Faculty & Staff
Dr. Pooja R Sridhar
MBBS, MD, DNB, PGDMH
Senior Resident
Languages
English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu
- Overview
- Projects
- Publications
- Other Contributions
MBBS
MD (Community Health)
DNB (Community Medicine)
PGDMH (Mental Health)
Senior Resident
Qualification/ Education
MBBS
MD (Community Health)
DNB (Community Medicine)
PGDMH (Mental Health)
Experience
Academic (Teaching)
Experienced in conducting innovative classes for Under-Graduate, Post-Graduate, Allied Health Sciences (AHS)
Community-based
Experienced in providing health services at community level in both urban and rural underprivileged areas. Providing health education sessions, surveillance activities.
Hospital-based
Management of common diseases at primary level, Annual Medical Check-up for staff.
Research
Experienced in guiding both undergraduate and post-graduate research studies.
Investigator in research grants awarded by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), PHRI, CSR grant
Conducting training workshops
Experienced in conducting workshops in Non-Communicable Diseases management for NGOs, Government staff and Medical Education workshops for medical faculty
Areas of interest
Non-Communicable Diseases
Mental Health
Medical Education
Field of Expertise
Preventive and Social Medicine
Non-Communicable Diseases
Mental Health
Extramural portfolios/ Committees
Reviewer for National indexed journal
Invited speaker for various Non-Communicable Diseases sessions by organizations
Other formal training/certification
Sl. No Course On From Year 1 Mental Health and Psychological Support: Clinical Management of Rape and Intimate Partner Violence in Humanitarian Settings WHO Open Course 2023 2 Effective CSR management for higher social impact IIM, Calcutta 2022 3 Research Ethics Committee SJRI, Bengaluru 2022 4 Good Clinical Practice NIDA Clinical Coordinating Centre 2021 5 Grant management for Health and Social Science Researchers SJRI, Bengaluru 2021 6 Urban Health Fundamentals SJRI, Bengaluru 2021 7 COVID 19: Tackling the novel Corona Virus London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 2020 8 Occupational health and safety for health workers in the context of COVID 19 Open Course WHO 2020 9 Effective Medical Emergency Response for Disaster Relief humedica India Trust 2019 10 Research Methodology Workshop SJRI, Bengaluru 2018 11 Basic Life Support SJMCH, Bengaluru 2018 12 EpiBioDem SJRI, Bengaluru 2018
Institutional portfolios/ Committees
Faculty, Department of Medical Education
Membership of professional associations/bodies
- Life Member - Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine (IAPSM)
- Life Member - Karnataka Association of Community Health (KACH)
- Life Member - Epidemiology Foundation of India (EFI)
- Life Member – Indian Medical Association (IMA)
Awards and Recognitions
- Awarded travel grant by University of Melbourne to attend Clinical Research and Education workshop at Delhi, India
- Secured a Gold medal in the MD Community Medicine for Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) for year 2021.
- Secured a Gold medal in Community Medicine during MBBS.
- Second prize in poster presentation at the third Annual Research Day 2021, St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore.
Academic (Teaching)
Experienced in conducting innovative classes for Under-Graduate, Post-Graduate, Allied Health Sciences (AHS)
Community-based
Experienced in providing health services at community level in both urban and rural underprivileged areas. Providing health education sessions, surveillance activities.
Hospital-based
Management of common diseases at primary level, Annual Medical Check-up for staff.
Research
Experienced in guiding both undergraduate and post-graduate research studies.
Investigator in research grants awarded by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), PHRI, CSR grant
Conducting training workshops
Experienced in conducting workshops in Non-Communicable Diseases management for NGOs, Government staff and Medical Education workshops for medical faculty
Non-Communicable Diseases
Mental Health
Medical Education
No groups and associations specified.
| S.I. No | Project Title | Project Lead | Year of Initiation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anti-Coronavirus Therapies (ACT) to prevent progression of mild COVID-19 | Dr. Shruthi M Kulkarni | 2021 | completed |
| 2 | Soukhya- Celebrating Life | Dr. Farah Naaz Fathima | 2021 | completed |
| 3 | ICMR MINDS | Dr. Johnson R Pradeep, Dr. Prem K Mony. Dr. Srinivasan K | 2023 | ongoing |
| 4 | ICMR - PORA MED ADHERE | Dr. Farah Naaz Fathima | 2024 | ongoing |
| 5 | ICMR - ICRAG 2 - Cross sectional study | Dr. Farah Naaz Fathima, Dr. Soumya Umesh | 2024 | ongoing |
| 6 | ICMR - Improving Glycemic Control | Dr. Farah Naaz Fathima, Dr. Prem K Mony | 2024 | ongoing |
Effectiveness of using manual pill organisers and pill reminder apps in improving medication adherence and health outcomes in the Indian elderly population receiving multiple medications (PORA-MEDAdhere): protocol for a 2×2 factorial randomised controlled trial
Aditi Apte, Farah Fathima, Bhupendra Solanke, Sumithra Selvam, Dhiraj Agarwal1, Pooja R Sridhar, Harpreet Singh, Rajesh Balkhande, Radhika Nimkar, Rakesh Patil, Jerin Jose Cherian, Sudipto Roy Prevalence and risk factors of Diabetic Foot changes among Community-Dwelling Adults with diabetes mellitus in an Underprivileged Area of Bangalore: A Cross-Sectional Study
Pooja Sridhar, Levis Manuel Noronha, Farah Naaz Fathima, Avita Rose Johnson, Liya Francis, Ramakrishna Goud B The Unsung Heroes
Pooja R. Sridhar, Farah Naaz Fathima, Shruthi M. Kulkarni, Ramakrishna Bhooma Goud Mapping the Consequences – An Exploratory Study on the Use of Body Mapping Technique to Assess Perceptions of Health-care Workers on the Effects of Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension
Sridhar Pooja R, Francis, Liya, Johnson, Avita Rose, Fathima, Farah Naaz, Goud, Ramakrishna B Whispers from the Field
Vijaya, Nancy, Shobha, Jayashree, Kalaivani, Surekha, Manjula, Suparna, Marigowda, Sridhar Pooja R Challenges of objective structured clinical examination as a tool in medical assessment
Behera Priyamadhaba; Gopi Gokul; Siddaiah Archana; Sridhar, Pooja R; Patro Binod Kumar; Subba Sonu Hangma Is Screen Addiction a Problem Among Rural School-Going Adolescents? A Cross-Sectional Study in South Karnataka
Avita Rose Johnson, Pooja R. Sridhar, Merlyn Joseph Is Excessive Screen Time a Problem among Rural Adolescents? A Cross-sectional Study in Four Schools of Magadi Taluk, Ramanagara District, South Karnataka
Pooja RS, Merlyn Joseph, Deign Maria John, Jessica John, Bhoomika Biradar, Christina Naidu, Avita Rose Johnson Unmasking the Need for Masks during the COVID 19 Pandemic: A Review Article
Suman S. Varghese, Naveen Ramesh, Pooja R. Sridhar No Others Contributions details available.