Divya Raghavan Email & Phone Number

Full-time registrar at the local public health unit out of Bendigo Health where the scope has broadened from the initial goal of Covid-19 response to other communicable diseases, prevention and population health, and community partnership and engagement.Involved in many different projects:• Facilitated the transition of notifiable conditions from the Department of Health to the Local Public Health Units. Organised and conducted education sessions on the conditions for public health officers. Created and supervised the creation of one-page summary sheets on the urgent notifiable conditions. Created a framework for a case review process for quality and continual improvement purposes. Been a part of the writing group to review protocols for vaccine-preventable diseases prior to being transitioned to the public health units.• Conducted a comprehensive communicable disease needs assessment for the region based on available epidemiological data.• Leading the development of the Communicable Diseases webpages for the website.• Involved in planning a hepatitis action plan for the region to ensure all notified cases are linked into appropriate care.• Currently planning a syphilis action plan for the Mildura region, particularly focusing on Indigenous communities and so will be collaborating with First Nations communities to create a targeted action plan.• Involved in supporting the communicable disease team with notifications by handling those involving sensitive populations such as an STI in a minor. Handle after-hours notifications when on-call. Respond to escalations to the medical team for cases handled by the public health officers.• Engaged in research: leading the development of a research protocol to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions towards mosquito-borne diseases and prevention in the Loddon-Mallee region. Supervising a medical student working on a study that reviews literature, data, and trends of vector-borne diseases in the region.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Worked casual shifts in regional Victorian emergency departments (EDs) at Latrobe Regional Hospital, Wimmera Base Hospital, Albury Wodonga Health – Wodonga Campus.Predominantly at Wimmera Base Hospital with over 3 months of night shifts week on- week off. Was in charge of the emergency department with one intern to supervise. Would also assist the ward doctor by attending MET calls in the nursery and High Dependency Unit.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Worked casual medical officer shifts in supporting the Covid-19 outbreak response and management. Particularly involved in the case-by-case considerations for clearance dates for confirmed positive cases, in the investigations of potentially false positive cases, and considering special requests.

Voluntary role to teach medical students clinical application of medical theory given the impact to clinical training time in the current pandemic.

Worked as an emergency registrar at Monash Clayton ED - an adults emergency department that sees over 20,000 patients per year.- Worked in charge of short stay overnight supervising a resident- Worked during the challenging environment of the emergency department being under renovations and during the pandemic with the department being divided into "non-Covid" and "suspected Covid" sections

Worked as an emergency registrar at Peninsula Health, which included rotations in the emergency departments of Frankston and Rosebud hospitals. External rotations include Cardiology and ICU.FrankstonAn urban district ED with over 70,000 presentations annually. Services in Frankston hospital include most specialties with the only notable exceptions of Neurosurgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, and Paediatric Surgery. Junior registrars in Frankston Emergency Department are in charge of Fast Track / Paediatrics overnight with a resident reporting to them.- Managed resus patients from the arrival to the emergency department with varying presentations including STEMIs, cardiac arrhythmias, acute respiratory distress, sepsis, drug-affected patients requiring airway support, and others. - Performed procedures such as lumbar punctures, arterial line insertions with and without ultrasound guidance, central line insertions, and endotracheal intubation with supervision.- Supervised interns / residents while in charge of Fast Track / Paediatrics during night shift.Rosebud Emergency DepartmentA smaller hospital within the Peninsula Health Network with over 21,000 presentations annually. Rosebud Hospital only has a low-acuity general medicine ward, and a rehabilitation ward. All other services have to be referred to Frankston Hospital. There is a consultant on site until 6pm on weekdays and 8pm on weekends and so registrars are in charge outside these hours. Overnight there is only one doctor (registrar) for the emergency department. There is no pathology on site and samples have to be sent to Frankston Hospital, results can take several hours to return. XR and CT scanning are available until midnight, ultrasound on weekdays until 5pm.- Managed acutely unwell patients in a centre with fewer resources - Supervised multiple interns / residents on evening shifts.- Managed the emergency department alone overnight

Intern rotations: General Medicine, General Surgery, Emergency medicine. Rural term in Wonthaggi EDHMO rotations: Emergency medicine, O&G, General Medicine Cover

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Distinction

Activities and Societies: Completed a global health practicum experience working with an organisation in rural Kenya to promote the uptake.

Diploma In Child Health

Bachelor Of Medicine, Bachelor Of Surgery - Mbbs, Medicine

Bachelor Of Engineering (Electrical)