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Faculty and Staff


Prof. Dr. Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi

Professor of Clinical Pharmacy

College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences


Contact


y.alworafi@ustf.ac.ae

+9719202352

Education

Postgraduate Certified Program in Training to Teach Medicine, (Medical Education), 2023
Harvard Medical School, Harvard University;, USA

Ph.D. in Clinical Pharmacy, 2010
School of Pharmacy, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia

Master of Clinical Pharmacy, 2007
School of Pharmacy, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia

Bachelor's of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sana’a University, Yemen

Employment History

Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, 2016 - Present

University of Science and Technology of Fujairah, UAE

Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, 2010 - 2016

Qassim University, Saudi Arabia

Academic Experience

Job Rank Place & Address of Work Date
Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
University of Science and Technology of Fujairah
UAE
2016 - Present
Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Qassim University
Saudi Arabia
2010 - 2016

Research Areas & Interests

  • Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacy Practice; Pharmacy & Medical Education; Drug & Patient Safety

The Journal Publications in the Last Five Years

Articles (Selected)

  • Krupavaram, B., A. Kishore Babu, Santhiya Manickam Pillay, Tan Ching Siang, Bama VV Menon, Ganesh Sritheran Paneerselvam, Long Chiau Ming, Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi, and Wen Han Chooi. "A Review of Herbal Treatment for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders and Infection." Progress In Microbes & Molecular Biology 6, no. 1 (2023).

  • Wunrow, H. Y., Bender, R. G., Vongpradith, A., Sirota, S. B., Swetschinski, L. R., Novotney, A., ... & Djalalinia, S. (2023). Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis and its aetiologies, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet Neurology, 22(8), 685-711.

  • Wu, D., Jin, Y., Xing, Y., Abate, M. D., Abbasian, M., Abbasi-Kangevari, M., ... & Elmeligy, O. A. A. (2023). Global, regional, and national incidence of six major immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: findings from the global burden of disease study 2019. EClinicalMedicine, 64.

  • Al-Worafi, Y. M., Hermansyah, A., Tan, C. S., Choo, C. Y., Bouyahya, A., Paneerselvam, G. S., ... & Ming, L. C. (2023). Applications, Benefits, and Risks of ChatGPT in Medical and Health Sciences Research: An Experimental Study. Progress In Microbes & Molecular Biology, 6(1).

  • Al-Worafi YM, Goh KW, Hermansyah A, Tan CS, Ming LC The use of ChatGPT for integrated infectious disease pharmacotherapy module: Educators' perspectives JMIR Medical Education. 25/07/2023:47339

  • Drioua S, Cherkani-Hassani A, El-Guourrami O, Ameggouz M, Zahidi A, Bouyahaya A, Shah SI, Al-Worafi YM, Ming LC, Benzaied H, Doukkali A. Toxicological Review of Anticancer Plants Used in Traditional Medicine in Morocco. Progress In Microbes & Molecular Biology. 2023 May 2;6(1).

  • Al-Worafi, Y. M., Hermansyah, A., Goh, K. W., & Ming, L. C. (2023). Artificial Intelligence Use in University: Should We Ban ChatGPT?. Progress In Microbes & Molecular Biology. 2023 (Accepted).

  • Atif, M., Mehboob, R., Malik, I., Al-Worafi, Y. M., Razzaq, W., Khan, M., & Ahmad, N. (2023). Transformation of the pharmacy profession in Pakistan: A mixed-method study based on FIP development goals. Pharmacy Education, 23(1), 132-147.

  • Abdul Nasir HH, Goh HP, Wee DV, Goh KW, Lee KS, Hermansyah A, Al-Worafi YM, Ming LC. Economic Analysis of Patient’s Own Medication, Unit-Use and Ward Stock Utilization: Results of the First Pilot Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022 Sep 9;19(18):11350.

  • Atif M, Ahmed W, Nouman Iqbal M, Ahmad N, Ahmad W, Malik I, Al-Worafi YM. Frequency and Factors Associated With Adverse Events Among Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Patients in Pakistan: A Retrospective Study. Frontiers in medicine. 2022 Mar 1;8:790718.

  • Abdul Nasir, Hamimatul Hayat, Hui Poh Goh, Daniel Vui Teck Wee, Khang Wen Goh, Kah Seng Lee, Andi Hermansyah, Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi, and Long Chiau Ming. "Economic Analysis of Patient’s Own Medication, Unit-Use and Ward Stock Utilization: Results of the First Pilot Study." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 18 (2022): 11350.

  • Saher, T., Al-Worafi, Y. M., Iqbal, M. N., Wahid, A., Iqbal, Q., Khan, A., ... & Ahmad, N. (2022). Doctors' adherence to guidelines recommendations and glycaemic control in diabetic patients in Quetta, Pakistan: Findings from an observational study. Frontiers in Medicine, 9.

  • Loy MJ, Goh KW, Osili N, Ming LC, Dhaliwal JS, Hermansyah A, Al-Worafi YM, Lee KS. Features and Functionalities of Medical Mobile Applications for the Endemic Phase of COVID‐19: Review and Content Analysis. Progress In Microbes & Molecular Biology. 2022 Dec 28;5(1).

  • Moshawih S, Abdullah Juperi RA, Paneerselvam GS, Ming LC, Liew KB, Goh BH, Al-Worafi YM, Choo CY, Thuraisingam S, Goh HP, Kifli N. General Health Benefits and Pharmacological Activities of Triticum aestivum L. Molecules. 2022 Mar 17;27(6):1948.

  • Alkhuzaee FS, Ali M, Goh KW, Al-Worafi YM, Ming LC. Situational judgment using ethical reasoning in Saudi undergraduate pharmacy students. BMC medical ethics. 2022 Dec;23(1):1-9.

  • Jefri UH, Khan A, Lim YC, Lee KS, Liew KB, Kassab YW, Choo CY, Al-Worafi YM, Ming LC, Kalusalingam A. A systematic review on chlorine dioxide as a disinfectant. Journal of Medicine and Life. 2022 Mar;15(3):313.

  • Yaseen MO, Saif A, Khan TM, Yaseen M, Saif A, Bukhsh A, Shahid MN, Alsenani F, Tahir H, Ming LC, Amin MU. A qualitative insight into the perceptions and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Pakistani pharmacists. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 2022 Jan 31;18(1):2031455.

  • Atif M, Ahmed W, Nouman Iqbal M, Ahmad N, Ahmad W, Malik I, Al-Worafi YM. Frequency and Factors Associated With Adverse Events Among Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Patients in Pakistan: A Retrospective Study. Frontiers in medicine. 2022 Mar 1;8:790718.

  • Voo, J.Y.H., Lean, Q.Y., Ming, L.C., Al-Worafi, Y.M. and Ibrahim, B., 2021. Vaccine Knowledge, Awareness and Hesitancy: A Cross Sectional Survey among Parents Residing at Sandakan District, Sabah. Vaccines, 9(11), p.1348.

  • Hamdan NK, Lean QY, Neoh CF, Abdullah AH, Lim SM, Ramasamy K, Al-Worafi YM, Goh KW, Goh HP, Ming LC, Lua PL. Knowledge and Perception of Facial Candling for Allergic Rhinitis among University Staff and Students. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2020 Aug 3;2020.

  • Choudhry, F.R., Munawar, K., Kassab, Y.W., Bakrin, F.S., Al-Worafi, Y.M. and Khan, T.M., 2021. Public Perception About the Zika Virus in Working Professionals: A Qualitative Inquiry. International quarterly of Community Health Education, 41(2), pp.199-207.

  • Ming LC, Untong N, Aliudin NA, Osili N, Kifli N, Tan CS, Goh KW, Ng PW, Al-Worafi YM, Lee KS, Goh HP. Mobile Health Apps on COVID-19 Launched in the Early Days of the Pandemic: Content Analysis and Review. JMIR mHealth and uHealth. 2020;8(9):e19796.

  • Khan, T.M., Tahir, H., Salman, M., Mustafa, Z.U., Raza, M.H., Asif, N., Shehzadi, N., Hussain, K., Al-Worafi, Y.M. and Baig10, M.R., 2021. General anxiety predictors among frontline warriors of COVID: a cross-sectional study among nursing staff in Punjab, Pakistan. Arch Pharm Pract, 1, p.40.

  • Ang LP, Ng PW, Lean YL, Kotra V, Kifli N, Goh HP, Lee KS, Sarker MM, Al-Worafi YM, Ming LC. Herbal products containing aristolochic acids: A call to revisit the context of safety. Journal of Herbal Medicine. 2021 Aug 1;28:100447.

  • Ng, C.Z., Lean, Y.L., Yeoh, S.F., Lean, Q.Y., Lee, K.S., Suleiman, A.K., Liew, K.B., Kassab, Y.W., Al-Worafi, Y.M. and Ming, L.C., 2020. Cold chain time-and temperature-controlled transport of vaccines: a simulated experimental study. Clinical and Experimental Vaccine Research, 9(1), pp.8-14.