Abir Kanaan, PharmD, RPh
Associate Dean for Professional Education & Professor of Pharmacy Practice
School
School of Pharmacy
Department
Pharmacy Practice
Office Location
19 Foster 404
Worcester
Office Phone Office Phone: 508.373.5653
About
Education
- PharmD, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- PharmD,Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences; Worcester, MA
- ASHP Accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency, UMass Memorial Medical Center; Worcester, MA
Research Interests
- Cardiology
- Anticoagulation
- Medication Safety
- Scholarship of Teaching
Programs
Featured Affiliations
The Rho Chi Society
Phi Lambda Sigma Leadership Society
American Society of Medication Safety Officers
Education
- PharmD, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- PharmD,Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences; Worcester, MA
- ASHP Accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency, UMass Memorial Medical Center; Worcester, MA
Research Interests
- Cardiology
- Anticoagulation
- Medication Safety
- Scholarship of Teaching
Programs
Awards and Honors
- 2010 Academic of the Year Award; Department of Pharmacy Practice- SOP W/M
- 2004 GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceutical Award for Achievement in Patient Care
- 2001 Academic Excellence Award
- 2001 Life Sciences Program Award
- 2001 Percy Ehrlich Memorial Chemistry Award
- Cross JE, Donovan JL, Silva MA, Kanaan AO. Pharmacologic management post-acute coronary syndrome. US Pharm 2007;32:65-78
- Silva MA, Cross JE, Kanaan AO, Donovan JL. Drug induced pulmonary toxicities. US Pharm 2007; 32(7):48-54
- Kanaan AO, Silva MA, Donovan JL, Roy T, Al-Homsi AS. Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in High Risk Medically Ill Patients; A Meta Analysis. Clin Ther. 2007;29:2395-2405.
- Al-Homsi AS, Kanaan A, Rossi H. Diagnosis and Management of Hypercoagulable States. In: Irwin RS, Rippe JM, editors. Irwin and Rippe's Intensive Care Medicine. 6th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; 2008. p. 1376-84.
- Kanaan AO, Al-Homsi SA. Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia; Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Review of Pharmacotherapy. J Pharm Pract. 2009; 22: 149-157.
- Serebruany V, Rao SV, Silva MA, Donovan JL, Kanaan AO, Makarov L, Goto S., Atar, D. Correlation of inhibition of platelet aggregation after clopidogrel with post discharge bleeding events: Assessment by different bleeding classifications. Eur Heart J. 2010;31(2):227-35.
- Donovan JL, Tran M, Kanaan AO. An Overview of Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia. J Pharm Pract. (Accepted December 2009)
- Subramanian S, Hoover, S, Field, T, Baril J, Donovan J, Kanaan A, Rochon P, Gurwitz, J. Cost Savings from Implementation of Computerized Clinical Decision Support for Medication Dosing for Long-term Care Residents with Renal Insufficiency. J Am Geriat Pharm (submitted January 2010)
- Tjia J, Field TS, Garber LD, Donovan JL, Kanaan AO, Raebel MA, Zhao Y, Fuller J, Fischer SH, Gurwitz JH. Development and pilot testing of guidelines to monitor high-risk medications in the ambulatory setting. Am J Manag Care. 2010;16(7):489-496.
- Donovan JL, Kanaan AO, Thomson MS, Rochon P, Lee M, Gavendo L, Zhao Y, Baril JL, Field TS, Gurwitz JH. Effect of clinical decision support system on psychotropic medication prescribing in the long-term care setting. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010;58(5):1005-7
More Affiliations
- American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
- American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
- American College of Clinical Pharmacy