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Name: Salwa essa al-refaee (previously AL Ansari).

D.O.B: 20/02/1967

Nationality: Kuwait

Postal address: P.O. Box : 221; Al-qusoor ; postal code 47403; Kuwait.

Tel: 97601407-66604900

Certificates:

BSc : Basic medical sciences.; Kuwait

MSc : Clinical biochemistry ; Manchester ; UK

PhD : Clinical biochemistry ; Aberdeen :UK

Employment history :

1988-1990 : Ministry of health (Farwaniya hospital).

08/2/1993: Ministry of defense ; armed forces hospital: Biochemistry unit.

1966-1999: hematology unit.

1999-2004 scholarship for higher education.

MSc thesis : Development of an ELISA assay for detecting alpha -2 macroglobulin .

PhD thesis: Clinical evaluation of biochemical markers of cardiovascular diseases; an evidence based approach.

Training courses:

1.Workshop in bleeding diathesis & coagulation disorders 1996; Sabah hospital; Kuwait

2.Workshop on diagnostic approach to patients with leukemia and excessive bleeding 1998; Sabah hospital; Kuwait

3.Computer science19974.H*system operator training course. Kuwait5.Techniques in molecular biology (nucleic acid &

proteins)2003. Hertfordshire university;UK.6.Counseling & career development2004; ministry

of defense; Kuwait.

7.ICDL license (English) 2006.8.Supervision training 2006; ministry of defense ;

Kuwait.9.Management of human resources in

hospitals;2008; ministry of defense; Kuwait10. 7th sense for highly effective people 2009;

ministry of defense; Kuwait.11. Three dimension by alisse

Award

AACC;USA 2003 student travel grant winner.

Lecturing

1.Hair fall: nurse development Centre ; j.A armed forces hospital.2007.

2.Osteoporosis: nurse development Centre ; j.A armed forces hospital.2007.

3.Renal diagnostic & laboratory tests: Wednesday; may30;2007. Nuclear medicine

seminars; College of medicine; Kuwait university.

4.Ramadan Kareem: Development section ; ministry of defense 2008.

5.Laboratory tests : a time for cutting off costs: 2nd Kuwait lab. tech conference 2011. Kuwait SAS Hotel.

6.Towards a better laboratory service: a point of view. 3rd Kuwait lab. tech, conference2012.Kuwait SAS.

7.Controversies in total vitamin d assay. 4th Kuwait lab. tech. conference2013;.kuwait Hilton.

Conferences:

1.AIDS international conference; Kuwait 1997.2.Euro-Med lab ; barcelona2003.3.AACC annual meeting ;USA; 2003.4.Arab health & lab; Dubai 20055.12th world congress of endocrinology;

incorporating the BES, SECC, Glasgow; UK 2006.

6.Update on thyroid gland disease. Kuwait institute of medical sopecilaisation.2006.

7.1st international conference on medical genetics in salwa ballroom; kuwait.2006.

8.2nd annual Abbott European laboratory symposium .Wiesbaden; Germany; 2006.

9.3rd joint Mayo clinic 7kuwait national program to fight heart diseases; fight hypertension. Kuwait Sheraton; 2007.

10. Metabolic syndrome &associated diseases . Dubai 2007.

11. Health sciences poster conference . Kuwait medical school . 2008.

12. Health sciences poster conference . Kuwait medical school . 2009.

13. Health sciences poster conference . Kuwait medical school . 2008.

14. Health sciences poster conference . Kuwait medical school . 2010.

15. Health sciences poster conference . Kuwait medical school . 2014.

16. Health sciences poster conference . Kuwait medical school . 2015.

17. 2nd Kuwait lab. tech conference . Radisson blue SAS ; Kuwait; 2011.

18. 3rd Kuwait lab. tech conference . Radisson blue SAS ; Kuwait; 2012.

19. 4th Kuwait lab. tech conference . Hilton ; Kuwait; 2013.

20. Roche days. Dubai 2014.21. Roche days. Dubai 2015.

Publications:

Al-Ansari s, Croal B. diagnostic value of hFABP and myoglobin in patients admitted with chest pain. Ann clin. Biochem 2004; 41(5):391-396.

Al-Ansari S, Croal B. Role of circulating levels of hsp70 during ischemic reperfusion injury. Clin Chem 2003;49(6):31.

Al-Ansari S, Croal . evidence of temporary elevation in high sensitivity CRP in patient’s relapsing to atrial fibrillation. Clin Chem 2003;4996):32.

Al-Ansari S, Croal B. Cardiac markers performance on admission in patients presenting with chest pain. Clin chem 2003;49(6):33.

Al-Ansari S, Croal B. Pregenecy associated plasma protein a 7 the acute coronary syndrome. Clin chem . 2003:49(6):34.

Al-Ansari S , Croal B. Trend profile & significance of cardiac markers levels following cardiac surgery. Clin Chem 2003;49(6):35.

Al-Ansari S. Usefulness of measurement of diabetic control index as a point of care test. 10th annual health sciences poster conference 2005; 49(6):35.

Al-Mosawi A, Al-Ansari s, Al-jutelli J, Varghese M. Blood indices performance by hematology analyzers: a comparison between coulter MaXm And ADVIA 120. 10th annual health sciences poster conference 2005.

Al-Ansari S, Al-kutheri Z, Al-Mosawi A. Phadiatop test in clinical practice. 10th annual health sciences poster conference 2005.

Al-Ansari S , Croal B. Echocardiography & troponin I in patients with ischemic heart disease. J heart dis. 2005;4(1):167.

Al-Ansari S. role of heat shock proteins in cardiac patients . J Heart dis. 2005;49(1):170.

Al-Ansari S. Usefulness of measurement of diabetic control index as a point of care test. J Heart dis. 2005;49(1): 324.

Al-Ansari S, Sebastian S. Cardiac markers, new definition and reality. 11th annual health sciences poster conference 2006;19:24-26.

Sebastian S, Al-Ansari S. retrospective analysis of TSH & fT4 results. 11th annual health sciences poster conference 2006;21:24-26.

Al-Ansari S. Circulating plasma nucleotides during cardiac surgery . 11th annual health sciences poster conference 2008: S9.

Al-Ansari S , Croal B. Echocardiography & troponin I in patients with ischemic heart disease. 11th annual health sciences poster conference 2008: S10.

Al-Ansari S. development of an assay for detecting alpha -2 macroglobulin . 12th annual health sciences poster conference 2009: S7.

Al-Refaee,S, Hattab M , Mohd T, Abdulhakim E. A study in total vitamin d assay. Annual health science poster conference 2014.

Al-Refaee S, Alothman L, mustafa T, Attallah M. AQT90 as a point of care. Annual health science poster conference 2014.

Al-Refaee S. Zinc tests : is it worth it. Annual health science poster conference 2014.

Al-Refaee S. PSA as a marker of prostate problem. Annual health science poster conference 2015.

Salwa Al-Ansari. Zinc deficiency. Regional European congress of biomedical laboratory science & the 4th Greek medical laboratory technologist conference ( Technical advances and current practices”. P(clinical chemistry)-4: Page 67.

Salwa Al-Ansari. Development of an assay for detecting alpha -2 macroglobulin. Regional European congress of biomedical laboratory science & the 4th Greek medical laboratory technologist conference ( Technical advances and current practices”. P(clinical chemistry)-5: Page 68.

Salwa Al-Ansari. A study in total vitamin D assay. Regional European congress of biomedical laboratory science & the 4th Greek medical laboratory technologist conference ( Technical advances and current practices”. P(clinical chemistry)-6: Page 69.