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Ekaette James INAM

Smethwick,Birmingham

Summary

Friendly and skilled person with comprehensive background in medicine. Enthusiastic and passionate about helping others and learning from experiences for personal growth. Highly skilled at building trust and rapport with patients quickly to understand needs. Comfortable in high-pressure situations, making rapid and effective decisions.History of achieving positive results in collaboration with multidisciplinary team.



Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Clinical Associate

Solina Centre for International Development and Research
Abuja, Nigeria
06.2020 - 05.2023
  • Quality Improvement Team Lead in Karu axis, providing technical/operational support, and training required to improve Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) related services across 13 sites in Nasarawa State, Nigeria
  • Clinical Evaluation and Management of HIV patients (Children, Adolescent and Adults).
  • Patient Follow up and monitoring.
  • Staff oversight, supervision, and building capacity of Data Clerks, Program Officers, and Facility Focal Persons (FFPs) to achieve the funder's (IHVN, CDC) targets across sites with regard to HIV and Tuberculosis services.
  • Facilitating meetings with stakeholders including but not limited to community focal persons, Medical Directors of clinics under the ACHIEVE program, and IHVN with the aim to proffering solutions to bottle-necks encountered
  • Ensuring adequate financial stewardship and accountability across all team members in FCT and Nasarawa
  • Clinical evaluation of unsuppressed patients, ensuring patients have adequate viral load results across sites in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, and Nasarawa States |Viral Load Work Stream Lead
  • Monthly review of work plans, and timesheets for Data clerks, Program Officers and Clinic focal persons
  • Preparing strategic documents to enhance viral load uptake across 80 sites in Abuja FCT and Nasarawa axis
  • On-site mentorship of index testers to improve case findings among contacts of HIV positive clients
  • Weekly progress reports to track program sucesses and challenges
  • Facilitate bi-annual performance review meetings for Data Clerks and Program officers
  • Prevention of Mother to child transmission according to National guidelines and CDC/PEPFAR specifications.
  • Prepared detailed final study summary reports to enable accurate measurement of project success.
  • Ensured positive project outcomes, conducting site initiation visits and providing study-specific training of site staff.

Volunteer Medical Officer (Program Coordinator

Yahab Humanitarian Initiative
05.2019 - 01.2022
  • Organizing medical outreach programs for underserved communities and people with disabilities
  • Providing medical services to the communities and attending to patients with endemic health issues like malaria, high blood pressure, and diabetes
  • Periodic visits to underserved communities and providing them with basic needs
  • Family planning, guidance, and counseling patients on reproductive health best practices.
  • Assessed and examined patients to effectively triage and plan treatments.

Medical Officer

Eastern and Western Hospital
Jabi, Abuja, Nigeria
10.2019 - 03.2020
  • Providing emergency services, outpatient, and inpatient care
  • Nutrition and wellness counseling to patients of all Ages
  • Staff oversight and the team head for nutrition and patient wellness.
  • Applied continuous process improvement strategies to enhance case and clinical management.
  • Prepared discharge summaries and linked up rehabilitation services.
  • Improved patient outcomes and delivery of care by elevating clinical quality processes.
  • Prescribed medicines and monitored stock levels.
  • Updated and audited medical files to achieve accurate records.

Medical Officer

Defence Intelligence Agency, DIA) Hospital
Abuja, Nigeria
09.2018 - 06.2019
  • Examine patients, and recommend diagnostic tests
  • Prescribe medication and create treatment plans
  • Provide health and wellness advice to patients who were mostly military personnel and their families
  • Prepared discharge summaries and linked up rehabilitation services.
  • Completed ward rounds to evaluate quality of care delivery.
  • Formulated and submitted reports to senior management.
  • Improved patient outcomes and delivery of care by elevating clinical quality processes.
  • Prescribed medicines and monitored stock levels.
  • Led diverse teams in clinical care, new business development and patient relations.

House Officer

Wuse District Hospital
Abuja, Nigeria
05.2017 - 05.2018
  • Assessing patients, obtaining histories, sharpening skills of examination, and ordering laboratory investigations
  • Management of patient cases including diagnosing and treatment under the supervision of senior colleagues
  • Family planning and reproductive health services
  • Powerpoint presentations of mortality reviews and latest management plans for day-to-day health cases

Education

Master of Science - Global Healthcare Management

Coventry University
Coventry
05.2023 -

Impacts of Climate Change on human and health mortality

Barcelona Institue for Global Health
03.2023 - 03.2023

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MB, ChB) -

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Kumasi, Ghana
08.2010 - 06.2015

IFMSA Professional Medical Exchange Certificate - Medicine

Generalitat de Catalunya Trias I Pulol
Barcelona, Spain
09.2015 - 09.2015

IFMSA Research Exchange Certificate - Medicine

Universidad Autonoma De Nuevo León (UANL
Monterrey, Mexico
06.2013 - 07.2013

Bachelor of Science - Human Biology (Medicine

Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science and Technology
Kumasi, Ghana
08.2010 - 06.2013

West African Senior School Certificate -

Stella Maris College
Abuja, Nigeria
06.2008 -

Skills

  • Compassionate patient care
  • Geriatric care
  • Best medical practice principles
  • Carer support
  • Clinical practice management
  • Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines
  • Laboratory information management systems (LIMS)
  • Excellent written and verbal communication
  • Treatment planning
  • Ongoing personal development
  • Patient education
  • Diagnosis
  • Preventative treatment
  • Commitment to quality services
  • Clinical reporting
  • Clinical examining

Additional Information

  • Proven track record of excellent leadership, providing technical, training, and operational support as needed to improve health services. Very strong health education and counseling skills; good at assessing patient's conditions, obtaining histories, and managing cases including diagnosing and treatment under the supervision of senior colleagues. Excellent hands-on skills in sample preparation and carrying out PCR, electrophoresis, and other analyses.

References

Details will be provided upon request

Timeline

Master of Science - Global Healthcare Management

Coventry University
05.2023 -

Impacts of Climate Change on human and health mortality

Barcelona Institue for Global Health
03.2023 - 03.2023

Clinical Associate

Solina Centre for International Development and Research
06.2020 - 05.2023

Medical Officer

Eastern and Western Hospital
10.2019 - 03.2020

Volunteer Medical Officer (Program Coordinator

Yahab Humanitarian Initiative
05.2019 - 01.2022

Medical Officer

Defence Intelligence Agency, DIA) Hospital
09.2018 - 06.2019

House Officer

Wuse District Hospital
05.2017 - 05.2018

IFMSA Professional Medical Exchange Certificate - Medicine

Generalitat de Catalunya Trias I Pulol
09.2015 - 09.2015

IFMSA Research Exchange Certificate - Medicine

Universidad Autonoma De Nuevo León (UANL
06.2013 - 07.2013

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MB, ChB) -

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
08.2010 - 06.2015

Bachelor of Science - Human Biology (Medicine

Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science and Technology
08.2010 - 06.2013

West African Senior School Certificate -

Stella Maris College
06.2008 -

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