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FADIC’s 10 most important achievements
As we are bidding 2018 farewell, and welcoming a new year, with new hopes and dreams to come true.
We would like to invite you to join us on this quick presentation of the most important achievements of FADIC in 2018.
Hereby, our main goal is to inspire planning for a new year with an unbeatable enthusiasm.
FADIC’s 10 Most Important Achievements
- FADIC Website
- FADIC English and Arabic Blogs
- FADIC Educational system
- FADIC Coursed and Programs
- FADIC Conferences
- FADIC Books and Publications
- FADIC daily news
- FADIC Library
- FADIC podcast & FADIC talks
- FADIC Events
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FADIC Website
New updates and improvements have been applied to the user interface of FADIC Website. This is making it more interactive, easier to surf and more user-friendly.
The main goal of FADIC Website in 2019 is to facilitate learning is one of the FADIC’s 10 Most Important Achievements
In addition to, keep updated with the latest and most important medical news, anytime and anywhere in the easiest possible way.
The home page, where you can easily navigate through FADIC programs, articles in both Arabic and English languages in the blog.
Moreover, recorded talks with a group of selected experts and other services.
Additionally, the sliding news bar, where FADIC most important news are displayed.
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FADIC English and Arabic Blogs
FADIC English blog contains a selection of featured articles. This is one of FADIC’s 10 Most Important Achievements.
The articles are carefully prepared to provide pharmacists and healthcare professionals.
All these articles are amazing, providing you with the most important topics and updates in the field.
Articles take a long time and a great effort in preparation, being carefully revised, to make sure they provide the most accurate, and evidence-based information.
Moreover, the references are also provided with every article.
In addition to, here is an Example of FADIC Blog Post:
- The 4 Happy Chemicals in Our Brain.
- Cancer Warning for Starbucks & Dunkin Donuts.
- How Artificial Sweeteners Be bad for your Brain?
FADIC’s 10 Most Important Achievements
FADIC Arabic Blog:As FADIC is always striving to enhance the healthcare knowledge among the whole population.
Importantly, it presented the Arabic blog, A non-profit, comprehensive platform, written in a simple way.
Moreover, the FADIC Arabic Blog provides an easy to understand by all members of the community, especially those without a medical background.
Interestingly, the Arabic Blog contains a group of interesting topics, dealing with the different aspects of healthcare.
It is in the form of articles and booklets available for free download, under the heading, “Your health with FADIC – صحتك مع فادك”
Moreoever, the blog aims to increase healthcare awareness, correcting wrong beliefs.
In addition to limit the spread of non-evident rumours that are shared across the social media, among the whole members of the community in the Middle East.
Some Examples of FADIC Arabic Blog Post of medications, and another one of bacterial resistance
Below is the way you can find FADIC Arabic Blog, from FADIC Home Page:
- Firstly, go for the Menu Bar, as shown below
- Secondly, then Choose the title “صحتك مع فادك”
Another one of the FADIC’s 10 Most Important Achievements
When you go to the Arabic Section of FADIC Website, you can find the link of Arabic FADIC Blog as shown below.
In the Arabic blog, you can find all articles of the blog, with a complete reference for each one.
Additionally, you can share these blog posts with your friends in different social media platforms, as shown below.
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FADIC Educational system
Believe it or not, FADIC Educational System, is an evidence-based learning approach, to help all participant to learn in an effective way.
Among the most important improvements on FADIC website is the educational system.
In addition to, it is considered the first of its kind in the Arabic countries. An easy-to-use, integrated system for the subscribers.
Moreover, when the subscriber logs in, he/she can easily view the number of programs he/she subscribed in.
In addition to, he/she can easily browse and navigate through the desired program, as shown below
The most important features of FADIC Educational System consist of:
1- Mentorship System
2- Reviewer System
1- FADIC Mentorship System
This system enables the student to communicate with a mentor via a chat, making it easier than using emails.
The mentor is present every week on a fixed day, to answer any questions or inquiries.
Moreover, help the student with any difficulties he/she is facing throughout the program.
In addition to, follows up the progress of the participants, and presents them a role model, to encourage them to achieve the best results.
If you have an inquiry at any time other than the fixed mentor chat day.
Moreover, the mentor guided system of education aims at providing the highest quality of online learning programs
“You only just leave your message and it will be saved on the website for the mentor to view later”
2- FADIC Project Review System
Program participants are asked to upload his/her workshop or project on the website for review.
The projects are then reviewed and graded, and the grade is sent to the student later on, as shown below.
This system is repeated with every project required, every week.
FADIC Offers a Selection of Featured Programs
The main aim is to fulfil the most important needs of the participants in the different fields of practice.
In addition to, fulfil the variety of circumstances among different participants
There are Different Types of FADIC Program Activities:1- Certification Programs
2- Mini-Courses
3- One Day Workshop
1- Certification Programs
Which includes a group of lectures, studied weekly over 8 – 10 weeks period, starting when the participants subscribe in the program.
Additionally, it includes Every week workshop, that is evaluated by the reviewer. with every week mentorship.
Finally, there is a final project, that helps the participants to apply all they learnt through their learning journey of the program.
An example of the certification programs:
- Drug Information Program and Workshop
- Patient Counseling and Education
- Evidence-Based Program
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
- Biostatistics Clinical Guide
The online lessons of the FADIC’s 10 Most Important Achievements
Every week of the program includes a number of important topics, as shown in the above figure.
The topics discussed in a comprehensive way. In addition to a great number of resources to help with understanding.
When open the Week in each program, you will find the sessions listed in an organized way, as shown in the below figure.
The students go through the different topics of the lecture until they come to the workshop by the end of every lecture.
The students asked to answer the workshop to verify their understanding.
The workshop present at the end of the lessons, as shown below
The participants find many important notes, and detailed steps for answering the workshop. They should provide their answers in the provided answer sheet available on the website
Moreover, workshop uploading step needed in order to be able to move to the following week (new lecture in the next week) of the program, with new objectives.
Here is below, the steps needed to answer one of the sessions of biostatistics.
The workshop answer is uploaded on the website as demonstrated in the screenshot.
The uploading step of the workshop is important for the evaluation by FADIC Reviewer System.
The workshop is automatically uploaded to the website upon clicking “Upload”
Evaluation and grades can be viewed later upon clicking “view project”
It includes a detailed report or a brief comment from the lecturer, according to the participant’s evaluation.
In addition to the grade and any necessary notes to help achieve better results
All these features and more led us to adopt our famous slogan:
The Lifelong Learning Never Stops
With FADIC, you will enjoy learning, and you will never cease to learn, grow and develop. You can know more about FADIC Strategic Plan from About FADIC Page
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FADIC Coursed and Programs
You can learn more about FADIC’s programs, the scope and the time frame for each program through this link
FADIC provides a variety of programs to fulfils the needs of the different fields of pharmacy practice, with affordable prices.
This year, special group of courses and programs were launched, including:
- Pharmacist Guide Program
- Roadmap Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Biostatistics Clinical Guide
- Pregnancy and Lactation
- Medical Resources Program
- Drug Information Program
- Patient Counseling Program
Subscribing in any program provides a life-long access to the program. Any updates added to the program after you finish it, will be automatically sent to you, in order to keep you updated with the latest information in the field.
Programs that will launch
A program designed to prepare a new generation of lecturers and educators, able to provide the highest quality learning, with evidence based methods.
The program provides the basic guidelines of teaching, delivering the information to the students in a simple and efficient way, and it includes also the basics of comprehensive presentation.
- Medication Safety Certification Program
A team of selected lecturers present an integrated program to help pharmacists deal with the issues of medication safety, analysing medication errors and implementing medication safety practice in the healthcare institutions.
Going beyond theoretical concepts, and progressing to applying pharmacokinetics in the daily practice. Dealing with different medications and individual dose adjustments according to the patient demographics and clinical status. This program is a must for every pharmacist before dealing with medications.
- Long- Term Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
A new era of antimicrobial stewardship, announced by the end of 2018 in the Middle East, to be studied in full details with FADIC
- Stewardship in a Community Outpatient Setting
Your guide to the practical application of antimicrobial stewardship at the community pharmacies or other community outpatient settings, and proceeding to the effective roadmap of stewardship, to help minimising bacterial resistance.
We are proud to announce the launching of FADIC’s research center, with the aim of enriching scientific researches worldwide.
And through FADIC Clinical Research Certification Program, we shall learn the fundamentals of research and study designs, data collection, and the guidelines of reporting and academic writing.
This program has been prepared along 18 months of hard work and careful revision.
Moreover, the program was prepared by a team of pharmacists and physicians with a high expertise in the field of research, in coordination with a team of international reviewers, following the most recent guidelines (American – European – Canadian guidelines).
In addition to, the program will help you in preparing and publishing your scientific researches at both national and international levels, For more information, click here
This collection of courses and programs will be followed by another series of featured programs, planned to launch sooner.
- Nutrition Program
- ICU Program
- Nephrology Program
- Oncology Program
- Pediatric Program
The difference between Certification Programs & Mini Courses
First: Certification Programs
These are programs to be studied over a relatively long duration, usually 8 to 10 weeks.
Moreover, the program is designated to take the students along a journey to explore the various topics of the program.
Additionally, through weekly workshops, interactive discussions and final projects, the students can finally take the lead and apply what they learnt in the daily practice.
Second: Mini-Courses
These are programs with a short duration, 3 to 4 weeks with weekly workshops.
In addition to, they are brief, more focused than certification programs, usually dealing with one specific topic.
Third: One Day Workshop
These are one-time workshops, for those who desire to learn a specific point where they can learn it and submit a mini-project during one week period
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FADIC Conferences
FADIC was proud to participate in Duphat international conference in Dubai, UAE, with a special lecture about FADIC’s educational system.
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FADIC Books and Publications
FADIC issued many publications, the most important of which, was FADIC’s book “Stories of pharmacy and medicine”
In addition to, the book presented some disease states and how to deal with them in a comic way through a group of short stories, to assure they easily understood by the whole community.
Moreover, the book distributed in Cairo international book fair 2018, and many international book fairs in several countries like Abu Dhabi, Muscat, Tunisia, Sharjah, Jeddah and Bahrain.
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FADIC daily news
In addition to, Launched by the end of 2018, you can check FNN Daily News on FADIC website as shown below, or via this link
FADIC daily news network aims at providing the latest and most important news to the subscribers on the email, every morning except on Fridays.
Importantly, check FADIC’s website for more details.
In addition to, the FNN launched in December 2018, it is sent to the subscribers as an attached file.
Moreover, you can download, printed and shared with your colleagues.
On the other hand, the daily news provides you with the latest news and updates in the different fields of medicine and pharmacy practice.
Upon subscribing, you will receive the news on your email daily at 9:00 am CLT, 10 am KSA.
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FADIC Library
FADIC’s library added to most of FADIC’s programs, like the “Drug information program” and the “Evidence based medicine program”.
In addition to, through FADIC’s library, you can get a variety of valuable books in your field of interest. The library continuously upgraded with new books to help you to keep updated in your field.
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FADIC podcast & FADIC talks
FADIC Pharmacy Practice Podcast
Launched at the beginning of 2018, FADIC podcast presents important discussions that helped in entirely changing many wrong concepts and habits in the pharmacy practice.
FADIC podcast hosted a featured group of great and successful pharmacists.
One the other hand, it provided valuable tips and advice to help pharmacists set their goals and achieve great success in their fields of practice.
You can view all episodes on FADIC website as shown or via this link, It is also available atApples I-tunes and Sound Cloud
FADIC Talks
During 2018, we were glad to meet you along many talks with FADIC. These talks enable us to maintain effective communication with all members of the society.
All FADIC talks recorded, you can view them on FADIC’s website
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FADIC Events
FADIC with the CDC
In December 2018, FADIC signed on as the first Arabic institution, in the challenge held by the “US Center for disease control and prevention (CDC)”.
FADIC is proud to be the first institution across the whole Arabic countries to participate in the CDC AMR challenge.
At the end of our journey with FADIC in 2018, we are looking forward to meeting you all in 2019. A new year with a fresh start, wishing you all a year filled with success, excellence and great achievements.
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