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February 28-March 01, 2019 | Paris, France
Palliative Care, Obstetrics and Gynecology Stroke and Clinical Trials
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Journal of Research and Reports in Gynecology and Obstetrics | Volume: 3
Palliative Care nursing in Oman from unknown to well-known
Manal Al-Zadjali
Oman Specialized Nursing Institute, Oman
Cancer is a “human disaster” that is considered as one of
the leading causes of death globally. The prevalence of
this life-threatening disease is expected to rise to 22 million by
2022 as predicted by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Oman is not an exception to this. Cancer causes about 10%
of death occurring in the country annually. However, Oman
has witnessed great achievements in its healthcare services
especially those provided to patients living with cancer. These
achievements resulted in increased longevity and patients living
with symptoms longer. This called for establishing palliative care
services integrated into the current nursing practice.
Palliative care nurses work with individuals and their families
who are suffering from a life-threatening illness. They work in
order to improve the quality of life of these people through
prevention and control of suffering; early detection and
thorough assessment, diagnosis and management of pain
and other problems associated with their illness whether it is
physical or psychosocial or spiritual. Thus, training nurses to
undertake this role is vital when providing care for patients
with chronic diseases who are living longer. The aim of this
presentation is to demonstrate the efforts exerted by a Non-
governmental organization in collaboration with national
and international organization to prepare 360 national and
international nurses and 44 physicians for providing palliative
care to their patients in primary, secondary and tertiary
healthcare institutions integrating the services into the current
healthcare system. It will recommend a plan for the future in
moving towards an interdisciplinary collaborative palliative
care service to be offered to all those patients who needs it in
different community settings
Speaker Biography
Manal Al-Zadjali is the Coordinator of BSc (Hons) Community Health Nursing Practice
Program at Oman Specialized Nursing Institute in Sultanate of Oman. She received her
PhD in Nursing and Health Innovation from Arizona State University to become the first
nurse who graduated with a PhD in Nursing and Health Innovation and the first master-
prepared community health nurse in Oman. She teaches community health nursing and
works as the Acting Dean of the institute at times. Further, she is an Adjunct Faculty at
Arizona State University, USA and an Honorary Mentor at Cardiff University, UK. In
addition to teaching, she is an active member of several professional committees such
as research committee and curriculum development committee. She is interested in
conducting researches related to health promotion and chronic diseases such as cancer
and obesity. When she is not teaching, Manal volunteers in Oman Cancer Association. She
is also a board member of the same organization. She is a winner of several awards and
scholarships such as the GCC Nurses’ Day Award, Don Tapia Barbara Durand Scholarship
from Arizona State University, USA and Fulbright Scholarship etc. She has published
several papers on obesity, cancer and community health nursing in Oman. Manal
enjoys reading, travelling and nail art in her free time. She currently resides in Muscat.
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Manal Al-Zadjali, Res Rep Gynaecol Obstet, Volume 3
DOI: 10.4066/2591-7366-C1-002