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Collaborating on multiple research projects exploring the risk of cardio-metabolic disease in young adults in The Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study

• Worked with the Communicable Disease Control Directorate to develop and support projects in disease control and immunisation that are consistent with the WACHS public health strategy. • Worked with South-West regional public health team in communicable disease surveillance, screening programs and managing disease outbreaks. • Worked with the regional sexual health team and others to promote sexual health and reduce the transmission of sexually transmitted infections.• Collected, entered, and analysed quantitative and qualitative data as required.• Prepared and assessed quarterly reports on notifiable diseases in WA• Contributed to pandemic preparedness planning and outbreak management at regional and state-wide levels • Liaised with Environmental Health Directorate, local government, communities and other organisations to improve and manage environment health conditions in Aboriginal communities with specific emphasis on the primordial prevention of trachoma, rheumatic heart disease, otitis media, renal and skin disease. • Worked with health service staff, general practitioners, and staff from non-government organisations to manage the prevention, surveillance and control of non-communicable diseases, injury, and conditions resulting from exposure to harmful levels of tobacco, drugs and alcohol.

• Developed guidelines, protocols, study designs, tools and indicators for the boost interventions to gather evidence for scalable clinical interventions for the overall goal of improving maternal and new-born healthcare in UP.• Lead clinical and quality improvement interventions at community level, primary care facilities and first referral units through clinical pilots focusing on essential clinical interventions.• Provided support in the development of clinical programs and ensuring implementation of key MNCH Boost interventions that included breastfeeding support to all mothers to practice recommended breastfeeding practices, systematic improvement in the detection and management of perinatal and fetal asphyxia and reduction in the case fatality rate of PPH.• Facilitated absorption of successful pilots into implementation plans.• Ensured that all staff across the technical unit and state/zonal/district offices is familiar with, adhere to and implement the identified procedures and processes.• Participated in development, preparation, and dissemination/publication of relevant technical papers, documents, and materials based on evaluation of outcomes and challenges of the pilot interventions.• Managed technical team; defined expectations, provided leadership and technical support as needed, and evaluated direct reports regularly.• Coordinated research teams and manage them to ensure optimal utilization of human and organizational resources and achieve project and organizational milestones with meeting global standards of quality and economy.

• Assisted with program implementation by providing technical support that included, but was not limited to: input towards program strategy development; assistance developing technical program materials and deliverables; monitoring and evaluation of program activities; fostering and maintaining strategic relationships with donors, implementing partners and other stakeholders; leadership in critiquing and reviewing project documents.• Provided technical supervision, including analysis of interim reports, participation in workshops, literature searches, identification and administration of resource persons/consultants in support of projects.• Supported the team in disseminating results through presentations, reports and publications.• Capacity building of technical staff for facility based care of childhood pneumonia and diarrhoea through observer ship and skill building programs.• Coordinated with the state officials in the review of systems and capacities relating to child health services, particularly those related to facility-focused intervention packages.• Contributed to the development, review and submission of project work plans, and progress reports besides knowledge dissemination and utilization, including participation in public and scientific fora.• Supported effective communication within the project team and facilitate effective communication between the University of Manitoba and the project team.

• Coordinated research teams and manage them to ensure optimal utilization of human and organizational resources and achieve project and organizational milestones with meeting global standards of quality and economy.• Engaged in the research initiatives of CEL and work on data sets & analysis of data sets.• Project management and research oversight of field operations.• Participated and contributed in the planning and designing of research studies, conduct field research, analysis, literature review, prepare reports, write manuscript etc. • Contributed in the development of research protocols and facilitate development of operational protocols to meet research objectives.• Ensured compliance to research ethics and regulatory standards.

• Provided managerial support for multiple ongoing research projects. Coordinated between medical team, public health project coordinators and data analysis team on regular basis.• Ensured data integrity; analyzed large volume of data using analytical software including Stata. • Created reports for presentations and publications. • Helped in preparing grant proposals and program development.

• Involved in designing and conducting original research • Provided technical assistance to healthcare workers in training & evaluation of maternal and child health programmes• Supervised training programmes for various health functionaries on Safe Vaccination Practices, Reproductive & Child Health and HIV/AIDS• Undertook academic teaching sessions of undergraduate and post-graduate medical students on general epidemiology, chronic disease epidemiology & social epidemiology

• Involved in the design of Merry Gold Health Network (MGHN) study aimed at creating access to low cost good quality Maternal & Child Health (MCH) services by networking with Private health service providers; funded by USAID & implemented by the Futures Group• Engaged in Interpretation and communication of data sources and analytics to influence practice behaviour among community• Developed advocacy strategies to improve and sustain community and clinical operations• Partnered with local and national non-profit and government agencies

• Assistance in developing study protocols• Reviewing scientific literature and synthesizing and summarizing information• Overseeing data collection and conducting data analysis• Coordinating & supervising day to day activities of department run projects• Responsible for managing and organizing monthly health camps in rural and urban areas of Muzaffarnagar district • Supervised a team of doctors, interns, health workers, technicians and nursing staff at the Rural Health Training Centre of Muzaffarnagar Medical College. Activities included emergency services, routine OPD and a few IPD services, community surveys, school health services, antenatal care and immunization services• Assisted the functioning of Urban Health Training Centre of Muzaffarnagar Medical College in carrying out various health care activities.

• Rotatory monthly postings at Urban Health Training Centre where curative treatment was provided to the population on an outpatient basis which included basic health services & essential drugs as well as prompt referral to tertiary centers• Rotatory vaccination duties on every Wednesday in Urban Health Training Centre where immunisation was conducted according to the national immunisation schedule• Special duties assigned on National Immunisation Days as part of Pulse Polio Eradication Campaign besides Outreach Immunisation Vaccination duties for slum & other inaccessible areas• Presented seminars and participated in group discussions on national programmes on a weekly basis in the department of community medicine as part of the study curriculum• Conducted and supervised training programmes to the medical officers and C.D.P.O.s (Child Development Programme Officers) of Meerut District as a part of B.S.P.M (Bal Swasthya Poshan Maah- Child Health Nutrition Months)• Conducted regular teaching sessions for the undergraduate medical students on principles of community medicine and field studies• Supervised family study exercises in the field practice area of Suraj Kund slum in Meerut city covering a population of 10000

• Developed organizational process to provide highest quality primary health care with available budget. • Organized health camps in the slum areas and provided education concerning prevailing health problems and the methods of preventing and controlling them.• Involved in recruiting, training, coaching, counseling, and disciplining our employees; communicating job expectations; monitoring and reviewing job contributions • Provided health care services and counselling to patients admitted in the drug de-addiction centers in Lucknow district.• Maintained personal networks and participated in professional meetings with stakeholders• Responsible for producing progress reports monthly and communicating the progress to the supervisor.• Facilitated the delivery of health care services by coordinating with the ongoing national health programmes related to tuberculosis, diabetes & HIV.

• Responsible for routine work up of the patients: clinical history, lab investigations, ultra sound for all patients coming to the Centre• Followed-up on all investigations and test results and communicated the same to the consultants • Provided patient care and assisted the senior doctors in conducting procedures• Generated reports on procedures performed (Operation notes and discharge summary)• Ensured that the wards / O.T. rooms had equipment / facilities necessary for rendering patient care

• Rotations within the Departments of Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics and Orthopedics.• Participated as a team member in health care programme of patients including appropriate follow-up and social rehabilitation• Maintained patient records, participated in ward rounds and other academic activities of the department posted• Assisted specialist doctors in running out-patient clinics.• Managed Trauma and Emergency Care department with senior doctors.• Monitored critically ill patients in Intensive Care Units (ICU).

• Rotations within the Departments of Medicine and Thoracic Medicine.• Participated as a team member in health care programme of patients including appropriate follow-up and social rehabilitation• Maintained patient records, participated in ward rounds and other academic activities of the department posted• Assisted specialist doctors in running out-patient clinics.• Monitored critically ill patients in Intensive Care Units (ICU).