Sanah  Hasan
  • Sanah Hasan

  • Associate Professor, Coordinator of MSc. Programs
  • Ext: 6222

Dr Hasan received her PhD in 2013 from Monash University, Australia, her PharmD in 2002, and her BS in pharmacy in 1994 from the School of Pharmacy, University of Kansas, Kansas, USA. Dr Sanah Hasan has considerable hospital pharmacy experience and community pharmacy research. She has taken faculty appointments at several academic appointments before joining Ajman University. She is the invited speaker at multiple regional and international conferences, and the principal investigator of several research projects focusing on pharmacy practice and community pharmacy services in the UAE and the region.

Education
  • Doctor of Philosophy, PhD, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Australia, 2013
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, PharmD, School of Pharmacy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA, 2002
  • Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA, 1994
Experience
  • Coordinator of MSc in Clinical Pharmacy Program-COPHS-Ajman University, UAE, September 2022-Present
  • Associate Professor- Department of Clinical Sciences-Ajman University-August 2019-Present
  • Assistant Professor - Department of Clinical Sciences-Ajman University-August 2016-August 2019
  • Coordinator-Office of Experiential Learning, COPHS, Ajman University, UAE, September 2016-January 2020
  • Faculty-Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacotherapeutics-University of Sharjah, UAE, 2005-2016
  • Assistant Professor, Gateway Institute - Purdue University, UAE. 2004 - 2005
  • Assistant Professor, Clinical Pharmacy- Dubai Pharmacy College, UAE. Fall 2003
  • Clinical Coordinator, Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. USA. 1998 – 2000
  • Staff Pharmacist, Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. USA. 1994 – 2000
  • Research Assistant - Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Laboratories, School of Pharmacy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. USA. 1993 - 1994
Teaching Area
  • Clinical Pharmacy, various areas in disease state management
  • Health promotion & disease prevention
  • Public Health
  • Pharmacy Management & Marketing
  • Pharmacy Law & Ethics
  • Pharmacy Clinical and field training
  • Medication safety and Pharmacovigilance
  • Pharmaceutical Care
  • Communication skills in Pharmacy
Research
  • Health Literacy in Diabetes
  • Pharmacist management of asthma
  • Screening for cardiovascular disease and diabetes in community pharmacy
  • Pharmacovigilance: health professionals and consumers
  • Pharmacist practices of and consumer satisfaction with birth control in the UAE
  • Pharmacy education and assessments
  • Alzheimer's disease and role of community pharmacist
Publications
Conference Presentation
  • Assessment of pharmacy students’ asthma management in English and Arabic using Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). Poster Presentation. International Social Pharmacy Workshop. Aberdeen, Scotland, July 18-22, 2016. IJPP, 24 (Suppl. 2), pp. 33–60 Proceedings IJPP
  • The Role of the Pharmacist in Improving Adherence to CV Medications. Cardiovascular Pharmacist Summit. Invited Speaker. Muscat, Oman. February 19-20, 2016
  • What do physicians think of provision of enhanced services by community pharmacists in the UAE? The First Middle Eastern Conference on Interprofessional Education. Poster presentation. Doha, Qatar, Dec 4-6, 2015
  • What community pharmacy services are patients willing to use in the United Arab Emirates. Oral Presentation. The 7th Medication Safety Conference. Abu Dhabi, November 7-9, 2014
  • Physicians' Opinions on Collaboration with Pharmacists in the United Arab Emirates. Res Soc Admin Pharm 2014; 10(5): E45-E45. International Social Pharmacy Workshop. Poster presentation. Boston, USA. August 4-8, 2014 Proceeding RSAP.
  • Pharmacists and management of common ailments in diabetic patients. Key note speaker. Pharmacist Academy II Symposium. Abu Dhabi, June 13, 2014
  • Pharmacists’ Top Tips for management of common respiratory infections. Workshop for community pharmacists. The 3rd Annual OTC conference. Dubai, April 25, 2014
  • Application of FIP pharmacy education initiatives and good pharmacy practice guidelines to the UAE setting. Oral presentation. Frontiers in therapeutics, clinical education and practice conference. Fatima College of Health Sciences, Abu Dhabi, November, 2013
  • Pharmacist's assessment of cardiovascular risks and interventions to reduce them. Proceedings of International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Poster presentation. Ireland, Dublin, Sept 2013.
Memberships, Awards and Honors
  • International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) Collaboration
  • Member of the organizing committee of the Medication Safety Annual Conference
  • Member of the UAE National Advisory Committee on Immunizations
  • Inclusion in Marquis Who’s Who in the World 2014. (31st Edition)
  • Inclusion in Marquis Who’s Who in Medicine and Health Care 2011-2012 Edition. 2011
  • Member of the American Pharmacists Association
  • Pharmacy Board Licensure- National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, USA.
  • Faculty Teaching Award-Ajman University-2020
  • ACPE Review Team on international pharmacy programs-2019-present
  • ACPE Review Team on international pharmacy programs-2019-present