Dr Sonal Sekhar M
Associate Professor
Date of Joining: 21.03.2011
Department of Pharmacy Practice
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Staff Coordinator for second Year Pharm.D program
- Subject-incharge for Clinical Toxicology (PPR 4.6 T) for IV Pharm.D, Pathophysiology (PPR 2.1T), Pharmacotherapeutics-I (PPR 2.6T) and?Pharmacotherapeutics-I Lab (PPR 2.6L)
- Guide for M.Pharm dissertation work and Pharm.D project
- Approved PhD guide under MAHE
- Member of Department 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 Committee (DRC)
- Member of Publicity Committee, MCOPS
- Member of Disciplinary Committee, MCOPS
- Coordinator for Centre for Public Health Pharmacy
- Staff coordinator for Pharmacy Literacy Club
- Staff editor for DigiDose- a quarterly newsletter?
Sonal Sekhar M teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students. He conducts research activities including guiding PhD scholars.? He takes practical classes and bedside teaching including problem-based learning. ? He has following roles and responsibilities:
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Pharmacotherapeutics-III | Fourth Year Pharm.D |
| Clinical Toxicology | Fourth Year Pharm.D |
| Pharmacotherapeutics I & II | First Year Pharm.D (PB) |
| Case Based Learning of Therapeutics Lab | Fourth Year B.Pharm |
| Pharmacotherapeutics-I | First Semester MPharm |
| Pharmacotherapeutics-II | First Semester MPharm |
| Principles of Quality Use of Medicines | Second Semester MPharm |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D (Doctor of Philosophy) | Pharmacy Practice, Pharmaceutical Sciences | 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 Academy of Higher Education, 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 | 2016 |
| MPharm (Master of Pharmacy) | Pharmacy Practice | VIPS (Visveswarapura Instititute of Pharmaceutical Science )/ RGUHS(Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences) | 2006 |
| BPharm (Bachelor of Pharmacy) | Pharmacy | JSS College of Pharmacy, Mysore/RGUHS | 2003 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Pharmacy Practice, MCOPS | Associate Professor | Teaching and research | 2023 - till the date |
| Department of Pharmacy Practice, MCOPS | Assistant Professor-Selection Grade | Teaching and research | 2016-2023 |
| Children’s Hospital Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Canada | Pharmabridge Fellow | Clinical Pharmacy Rotation (Paediatric Pharmacy) | 2013 |
| Department of Pharmacy Practice, MCOPS | Assistant Professor-Senior Scale | Teaching and research | 2011 |
| Department of Pharmacy Practice, MCOPS | Lecturer | Teaching and research | 2011 |
| Amrita School of Pharmacy, Kochi | Senior Lecturer | Teaching and Guiding PharmD, MPharm and BPharm students. Participating in research activities | 2006 - 2011 |
| Milind Institute of Pharmacy, Bangalore | Lecturer | Teaching BPharm students | 2006 - 2006 |
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Diabetic research, Antibiotic Stewardship, Probiotic research, Drug Safety
Area of Expertise
Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacotherapeutics
Area of 亚洲通_亚洲通官网
Diabetic foot ulcer and Antimicrobial Suceptability Pattern
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
- Life Member of 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 Society of Infectious Disease, 2012.
- Founder Member of Association of Practicing Pharmacists and Clinical Pharmacologists of India, 2011.
- Life Member of Association of community pharmacist of India, 2011.
- Life Member of Inpharm Association, 2011.
- Life Member of Indian Society for Technical Education, 2010.
- Life Member of Indian Hospital Pharmacist Association, 2010.
- Life Member of Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers, 2006.
Achievements:
- First prize for the poster entitled “Statin Induced Diabetes Mellitus in Cardiovascular Patients: A Multicentric Observational Study of Hospital Databases in 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 Indian Tertiary Healthcare Facilities” in? 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 Cardiology Update-2016 CME on Infection and the Heart? on 1st November 2016 at Kasturba Hospital, 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 Academy of Higher Education, 亚洲通_亚洲通官网.
- First prize for the poster entitled “Development and evaluation of Onconurse Practice- A Smartphone Application for Oncology Nurses” in? the Conference on Technological Applications in Healthcare (TAHCON-2016)? 17th -18th September 2016 at 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 Academy of Higher Education, 亚洲通_亚洲通官网.
- ISPE’s Scholarship granted? to? attend the 32nd 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management (ICPE), Dublin, ?Ireland August 25-28, 2016.??
- ISPE’s Scholarship granted? to ?attend The ISPE's 9th Asian Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology, November 14-16, 2015 in Thailand.
- Sir Dorabji Tata Trust - Travel Grant for ISPOR 18th European Congress, November ?7-11, 2015 in Milan, Italy.? (Ref:DTT:TG:349:2015-16)
- Second? prize for poster presentation entitled “Surveillance Study on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern and Quality Of Life (QoL) in Diabetic Foot Ulcer Patients in a 亚洲通_亚洲通官网-Indian Tertiary Care Hospital” at 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 Conference on Roles and Responsibilities of Pharmacist on Chronic Disease Management, Adverse Drug Reaction and Therapeutic Monitoring on 24th & 25th, April 2015 at PSG College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore co-sponsored? by DST, New Delhi.
- Best poster award for poster presentation entitled “Adverse drug reaction related hospitalization in a tertiary care hospital in a 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 India: A study based on WHO ICD Classification”. At 3rd 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 Conference and Exhibition on Pharmacovigilance & Clinical trials on 27th to 29th Oct.2014 at Hyderabad.
- ICMR 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 Travle grant for Non-ICMR scientist, Indian Council of Medical 亚洲通_亚洲通官网,New Delhi for attending 5th FIP- Pharmaceutical Science World Congress (PSWC) 2014 held 13-16 April 2014 in Melbourne, Australia.
- Pharmabridge training fellowship from Pharmabridge, FIP in 2013
- INSA-CSIR-BRNS/DAE-CICS Joint Travel Fellowship from Centre for 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 Co-operation in Science(CICS), Chennai for attending Pharmabridge Training Programme at CHEO Hospital, Ottawa, Canada in 2013.
- Travel Grant? from the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), New Delhi for attending 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) World Centennial Congress of?? Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in 3rd -8th October 2012 at Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- First prize for poster presentation entitled “ Indian Herbal Drug for General Healthcare:An ?Overview”. at??National Conference on Novel concepts on Pharmaceutical 亚洲通_亚洲通官网-PHYCOPHARM 09” Sponsored by AICTE & Organized by Nehru College of Pharmacy on 21st & 22nd 2009, Thrissur, Kerala.
- Second? prize for poster presentation entitled “Secrets of anti-aging science”.at National Seminar on Recent Trends in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Education on 28th Nov.2008 at Al Shifa College of Pharmacy, Perinthalmanna.
- Board of Studies (BoS) member of Pharm.D programme of ?Amrita School of Pharmacy, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Kochi, Kerala.
Work Experience
| Organisation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Innovex (Pvt) Ltd | Executive Scientific information. Pharmaceutical marketing | |
| Micro-labs (Pvt) Ltd | Industrial Trainee. Industrial training programme |
Full Publications list
Synbiotic formulation of probiotic and lactulose combination for hepatic encephalopathy treatment - a realistic hope
2013-01-01 Gabriel Sunil Rodrigues Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay
Medical Hypotheses, 2013, 81(2).
Preparation and readability assessment of patient information leaflets (PILs) for diabetic foot ulcers
2013-01-01 Raymol Thomas Roy Gabriel Sunil Rodrigues Rajesh V
Journal of Social Health and Diabetes, 2013, 1(2).
Inhalant abuse - a rising public health problem
2013-01-01 Navya Vyas Rajesh V
亚洲通_亚洲通官网 Journal of Medical Science and Public Health 2013, 2(1).
A study on prescription pattern and side effects of migraine medication
2013-01-01 Shalini Sasidharan Rajesh V Siby Joseph
Indian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, 2013, 50.
Defensive medicine-a bane to healthcare
2013-01-01 Navya Vyas
Annals of Medical and Health Sciences 亚洲通_亚洲通官网, 2013, 3(2).
Paraquat - a deadly poison - report of a case and review
2013-01-01 Kavitha Saravu Ananth Pai Ananthakrishna Shastry B Rajesh V
Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2013 17.
Assessment of medicine information provided on demand by clinical pharmacists in nephrology wards in a tertiary care hospital
2013-01-01 Prasanna Kumar Ahsan FKK Sudeepthi BL Kazim S
Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 2013, 6(3).
Fetal alcoholic spectrum disorder
2012-01-01 Navya Vyas
Sudanese Journal of Public Health, 2012, 7(1).
Antibiotic resistance - a global threat to human society
2012-01-01 Siby Joseph Simi George Meera NK
亚洲通_亚洲通官网 Journal of Pharma 亚洲通_亚洲通官网, 2012.
Migraine management - how do the adult and paediatric migraines differ
2012-01-01 Shalini Sasidharan Siby Joseph Anand Kumar
Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal 2012, 20(1).
Impact of patient education on quality of life of diabetic foot ulcer patients
2011-01-01 Raymol Thomas Roy
MPharm (Pharmacy Practice) dissertation, 2011 .
Drug related hospital admissions in a tertiary care teaching hospital
2008-01-01 Sri Sai Kiran Vempati Nandita Ragoo Kolli Nivya
PharmD project, 2008.
Study on epidemiology, disability and management of migraine in a tertiary care hospital
2009-01-01 Salini Sasidharan
MPharm (Pharmacy Practice) dissertation, 2009 .
Study on drug related hospital admission in a teritary care hospital in 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 India
2006-01-01 Adheena Mary C Anju PG Nishana Ameer Hamsa
BPharm Project, 2006.
Study on drug in paediatric inpatients in a tertiary care hospital
2005-01-01 Divya V Meethu SM Neethu AS Ramitha PS
BPharm Project, 2005.
Genetic engineering techniques in biotechnology based pharmaceuticals.
<a href="www.refdoc.fr/Detailnotice?idarticle=2137463">Genetic engineering techniques in biotechnology based pharmaceuticals.</a>Authors - Subin Mary Zachariah, Roshni PR, Dinesh Chandra Joshi.
Clinical management - Avian flu
<a href="cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=20820255">Clinical management - Avian flu</a>Authors - Shilpa Raj, Radhika Menon, Revikumar KG.
Emerging role of excipients in pharmaceutical industry
<a href="www.docstoc.com/docs/44374411/Emerging-Role-of-Excipients-in-the-Pharmaceutical Industry">Emerging role of excipients in pharmaceutical industry</a>,Authors - Jiny Varghese K, Aneesh TP, Deepa T Vasudevan, Revikumar KG.
Medication Errors-Better Safe than Sorry
Autors Sonal Sekhar, Asha Jose, Liya Elizabeth Bose, Aneesh TP, Dennis Thomas. Medication Errors-Better Safe than Sorry, Authors - Sonal Sekhar, Asha Jose, Liya Elizabeth Bose, Aneesh TP, Dennis Thomas.