Abir O. Kanaan, PharmD, RPh is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Worcester, MA. She is also
Adjunct Faculty at the Meyers Primary Care Institute and an Adjunct Assistant Professor
in the Department of Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Her
research interests include cardiovascular medicine and anti-coagulation. Dr. Kanaan has
also expanded her research interest to include medication safety and health outcomes.

Articles

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Dementia and risk of adverse warfarin-related events in the nursing home setting (with Jennifer Tjia, Terry S. Field, Kathleen M. Mazor, Jennifer L. Donovan, George W. Reed, Peter Doherty, Leslie R. Harrold, and Jerry H. Gurwitz), The American journal of geriatric pharmacotherapy (2012)
 

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Evaluating the Role of Compression Stockings in Preventing Post thrombotic Syndrome: A Review of the Literature (with Jayne E. Lepage, Shabdis Djazayeri, and Jennifer L. Donovan), Thrombosis (2012)
 

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Immediate financial impact of computerized clinical decision support for long-term care residents with renal insufficiency: a case study (with Sujha Subramanian, Sonja Hoover, Joann L. Wagner, Jennifer L. Donovan, Paula A. Rochon, Jerry H. Gurwitz, and Terry S. Field), Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA (2011)
 

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Assessment of center for the advancement of pharmaceutical education (CAPE) outcomes in a capstone course of an accelerated pharmacy program (with Jennifer L. Donovan, Matthew A. Silva, Evan Horton, Cheryl Abel, and Paul P. Belliveau), Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning (2011)
 

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Randomized Trial of a Warfarin Communication Protocol for Nursing Homes: an SBAR-based Approach. (with Terry S. Field, Jennifer Tjia, Kathleen M. Mazor, Jennifer L. Donovan, Leslie R. Harrold, George W. Reed, Peter Doherty, Ann Spenard, and Jerry H. Gurwitz), The American journal of medicine (2011)
 

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Contributions to Books

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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (with Ahmed Fatouh and George Abraham), The 5-minute clinical consult (2010)
 

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Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) (with Katherine Tromp and George Abraham), The 5-minute clinical consult (2010)
 

Posters and Presentations

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A Mixed-Methods Study To Characterize Pharmaceutical Marketing in the Nursing Home Setting: Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics (with Camilla Benedicto, Jennifer L. Donovan, Terry S. Field, Jerry H. Gurwitz, Sarah Foy, Leslie R. Harrold, Celeste A. Lemay, Kathleen M. Mazor, Jennifer Tjia, Sruthi Valluri, and Becky A. Briesacher), Clinical and Translational Science Research Retreat (2012)
 

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Do antipsychotic dose reduction trials result in worsening behavior among nursing home residents with dementia: a systematic review of the literature (with Jennifer Tjia and Jennifer L. Donovan), Clinical and Translational Science Research Retreat (2012)
 

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Knowledge of and perceived need for evidence-based educational materials about antipsychotic medication safety by nursing home staff (with Celeste A. Lemay, Sarah Foy, Kathleen M. Mazor, Leslie R. Harrold, Jennifer L. Donovan, Becky A. Briesacher, Jerry H. Gurwitz, and Jennifer Tjia), Clinical and Translational Science Research Retreat (2012)
 

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Technological Resources and Personnel Costs Required to Implement an Automated Alert System for Primary Care Physicians When Patients Transition from Hospitals to Home (with Terry S. Field, Lawrence D. Garber, Shawn J. Gagne, Jennifer Tjia, Peggy Preusse, Jennifer L. Donovan, and Jerry H. Gurwitz), Clinical and Translational Science Research Retreat (2012)