Assistant Professor
RN (Ontario, California, & Michigan), MScN (Alexandria, Egypt), PhD (CWRU, USA)
Phone: 416-451-5000, ext. 5864
Email: abeeromar@trentu.ca
Biography
Abeer Omar is an accomplished nursing educator with over 25 years of teaching experience. Dr. Omar is an Assistant Professor at Trent University's Trent/Fleming School of Nursing and takes pride in imparting her knowledge and experience to the next generation of nurses. Having earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master's degree from Alexandria University in Egypt, she completed her Ph.D. at Case Western Reserve University in the United States. She then pursued a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Windsor in Canada. Dr. Omar's research is centred on women's health and rehabilitation, specifically in the areas of activity restriction. She is also passionate about exploring the use of technology in nursing care and promoting students' mental health. Her dedication to her work has earned her numerous accolades, including excellence in mentorship and teaching awards in 2020. In 2022, she received the Dean's Award for excellence in teaching, a commendation letter from the Council of Ontario Universities for Programs in Nursing, and was recognized during the nursing week. In conclusion, Dr. Omar's vast expertise in nursing education and research enriched her commitment to excellence in nursing.
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
Selim, A., Ibrahim, N., Awad, S., Salama, E., & Omar, A. (May, 2024). Do academic advising and levels of support affect nursing students' mental health? A cross-sectional study. International journal of nursing practice, e13267. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijn.13267
Omar, A., Lindsay, G., Olivia, M., Faber, S., & Darling, E. (Feb 6, 2024). Perinatal transmission of Lyme disease: A qualitative study investigating the research priorities of patients with Lyme disease in pregnancy. PLoS ONE 19(2), e0294265. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0294265
Selim, A., Omar, A., Awad, S., Miligi, E., & Ayoub, N. (March 2, 2023). Validation of student academic advising and counseling evaluation tool among undergraduate nursing students. BMC Medical Education, 23(1), 139. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04115-5
Ahmed, F., Craig, R., Omar, A., & El-Masri, M. (March 27, 2023). Self-Reported Study Analyzing Physicians' Personal Compliance with Health Prevention Guidelines in a Medium-Sized Canadian Community. Journal of primary care & community health, 14, 21501319231162480. https://doi.org/10.1177/21501319231162480
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-ontari… - 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)