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Dr. Arjunan Isaac
Professor & HOD
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School
Medical College
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Department
Department of Community Medicine
Qualifications
- PhD Community Medicine
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka, 2019
- MD Community Medicine
Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, 2005
- MBBS
Kasturaba Medical College, Mangalore, 1998
Experience
Total Years of Experience
20 Years / 6 Months
Academic Experience
- Ramaiah medical college- 20 years and 6 months
Training Experience
- Principles and Practice of Epidemiology, WHO, Christian Medical College Vellore
- Medical Education Technologies, St Johns Medical College
- AETCOM, St Johns Medical College
- Curriculum Implementation Support Programme, MEC, Ramaiah Medical College
- Airborne Infection Control and PMDT Guidelines, Office of the Joint Director TB
- Blueprinting in Assessment, MEC, Ramaiah Medical College
- CISP 2, MEC, Ramaiah Medical
- Self-Directed Learning, MEC, Ramaiah Medical
- Strengthening Medical Certification of Cause of Death in Hospitals, ICMR, NCDRI
- Fluorosis
- Biomedical waste management
- Disaster Management
- Stroke and HIV/AIDS Chronic Care
- Evaluation of National Programmes
- Contributed Health Sector Report in the "State of Environment Report Karnataka 2012" by Government of Karnataka, German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), and Environmental Management & Policy Research Institute (EMPRI).
- Contributed Health Sector Report in the "State of Environment Report Bangalore 2008" by Government of Karnataka, German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), and Environmental Management & Policy Research Institute (EMPRI).
- Contributed a unit "Disability Limitation and Rehabilitation" in Block 5 of Disaster Management for the Certificate course in Health and Family Welfare Management at the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi.
- Manual of First-Aid for the Community Orientation Programme for medical and dental students at MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore.
- Contributed a Chapter on First-Aid in "NIRANTHARA" Continuing Health Education to adolescents by the Sri Ramana Free Trust in Bangalore.
- Developed training Manual (Kannada & English) on Identification and reporting of Health Workers, ASHA, Anganwadi workers, and Teachers for Project on "Establishment of Population Based Rural Stroke Registry in India" - A Pilot Study (ICMR supported project).
- Erasmus Mundus Scholarship
- Chairman of the Sports Committee of Ramaiah Medical College
- NSS Coordinator Ramaiah Medical College
- PhD Community Medicine
National Conference Papers
- Presented a paper Titled “Evaluation of Mass Drug Administration at Bagalkot District” at IAPSM Conference, JIPMER, Pondicherry on 25th Jan 2008.
- Presented a paper titled “Disaster Relief Activity at Tsunami affected village Pudupettai, Tamilnadu: An overview of the Indian Red Cross Medical Relief Team Activities” at the 17th Conference of KACH at St Johns Medical College, Bangalore March 2005.
National Journal Papers
- Arjunan Isaac, R Shankar, Kamala, Chikungunya Epidemic Response at Kaiwara village, Chikkabalapur District, Karnataka State. Indian Journal of Rural Health Care, Vol:1 Issue: 1, July 2012.
- R Shankar, Arjunan Isaac, S Pruthvish, Assessing the preparedness of a rural community for rendering Home Based Care for HIV/AIDS patients by using a Qualitative tool. Indian Journal of Rural Health Care, Vol:1, Issue: 1, July 2012.
- Arjunan Isaac, Post-Mass Drug Administration (MDA) evaluation at Bagalkote district, Karnataka state. Indian Journal of Rural Health Care, Vol:1, Issue: 2, December 2012.
- Sharankumar Holyachi, Gautham M S, Arvind B A, Arjunan Isaac, Murthy N S, Pruthvish S, Suryanarayn S P, Health Insurance: A study of awareness, coverage and factors influencing its subscription in a rural community. Indian Journal of Rural Health Care, Vol:1, Issue: 3, January-March 2013.
- Arjunan Isaac, Aravind B A, Venkateshappa, Pruthvish S, Acceptance and willingness to contribute to community de-fluoridation in Kaiwara village, Chikkabalapur district, Karnataka, volume – 1 issue- 4, Rural Medicine, Apr-June 2013.
- Arjunan Isaac1, Pruthvish s2, Vijaya Mysorekar3, NS Murthy4, Clinical and biochemical evidence of endemic hydric fluorosis among school children in a rural area of Karnataka, India, Indian Journal. Prev. Soc. Med. Vol. 45 no. 3-4, 2014.
- Aparna Sharma, Hemanth Thapsey, Arjunan Isaac Mercury Policies: National and International efforts, Journal of the Indian Society of Hospital Waste Management, Combined Volume – 13 & 14 Issue – 1 Page No.46, September 2015.
- Akila GV, Arvind BA, Isaac A. Comparative assessment of psychosocial status of elderly in urban and rural areas, Karnataka, India. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Volume 8 / Issue 9 / September 2019; 8:2870-6.
- Akila GV, Arvind BA, Arjunan Isaac: A Comparative Study on Health Profile and Health Seeking Behaviour of The Elderly in Urban and Rural Areas of Bangalore, Karnataka Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, September 2019, Vol. 10, No. 9.
- Arjunan Isaac, S Pruthvish, Radhika, N S Murthy: Community De-fluoridation - Experience in Kaiwara Village, Chikkaballapur District, Karnataka, India, Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, July 2020, Vol. 11, No. 7.
- Navami Sasidharan, Arjunan Isaac, Shivaraj Nallur Somanna, Priyadarshini Chidambaram Nutritional Status of Adolescents in a Rural Area of Bengaluru, Annals of Community Health, Jul-Sep 2020, Vol 8, Issue 3.
- Isaac A, Pruthvish S, Haridas R, Murthy NS. Impact of community defluoridation on a village endemic for hydric fluorosis in rural Karnataka, India. Indian J Community Med 2020; 45:454-7. Received: 29-11-19, Accepted: 25-06-20, Published: 28-10-20.
International Journal Papers
- Arjunan Isaac, Wilma Delphine Silvia CR, Shivaraj Nallur Somanna, Vijaya Mysorekar, Kochupillai Narayana, Pruthvish Srikantaiah; Prevalence and manifestations of water-born fluorosis among school children in Kaiwara village of India: a preliminary study. Asian Biomedicine Vol. 3 No. 2009.
- Arjunan Isaac, D Gopinath, NSN Murthy, Role of Informal Care Providers in Home Based Long Term Care in Diabetes Mellitus at Kaiwara Primary Health Center Area, Karnataka, India. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease (2011) 127-130.
- Banavaram Anniappan Arvind, Arjunan Isaac*, Nandagudi Srinivasa Murthy, Nallur Sommanna Shivaraj, Suradhenupura Puttajois Suryanarayana, Sreekantaiah Pruthvish. Prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis and genu valgum among school children in the rural field practice area of a medical college. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease (2012).
- Suman G., Lalitha K., Aravind B.A., Mahendra J.V., Arjunan I., Shivaraj N.S., Pruthvish S. Evaluation of a training program on knowledge of stroke among anganwadi workers in Chintamani taluk of Karnataka state, India, International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2016 Aug;3(8):2013-2018.
- Isaac A, Pruthvish S, Radhika K, Murthy NS. Prevalence and causes of endemic hydric fluorosis in a village in rural Karnataka, India. CHRISMED J Health Res 2021.
- Life member Karnataka Association of Community Health (KACH)
- Life member Indian Red Cross Society Karnataka Chapter
- Life member Indian Medical Association
- Life member Indian Society of Hospital Waste Management
- Life member National Academy of Medical Sciences