Personal Information

 Teaching Assistant

Department of

Contact Information

Phone: 026401000 Ext. 10402

Email: abualenain@kau.edu.sa

Jameel Talal Abualenain

 Teaching Assistant

Profile

  • Emergency Medicine Physician graduated from King Abdulaziz University in 2004
  • I completed my internship at KAU hospital in 2005. 
  • I joined King Abdullah's program for Foreign Scholarship to the United States in 2005
  • I completed a 4-year residency training program in Emergency Medicine at The George Washington University in the United States 2007 - 2011.
  • I joined King Abdulaziz University as a demonstrator and a faculty member in 2010.
  • I became a diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine in 2012.
  • I completed a 2-year fellowship in Health Care Operations and Health Policy at GWU 2011 - 2013.
  • I completed a 1-year fellowship in Simulation and Medical Education at GWU 2013 - 2014.
  • I completed a Master in Public Health Management at GWU 2013.
  • I completed a Graduate Certificate in Master Teacher, Leadership, & Development at GWU 2014.
  • Currently, I work as an attending physician and assistant professor of emergency medicine at The George Washington University Hospital since 2011.

Education

  • 2004

    Bachelor degree from MedicineMedicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2013

    Master degree from Health Services and Management Leadership School Of Public Health and Health Services, George Washington University, Washington, امــريــكـا

Employment

  • 2004-2005

    Intern, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2007-2011

    Emergency Medicine Resident, George Washington University Hospital, Washington DC, امــريــكـا

  • 2010-حاليا

    Demonstrator, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2011-2012

    Attending Physician, Prince George’s Hospital Center, Cheverly, Maryland, امــريــكـا

  • 2011-حاليا

    Attending Physician, George Washington University Hospital, Washington DC, امــريــكـا

Research Interests

Peer-Reviewed Research Publications

Abualenain, J., Frohna, JW. , Shesser R., Ding R., Smith M., Pines JM. (2012). Emergency Department Physician-Level and Hospital-Level Variation In Admission Rates. Ann Emerg Med. 2013 Feb 14. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.01.016. Epub 2013 Feb 15.

Abualenain, J., Frohna, JW. , Smith M., Pipkin M., Webb C., Milzman D., Pines JM., (2012).The prevalence of quality issues and adverse outcomes among 72-hour return admissions in the emergency department. J Emerg Med. 2013 Jan 23. pii: S0736-4679(12)01450-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.11.012.

J.M. Pines and J. Abualenain. (2013). Emergency department crowding. Notfall +  Rettungsmedizin. doi:10.1007/s10049-012-1667-5 

May L, Harter K, Yadav K, Strauss R, Abualenain J, Keim A, Schmitz G. (2012). Practice Patterns for Purulent Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in an Urban Academic ED. Am J Emerg Med. 2012 Feb;30(2):302-10. Epub 2011 Jan 28.

Fee C, Hall K, Morrison JB, Stephens R, Cosby K, Fairbanks RT, Youngberg B, Lenehan G, Abualenain J, O'Connor K, Wears R. (2011). Consensus-based recommendations for research priorities related to interventions to safeguard patient safety in the crowded emergency department. Acad Emerg Med. 2011 Dec;18(12):1283-8.doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01234.x.

Published Abstracts

Abualenain, J., Rasooly I., Alabdranalnabi T., Levett P., Pines JM. (2013). The Impact Of Interventions To Reduce Length Of Stay In The Emergency Department: A Systematic Review. Academic Emergency Medicine, 20 (Supplement S1), 160. doi: 10.1111/acem.12115

Abualenain, J., Frohna, JW. , Shesser R., Ding R., Smith M., Pines JM. (2012). Provider and Hospital-Level Variation In Admission Rates and 72-Hour Return-Admission Rates. Academic Emergency Medicine, 19 (Supplement S1), 29. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2012.01332.x

Abualenain, J., Frohna, JW. , Smith M., Pipkin M., Webb C., Milzman D., Pines JM. (2011). Validation of an emergency department chart review quality assurance method to assess 72-hour revisits who are admitted to the hospital. Academic Emergency Medicine, 18 (Supplement S1), 196. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01073.x 

Abualenain, J., Ranniger, C., Jacob, D. (2011). Measurement of CSF opening pressure during lumbar puncture in the sitting position in the Emergency Department. Academic Emergency Medicine, 18 (Supplement S1), 244. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01073.x

Books and Chapters

Pines JM., Abualenain, J., Scott J., Shesser R., Eds. (2014). Emergency Care and The Public's Health. Published by Wiley-Blackwell.

Abualenain J, Pines JM. (2014). Chapter 28. Formal Management Training in Emergency Medicine. Kazzi, A. (Ed.), Rules of the Road for Medical Students (2nd). Milwaukee, WI: American Academy of Emergency Medicine. 

Favorite Medical Journals

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Academic Emergency Medicine
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Journal of Emergency Medicine
New England Journal of Medicine
JAMA
British Medical Journal

Scientific interests

  • Emergency Department Operations
  • ED Crowding
  • Operational Research
  • Medical Simulation
  • Medical Education
  • Quality Improvement
  • Patient Safety
  • Risk Managemen

Courses

Areas of expertise

Emergency Medicine