Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Head of Department
Qatar University, Qatar
Ahmed Awaisu (PhD, BPharm) obtained his PhD and MPharm from the Universiti Sains Malaysia. He is currently a Professor of Clinical Pharmacy & Practice and the Head of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy & Practice in the College of Pharmacy at Qatar University. His research interest include medication use optimization with a focus on medication adherence and medication burden in chronic diseases; Outcome-based research; pharmacoepidemiology and medication safety and; health promotion. Prof. Awaisu has accumulated a prolific record of academic and scholarly accomplishments. He has authored about 200 peer-reviewed publications in international journals, 18 book chapters, and over 250 research abstracts/posters and invited presentations to his credit. Prof. Awaisu was the recipient of the “Qatar University Merit Award for Outstanding Faculty” in September 2017 and the “Qatar University Research Excellence Award in Medical, Biomedical and Health Sciences” in April 2019. He was also the recipient of the “Best New Investigator Award” during the 14th International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) Annual European Conference in Madrid, Spain in November 2011. He is a member of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP). Prof. Ahmed Awaisu was formerly the Associate Editor of the journal Value in Health Regional Issue (CEWAA).