Advancements in Health Sciences

This volume captures emerging strategies, technologies, and innovations leading to international advancements in healthcare outcomes and health science education. Its multidisciplinary contributions provide far-reaching implications for One Health research and practice at the patient, community, and population level.

Readers will discover technological and institutional drivers of cutting-edge developments in the healthcare sector with a comprehensive scope, including human medicine, student training, and nursing. Topics include telehealth and telemedicine, mental health, educational innovations, molecular biology & biomedicine, global pandemic (COVID-19) effects on professionals and services, and more. The chapters stem from academics, practitioners, researchers, healthcare stakeholders and industry representatives resulting in highly multi- and inter-disciplinary content, which was carefully compiled during the first HCT International Conference on Advancements in HealthSciences, ICAHS 2023, held on March 8-9, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Dr. Yousef Aljawarneh obtained his PhD in Nursing from the University of Texas at Houston (UTHealth, USA), and has worked as an academic and a clinician for over 20 years. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA, UK), and has extensive teaching experience, having taught undergraduate and graduate students at several national and international academic institutions. He is currently the Academic Program Chair of Nursing in the Faculty of Health Sciences, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE (since 2019). Previously, he has held Faculty positions at a number of national (e.g.  Fatima College for Health Sciences, UAE) and international higher education institutions (e.g. University of Texas at Houston, USA). Dr. Aljawarneh’s research and scholarly activities focus on several areas within Nursing and Healthcare Practice. He has published his work in top international journals, and been awarded research grants from peak international funding bodies (e.g. World Health Organization). Dr. Aljawarneh serves as the Chair of the Conference Scientific Committee for the HCT International Conference on Advancements in Health Sciences (ICAHS) 2023, the Sub-chair of the HCT International Conference on Competency-Based Education, and a member of the Organizing Committee for the HCT International Conference on Advancements in Health Sciences (ICAHS) 2023.

Dr. Rabiha Seboussi obtained her PhD from Montpellier SupAgro, France, and pursued post-doctoral studies at the Department of Animal Science at Laval University in Quebec, Canada. With over 27 years of experience in the field, Dr. Seboussi has held various academic and leadership positions. She currently serves as the Associate Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE. Dr. Seboussi's research interests center around animal nutrition and the impact of the interrelated concepts of food safety and food security on human health and wellbeing. Aside from her academic and research work, Dr. Seboussi has also been actively involved in consultancy projects and played a key role in the development and implementation of veterinary science and health sciences training programs at national and international levels. Dr. Seboussi served as the Chair of the Conference Organizing Committee for the HCT International Conference on Advancements in Health Sciences (ICAHS) 2023.

Professor Gregory L. Blatch has worked in academia for over 30 years, and his contributions to the academy and the promotion of science more broadly, have been recognized through a number of awards and fellowships (e.g. Senior Fellow of the Cell Stress Society International, FCSSI; Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa, FRSSAf). He most recently served as Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE (2021-2023). Previously, he served as Pro Vice-Chancellor (PVC) Research at the University of Notre Dame Australia (2017-2020) and remains associated as Emeritus Professor. He has developed teaching and research capacity at Departmental, School, Faculty and University-wide levels, with over 10 years of experience as a Senior/Executive Leader. His personal research interests fall within the broad field of cellular stress biology, and he is an international leader for his work on the role of stress proteins in disease (e.g. cancer) and infection (e.g. malaria). Professor Blatch served as the Chair of the Conference Steering Committee for the HCT International Conference on Advancements in Health Sciences (ICAHS) 2023.