Research Center in Public Health

Mission

Research is at the heart of the mission of the Faculty of Public Health at ULS and the various programs it offers. To fulfill its research mission, the FSP emphasizes multidisciplinarity. Its various departments work toward the advancement of knowledge in public health, nursing sciences, physiotherapy, and medical imaging through research. The FSP promotes the application of evidence-based data rooted in scientific research in professional practice settings (nursing, physiotherapy, and medical imaging). Likewise, research outcomes at the FSP aim to enrich the training programs offered and to inform public health policies.

Vision

The Faculty of Public Health at Université La Sagesse aims to promote research in public health, nursing sciences, physiotherapy, and medical imaging. Its various departments strive for scientific excellence while prioritizing interdisciplinarity and a spirit of collaboration both in Lebanon and internationally.

Research Axes

The Center’s activity will revolve around four strategic axes, under which each of many themes can be explored:

  • Axis 1: Studies Related to Epidemiology and Public Health
  • Axis 2: Physiotherapy and Public Health
  • Axis 3: The Role of Medical Imaging: Education, Prevention, and Treatment
  • Axis 4: The Future of Nursing Education

Axis 1 : Studies Related to Epidemiology and Public Health

Examples of topics:

  • Psychosocial risks related to: remote work, workplace, healthcare personnel
  • School ergonomics and prevention of back pain in children, focusing on prevention in the school environment
  • Changes in hospital management practices for improved quality of care
  • Mental and physical health of hospital staff
  • Case studies involving university staff and higher education personnel
  • Environmental pollutants and their effects on public health, as well as researching ways to reduce their emissions and/or toxicity

Publications based on previously submitted research axes:

  • Exploratory analysis of factors influencing hospital preferences among the Lebanese population: a cross-sectional study. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085727

Axis 2: Physiotherapy and Public Health

Examples of topics:

  • Musculoskeletal disorders among healthcare workers (dentists, nurses, radiology technicians, lab technicians, etc.)
  • Prevalence of MSDs among university students at Université La Sagesse: an epidemiological and ergonomic approach
  • Prevalence of MSDs among office workers at Université La Sagesse: an epidemiological and ergonomic approach
  • The role of physiotherapy in breast cancer: knowledge and perception
  • Strategies for improving and preserving memory in the elderly

Posters/Abstracts accepted based on previously submitted research axes:

  • Validation of a questionnaire on “Breast Cancer Awareness” in Lebanon and the role of physiotherapy in pre- and post-operative care (Accepted as an ePoster Presentation at the WP Congress 2025)
  • Online Physiotherapy Training in Lebanon: Consequences of the transition from an active to an online system on the quality of learning (Accepted as a printed poster presentation at the WP Congress 2025)

Axis 3: The Role of Medical Imaging: Education, Prevention, and Treatment

Examples of topics:

  • Patient organ dose assessment during Iodine-131 treatment
  • Impact of inducing setup errors at LINAC machine on absolute dosimetry deviation
  • Radiation protection assessment for dental radiology staff in Lebanon
  • Audit of radiology report methodology (CT Scanner)
  • Patient perceptions on the implementation of artificial intelligence in radiology in Lebanese health institutions
  • Gamification of critical thinking in medical education
  • Women’s imaging (Explorations, techniques, knowledge, barriers, risks, case studies, etc.)
  • Radiological explorations using various modalities (new techniques, radiation protection, case studies, etc.)
  • Serious Game for Radiation Protection Rules in Operating Room

Publications based on previously submitted research axes:

  • Typical Values for Interventional Cardiology Procedures in Lebanon: Typical local DRL Values for interventional cardiology procedures. Radioprotection. DOI: 10.1051/radiopro/2024053
  • Serious Game in Radiotherapy Training: Serious game for radiotherapy training. BMC Med Educ 24, 463 (2024). DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-05430-1

Axis 4: The Future of Nursing Education

Examples of topics:

  • Simulation-based learning and its impact on critical thinking in nursing students
  • Building self-efficacy through activity analysis in nursing education
  • Teaching nursing sciences: European vs Anglo-Saxon systems
  • Learning clinical reasoning in the initial training of nursing students
  • Learning the role of conscience and conscientious objection in nursing education (possibility of joint research with the Faculty of Theology)
  • Analysis of stress factors among students related to their education during times of war
  • Perceptions and experiences of educators and students regarding pharmacology education in nursing training programs
  • Learning electrocardiography through an interactive ECG simulator in nursing education: challenges and perspectives (possibility of joint research with the Faculty of Polytech)
  • Use of defibrillators in interactive cardiopulmonary resuscitation training in nursing education: challenges and perspectives (possibility of joint research with the Faculty of Polytech)

Posters/Abstracts accepted based on previously submitted research axes:

Impact of a training program focused on optimizing the automated drug distribution process: A quasi-experimental study conducted in the intensive care units of a university hospital in Lebanon (Accepted as an ePoster Presentation at the ICN: International Council of Nursing – Congress in Helsinki, June 2025, and accepted as an oral presentation at the SIDIIEF Congress – Lausanne, June 2025. To be presented at ICN)

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Research Center in Public Health

Université La Sagesse
P.O. Box 50501, Furn El Chebbak, Lebanon

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