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Cultural differences in simulation debriefing: A qualitative analysis

Rana, Sharara Chami; Francis, Ulmer; Zavi, Lakissian; Ella, Scott; Honein-Abou Haidar, Gladys; Peter, Dieckmann (Elsevier Ltd, 2023)

Context: Simulation is a social practice impacted by norms, values, and beliefs. We seek to explore the relationship between cultural factors and participant behaviour patterns as perceived by debriefers during healthcare ...
Do Medical Students’ Learning Styles and Approaches Explain Their Views and Behavior Regarding Lecture Attendance?

Mokahal, Ali El; Ahmad, Ali; Habib, Joseph R.; Nasrallah, Ali A.; Francis, George; Sabra, Ramzi F.; Khoueiry-Zgheib, Nathalie (Springer, 2021)

Introduction: Medical students’ attendance at lectures, particularly in the preclinical years, has been steadily declining over the years. One of the many explanations offered for this observation is that students have ...
In-situ simulations for COVID-19: a safety II approach towards resilient performance

Lakissian, Zavi; Sabouneh, Rami; Zeineddine, Rida; Fayad, Joe; Banat, Rim; Sharara-Chami, Rana I. (BioMed Central Ltd, 2020)

Background: COVID-19 has taken the world by surprise; even the most sophisticated healthcare systems have been unable to cope with the volume of patients and lack of resources. Yet the gradual spread of the virus in Lebanon ...
In Situ Simulation: An Essential Tool for Safe Preparedness for the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sharara-Chami, Rana I.; Sabouneh, Rami; Zeineddine, Rida; Banat, Rim; Fayad, Joe; Lakissian, Zavi (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2020)

Introduction Working under extreme stress can cause medical professionals to deviate from clinical guidelines even if they know of their existence, let alone in situations such as COVID-19 where guidelines are unclear, ...
Factors That Determine the Perceived Effectiveness of Peer Feedback in Collaborative Learning: a Mixed Methods Design

Daou, Dayane; Sabra, Ramzi F.; Khoueiry-Zgheib, Nathalie (Springer, 2020)

Introduction: Peer assessment has been promoted as a valuable approach to formative assessment to support learning and peer professionalism. This mixed methods study employed a conceptual framework to explore the factors ...
Designing a simulation center: an experiential guide

Dleikan, Carla Talal; Lakissian, Zavi; Hani, Selim; Sharara-Chami, Rana I. (Emerald Group Holdings Ltd., 2020)

Purpose: Health-care simulation has evolved rapidly in the past few decades; it has become an integral component of education and training to improve the efficacy of both individuals and teams. Designing an optimal ...
The Association Between Initial Serum Bicarbonate Levels and the Management of Dehydrated Children in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Review

Moustafa, Moustafa; Sawaya, Rasha Dorothy; Lakissian, Zavi; Sharara-Chami, Rana I. (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2022)

Objectives There is no consensus in the current literature on the relevance of serum bicarbonate levels, cutoff benchmarks and the management of dehydration; therefore, this study aims to explore whether an association can ...
In-situ simulation-based intervention for enhancing teamwork in the emergency department

Sharara-Chami, Rana I.; Lakissian, Zavi; Farha, Randa; Tamim, Hani Mohammed; Batley, Nicholas John (BMJ Publishing Group, 2020)

Simulation-based learning activities in the emergency department (ED) improve communication and teamwork and familiarise personnel with existing protocols. The authors' objective was to develop standardised in-situ simulations ...
A review of prenatal HIV screening practices among physicians at a tertiary care center in Lebanon: is it culture?

Abi Zeid Daou, Christophe; Rizk, Nesrine A.; Mirza, Fadi Ghazi; Lakissian, Zavi; Banat, Rim; Chahine, Elsa; Sharara-Chami, Rana I. (Routledge, 2021)

HIV remains one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity among women of reproductive age; given the risk of vertical transmission to the fetus, timely prevention, monitoring and management are imperative (Melaku et ...
Hybrid Simulation in Teaching Clinical Breast Examination to Medical Students

Nassif, Joseph A.; Sleiman, Karim; Nassar, Anwar H.; Naamani, Sima; Sharara-Chami, Rana I. (Springer New York LLC, 2019)

Clinical breast examination (CBE) is traditionally taught to third-year medical students using a lecture and a tabletop breast model. The opportunity to clinically practice CBE depends on patient availability and willingness ...
Experience with forced transition to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: Students’ cognitive performance and their perceptions of teaching

Khoueiry-Zgheib, Nathalie; Ali, Ahmed K.; Sabra, Ramzi F. (Centre for Medical Education (CenMed) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine National University of Singapore, 2021)

Introduction: The forced transition to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted medical education significantly. Methods: In this paper, the authors compare the performance of Year 1 and 2 classes of medical ...
Interactive and collaborative learning in the classroom at the medical school Automated response systems and team-based learning

Nasr, Rihab R.; Antoun, Jumana M.; Sabra, Ramzi F.; Khoueiry-Zgheib, Nathalie (Lebanese Order of Physicians, 2016)

There has been a pedagogic shift in higher education from the traditional teacher centered to the student centered approach in teaching, necessitating a change in the role of the teacher from a supplier of information to ...
Perceptions on music and noise in the operating room: a cross-sectional study

Hamad, Fadi; Moacdieh, Nadine Marie; Banat, Rim; Lakissian, Zavi; Al-Qaisi, Saif K.; Zaytoun, George M.; Sharara-Chami, Rana I. (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2022)

Objectives. Noise in operating rooms (ORs) during surgery may affect OR personnel and pose a threat to patient safety. The sources of noise vary depending on the operation. This study aimed to investigate how OR staff ...
Introduction of ultrasound simulation in medical education: Exploratory study

Hani, Selim; Chalouhi, Gihad Elias; Lakissian, Zavi; Sharara-Chami, Rana I. (JMIR Publications Inc., 2019)

Background: Ultrasound is ubiquitous across all disciplines of medicine; it is one of the most commonly used noninvasive, painless diagnostic tools. However, not many are educated and trained well enough in its use. ...

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