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Name:  I. Pratheesha

Date of Birth:  08.06.1989

Nationality:  Indian

Sex:  Female

Marital Status:  Married

Address for Communication:  AG1, Manis enclave, 4^th main road,

VGN Nagar, Ayyappanthangal, Chennai-600056

E-mail:  [email protected]

Contact numbers:  9176665996

Academic Credentials:

• Doing  PhD @ SRIHER
• Sc. Nursing in Child Health Nursing Specialty @ Padma Sri College of

Nursing Kanchipuram, affiliated with DR. MGR. Medical University, Guindy (2014-2016)

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing @ Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institution, affiliated with Pondicherry University (2006-2010).

Career Silhouette:

• Assistant professor @ Sri Ramachandra Faculty of Nursing, SRIHER from Dec 2024 to till now
• Assistant professor @ Meridian College of Nursing, Varanasi from July 2020 to July  2021.
• Nurse educator @ Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre from Sep 2019 to June 2020.
• Lecturer in nursing @ Madha College of Nursing, Chennai from Sep 2017- April 2019.
• Tutor at Sri Manakula Vinayaka Nursing College, Pondicherry from Feb 2011 – to Feb 2014.

Career Highlights:

• Handling of B.Sc. program coordinator.
• Assistance in inspection for B.Sc. and M.Sc. programs.
• Teaching post basic and B.Sc. students.
• Clinical and classroom supervision.
• Writing research papers.
• Guiding the students in research.
• Maintain cumulative records.
• Supervision of students in clinical settings.
• Internal Examination papers setting and evaluation.
• Plan for academics and non-academics as a program coordinator

Clinical Skill and Competence in Technology:

• Completed the cognitive and skill evaluation in basic life support, advanced life support, paediatric advanced life support, and neonatal advanced life support.
• Skilled in demonstrating the use of ventilators, defibrillators, cardiac monitors, ECG, etc.
• Managing and providing basic life support, and assisting in advanced life support.
• Proficient in handling the DAYC2 scale for assessing infant development.
• Expert in handling Diet Cal software.
• Proficient in handling SPSS software for data analysis.
• Proficient in handling OpenClinica and Epi Info for data management.
• Competent in handling Zotero, Mendeley, and EndNote for reference management.
• Proficient in handling N Master for sample size calculation.
• Expert in Microsoft Word.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel.
• Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Proficient in OBS (Open Broadcaster Software).

Research Experience:

• Grant writing.
• Protocol development.
• Manuscript writing.
• Plagiarism checking.
• Sample size calculation.
• Data handling: collection, entry, and analysis.

Training:

• Infant development assessment at SRIHER.
• Using Diet Cal software (online – AIIMS).
• Data management (OpenClinica, Epi Info, Redcap), reference management (Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote), and statistical analysis (SPSS) at CMC, Vellore.
• Systematic review and meta-analysis, qualitative and quantitative studies at CMC Vellore and St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore.
• Writing a research paper, thesis writing, methodology writing, and statistical analysis.

Poster Presentation:

1. Development of a food plate on micronutrients (iron, calcium, and vitamin D) and a balanced diet for dietary counseling among pregnant women- 5th national conference at SRIHER.
2. Development of Mama’s micronutrient magic game board at SRIHER.
3. Exploring the relationship of hb and itamin D among indian rural pregnant women – 4^tharab nurses and midwives conference at Doha, Qatar. – December 2024

Paper Presentation: scopus indexed :

1. A study to assess the effectiveness of selected nursing measures of neonates with low-birth-weight babies at a National conference in Madha College of Nursing, Chennai.
2. A pilot study of a family-focused experiential learning Intervention on micronutrient status among rural antenatal women in Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu – at SRFN second prize
3. Micronutrient -rich adai for Pregnant and Nutritional Evaluation of Micronutrient Women with Micronutrient Deficiency at SRIHER.
4. Knowledge and Practices on Calcium, and Vitamin D deficiency among Antenatal Women in Selected Primary Health Centers in Thiruvallur District at JSS College of Nursing Mysuru.
5. Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among rural antenatal women in Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu at 6th National Conference, SRIHER.
6. Prevalence of anemia among rural antenatal women in thiruvallur district , tamilnadu at 9^thstate nursing conference , SRM, kattankulathur, chennai.

Resource person :

1. Overview of type 2 diabetic in children at CNE in SRIHER- Resource person
2. Barriers and solutions to breastfeeding for working parents at Sathiyabama Nursing College
3. Handling refrence manager software – zotero at SRFON,SRIHER
4. Data interpresentation and analysis- saveetha college of nursing

Publications:

1. Ilangovan, Pratheesha1; Subramaniam, Aruna1; Vembu, Radha2; Selvi, Silambu3. Development and nutritional and sensory evaluation of ragi, bajra, and white soybean incorporated adai: Traditional South Indian food for pregnant women with micronutrient deficiency. International Journal of Nutrition, Pharmacology, Neurological Diseases 14(1):p 84-91, January-March 2024. | DOI: 10.4103/ijnpnd.ijnpnd_75_23
2. Harnessing Behavioural Interventions to Enhance Micronutrient Intake in Pregnancy: A Comprehensive Review: journal of education and health promotion.
3. Exploring the relationship of vitamin D and hb among rural indian pregnant women- journal of education and health promotion.
4. “A community-based family-focusedexperiential learning intervention to improve micronutrient status and maternal-infant outcomes among rural antenatal women in India: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial”
5. Towards safer pregnancies:key research frontiers in maternal health and pregnancy outcomes.
6. Development of food plate on micronutrients (iron, calcium and vitamin D)for pregnant women.

Awards:

• Received platinum award for poster presentation at 5^thand 6^th national conferences at SRFON in SRIHER.

Patent

A food plate on micronutrients (iron, calcium and vitamin D) was developed and filed a patent and it was published . The allotted patent application number from the patent office is 202341029800.

Copy right

• Copyright was obtained for the PARAMAPADHAM – MINI FLASH CARD GAME with the number L-148042/2024.
• Copyright was also filed for Micronutrient-Rich Recipes: A Guide for Indian Expecting Mothers.
• Copyright was obtained for “family focused experiential learning intervention module” – A guide for rural pregnant women on micronutrients” with the certificate no. LD-20250163920
• Coprright was filed for “giant paramapadham game board”

Certification Courses and Conferences Organized:

• Completed a short course in Health Research Fundamentals conducted by NPTEL
• Completed courses in Food and Nutrition conducted by NPTEL
• Completed a short course in Open-Source Tools for Data Management and Analysis
• Completed a short course in Statistics in Medicine using SPSS
• Completed an E-workshop on “JAMOVI”
• Attended a one-week Course on Health Research Methodology and Evidence-Based Medicine
• Organized Continuous Nursing Education programs at SRIHER, Chennai
• Organized national conferences at Madha Nursing College, Chennai
• Participated as a delegate in numerous conferences and workshops.

Membership:

• Life time membership in Trained Nurses Association of India
• Lifetime membership in research India foundation
• Volunteer member in Indian blue cross society
• Volunteer member in green Tamil Nadu mission
• Volunteer member in anti-corruption foundation

Nursing Practice License:

• Certified as RN and RM by Tamil Nadu Nurses and Midwives Council.

RN: 110659, RM: 114521 (VALID UPTO 2029)

Declarations:

I hereby declare that all the above information is correct and best to my knowledge

Date : 05.05.2025

Place : Chennai.

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