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Biography

 

Dr. Ibrahim Al-Zakwani is an Assistant Professor at the College of Medicine & Health Sciences and Chief Pharmacist at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital in Muscat, Oman. He received his Ph.D. at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA, in October 2004, specializing in Pharmacoeconomics and Health Outcomes Research. Dr. Al-Zakwani has also worked as a Manager in Health Outcomes Research at HealthCore Inc., in Wilmington, Delaware, USA.

Dr. Al-Zakwani received both his Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree in Pharmacy (1992) and Master of Science in Clinical Pharmacy (1996) from Strathclyde University in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Following his Bachelor degree in Pharmacy, Dr. Al-Zakwani completed his residency with the National Co-operative Chemists in the United Kingdom and received his Membership from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (MRPharmS) in 1992. In 2002, he received a Master of Science degree in Health Policy from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.

Dr. Ibrahim Al-Zakwani is a member of the Accreditation Committee of the Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB). Dr. Al-Zakwani also served as a member of the Medical Research Committee at the College of Medicine & Health Sciences at Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khodh, Oman. Dr. Al-Zakwani is also an Editor-in-Chief of the Oman Medical Journal. He has also recently (January 2008) been elected as a member of Sultan Qaboos University Hospital's Continuous Professional Development Committee.

Dr. Al-Zakwani has published several manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals, including Seizure, Current Medical Research & Opinion, Journal of Clinical Pharmacy & Therapeutics, Clinical Drug Investigation, Diabetes Research & Clinical Practice, BMC Medical Ethics, Cost-effectiveness Resource Allocation and Journal of Pediatric Neurology . He has also presented a number of oral and poster presentations at International Conferences, including those of the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology, the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, and the American Diabetes Association.

Education & Licensure

 

PhD (Health Outcomes Research)	University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, PA, USA	2005
MS (Health Policy)	University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, PA, USA	2002
MRPharmS (Membership)	Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain	1992
MSc (Clinical Pharmacy)	Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland, UK	1996
BSc (Pharmacy)	Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland, UK	1991

Employment History

 

August 2007 – To Date	Assistant Professor COM&HS, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, OMAN Chief Pharmacist Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, OMAN
October 2005 – August 2007	Chief Pharmacist Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, OMAN
May 2005 – October 2005	Deputy Chief Pharmacist Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, OMAN
Feb 2002 – October 2004	Manager, Health Outcomes Research HealthCore Inc, Wilmington, DE
March 1993 – July 2000	Clinical Pharmacist Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, OMAN
August 1991 – July 1992	Pre-Registration Pharmacist National Co-operative Chemists Ltd., Scotland, UK

Short Courses Attended

1. Certificate of Attendance in successfully completing a three-day course on "Regression Methods for Health Economic Evaluation" at University of York, York, England. 25-27 March 2009.
2. Certificate of Attendance in successfully completing a two-day workshop on "Standard Two-Day Healthcare TreeAge Software Training" in Athens, Greece, November 11-12th, 2008.
3. Certificate of Attendance in successfully completing a three-day workshop on "Biostatistics and Epidemiology Analysis Using STATA 9" in Singapore, June 6th to June 8th, 2007.
4. Certificate of Attendance in successfully completing a four-day course on "Second current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) and Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Update" in Dubai, UAE, February 11th to February 14th, 2007.
5. Certificate of Attendance in successfully completing a five-day course on "Event History & Survival Analysis using Stata" in Philadelphia, PA, USA, July 24th to July 28th, 2006.
6. Certificate of Attendance in successfully completing a three-day course on "Measurement, Design, and Analysis Methods for Health Outcomes Research" at the Havard School of Public Health in Boston, MA, USA, August 21st to August 23rd, 2006.
7. Certificate of Attendance of the "Regional Workshop on Evidence-Based Medicine" Muscat, Oman, January 3-5, 2006.
8. Certificate of Attendance in successfully completing a three-day workshop on "Biostatistics and Epidemiology Analysis Using STATA 9" in Singapore, June 6th to June 8th, 2005.
9. Certificate of Attendance of the "Regional Workshop on Evidence-Based Medicine" Muscat, Oman, 15-19 January 24, 2005.
10. Certificate of Attendance of the Training Course on “Generalized Linear and Latent Mixed Models”, 3rd North American Stata Users Group Meeting, Boston, MA, USA, August 23rd to August 24th 2004.
11. Certificate of Attendance of the Training Course on “Introduction to Bayesian Approaches to Health Economics and Outcomes Research”, International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR), May 18th 2003, Arlington, VA, USA.
12. Certificate of Attendance of the Training Course on “Advanced Statistical Methods for Retrospective Database Analysis”, International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR), May 17th 2003, Arlington, VA, USA.
13. Certificate of Achievement for successfully completing the "Privacy Rule coursework provided by HIPAA Employee Training Program version 1.1.2", HealthCore, April 1st 2003, Newark, DE, USA.
14. Certificate of Attendance of the Training Course on “Measurement Error in Nonlinear Models”, 2nd North American Stata Users Group Meeting, Boston, MA, USA, March 17th to March 18th 2003.
15. Certificate of Attendance of the Training Course on the “Introductory Research Methodology Workshop”, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman, October 24th to 28th, 1998.
16. Certificate of Attendance of the Training Course on “Introduction to Pharmacoeconomics”, International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR), May 1998, Philadelphia, PA, USA.