أطروحة الماجستير للطالبة ساره جرادات من قسم الصيدلة السريرية

ناقشت بنجاح طالبة الماجستير ساره كامل جرادات من قسم الصيدلة السريرية يوم الأثنين الموافق 15/5/2017م أطروحة الماجستير بعنوان:

CORRELATION OF GLYCEMIC STATUSWITH ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS AND TUMOR CHARACTERISTICS IN BREAST CANCER PATIENTS

وقد ضمت لجنة المناقشة  الدكتورة نهاد أيوب رئيساً وعضوية كل من الدكتور أحمد الحسبان والدكتورة ليندا طحاينه والدكتور محمد خطاطبة والدكتورة أمل عكور كممتحن خارجي. باسم صفحة أصدقاء كلية الصيدلة_ في جامعة العلوم والتكنولوجيا الأردنية نبارك للطالبة ساره جرادات إتمامها درجة الماجستير في الصيدلة السريرية بنجاح وتفوق متمنين لها مزيدا من التقدم.

للإطلاع على ملخص الدراسة

Breast cancer is the most common malignancy and a leading cause of cancer mortality among women worldwide. Women diagnosed with breast cancer often have comorbid conditions in addition to their primary cancer diagnosis. Treatment decisions regarding breast cancer are taken with isolation from the concurrent presentation of comorbidities and metabolic abnormalities of patients which may have an impact on treatment outcomes and survival of patients. Apart from common molecular target for breast cancer treatment, identification of modifiable risk factors for breast cancer is an expanding area of research. Modifiable risk factors may alter clinical, pathological, and prognostic characteristics of breast cancer patients. The goal of this study was to evaluate the association between glycemic status, determined by HbA1c levels, and anthropometric measurements and disease characteristics among breast cancer patients. This cross-sectional study included adult female (n=223) with histologically confirmed breast cancer diagnosis who attended Chemotherapy Clinic at Oncology Unit at Royal Medical Services (RMS), Amman, Jordan. Demographic and life style data were collected from patients at interviewed by filling a special data collection form.Anthropometric measures were recorded at presentation including weight, height, waist circumference, and hip circumference. Clinico-pathologic characteristics were retrieved from pathology reports for patients issued by Pathology Department at RMS. HbA1c levels were measured in blood samples for patients who were enrolled in study. Of the 223 patients enrolled, 75 (33.6%)were classified to have normal levels of HbA1c levels, 99 (44.4%) were pre-diabetics, and 49 (22%) were diabetic. Mean body mass index (BMI) among breast cancer patients was 29.90±5.70 kg/m².HbA1c levels were positively and significantly correlated with age (r=0.267, P<0.001), waist circumference (r=0.180,P=0.008) and waist-hip ratio (r=0.278, P<0.001) among breast cancer patients. Mean HbA1c levels were statistically higher among postmenopausal patients compared to premenopausal cases (t=–3.542, P=0.003). HbA1c status was not significantly associated with breast cancer characteristics in terms of tumor size (P= 0.409), lymph node status (P=0.292), tumor stage (P=0.100), tumor grade (P=0.548), and histologic subtypes (P= 0.288). In addition, HbA1c status was not associated with receptor status and molecular subtypes among breast cancer patients. Collectively, glycemic status was significantly associated with measures of central obesity as indicated by waist circumference and waist-hip ratio. Most breast cancer patients have impaired blood glucose levels in which a considerable proportion of patients classified as pre-diabetics. Glycemic status lacked association with clinico-pathologic characteristics among breast cancer patients. Future investigations are needed to better evaluate the impact of glycemic status on prognosis of breast cancer patients and its impact on disease outcomes

 

 

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أطروحة الماجستير للطالبة روان عمايري من قسم الصيدلة السريرية

ناقشت بنجاح طالبة الماجستير روان نبيل عمايري من قسم الصيدلة السريرية يوم الأربعاء الموافق 26/4/2017م أطروحة الماجستير بعنوان:

EVALUATING DRUG PRICES, AVAILABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY IN JORDAN

وقد ضمت لجنة المناقشة  الدكتور قيس العيفان رئيساً وعضوية كل من الدكتورة شروق الطوالبة والدكتورة سماح الشطناوي والدكتور غيث الطعاني كممتحن خارجي. باسم صفحة أصدقاء كلية الصيدلة_ في جامعة العلوم والتكنولوجيا الأردنية نبارك للطالبة روان عمايري إتمامها درجة الماجستير في الصيدلة السريرية بنجاح وتفوق متمنين لها مزيدا من التقدم.

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Background: Access to healthcare is a fundamental human right that is associated with free access to essential medicines. In fact, this access is affected by many factors such as high drugs prices, low availability, and low affordability of medicines. About one-third of the global population lacks reliable access to needed medicines, with this proportion being as high as 50% in some of the poorest countries of Africa and Asia. So, government should develop a framework to provide easily accessible and affordable health care for all populations.

Objective: To evaluate medicine prices, availability and affordability in public and private sectors in Jordan.

Method: The standardized methodology designed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Health Action International (HAI) was used to survey 50 essential medicines. Data was collected from 30 public sectors and 30 private sectors in 6 regions in Jordan. At each facility, the availability and prices of 50 originator brand (OB) medicines and lowest-price generic (LPG) equivalent medicines were collected. Medicine prices were compared with international reference prices (IRPs) to obtain a median price ratio (MPR). Availability was determined on the day of data collection. Affordability was calculated in terms of the daily wage of the lowest-paid unskilled government worker.

Result: Mean availability in the public and private sector was 72% and 76% for LPGs, respectively. Median MPRs of procurement prices for OBs and LPGs in the public sector were 1.1 and 5.5 times the IRPs; respectively. Private sector OB medicines were priced 4.8 times higher than IRPs, whilst LPGs were 3.8 times higher. OBs cost 14% more than LPGs in private sector. The median MPRs of patient prices for LPGs in the public sector were lower than in the private sector (1.1 versus 7.6). For most of the population, the medicine prices are affordable in public sector that the lowest paid unskilled government worker need less than a one day income to purchase the LPGs. While in private sector, the medicine prices are not affordable. For example, the treatment of hypertension either by LPGs or OBs needs more than one day income by lowest paid unskilled government worker.

Conclusion: The study showed good availability of LPGs in the public sector. In private sector, it showed good availability of LPGs and OBs with higher patient prices. The procurement prices in the public sector were reasonable in comparison to IRPs. Policy evaluation efforts should be directed to reduce the medicine prices and to improve affordability in private sector.

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شكر وتقدير

تتقدم الزميلة فائقة القواسمة، فنية مختبر قسم الكيمياء الطبية والعقاقير في كلية الصيدلة، بالنيابة عن أهل الفقيدة الحاجة تركية حمدي حسن القواسمه بجزيل الشكر والعرفان لرئيس جامعة العلوم والتكنولوجيا الأردنية الأستاذ الدكتور عمر الجراح وعميد كلية الصيدلة الأستاذ الدكتور كارم الزعبي وجميع الزملاء من أعضاء الهيئة التدريسية والموظفين والطلبة في كلية الصيدلة وجميع الزملاء في الجامعة لتقديمهم واجب العزاء ومواساتهم في مصابهم بوفاة والدتها، رحمها الله، سواء بحضور بيت العزاء أو بالاتصال الهاتفي أو عبر وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي، لا أراكم الله مكروها بعزيز.

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والدة الزميلة فائقة القواسمة في ذمة الله

انتقلت إلى رحمة الله تعالى والدة الزميلة فائقة القواسمة وهي فنية في قسم الكيمياء الطبية والعقاقيرمن كلية الصيدلة_جامعة العلوم والتكنولوجيا الأردنية يوم الأربعاء الموافق 12/04/2017م

باسم أصدقاء كلية الصيدلة في جامعة العلوم والتكنولوجيا الأردنية نتقدم بأحر مشا التعزية والمواساة للزميلة فائقة القواسمة وعائلتها الكريمة سائلين المولى أن يتغمد الفقيدة بواسع رحمته ويسكنها فسيح جناته .. إنا لله وإنا إليه لراجعون

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