Chirag Lodhia Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Vic, Au

Clayton, Victoria, Au

• Responsible Director for all Digital implementation projects and BAU training and development and adoption requirements across Monash Health• Manage a team of 15 people, and report directly to the Executive Director of Digital Health• Chair of the Monash Health LGBTQIA+ E&I committee, and member of Gender Equity, Accessibility and E&I subcommittee• Member of the DHHS Health Information Exchange Change and Training Committee• Led and delivered DHHS Covid Vaccine Management Service change and training delivery from health service provider perspective• Monash Health organizational STAR award 2021 for outstanding service to education delivery• Lead and direct plans and strategies related to change, transformation and training from business case to BAU optimization including: Cerner EMR, Leecare EHR, M365, SAP Success Factors, SAP Concur, SMS enterprise systems, SMR, HealthDirect, Delegate, UKG, Zycus, Charm, Baret, Dragon One Dictation, Integrated devices, Digital Literacy courses• Established innovative data-driven adoption strategies with quantitative and qualitative improvement• Designed, created and managed all training materials, digital resource libraries, learning management systems, classroom environments and team coordinating • Led classroom training, emergency training, on-the-floor support and in-services to all medical departments, pharmacy department, nursing groups and EMR superusers/staff• Provided solutions, consultations and lead for: digital design, workflows, organization policies and procedures, project implementation, and change and transformation strategies• Facilitated the role of Informatician and Subject Matter Experts

Clayton, Victoria, Au

Clayton, Victoria, Au

As the Digital Health Training & Adoption Co-Coordinator and continuing Principal Trainer, I am responsibile for supporting managerial duties within the department to ensure training and adoption needs are delivered within the values and principles of Monash Health; namely within the medical (doctors) workforce of Monash Health, Pharmacy and Allied Health clinical services. Under this portfolio, I am also responsible for developing, improving and innovating educational approaches within clinical and technological settings, and provide project and change management support to a wide variety of Digital Health and clinical projects including Virtual Care projects and intergration of technologies to advance patient care and patient services.

Clayton, Victoria, Au

Working with clinical application specialists, infomaticians, multi-disciplinary clinicians, and key stakeholders across project and transformation teams to design, develop and facilitate education and training of digital clinical platforms through different modalities to Monash Health staff; primarily doctors and pharmacists, and using these platforms to provide patient-centered-care, clinical assessment and clinical education.

Clayton, Victoria, Au

• Facilitate the change and transformation of implementing the Electronic Medical Record system of the entire health service of Monash Health from HIMSS level 0 to HIMSS level 6 within deadlines• Take responsibility and management of staff transformation in portfolios: Medications, pharmacy and medical practitioners (doctors)• Deliver project management and project plans to ensure increase patient safety in areas of my portfolio within EMR transition, roll-out period• Assist and consult in the rewriting of hospital policies and procedures to ensure increased patient safety and staff efficiency• Deliver project plans to ensure longevity and sustainability of health service transformation • Develop training and learning materials for all staff under my portfolios including:o Agendaso eLearning materialso Classroom training and classroom facilitator guideso Video learningo Quick Reference Guides Libraryo Staff competency checklists and reviews• Work within a multidisciplinary team to ensure the successful training plan and implementation of the entire health service and all portfolios including: nursing, medical, allied health, pharmacy, clerical, pathology, support staff and administration staff across all sites and departments including general inpatients, emergency department and surgery and theatre • Engage in multidisciplinary team meetings and multi-stakeholder meetings• Negotiate and collaborate with stakeholders internally and externally to the organization • Facilitate and provide staff training, mentorship and guidance to staff members• Provide support and assistance to the clinical application specialist to develop and create EMR Cerner program specific to Monash Health; assisting and completing clinapp work during build and testing phase• Lead and manage teams within the project to successfully implement project requirements

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

• Established, created and designed an innovative international registered charity dedicated to health and education, addressing equity and inequalities of low-to-high income nations with a focus on disadvantaged, vulnerable and marginalized communities• Consulted for NGO/not-for-profit/volunteer organizations and advised strategies to improve organization design, processes and structures resulting in improved efficiency and impact • Coordinated and directed project sites and teams located in India, Kenya, Brazil, Nepal and Australia, and provided leadership and management across all operations and initiatives under PTW• Managed and prioritized organization finances including fundraising, sponsorships, and expenditure• Managed and negotiated with multiple stakeholders that created partnership and sponsorship agreements• Presented and represented the organization and the values of health, education and volunteering at conferences and events as a keynote speaker, presenter and panelist • Coordinated, led and managed the organization volunteer base of 50-100 globally• Coordinated and organized multiple events within the community that resulted in measurable improvements in health and education• Educated and mentored children and adults within various learning environments including schools, universities, organizational continuing-education programs and community out-reach sectors• Created and edited professional publications including print and digital for educating and informing a global audience on health and education topics

Box Hill, Victoria, Au

• Coordinated and managed a team of pharmacists and surgical areas of the hospital as a Team Leader• Managed teams and medical units of the pharmacy department as a Senior Theatre, Anesthetics and Acute Pain Service Pharmacist• Practised and gained significant experience as a clinical pharmacist in general medicine, infectious disease, gastroenterology, neurology, mental health and cardiovascular medicine in a multi-disciplinary team• Designed, developed and directed projects resulting in new policies, procedures and work processes in all surgical areas of the hospital by working with multiple stakeholders within the organization • Designed, developed and directed new processes, operations, staffing and workload structure in pharmacy • Composed and reviewed organizational policies and procedures for the quality-use-of-medicines• Mentored and implemented the Electronic Medication Management and Electronic Medical Records systems (Cerner©) as a superuser for the pharmacy department and wards• Provided patient-centered-clinical-care and hospital pharmacy clinical support services requiring problem solving, attention to detail and decision making independently and within a multidisciplinary team• Developed knowledge and experience using Merlin dispensing programs• Mentored and provided educational services to nurses, doctors, pharmacy residents, interns and students, and patients• Participated in conduction, review and publication of clinical research within Eastern Health

Footscray, Victoria, Au

• Obtained knowledge and experience as a clinical pharmacist in general medicine, infectious disease, gastroenterology, neurology, mental health and cardiovascular, pediatrics and maternity medicine• Reviewing and implemented new policies and procedures within the pharmacy department• Developed knowledge and experience using Merlin dispensing programs• Provided patient-centered-clinical-care and hospital pharmacy clinical support service• Developed knowledge and experience in manufacturing and compounding of non-sterile/sterile products

Provided patient/customer focus health promotion and pharmacy practice services• Obtained knowledge and experience for Fred dispensing software• Provided medication management reviews through MedChecks, Diabetic-Checks and assessments• Managed and coordinated pharmacy staff and daily operations as the Pharmacist-In-Charge

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Public Health

Certified Health Informatician Australasia, Health Informatics

The Opioid Crisis In America, Public Health

Stanford Antimicrobial Stewardship, Pharmacology

Clinical Educator Training, Education

Graduate Certificate, Pharmacy Practice

Bachelor Of Pharmacy - Bpharm, Clinical, Hospital, And Managed Care Pharmacy

High School