The resident research project has been established in the program of family medicine since 1993. The goal of the activity is to introduce research skills to the residents. The project is mandatory to graduation.
Current Residents Projects
| Resident Name |
Research Title |
Research Advisor |
Rana El-Jarrah (PGY4)
|
Perspectives of Patients on Medical Acupuncture in a Primary Care Setting in Lebanon
|
Fadila Naji
|
Amir El Sehmawy (PGY4)
| Implementing an Opt out Approach for Smoking Cessation Using HER clinical decision support in primary care setting
| Maya Romani
|
Mohamad-Ali Jardali (PGY4)
| A multi-center survey assessing the financial literacy of fourth year medical students in Lebanon
| Issam El Shaarani
|
Achievments of the Residents
Awards:
- Vicky Kassouf: FRRP OPEN HOUSE 2020 Best Oral Presentation for Department of Family Medicine Award for the FRRP project: “Effect of a discordant opinion offered by second opinion physician on the patient’s final decision for management of spinal disc disease”
- Gaith Rukbi: FRRP OPEN HOUSE 2018 Poster Award for the FRRP project: “Vitamin D deficiency and Carpal tunnel syndrome: a randomized controlled study”
- Noura Kaadi: FRRP OPEN HOUSE 2016 Poster Award for the project: “Medical Students’ Choice of Family Medicine as a Future Specialty Before and After a Family Medicine Rotation in Lebanon”
- Alexandra Ghadieh: FRRP OPEN HOUSE 2015: oral presentation second prize for the project "effect of various reminders on uptake of pneumococcal vaccine in adults".
- Georges Assaf: Research Day 2015 Alpha Omega Alpha Award for the best oral presentation for the project: “Prevelance of mild cognitive impairment and associated risk factors in ambulatory senior patients
Continued Education:
- Issam El Shaarani, Khairat El Habbal and Zeina El Halabi pursued the SHARP course.
Conference Presentations:
- Mario Chahrouri presented his FRRP project Wonca EMR 2018: Patient perspective about physician disclosure
Publications: (* Advisor)
Taleb R, Shaarani I, Lakkis N, El-Jarrah R, Osman M. Adoption of
positive health behaviour among primary care physicians: a cross-sectional
pilot study from Lebanon. BJGP Open. 2018 May 15:bjgpopen18X101590.
Nahas, M., Hlais, S., Saberian,C., and Antoun J. Problematic smartphone use among Lebanese adults aged 18–65 years using MPPUS-10. Computers in Human Behavior. 2018; 87;349-353.
Taleb R, Shaarani I, Lakkis N, El-Jarrah R, Osman M. Adoption of positive health behaviour among primary care physicians: a cross-sectional pilot study from Lebanon. BJGP Open. 2018 May 15:bjgpopen18X101590.
Osman H* Rihan A, Garralda E, Rhee JY, Pons JJ, de Lima L, et al. Atlas of Palliative Care in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Houston: IAHPC Press; 2017
Hseiki, R.A., Osman, M.H.*, El-Jarrah, R.T., Hamadeh, G.N. and Lakkis, N.A., 2017. Knowledge, attitude and practice of Lebanese primary care physicians in nutrition counseling: a self-reported survey. Primary Health Care Research & Development, pp.1-6.
Makarem, N.N. and Antoun, J.*, 2016. Email communication in a developing country: different family physician and patient perspectives. Libyan Journal of Medicine, 11(1), p.32679.
Ghadieh, A.; Hamadeh, G.* Mahmasani, D.; Lakkis, N.*The effect of various types of patients’ reminders on the uptake of pneumococcal vaccine in adults: A randomized controlled trial. Vaccine. 2015. 33,43:5868-587.
Naji, F., Hamadeh, G.* Hlais, S. and Adib, S., 2015. Truth disclosure to cancer patients: shifting attitudes and practices of Lebanese physicians. AJOB Empirical Bioethics, 6(3), pp.41-49.
Romani, M.H., Musharrafieh, U.M.* Lakkis, N.A. and Hamadeh, G.N., 2011. Family physicians beliefs and attitudes regarding adult pneumococcal and influenza immunization in Lebanon. Family practice, 28(6), pp.632-637.
Antoun, J., Hamadeh, G.N.* and Adib, S.M., 2014. What matters in the patients' decision to revisit the same primary care physician?. Lebanese Medical Journal, 62(4), pp.198-202.