Mariana ABI AAD EL KHOURY

Lecturer

Faculty of Economics – Chargé de Cours

Faculty of Nursing Science – chargé(e) d'enseignement

Faculty of Nursing Sciences - Branch of Zahle and the Bekaa – Chargé de Cours

+961 (8) 803 325 ext 2137 mariana.abiaad@usj.edu.lb

Born in 1976, Married, 2 childrenEducation: SSCC Hadat, graduated in 1994 in Experimental SciencesBachelor’s degree in Nursing, USJ in 1997French State Nursing Diploma in 1997Nurse at HDF from 1997 to 2001 in a general, vascular, and thoracic surgery unitNursing instructor at the FSI since 2001Member of the Lebanese Order of NursesMaster’s degree in Nursing Science Research in 2012Training in Health Assessment Methods in 2012Head of the Nursing Science Unit at O7 since 2009Courses taught in Continuing Education (Clinical Reasoning) from 2017 to 2024Statistics courses taught in the Master’s program (2015-2019)Peer Tutoring courses taught at the Faculty of Education since 2017Faculty representative at the USJ Research Ethics Committee (since 2022)Member of the Saint Joseph University Council (since 2023)Coordinator of the first-year Bachelor’s program in Nursing Science since September 2023Main courses taught: Health Assessment, Nursing Intervention Methods, Clinical Reasoning and Nursing Process, Health Promotion Interventions, Care for Adults with Hematological and Oncological Diseases, and supervision of thesis projects. Main research themes include: breast cancer and quality of life, stress among nurses working in oncology units, knowledge, attitudes, and practices of students regarding breast cancer or cervical cancer and early detection methods, students knowledge and attitudes toward breastfeeding, and students and nurses’ knowledge and attitudes toward organ donation.PhD in Nursing Science in progress.

Teaching at USJ

- Evaluation de la santé- Soins infirmiers aux adultes 4- Législation et profession infirmière

Areas of expertise

Medecine and Health

Research themes

- Qualité de vie de la femme vivant un cancer du sein, - Connaissances, attitudes et pratiques des femmes quant au cancer du sein et ses moyens de dépistage précoce- Connaissances, attitudes et pratiques des étudiantes universitaires quant au cancer du sein et ses moyens de dépistage - Connaissances, attitudes et pratiques des élèves quant au cancer du sein et ses moyens de dépistage précoce- Connaissances, attitude des étudiants quant au don dorganes- Connaissances, attitude des infirmières quant au don d'organes- Connaissances, attitude des élèves quant au don d'organes- Connaissances et attitudes des élèves quant à l'allaitement maternel- L’épuisement professionnel des infirmiers(ères) œuvrant dans les unités d’oncologie

Publications and communications

- Relation entre le coping dyadique et la qualité de vie des jeunes femmes vivant un cancer du sein non métastatique