Emile ABOU CHAAR

Chargé de Cours

Higher Institute of Religious Studies

+961 (1) 421 000 emile.abouchaar1@usj.edu.lb

A clinical pharmacist and spiritual accompanist. He obtained his Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2016 and his University Diploma in clinical and hospital pharmacy in 2018 from Saint Joseph University of Beirut (USJ), Lebanon. Passionate about integrative medicine, he discovered that combining drug treatment with spiritual care makes it possible to optimize medical treatment and improve the prognosis of cancer patients' illness. To deepen this approach, he specialized in religious sciences (USJ - DUPS and bachelor's in religious sciences) and trained in spiritual care by completing the Certificate in Advanced Studies in spiritual accompaniment in healthcare settings at the Vaud University Hospital Center, Switzerland. Holder since 2021 of a master's in pharmaceutical sciences on 'Genospirituality,' he began his doctoral studies in a jointly supervised program in pharmaceutical sciences at Laval University (Canada) and in letters (religious studies) at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland). His work aims to revolutionize the management of total pain in oncological palliative care by adopting a new personalized 'pharmaceutical-spiritual' approach, fostering dialogue among several distinct disciplines such as clinical pharmacy, social ethics, and spiritual theology. During his three years of experience in spiritual accompaniment in psychiatric settings in Switzerland and in university teaching, he developed skills in integral and holistic care and integrated care into the helping relationship from a humanizing perspective. His main motivation is to transform the paradigms of care practice by adopting new 'human' postures for pharmacists and other caregivers, because to care is to take care of the whole person: body, soul, and spirit.

Education

Degree University Country Year
Master recherche - sciences pharmaceutiques et biologiques Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth Liban 2021
Diplôme d'université - Pharmacie clinique et hôspitalière Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth Liban 2018
Diplôme d'université - Pastorale de la santé Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth Liban 2018
Doctorat d'exercice - Pharmacie Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth Liban 2016
Doctorat - Sciences religieuses Université Laval Canada
Licence - Sciences religieuses Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth Liban
Doctorat - sciences pharmaceutiques et biologiques Université Laval Canada

Publications and communications

Abou Chaar E, Hallit S, Hajj A, Aaraj R, Kattan J, Jabbour H, Khabbaz LR. Evaluating the impact of spirituality on the quality of life, anxiety, depression among patients with cancer: an observational transversal study. Support Care Cancer. 2018 Aug26(8):2581-2590. doi: 10.1007/s00520-018-4089-1. Epub 2018 Feb 16. PMID: 29453604.

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