ALI M. ALHAMMAD
Address:
National Guard Health Affairs
King Abdulaziz Medical City
Drug Policy & Economics Center
PO Box 22490; Mail Code 2244
Riyadh 11426 Saudi Arabia
Phone: +966543977660
Email: hammadstar@hotmail.com, alhammadal@ngha.med.sa
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ali-alhammad/2b/262/110
Website: http://alhammadali.wordpress.com/
EDUCATION
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)
School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science, Richmond, VA
Ph.D., Pharmacoeconomics and Outcome Sciences
August 2012
 Degree emphasis: Survey research methods, database analysis and statistical analysis
 Area of interest: effectiveness and safety and adverse event reporting of dietary supplements
 Dissertation title: “Factors Influencing Pharmacists’ Decision to Report Adverse Events Related
to Dietary Supplements: A Conjoint Analysis”
Certificate, Preparing Future Faculty (PFF)
 Teaching, learning and technology in higher education
 Responsible conduct of research (RCR)
 Professional teaching assistantship
September 2010 – May 2012
M.S., Pharmacy administration and pharmacoepidemiology
May 2009
 Degree emphasis: pharmacoepidemiological study design, database analysis and statistical
analysis
 Area of interest: use of probiotics for treatment of Clostridium Difficile Infections (CDI)
 Dissertation title: “The Use of Probiotics in the Treatment of C. difficile Infection in
Hospitalized Adult Patients”
Short Course: Meta-Analysis: Models and Processes
May 17 – 19, 2010
At the Center for the Advancement of Research Methods and Analysis (CARMA), School of Business,
VCU
 Course emphasis: Understanding the process of literature review and methods of conducting a
meta-analysis research
ESL; English Language Program
December 2006
Food and Drug Association (FDA), National Institute of Health (NIH)
Office of Dietary Supplement (ODS)
Dietary Supplement Research Practicum
June 4 – 7, 2012
 Fundamental knowledge of dietary supplements
 Fundamental knowledge regulation of dietary supplements
 Evaluate the efficacy, safety, and value of these products for health promotion and disease
prevention, as well as how to carry out this type of research.
King Saud University (KSU)
School of Pharmacy, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
B.S., Pharmaceutical Sciences,
March 2001
 Area of interest: Pharmacotherapy and hospital pharmacy
 Intern at King Khalid University Hospital for 6 months at 5 different medical wards
 Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Social Activity Center, Al-Hufof, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Short Course: Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
March 12 – 17, 2004
 Course emphasis: Understanding our hidden abilities and skills as well as understanding other
people way of thinking for better communication
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Drug Policy and Economics Center, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, KSA
Pharmacoeconomics and Health Outcomes Specialist
January 2013 – Present
 Developing pharmacoeconomics models and evaluations for decision-making and drug policy
and guideline development for the new formulary drug addition requests at the NGHA
 Cost-effectiveness analysis and Budget-Impact analysis
 Drug expenditure report
 Outcomes assessment for drug utilization reviews
 Drug policy analysis
 Policy development
 Member of the Corporate Drug Evaluation Subcommittee (CDES)
 Member of the Expired and Wastage Medication Monitoring Taskforce
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Richmond, VA, USA
Teaching Assistant (TA)
January 2012 – May 2012
 Experience academic teaching environment for large and small classes:
o Complementary and Alternative Medicine (small class)
o Scholarship II and III (large classes)
 Maintaining course documents and grades on “Blackboard”
 Advise PharmD students about course related work
Abbott Laboratories, Grater Chicago, IL, USA
Graduate Summer Intern, Health Economic and Outcome Research
May 2011 – August 2011
 Did a literature review on Heptavalent Conjugate pneumococcal vaccine (PCV7) use in Saudi
Arabia
 Did a literature review on health care system in in Saudi Arabia
 Build a Budget Impact Analysis model for PCV7 in Saudi Arabia
 Worked with synergies team to supervise some cost effectiveness and budget impact models
that were done by consulting companies
Westbury Pharmacy, Richmond, VA, USA
Summer trainee, Community Pharmacy
March 2007 – June 2007
 Volunteer evening shifts
 Preparing and dispensing prescriptions and compounding orders
 Resolving medication errors with prescribers and insurance companies using Electronic
Prescription System
Alzahra Pharmacy, Dammam, KSA
Director and founder, Community Pharmacy
 Established the pharmacy
 Manage the pharmacy
o Do purchasing orders
o Do simple accounting work
o Do work schedule
June 2002 –Present
King Fahd Military Medic Complex (KFMMC), Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
KFMMC is 320 beds tertiary care referral hospital. The department of pharmaceutical services runs a
full computerized system in inpatient, outpatient, and satellite pharmacies
Grade-I Hospital Pharmacist
August 2003 – March 2006
 Occupied some administrative duties including inpatient and outpatient in-charge supervisor
 Chairman of the infection control committee (December 2004 – March 2006)
 Member of the organizing committee for the 3rd International Pharmaceutical Conference at
KFMMC, 2005
Grade-II Hospital Pharmacist
April 2001 – August 2003
 Worked at most areas of in/outpatient pharmacies
 Experience working on Baxter TPN compounder, for two years
 Developed a user guide and a flow chart for Baxter TPN compounder
 Trained about 10 pharmacy intern students
Intern
 Trained at most areas of in/outpatient pharmacies
 Gave a presentation on hypertension medication
Saudi Aramco Medical Services, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Summer Intern,
Summer Intern,
 Trained at different areas of pharmacy
 Attended many intensive rotations in 4 different medical wards
 Wrote two issues of the pharmacy newsletter
 Excellent performance award
August 2000 – December 2000
May 2000 – August 2000
May 1999 – August 1999
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Pharmacoeconomic Analysis
Cost Effectiveness Analysis (CEA)
 Used in class project
 Analyzed the effectiveness of adding probiotics to oral antimicrobial regimens for hospitalized
patients to preventing or treat Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI)
 Decision analysis was performed using TreeAge® software
Budget Impact Analysis (BIA)
 Summer internship project
 Determine how the investment for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) prophylaxis is positioned
within the budget of other childhood preventive programs, in particular prophylaxis for
pneumococcal disease in Saudi Arabia.
 Assessed the budget impact of Heptavalent Conjugate pneumococcal vaccine (PCV7) use in
Saudi Arabia
 All calculations were performed using Microsoft Excel (advance options)
Database Analysis
The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database
This database has information from a national program designed to assess the health and nutritional
status of adults and children in the United States.
 Side project during summer break
 Investigated the association between anemia and heart failure (HF)
 SAS® and JMP® statistical packages were used
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS) database
This database is a computerized information database designed to support the FDA's post-marketing
safety surveillance program (MedWatch) for all approved drug and therapeutic biologic products.
 Side project during summer break
 To evaluated the risk of drug-induced acute renal failure (ARF) by identifying vigilant signals
in the AERS database
 SAS® statistical packages was used
Clinical Resource Manager (CRM) database
This administrative database is part of University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) database which
is an alliance of 107 academic medical centers representing approximately 90% of the nation’s nonprofit academic medical centers.
 Used it for my master thesis project
 To described and assessed the use of Lactobacillus spp. (a dietary supplement) for prevention
and treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI)
 STAT® statistical software package was used
National Survey of Latinos: Education (2004) database
This database has information form a comprehensive survey of Latino attitudes toward education,
public schools and a variety of education issues, including the No Child Left Behind Act.
 Used it in a class project
 To describe and analyze school parents' views of their child’s teacher and the public support for
affirmative action in college admissions for minorities
 SPSS® statistical package was used
Survey Research
Conjoint Analysis (CA)
 I used this method in my dissertation project
 CA was used to determine the importance of selected attributes that influence a pharmacist’s
decision to report an adverse event associated with the use of dietary supplement
 Questionnaire was developed and pilot tested on group of pharmacy residents and 4th year
PharmD students
 Case scenarios with different combinations of the study attributes were created and included in
the questionnaire
 SAS® statistical package was used
Questioner Design
 Did it for a class project
 International religious survey was designed to capture different aspect of the relationship
between people and religion
 The survey was designed as a telephone survey
PAPERS AND POSTERS PRESENTED AT CONFERECNES AND SYMPOSIA
1. “Principles, Methods, and Applications of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcome Research In Clinical
Settings”; Dubai International Pharmaceuticals and Technologies Conference and Exhibition (DUPHAT
2014), Dubai, UAE., March 2014
2. “Methods of Calculating Costs in Economic Evaluations”; Educational Seminar, King Abdulaziz
Medical City, Riyadh, Said Arabia, June 2013
3. “Budget Impact Analysis: An Overview”; Educational Seminar, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh,
Said Arabia, May 2013
4.
“Factors Influencing Pharmacists’ Decision to Report Adverse Events Related to Dietary
Supplements”; Dubai International Pharmaceuticals and Technologies Conference and Exhibition
(DUPHAT 2013), Dubai, UAE., March 2013
5. “Factors Influencing Pharmacists’ Decision to Report Adverse Events Related to Dietary Supplements:
A Conjoint Analysis”; Dissertation Defense, Pharmacy Research Seminar, VCU, Richmond, VA, July
2012
6. “Dietary Supplement use in the U.S.: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2009”;
17th Annual ISPOR International Meeting, Washington, DC, May 2-6, 2012
7. “Pharmacists’ Attitude and Understanding of Dietary Supplement Regulation and Availability of
Information Resources”; Dissertation Seminar, Pharmacy Research Seminar, VCU, April 2012
8. “Positioning Palivizumab within The Context of Childhood Preventative Health Programs in Saudi
Arabia”; Internship Project Seminar, Abbott Laboratories, Grater Chicago, IL, USA, August 2011
9.
“Factors influencing pharmacists' decisions to report dietary supplement-related adverse events”;
Proposal Defence, Pharmacy Research Seminar, VCU, Richmond, VA, May 2011
10. “Drug-Induced Acute Renal Failure Using the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System Database: Part I
(Descriptive)”; 16th Annual ISPOR International Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May 21-25, 2011
11. “Is Anemia Associated with Heart Failure? NHANES Database Analysis”; 16th Annual ISPOR
International Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May 21-25, 2011
12. “Description of Lactobacillus Use in The Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection in Hospitalized
Adult Patients”; AMCP's 23rd Annual Meeting & Showcase, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 27-29,
2011
13. “Drug-Induced Acute Renal Failure Using the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System Database: Part I
(Descriptive)”; 13th Annual Pharmaceutical Sciences, Research and Career Day, VCU, Richmond, VA,
October 2010
14. “Is Anemia Associated with Heart Failure? NHANES Database Analysis”; Virginia Public Health
Association's (VAPHA) Annual Meeting; VCU, Richmond, VA, June 2010
15. “Description of Lactobacillus Use in The Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection in Hospitalized
Adult Patients”; VCU-Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Conference, VCU,
Richmond, VA, April 2010
16. “Description of Lactobacillus Use in The Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection in Hospitalized
Adult Patients”; The 13th Annual GSA Research Symposium & Exhibit; VCU, Richmond, VA, April
2010
17. “Efficacy and Safety of Synbiotics in Critically Ill and Multi-trauma Patients”; Literature review,
Pharmacy Research Seminar, VCU, Richmond, VA, March 2010
18. “Regulation and Safety of Dietary Supplements: a Focus on Probioitcs”; Literature review, Pharmacy
Research Seminar; VCU, Richmond, VA, November 2009
19. “Description of Lactobacillus Use in The Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection in Hospitalized
Adult Patients”; 12th Annual Pharmaceutical Sciences, Research and Career Day. VCU, Richmond,
VA, October 2009
20. “Effect of Probiotics on The Treatment of C. difficile-Associated Diarrhea In Hospitalized Adult
Patients”; Literature review, Pharmacy Research Seminar, VCU, Richmond, VA, March 2008
21. “Overview of Pharmaceutical Calculations”; Continuous Education Program, King Fahad Military
Medical Complex (KFMMC), Dhahran, KSA; 2003
22. “Beneficial Effects of Beta Blockers in Heart Failure”; Summer Program, Saudi ARAMCO Medical
Services, Dhahran, KSA, September 2001
23. “Dose Modifications in Chronic Renal Failure Patients”; Saudi ARAMCO Medical Services, Dhahran,
KSA, September 2000
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
1. “Introduction to Dietary Supplements: Efficacy, Safety and Regulations”. Seminar sponsored by Saudi
Student Organization, VCU, Richmond, VA., April 2011
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COURSE PROJECTS
“Termination of Pregnancy and Preterm Delivery in the State of Virginia”; Biostatistical Computing-SAS
programming, December 2009
“Is the Use of Potentially Inappropriate Medications Associated with Impaired Functional Status in Nursing
Home Residents?”; Applied Pharmacoepidemiology Research Methods, July 2008
“Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Adding Probiotics to Oral Antimicrobial Treatment to Prevent C.difficileAssociated Diarrhea in Hospitalized Patients”; Applied Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research,
December 2007
“The Impact of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) on Physician’s Documentation time”;Review Paper;
Pharmaceutical Benefit Management, June 2007
“Effects of Lactobacillus GG and S. boulardii on Prevention of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea (AAD): a
comparative randomized double blinded placebo-controlled trial”; Introduction to research methods, June
2007
PUBLICATIONS
“Description of Lactobacillus use in Hospitalized Adult Patients with Clostridium difficile Infection”;
Alhammad, Ali M., BS, MS; Harpe, Spencer E., PharmD, PhD, MPH; Pakyz, Amy, PharmD, MS; Robins,
Jolynne W., MS, PhD. (submitted to The Annals of Pharmacotherapy, March 2012)
“The Short-term Economic Impact of Two Childhood Preventive Health Programs in Saudi Arabia”; Pamela
Vo, Robert Sambrook, Katherine Gooch, Robyn Kendall, Hesham Salah, Ali Alhammad, Adrian
R Levy. (submitted to Journal of Preventive Medicine, April 2012)
AWARDS AND HONORS
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Travel Award to attend NIH Dietary Supplement Research Practicum
2012
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Talented students award, Graduate Internship, Abbott Laboratories, Grater Chicago, IL, USA
2011
1st place award, student research competition, 16th annual ISPOR conference
2011
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Best T-shirt design award, 16 annual ISPOR conference
2011
ISPOR travel grant for chapter president
2011
Lecturer recognition award, Saudi Student Organization, VCU
2011
Talented students award; the wall of achievements, Cultural Mission, Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia,
Washington DC,
2010
LSAMP participation award; Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP)
2010
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Participation award; 12 Annual Pharmaceutical Sciences, Research and Career Day
2009
Recognition certificate; Master of Science; Club of Knowledge, Richmond VA,
2009
Excellent performance award; Summer Internship, Saudi ARAMCO Medical Services, Dhahran, KSA
2001
Excellent performance award; Summer Internship, Saudi ARAMCO Medical Services, Dhahran, KSA
2000
SKILLS AND EXPERTISE
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Pharmacoeconomic modeling (Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Budget Impact
Analysis)
Pharmacoeconomic modeling software (TreeAge®, Microsoft Excel advance skills)
Research methods and design
Literature review searching strategies using popular databases (PubMed, IPA, Web of Science ... etc)
Systematic literature review (Meta-Analysis)
Survey research methods
Conjoint Analysis
Using many of the statistical software (SAS, STAT, SPSS, JMP)
Statistical analysis procedures (linear regression, logistic regression, ANOVA ...etc)
Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Language proficient in English and Arabic
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
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Saudi Pharmaceutical Society (SPS)
International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcome Research (ISPOR)
American Statistical Association (ASA)
Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP)
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
President; International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcome Research (ISPOR) chapter;
VCU, Richmond, VA
June 2010 – June 2011
 Assigned board members of the chapter
 Educational program: monthly non-professional meeting between graduate student and a faculty
member to chare experience and research interests
 Participate in ISPOR student network newsletter
Department of pharmacy Graduate Student Association (GSA); VCU, Richmond, VA USA
Secretary
August 2009 – August 2010
 Arrange for meetings as needed
 Survey members for events schedule
 Contact guest speaker candidates for school of pharmacy Dean's Graduate Award Luncheon
Saudi Student Organization (SSO); VCU, Richmond, VA USA
Secretary
 Arrange for meetings as needed
 Take notes and summarize meetings
 Contact members for events schedule
June 2007 – August 2008
School of Pharmacy Diversity Committee; VCU, Richmond, VA USA
July 20011 –
May 2011
 Participated as graduate student representative in putting up and reviewing a draft of our school
diversity plan
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Club of Knowledge, Richmond, VA USA
Establisher and Manager
2009 – 2011
The club do regular educational sessions in different topics by a guest speaker or a member. The club serves
30 Saudi students at VCU.
 Established the club with other board members
 Invited guest speakers
Sunday School, Richmond, VA USA
Establisher and Principal
2007 – 2011
The school teaches our community’s children and youth Arabic language and some Islamic studies. It has 5
classes, 7 teachers and around 30 students.
 Established the school with other board members
 Manage the school and arranged for field trips and competitions (drawing, memorization …etc)