Mowafa Househ

Mowafa Househ is an Assistant Professor and former Research Director at the College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Dr. Househ is also an adjunct professor at the University Of Victoria, School of Health Information Science, BC, Canada and is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Health Informatics in Developing Countries. Dr. Househ’s primary research interests are on the use of information and communication technologies to empower patients and clinicians. His doctoral work focused on the empowerment of pharmacists, physicians, and academics in the use of collaborative technologies to facilitate knowledge translation research. His current work revolves on empowering patients through the use of social media, mobile health, and personal health records. Dr. Househ is a respected and published author within health informatics community. He has published in leading health informatics journals such as the International Journal of Medical Informatics, The Yearbook of Medical Informatics, and Applied Clinical Informatics.

Publications

The Role of Primary Health Care in Prevention, Early Detection, and Control of Cancer
The Role of Primary Health Care in Prevention, Early Detection, and Control of Cancer
Salwa Bahkali, Mowafa Househ, Amin Bawazir, Mohamed Khalifa, Mohamud Sheikh. © 2017. 16 pages.
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, and the incidence is growing. Recent evidence shows a reduced risk of dying from cancer. For years Primary Health Care...
Barriers to Accessing Healthcare Services in Developing Nations: Reflective Lessons for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
Barriers to Accessing Healthcare Services in Developing Nations: Reflective Lessons for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
Hussah Alghodaier, Lubna Al-Nasser, Ali Al-Shehri, Mohamed Khalifa, Mowafa Househ, Majid Alsalamah, Ashraf El-Metwally. © 2017. 12 pages.
Patient satisfaction with the healthcare services is critical to addressing the barriers to accessing healthcare. Many combined factors are responsible for the poor...
The Role and Use of Telemedicine by Physicians in Developing Countries: A Case Report from Saudi Arabia
The Role and Use of Telemedicine by Physicians in Developing Countries: A Case Report from Saudi Arabia
Dana Alajmi, Mohamed Khalifa, Amr Jamal, Nasria Zakaria, Suleiman Alomran, Ashraf El-Metwally, Majed Al-Salamah, Mowafa Househ. © 2016. 15 pages.
As technological advance leaps into the developing world, telemedicine is expected to significantly grow in many developing countries. It is important to investigate the...
The Role of Primary Health Care in Prevention, Early Detection, and Control of Cancer
The Role of Primary Health Care in Prevention, Early Detection, and Control of Cancer
Salwa Bahkali, Mowafa Househ, Amin Bawazir, Mohamed Khalifa, Mohamud Sheikh. © 2015. 16 pages.
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, and the incidence is growing. Recent evidence shows a reduced risk of dying from cancer. For years Primary Health Care...
Barriers to Accessing Healthcare Services in Developing Nations: Reflective Lessons for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
Barriers to Accessing Healthcare Services in Developing Nations: Reflective Lessons for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
Hussah Alghodaier, Lubna Al-Nasser, Ali Al-Shehri, Mohamed Khalifa, Mowafa Househ, Majid Alsalamah, Ashraf El-Metwally. © 2015. 12 pages.
Patient satisfaction with the healthcare services is critical to addressing the barriers to accessing healthcare. Many combined factors are responsible for the poor...
The Role and Use of Telemedicine by Physicians in Developing Countries: A Case Report from Saudi Arabia
The Role and Use of Telemedicine by Physicians in Developing Countries: A Case Report from Saudi Arabia
Dana Alajmi, Mohamed Khalifa, Amr Jamal, Nasria Zakaria, Suleiman Alomran, Ashraf El-Metwally, Majed Al-Salamah, Mowafa Househ. © 2015. 16 pages.
As technological advance leaps into the developing world, telemedicine is expected to significantly grow in many developing countries. It is important to investigate the...
Social Media and Mobile Technologies for Healthcare
Social Media and Mobile Technologies for Healthcare
Mowafa Househ, Elizabeth Borycki, Andre Kushniruk. © 2014. 372 pages.
In addition to social media’s prevalence for personal use, online networking tools are also gaining momentum in the healthcare field. Health information and patient discussion...
Organ Donation and Transplantation: Processes, Registries, Consent, and Restrictions in Saudi Arabia
Organ Donation and Transplantation: Processes, Registries, Consent, and Restrictions in Saudi Arabia
Sherifa Al-Dossary, Norah Al-Dulaijan, Shaha Al-Mansour, Shrooq Al-Zahrani, Manahil Al-Fridan, Mowafa Househ. © 2013. 18 pages.
Organ transplantation is the best and often times the only opportunity for patients with end-stage organ disease to survive. In 1985, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was one of the...
Developing Virtual Communities to Support Drug Policy Knowledge Exchange: The Canadian Experience
Developing Virtual Communities to Support Drug Policy Knowledge Exchange: The Canadian Experience
Mowafa Househ, Andre W. Kushniruk, Malcolm Maclure, Bruce Carleton, Denise Cloutier-Fisher. © 2012. 24 pages.
Within Canada, there is a growing need in the area of drug policy to develop virtual communities to facilitate knowledge exchange between academics and policy-makers. Such...
mHealth: A Passing Fad or Here to Stay?
mHealth: A Passing Fad or Here to Stay?
Mowafa Househ, Elizabeth M. Borycki, Andre W. Kushniruk, Sarah Alofaysan. © 2012. 28 pages.
The mHealth field focuses on the use of mobile technologies to support hospital care, healthy behavior, patient monitoring, and educational awareness. It is a new field that is...