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Name<\/p>\n
Dr. Nada Al Ward<\/p>\n
e-mail<\/p>\n
alwardn@yahoo.com<\/p>\n
Linedin<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nada-al-ward-a3b54b50\/<\/p>\n
Telephones<\/p>\n
Cell: +1\u00a0 647 949 7796 \u2013 Canada<\/p>\n
+ 962 79 645 1101 \u2013 Jordan, also Viber and WhatsApp<\/p>\n
Skype<\/p>\n
nada.al.ward<\/p>\n
Address<\/p>\n
– Unit 13, 1250 Mississauga Valley Boulevard<\/p>\n
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Mississauga ON, L5A 3R6, Canada<\/p>\n
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– Building 14, Al Badr 2 Street, Al Rawabi<\/p>\n
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Amman, Jordan<\/p>\n
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Main Areas of Expertise (Details available upon request)<\/p>\n
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Reproductive Health \/ Maternal and Child Health<\/p>\n
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Emergencies: Emergency Institutional Readiness, Disaster Risk Reduction and Emeregency Preparedness and Response<\/p>\n
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Managing and Coordinating Health Programmes in Refugee Settings<\/p>\n
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Health Systems \/ Analysing Disrupted Health Systems<\/p>\n
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Development of Medical Education<\/p>\n
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Bio-medical Journal Publishing<\/p>\n
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Education<\/p>\n
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Degree<\/p>\n
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Educational Institute<\/p>\n
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City, Country<\/p>\n
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Date<\/p>\n
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M.B.Ch.B. (Batchelor in Medicine and Surgery)<\/p>\n
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College of Medicine, University of Baghdad<\/p>\n
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Baghdad, Iraq<\/p>\n
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June 1978<\/p>\n
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M.Sc. (Master of Science) in Community Health<\/p>\n
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Trinity College, University of Dublin<\/p>\n
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Dublin, Ireland<\/p>\n
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May 1983<\/p>\n
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M.F.P.H.M. (Member of the Faculty of Public Health Medicine)<\/p>\n
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Royal College of Physicians<\/p>\n
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Dublin, Ireland<\/p>\n
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June 1985<\/p>\n
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Posts Held<\/p>\n
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Year<\/p>\n
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Place<\/p>\n
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Job Title<\/p>\n
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Sep 78 -Oct 79<\/p>\n
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Medical City Teaching Hospital<\/p>\n
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Rotating Physician<\/p>\n
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Oct 9 -Dec 80<\/p>\n
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Department of Microbiology, College \u00a0 of Medicine, University of Baghdad<\/p>\n
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Training Physician<\/p>\n
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Jan 81 -Jun 85<\/p>\n
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Postgraduate Study Leave<\/p>\n
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Jul 85 – Aug 96<\/p>\n
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Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad<\/p>\n
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Faculty Member<\/p>\n
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Sep 96 – Oct 98<\/p>\n
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WHO Office, Baghdad<\/p>\n
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Public Health Specialist<\/p>\n
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Oct 98 \u2013 Jun 2003<\/p>\n
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Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad<\/p>\n
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Assistant Professor<\/p>\n
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Jun 2003 –<\/p>\n
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Aug 2006<\/p>\n
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WHO\/Iraq Office, Baghdad<\/p>\n
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Medical Officer \/<\/p>\n
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Officer in Charge<\/p>\n
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Aug\u00a0 2006 \u2013<\/p>\n
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Mar 2008<\/p>\n
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Emergency Preparedness and Capacity Building, Health Action in Crises, WHO \/ HQ<\/p>\n
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Technical Officer<\/p>\n
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Apr 2008 \u2013<\/p>\n
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Apr 2012<\/p>\n
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Health Assistance Programme for Displaced Iraqis in Neighbouring Countries, WHO\/Syria<\/p>\n
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and Jordan<\/p>\n
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Coordinator for Emergency Preparedness & Humanitarian Activities<\/p>\n
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Jan \u2013 Jun 2013<\/p>\n
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Emergency and Humanitarian Actions \/ WHO \/ EMRO<\/p>\n
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Medical Officer<\/p>\n
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Feb \u2013 Jun 2014<\/p>\n
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International Medical Corps, Amman \/ Jordan<\/p>\n
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Director of Health<\/p>\n
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Jun 2014 \u2013<\/p>\n
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Jun 2016<\/p>\n
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Emergency Medical Support Team for the Syrian Crisis, WHO \/ EMRO Sub-Regional Office in Amman \/ Jordan<\/p>\n
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Emergency Medical Support Team leader<\/p>\n
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Highlight: Successfully completed the assessment and selection process for the WHO Roster for Heads of WHO Country Offices and was officially included in the active roster.<\/p>\n
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Teaching & Training Experience (Details available upon request)<\/p>\n
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Teaching Primary Health Care, Maternal & Child Health, Biostatistics, and Epidemiology & Research Methodology to various undergraduate and graduate courses.<\/p>\n
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Lectures to the \u201cCourse on Global Nutrition\u201d \/ Master Program of Public Health Science with specialization in Public Health Nutrition, Unit for Public Health Nutrition, Department of\u00a0 Biosciences and Nutrition at Novum, Karolinska Institute, Sweden.<\/p>\n
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EMPHNET Rapid Response Teams Training – Introductory Course.<\/p>\n
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WHO “Public Health Pre-Deployment Training Course\u201d facilitation.<\/p>\n
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Disaster Risk Reduction (Details available upon request)<\/p>\n
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First Global Platform of the UN-ISDR\/ Workshop on Disaster Reduction in the Health Sector.<\/p>\n
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WHO\/HQ \/ ISDR campaign on \u201cHospitals Safe from Disasters\u201d.<\/p>\n
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UN Joint Program document on \u201cDisater Risk Management in Jordan\u201d under the UNDAF \/ Jordan emergency preparedness subgroup.<\/p>\n
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Template for \u201cHospital Disaster Management Plan\u201d for the Disaster Unit in the MoH \/ Jordan.<\/p>\n
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Strategies, Standards, Guidelines and manuals (Details available upon request)<\/p>\n
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WHO \/ EMRO Training modules for medical journal editors in the Eastern Mediterranean Region<\/p>\n
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WHO Six-year strategy for the health sector and community capacity building on emergency preparedness and risk management.<\/p>\n
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WHO Global Consultation on the Development of Guidelines for Mass Casualty Management.<\/p>\n
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“Clinical Management of Rape Survivors” Developing protocols for use with refugees and internally displaced persons.<\/p>\n
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WHO\/HQ \u201cManual for the Health Care of Children in Humanitarian Emergencies.<\/p>\n
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Technical papers for the Public Health Pre-Deployment course pre-reading material.<\/p>\n
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“Humanitarian Action and Older Persons: An essential brief for humanitarian actors” Advocacy Paper.<\/p>\n
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\u201cNational Mental Health Policy 2011 and Mental Health Plan 2011 \u2013 12\u201d\u00a0 Jordan.<\/p>\n
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Refugee Response<\/p>\n
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WHO\/HQ and EMRO Mission to Jordan and Syria in support to displaced Iraqis in Syria and Jordan.<\/p>\n
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Development of the health component of the Iraq Consolidated Appeal Process 2009.<\/p>\n
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Assessment of sentinel PHC centers providing health services for displaced Iraqis in Jordan.<\/p>\n
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Development of the \u201cRegional Refugee Response Plan 2010, 2011, 2012 , and 2013\u201d for Iraqi refugees in Syria, Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon.<\/p>\n
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Workshops for Iraqi outreach volunteers in Jordan\u201d to raise awareness of Iraqi refugees on the health services.<\/p>\n
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Workshop on the \u201cIntegration of the Management of Non-Communicable Diseases in PHC Services in Jordan\u201d, under the WHO displaced Iraqis program.<\/p>\n
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UNFPA \/ IMC Jordan SPRINT training workshop on the \u201cMinimum Initial Service Package for Sexual and Reproductive Health in Crises\u201d, facilitation and presentations.<\/p>\n
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Rapid Assessment of the needs of Syrian refugees in Jordan.<\/p>\n
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WHO \/ IMC \u201c4Ws Mapping Exercise Workshop\u201d.<\/p>\n
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Emergency Response Fund (ERF) Advisory Review Board in Jordan to assist displaced Syrians in Jordan.<\/p>\n
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Health and nutritional assessment of under-five children and child-bearing age women among Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon.<\/p>\n
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UN technical group for assessing the readiness of the health system in Jordan to respond to the health needs of the Syrian refugees.<\/p>\n
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Developing contingency plans for the Syrian crisis both inside Syria and in neighboring countries.<\/p>\n
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Health Sector Response to the Syrian refugees in countries neighboring Syria.<\/p>\n
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Proposal Development (Details available upon request)<\/p>\n
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Proposal on the development of medical and health professional education in Iraq.<\/p>\n
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Project proposals under the Iraq Consolidated Appeal Process, 2009.<\/p>\n
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Project proposals under the Refugee Response Plans for Displaced Iraqis (2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013).<\/p>\n
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Project proposals under the Refugee Response Plans for Displaced Syrians (2013).<\/p>\n
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CERF proposals for the dispalced Syrians in Jordan and Lebanon.<\/p>\n
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Project proposals on assessing the hospital safety in Jordan.<\/p>\n
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Participation in \/ Facilitation of Training Courses \/ Workshops (Details available upon request)<\/p>\n
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Reproductive Health \/ Maternal and Child Health including: IMCI (Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses), Adolescent Health, Breast-Feeding, and Control od Diarrheal Diseases and Acure Respiratory Infections.<\/p>\n
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Development of Medical Education<\/p>\n
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Health Planning, Administration and Management<\/p>\n
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Health Action in Crises<\/p>\n
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Security in the Field<\/p>\n
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Bio-medical Journal Editing<\/p>\n
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Others including: Communications Training Workshop, Resource Mobilization Capacity Building Workshop, Basic Negotiaition Skills (online), and Writing Effectively (online)<\/p>\n
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Participation in Surveys \/ Studies (Details available upon request)<\/p>\n
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National surveys in Iraq: Taditional Birth Attendants\u2019 Survey; Rapid Evaluation Methodology in Maternal and Child; CDD Health Facility Survey; Client Satisfaction with PHC Services Survey; National Survey on Blindness; ARI Health Facility Survey; National Oral Health Survey; National Survey on Maternal, Infant & Child Mortality; National Study on the Care of the Newborn Child; Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey -3 for Iraq, Iraq Family Health Survey; and Iraq Mental Health Survey.<\/p>\n
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Health Needs Assessment Survey for the Displaced Iraqis in neighboring countries (Jordan, Egypt and Syria); Study on immunization program drop-out among children living in high risk areas in Jordan; Health needs assessment study on vulnerable Iraqis in Jordan; Rapid assessment of the needs of Syrian refugees in Jordan; Health and nutritional status of under-five children and child-bearing age women among Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon.<\/p>\n
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Participation in Conferences, Meetings & Seminars (Details available upon request)<\/p>\n
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General Medical: 14<\/p>\n
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Development of Medical Education: 3<\/p>\n
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Health Planning, Administration and Management: 7<\/p>\n
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Bio-medical Journals\u2019 Editing: 6<\/p>\n
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Emergencies and crises: \u201cMeeting to support the National Security and Crisis Management Center and its national partners \/ Jordan in emergency preparedness and response planning; Meeting on \u201cIraqi Refugees in Lebanon: Linking Policy and Research\u201d, American University of Beirut; and UN Humanitarian Coordination Meeting on the Syria Crisis.<\/p>\n
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Others in various countries with subjects including: Eighth World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion; Promoting Non-Violence and Networking Peace Initiatives in Iraq; Global Response 2010: Violent Conflict and Health in a Globalized World.<\/p>\n
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Published Work<\/p>\n
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Twenty seven papers in national, regional and international journals (Details available upon request)<\/p>\n
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Supervision of Academic Work (Details available upon request)<\/p>\n
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Supervised the following dissertations & theses (Details available upon request)<\/p>\n
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Doctorate: 10<\/p>\n
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Fellowship of the Iraqi Board for Medical Specialization\/ Scientific Council of\u00a0 Community Medicine & Family Medicine: 39<\/p>\n
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Mastership: 14<\/p>\n
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Diploma: 17<\/p>\n
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Others: One volunteer under the UNU Volunteerism Program<\/p>\n
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Skills<\/p>\n
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Computer: Professional standard in Microsoft Office and other programs<\/p>\n
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Languages: Arabic as a mother tongue; Excellent standard in English; and Basic knowledge of French<\/p>\n
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Volunteering in Canada<\/p>\n
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Reviewed and copy-edited more than 100 manuscripts for the Journal of the Faculty of Medicine \u2013 Baghdad from 2018 – date<\/p>\n
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Three-day Training for facilitators on \u201cElder Abuse\u201d in Peel Multicultural Council, Mississauga, ON, July 2019<\/p>\n
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Delivered two awareness raising sessions for Arabic-speaking elderly people on \u201cElder Abuse\u201d in MIAG Center for Diverse Women and Families, Mississauga, ON, October 2019<\/p>\n
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Delivered an awareness raising session for elderly people on \u201cMental Health and the Elderly\u201d in MIAG Center for Diverse Women and Families, Mississauga, ON, October 2019<\/p>\n
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Started teaching English Language for new-comer Arabic speaking adults for Seraj Community Organization, Mississauga, ON, October 2020 and completed three 16-week courses<\/p>\n
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Delivered three zoom sessions under the Peel Multicultural Council \u201cNew Horizon Seniors\u2019 Program \u2013 Green Initiative\u201d, August 2021, on:<\/p>\n
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Our Environment.. Our Health – Waste Management<\/p>\n
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Our Environment.. Our Health – Food Wastage<\/p>\n
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Our Environment.. Our Health – Dealing with Plastics<\/p>\n
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Reviewed the Arabic manuscript and translated into English Professor Hikmet Jamil\u2019s biography \u201cA Voyage from the Tigris to Detroit\u201d, January \u2013 September 2021<\/p>\n
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Reviewed the Arabic manuscript and translated into English Professor Hikmet Jamil\u2019s Book \u201cA Journey on the Death Train\u201d, January \u2013 October 2022<\/p>\n
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Certificates in Canada<\/p>\n
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UFCW Canada Course Certificate on Safe Food Handling, March 2020<\/p>\n
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BACOFF Food Safety & Hygiene Training & Consulting – Food Handler Certification Program, Mississauga, ON, October 2020<\/p>\n
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Name Dr. Nada Al Ward e-mail alwardn@yahoo.com Linedin https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nada-al-ward-a3b54b50\/ Telephones Cell: +1\u00a0 647 949 7796 \u2013 Canada + 962 79 645 1101 \u2013 Jordan, also Viber and WhatsApp Skype nada.al.ward Address – Unit 13, 1250 Mississauga Valley Boulevard Mississauga ON, L5A 3R6, Canada – Building 14, Al Badr 2 Street, Al Rawabi […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":523,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-4"],"yoast_head":"\n