPE across Academia and Clinical Practice

Moderators: 
Dr. Mahmoud Salam, Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing, LAU
Dr. Chaza Alaeddine, Faculty of Pharmacy, BAU

10:00 am - 10:20 am

Implementing Interprofessional Education in Pharmacy Education: A Practical Model
Dr. Iqbal Fahs - School of Pharmacy, LIU

10:20 am - 10:40 am

LAU IPE Program: History and Future Plans
Dr. Maha Habre - Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing, LAU

10:40 am - 11:00 am Coffee Break

Session 1 - Part 2: Integrating IPE across Academia and Clinical Practice 

Moderators:
Mrs. Marwa Fadlallah - Nutrition and Dietetics Program - School of Arts and Sciences - LAU
Dr. Ruzanna Petrosyan - Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine - LAU

11:00 am - 11:20 am

Interprofessional Training of Pharmacy Students at Hotel Dieu de France University Hospital
Dr. Youmna Ghaleb, School of Pharmacy, USJ
Dr. May Fakhoury, School of Pharmacy, USJ

11:20 am - 11:45 am

Interprofessional Collaboration in the Neurology Department at the LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital
Dr. Mohamad Dassouki - Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, LAU
Dr. Maya Zeineddine - School of Pharmacy, LAU
Ms. Lea Baaklini - Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing - LAU

Session 2: IPE Research, Evidence, and Local Innovations

Moderators: 
Dr. Aniella Abi Gerges, Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, LAU
Dr. Faten Hamed, School of Pharmacy, LIU

11:45 am - 12:05 pm

Simulate to Integrate: Training Together Beyond the Silo
Dr. Vanda Abi Raad, Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, LAU

12:05 pm - 12:25 pm

Bridging Learning and Inquiry: Research-Based Interprofessional Education at the Beirut Arab University
Dr. Ibrahim Kadamani, School of Nursing, BAU

12:25 pm - 12:45 pm

Interprofessional Collaboration in Cancer Care in Lebanon: Insights from a National Round Table and Emerging Research Directions
Ms. Dina Barakat

12:45 pm - 1:45 pm LUNCH

Session 3: Student Led Panel

Moderators: 
Dr. Mira El Masri, School of Pharmacy, LAU

1:45 pm - 2:30 pm Students (seniors and fresh graduates) discussing experiences with IPE and transition to Experiential education and practice.

Session 4: National IPE - IPCP Panel

Moderators: 
Dr. Aline Milane, School of Pharmacy, LAU
Dr. Samar Noureddine, Dean, Rafic Hariri School of Nursing, AUB

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Panel on Advancing IPE, IPCC, and IPCP Nationally
Panelists: (in alphabetical order by family name)

  • Dr. Abir Kurdi Alameh -President, Order of Nurses in Lebanon
  • Professor Elias Jamil Chelala - President, Lebanese Order of Physicians
  • Dr. Nahla Hwalla - President, Lebanese Order of Dietitians
  • Dr. Abdelrahman Merkbawi - President, Order of Pharmacists of Lebanon
  • Dr. Charles Morcos - President, Lebanese Order of Physiotherapists
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Closing Remarks