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Mrs. Joumana ESTEPHAN YERETZIAN

Higher Institute of Public Health

Associate professor

(+961) 1 421 000 ext 2287 joumana.estephan@usj.edu.lb

Joumana Yeretzian is an experienced biostatistician and public health researcher with a PhD in Health Management and a Master’s and Bachelor’s degree in Biostatistics. She is currently an Associate Professor at the Higher Institute of Public Health, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon, and serves as the Coordinator of the Epidemiology and Biostatistics Track, as well as the Director of the Center for Collaborative Research Initiatives in Public Health. Joumana has over 25 years of professional experience in the health sector. Her research interests include designing and analyzing epidemiological studies, exploring and evaluating public-private partnerships for healthcare governance, and strengthening and optimizing health information systems.

Highest degree : PhD in Management Sciences - Nantes University - France


Medecine and Health

Karam R, Zeitoun A, Watfa M, Iskandar K, Yeretzian J. (2024). Sex-disaggregated serious adverse events following immunization with COVID-19 vaccines: a retrospective analysis of the Lebanese National Pharmacovigilance database. Scientific Reports (under review). Badr N, Azar N, Estephan J, Kosremelli Asmar M. (2024). Responsible Technology for Social Sustainability in Online Gaming among Adolescents (in print). Stephan Yeretzian J, Angele-Halgand N, Kosremelli Asmar M. Les partenariats public-privé en contexte de crise : l’exemple de la régulation SAFE_USJ_du don et de la transplantation d’organes au Liban. Telescope SM&PO (under review). Choufani A, Moussallem M, Bou-Dib J, Kosremelli Asmar M, Yeretzian JS. (2024). Lebanese dentists’ preparedness to deal with medical emergencies in their clinics: a national survey. International Dental Journal, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.identj.2024.06.010 Moussallem M, Chreif A, Azar N, Sahily R, Yeretzian JS, Kosremelli Asmar M. (2024). Assessment of Lebanese Private Schools’ Preparedness for Medical Emergencies, with a Focus on School Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study, J Public Health Hygiene Safety 6(1): 101 https://annexpublishers.com/articles/JPHHS/6101-Assessment-of-Lebanese-Private-Schools.pdf Daibess N, Badr N, Yeretzian J, Asmar M. (2022). Consequences of COVID-19 Lockdown on Lebanese Adolescents’ Experience of eLearning: A Call to Action. In Proceedings of the 14th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering Knowledge Management 3: 149-157 KMIS, ISBN 978-989-758-614-9, ISSN 2184-3228. Moussallem M, Jreij M, Yeretzian JS, et al. (2022). Colorectal cancer screening knowledge and uptake in Lebanon: a national survey. Revue d’Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respe.2022.01.128 Aroutine, N. Badr, N. and Yeretzian, J. (2022). Factors Influencing Tele-Dermatology Adoption among the Lebanese Youth: A Pilot Study at Saint Joseph University. In Proceedings of the 15th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies 5: 15-25 HEALTHINF, ISBN 978-989-758-552-4, ISSN 2184-4305. Rassa E, Lokot M, Brown, FL, Fuhr DC, Kosremelli Asmar M, Smith J, McKee M, BouOrm I, Yeretzian JS, Roberts B. (2020). Participation by conflict-affected and forcibly displaced communities in humanitarian healthcare responses: A systematic review. Journal of Migration and Health, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmh.2020.100026. (Avec plus de reports et participations dans des livres )

Ses intérêts de recherche incluent la conception et lanalyse d'études épidémiologiques, l'exploration et l'évaluation des partenariats public-privé pour la gouvernance des soins de santé, ainsi que le renforcement et l'optimisation des systèmes d'information sanitaire.