selected scholarly activity
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chapters
- Good Governance and Leadership for Better Health Systems. 294-305. 2023
- Sustaining social inclusion: Lessons from research, intervention, and policymaking. 51-64. 2020
- The Public Health Workforce and Human Resources for Health. 385-399. 2012
- Assessment of Human Resources Management Practices in Lebanese Hospitals. 19-34. 2011
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conferences
- Tackling Gaps in The Implementation of The Lebanon National Salt Iodization Policy. The FASEB Journal. 2017
- Coordination of health-service provision in humanitarian crises: a systematic review of suggested models. The Lancet. S37-S37. 2017
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journal articles
- Impact of pay-for-performance on hospital readmissions in Lebanon: an ARIMA-based intervention analysis using routine data.. BMC Health Services Research. 24:1551. 2024
- Flexible ngo-donor coordination in aid interventions to strengthen resilience: the case of Lebanon's primary healthcare system.. BMJ Global Health. 9:e016614. 2024
- Implications of living evidence syntheses in health policy.. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 102:757-759. 2024
- Assessing the integration of refugee health data into national health information systems in Jordan, Lebanon, and Uganda. Conflict and Health. 18:49. 2024
- Analysis of funding landscape for health policy and systems research in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A scoping review of the literature over the past decade. Health Research Policy and Systems. 22:70. 2024
- Integrating Syrian refugees into Lebanon’s healthcare system 2011–2022: a mixed-method study. Conflict and Health. 18:43. 2024
- From polycrisis to metacrisis: harnessing windows of opportunity for renewed political leadership in global health diplomacy. BMJ Global Health. 9:e015340-e015340. 2024
- Equity and unmet need of non-communicable diseases services in Saudi Arabia using a National Household Survey (2019). BMC Health Services Research. 24:346. 2024
- Exploring the diverse definitions of ‘evidence’: a scoping review. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. 29:37-43. 2024
- Multi-sectoral collaborations in selected countries of the Eastern Mediterranean region: assessment, enablers and missed opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic response. Health Research Policy and Systems. 22:14. 2024
- A closer look at the international health regulations capacities in Lebanon: a mixed method study. BMC Health Services Research. 24:56. 2024
- Financing for equity for women's, children's and adolescents' health in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review.. PLOS Global Public Health. 4:e0003573. 2024
- Knowledge management tools and mechanisms for evidence-informed decision-making in the WHO European Region: a scoping review. Health Research Policy and Systems. 21:113. 2023
- An effectiveness-implementation hybrid trial of phone-based tobacco cessation interventions in the Lebanese primary healthcare system: protocol for project PHOENICS. Implementation Science Communications. 4:72. 2023
- Evidence synthesis to policy: development and implementation of an impact-oriented approach from the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Health Research Policy and Systems. 21:40. 2023
- Patient perspectives and hospital pay-for-performance: A qualitative study from Lebanon 2023
- Digital health in fragile states in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: A scoping review of the literature. PLoS ONE. 18:e0285226-e0285226. 2023
- Exploring patient perspectives: A qualitative inquiry into healthcare perceptions, experiences and satisfaction in Lebanon. PLoS ONE. 18:e0280665-e0280665. 2023
- Barriers to sustainable health research leadership in the Global South: Time for a Grand Bargain on localization of research leadership?. Health Research Policy and Systems. 20:136. 2022
- Baseline Assessment of Health Research Systems in Saudi Arabia: Harnessing Efforts and Mobilizing Actions. Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health. 12:400-412. 2022
- Development of a STandard reporting guideline for Evidence briefs for Policy (STEP): context and study protocol. Health Research Policy and Systems. 20:82. 2022
- Domains and processes for institutionalizing evidence-informed health policy-making: a critical interpretive synthesis. Health Research Policy and Systems. 20:27. 2022
- Characterising performance information use in the primary healthcare systems of El Salvador, Lebanon and Malawi: multiple qualitative case study protocol. BMJ Open. 12:e060503-e060503. 2022
- A Framework for the Development of Living Practice Guidelines in Health Care. ACP journal club. 175:1154-1160. 2022
- Approaches to prioritising primary health research: a scoping review. BMJ Global Health. 7:e007465-e007465. 2022
- Examining and Contextualizing Approaches to Establish Policy Support Organizations – A Critical Interpretive Synthesis. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 11:551-566. 2022
- Preventing Unintentional Injuries in School-Aged Children: A Systematic Review. Pediatrics. 149:e2021053852J. 2022
- Barriers and enablers in implementing an electronic incident reporting system in a teaching hospital: A case study from Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Health Planning and Management. 37:854-872. 2022
- Insights from system leaders about operationalising a knowledge translation department in the Oman Ministry of Health. Evidence & Policy. 18:85-107. 2022
- Developing Capacity in Dissemination and Implementation Research in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Evaluation of a Training Workshop. Global Implementation Research and Applications. 2:340-349. 2022
- Time for a new global roadmap for supporting evidence into action. PLOS Global Public Health. 2:e0000677-e0000677. 2022
- Funding for health policy and systems research in the Eastern Mediterranean region: amount, source and key determinants. NSW Public Health Bulletin. 31:3142119. 2021
- Public health effects of travel-related policies on the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed-methods systematic review. Journal of Infection. 83:413-423. 2021
- Modeling the Impact of COVID-19 Vaccination in Lebanon: A Call to Speed-Up Vaccine Roll Out. Vaccines. 9:697-697. 2021
- Application of the eHealth Literacy Model in Digital Health Interventions: Scoping Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 23:e23473-e23473. 2021
- Modeling the impact of COVID-19 vaccination in Lebanon: A call to speed-up vaccine roll out 2021
- Staying ahead of the curve: Navigating changes and maintaining gains in patient safety culture - a mixed-methods study. BMJ Open. 11:e044116-e044116. 2021
- Co-producing the covid-19 response in Germany, Hong Kong, Lebanon, and Pakistan. The BMJ. 372:n243-n243. 2021
- COVID-19: investing in country capacity to bridge science, policy and action. BMJ Global Health. 6:e005012-e005012. 2021
- Amplifying the role of knowledge translation platforms in the COVID-19 pandemic response. Health Research Policy and Systems. 18:58. 2020
- Defining and classifying public health systems: a critical interpretive synthesis. Health Research Policy and Systems. 18:68. 2020
- Health-related articles on Syria before and after the start of armed conflict: a scoping review for The Lancet-American University of Beirut Commission on Syria. Conflict and Health. 14:73. 2020
- Lessons learned from descriptions and evaluations of knowledge translation platforms supporting evidence-informed policy-making in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. Health Research Policy and Systems. 18:127. 2020
- Supporting the use of research evidence in decision-making in crisis zones in low- and middle-income countries: a critical interpretive synthesis. Health Research Policy and Systems. 18:21. 2020
- The crucible of COVID-19: what the pandemic is teaching us about health research systems. Health Research Policy and Systems. 18:52. 2020
- Understanding the implications of the Sustainable Development Goals for health policy and systems research: results of a research priority setting exercise. Globalization and Health. 16:5. 2020
- After COVID-19, a future for the world's children?. The Lancet. 396:298-300. 2020
- Towards promoting patient safety practices: Baseline assessment of patient safety culture in three private hospitals. International Journal of Healthcare Management. 13:207-214. 2020
- Reporting of conflicts of interest by authors of primary studies on health policy and systems research: a cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open. 10:e032425-e032425. 2020
- A common framework of steps and criteria for prioritizing topics for evidence syntheses: a systematic review. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 120:67-85. 2020
- A future for the world's children? A WHO–UNICEF–Lancet Commission. The Lancet. 395:605-658. 2020
- Health care workers in conflict and post-conflict settings: Systematic mapping of the evidence. PLoS ONE. 15:e0233757-e0233757. 2020
- Hospital performance and payment: impact of integrating pay-for-performance on healthcare effectiveness in Lebanon. Wellcome Open Research. 5:95-95. 2020
- The use of evidence in decision making by hospital managers in Lebanon: A cross‐sectional study. International Journal of Health Planning and Management. 35:e45-e55. 2020
- Stakeholders’ experiences with the evidence aid website to support ‘real-time’ use of research evidence to inform decision-making in crisis zones: a user testing study. Health Research Policy and Systems. 17:106. 2019
- The governmental health policy-development process for Syrian refugees: an embedded qualitative case studies in Lebanon and Ontario. Conflict and Health. 13:48. 2019
- Using narratives to impact health policy-making: a systematic review. Health Research Policy and Systems. 17:26. 2019
- Quality, safety and performance management in primary health care: from scoping review to research priority setting and implementation plan in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. BMJ Global Health. 4:e001477-e001477. 2019
- Health Care Workers in the setting of the “Arab Spring”: a scoping review for the Lancet-AUB Commission on Syria. Journal of Global Health. 9:010402. 2019
- Baseline assessment of patient safety culture in public hospitals in Kuwait. BMC Health Services Research. 18:158. 2018
- Changing roles of universities in the era of SDGs: rising up to the global challenge through institutionalising partnerships with governments and communities. Health Research Policy and Systems. 16:38. 2018
- Engagement of health research institutions in knowledge translation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 24:672-679. 2018
- Contractual health services performance agreements for responsive health systems: from conception to implementation in the case of Qatar. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 30:219-226. 2018
- Health research institutional mapping: an Eastern Mediterranean Regional perspective. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 24:189-197. 2018
- Barriers and facilitators to implementation of essential health benefits package within primary health care settings in low-income and middle-income countries: A systematic review. International Journal of Health Planning and Management. 34:15-41. 2018
- Barriers and facilitators to implementation, uptake and sustainability of community-based health insurance schemes in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review. International Journal for Equity in Health. 17:13-13. 2018
- Reporting of financial and non-financial conflicts of interest in systematic reviews on health policy and systems research: a cross sectional survey. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 7:711-711. 2018
- The reporting of funding in health policy and systems research: a cross-sectional study. Health Research Policy and Systems. 16:83-83. 2018
- A review of national policies and strategies to improve quality of health care and patient safety: a case study from Lebanon and Jordan. BMC Health Services Research. 17:568. 2017
- Building a bright, evidence-informed future: a conversation starter from the incoming editors. Health Research Policy and Systems. 15:88. 2017
- Health workers and the weaponisation of health care in Syria: a preliminary inquiry for The Lancet –American University of Beirut Commission on Syria. The Lancet. 390:2516-2526. 2017
- Improving patient safety culture in Saudi Arabia (2012–2015): trending, improvement and benchmarking. BMC Health Services Research. 17:516. 2017
- The protracted waste crisis and physical health of workers in Beirut: a comparative cross-sectional study. Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source. 16:39. 2017
- Quasi-experimental study designs series—paper 11: supporting the production and use of health systems research syntheses that draw on quasi-experimental study designs. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 89:92-97. 2017
- Building resilient health systems: a proposal for a resilience index. The BMJ. 357:j2323-j2323. 2017
- Privilege and inclusivity in shaping Global Health agendas. Health Policy and Planning. 32:czw146-czw146. 2017
- Hospital Contracting Reforms: The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health Experience. Health systems and reform. 3:34-41. 2017
- A methodological survey identified eight proposed frameworks for the adaptation of health related guidelines. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 86:3-10. 2017
- Association between physicians’ interaction with pharmaceutical companies and their clinical practices: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE. 12:e0175493-e0175493. 2017
- Pharmacists’ views and reported practices in relation to a new generic drug substitution policy in Lebanon: a mixed methods study. Implementation Science. 12:23-23. 2017
- Requirements of health policy and services journals for authors to disclose financial and non-financial conflicts of interest: a cross-sectional study. Health Research Policy and Systems. 15:80-80. 2017
- The SPARK Tool to prioritise questions for systematic reviews in health policy and systems research: development and initial validation. Health Research Policy and Systems. 15:77-77. 2017
- Using media to impact health policy-making: an integrative systematic review. Implementation Science. 12:52-52. 2017
- Causes of cancellations on the day of surgery at a Tertiary Teaching Hospital. BMC Health Services Research. 16:259. 2016
- Comments on the article: “Syrian refugees in Lebanon: the search for universal health coverage”. Conflict and Health. 10:22. 2016
- Exploring the relationship between work environment, job satisfaction, and intent to stay of Jordanian nurses in underserved areas. Applied Nursing Research. 31:19-23. 2016
- Occupational health and safety in hospitals accreditation system: the case of Lebanon. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health. 22:201-208. 2016
- Coordinating the Provision of Health Services in Humanitarian Crises: a Systematic Review of Suggested Models. PLoS Currents: Tree of Life. 8:ecurrents.dis.95e78d5a93bbf99fca68be64826575fa. 2016
- Knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of patients and the general public towards the interactions of physicians with the pharmaceutical and the device industry: a systematic review. PLoS ONE. 11:e0160540-e0160540. 2016
- Strategies and systems-level interventions to combat or prevent drug counterfeiting: a systematic review of evidence beyond effectiveness. Pharmaceutical Medicine. 30:263-276. 2016
- Advancing the field of health systems research synthesis. Systematic Reviews. 4:90. 2015
- An institutional approach to support the conduct and use of health policy and systems research: The Nodal Institute in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Health Research Policy and Systems. 13:40. 2015
- Applying knowledge translation tools to inform policy: the case of mental health in Lebanon. Health Research Policy and Systems. 13:29. 2015
- Health system guidance appraisal—concept evaluation and usability testing. Implementation Science. 11:3. 2015
- Health systems guidance appraisal—a critical interpretive synthesis. Implementation Science. 11:9. 2015
- Incorporating research evidence into decision-making processes: researcher and decision-maker perceptions from five low- and middle-income countries. Health Research Policy and Systems. 13:70. 2015
- Mixed model performance contracting and casemix in limited settings – the case of Lebanon. BMC Health Services Research. 15:A5-A5. 2015
- Posting and transfer: key to fostering trust in government health services. Human Resources for Health. 13:82. 2015
- World Health Organization Global Estimates and Regional Comparisons of the Burden of Foodborne Disease in 2010. PLoS Medicine. 12:e1001923-e1001923. 2015
- Rasch Measurement Analysis of a 25-Item Version of the Mueller/McCloskey Nurse Job Satisfaction Scale in a Sample of Nurses in Lebanon and Qatar. SAGE Open. 5:215824401559216-215824401559216. 2015
- A call for a backward design to knowledge translation. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 4:1-5. 2015
- Effectiveness of mechanisms and models of coordination between organizations, agencies and bodies providing or financing health services in humanitarian crises: a systematic review. PLoS ONE. 10:e0137159-e0137159. 2015
- Health Reporting in Print Media in Lebanon: Evidence, Quality and Role in Informing Policymaking. PLoS ONE. 10:e0136435-e0136435. 2015
- Interventions to combat or prevent drug counterfeiting: a systematic review. BMJ Open. 5:e006290-e006290. 2015
- A retrospective health policy analysis of the development and implementation of the voluntary health insurance system in Lebanon: Learning from failure. Social Science and Medicine. 123:45-54. 2014
- Capturing lessons learned from evidence-to-policy initiatives through structured reflection. Health Research Policy and Systems. 12:2. 2014
- Constraints to applying systems thinking concepts in health systems: A regional perspective from surveying stakeholders in Eastern Mediterranean countries. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 3:399-407. 2014
- Patient safety culture in a large teaching hospital in Riyadh: baseline assessment, comparative analysis and opportunities for improvement. BMC Health Services Research. 14:122. 2014
- The impact of accreditation of primary healthcare centers: successes, challenges and policy implications as perceived by healthcare providers and directors in Lebanon. BMC Health Services Research. 14:86. 2014
- The making of nursing practice Law in Lebanon: a policy analysis case study. Health Research Policy and Systems. 12:52. 2014
- Responsiveness of Lebanon's primary healthcare centers to non‐communicable diseases and related healthcare needs. International Journal of Health Planning and Management. 29:407-421. 2014
- Evidence-informed health policies in Eastern Mediterranean countries: comparing views of policy makers and researchers. Evidence & Policy. 10:397-420. 2014
- Evidence briefs and deliberative dialogues: perceptions and intentions to act on what was learnt. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 92:20-28. 2014
- Guidance for evidence-informed policies about health systems: Linking guidance development to policy development. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine. 14:783-788. 2014
- Guidance for evidence-informed policies about health systems: Rationale for and challenges of guidance development. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine. 14:777-782. 2014
- Systematic reviews addressing identified health policy priorities in Eastern Mediterranean countries: a situational analysis. Health Research Policy and Systems. 12:48-48. 2014
- A national study on nurses’ retention in healthcare facilities in underserved areas in Lebanon. Human Resources for Health. 11:49. 2013
- Hospital accreditation, reimbursement and case mix: links and insights for contractual systems. BMC Health Services Research. 13:505. 2013
- Intention to stay of nurses in current posts in difficult-to-staff areas of Yemen, Jordan, Lebanon and Qatar: A cross-sectional study. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 50:1481-1494. 2013
- Improving primary healthcare through accreditation: baseline assessment of readiness and challenges in lebanese context. International Journal of Health Planning and Management. 28:e256-e279. 2013
- The challenges of working in underserved areas: A qualitative exploratory study of views of policy makers and professionals. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 50:73-82. 2013
- A multi-faceted approach to promote knowledge translation platforms in eastern Mediterranean countries: climate for evidence-informed policy. Health Research Policy and Systems. 10:15. 2012
- The retention of health human resources in primary healthcare centers in Lebanon: a national survey. BMC Health Services Research. 12:419. 2012
- Use of health systems and policy research evidence in the health policymaking in eastern Mediterranean countries: views and practices of researchers. Implementation Science. 7:2. 2012
- Use of health systems evidence by policymakers in eastern mediterranean countries: views, practices, and contextual influences. BMC Health Services Research. 12:200. 2012
- Integrating Patient Safety Standards Into the Accreditation Program. Journal of Patient Safety. 8:97-103. 2012
- Climate for Evidence-Informed Health Systems: A Profile of Systematic Review Production in 41 Low- and Middle-Income Countries, 1996-2008. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy. 17:4-10. 2012
- Guidance for Evidence-Informed Policies about Health Systems: Linking Guidance Development to Policy Development. PLoS Medicine. 9:e1001186-e1001186. 2012
- Guidance for Evidence-Informed Policies about Health Systems: Rationale for and Challenges of Guidance Development. PLoS Medicine. 9:e1001185-e1001185. 2012
- Guidance for evidence-informed policies about health systems: assessing how much confidence to place in the research evidence. PLoS Medicine. 9:e1001187-e1001187. 2012
- Integrating quality and patient safety concepts in medical curricula. Baseline assessment in Lebanon.. Journal Medical Libanais. 60:77-87. 2012
- Climate for evidence-informed health systems: A print media analysis in 44 low- and middle-income countries that host knowledge-translation platforms. Health Research Policy and Systems. 9:7. 2011
- Design, implementation and scaling up of the balanced scorecard for hospitals in Lebanon: Policy coherence and application lessons for low and middle income countries. Health Policy. 103:305-314. 2011
- Health Policy and Systems Research in Twelve Eastern Mediterranean Countries: a stocktaking of production and gaps (2000-2008). Health Research Policy and Systems. 9:39. 2011
- Predictors and outcomes of patient safety culture in hospitals. BMC Health Services Research. 11:45. 2011
- Occupational Violence at Lebanese Emergency Departments: Prevalence, Characteristics and Associated Factors. Journal of Occupational Health. 53:455-464. 2011
- Nurses’ work environment and intent to leave in Lebanese hospitals: Implications for policy and practice. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 48:204-214. 2011
- The current state of patient safety culture in Lebanese hospitals: a study at baseline. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 22:386-395. 2010
- The safety and quality of childbirth in the context of health systems: mapping maternal health provision in Lebanon. Midwifery. 26:549-557. 2010
- Eliciting policymakers' and stakeholders' opinions to help shape health system research priorities in the Middle East and North Africa region. Health Policy and Planning. 25:15-27. 2010
- A national cross-sectional study on nurses' intent to leave and job satisfaction in Lebanon: implications for policy and practice. BMC Nursing. 8:3. 2009
- Assessment of human resources management practices in Lebanese hospitals. World hospitals and health services : the official journal of the International Hospital Federation. 7:23-28. 2009
- The case for developing publicly-accessible datasets for health services research in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. BMC Health Services Research. 9:197. 2009
- Assessment of human resources management practices in Lebanese hospitals.. Human Resources for Health. 7:84. 2009
- Assessment of nurse retention challenges and strategies in Lebanese hospitals: the perspective of nursing directors. Journal of Nursing Management. 17:453-462. 2009
- Migration of Lebanese nurses: A questionnaire survey and secondary data analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 45:1490-1500. 2008
- The impact of hospital accreditation on quality of care: perception of Lebanese nurses. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 20:363-371. 2008
- Human resources for health planning and management in the Eastern Mediterranean region: facts, gaps and forward thinking for research and policy. Human Resources for Health. 5:9. 2007
- Healthy Workplaces for Health Workers in Canada: Knowledge Transfer and Uptake in Policy and Practice. Healthcare Papers. 7:6-25. 2007
- Hospital accreditation policy in Lebanon: its potential for quality improvement.. Journal Medical Libanais. 55:39-45. 2007
- Making Hospital Care Safer and Better: The Structure-Process Connection Leading to Adverse Events. Healthcare Quarterly. 8:40-48. 2005
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theses
- Examining and Contextualizing Approaches to Establish Policy Support Organizations – A Mixed Method Study. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 2021