Curriculum Vitae

DR. IZYAN BINTI A WAHAB

Pharmacy Lecturer
  • Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice
    Faculty of Pharmacy

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • SOCIAL PHARMACY
    Medication Safety

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PHD, (Farmasi dan Sains Perubatan)
    University of South Australia, Adelaide
  • MClinPharm, (Clinical Pharmacy)
    Universiti Sains Malaysia (Usm)
  • BFarm, (Pharmacy)
    Universiti Teknologi Mara (Uitm)

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Deputy Dean (Undergraduate and Student Affairs)
    13 Feb 2024 - present (Faculty of Pharmacy Dean's Office, Faculty of Pharmacy)
  • Deputy Dean (Academic)
    01 Jan 2024 - 12 Feb 2024 (Faculty of Pharmacy Dean's Office, Faculty of Pharmacy)
  • Acting Head of Department
    12 Jul 2023 - 11 Oct 2023 (Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy)
  • Faculty of Pharmacy, Mobility Coordinator
    01 Nov 2020 - 01 Nov 2021 (Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy)
  • Programme Coordinator
    18 Jan 2021 - 30 Sep 2021 (Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • MALAYSIAN ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATION IN THE MEDICAL & HEALTH SCIENCES (MAEMHS), MEMBER
    Since 2018 (National)
  • MALAYSIAN ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATION IN MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES, ACTIVE MEMBER
    Since 2018 (National)
  • MALAYSIAN PHARMACISTS SOCIETY, MEMBER
    2022 to 2022 (National)
  • MEMBERSHIP TYPE - ORDINARY, MEMBER
    2022 to 2022 (National)
  • DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE OF CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE MANAGEMENT OF SCHIZOPHRENIA SECOND EDITION, COMMITTEE MEMBER
    2020 to 2022 (National)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENT SERVICE
    University of Malaya, 2022 (University)
  • Silver Award
    Academic Enhancement and Leadership Development Centre, 2021 (University)
  • Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety Journal (Q1) Best Reviewer Award 2016
    Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety Journal, 2016 (International)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Wahab, Izyan A. A.; Goh, Khang Wen; Zainal, Zainol Akbar; Yusof, Najlaa Siham Mohamed Mohamed; Huri, Hasniza Zaman; Jacob, Sabrina Anne; Alwi, Muhammad Najib Mohamad Mohamad; Hashim, Rosnani; Hisham, Shairyzah Ahmad Ahmad; Jamil, Nurdiana (2022). Targeted Primary and Secondary Preventive Strategies for Depression among Malaysian Pharmacy Students, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 19(15). doi:10.3390/ijerph19159629
ESCI
  1. Jamil, Nurdiana; Wahab, Izyan A.; Jamludin, Nurul Ashikin; Hisham, Shairyzah Ahmad (2022). Development and Conduct of Tele-Objective Structured Clinical Examination (Tele-OSCE) to Assess Clinical Pharmacy Competencies During COVID-19 Emergency Remote Teaching, MEDICAL SCIENCE EDUCATOR. . doi:10.1007/s40670-022-01527-8
Scopus
  1. Wahab I.A., Shamsuddin N., Alwi S., Abd Wahab M.S., Ali M., Ming L.C., Hisham S.A., Jamil N. (2022). Reliability of Online Simulation-Based Assessment to Measure Cognitive Performance and Its Acceptance Among Pharmacy Students, Education in Medicine Journal. 14(4), 45-53. doi:10.21315/eimj2022.14.4.4
Others
  1. Rekha, B. H., Ahmad Hisham, S., A Wahab, I., & Mohamed Ali, N. (2023). Characteristics of paediatric adverse drug reaction reports in Malaysia. Journal of Medical Pharmaceutical and Allied Sciences, 12(1), 5540 5544. https://doi.org/10.55522/jmpas.v12i1.4395
  2. Aziz, I. S., Zainal, Z. A., Nasiruddin, A. Y. A., Jamil, N., Hisham , S. A., Hashim, R., Jamaluddin, N. A., Jamludin, N. A., Chee , C. S., Qader, A. M. A., Wahab, I. A., Huri, H. Z., & Redzuan, A. M. (2022). Knowledge and attitudes towards child vaccination among public in Cyberjaya, Selangor and their level of vaccine hesitancy. International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(S7), 47038 47051. https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS7.13091
  3. Wahab IA, Shamsuddin N, Alwi S, Abd Wahab MS, Ali M, Long CM Ahmad Hisham S, Jamil N. Reliability of online simulation-based assessment to measure cognitive performance and its acceptance among pharmacy students. Education in Medicine Journal. 2022;14(4):43 53. https://doi.org/10.21315/eimj2022.14.4.4
  4. Ariffin SH, A Wahab I, Hassan Y, Abd Wahab MS (2021). Adulterated Traditional-Herbal Medicinal Products and Its Safety Signals in Malaysia. Drug Healthc Patient Saf, 13:133-140.
  5. Ramma, H., Kong, Z.Y., Wahab, I.W., Chin, S.C., Jamludin, N.A., Leong, S.L. (2021). Frequency and risk factors of adverse drug reactions among cancer patients treated with bevacizumab. Turkish Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, 32(3), e-ISSN 2651-446X.
  6. A Wahab, I &Akbar, B., Zainal (2020). Ensuring continuity of undergraduate clinical pharmacy teaching and learning activities during crises. Education in Medicine Journal, 12(2), 69-73. https://doi.org/10.21315/eimj2020.12.2.7.
  7. Suhaimi AM, Azam SFK, Samah NHA, Ariffin SA and Wahab IA: Factors affecting non-retention in methadone maintenance treatment: A retrospective study in cure and care centre chow kit, Malaysia. Int J Pharm Sci & Res 2020; 11(2): 820-25. doi: 10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.11(2).820-25
  8. A Wahab, I., Akbar, B., Zainal, Z. A., Che Pa, M. F., & Naina, B. (2019). The Use of Medicines with Anti-cholinergic Properties and Their Health Impacts among Hospitalised Malaysian Geriatric Patients. Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, 26(2), 77 87. https://doi.org/10.21315/mjms2019.26.2.9
  9. Rahmawati, F., Mustafidah, N., Pramantara, I. D. P., & Wahab, I. A. (2019). A Study of Psychoactive Medicines and Risk of Falls Among Indonesian Elderly Patients. Indonesian Journal of Pharmacy, 30(3), 233. https://doi.org/10.14499/indonesianjpharm30iss3pp233
  10. Ying, T. J., Zainal, Z. A., Wahab, I. A., Zamri, F., & Huri, H. Z. (2018). Knowledge, Attitude and Self-Medication Practice on Antibiotic use amongst General Public in AlorSetar, Kedah, Malaysia. Madridge Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 2(1), 40 46. https://doi.org/10.18689/mjpr-1000107
  11. Wahab, I. A., Pratt, N. L., Ellett, L. K., & Roughead, E. E. (2016). Sequence Symmetry Analysis as a Signal Detection Tool for Potential Heart Failure Adverse Events in an Administrative Claims Database. Drug Safety, 39(4), 347 354. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40264-015-0391-8
  12. A.Wahab, I., Pratt, N. L., Kalisch, L. M., & Roughead, E. E. (2013). Comparing Time to Adverse Drug Reaction Signals in a Spontaneous Reporting Database and a Claims Database: A Case Study of Rofecoxib-Induced Myocardial Infarction and Rosiglitazone-Induced Heart Failure Signals in Australia. Drug Safety, 37(1), 53 64. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40264-013-0124-9
  13. Nicole L Pratt, I. A. W. (2013). Sequence Symmetry Analysis and Disproportionality Analyses: What Percentage of Adverse Drug Reaction do they Signal? Advances in Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety, 02(04), 1 5. https://doi.org/10.4172/2167-1052.1000140
  14. Wahab, I. A., Pratt, N. L., Wiese, M. D., Kalisch, L. M., & Roughead, E. E. (2013). The validity of sequence symmetry analysis (SSA) for adverse drug reaction signal detection. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 22(5), 496 502. https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.3417
  15. Wahab, I., Pratt, N., Kalisch, L., & Roughead, E. (2013). The Detection of Adverse Events in Randomized Clinical Trials: Can we Really Say New Medicines are Safe? Current Drug Safety, 8(2), 104 113. https://doi.org/10.2174/15748863113089990030
Books
  1. Azyyati Mohd Suhaimi, Izyan A. Wahab, Nor Hayati Abu Samah, Puteri Juanita Zamri & Zainol Akbar Zainal. (2022). Prescription Screening, Labelling, Filling & Dispensing A Step-by-Step Guide for Pharmacy Students. Penerbit Universiti Teknologi MARA Press
Article in Proceeding
  1. Wahab I.A., Shamsuddin N, Alwi S, Ming L.M, Ali M, Jamil N, Hisham S.A., Wahab M.S.A. (2021) Remote OSCE Environment And Experience In Pharmacotherapy of Infectious Diseases. Proceedings of the International Learning Improvement & Teaching Enhancement Conference 2021.
Other Publications
  1. Malaysia. Ministry of Health. (2022). Management of Schizophrenia 2021. Ministry of Health, Malaysia - Policy Paper

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Pharmacy Education (Pharmacy Education)
  • Medication Safety (Medication Safety)

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2022 - 2024, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
    Understanding Medication Literacy And Needs Of Medication Education Among Older Adult Patients Towards Development Of A Patient-Centered Education Intervention ( Co-Researcher)
  2. 2022 - 2024, UM International Collaboration Grant
    1. Minedoc: Telemedicine Health Care Support Application in Southeast Asian Countries to Support SDG's in the Era of Industrial Revolution 4.0 2. Telemedicine for Vulnerable People during Covid-19 Pandemic ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  3. 2021 - 2022, RU Geran - ADEC
    Coping With Covid-19 Pandemic: Virtual Hospital Pharmacy Simulation For Pharmacy Students As An Alternative For Experiential Teaching And Learning During National Crises ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  4. 2020 - 2021, UM-LITER
    Remote OSCE Environment nd Experience in Pharmacotherapy of Infectious Diseases, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UITM) ( Co-Researcher)
  5. 2016 - 2018, CUCMS Research Grant
    Magnitude of Use and Impact of High Risk Medications on Hospitalised Elderly Patients in Malaysia and Indonesia ( Principal Investigator(PI))
Private
  1. 2022 - 2025, Private Funding
    Perception, Adherence, Clinical, Economical And Health-related Quality Of Life Outcomes Of Careaide App Usage In Chronic Diseases ( Co-Researcher)
  2. 2020 - 2021
    Development and Conduct of Tele-Objective Structured Clinical Examination (Tele-OSCE) To Assess Clinical Pharmacy Competencies During COVID-19 Emergency Remote Teaching, University of Cyberjaya ( Co-Researcher)

CONSULTANCY PROJECT

  • Development Group Committee - Clinical Practice Guideline, Management of Schizphrenia, 2nd Edition., MAHTAS, Ministry of Health
    01 Nov 2018 - 01 Nov 2021 (National)
  • External Reviewer for Geriatric/Internal Medicine Clerkship for Magister Farmasi Klinikal, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Gadjah Mada
    01 Nov 2019 - 01 Nov 2020 (International)
  • Research Project Reviewer for Pharmacy Department, Hospital Tunku Ja'Afar, Seremban, Pharmacy Department, Hospital Tunku Ja'afar, Seremban.
    01 Nov 2017 - 01 Nov 2019 (National)
  • External Examiner and Advisor for Postgraduate Students of Master in Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Gadjah Mada
    01 Nov 2017 - 01 Nov 2019 (International)
  • Polypharmacy Cpd Series: Geriatric Care, KPJ University College of Health Sciences
    01 Nov 2016 - 01 Nov 2017 (National)

PAPER PRESENTED

INVITED SPEAKER
  1. Medication Safety in Elderly During COVID-19 Pandemic , UM Virtual Health Village 1.0: Caring for The Elderly in the Era of COVID-19 Pandemic , Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine (International) (07 Aug 2021 - 08 Aug 2021)
  2. Roles and Safety of Herbal Medicine in Diabetes Mellitus, Online Summer Course 2021, Universitas Gadjah Mada (International) (13 Jul 2021 - 13 Jul 2021)
ORAL PRESENTER
  1. Remote OSCE Environment and Experience In Pharmacotherapy of Infectious Diseases , International Learning Improvement And Teaching Enhancement Conference, Academic Development and Enhancement Centre (International) (24 Aug 2021 - 26 Aug 2021)
PRESENTER
  1. Sequence symmetry analysis (SSA) and disproportionality analyses: What percentage of adverse drug reaction do they signal?, 7th Asian Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology, 2012, International Society of Pharmacoepidemiology (International) (26 Oct 2012 - 28 Oct 2012)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2023) Expert Panel for Validation of Community Pharmacist Training Module On Fall Prevention Among Community-Dwelling Older Adultsng, National, (External Evaluator)
  2. (2021) Trend and Determinants of Inhaled Corticosteroid Prescribing in Patients With Copd: a Single-Centre Retrospective Study, National, (External Examiner)
  3. (2021) Internal Examiner for Master in Medical Science. Thesis title ' STOPP-START ASSESSMENT ON OLDER PATIENTS PRESCRIPTIONS IN A REAL-WORLD FALLS REGISTRY', (Internal Examiner)
  4. (2019) External Reviewer for Geriatric/Internal Medicine Clerkship for Magister Farmasi Klinikal, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Expert Advisor, 2019-2020, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Gadjah Mada, (External Examiner)
  5. (2017) External Examiner and Advisor for Postgraduate Students of Master in Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Advisor, 2017-2019, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Gadjah Mada, (External Examiner)
  6. (2017) Research Project Reviewer for Pharmacy Department, Hospital Tunku Ja'afar, Seremban, Expert Advisor, 2017-2019, Pharmacy Department, Hospital Tunku Ja'afar, Seremban, (Reviewer)
Contribution to external organisation
  1. (2024) Strategic Task Force Member for Malaysian Association of Education in The Medical and Health Sciences, National, (Expert Advisor)
  2. (2021) Development Group Committee for Clinical Practice Guideline Management of Schizophrenia (Second Edition), National, (Academic Appointment )

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
PhD/ Doctoral
  1. (2023) Framework of Evidence Based Budget Allocation for Pharmaceutical and Medical Logistics Procurement in Tuanku Mizan Armed Forces Hospital, MANVIKRAM GILL
  2. (2023) Investigation of Personalised Learning Framework in Higher Education for Health Sciences Courses’, MAJID ALI
  3. (2023) Perception, Adherence and Clinical outcomes of Care Aide app usage in chronic diseases, RAJAT RANA
  4. (2023) The supplements’ intake trend among patients on SGLT2 inhibitors during COVID-19 pandemic and the feasibility of a unified digital dispensary system for regulating supplements in UAE, SABRINA AIT GACEM
  5. (2023) Investigation of Immunotherapy Utilisation and Its Potential for Relapse and Refractory Acute Lymphocytic Leaukemia in Malaysian Adults., MEI PIN NGU
  6. (2023) Perception, Adherence, Clinical, Economical and Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes of CareAide® App usage in Chronic Diseases, Priyanka Sandeep Mangle
Master
  1. (2021) Validating the Performance of Statistical Safety Signal Detection of Adverse Drug Reaction Among Paediatric Population in Malaysia, Beldona Hema Rekha (University of Cyberjaya)
  2. (2021) Patterns of Adherence Towards OralHypoglycaemic Agents and Its Effects On Major Clinical Outcomes Among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in Bandung, Indonesia, Elis Cholisah (University of Cyberjaya)
  3. (2019) Patterns of adherence towards hypoglycaemic agents and effects on major clinical outcomes among type 2 diabetes mellitus, Elis Cholisah
  4. (2019) Impact Of Carbapenem 72 Hour Stop Order On Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Patients With Multi-Drug Resistance Organism Acinetobacter Baumanii, Khalid Bin Hamid
  5. (2018) External Validation Of Predictive Model For Acute Postoperative Severe Pain After In- And Outpatient Surgery, Lum Phooi Si
  6. (2017) The Impact of Sliding Scale Insulin on Blood Glucose Dynamics Among Malaysian Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Patients During Management of Severe Hyperglycaemia In Intensive Care Unit: Investigation of Blood Glucose Parameters to Monitor Blood Glucose Variation, Shashidharan A/L Menon
  7. (2014) A study on adulterated traditional herbal medicinal products in Malaysia, Suriana Hanim Bt Ariffin @ Sukri (M0100401)
Under Graduate Students
  1. (2020) Adverse Drug Reaction Trends of Antipsychotics in Malaysia and Australia

TEACHING

Bachelor
  1. (2022) OIA3007 - Biostatistics and Epidemiology
  2. (2022) OIA1014 - Introduction to Pharmacotherapy
  3. (2022) OIA1017 - Nutrition and Health Supplement
  4. (2022) OIA2014 - Pharmacotherapy for Fungal and Viral Infections
  5. (2022) OIA2010 - Pharmacotherapy for Infectious Diseases Ii
  6. (2022) OIA3012 - Pharmacotherapy for Psychiatric Disorders
  7. (2022) OIA4006 - Research Methodology
Microcredential
  1. (2022) Pharmacy - Pharmacy for Beginners, https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/pharmacy-for-beginners/1

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Speaker and Mentor of 6th Mypsa National Pharmacy Research Competition (Nprc) 2023, (05 Jan 2023 - 25 Mar 2023) (National)

COURSE ATTENDED

Internal / External Course
INTERNAL COURSE- ORGANIZED BY PTJ
  1. EMERALD TEACHING AND LEARNING 2021, Microsoft Teams (17 May 2021 - 31 May 2021)
  2. ACU UM EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, Hotel Ve Bangsar South Kuala Lumpur (03 Jun 2022 - 03 Jun 2022)
  3. WORKSHOP ON DESIGNING AND DEVELOPING ASSESSMENT METHODS AND QUESTIONS, Putrajaya Marriott Hotel (13 Oct 2022 - 13 Oct 2022)
CONFERENCE
  1. 2022 MYDISPENSE AND BEYOND SYMPOSIUM, Monash Prato Centre, Tuscany, Italy (17 Jul 2022 - 21 Jul 2022)