Zaina Sweedan

A motivated pharmacist with a Master of Global pharmacy and two years

of regulatory affffairs experience which provided me with an exceptional

organization skill,strong communication ability, and extensive knowledge of

medicine supply chain. I aim to utilize my skills and knowledge in order to

advance pharmacy practice and evolve the medicine supply chain in the

.future

-present-1/2022: Community Pharmacist

Al Radwan community pharmacy, Khalda, Amman, Jordan

Key Responsibilities:

.Dispense medications accurately based on physician’s prescriptions or symptoms of the patients

.Ensure medications are covered by the insurance companies for patients with insurance

.Ensure the controlled medications are dispensed correctly to minimize the risk of misuse or abuse

.Ensure the supply of medications are efficient in order to minimize any shortages of medications

.Ensure expired medications are removed and disposed off correctly

1/2021-12/2021: Healthcare Technology Assessment Coordinator

Working under Dr. Mohamed Khaldi (McGill University), Amman, Jordan

Key Responsibilities:

Proactively identify and write reports on industry trends regarding health technology as well as client needs and investment trends in health systems in Jordan in order to guide the decision making process for fulfilling gaps in health technology in the most efficient way

.Coordinate the fifield work and data collection of the market research for health technology assessment project

Communicate with health stakeholders from private and academic institutions in order to acquire their prospect on health technology and the feasibility of using advanced technologies

.Develop forward-looking analyses and insights for reports on healthcare technologies

.Give client and prospect client presentations on market trends

.Organizing the meetings, interviews with experts from medical institutions in Jordan

.Provide technical assistance to the teams of medical institutions

9/2018-2/2020: Master in Global Pharmacy

Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, UK

Major: Global Pharmacy with GPA: Merit

Global Health Principles

.Developed an understanding of the complex determinants of health globally

.Ability to critically assess any global health programs in order to implement it and advance it in different context

Global Burden and Management of Disease

.Developed an understanding of the spectrum of diseases worldwide

.Able to evaluate and develop strategies to manage diseases

.Able to contribute to future research, policy and interventions for the improvement of global health

Access to Medicines

.Developed an understanding of global access to medicines and their role in improving global health

.Able to critically assess researches and policies in order to develop strategies to improve access to medicines

Pharmacy and Global Health

.Developed an understanding of potential interventions to improve global health through pharmacy

 .Evaluate evidence, practices and policies in order to make recommendations to improve health using pharmacy

Dissertation: Drug Supply Chain

.Developed an understanding and framework for the drug supply chain across the southeast Asia region

 .Critically analyze qualitative and quantitative data of availability, affordability, selection and prices of medicines

 .Synthesize recommendations based on the analysis in order to improve  access to medicines in southeast Asia

.Able to implement the research skills I gained to different contexts