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    Zahira Amir Ali

    Instructor

     Lead, Acute Care Clinical Stream, AKU-SONAM

    zahira.amirali@aku.edu

    Telephone: 92 21 34865251

    Education

    • Master of Science in Nursing, AKU-SONAM Pakistan, 2020 
    • Bachelor of Science in Nursing AKU-SONAM Pakistan, 2015

    Training

    • Instructor, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) by American Heart Association, 2021 - Present
    • Research Capacity Building workshop, Higher Education Commission Pakistan and British Council, 2022
    • Clinical Simulation Educator Program, AKU-Center of Innovation in Medical Education, 2021
    • Facilitator, Workshop on Enhancing Leadership Qualities, Tabba Kidney Institute Karachi, 2021
    • Simulation Facilitator, Tele-ICU project in collaboration with the Government of Pakistan, AKU-SONAM, Department of Anesthesiology, and Medical College, 2021
    • Represented ICU at AKUH in the Joint Commission International Accreditation audits, 2018 and 2021
    • Master Trainer, Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rho Delta Chapter, Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International and AKUH Pakistan, 2016
    • Registered Nurse, Pakistan Nursing Council, 2017-2027
    • ICU Nursing Clinical Competencies, 2016-present

    Current areas of teaching

    • BSCN: Critical Care Nursing, Adult Health Nursing, and Health Assessment 
    • MScN: Thesis Committee Member

    Research interests

    • Critical Care, Evidence Based Practice, Clinical Research
    • Simulation Based Education, E-Learning, Hybrid Learning
    • Mental Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights,
    • Non-Communicable Diseases
    • Quantitative and Qualitative Research

    Experience

    • Instructor, AKU-SONAM, 2022 - Present
    • Clinical Preceptor (Joint Appointee), AKU-SONAM, 2021-2023
    • Acting Nurse Instructor ICU, AKUH, 2021-2022
    • Registered Nurse, ICU, AKUH, 2016-present
    • Nursing Intern, AKUH, 2015-2016

    Professional associations

    • Member, World Health Assembly, Nursing Now and World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), 2019
    • Member, Ismaili Health Professional Association Pakistan, joint venture by AKUH and Aga Khan Health Board for Pakistan (AKHBP), 2018
    • Member, Aga Khan Health Board Pakistan, Non-Communicable Diseases, 2016
    • Member of the Rho Delta Chapter, Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, 2011 till present

    Awards and honours

    • Innovation in Education Award for Delirium Assessment in Intensive Care Unit: Screening and Training Research for Critical Care Nurses, from the Society of Critical Care Medicine, USA, 2024
    • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) grant of US$ 4,160 from the AKU Network for Quality of Teaching and Learning on “Effectiveness of High-Fidelity Simulation Education (HFSE) on Learning Outcomes of Undergraduate Students for Critical Care Nursing Course at a University in Pakistan: A Quasi-experimental Pre and Post Study”, 2023
    • Great Distinction in the Master of Science in Nursing, AKU-SONAM Pakistan, 2021
    • Sultan Mowjee Family Scholarship, fully funded for one year for a Master of Science in Nursing program at AKU-SONAM Pakistan, 2020
    • Merit Certificate and Award, Bachelor of Science in Nursing for achieving distinction in Nursing Leadership and Professional Development, Child Health Nursing, and Nursing Research, AKU-SONAM Pakistan, 2015
    • Dean’s Honour Roll, Bachelor of Science in Nursing in recognition of Outstanding Academic Performance, AKU-SONAM, Pakistan, 2015
    • Merit Scholarships during Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program at AKU-SONAM Pakistan, 2012-2015

    Created on:01/10/2023 Last modified:08/07/2024

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