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ALI M. ALHAMMAD

Address:

National Guard Health Affairs

King Abdulaziz Medical City

Drug Policy & Economics Center

PO Box 22490; Mail Code 2244

Riyadh 11426 Saudi Arabia

Phone: +966543977660

Email: hammadstar@, alhammadal@ngha.med.sa

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EDUCATION

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)

School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science, Richmond, VA

Ph.D., Pharmacoeconomics and Outcome Sciences August 2012

• Degree emphasis: Survey research methods, database analysis and statistical analysis

• Area of interest: effectiveness and safety and adverse event reporting of dietary supplements

• Dissertation title: “Factors Influencing Pharmacists’ Decision to Report Adverse Events Related to Dietary Supplements: A Conjoint Analysis”

Certificate, Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) September 2010 – May 2012

• Teaching, learning and technology in higher education

• Responsible conduct of research (RCR)

• Professional teaching assistantship

M.S., Pharmacy administration and pharmacoepidemiology May 2009

• Degree emphasis: pharmacoepidemiological study design, database analysis and statistical analysis

• Area of interest: use of probiotics for treatment of Clostridium Difficile Infections (CDI)

• Dissertation title: “The Use of Probiotics in the Treatment of C. difficile Infection in Hospitalized Adult Patients”

Short Course: Meta-Analysis: Models and Processes May 17 – 19, 2010

At the Center for the Advancement of Research Methods and Analysis (CARMA), School of Business, VCU

• Course emphasis: Understanding the process of literature review and methods of conducting a meta-analysis research

ESL; English Language Program December 2006

Food and Drug Association (FDA), National Institute of Health (NIH)

Office of Dietary Supplement (ODS)

Dietary Supplement Research Practicum June 4 – 7, 2012

• Fundamental knowledge of dietary supplements

• Fundamental knowledge regulation of dietary supplements

• Evaluate the efficacy, safety, and value of these products for health promotion and disease prevention, as well as how to carry out this type of research.

King Saud University (KSU)

School of Pharmacy, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

B.S., Pharmaceutical Sciences, March 2001

• Area of interest: Pharmacotherapy and hospital pharmacy

• Intern at King Khalid University Hospital for 6 months at 5 different medical wards

• Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Social Activity Center, Al-Hufof, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Short Course: Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) March 12 – 17, 2004

• Course emphasis: Understanding our hidden abilities and skills as well as understanding other people way of thinking for better communication

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Drug Policy and Economics Center, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, KSA

Pharmacoeconomics and Health Outcomes Specialist January 2013 – Present

• Developing pharmacoeconomics models and evaluations for decision-making and drug policy and guideline development for the new formulary drug addition requests at the NGHA

• Cost-effectiveness analysis and Budget-Impact analysis

• Drug expenditure report

• Outcomes assessment for drug utilization reviews

• Drug policy analysis

• Policy development

• Member of the Corporate Drug Evaluation Subcommittee (CDES)

• Member of the Expired and Wastage Medication Monitoring Taskforce

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Richmond, VA, USA

Teaching Assistant (TA) January 2012 – May 2012

• Experience academic teaching environment for large and small classes:

o Complementary and Alternative Medicine (small class)

o Scholarship II and III (large classes)

• Maintaining course documents and grades on “Blackboard”

• Advise PharmD students about course related work

Abbott Laboratories, Grater Chicago, IL, USA

Graduate Summer Intern, Health Economic and Outcome Research May 2011 – August 2011

• Did a literature review on Heptavalent Conjugate pneumococcal vaccine (PCV7) use in Saudi Arabia

• Did a literature review on health care system in in Saudi Arabia

• Build a Budget Impact Analysis model for PCV7 in Saudi Arabia

• Worked with synergies team to supervise some cost effectiveness and budget impact models that were done by consulting companies

Westbury Pharmacy, Richmond, VA, USA

Summer trainee, Community Pharmacy March 2007 – June 2007

• Volunteer evening shifts

• Preparing and dispensing prescriptions and compounding orders

• Resolving medication errors with prescribers and insurance companies using Electronic Prescription System

Alzahra Pharmacy, Dammam, KSA

Director and founder, Community Pharmacy June 2002 –Present

• Established the pharmacy

• Manage the pharmacy

o Do purchasing orders

o Do simple accounting work

o Do work schedule

King Fahd Military Medic Complex (KFMMC), Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

KFMMC is 320 beds tertiary care referral hospital. The department of pharmaceutical services runs a full computerized system in inpatient, outpatient, and satellite pharmacies

Grade-I Hospital Pharmacist August 2003 – March 2006

• Occupied some administrative duties including inpatient and outpatient in-charge supervisor

• Chairman of the infection control committee (December 2004 – March 2006)

• Member of the organizing committee for the 3rd International Pharmaceutical Conference at KFMMC, 2005

Grade-II Hospital Pharmacist April 2001 – August 2003

• Worked at most areas of in/outpatient pharmacies

• Experience working on Baxter TPN compounder, for two years

• Developed a user guide and a flow chart for Baxter TPN compounder

• Trained about 10 pharmacy intern students

Intern August 2000 – December 2000

• Trained at most areas of in/outpatient pharmacies

• Gave a presentation on hypertension medication

Saudi Aramco Medical Services, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Summer Intern, May 2000 – August 2000

Summer Intern, May 1999 – August 1999

• Trained at different areas of pharmacy

• Attended many intensive rotations in 4 different medical wards

• Wrote two issues of the pharmacy newsletter

• Excellent performance award

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Pharmacoeconomic Analysis

Cost Effectiveness Analysis (CEA)

• Used in class project

• Analyzed the effectiveness of adding probiotics to oral antimicrobial regimens for hospitalized patients to preventing or treat Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI)

• Decision analysis was performed using TreeAge® software

Budget Impact Analysis (BIA)

• Summer internship project

• Determine how the investment for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) prophylaxis is positioned within the budget of other childhood preventive programs, in particular prophylaxis for pneumococcal disease in Saudi Arabia.

• Assessed the budget impact of Heptavalent Conjugate pneumococcal vaccine (PCV7) use in Saudi Arabia

• All calculations were performed using Microsoft Excel (advance options)

Database Analysis

The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database

This database has information from a national program designed to assess the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States.

• Side project during summer break

• Investigated the association between anemia and heart failure (HF)

• SAS® and JMP® statistical packages were used

FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS) database

This database is a computerized information database designed to support the FDA's post-marketing safety surveillance program (MedWatch) for all approved drug and therapeutic biologic products.

• Side project during summer break

• To evaluated the risk of drug-induced acute renal failure (ARF) by identifying vigilant signals in the AERS database

• SAS® statistical packages was used

Clinical Resource Manager (CRM) database

This administrative database is part of University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) database which is an alliance of 107 academic medical centers representing approximately 90% of the nation’s non-profit academic medical centers.

• Used it for my master thesis project

• To described and assessed the use of Lactobacillus spp. (a dietary supplement) for prevention and treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI)

• STAT® statistical software package was used

National Survey of Latinos: Education (2004) database

This database has information form a comprehensive survey of Latino attitudes toward education, public schools and a variety of education issues, including the No Child Left Behind Act. 

• Used it in a class project

• To describe and analyze school parents' views of their child’s teacher and the public support for affirmative action in college admissions for minorities

• SPSS® statistical package was used

Survey Research

Conjoint Analysis (CA)

• I used this method in my dissertation project

• CA was used to determine the importance of selected attributes that influence a pharmacist’s decision to report an adverse event associated with the use of dietary supplement

• Questionnaire was developed and pilot tested on group of pharmacy residents and 4th year PharmD students

• Case scenarios with different combinations of the study attributes were created and included in the questionnaire

• SAS® statistical package was used

Questioner Design

• Did it for a class project

• International religious survey was designed to capture different aspect of the relationship between people and religion

• The survey was designed as a telephone survey

PAPERS AND POSTERS PRESENTED AT CONFERECNES AND SYMPOSIA

1. “Principles, Methods, and Applications of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcome Research In Clinical Settings”; Dubai International Pharmaceuticals and Technologies Conference and Exhibition (DUPHAT 2014), Dubai, UAE., March 2014

2. “Methods of Calculating Costs in Economic Evaluations”; Educational Seminar, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Said Arabia, June 2013

3. “Budget Impact Analysis: An Overview”; Educational Seminar, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Said Arabia, May 2013

4. “Factors Influencing Pharmacists’ Decision to Report Adverse Events Related to Dietary Supplements”; Dubai International Pharmaceuticals and Technologies Conference and Exhibition (DUPHAT 2013), Dubai, UAE., March 2013

5. “Factors Influencing Pharmacists’ Decision to Report Adverse Events Related to Dietary Supplements: A Conjoint Analysis”; Dissertation Defense, Pharmacy Research Seminar, VCU, Richmond, VA, July 2012

6. “Dietary Supplement use in the U.S.: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2009”; 17th Annual ISPOR International Meeting, Washington, DC, May 2-6, 2012

7. “Pharmacists’ Attitude and Understanding of Dietary Supplement Regulation and Availability of Information Resources”; Dissertation Seminar, Pharmacy Research Seminar, VCU, April 2012

8. “Positioning Palivizumab within The Context of Childhood Preventative Health Programs in Saudi Arabia”; Internship Project Seminar, Abbott Laboratories, Grater Chicago, IL, USA, August 2011

9. “Factors influencing pharmacists' decisions to report dietary supplement-related adverse events”; Proposal Defence, Pharmacy Research Seminar, VCU, Richmond, VA, May 2011

10. “Drug-Induced Acute Renal Failure Using the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System Database: Part I (Descriptive)”; 16th Annual ISPOR International Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May 21-25, 2011

11. “Is Anemia Associated with Heart Failure? NHANES Database Analysis”; 16th Annual ISPOR International Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May 21-25, 2011

12. “Description of Lactobacillus Use in The Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection in Hospitalized Adult Patients”; AMCP's 23rd Annual Meeting & Showcase, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 27-29, 2011

13. “Drug-Induced Acute Renal Failure Using the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System Database: Part I (Descriptive)”; 13th Annual Pharmaceutical Sciences, Research and Career Day, VCU, Richmond, VA, October 2010

14. “Is Anemia Associated with Heart Failure? NHANES Database Analysis”; Virginia Public Health Association's (VAPHA) Annual Meeting; VCU, Richmond, VA, June 2010

15. “Description of Lactobacillus Use in The Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection in Hospitalized Adult Patients”; VCU-Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Conference, VCU, Richmond, VA, April 2010

16. “Description of Lactobacillus Use in The Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection in Hospitalized Adult Patients”; The 13th Annual GSA Research Symposium & Exhibit; VCU, Richmond, VA, April 2010

17. “Efficacy and Safety of Synbiotics in Critically Ill and Multi-trauma Patients”; Literature review, Pharmacy Research Seminar, VCU, Richmond, VA, March 2010

18. “Regulation and Safety of Dietary Supplements: a Focus on Probioitcs”; Literature review, Pharmacy Research Seminar; VCU, Richmond, VA, November 2009

19. “Description of Lactobacillus Use in The Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection in Hospitalized Adult Patients”; 12th Annual Pharmaceutical Sciences, Research and Career Day. VCU, Richmond, VA, October 2009

20. “Effect of Probiotics on The Treatment of C. difficile-Associated Diarrhea In Hospitalized Adult Patients”; Literature review, Pharmacy Research Seminar, VCU, Richmond, VA, March 2008

21. “Overview of Pharmaceutical Calculations”; Continuous Education Program, King Fahad Military Medical Complex (KFMMC), Dhahran, KSA; 2003

22. “Beneficial Effects of Beta Blockers in Heart Failure”; Summer Program, Saudi ARAMCO Medical Services, Dhahran, KSA, September 2001

23. “Dose Modifications in Chronic Renal Failure Patients”; Saudi ARAMCO Medical Services, Dhahran, KSA, September 2000

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

1. “Introduction to Dietary Supplements: Efficacy, Safety and Regulations”. Seminar sponsored by Saudi Student Organization, VCU, Richmond, VA., April 2011

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COURSE PROJECTS

“Termination of Pregnancy and Preterm Delivery in the State of Virginia”; Biostatistical Computing-SAS programming, December 2009

“Is the Use of Potentially Inappropriate Medications Associated with Impaired Functional Status in Nursing Home Residents?”; Applied Pharmacoepidemiology Research Methods, July 2008

“Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Adding Probiotics to Oral Antimicrobial Treatment to Prevent C.difficile-Associated Diarrhea in Hospitalized Patients”; Applied Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, December 2007

“The Impact of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) on Physician’s Documentation time”;Review Paper; Pharmaceutical Benefit Management, June 2007

“Effects of Lactobacillus GG and S. boulardii on Prevention of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea (AAD): a comparative randomized double blinded placebo-controlled trial”; Introduction to research methods, June 2007

PUBLICATIONS

“Description of Lactobacillus use in Hospitalized Adult Patients with Clostridium difficile Infection”; Alhammad, Ali M., BS, MS; Harpe, Spencer E., PharmD, PhD, MPH; Pakyz, Amy, PharmD, MS; Robins, Jolynne W., MS, PhD. (submitted to The Annals of Pharmacotherapy, March 2012)

“The Short-term Economic Impact of Two Childhood Preventive Health Programs in Saudi Arabia”; Pamela Vo, Robert Sambrook, Katherine Gooch, Robyn Kendall, Hesham Salah, Ali Alhammad, Adrian R Levy. (submitted to Journal of Preventive Medicine, April 2012)

AWARDS AND HONORS

• Travel Award to attend NIH Dietary Supplement Research Practicum 2012

• Talented students award, Graduate Internship, Abbott Laboratories, Grater Chicago, IL, USA 2011

• 1st place award, student research competition, 16th annual ISPOR conference 2011

• Best T-shirt design award, 16th annual ISPOR conference 2011

• ISPOR travel grant for chapter president 2011

• Lecturer recognition award, Saudi Student Organization, VCU 2011

• Talented students award; the wall of achievements, Cultural Mission, Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington DC, 2010

• LSAMP participation award; Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) 2010

• Participation award; 12th Annual Pharmaceutical Sciences, Research and Career Day 2009

• Recognition certificate; Master of Science; Club of Knowledge, Richmond VA, 2009

• Excellent performance award; Summer Internship, Saudi ARAMCO Medical Services, Dhahran, KSA 2001

• Excellent performance award; Summer Internship, Saudi ARAMCO Medical Services, Dhahran, KSA 2000

SKILLS AND EXPERTISE

• Pharmacoeconomic modeling (Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Budget Impact Analysis)

• Pharmacoeconomic modeling software (TreeAge®, Microsoft Excel advance skills)

• Research methods and design

• Literature review searching strategies using popular databases (PubMed, IPA, Web of Science ... etc)

• Systematic literature review (Meta-Analysis)

• Survey research methods

• Conjoint Analysis

• Using many of the statistical software (SAS, STAT, SPSS, JMP)

• Statistical analysis procedures (linear regression, logistic regression, ANOVA ...etc)

• Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Language proficient in English and Arabic

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• Saudi Pharmaceutical Society (SPS)

• International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcome Research (ISPOR)

• American Statistical Association (ASA)

• Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP)

• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

President; International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcome Research (ISPOR) chapter;

VCU, Richmond, VA June 2010 – June 2011

• Assigned board members of the chapter

• Educational program: monthly non-professional meeting between graduate student and a faculty member to chare experience and research interests

• Participate in ISPOR student network newsletter

Department of pharmacy Graduate Student Association (GSA); VCU, Richmond, VA USA

Secretary August 2009 – August 2010

• Arrange for meetings as needed

• Survey members for events schedule

• Contact guest speaker candidates for school of pharmacy Dean's Graduate Award Luncheon 

Saudi Student Organization (SSO); VCU, Richmond, VA USA

Secretary June 2007 – August 2008

• Arrange for meetings as needed

• Take notes and summarize meetings

• Contact members for events schedule

School of Pharmacy Diversity Committee; VCU, Richmond, VA USA July 20011 – May 2011

• Participated as graduate student representative in putting up and reviewing a draft of our school diversity plan

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Club of Knowledge, Richmond, VA USA

Establisher and Manager 2009 – 2011

The club do regular educational sessions in different topics by a guest speaker or a member. The club serves 30 Saudi students at VCU.

• Established the club with other board members

• Invited guest speakers

Sunday School, Richmond, VA USA

Establisher and Principal 2007 – 2011

The school teaches our community’s children and youth Arabic language and some Islamic studies. It has 5 classes, 7 teachers and around 30 students.

• Established the school with other board members

• Manage the school and arranged for field trips and competitions (drawing, memorization …etc)

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