Sally Yaacoub, BS Pharm, MPH, PhD
I am a postdoctoral fellow in the METHODS team of CRESS UMR 1153. After obtaining my Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and Master of Public Health, I completed my PhD in Public Health-Epidemiology.
My current scientific work focuses on meta-research, i.e., research on research. I have several research interests including: research methodology, and development and methodology of clinical practice guidelines.
Orcid number : 0000-0003-0819-1561
Research interests
Research methodology
Development and methodology of clinical practice guidelines
Operational research in humanitarian settings
Epidemiology of antibiotic use
Best publications
Chu, D. K., Akl, E. A., Duda, S., Solo, K., Yaacoub, S., Schünemann, H. J., & COVID-19 Systematic Urgent Review Group Effort (SURGE) study authors (2020). Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet (London, England), 395(10242), 1973–1987. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31142-9
Fraenkel, L., Bathon, J. M., England, B. R., St Clair, E. W., Arayssi, T., Carandang, K., Deane, K. D., Genovese, M., Huston, K. K., Kerr, G., Kremer, J., Nakamura, M. C., Russell, L. A., Singh, J. A., Smith, B. J., Sparks, J. A., Venkatachalam, S., Weinblatt, M. E., Al-Gibbawi, M., Baker, J. F., … Yaacoub, S., Akl, E. A. (2021). 2021 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis care & research, 73(7), 924–939. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.24596
Akl, E. A., Blažić, I., Yaacoub, S., Frija, G., Chou, R., Appiah, J. A., Fatehi, M., Flor, N., Hitti, E., Jafri, H., Jin, Z. Y., Kauczor, H. U., Kawooya, M., Kazerooni, E. A., Ko, J. P., Mahfouz, R., Muglia, V., Nyabanda, R., Sanchez, M., Shete, P. B., … Perez, M. (2021). Use of Chest Imaging in the Diagnosis and Management of COVID-19: A WHO Rapid Advice Guide. Radiology, 298(2), E63–E69. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2020203173
Yaacoub, S., Truppa, C., Pedersen, T.I. et al. Antibiotic resistance among bacteria isolated from war-wounded patients at the Weapon Traumatology Training Center of the International Committee of the Red Cross from 2016 to 2019: a secondary analysis of WHONET surveillance data. BMC Infect Dis 22, 257 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07253-1