Browsing by Author "ALMUTAIRI, ABDULLAH"

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Exploring Healthcare Professionals Perceptions and Experiences of Inter Professional Collaboration in Critical Care
(Saudi Digital Library, 2025-06-03) ALMUTAIRI, ABDULLAH; McKinney, Aidín
Abstract Background: In high-pressure environments, interprofessional collaboration (IPC) in intensive care units (ICUs) is essential for effective patient care. However, collaboration between healthcare professionals is impeded by communication breakdowns, professional silos, and hierarchical practices. These barriers hinder the quality of care, leading to ineffective patient care. Team effectiveness and patient outcomes in critical care settings will improve if the barriers are addressed. Aim: This study aims to explore and synthesise healthcare professionals' perceptions and experiences regarding IPC in ICU settings Methodology: The systematic literature review was carried out on multiple academic databases such as PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, and Web of Science. The review was based on qualitative studies published in the past decade, where each study was critically appraised using the CASP tool. A summary of data synthesised through thematic analysis following Braun and Clarke’s framework of developing key themes and information is provided. Results: Three main themes emerged in the review: fostering collaboration, barriers to effective collaboration, and impact on patient and professional outcomes. Each of them was further divided into two or three subsections to explore the topic further. Ineffective patient care was found to be due to poor communication, difference in terminologies, time pressures and role definition. However, interprofessional education (IPE) initiatives such as multidisciplinary teams and respect among team members promoted IPC. A practical approach to overcome these barriers and create a collaborative environment was found to be effective leadership. Effective leadership was found to address these barriers and create an organizational culture that would enhance quality patient care in ICUs. Conclusion: Improving IPC in ICUs is possible by addressing communication barriers and time pressures, defining roles, applying regular multidisciplinary team (MDT) rounds, and developing IPE programmes and incorporating them into healthcare training and policy development. These recommendations are needed to improve patient care and team dynamics and, therefore, lead to better clinical outcomes in ICUs.
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Post-Explosion Emergency Planning and Recovery in Urban Lebanon: Evaluating Crisis Response to the 2020 Beirut Port Blast
(Saudi Digital Library, 2025) ALMUTAIRI, ABDULLAH; Bang, Henry
This Working Paper analyses Lebanon’s preparedness, crisis management, and recovery after the 2020 Beirut Port explosion-a hazard which shows the extreme vulnerability of coastal cities, coupled with the frailty of disaster governance in Lebanon. The gross destruction and unstable socio-political context laid into bare systemic governance failures, institutional fragmentation, and political interference throughout the whole disaster management cycle, being preparedness and mitigation all-way through response and recovery. Based on an interpretivist qualitative single-case study on secondary data, the study revealed entrenched weaknesses in governance, coordination, communication, resource mobilisation, and resilience. Findings established that Lebanon's fragile institutions, deficient coordination, and lack of communication mechanisms rendered a timely yet equitable response almost impossible. Community-led activities helped plug some gaps but were not enough to provide adequate scope and authority to supplant formal reforms. In providing suggestions with practical application, the paper sets forth evidence-based recommendations aimed at sustaining/employing preparedness and recovery from disasters in fragile urban settings through institutional reform, enhanced inter-agency coordination, and incorporation of community resilience within formal systems thus providing a bridge over the divide between an informal coping mechanism and structured crisis governance
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