Omar Shamieh

Chairman, Department of Hospice, Palliative Medicine

Education and Training

M.B.B.S Bangalore University, India
Post Graduate Certificate “Health Service Administration” (HAS) Keller Graduate School of Management, DeVry University, USA
Master of Business Administration (MBA) Keller Graduate School of Management, DeVry University, USA
Residency in Internal Medicine, John Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, USA
Geriatric Medicine Fellowship, Loyola University Medical Center, USA

Board Certifications

American Board of Hospice & Palliative Medicine (HPM)
American Board of Geriatric Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
Jordanian Board of Internal Medicine
Jordanian Board of Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Experience

2017-Present Assistant Professor of Geriatric Medicine, University of Jordan, Jordan
2011-2017 Assistant Member
2011 Chief Section & Consultant Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Department of internal Medicine, King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC), Jordan
2006-2011 Consultant, Palliative Medicine & Supportive Oncology
2009-2011 Director, Palliative Care Education Center
2007-2011 Director, Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program, Division of Palliative Care, Department of Oncology, King Fahd National Guard Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, (KAMC), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
2008-2011 Assistant Professor, Oncology, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, KSA

Achievements:

2018 KHCC Principle Investigator, Research 4 Health in Conflict (R4HC), U.K.
2018 Lead author, the National and guidelines for Home Health Care, Jordan
2017 Led the establishment of the 2National Palliative & Home Care Strategic Framework
2017 President, National Palliative & Home Care Strategic Framework Workshop (KHCC) & National Palliative Care Committee, Jordan
2016 Founder and Director, National Home Care Initiative, USAID Grant
2016 Expert Consultant, WHO to scale up cancer care in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
2014-Present Advisor, WHO Regional Advisory Group for Palliative Care
2014 Director, KHCC Palliative Care Education Intervention Program
2012-2013 Director, Palliative Care Professional Development Program, KHCC
2009-Prsent Master Facilitator EPEC & EPEC (Education for physicians in End of life care – Oncology)
Delivered more than 350 educational and training sessions, lectures and workshops in hospice and Palliative care
2009 Invited Member, Breast Cancer Guideline Committee, 2Saudi Cancer Society
2009 Advisor and co-author, Strategic plan for palliative care, Radio Isotope Cancer Center, Sudan
2009 Consulting, Capacity Building for palliative care, Radio Isotope Cancer Center, Sudan
2009 Invited Co-Facilitator, EPEC "Train the Trainer Conference" EPEC Project, Northwestern University, USA

Professional Memberships

Committees:

Ethics Committee, KHCC
ICT Committee, KHCC
National Committee for Graduate Program Classification and Accreditation, Jordan Medical Council
Education & Training Academy Board, KHCC
Editorial Board – Journal of Cancer Policy
Structure & Policy Improvement Committee, Jordan Medical Council
Palliative Care Program Committee, College of Medicine, University of Jordan,
Quality Council, KHCC
Medical Board, KHCC

Professional Memberships:
JSIM, Jordan Society of Internal Medicine,
AAHPM, American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine
IAHPC, International Association of Hospice & Palliative Care
JMSGG, Jordan Medical Society of Gerontology & Geriatrics
JSAMG, Jordan Society of American Medical Graduates
JPOS, Jordan Physician for Osteoporosis Society
JMA, Jordan Medical Association
SCHCS, Saudi Council for Health Care Specialties
A4M, American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine

Awards And Honors

Master of BA with Distinction

Publications

Intensity of Cancer Care Near the End of Life at a Tertiary Care Cancer Center in Jordan Abdel-Razeq H, Shamieh O, Abu-Nasser M, Nassar M, Samhouri Y, Abu-Qayas B, Asfour J, Jarrah J, Abdelrahman Z, Ameen Z, Al-Hawamdeh A, Alomari M, Al-Tabba' A, Al-Rimawi D, Hui D.J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 Feb 23. pii: S0885-3924(19)30094-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.02.016. [Epub ahead of print] PMID:30802634
Decisional control preferences among patients with advanced cancer: An international multicenter cross-sectional survey.Yennurajalingam S, Rodrigues LF, Shamieh OM, Tricou C, Filbet M, Naing K, Ramaswamy A, Perez-Cruz PE, Bautista MJS, Bunge S, Muckaden MA, Fakrooden S, Sewram V, Tejedor AN, Rao SS, Williams JL, Liu DD, Park M, Lu Z, Cantu H, Hui D, Reddy SK, Bruera E.Palliat Med. 2018 Apr;32(4):870-880. doi: 10.1177/0269216317747442. Epub 2017 Dec 13. PMID: 29235415
Factors Associated With Attrition in a Multicenter Longitudinal Observational Study of Patients With Advanced Cancer.Perez-Cruz PE, Shamieh O, Paiva CE, Kwon JH, Muckaden MA, Bruera E, Hui D. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2018 Mar;55(3):938-945. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.11.009. Epub 2017 Nov 16. PMID: 29155290
Impact of outpatient palliative care (PC) on symptom burden in patients with advanced cancer at a tertiary cancer center in Jordan.Shamieh O, Khamash O, Khraisat M, Jbouri O, Awni M, Al-Hawamdeh A, Arja G, Ajarmeh S, Al-Rimawi D, Hui D.Support Care Cancer. 2017 Jan;25(1):177-183. Epub 2016 Sep PMID: 27604806
Personalized symptom goals and response in patients with advanced cancer.Hui D, Park M, Shamieh O, Paiva CE, Perez-Cruz PE, Muckaden MA, Bruera E. Cancer. 2016 Jun 1;122(11):1774-81. doi: 10.1002/cncr.29970. Epub 2016 Mar 11. PMID: 26970366
Minimal Clinically Important Difference in the Physical, Emotional, and Total Symptom Distress Scores of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System. Hui D, Shamieh O, Paiva CE, Khamash O, Perez-Cruz PE, Kwon JH, Muckaden MA, Park M, Arthur J, Bruera E.J Pain Symptom Manage. 2016 Feb;51(2):262-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.10.004. Epub 2015 Oct 19. PMID: 26482223
Minimal clinically important differences in the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale in cancer patients: A prospective, multicenter study.Hui D, Shamieh O, Paiva CE, Perez-Cruz PE, Kwon JH, Muckaden MA, Park M, Yennu S, Kang JH, Bruera E.Cancer. 2015 Sep 1;121(17):3027-35. doi: 10.1002/cncr.29437. Epub 2015 Jun 8.PMID: 26059846
Innovation can improve and expand aspects of end-of-life care in low- and middle-income countries.Steedman MR, Hughes-Hallett T, Knaul FM, Knuth A, Shamieh O, Darzi A.Health Aff (Millwood). 2014 Sep;33(9):1612-9. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.0379.PMID: 25201666
A comprehensive palliative care program at a tertiary cancer center in Jordan.Shamieh O, Hui D. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2015 Mar;32(2):238-42. doi: 10.1177/1049909113513316. Epub 2013 Nov 20.PMID: 24259403
Modification and implementation of NCCN Guidelines on palliative care in the Middle East and North Africa region. Shamieh O, Jazieh AR; MENA Cancer Palliative Care Regional Guidelines Committee.J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2010 Jul;8 Suppl 3:S41-7.PMID: 2069713

Academic Rank

Full Member

Contact Information

Email Address: oshamieh@khcc.jo
Phone Number: 009625300460-1136