David Katumwa

Experience

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  Holy Cross orthodox Hospital, Namugoona

  Oct 2013 - Jan 2014

  Dispenser

  · Exposed myself to good dispensing practices.· Attained hands on experience in handling medicines and familiarizing myself with drug dosage and newer techniques to improve operations.

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  Mulago National Referral Hospital

  Feb 2014 - Feb 2015

  Intern Pharmacist

  Rotated to different pharmacies on a monthly basis where I was tasked to monitor stock levels, forecast, quantify and order for commodities that would last a week before placing the next order as the medical resources were limited.· I was also tasked to attend ward rounds with the professional medical teams at each ward where I was exercising duty and through this I gained experience in providing the best service delivery to in-patients.· I attained experience in managing hospital inventory records and getting to know operations of the National Medical stores.· I also gathered experience in handling wide patient loads at the out-patient department, fast and efficiently without compromising the quality of service delivered.· I had continuous medical education sessions on Thursdays where I could sit and present complicated cases that arose during the week and this broadened my mind on handling tough situations in patient management. Show less

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  Holy Cross Orthodox, Hospital

  Feb 2016 - Jun 2016

  Pharmacist

  Major role was to manage hospital medicines and provide the most efficient patient care and service at the hospital premises.Achievements· Dispensed medications according to written prescriptions with increased accuracy and efficiency.· Managed drug inventory levels, ordering medications and supplies for replenishment, verifying deliveries against purchase orders and resolving any discrepancies.· Served in providing exceptional patient service that included additional information and education about medication.· Attended ward rounds with medical officers, clinical officers, specialists and nurses to recommend best treatment approaches to patients as regards to drugs.· Verified patient data and billing information, discovering and resolving erroneous bills that occurred subsequently saving pharmacy in potential loss.· Participated in recruitment and training of pharmacy auxiliary stuff and technicians in managing and dispensing of medicines in a pharmacy. Show less

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  Management Sciences for Health

  Jun 2016 - Feb 2019

  Technical Coordinator

  Technical Coordinator, Uganda Health Supply Chain, management sciences for healthseconded to the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau.Major role was to work with the medical bureau and Uganda health supply chain to effectively implementSPARS (Supervision Performance Assessment Recognition Strategy), Pharmaceutical financial management (PFM), peer support supervision and other interventions all aimed at improving medicine management in health facilities attached to the PNFP sector· Accomplishment· I was part of a team of the three members that developed the SPARS work-plan template, which we piloted and rolled out for use by the medicine management supervisors in the PNFP sector. I harmonize work-plan submission on a quarterly basis and monitor the performance against the set targets.· Compile monthly reports from the Pharmaceutical information portal (PIP) to assess performance and effectiveness of medicine management supervisors.· Quality order improvement through supporting Medicine management supervisors and facility in-charges in ordering for essential medicine and health supplies including ART and ARV commodities at the joint medical stores.· Coordinate activities in SPARS roll out at the bureau facilities alongside bureau staff members to consolidate medicine management in the PNFP sector.· Stage meetings on a monthly basis at the bureau to discuss issues arising and found possible solutions for improvement for both the personnel and the facilities being supported through the Uganda Health Supply Chain.· Coordinate activities that help support medicine management supervisors in using of computer software and submission of reports to be generated into the DSDS/PIP for assessment of facility performance.· Train and orient replacement medicine management supervisors in conducting of SPARS activities and providing IT knowledge to kick-start performance. Show less

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  Holy Cross Orthodox Hospital, Namungoona

  Jan 2020 - now

  Hospital Pharmacist