Sirat Abu Hmad

Dr. Sirat Abu-Hamad

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Dr. Sirat Abu-Hamad is a registered nurse who worked in the Oncology department at the “Sheba” Medical Center  at Tel Hashomer. She completed an advanced course in oncology nursing and clinical training. Abu-Hamad served between 2007 and 2013 as the deputy nurse in charge of the pediatric hemat-oncology unit, at Sheba, Tel Hashomer. Since 2013, she has focused and integrated nursing work in public health in a variety of roles: public health nurse, TB coordinator, director of the mother and child well being clinic in the community, among other positions.

Education

Ph.D.
Public Health, Ben Gurion University.
M.A.
School of Advanced Studies, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University
B.A.
Nursing Department, School of Health Professions, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University

Teaching Areas

Law and Ethics in Nursing, Health Promotion, Adult Nursing - Hematology, Principles of Nursing

Research interests

Public Health, Quality of Care, Birth management, Respectful care, Mental Health, Health , Policy

Selected Publications

Daoud N, Abu-Hamad S, Berger-Polsky A, Davidovitch N, Orshalimy S. Mechanisms for racial separation and inequitable maternal care in hospital maternity wards. Social science & medicine.2021 Nov; 292:114551.