Dr. Pius Opendi Ochola

Experience

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  Entebbe General Hospital

  Sept 1993 - Sept 1994

  Medical Laboratory Technologist Gr I

  Helped improve the standards of the government hospital lab to level able to do microbiology cultures.

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  Rakai Project/UVRI

  Oct 1994 - Sept 1997

  Medical Laboratory Supervisor/Senior Laboratory Technologist Gr I

   Coordinated lab logistics Interpreted and reported lab results Managed 16 staff and responsible for yearly employee evaluations Oversaw continuing medical education to the team Actively participation in sample processing and testing Drew monthly work plan for the team and planning laboratory audit on QC/QA Participated in collection of specimen from for the rural community Participated in qualitative data collection Served in the civil service as senior laboratory technologist Show less

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  Makerere University

  Oct 1997 - Jul 2002

  Medical Student

   Actively participated in tutorials, Ward rounds, surgical rooms and community outreach. Helped the intern doctors in management of patients, setting up intravenous lines, collection of samples and counselling patients Training and participation in administration of anaesthesia and life support skills. Accomplished assignments to follow up 20 patients in each ward (paediatric, medical, surgical, obstetric/gynaecology wards) from admission to discharge and actively participated in the management of these patients Assisting surgeons in the operation rooms with preparation patients and surgical instruments Pre-operative management of patients, collected samples and participated in laboratory testing. Participated in blood grouping and cross-matching for trauma patients Continued helping the Rakai with reading and scoring of the Bacterial Vaginosis slides Participated in community health practice for 2 months and helped in treatment of patients in the community Clerked and presented all admitted patients to the senior house officers and consultants on admission Show less

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  Masaka Regional Referral Hospital

  Aug 2002 - Jul 2003

  Medical Doctor, Intern

   Teamed with consultants and senior registrars to manage various obstetric and gynaecological conditions Arranged surgical appointments and prepared patients for operations/surgery Managed emergency and elective caesarean sections and other obstetric /gynaecological emergencies to include ruptured ectopic pregnancies, ruptured uteri and post-operative management of all surgical patients. As the surgeon in charge, I did over 100 caesarean sections in a period of 6 months and, many minor surgeries like tubal ligation, genital warts surgical removal etc. Assisted in many vaginal deliveries of twin and singleton pregnancies Managed paediatric and Obstetrics/Gynaecology out patients’ clinics and design appropriate management plans for the patients. Managed both outpatients and inpatients, > 40 patients per day Prepared daily reports to present to the consultants/attending physician Taught nursing students on clinical rotation in the wards Show less

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  Uganda Virus Research Institute/Rakai Health Sciences Program

  Aug 2003 - Jun 2008

  Medical Laboratory Director

   Assumed responsibility for oversight of all clinical and research laboratory activities Coordinated laboratory logistics Interpreted and reported laboratory results Managed 25 staff and initiated yearly employee performance evaluations Oversaw continuing medical education to the team and compiled monitoring activity reports Continued participating in routine diagnostic testing in Molecular biology, serology, chemistry and haematology assisting the testing personnel Participated in writing and reviewing standard operating procedures and actively participated in laboratory investigations and trouble shooting Attended meetings, advised investigators and helped in developing study protocols. Attended to HIV/AIDS patients and their family members in the Rakai Health Sciences Program infectious disease clinic Also involved in epidemiologic basic sciences research Managed 11 other non-laboratory (clinical officers and nurses) under seconded to the program by the Ministry of Health Attended Ministry monthly meetings on HIV testing and laboratory safety and developed a protocol for Rapid HIV testing Served as the secretary to the Laboratory Management Committee of Uganda Virus Research Institute Initiated internal (in-country) and external (CAP, VQA, IQAP) QC/QA of laboratory diagnostics Budgeted and usage planning for clinical diagnostics both for research and patient care Show less

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  University of Utah

  Jul 2008 - Jun 2010

  CPEP/ABMM Microbiology Fellow

   Developed diagnostic laboratory proficiencies (clinical rotations): bacteriology, virology, mycology, mycobacteriology, parasitology, molecular infectious diseases Taught medical and laboratory technology students at the University of Utah (Pathology 6040 and 4510 respectively) Assumed accountability of laboratory/clinical issues 2 weeks each month with Consultation pager Presented relevant current cases to technologists twice a week Attended Infectious Disease (ID) conference once a week Attended ID grand rounds once a week Developed Diagnostics and Research: a) Analyzed susceptibility patterns of common causes of bacteremia in Uganda, completed and presented at the ASM general meeting 2009; b) Acinetobacter outbreak investigation in the University Hospital (Utah) c) cloning project with Dr. Fisher; to make sucrose sensitive plasmid constructs, ligate to E. coli and mate with Yersinia pestis to make library of sucrose sensitive Y. pestis Attended management meetings and contributed to the QC/QA, review of ARUP consult and SOPs Attended daily plate rounds with the attending and contributed to answering questions from the technologists on the bench Participated actively in CAP and New York proficiency testing and result reporting Participated actively in confirming and signing out positive malaria slides Coordinated CME for Eldoret, Kenya teleconference Participated as a visiting laboratory expert to Eldoret Kenya Acted as a laboratory consultant with the malaria research team of Tanzania, PI: Dr. Don Granger Taught laboratory lessons to Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret- Kenya Attended hospital infection control committee meeting Thursday of each week Show less

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  Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute

  Jun 2010 - now

  Contributor: Document Development Committee on Point-of-Care Testing for Infectious Diseases

  Document Development Committee on Point-of-Care Testing for Infectious Diseases. Participate in the consensus process by reviewing and submitting input on draft documents.Voluntary service

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  Africa Infectious Disease Village Clinics

  Jul 2010 - May 2013

  Medical Director, Laboratory Services

  Help develop a state-of-the-art laboratory with international standards (ISO/CAP) compliance. Assumed responsibility for oversight of all clinical laboratory activities Coordinate laboratory logistics Interpret and report laboratory results Oversaw continuing medical education to the team and compile monitoring activity reports Continue participating in routine diagnostic testing in Microbiology, Molecular biology, serology, chemistry and haematology assisting the testing personnel Participate in writing and reviewing standard operating procedures and actively participate in laboratory investigations and trouble shooting Attend meetings, advise clinicians and help in developing treatment protocols/guidelines. Attend to HIV/AIDS patients and their family members in the Mbirikani Clinic and Hospital. Also involved in epidemiologic basic sciences research Budget and usage planning for clinical diagnostics for patient care Show less

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  Nairobi Women's Hospital

  Jun 2013 - Dec 2013

  Medical Officer In-Charge

   Assumed responsibility for oversight of all clinical operations of the Hospital Branch. Coordinate clinical and laboratory services Attend to all clients/patients, make appropriate diagnosis and plan therapy or referrals. Develop monthly duty rota for all doctors in the clinic (10 doctors) Develop monthly payrolls for all the doctors in the Clinic (10 doctors). Attend weekly hospital progress meetings. Attend ward rounds to review in-patients. Help in planning additional instrumentation. Help advice on methods of infection control and monitor closely. Any other duties as assigned by the Chief of Medical Services and the Branch Manager Show less

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  Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

  Laboratory Director

   Work with the investigators and the US-based lab team to prepare the Ugandan-based laboratory for research studies to be run at the site. Assist with establishment of new technologies in the lab. Assist investigators with grant writing.  Evaluate laboratory program growth needs and establish priorities. Work with leadership to create comprehensive strategic plans fro short-, mid- and long-term research goals.  Coordinate establishment of new techniques and assays in the laboratory.  Participate in both formal and informal sharing of data amongst collaborating researchers and funding agencies.  Provide leadership/mentorship and training of visiting researchers/post-docs within the lab.  Act as a bridge between senior managers and directors in the US and Uganda for ongoing research activities.  Supervise lab staff  Direct day-to-today research lab activities in Uganda.  Develop and administer lab policies.  Manage annual lab budget.  Direct workflow in the laboratory.  Manage annual maintenance and service contracts.  Coordinate other vender/collaborator contract/agreements and renewals.  Establish strong working relationships with key stakeholders including program investigators and other laboratory directors. Show less

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  Starlite Aviation Group

  Dec 2014 - Apr 2015

  Flight Doctor

   Helped cut costs of running the emergency air ambulance  Helped arrange stock to balance re-ordering relieving unnecessary ordering and wastage. Improved on the savings for the company by maintaining an excellent stock cards Helped teach train the European Union staff on emergency procedures Helped develop sops for emergency to ensure uniformity and avoid time wasting

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  Nairobi Women's Hospital

  Jan 2015 - Mar 2015

  Chief Clinical Services

  Incharge of quality of care Responsible for nursing careResponsible in-patient careResponsible for laboratory servicesResponsible for pharmacy and other clinical care supplies

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  T. Wendo Hospital

  Jun 2015 - Sept 2015

  Medical Doctor

   Helped the hospital to become compliant with health insurance  Developed standard operating procedures to ensure quality health care Helped to create cost cutting procedures without undermining quality of care Improved staff compliance with regulatory requirements

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  Tabernacle International Hospital

  Nov 2015 - Mar 2024

  Director Of Medical Services

   Tabernacle international Hospital is a 20 bed with majorly maternity and general practice level care. I was actively involved in setting up the hospital and developing a business model to create a viability and profitability in the health care business. I plan with limited resources to produce good results Train staff on results oriented approach to meet targets

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  American Society for Microbiology

  Feb 2017 - now

  Consultant

   Involved in bench-side mentorship of laboratory staff in Tanzania Involved in teaching clinical staff in Tanzania  Drawing work plan for clinical staff Implement corrective actions Train on quality improvement Train use of laboratory for diagnostic purposes

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  Gaichanjiru Catholic Hospital

  May 2017 - Dec 2018

  Medical Doctor

   Actively involved in setting up the hospital and developing a business model to create a viability and profitability in the health care business. Plan with limited resources to produce good results Encourage staff on results oriented approach to meet targets Managed all patients of all age groups Did Caesarean Sections on over 200 mothers so far with conditions requiring C-sections and non has complicated. Organized CMEs for the staff.  Arranged and liaised with consultants in different subspecialties where needed for optimum patient care Show less

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  Monacs Health

  Mar 2024 - now

  Medical Director

  Monacs Health Kenya offers all services ranging from consultations, laboratory, dental, optical, maternity, major surgery and in patient care. I am actively involved in setting up the hospital and developing a business model to create a viability and profitability in the health care business. I plan with limited resources to produce good results Train staff on results oriented approach to meet targets