EDUCATION
Ph. D. in Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Respiratory Therapy Education Research Methodology Clinical Physiology
RESEARCH & PUBLICATION
Publications: • Mortola, J. P., Wills, K., Trippenbach, T. and Al Awam, K., Interactive effects of temperature and hypoxia on heart rate and oxygen consumption of the 3-day old chicken embryo. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, Volume 155, Issue 3, March 2010, Pages 301-308 • Mortola, J. P. and Al Awam, K., Growth of the chicken embryo: Implications of egg size. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, Volume 156, Issue 4, August 2010, Pages 373-379 • Khalid Al Awam, Florin Catana, Jacopo P. Mortola, Thermogenic and Vocalization Responses to Cold in the Chicken Hatchling During Normoxia and Hypoxia. Behavioral Neuroscience, Volume 125, Issue 1, February 2011, Pages 74-83 • Khlid Al A, Abbas Al M, Nisha S (2017) Risk Factors Associated with Diabetes Mellitus in a Saudi Community: A Cross-Sectional Study. Prim Health Care 7:270. doi:10.4172/2167-1079.1000270 • Alawam KA, Johnson S, Alonazi A, Aleeh AA, Aldhamen A, Alhaddad A, et al. The effect of cosmetic talc powder on health. Indian J Respir Care 2018; (Article in Press) Poster Presentations: • Prevalence and Risk factors of Heavy Metal Poisoning among Female students at Inaya Medical College using Buses, Author(s): Al Awam, K*, Babaker.D , Bozaid.F , ALEissa.N , AlHassan.S , AlAflouq.H, GulfThoracic Congress, March, 2017. • THE EFFECTS OF EXTREME TEMPERATURE EXPOSURE DURING SAUNA AND STEAM BATH ON SIMPLE SPIROMETERY TEST VARIABLES IN HEALTHY WOMEN, ALAWAM, K., * ALHLAIWI, S, ALOTAIBI. A., ALFARAN.F., ALMOHANA, W., ALARAKA, R., ALSALEEM, E., Respiratory Therapy Program, Inaya Medical College, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, GulfThoracic Congress, March, 2017 • Saudiderm Annual Conference for Dermatology and Aesthetic Medicine, 09-10 February 2018, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia with poster title: Effects of Corset on Pulmonary Function Variables in Health Women. • Medical Students Forum (MSF2018), Gulf Thoracic Society Conference, 16-17 March 2018, Dubai, UAE with two posters titled: Pulmonary Function Variables and Exhaled Nitric Oxide Among Gas Station Workers in Saudi Arabia & The Effects of Acetone on Histopathlogical Aspects of Rat Lung. • 2nd Respiratory Care Symposium King Fahad Medical City, November 18-20, 2018, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia o Protein Screening of Camel Lung o Effects of Prenatal Hypoxia on Chicken Embryo Development: Organ and Tissue Specific o Learning Outcomes in a Respiratory Therapy Program: Females vs Males o A Comparison between Conventional and Simulation Teaching Methods in performing Tracheotomy Care among Respiratory C
