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CURRICULUM VITAE

1. BIODATA

Name: Najeeb M. A. Al-Shorbaji

Date of Birth: 1 November 1954

Place of Birth: Jordan

Marital Status: Married

Children: Four

Nationality: Jordanian

Address: P. O. Box 542006

Amman, 11937

Jordan

Mobile +962 (0) 799391604

[email protected]

2. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Tawjihi, June 1973;

Bachelor, English Language and Business Administration, University of

Jordan, February 1977.

Post-Graduate Diploma, Library and Information Science, University of

Jordan, June 1979.

Master's Degree, Information Science, University of Wales, UK, December

1983.

Ph.D. Information Science, University of Wales, UK, March 1986.

Advanced training courses in statistical analysis, Statistical Package for Social

Sciences (SPSS-X), CDS\ISIS, DBASE III+, FoxBase, FoxPro, MS SQL,

ACCESS, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Lotus 123, Harvard Graphics;

Information Technology Project Management, leadership and management,

health informatics and global health diplomacy.

3. MEMBERSHIP IN SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Member of the Steering Committee of HIFA (Health Information for All),

London-based Nongovernment organization since September 2015.

Member of the Jordan Library and Information Association, Secretary 1982

and Vice-President 1989-1994, Board Member since April 2016.

Member of the Jordan Computer Society since 1985.

Member of ASLIB, Association for Information Management, UK (1982-

1987), Corporate Membership since 1996.

Founding member and Coordinator of CDS\ISIS User Group, Jordan, 1990-

1994.

Founding member of MINISIS User Group, Jordan, 1990.

Member of the Editorial Board of Jordanian Journal of Library and

Information Science (Rissalat Al-Maktaba), 1986-1990 and since April 2016.

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Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Information Development

since 1993.

Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of eHealth Technology and

Application since 2007.

Member of the Jordan National Information Centre's Technical Committee and

Chairman of the Sub-committee on Information (1993-1994).

Member of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals

(CILIP), UK since 1982.

Member of the International eHealth Association.

Member of the American Health Information Management Association

(AHIMA).

Member of Arab Knowledge Management Society (AKMS).

Member of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA).

4. EXPERIENCE AND POSITIONS HELD

1. Vice-President for Knowledge, Research and Ethics, Knowledge World

Company for Digital Content, Amman, Jordan, since 27 September 2015;

2. Director, Knowledge, Ethics and Research Department, World Health

Organization Headquarters, Geneva, 1 November 2013 to 31 August 2015;

3. Director, Knowledge Management and Sharing Department, World Health

Organization Headquarters, Geneva, 1 September 2008 to 31 October 2013;

4. Acting Director, Patient Safety Department, World Health Organization

Headquarters, Geneva, June 2010 to June 2013.

5. Coordinator, Knowledge Management and Sharing Department, World Health

Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, 1

September 2004 to 30 August 2008;

6. Regional Advisor, Health Information Management, World Health

Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo 1 July

2000 to 31 August 2004;

7. Regional Informatics Officer, World Health Organization Regional Office for

the Eastern Mediterranean, Alexandria, 1 February 1997 to 30 June 2000;

8. Officer-in-Charge, Health Literature Services and Acting Regional Informatics

Officer, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern

Mediterranean, Alexandria, 1 August 1995 to 31 January 1997;

9. Officer-in-Charge, Health Literature Services, World Health Organization

Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Alexandria 19 June 1994 to 30

July 1995;

10. Documentation Specialist, Dubai Municipality, United Arab Emirates, 19

December 1993 to 18 June 1994;

11. Information Scientist, World Health Organization Regional Centre for

Environmental Health Activities, Amman, 1 February 1988 to 17 December

1993;

12. Documentation Officer, Arab Mining Company, Amman, Jordan, 2 August

1986 to 15 February 1988;

13. Head Librarian, Arab Mining Company , Amman, Jordan, 1 October 1983 to

19 February 1984;

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14. Documentation Officer, Arab Mining Company, Amman, Jordan, 19

September 1981 to 30 September 1983 (On study leave between 13 June 1982

to 30 September 1983 to study for the Master’s degree);

15. Assistant Libraries and Documentation Officer, UNRWA-UNESCO HQs,

Amman, Jordan, 1 July 1979 to 22 September 1981;

16. Principal and English Language Instructor, NECC Vocational Training Centre,

Zarqa, Jordan 15 November 1977 to 1 July 1979;

17. Other part-time jobs:

Lecturer in Library and Information Science, since 1979 for the Jordan

Library and Information Association Training Centre;

Consultant for the British Council, Amman, Jordan;

Consultant for Al Quds Open University, Amman, Jordan

UNESCO Consultant;

Consultant for the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific

Organization (ALECSO);

Lecturer in the Library and Information Science Programme, University of

Jordan.

5. CONFERENCES (in chronological order)

1. 6th International On-line Meeting (London, UK, December 1982);

2. UK Library Association Annual Conference (Cardiff, UK, July 1983);

3. 2nd International Conference on Children's Libraries and Literature

(Aberystwyth, UK, September 1983);

4. 2nd Jordanian Geological Conference (Amman, Jordan, April 1985);

5. 1st National Conference on Computers and their Application in Jordan

(Amman, Jordan, November 1986);

6. 1st Technical Meeting on Arab Information Systems Network-ARISNET

(Tunis, Tunisia June 1987);

7. Advisory Group Meeting on Information Exchange in Water Supply and

Sanitation (Amman, Jordan, November 1987);

8. 1st Consultative Group Meeting on CEHANET (Amman, Jordan, June 1988);

9. 1st Regional Conference on Development, Environment and Health (Amman,

Jordan, December 1988);

10. 2nd Consultative Group Meeting on CEHANET (Amman, Jordan, June 1990);

11. 7th World Congress on Water Resources (Rabat, Morocco, May 1991);

12. 2nd Conference of the Jordanian librarians, Organized by Jordan Library

Association (Amman, Jordan, October 1991);

13. International workshop on Information Management (The Hague, The

Netherlands, November 1991);

14. UNESCO Meeting on Management of Information Related to Water and

Environment (Brussels, Belgium, November 1991);

15. 3rd Consultative Group Meeting on CEHANET (Amman, Jordan, October

1992);

16. National Seminar for the Jordan Bibliographic Format Organized by the

\national Information Centre, (Amman, Jordan, November 1992);

17. Regional IFLA/UNESCO Seminar on Universal Availability of Publications

(Cairo, Egypt 12-14 January 1993);

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18. 2nd Meeting of the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council

Working Group on Information Management (Amman, Jordan 20-22 April

1993);

19. Regional Conference on Development of Libraries, Information and

Documentation Strategy in the Arab World (Tunis, Tunisia 11-15 December

1993);

20. Annual Conference of the Special Libraries Association, Arabian Gulf Chapter

(Al-Ain, UAE, 15-17 March 1995);

21. 7th International Congress on Medical Librarianship, (Washington, DC 2-5

May 1995);

22. The Annual Conference of Ain-Shams University, Faculty of Medicine (Cairo,

Egypt April 1997);

23. International Telemedicine Symposium for the Arab World, Africa and Europe

(Tunis, Tunisia, September 1998);

24. 22nd International On-line Meeting (London, December 1998);

25. Seminar on National Health Information Systems in GCC countries (Muscat,

Oman: 26-27 October 1999);

26. 2nd National Conference on Information Science and Libraries, Cairo, Egypt:

24-25 September 1999);

27. 7th Annual Conference of Special Library Association Gulf Chapter (Muscat,

Oman 27-29 September 1999);

28. IFLA Seminar: networking for library development in the Arab States

(American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 2-4 March 2000);

29. Expert Panel on Information Technology and Development Priorities:

Competing in a Knowledge-Based Global Economy (ESCWA, Beirut,

Lebanon, 15-16 May 2000);

30. 8th International Congress on Medical Librarianship, (London 2-5 July 2000);

31. 2nd Regional Conference on Health Sciences Libraries (Organizer) (Beirut,

Lebanon 4-8 February 2001);

32. e-Business and Development Seminar (Cairo, Egypt 12-16 February 2001);

33. 10th International Congress on Medical Informatics, (London, 2-5 September

2001);

34. Medical Code of Ethics, Egyptian Society of Medical Ethics, (Alexandria,

Egypt 5-7 November 2001);

35. International meeting on Medicine in the Information Technology Era (Tanta,

Egypt 24-26 April 2002);

36. 1st Middle East Conference on Healthcare Informatics (Dubai Internet City,

Dubai, UAE, 21-22 October 2002);

37. Regional Workshop on Enhancing the Skills of Young Medical Doctors in the

Use of Information and Communication Technology in Treatment and

Diagnosis, (co-organizer) (Cairo, Egypt 27-30 October 2002);

38. 3rd Regional e-health symposium (Arab Health 2003, Dubai, UAE 26-27

January 2003);

39. Western Asia Preparatory Conference for the World Summit on the

Information Society (Beirut, Lebanon 4-6 February 2003);

40. 19th Annual Conference and Exhibition: Toward an Electronic Patient Record

(TEPR) 2003 (San Antonia, USA, 9-15 May 2003);

41. 3rd Regional Conference on Virtual Health Sciences Library (organizer),

(Karachi, Pakistan 7-9 September 2003);

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42. 1st Regional Conference on Medical Journals Publishing (organizer) (Cairo,

Egypt 6-9 October 2003);

43. 2nd Annual Meeting of Specialized Medical Centres (Mansoura, Egypt, 5-17

October 2003);

44. Digital Library, e-documentation and e-storage conference (Dubai, UAE, 19-

23 October 2003);

45. Microsoft Executive Summit (Vienna, Austria, 27-28 January 2004);

46. 4th Regional Conference on e-Health: Building the Electronic Health Record

(organizer) (Tehran, Iran, 7-9 September 2004);

47. 2nd Regional Conference on Medical Journals Publishing (organizer) (Riyadh,

Saudi Arabia 7-9 October 2004);

48. 8th Global Forum for Health Research, (Mexico, 16-20 November 2004);

49. 4th Regional Conference on Virtual Health Sciences Library (organizer),

(Cairo, Egypt, 21-23 November 2004);

50. 2nd Middle East Conference on Healthcare Informatics, (Dubai, UAE, 9-10

April 2005);

51. Middle East Medical Congress (Convenor of the e-health session) (Beirut,

Lebanon 12-15 May 2005);

52. 9th International Congress on Medical Librarianship, (Salvador, Brazil 19-24

September 2005);

53. World Summit on Information Society (Tunis, Tunisia 16-18 November

2005);

54. Syrian National e-Health Conference, (Damascus, Syria 21-24 November

2005);

55. 3rd Regional Conference on Medical Journal Publishing, (organizer) (Shiraz,

Iran 25-29 January 2006);

56. Euro-Mediterranean Medical Informatics and Telemedicine Conference,

(Alexandria, Egypt 26-28 February 2006);

57. Saudi e-Health Conference, (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 7-9 May 2006);

58. 5th Regional Conference on e-Health and Related Applications (organizer)

(Cairo, Egypt 27-29 June 2006);

59. World of Health IT Conference and Exhibition, (Geneva, Switzerland 10-12

October 2006);

60. 10th Global Forum for Health Research, (Cairo, Egypt 29 October -2

November 2006);

61. 12th Annual Conference on Medical Research, Medical Research Institute, (22-

24 November 2006, Alexandria, Egypt);

62. 3rd Regional Conference on Medical Journals in the Eastern Mediterranean

Region, (organizer) (Shiraz, Iran, 27-29 January 2007);

63. Regional Conference on Disaster Relief and Management: International

Cooperation and Role of ICT, (co-organizer) (Alexandria, Egypt 14-17 April

2007);

64. 3rd Middle East Forum Information Technology In Healthcare (Abu Dhabi,

UAE 2-3 September 2007);

65. World of Health IT Conference and Exhibition, (Vienna, Austria 23-25

October 2007);

66. 11th Global Forum for Health Research, (Beijing, China 29 October -2

November 2007);

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67. 1st Arab Regional Conference on Sharing Experience on Best Practices in ICT

Services for Persons with Disabilities, (co-organizer) (Cairo, Egypt 13–15

November 2007);

68. 5th Regional Conference on Virtual Health Sciences Library (organizer),

(Cairo, Egypt, 13-15 November 2007)

69. 4th Middle East Information Technology in Healthcare Forum, (Dubai, UAE

27-31 January 2008);

70. EMMIT 2008: Joint EURO Mediterranean Medical Informatics and

Telemedicine Conference (co-organizer), (Alexandria, Egypt 13-15 March

2008);

71. 2nd Saudi National e-Health Conference, (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 17-19 March

2008);

72. 1st Kuwait Public Health Conference, (Kuwait, 21-23 April 2008);

73. International Conference and Exhibition for ICT solutions in the healthcare

sector, (Hannover, Germany, 5-8 March 2009);

74. The International Annual Meeting on Language Arrangements, Documentation

and Publications (IAMLADP) , (Tunis, Tunisia, 29 June-1 July 2009);

75. 13th Global Forum for Health Research, (Havana, Cuba, November 16-20,

2009);

76. Euro-Mediterranean Medical Informatics and Telemedicine 5th International

Conference, (Milan, Italy 15-18 October 2009);

77. The Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC 2010): Global Forum for

Health Information Systems, (Bangkok, Thailand, 27-30 January 2010);

78. High Level Conference on eHealth, World of Health IT conference,

(Barcelona, Spain, 15-18 March 2010);

79. 3rd Middle East Conference of Health Informatics, (Beirut, Lebanon on 31

March to 01 April, 2010);

80. 13th International Congress on Medical and Health Informatics (MEDINFO),

(Cape Town, South Africa, 10-16 September 2010);

81. 2nd mHealth Summit, (Washington, DC, 08-10 November 2010);

82. Information and Communication Technologies for achieving the Millennium

Development Goals: Moving From Advocacy to Action, (Abu Dhabi, UAE

05-06 December 2010);

83. 3rd International ICST Conference on Electronic Healthcare for the 21st

Century, (Casablanca, 13-15 December 2010);

84. 9th edition of Med-e-Tel 2011 conference, (Luxemburg, 4-5 April 2011)

85. The Annual Conference of HIFA2015, (London, 9 May 2011);

86. The Pan African Health Summit: Using Information and Communication

Technologies to Deliver a Healthier Tomorrow for Africa, (Abuja, Kenya 09-

11 August 2011);

87. The Global South-South Development Expo, (Rome, 4-8 December 2011);

88. 2nd World Heath Care Congress, Middle East, (Abu Dhabi, UAE 11-13

December 2011);

89. 22nd Annual Conference of the Arab Federation of Library and Information

(AFLI), (Khartoum, 18-20 December 2011);

90. 10th edition of Med-e-Tel 2012 conference, (Luxemburg, 17-18 April 2012);

91. The Swiss TPH Spring Symposium 2012 eHealth: in Proof and Practice,

(Basil, Switzerland, 8 May 2012);

92. Pakistan National Space Conference, (Islamabad, 17-19 September 2012);

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93. eHealth theme session of the CNRS-INSERM French National Research

Group in ICT for Health: the GDR STIC-Santé, (Lyon, France 22 October

2012);

94. 2nd Global Standards Symposium (GSS) and World Telecommunication

Standardization Assembly, (Dubai, UAE, 18-20 November 2012);

95. 1st International Conference on Electronic Health, (Tehran, 29-30 November

2012);

96. The Euro-Africa ICT eHealth Expert Consultation, (The Hague, The

Netherlands, The Hague, 14 February 2013);

97. 8th edition of BIOVISION: the World Life Sciences Forum, (Lyon 24-26

March 2013);

98. Healthcare ICT Summit, (Amman, Jordan, 15-16 April 2013);

99. The 2013 Transnational Summit on Trustworthy Use of Data for Health,

(Brussels, 2-4 June 2013);

100. 14th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics (MEDINFO),

(Copenhagen (20-23 August 2013);

101. The Global South-South Development Expo 2013 and the High-level

Meeting on South-South and Triangular Cooperation, (Nairobi, Kenya 28

October to 1 November 2013);

102. The Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC 2014),

“Transformative Learning for Health Equity”, (Bangkok, 28 to 31 January

2014);

103. The World Mobile Congress (MWC), Ministerial Programme,

(Barcelona, 23 February 2014);

104. The OECD Expert Meeting on Mapping E-Infrastructures and Big Data

for Alzheimer's and Dementia, (Paris, 28 March 2014);

105. The international conference: mHealth: Enhancing Cancer Support

(Care, Milan, 4 April 2014);

106. IMIT 2014: International Medical Informatics and Telemedicine

Conference: eHealth and telemedicine in the global society (Geneva, 13-15

April2014);

107. Big Data in Healthcare Conference, (Boston, 23-24 April 2014);

108. 10th Global Summit of National Ethics/Bioethics Committees (10th

GSNECs), (Mexico, 22-24 June 2014);

109. 3rd RNP Forum: eHealth Academic Network, (Brasilia, 1-5 September

2014);

110. 3rd Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, (Cape Town, 30

September to 3 October 2014);

111. 6th Annual Symposium: Cooperation in a digital society, The Technical

University of Braunschweig, (Braunschweig, Germany 14-15 October 2014);

112. 8th Asia Pacific Association of Medical Informatics Conference

(APAMI 2014), (Delhi, 28 October to 1 November 2014);

113. Telecom World: The annual conference and exhibition of the

International Telecommunication Union (ITU), (Doha 6-10 December 2014);

114. The Global mHypertension Workshop, (Oxford, 13-14 January 2015);

115. The Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC 2015), “Global Health

Post 2015: accelerating equity”, (Bangkok, 28 to 31 January 2015);

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116. Tunisia National eHealth Strategy Seminar, (Hammamet, Tunisia 14-

16 February 2015);

117. The World Mobile Congress (MWC) Ministerial Programme: The

Edge of Innovation, (Barcelona, Spain, 2-5 March 2015);

118. 10th edition of BIOVISION: the World Life Sciences Forum, (Lyon 15-

16 April 2015);

119. Global TeleHealth Conference: Serving the Underserved: Integrating

Technology and Information for Better Healthcare (Toronto, 29 May to 1 June

2015);

120. Digital Communication in Healthcare (Frankfurt, Germany, 7-8

July2015);

121. 15th World Congress on Health and Biomedical Informatics

(MEDINFO): Health-enabled by eHealth conference (Sao Paulo, Brazil, 19-23

August 2015);

122. 14th Conference of the Jordanian librarians, Organized by the Jordan

Library and Information Association (Amman, Jordan, 9-10 September 2015);

123. 26th Conference of the Arab Federation of Library and Information:

Knowledge Workers (Amman, Jordan 2-4 November 2015);

124. Information for the future: Role and Importance of the Islamic

Resources conference (Antalya, Turkey: 12-15 November 2015);

125. Arab Forum for Scientific Research and Sustainable Development,

(Beirut, Lebanon 10-12 December 2015);

126. Health and biomedical libraries in Egyptian health sciences colleges.

Organized by the Egyptian Library and Information Association (Mansoura,

Egypt 7 March 2016);

127. ANKOSLink2016 Conference: repositioning the libraries (Antalya,

Turkey, 7-9 April 2016);

128. 22nd Annual Conference of the Special Libraries Association – Arabian

Gulf Chapter: Future Challenges of Library and Information Profession

(Kuwait 19-21 April 2016);

129. 15th Conference of the Jordanian librarians, Organized by Jordan

Library and Information Association (Aqaba, Jordan, 15-17 October 2016);

6. PUBLISHED WORKS (in chronological descending order)

Al-Shorbaji N, Bellazzi R, de Quirós F and Tanaka H and others Discussion

of “The New Role of Biomedical Informatics in the Age of Digital Medicine”.

Methods Inf Med 55(5) · August 2016. DOI: 10.3414/ME15-12-0005.

http://methods.schattauer.de/contents/archivestandard/issue/special/manuscript

/26282.html

Al-Shorbaji N, Haux R, Krishnamurthy R, Marschollek M, Mattfeld DC,

Bartolomeos K, Reynolds TA. Road Traffic Related Injury Research and

Informatics. Methods Inf Med. V. 54, No. 5, 2013. pp. 474-476.

https://www.schattauer.de/index.php?id=5236&mid=24958

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Al-Shorbaji N, Hanmer L, Hussein R, Magrabi F, Moen A, Moura LA, Park

HA, Scott P. Discussion of "Evidence-based Health Informatics: How Do We

Know What We Know?" Methods Inf Med. V. 54, No 4, 2015, pp. 308-18.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26196782

Al-Shorbaji N and Ungerer R. Women in eHealth: guest editorial. J. of the

International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth.

http://journals.ukzn.ac.za/index.php/JISfTeH/article/view/121/pdf (March

2015)

Boulos M N and Al-Shorbaji N. Editorial: On the Internet of Things, smart

cities and the WHO Healthy Cities. The Int J. Health Geographics.

http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/pdf/1476-072X-13-10.pdf.

March 27 (2014)

D'Agostino M, Al-Shorbaji N, Abbott P, Bernardo T, Ho K, Sinha C, Novillo-

Ortiz D. eHealth initiatives to transform health in the region of the Americas.

Rev Panam Salud Publica 2014 May-Jun; 35(5-6):326-8, 323-5.

Rasmussen K, Marcano Belisario J, Wark P A, Antonio Molina J, Lee Loong

S, Cotic Z et al. Offline eLearning for undergraduates in health professions: A

systematic review of the impact on knowledge, skills, attitudes and

satisfaction. J Glob Health 2014 Jun;4(1):010405.

Al-Shorbaji N, Krishnamurthy R. eHealth Activities at World Health

Organization. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2013;192:1245. PubMed PMID:

23921032.

Bollinger R, Chang L, Jafari R, O’Callaghan T, Ngatia P, Settle D, McKenzie-

White J, Patel K, Dossal A, Al-Shorbaji N. Leveraging information technology

to bridge the health workforce gap. Bull World Health Organ. 2013 Nov

1;91(11):890-892. doi: 10.2471/BLT.13.118737.

علومات( ألمعلومات الصحية على األنترنت )الفصل العاشر من كتاب أخالقيات الم .نجيب الشربجي

515-472ص. ص -. 2013جده: االتحاد العربي للمكتبات و المعلومات، .

Al-Shorbaji N. The World Health Assembly resolutions on eHealth: eHealth in

support of universal health coverage. Methods Inf Med. Vol. 52, No. 6. 2013.

pp.:463-6.. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24310395

Hamilton C, Krishnamurthy R, Al-Shorbaji N. The transatlantic cooperation

framework for eHealth: Potential benefits to global health, EU-US

Cooperation on eHealth issues. European Journal of ePractice. 2013;(19):5-13.

http://epractice.eu/files/02_Journal_Volume%2019_FINAL_1.pdf

Al-Shorbaji N. Is there and do we need evidence on eHealth interventions?

IRBM: Digital technologies for healthcare. 2013;(34):24-27.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1959031812001376

Müller H, Hanbury A, Al Shorbaji N. Health information search to deal with

the exploding amount of health information produced. Methods Inf Med. Vol.

51, No. 6, 2012. Pp. 516-8. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23212781

Al-Shorbaji N, Geissbuhler A. Establishing an evidence base for e-health: the

proof is in the pudding. Bull World Health Organ. 2012 May 1;90(5):322-

322A. doi: 10.2471/BLT.12.106146. PubMed PMID: 22589560; PubMed

Central PMCID: PMC3341705.

Al-Shorbaji N. Empowering people and organizations through information. J

Health Commun. 2012;17 Suppl 2:1-4. doi: 10.1080/10810730.2012.670553.

PubMed PMID: 22724665.

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Al-Shorbaji N. Health. Chapter in book entitled Accelerating development

using the web: empowering poor and marginalized populations”. Washington:

Web Foundation. 2012;103-118.

http://public.webfoundation.org/publications/accelerating-development

Al-Shorbaji N. Approaches of the Regional Office for the Eastern

Mediterranean to support e-health in the Region. Science Supercourse:

Epidemiology, the Internet and Global Health. Alexandrina Bibliotheca. Apr

2010.

http://ssc.bibalex.org/author/info.jsf;jsessionid=2C4950D08B0F196429F058A

2AE9AEE7A?aid=FE3554008468A170CE2B27876C441838

Al-Shorbaji N. eHealth to go beyond data processing in response to public and

individual health challenges. Pan American Health Organization eHealth

Newsletter. December 2012 http://www.paho.org/ict4health/newsletter/eHealth_Newsletter_January13.html.

Geissbuhler A, Al-Shorbaji N. Establishing an evidence base for e-health: a

call for papers. Bull World Health Organ. 2011 Jun 1;89(6):394. doi:

10.2471/BLT.11.090274. http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/89/6/11-

090274/en/

Al-Shorbaji N (contributor). From silos to systems: an overview of eHealth’s

transformative power. New York: The Rockefeller Foundation. 2010;62p.

http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/news/publications/from-silos-systems-

overview-ehealth

Al-Shorbaji N (contributor). World telecommunication ICT development

report 2010: Monitoring the WSIS targets: a mid-term review. Geneva:

International Telecommunication Union, 2010 (chapter on Target 5: connect

health centres and hospitals with ICTs, pp. 99-117).

http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-d/opb/ind/D-IND-WTDR-2010-PDF-E.pdf

Mahmoud MA, Al-Khafaji JT, Al-Shorbaji N, Sara K, Al-Ubaydli M,

Ghazzaoui R, Liu F, Fontelo P. BabelMeSH and PICO Linguist in Arabic.

AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2008 Nov 6:944. PubMed PMID: 18998782.

Al-Shorbaji N. Index Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean region. Emerg

Themes Epidemiol. 2008 Sep 30;5:14. doi: 10.1186/1742-7622-5-14. PubMed

PMID: 18826568; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2565659.

Al-Shorbaji N. E-health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a decade of

challenges and achievements. East Mediterr Health J. 2008;14 Suppl:S157-73.

Review. PubMed PMID: 19205616.

Al-Shorbaji N. WHO EMRO's approach for supporting e-health in the Eastern

Mediterranean Region. East Mediterr Health J. 2006;12 Suppl 2:S238-52.

Review. PubMed PMID: 17361696. [Note that PubMed displays this record as

N AS and not Al-Shorbaji N]

Al-Shorbaji N. Use and potential of geographic information systems for health

mapping in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Cairo: EMRO. 2006;12p.

http://www.emro.who.int/his/ehealth/healthmapping.pdf

Al-Shorbaji N. Health libraries present and future: the Global Health Library

perspective. 9th World Congress on Health Information and Libraries.

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, 20-23 Sep 2005.

http://www.icml.org/program/public/documents/Najeeb-133510.pdf

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Al-Shorbaji N. Health informatics and telematics for ESCWA Member

Countries. Review of science and technology in ESCWA member countries.

Beirut: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia.

2003;94-105. http://books.google.ch/books?isbn=9211282349

Al-Shorbaji N. Health information technology and telecommunication support

in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Science Supercourse: Epidemiology, the

Internet and Global Health. Alexandrina Bibliotheca. Oct 2002.

http://ssc.bibalex.org/author/info.jsf;jsessionid=2C4950D08B0F196429F058A

2AE9AEE7A?aid=FE3554008468A170CE2B27876C441838

Al-Shorbaji N. Health and medical informatics: technical paper. Cairo: WHO

Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office. 2001;19p.

http://www.fagis.net/fagis/papers_EHR/MedicalInformatics.119.pdf

.عمان: -.المكتبات و مراكز المعلومات في األردن: الواقع و التحدياتيوسف قنديل ، نجيب الشربجي

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يق و المعلومات في .تكامل استراتيجيات التعليم و الثقافة و العلوم مع استراتيجية التوث نجيب الشربجي

تونس: -ي.الوطن العربي. فصل في كتاب استراتيجية و خطط التوثيق و المعلومات في الوطن العرب

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Al-Shorbaji N. The Message of the Library: a story of survival. Information

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Al-Shorbaji N. Focus on the Jordan Library Association. Information

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Al-Shorbaji N. Library and information services in Jordan. Chapter in book

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Al-Shorbaji N. Establishment of a national information centre: Sudan. Paris:

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.html?id=ybnHGwAACAAJ&redir_esc=y

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62-59 -حزيران(. 1993) -.28:2-رسالة المكتبة. -(.1993

Al-Shorbaji N. The regional seminar on universal access to publications.

Rissalat Al-Maktaba, 12-14 Jan 1993. Jun 1993;28(2):59-63.

.28:2-رسالة المكتبة. -ماهي األقراص المتراصة؟: دراسة في المصطلح العربي.نجيب الشربجي.-

53(. 1993)حزيران

Al-Shorbaji N. Report on the 3rd consultative group meeting on CEHANET.

Amman, Jordan, 27-29 Oct 1992. Amman: WHO Regional Office for the

Eastern Mediterranean. 1993;28p. http://whqlibdoc.who.int/emro/-

1993/CEHA_58-E.pdf

Al-Shorbaji N. Report on National course on CEHANET Procedures.

Damascus, 11-16 Apr 1992. Amman: WHO Regional Office for the Eastern

Mediterranean. 1992. http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca/dspace/handle/10625/10981

Al-Shorbaji N. Environmental Health Regional Information Network

(CEHANET) . International Journal of Water Resources Development. Sep

1992;8(3):156-165.

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,و مراكز المعلومات تخدمة في المكتباتالتركيبات الببليوغرافية المس بخيت البخيت. نجيب الشربجي

: تشرين الثاني يل مقدم الى الندوة الوطنية للتركيبة الببليوغرافية األردنية )عمانلاألردنية: مسح و تح

30-4ص ص -(.1992)كانون األول -.27:4-رسالة المكتبة. -(.1992

28-19مشروعات الصغيرة: . ادارة المعلومات: بحث مقدم لندوة تحليل و ادارة ال نجيب الشربجي

ص 27، 1992عمان: جامعة القدس المفتوحة، -.1992تشرين األول

Al-Shorbaji N. Information management: a study submitted to the seminar of

analysis and management on small projects. 19-28 Nov 1992. Amman: Al

Quds Open University. 199;27p.

Al-Shorbaji N. CEHANET appraisal mission to Islamic Republic of Iran.

Report, 28 Dec 1991-2 Jan 1992. Amman: WHO Regional Office for the

Eastern Mediterranean. 1992;16p. http://idl-

bnc.idrc.ca/dspace/handle/10625/11903

Al-Shorbaji N. CEHANET appraisal mission to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Report, 9-14 Feb 1992. Amman: WHO Regional Office for the Eastern

Mediterranean. 1992;27p.

Al-Shorbaji N. National training course on CEHANET procedures. Report, 1-

6 Feb 1992, Lahore, Pakistan. Amman: WHO Regional Office for the Eastern

Mediterranean. 1992;17p. http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca/dspace/handle/10625/12044

Al-Shorbaji N. National training course on CEHANET procedures. Report, 2-

7 May 1992, Khartoum. Amman, WHO Regional Office for the Eastern

Mediterranean. 1992;19p. http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca/dspace/handle/10625/12339

Al-Shorbaji N. CEHANET appraisal mission to Republic of Yemen. Report,

8-13 Jan 1992. Amman: WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean.

1992;12p. http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca/dspace/handle/10625/11558

Al-Shorbaji N. CEHANET appraisal mission to United Arab Emirates. Report,

3-7 Jan 1992. Amman: WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean.

1992;14p. http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca/dspace/handle/10625/12121

Al-Shorbaji N. CEHANET appraisal mission to Kingdom of Morocco. Report,

16-19 May 1992. Amman: WHO Regional Office for the Eastern

Mediterranean. 1991;17p. http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca/dspace/handle/10625/12506

Al-Shorbaji N. Environmental Health Regional Information Network.

Workshop on Information Management. The Hague. 1991;12p.

Al-Shorbaji N. Environmental Health Regional Information Network

(CEHANET). 7th World Congress on Water Resources. Rabat. May 1991;14p.

األردنية: . معايير اختيار األجهزة و حزم البرمجيات في المكتبات و مراكز المعلومات نجيب الشربجي

ص 36 -(.1991)عمان: جمعية المكتبات األردنية، -بحث مقدم الى المؤتمر الثاني للمكتبات األردنية.

Al-Shorbaji N. Cost analysis of CEHANET information and document

delivery services. Amman: CEHA, 1991.

Al-Shorbaji N. CEHANET appraisal mission to Republic of Cyprus. Report,

15 Sep 1991. Amman: WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean.

1991;14p. http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca/dspace/handle/10625/10771

Al-Shorbaji N. National training course on CEHANET procedures. Report, 7-

11 Dec 1991. Amman: WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean.

1991. http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca/dspace/handle/10625/10119

Al-Shorbaji N. 2nd Consultative Group Meeting on CEHANET. Report, 6-8

Mar 1990. Amman: WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean.

1991;17p. http://whqlibdoc.who.int/emro/-1993/CEHA_31-E.pdf

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Al-Shorbaji N. Information systems to support environmental health

programmes. “Development, the environment and health: proceedings of a

conference organized by WHO Regional Office for the Eastern

Mediterranean”, Amman, Jordan, 10-14 Dec 1988. Alexandria: WHO Eastern

Mediterranean Regional Office. 1990;311-326.

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.ص -(.1990)أيلول -.25:3 -رسالة المكتبة. -مة برمجيات سي دي أس أيسس.حزنجيب الشربجي

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المفتوحة, عمان: جامعة القدس -. تعلم كيف تتعلم: مهارات البحث في التعليم عن بعد.نجيب الشربجي

ص 56 -.1990

Al-Shorbaji N. Criteria for selection of materials for CEHANET database.

Amman: WHO/CEHA. 1989;27p. http://whqlibdoc.who.int/emro/-

1993/CEHANET_No2.pdf

Al-Shorbaji N. Bibliographic services and information systems in

environmental health. Amman: WHO/CEHA. 1989;12p.

Al-Shorbaji N. Environmental Health Regional Information Network

(CEHANET). 1988;12p.

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contenido.pdf

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Al-Shorbaji N. CEHANET appraisal mission to state of Kuwait. Report.

Amman: CEHA. 1988;18p.

Al-Shorbaji N. CEHANET appraisal mission to Sultanate of Oman. Report,

27-29 Sep 1988. Amman: CEHA. 1988;18p.

Al-Shorbaji N. Information for development in the Arab World: Review of the

1st Technical Meeting on ARISNET, Tunis, 8-12 Jun 1986. Arab Mining

Journal. Jun 1987;7(3):20-23.

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96-84ص ص -(.1987األول

.رسالة -.أثر تكنولوجيا المعلومات و االتصاالت على المكتبات و مراكز المعلوماتنجيب الشربجي

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Al-Shorbaji N. Characteristics of geosciences literature used by geoscientists

in Jordan: a citation analysis study. “Proceedings of the 2nd Jordanian

Geological Conference”. Amman: Jordanian Geological Association.

1986;63p.

Al-Shorbaji N. Establishment of a computer based information service for the

Water Authority of Jordan. Amman: British Council. 1986;18p.

Al-Shorbaji N. Establishment of a computer based library system for the Civil

Aviation Authority of Jordan. Amman: British Council. 1986;22p.

Al-Shorbaji N. Geosciences information in Jordan: a study of its

communication and needs of users. PhD thesis. Aberystwyth: University of

Wales. 1986;621p.

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.(: دراسة ببليومترية.1985-1965رسالة المكتبة في عشرين عام )نجيب الشربجي, ربحي عليان-

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-رسالة المكتبة. -تعليم علم المكتبات و المعلومات في كليات المجتمع في األردن.نجيب الشربجي. 46-51

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.الدورة التدريبية األولى في التوثيق و علم المعلومات و األرشيف: تحليل و نجيب الشربجي، أديب عقل

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Al-Shorbaji N. Job satisfaction among qualified librarians in Jordan: survey and

measurement. Master thesis. Aberystwyth: University of Wales. 1983; 215p.

.رسالة -حالة في المكتبات األردنية. الضبط الببليوغرافي للخرائط الجيولوجية: دراسةنجيب الشربجي

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.ص ص -(.1982)آذار -.17:1 -رسالة المكتبة. -مصادر المعلومات: الدوريات.نجيب الشربجي

17-25

.اإلعارة في المكتبات: فلسفتها و إجراءاتها مع دراسة حالة في مكتبة جامعة نجيب الشربجي

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.17:2 -رسالة المكتبة. -المتطوعون في المكتبات: فئاتهم وأهدافهم و أنشطتهم.نجيب الشربجي.-

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Al-Shorbaji N. Cumulative index of the Arab Mining Journal. Arab Mining

Journal. Dec 1982;2(1):36-42.

Al-Shorbaji N. Library services in Palestinian Refugee Camps in Jordan.

Amman: YMCA. 1980;20p.

Al-Shorbaji N. Audiovisual materials: a case study in the University of Jordan

libraries. Graduation Project. Amman: University of Jordan. 1979.

.1967-1941قواعد الفهرسة باللغة االنجليزيةل’ مؤلفون و عناوين: دراسة تحليليةنجيب الشربجي .-

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Al-Shorbaji N. Data colonialism. Presented at the 2013 Transnational Summit

of Trustworthy Use of Data for Health. Brussels, 3-4 Jun 2013. Organized by

the International Medical Informatics Association. http://www.imia-

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Al-Shorbaji N. Universal Health Coverage, eHealth in support of. Keynote at

the 14th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics (Medinfo2013).

Copenhagen, 20-23 Aug 2013.

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Al-Shorbaji N. Health data standards: presence and challenges. Presented at

the Global Standards Symposium: Global Standards Challenges. Dubai, 19

Nov 2012. http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/wtsa12/Documents/gss/session03/Al-

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Al-Shorbaji N. eHealth standardization and interoperability. Presented at the

Swiss TPH Spring Symposium: eHealth in Proof and Practice. Basel, 8 May

2012.

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Al-Shorbaji N. Evidence on eHealth interventions. Presented at the Swiss TPH

Spring Symposium: eHealth in Proof and Practice. Basel, 8 May 2012.

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Al-Shorbaji N. National eHealth strategies. Presented at the Saudi eHealth

Conference. Riyadh, 11-13 Mar 2012.

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Al-Shorbaji N. eHealth interoperability and standardization: Enabling safer

and equitable health services. Presented at the Med-e-Tel: The International

ehealth, Telemedicine and Health ICT Forum for Education, Networking and

Business. Luxemburg, 18-20 Apr 2012.

http://www.medetel.eu/download/2012/parallel_sessions/presentation/day1/eH

ealth_Interoperability.pdf

Al-Shorbaji N. Realizing the vision of healthcare information for all by 2015:

strengthening the creation, exchange and use of health knowledge. Presented

at the HIFA2015 annual conference. London, 9 May 2011.

http://www.hifa2015.org/wp-content/uploads/Najeeb-Al-Shorbaji-HIFA2015-

Conference-2011.pdf

Al-Shorbaji N. mHealth: the global figures, mHealth: Using mobile

technology to advance public health in the developing world. Presented at the

Seminar organized by Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development and

the International Telecommunication Union. Geneva, 27 Jun 2011.

http://www.novartisfoundation.org/platform/content/element/4136/SummaryG

enevaDialogueonm-health_CEZ_SM_HH.pdf

Al-Shorbaji N. eHealth in low resource settings: sustainability issues.

Presented at the e-health in Low Resource Settings: the Path to Sustainability.

Stockholm, 10-13 Mar 2009. http://www.spidercenter.org/files/najeeb%20al-

shorbaji.pdf

Al-Shorbaji N. eHealth: a global perspective and responsibility. Presented at

the EMMIT 2009 Euro-Mediterranean medical informatics and telemedicine:

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5th International Conference. Beirut, 16-18 Oct 2009.

http://www.technapoli.it/news/EMMIT_program.pdf

Al-Shorbaji N. ICT solutions in the healthcare sector. Keynote at the

International conference and exhibition for ICT solutions in the health sector.

Hannover, 5-8 Mar 2009.

http://prdp1.ctt.gov.mb.ca/MBIS/BC.nsf/EVEventYear/86257115005CE1E18

6257551006E4CF3?OpenDocument

Al-Shorbaji N. mHealth: a global policy perspective. Presented at the World

Bank mHealth Summit. Washington, 28 Oct 2009.

http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTEDEVELOPMENT/Resources/Najeeb.

ppt

Al-Shorbaji N. Standardization and interoperability. Presented at the eHealth:

Use of ICT for Health Africa Regional Ministerial Meeting. Accra, 10-11 Jun

2009. http://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/newfunct/amr2009ghanaprog.shtml

Al-Shorbaji N. Legal and ethical aspects of e-health. Presented at the 2nd

Saudi National e-Health Conference. Riyadh, 17-19 Mar 2008.

http://www.saudiehealth.org/2008/downloads/day1/session2/Dr.N.Shorabji.pd

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Al-Shorbaji N. Challenges to eHealth in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.

Keynote at the EMMIT 2008: 4th EUO-Mediterranean Medical Informatics

and Telemedicine International Conference. Tripoli, 13-15 Mar 2008.

http://www.portailtelesante.org/users_private/Articles/EMMIT/EMMIT08.pdf

Al-Shorbaji N. Optimization of healthcare operations: the eHealth added

value. Presented at the Improving patient outcomes and service levels in the

Region by leveraging technology. Dubai, Nov 2008.

http://www.e3corp.net/event_files/crossroads08/who_presentation.ppt

Al-Shorbaji N. EMAME, IMEMR and GHL: where are they going?. Presented

at the APAME conference. Conference report: Annex 9;9p. Beijing, 19-21

Nov 2008.

http://wprim.whocc.org.cn/news/201004/P020100405717039848559.pdf

Al-Shorbaji N. Regional Strategy for Knowledge Management to Support

Public Health. Presented at Global Forum for Health Research 11. Beijing, 29

Oct-2 Nov 2007. http://www.tropika.net/specials/forum11/schedule/a94.html,

http://www.epidemiologia.anm.edu.ar/pdf/publicaciones_cie/2007/ART3.pdf

Al-Shorbaji N. ICT contingency planning for Avian Flu. Presented at the

Regional Conference on Disaster Relief and Management: International

Cooperation and Role of ICT. Alexandria, 14-17 Apr 2007.

http://www.itu.int/ITU-

D/emergencytelecoms/events/Alexandriaconference/presentations/Doc48-

WHO(Dr.%20Shorbaji).pdf

Al-Shorbaji N. Health information technology and telecommunication support

in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Alexandria: Alexandrina Bibliotheca.

2006. http://www.powershow.com/view/4ae16-

NDIxZ/Dr_Najeeb_AlShorbaji_powerpoint_ppt_presentation

Al-Shorbaji N. How to establish regional journals?. Presented at the 3rd

regional conference on medical journals in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.

Shiraz, 27-29 Jan 2006.

http://www.emmj6.eg.net/pdf/who_em_his_012_e_en.pdf

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Smart P, Al-Shorbaji N. eJournalism. Presented at the 3rd regional conference

on medical journals in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Shiraz, 27-29 Jan

2006. http://www.emmj6.eg.net/pdf/who_em_his_012_e_en.pdf

Al-Shorbaji N. Electronic health record: a cornerstone in e-health and

telemedicine services. Presented at the 4th Regional Conference on e-Health:

Building the Electronic Health Record. Tehran, 7-9 Sep 2004.

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/430577/Regional-Workshop-on-Enhancing-the-

Skills-of-Young-Medical-Doctors,

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Al-Shorbaji N. The e-Library and Open Access Initiatives: What Impact will

this have on Services and Users. Presented at the 4th Regional Conference on

Virtual Health Sciences Library. Cairo, 21-23 Nov 2004. http://pubs.chla-

absc.ca/doi/pdf/10.5596/c05-008

Al-Shorbaji N. Virtual Health Sciences Library of the WHO Eastern

Mediterranean Region: bridging the knowledge gap. Presented at the Global

Forum for Health Research 8. Mexico, 16-20 Nov 2004.

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NzI1Z/Virtual_Health_Sciences_Library_of_the_WHO_Eastern_Mediterranea

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Al-Shorbaji N. The Eastern Mediterranean Virtual Health Sciences Library

Project. Presented at the 3rd Regional eHealth Symposium. Dubai, 26-27 Jan

2003.

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edical%20Education/153.pdf

Al-Shorbaji N. Index Medicus for the Mediterranean Region (IMEMR):

bridging the gap of international indexing. Presented at the 1st regional

conference on medical journals. Cairo, 7-9 Oct 2003.

http://www.emmj6.eg.net/pdf/1st_conf_med_journals_final_report.pdf

Al-Shorbaji N. eHealth code of ethics: publishing health information on the

web. Presented at the 1st regional conference on medical journals. Cairo, 7-9

Oct 2003.

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Al-Shorbaji N. Medical journals publishing in the Eastern Mediterranean

Region: analysis of a survey. Presented at the 1st regional conference on

medical journals. Cairo, 7-9 Oct 2003.

http://www.emmj6.eg.net/pdf/1st_conf_med_journals_final_report.pdf

Al-Shorbaji N. Telemedicine in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Presented

at the 3rd Regional eHealth Symposium. Dubai, 26-27 Jan 2003.

http://faculty.ksu.edu.sa/hisham/Documents/Medical%20Education/English/M

edical%20Education/153.pdf

Al-Shorbaji N. eHealth development issue in the Eastern Mediterranean

region. Presented at the Regional Consultation on use of information and

communication technology in the Arab Countries. Cairo, 6-8 May 2002.

https://www.docstoc.com/pass?docId=26608828&download=1

Al-Shorbaji N. Health information support: a foundation in the national health

care system. Presented at the Regional Conference on Medical Librarianship:

Building the Virtual Health Sciences Library in Eastern Mediterranean Region.

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shorbaji1.pdf

Al-Shorbaji N. Health informatics and telematics with reference to the work of

WHO/EMRO. Presented at the Egypt for Information and Technology

Seminar: Information Technology in Health Care. Cairo, 18-19 Apr 2000;25p.

http://www.emro.who.int/Publications/IT.pdf

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Al-Shorbaji N. Heath and biomedical libraries: New issues and old solutions

Presented at the Health and biomedical libraries in Egyptian health sciences

colleges. Organized by the Egyptian Library and Information Association

(Mansoura, Egypt 7 March 2016)

Al-Shorbaji N. Innovative librarianship in the emerging Knowledge Society:

Roadmap for the Arab World. Presented at the 22nd Annual Conference of

the Special Libraries Association – Arabian Gulf Chapter: Future Challenges

of Library and Information Profession (Kuwait 19-21 April 2016)

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Comparative study of their content and subject analysis. Presented at the

22nd Annual Conference of the Special Libraries Association – Arabian Gulf

Chapter: Future Challenges of Library and Information Profession (Kuwait

19-21 April 2016)

بع عشر )ورقة مقدمة إلى المؤتمر الرا ةإدارة حقوق الملكية الفكرية في البيئة اإللكتروني. نجيب الشربحي

للمكتبيين األردنيين: صناعة المعلومات: تحديات الحاضر والمستقبل. جمعية المكتبات و المعلومات

)2015أيلول 10-9االردن، –جرش :االردنية

ورقة مقدمة إلى دور العاملين في المكتبات و مراكز المعلومات في اقتصاد المعرفة . نجيب الشربحي(

تشرين 4-2االردن، –لالتحاد العربي للمكتبات و المعلومات: عمان المؤتمر السادس و العشرين

(2015الثاتي/نوفمبر

Al-Shorbaji N. e-Marefa: Islamic studies and Arabic literature collection

presented at the Information for the future: Role and Importance of the Islamic

Resources conference, Antalya, Turkey: 12-15 November 2015

Al-Shorbaji N Equitable access to health information at the heart of

universal health coverage: presented at The Prince Mahidol Award Conference

(PMAC 2015), “Global Health Post 2015: accelerating equity”, Bangkok, 28

to 31 Jan 2015

Al-Shorbaji N. Strategic planning of eHealth to achieve Universal Health

Coverage: presented at Tunisia National eHealth Strategy Seminar,

Hammamet, Tunisia 14-16 Feb 2015

Al-Shorbaji N. Universal Health Coverage: An aspirational goal bringing

global and personalised health together: presented at 10th edition of

BIOVISION: the World Life Sciences Forum, Lyon 15-16 Apr 2015

Al-Shorbaji N. eLearning: opportunities, challenges and evidence. Presented

at The Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC 2014), “Transformative

Learning for Health Equity”, Bangkok, 28 to 31 Jan 2014

Al-Shorbaji N. mHealth for improving quality of life: Enhancing cancer

supportive care. Presented at The international conference: mHealth:

Enhancing Cancer Support Care, Milan, 4 Apr 2014

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Al-Shorbaji N. Ethical issues in information and communication technology

for health. Presented at the 10th Global Summit of National Ethics/Bioethics

Committees (10th GSNECs), Mexico, 22-24 June 2014.

Al-Shorbaji N. eHealth progress: a global perspective. Presented at 8th Asia

Pacific Association of Medical Informatics Conference (APAMI 2014),

Delhi, 28 Oct to 1 Nov 2014.

Al-Shorbaji N. eHealth global perspectives. Presented at 3rd RNP Forum:

eHealth Academic Network, Brasilia, 1-5 September 2014

Al-Shorbaji N. Digital communication in healthcare: a global perspective.

Presented at 6th Annual Symposium: Cooperation in a digital society, The

Technical University of Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany 14-15 Oct

2014.

Al-Shorbaji N. eHealth: standardization and interoperability. Presented at the

Healthcare ICT summit. Amman, 15 Apr 2013.

Al-Shorbaji N. Building the knowledge economy starts at school. Presented by

videoconference at the King’s Academy Library Conference. Amman, 2-3 Apr

2013.

Al-Shorbaji N. Core capabilities of an electronic health record system.

Keynote at Doha eHealth Dialogue. Doha, 13 Mar 2013.

Al-Shorbaji N. Knowledge management and eHealth: a perspective from the

World Health Organization. Presented at the 1st International Conference on

Electronic Health. Tehran, 29-30 Nov 2012.

Al-Shorbaji N. Transformation of healthcare delivery through eHealth:

challenges and opportunities. Presented at the 1st International Conference on

Electronic Health. Tehran, 29-30 Nov 2012.

Al-Shorbaji N. Interoperability crucial to eHealth adoption and acceptance.

Presented at the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly:

eHealth side event. Dubai, 21 Nov 2012.

Al-Shorbaji N. Is there and do we need evidence on eHealth interventions?.

Presented at the CNRS-INSERM French National Research Group in ICT for

Health: annual meeting. Lyon, 22 Oct 2012.

Al-Shorbaji N. Mobile health global perspective. Presented at the Setting the

context for mobile health, ITU. 26-27 Sep 2012.

Al-Shorbaji N. Role of WHO in promoting space technology for health: tele-

health initiatives around the world. Presented at the National Space

Conference. Islamabad, 17-19 Sep 2012.

Al-Shorbaji N. Health data standards: presence and challenges. Presented by

videoconference at the International workshop on data management standards.

Johannesburg, 21-24 May 2012.

Al-Shorbaji N. eHealth: future of medical tourism and technology. Presented

at the International medical tourism wellness and spa congress. Dead Sea, 18-

20 Mar 2012.

Al-Shorbaji N. Enabling access to health knowledge: WHO approaches and

digital projects with focus on the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Presented at

the Arab Federation of Library and Information Conference. Khartoum, 17-19

December 2011.

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Al-Shorbaji N. mHealth global perspective. Presented at the Pan African

Health Summit: Using Information and Communication Technologies to

Deliver a Healthier Tomorrow for Africa. Abuja, 9-11 Aug 2011.

Al-Shorbaji N. Evidence-based practices and health information. Presented at

the 3rd eHealth annual Conference. Dubai, 2 Feb 2011.

Al-Shorbaji N. eHealth evaluation. Presented by videoconference at the 2nd

International eHealth Conference. Islamabad, 22 Jan 2011.

Al-Shorbaji N. mHealth: a global policy perspective. Keynote at eHealth 2010:

3rd International ICST Conference on Electronic Healthcare for the 21st

century. Casablanca, 13-15 Dec 2010.

Al-Shorbaji N. From data to knowledge. Presented by videoconference at the

Intercountry workshop on Strategic Health Information System Planning for

the EMR countries. Alexandria, 25-28 May 2010.

Al-Shorbaji N. Information and knowledge sharing in nursing. Presented by

videoconference at the 1st International nursing and healthcare informatics

training course in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Beirut, 7-12 May 2010.

Al-Shorbaji N. Consumer health informatics. Presented at the 3rd Middle East

Conference on Health Informatics. Beirut, 31 Mar-1 Apr 2010.

Al-Shorbaji N. Interoperability and trans-border data flow. Presented at the 3rd

Middle East Conference on Health Informatics. Beirut, 31 Mar-1 Apr 2010.

Al-Shorbaji N. Improving the quality of medical journals in the Eastern

Mediterranean Region. Presented at the Global Forum for Health Research 10.

Cairo, 29 Oct-2 Nov 2006.

Al-Shorbaji N. Information and communication technology for health and

development. Presented at the World Summit on Information Society. Tunis,

16-18 Nov 2005.

Al-Shorbaji N. Use of Internet and e-Mail by Physicians in the Region: Results

of a Survey. Presented at the 4th Regional Conference on Virtual Health

Sciences Library. Cairo, 21-23 Nov 2004.

Al-Shorbaji N. eHealth issues and future trends in the Region. Presented at the

Western Asia Preparatory Conference for the World Summit on the

Information Society. Beirut, 4-6 Feb 2003.

Al-Shorbaji N. Health and medical informatics: what they are and what they

are for?. Presented at the Regional Workshop on Enhancing the Skills of

Young Medical Doctors in the Use of Information and Communication

Technology in Treatment and Diagnosis. Cairo, 27-30 Oct 2002.

Al-Shorbaji N. Information networking and knowledge-sharing in EMR.

Presented at the IFLA Seminar: networking for library development in the

Arab states. Panel session: Information-based networks. American University

of Beirut, Beirut, 2-4 Mar 2000;7p.

Al-Shorbaji N. Development of integrated national health information systems

using the Internet technology. Presented at Seminar on National Health

Information Systems in GCC countries. Muscat, 27-28 Oct 1999;15p.

Al-Shorbaji N. Electronic publishing: its impact on health science libraries

with special reference to EMRO electronic publishing activities. Presented at

2nd National Conference on Information Science and Libraries. Cairo, 25-26

Sep 1999;15p.

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.ا المعلومات في المكتبات األردنية: بحث مقدم الى ندوة جمعية المكتبات األردنية: تكنولوجينجيب الشربجي

ص 21 -.1998آب 19عمان،

Al-Shorbaji N. Information technology in Jordan libraries. Presented at the

Jordan Library and Information Science Association. 19 Aug 1998;21p.

االنترنت و المكتبة: التنافس و التكامل: بحث مقدم الى المؤتمر الوطني الرابع للمكتبات جي. نجيب الشرب

ص 6 -.1997آب 14-13األردنية:

Al-Shorbaji N. Trans-border data flow and its impact on library and

information services. Proceedings of the Conference “Prospects of Information

Systems in the 21st Century”. Irbid: Yarmouk University. 28-30 Jun 1993;18p.

Al-Shorbaji N. Application of CDS/ISIS to manage environmental health

regional information: the experience of CEHANET. Presented at UNESCO

Meeting on Management of Information Related to Water and Environment.

Brussels, 1991; 17p.

Al-Shorbaji N. The role of the Arab Mining Company in establishment and

development of ARISNET. Presented at the Technical Meeting on Arab

Information Systems Network. Tunis: ALDOC. Jun 1987; 32p.