Qualitative Research Workshop organised on 20-21 December 2021

KEMHRC, Pune is organizing a Qualitative Research Workshop, to be held on 20th and 21st December, 2021 at Four Point by Sheraton. The new Young Investigators from PRERNA platform will be attending the workshop. Imminent faculties in the field of Qualitative Research and some of the Young Scientist from the PRERNA platform will be acting as resource persons for the same. The participants will work on two different research themes of qualitative research and develop them into proposals and tools of Qualitative Research.

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BARSHA GADAPANI PATHAK, MBBS, MD Community Medicine

Achievements :

• ­A new young investigator has joined the organization on 25 August 2020. She is MD in community Medicine.
• ­Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai Best Resident Award-Best Resident among the various departments (specialty and super-specialty), KEM hospital under Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai; Year:2019
• ­Parimala Subramaniyan Award-Best Resident in the Department of Community Medicine 2016- batch; Year-2019.
• ­3rd Rank in Maharashtra University of Health Sciences. Subject-Community Medicine, Examination year 2019, State: Maharashtra
• ­Grants for projects-Threegrants received from “DiamondJubileeSocietyTrust”fund, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai in 2018,2019 and 2020.

List of Publications :

1. Sabale R, Pathak BG , Manapurath RM. Utilizing “Positive Deviance inquiry” to explore factors influencing child health: A qualitative study. jehp.2021;10:1-7

2.Pathak BG, Manapurath RM. Appraising the Impact of and Knee Osteoarthritis on the Domains of Quality of Life among the Diabetic Patients - An Observational Research.jemds.2021;10(12):894-898

3.Pathak BG,  Manapurath RM. Comparison of Two Psychometric Scales to Detect Depression among Old Adults Residing in a Slum Area of a Metropolitan City: Gds-15 and Dass-21.AMH;2021;12(3):114-119

4. Manapurath RM, Hadaye R, Pathak BG .Normal weight obesity: Role of APOB and insulin sensitivity in predicting future cardiovascular risk.IJPVM;2020:1-4

5.Pathak BG, Despande S, Manapurath RM. Magnitude and Gender Specific Circumstances of Depression among Elderly Population Residing in an Urban Slum Area of a City in Maharashtra: A Mixed Method Study. Indian J Public Health 2020; 64:405-8

6.HadayeR ,Manapurath RM, Pathak BG Obesity prevalence and determinants among young adults, with special focus on normal-weight obesity; a cross-sectional study in Mumbai.Indian J Community Med; 2020;45:358-62

7.Pathak BG, Manapurath RM. Combating the pandemic of COVID-19 in India: health care worker perspective.IJCMPH; 2020;7(7):2797-2802

8.Deshpande S, Pathak BG, Manapurath RM. Analyzing the challenges and demotivating factors faced by accredited social health activist workers in tribal India in implementing their roles.Int J Med Sci Public Health 2020;9(2):1-4

9.Kamath M, Pathak BG , S. Mathew, G Devarakonda, S., V. Chandru (2021, July 8). Payment gateways/smart cards enabling the access to healthcare in India: A scoping review. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/Q9VAM

10.Pathak BG, Rahini S. The proportion of hand and knee osteoarthritis and its associated risk factors among the diabetic population residing in a Metropolitan city;2021 (pre-print)

Under-Preparation/Peer review:

11.Predictors of stimulation at home in low-birth-weight infants from North India: Findings from a secondary data analysis

12.Modelling the Theory of Planned Behaviour for assessment of smokeless tobacco-consumption in Mumbai – A study Protocol

13.Contraceptive use and determinants of family planning among the women of reproductive age in an urban slum area - Mixed method analysis

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DR. RUKMAN MECCA MANAPURATH, MBBS, MD Community Medicine

Achievements :

• ­Research grants acquired for primary projects from Research Grand Society KEM Hospital Mumbai,Medical Research Unit KEM Mumbai and Diamond Jubilee Society Trust (DJST) KEM Mumbai
• ­Short listed for young scientist award - Global Health Care Summit 2018 (Mumbai)

List of published work in my bibliography :

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/12afovUAwux5a/bibliography/public/

1.Prevalence of obesity and its determinants with special reference to normal weight obesity among young adults in Mumbai (Indian Journal of community medicine)

2.Normal weight obesity:- Role of apoB and insulin sensitivity in predicting future cardiovascular risk (International journal of preventive medicine)

3.Strategic implications of Changing Rule of Halves in hypertension; A Cross-Sectional Observational Study (Corresponding Author)- Journal of family medicine and primary care.

4.Awareness & Acceptance of H1N1 Vaccination among Physicians of a Tertiary Care Centre; experiences of 2017 Vaccination campaign (2ndand Corresponding Author)- Journal of education and health promotion.

5.Mixed Method Analysis of Community Health Camps : A Novel Approach Beckoning (Indian Journal of community medicine)

6.Utilizing "Positive deviance inquiry" to explore factors influencing child health: A qualitative study Journal of education and health promotion 

7.Magnitude and Gender Specific Circumstances of Depression among Elderly Population Residing in an Urban Slum Area of a City in Maharashtra: A Mixed Method Study Indian Journal of Public Health

8.Appraising the Impact of Hand and Knee Osteoarthritis on the Domains of Quality of Life among the Diabetic Patients - An Observational Research Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences

9.A Comparison of Two Psychometric Scales to Detect Depression among Old Adults Residing in a Slum Area of a Metropolitan City : Gds-15 and Dass-21 Journal of Clinical Gerontology and Geriatrics

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Dr Mohan Kumar, MBBS, MD Community and Family Medicine (AIIMS Raipur), Diploma in Community Mental Health (NIMHANS)

Achievements :

• ­A new young investigator has joined the organization on 3 March 2021. He is MD in Community and Family Medicine
• ­Obtained copyrights for COPENHAGEN BURNOUT INVENTORY - HINDI VERSION (Registration number: L-88247/2019), Copyrights Office, Government of India.
• ­Obtained copyrights for 24 HOUR ACTIVITY RECALL METHOD (Registration number: L-84886/2019), Copyrights Office, Government of India.
• ­Developed an Android app “24 ARM” using 24 hour Activity Recall Method (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mohan.calc.energy_calc&hl=en_I N)
• ­Was awarded the “ICM-MMC award” for the best paper presented under the theme of Geriatrics at IAPSMCON 2020 organised by Institute of Community Medicine, Madras Medical College, Chennai
• ­Certified coder in MINErVA platform (Mortality in INdia Established through Verbal Autopsies)

List of Publications:

1. Boovaragasamy C, Kumar M, Sandirakumaran A, Gnanasabai G, Rahman M, Govindasamy A. COVID–19 and police personnel: An exploratory community based study from South India. J Family Med Prim Care 2021;10:816-9..

2. Kumar M, VK, Tripathi S. Social marketing: a commercial marketing strategy for understanding and improving health. Int J Res Med Sci 2021;9:2153- 9.

3.Gnanasabai G, Anbazhagan S, Anbazhagan S, Kumar M, Boovaragasamy C, Rahman M. EpiCollect5 Software Ease of Use among Medical students: Evaluation Survey. Ann Community Health 2021;9(2):68-71.

4.Priya K, Padhy GK, Kumar M. Care of caregivers – who is responsible? Indian J Comm Health. 2021;33(2):418-421. https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2021.v33i02.033

5. Gnanasabai G, Naik G, Boovaragasamy C, Kumar MM. Prophylactic medications taken by healthcare workers for COVID‑19; A mixed methods study from South India. Int J Prev Med 2021;12:90.

6.Ashwini Katole, Gitismita Naik, Anubhuti Kujur, Mohan Kumar, Functioning of a Nutritional Rehabilitation Center against acceptable levels of care, Medical Journal Armed Forces India 2021. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mjafi.2021.08.015.

7.Dubey M, Kumar MM, Choudhary Y, Toppo M. Graduates of MD Community Medicine to specialize in infectious diseases: A long-term public health prospect. Indian J Community Med 2021;46:576-7.

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