Ahmed Awaisu

Prof. Ahmed Awaisu is a Professor of Clinical Pharmacy & Practice. He is currently the Head of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Practice in the College of Pharmacy at Qatar University. His research interest includes outcome-based research, harmacoepidemiology and medication safety, pharmacy education, and health promotion. Prof. Awaisu has established a medication use optimization research niche using generous funds from Qatar University, Qatar National Research Fund, Hamad Medical Corporation, and other agencies. He has been involved in mentoring PhD, MSc, and undergraduate research projects related to prescribing/deprescribing, medication adherence, medication safety, quality of life, and other health-related outcomes.

Prof. Ahmed Awaisu was the former Associate Editor of Value in Health Regional Issue (CEWAA). He was also the Section Editor (Clinical Pharmacy) for the Elsevier-published textbook entitled “Encyclopedia of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy”. He was also the former Chair of the Qatar University Institutional Review Board.

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” by the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) during the 14th Annual ISPOR European Conference in Madrid, Spain in November 2011. He has served as the WHO Lead Consultant for reviewing the health system development in some countries. He is a member of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), and the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR), among others.

The scholar is a very passionate and outstanding scholar whose vision is to make sustainable impact in the society through grooming competent healthcare professionals, mentoring novice researchers, high-impact innovative research, and advancing healthcare.