Prof. Dr. Farhan Saeed Vakani

Qualifications

⦁ PhD (Medical Education, University of New South Wales Australia); ⦁ Hubert Humphrey Fulbright Fellow (Educational Policy, Planning & Administration, Vanderbilt University USA);
⦁ MCPS (Health Professions Education, College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan) ;
⦁ MSc (Health Policy & Management, Aga Khan University);
⦁ BDS (University of Karachi, Pakistan)

Research

• Vakani FS, Demirkol A, Uebel K, Balasooriya C: CME providers’ experiences and practices in Pakistan: a case study. BMC Medical Education 2024, 24(1):272.
• Saeed Vakani F: MENTORING TEACHERS supporting learning, wellbeing and retention. International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education 2024, 13(3):411-413.
• Vakani FS, Uebel K, Balasooriya C, Demirkol A: The Status Quo of Continuing Medical Education in South-East Asia and Eastern Mediterranean Regions: A Scoping Review of 33 Countries. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions 2024, 44(1)
• Farhan Saeed Vakani. AMEE Faculty Development Committee internship: A collage of social learning experiences. Medical Teacher. 2023:1-2, 46(6).
• Anderson MB, Fyfe M, Stephens G, Vakani F: Introduction to Really Good Stuff 2024. Med Educ 2024, 58(5):576-577.
• Vakani FS, Hussain I. Bridging the Gap Between Humanities and Health Sciences–Practices and Recommendations. Health Professions Educator Journal 2023, 6(2).
• Farhan Saeed Vakani, Faiza Khadim Arain, Sadia Awan: Introducing General Education in Medical Sciences: A Call to Action. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2023, Vol. 33(01): 115
• Farhan Saeed Vakani, (2017)," Coaching and Mentoring in Higher Education: A Step-By-Step Guide to Exemplary Practice ", International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education, Vol. 6 Iss 1 pp. 78 – 79
• Farhan Saeed Vakani, Ronan O'Beirne: Performance Improvement CME: challenges inherent to the process. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 2015, Vol. 28 (7): 746-50  
• Farhan Vakani and Almas Amin: Expanded Outcomes Framework for effective CME – The Way Forward for Pakistan. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2015, Vol. 25 (6): 453-454
• Vakani F, Cogan WD. Using the CTC tool in establishing mid-levels of expanded outcomes framework – A CME provider perspective. Innovations in Global Healthcare Professions Education, 2015
• Farhan Vakani, Wasim Jafri, Amina Ahmad, Aziz Sonawalla, and Mughis Sheerani. Task-Based Learning versus Problem-Oriented Lecture in Neurology Continuing Medical Education. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, 2014; Vol. 24 (1): 23-26
• Farhan Vakani, Mughis Sheerani. Beyond the Classroom, 'proactive teaching methods- a must for today's CPD movement'. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 2014; 64(4): 451-452
• Vakani, F. and Sheerani, M. Assessing Interprofessional Continuing Education and Planning Ahead. Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences, 2014; Vol. 9 (1):15-17
• Farhan Saeed Vakani, Licia Negro Lemos, Almas Amin. Simulation: Changing the Professional Character of CME. Journal of Contemporary Medical Education 2014; 2(3): 185-186
• Shajahan Katpar and Farhan Saeed Vakani. Status of oral health education in Pakistan: recommendations, future directions & strategy. Journal of the Pakistan Dental Association, 2014: Vol. 23(01): 01
• Farhan Vakani, Amina Ahmad, Aziz Sonawalla, Mughis Sheerani. Evaluating Neurology CME in Two Educational Methods Using Patton's Utilization Focused Model. Journal of Ayub Medical College, 2013; Vol. 25 No. 1-2, pp. 106-8
• Farhan Vakani, Mughis Sheerani. Do academic institutions need more than verbal disclosures to control and resolve conflict of interest in continuing education? Journal of Contemporary Medical Education, 2013; 1(4): 217-219
• Farhan Vakani and Aysha Zahidie. Teaching the Social Determinants of Health in Medical Schools: Challenges and Strategies. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, 2013; Vol.23 (1) 99-100
• Farhan Vakani, Fatima Jafri, Sara Rahman, Wasim Jafri. CME that impacts most physicians: a survey. Asian Education and Development Studies, 2012; Vol. 1(2):171 – 180. Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Farhan Vakani, Mughis Sheerani. How to gain consensus from a group of non-experts - an educationist perspective on using the Delphi technique". Development and Learning in Organizations, 2012; Vol. 26 (4): pp. 20 – 22. Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
• Farhan Vakani, Wasim Jafri, Fatima Jafri, Amina Ahmad. Towards a Competency-Based Postgraduate Medical Education. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, 2012; Vol. 22 (7) 476-477
• Vakani F, Jafri W, Bhulani N, Sheerani M, Jafri F. Physician Satisfaction Survey on Continuing Medical Education. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, 2012; 22(1):69-72
• Farhan Vakani, Mughis Sheerani, Azam Afzal, Almas Amin. How Self-efficacy affects the performance of learner? Journal of Ayub Medical College, 2012; 24 (1)
• Vakani F, Sheerani M. The learner's journey from novice to expert. Journal of Dow University of Health Sciences, 2012; 6(3):115-116
• Farhan Vakani, Fatima Jafri, Mughis Sheerani, Wasim Jafri. Misconceptions in students: how to resolve them? Journal of Ayub Medical College, 2012; 24 (3-4)
• Farhan Saeed Vakani, Wasim Jafri, Almas Amin and Mughis Sheerani. Continuing Medical Education and Pharmaceutical Industry. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, 2011; Vol. 21 (6): 360-361
• Farhan Saeed Vakani, S.M. Wasim Jafri, Almas Amin, Mughis Sheerani. Criteria for awarding CME credits in Pakistan. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, 2011; Vol. 21 (10): 647-648
• Vakani, F. S., Fatmi, Z. and Naqvi, K. Three-level quality assessment of dental hospital using EFQM. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 2011; Vol. 24 No. 8, pp. 1-1. Emerald Group Publishing Limited, ISSN 0952-6862
• Vakani, F. and Sheerani, M. The learning needs of physicians: should it be formal or informal assessment? Development and Learning in Organizations, 2011; Vol. 25 No. 6, pp. 10-12. Emerald Group Publishing Limited, ISSN 1477-7282
• Vakani, Naqvi, Amin. Contents of drug advertisements in Pakistan. Indian Journal of Medical Ethics, 2011; Volume 8 (3):167-169
• Farhan Vakani, Nadia Basaria and Shahjahan Katpar. Oral Hygiene KAP Assessment and DMFT Scoring Among Children Aged 11-12 Years in an Urban School of Karachi. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, 2011; Vol. 21 (4): 223-226
• Farhan Vakani, Mughis Sheerani, Wasim Jafri. Continuing Medical Education: The DCPE Perspective. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, 2010; Vol. 20 (12): 839-840