Experience

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  Scb medical college & hospital

  May 2007 - May 2010

  Md post graduate

  1. Worked as an Investigator in Routine Immunization session Monitoring in 10 districts of Orissa as part of collaborative project with UNICEF & SCB Medical College, Odisha.2. Involved in the data analysis and report writing of UNICEF project on Monitoring of health workers training on routine immunization in Odisha.3. Worked as field investigator in the Evaluation of Anganwadi Centers under the ICDS project4. Involved as a certified coder for the one million death study by CGHR and Govt of India for assigning the cause of death from verbal autopsy.5. Worked as field investigator in the Evaluation of Janani Surakshya Yojana Scheme as part of RAHI-1 project in collaboration with NIHFW & SCB Medical College.6. Undertook Evaluation of Primary Health Centers functioning under Public-Private Partnership mode under NRHM.7. Carried out the Evaluation of MNGO FNGO scheme under RCH II.8. Actively involved as the field investigator and part of the data analysis team for the Survey of the epidemiological profile of residents of Utkal E coal block in Angul district of Orissa. Show less

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  Medical college & hospital

  Jun 2010 - May 2012

  Assistant professor

  While working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Medicine at ACS Medical College & Hospital at Chennai & SMV Medical College & Hospital Puducherry I was involved in the teaching and training of various key concepts in Maternal and Child Health, Public Health Nutrition, Epidemiology and other areas of community medicine and public health to Medical Interns, Undergraduate MBBS & Paramedical students. I was also the member Secretary of the Institutional Ethics Committee of the Medical College where I was reviewing and pro actively providing direction & guidance to various Bio Medical research activities being undertaken in the Institution. Show less

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  Unicef

  May 2012 - Apr 2013

  State routine immunization consultant

  Working as the State Routine Immunization Consultant for UNICEF deputed to work at State Maternal and Child Survival Cell, Directorate of Family Welfare, Govt. of Odisha from May 2012 till April 2013.Based in SMCS cell Directorate of Family Welfare, Govt. of Odisha but reporting to UNICEF I was providing supervisory oversight for system strengthening and capacity development inputs to Directorate Family Welfare for State wide program strengthening in RCH focus districts through close collaboration and pro-active interaction with Director Family Welfare, Joint Director of Health Services & Deputy Directors of Health Services, Govt. of Odisha. The purpose of my assignment was to provide techno-managerial support for planning, implementation, monitoring and review of Routine Immunization related activities relevant to child survival . Show less

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  Ipe global limited

  May 2013 - Sept 2014

  Maternal child health & family planning expert

  In my role as the Maternal Child Health & Family planning Expert of Technical Management & Support team , OHSNP project on behalf of Dept of Health & Family Welfare Govt of Odisha & Department For International Development (DFID) Govt of United Kingdom. I am providing system strengthening and capacity building through techno managerial support to Dept of Health & Family Welfare Govt of Odisha.As the Member of State Maternal & Child Health Review Committee chaired by Principal Secretary Health, Odisha involved in key decisions at the highest policy level in the State of Odisha for reducing maternal & child mortality. Nominated by Principal Secretary Health & Family Welfare Dept, Odisha as a member of the State Technical Committee on Maternal Health & working for implementation of innovations leading to reducing maternal mortality in the State. Closely working with State program management unit NRHM and State Health Systems Resource Centre (SHSRC) Odisha in program activities related to planning, monitoring, data management and implementation of Maternal and child health programs in the State. Involved in formulation of key strategies, interventions & framing of Quality Assurance framework in the context of Maternal & Child Health program strengthening. Currently I am involved in Operational research to improve Quality of Maternal Health services in District headquarter hospitals of 6 districts in Odisha, where in I have been undertaking training sessions to Staff nurses & Medical officers working at these 6 district headquarter hospitals as well as project management staff.Currently I am developing training modules to be used for training of 1200 Health supervisors & 6688 Health worker females working as frontline line health care providers in the State of Odisha for providing Quality services during Village Health & Nutrition Days. Show less

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  Jhpiego

  Oct 2014 - Oct 2019

  Working in the capacity of State Level Program Manager, I have been successfully and efficiently managing the implementation of multiple projects in Odisha. I Coordinate and collaborate with government officials, partners, stakeholders, internal staff and consultants for effective program implementation as well as liaise with other partners working in family planning and RMNCH+A in the State. I have demonstrated my expertise as a State level program manager and have been successfully and efficiently managing the State level implementation of multiple projects in Odisha {NIPI Post Partum IUCD project and Expanding Access to IUCD Services in India (EAISI) project}.

  • State Program Manager

    Jul 2017 - Oct 2019

  • State Program Officer

    Oct 2014 - Jun 2017
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  Tata medical center

  Oct 2019 - Mar 2021

  Post doctoral fellowship in palliative medicine

  During my tenure at TMC Kolkata, I was working with Cancer patients from the early stages of Diagnosis and cancer treatment planning by the Primary specialties of Medical Oncology, Hematology, Radiation Oncology, Pediatric Oncology and Onco-surgery and other Dept's. Wherein the patients from the beginning of their cancer treatment were managed by me for addressing their various unique and complex cancer related symptom complexes, few of which have been outlined e.g. Cancer Pain, Chemotherapy induced Peripheral Neuropathy, Malignant Bowel Obstruction, Cancer Anorexia-Cachexia Syndrome, Chronic Breathlessness, Cancer related fatigue, Chemotherapy induced nausea vomiting, Recurrent Malignant ascites, Sepsis and other infective conditions, dys-electrolemias, etc. Thus, ensuring better and sustained patient compliance and adherence to the planned treatment regime.I looked after out-patient as well as patients admitted in the hospital, under our Dept as well as cross referrals from the other Primary teams. I was a part of an on-call during which I had been attending to various oncologic emergencies of Palliative Medicine, Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology and Digestive & GI Oncology departments.Apart from the clinical duties, I was also responsible to teach and train junior doctors and nurses in various aspects of Palliative Care.I had helped frame the Departmental Clinical Management protocols and also authored original research articles, which have been published in peer review journals Show less

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  Department of medical oncology, ims & sum hospital (soa deemed to be university)

  Mar 2021 - now

  Asst. professor & consultant-palliative medicine and cancer pain management.

  In my current role as Asst. Professor in Palliative Oncology & Cancer Pain Management, Department of Medical oncology; IMS & SUM Hospital, I am providing a holistic continuum of care to Cancer patients. This begins with early stage to advanced cancers and culminating with end-of-life care, for various complex symptom syndromes associated with malignancies. My supportive care ensures that the treatment cycles are completed as planned and adhered to, by the patient. Thus, ensuring better treatment outcomes and lesser dropouts.In those patients, in whom no further curative interventions can be offered, I ensure that through appropriate symptom management, we are able to ensure optimal Quality of life, thus adding value to the years left, finally culminating in a dignified end of life care for the terminally ill advanced metastatic cancer patients.I am involved in teaching and training of DM Medical Oncology students of our Dept apart from my clinical contribution.I am also contributing as a Co-Investigator in the Network of Oncology Clinical Trials in India and Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (NOCI – BIRAC) project and the ICMR – (Indian Clinical Trial & Education Network) INTENT project. Show less

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  Healthcare global enterprises limited

  Mar 2021 - now

  Senior consultant (pain & palliative medicine)