Dr. Abeer Omar

Assistant Professor

RN (Ontario, California, & Michigan), MScN (Alexandria, Egypt), PhD (CWRU, USA)

Phone: 416-451-5000, ext. 5864

Biography

Abeer Omar has had a diverse teaching experience since 1997. She got her BSN and Master’s degree in nursing from Alexandria University, Egypt. Following her Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University, Ohio, USA, Abeer began a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Windsor, Canada. She held many research positions at Canadian universities and helped master’s and Ph.D. students analyze their data. In 2019, Abeer was thrilled to join Trent University. Dr. Omar’s research focuses primarily on women’s health, activity restriction and rehabilitation. However, the scope of research interest is extended to include using technology in nursing care and students’ mental health. In 2020, Dr. Omar received the excellence mentor and excellence in teaching awards. In 2022, Abeer received the Dean’s award for excellence in teaching, a commendation letter from the Council of Ontario Universities (COU) for Programs in Nursing (COUPN), and was recognized by the COU in the nursing week.

Areas of Interest

Women's health; activity restriction; health services research & nursing best practices

Current Research Projects

Using voice-to-voice translation with non-English speaking patients
Systematic review and meta-analysis for mental interventions provided to postsecondary students
Lyme diseases in pregnancy
Academic advising evaluation tool

Selected Publications

Leavey, K., MacKenzie, R. K., Faber, S., Lloyd, V. K., Mao, C., Wills, M. K., Boucoiran, I., Cates, E. C., Omar, A., Marquez, O., & Darling, E. K. (2022). Lyme borreliosis in pregnancy and associations with parent and offspring health outcomes: An international cross-sectional survey. Frontiers in Medicine. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2022.1022766

Omar, A., Cumal, A., Vellani, S., Krassikova, A., Lapenskie, J., Bayly, M., Welch, V. A., Ghogomu, E., Iaboni, A., & McGilton, K. S. (2021). Health and social interventions to restore physical function of older adults post-hip fracture: A scoping review. BMJ Open, 11(10), e053992. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053992

Selim, A., Omar, A., Almubayi, N., Alayed, A., AlQahtani, J., & Almutairi, A. (2021). What are the Saudi community attitudes towards domestic violence against women? A cross-sectional study from Riyadh. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1177/10436596211057896

McGilton, K. S., Campitelli, M. A., Bethell, J., Guan, J., Vellani, S., Krassikova, A., Omar, A., Maxwell, C. J., & Bronskill, S. E. (2021). Impact of dementia on patterns of home care after inpatient rehabilitation discharge for older adults after hip fractures. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 102(10), 1972-1981. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2021.06.006

El-Masri, M., Bornais, J., Omar, A., & Crawley, J. (2020). Predictors of nonurgent emergency visits at a midsize community-based hospital system: Secondary analysis of administrative health care data. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 46(4), 478–487. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2020.02.002

McGilton, K. S., Omar, A., Stewart, S. S., Chu, C. H., Blodgett, M. B., Bethell, J., & Davis, A. M. (2020). Factors that influence the reintegration to normal living for older adults 2 years post hip fracture. Journal of Applied Gerontology: The Official Journal of the Southern Gerontological Society, 39(12), 1323–1331. https://doi.org/10.1177/0733464819885718

Mowbray, F., Omar, A., Pfaff, K., & El-Masri, M. (2019). Exploring the factors associated with non-urgent emergency department utilization by individuals with mental illness. Journal of Research in Nursing, 24(8) 663–674. https://doi.org/ 10.1177/1744987119845020

McGilton, K. S., Vellani, S., Babineau, J., Bethell, J., Bronskill, S. E., Burr, E., Keatings, M., McElhaney, J. E., McKay, S., Nichol, K., Omar, A., Puts, M., Singh, A., Tamblyn Watts, L., Wodchis, W. P., & Sidani, S. (2019). Understanding transitional care programmes for older adults who experience delayed discharge: A scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 9(12), e032149. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032149

Omar, A. (2018). The effect of activity restriction on infant’s birth weight and gestational age at birth. The Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 51(1), 14-22. https://doi.org/ 10.1177/0844562118778976

Blaszak, M., El-Masri, M., Hirmiz, K., Mathews, J., Omar, A., Elfiki, T., Gupta, R., Hamm, C., Kanjeekal, S., Kay, A., Kulkarni, S., & Ghafoor, A. (2017). Survival of patients with pancreatic cancer treated with varied modalities: A single-centre study. Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 6(4), 583–588. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2017.1179

El-Masri, M., Omar, A., & Groh, E. (2015). Evaluating the effectiveness of a nurse practitioner-led outreach program for long-term care homes. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 47(3), 39-55. https://doi.org/10.1177/084456211504700304

Omar, A. (2013). Physiological, psychosocial, behavioral, socio-demographic risk factors and antepartum bed rest associated with gestational age at birth and postpartum depression in high risk pregnant women. Case Western Reserve University. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1363115178

Yassin, S., Gamal El-Deen, A., Emam, M., Omar, A. (2005). The profile of high-risk pregnancy in El-Mansoura city. The Journal of Egyptian Public Health Association, 80(5-6), 687-706.

Awards

Recognition of the Dean’s award for Excellence in teaching - Centre of Teaching and Learning, Trent University (September 2022)

Letter of commendation for outstanding contribution to nursing education - Council of Ontario Universities Programs in Nursing (COUPN; May, 2022)

Recognized for contribution to Ontario nurses during the national nursing week: https://ontariosuniversities.ca/recognizing-the-contributions-of-ontario... - Council of Ontario Universities (May, 2022)

Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching - Trent/Fleming School of Nursing, Trent University (April, 2022)

Trent Excellence in Teaching Award - Trent/Fleming School of Nursing, Trent University (2019-2020)

Inspirational Preceptor/Mentor Award - Trent/Fleming School of Nursing, Trent University (2019-2020)

Supervision

Accepting graduate students (2023-2024)
Accepting honours thesis students (2023-2024)