Abed Al Wahab Al Firikh, MSN, CNRN

Mr. Abed Al Wahab Al Firikh joined the School of Nursing in September 2017. He came to ARCSON after serving as a Registered Nurse in the Neuro Intensive Care Unit at the American University of Beirut Medical Center, and as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in staff education at Bellevue Medical Center.

Education

• Graduate Diploma in Healthcare Research Scholars in Health Research Program (SHARP), American University of Beirut, Lebanon   

• MSN, Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Tract with a focus on the Neuroscience Nursing Graduation Project: Developing a clinical pathway for the care of patient with subarachnoid hemorrhage, American University of Beirut, Lebanon       

• BSN, Makassed University of Beirut, Lebanon

Scholarly Interests

Mr. Firikh is committed to promoting the role of advanced practice nurses in Lebanon. He is also interested in improving the quality of neuroscience nursing care through advocacy of evidence-based nursing practice.

Mr. Firikh is also interested in exploring the healthcare needs of stroke patients in the Middle East to develop holistic, evidence-based interventions that promote the best health outcomes possible.

Publications

Blissitt, P.A., Al Firikh, A.W., & Amato, S. (n.d.). Sleep and Sleep Disorders, in AANN Core Curriculum for Neuroscience Nursing, (7th Ed.). American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN), Chicago, IL.

Censullo, J., Al Firikh, A.W., Ovando, R., Mulkey, M., McNett, M., Livesay, S. (2018). Nursing Care of the Patient with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, AANN Clinical Practice Guideline Series. American Association of Neuroscience Nurses, Chicago, IL.