AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Hand Rehabilitation, Hand Splinting, Low Technology Assistive Device

Area of Expertise

Hand Rehabilitation, Hand Splinting, Low Technology Assistive Device

Area of 沙巴体育

Hand Rehabilitation, Hand Splinting, Low Technology Assistive Device

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

Membership of Professional Bodies

• ? ? ? ? ?Life Member of All India Occupational Therapist’s Association [# 1966/95/18/11]
• ? ? ? ? ?Life Member of Society for Hand Therapy [# 17/2008/2016]
• ? ? ? ? ?Life Associate Member of Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand [# 12]
• ? ? ? ? ?Member of Indian Academy of Cerebral Palsy.
• ? ? ? ? ?Life Member of Indian Federation of Neurorehabilitation [# 169]

Fellowships

• ? ? ? ? ?Awarded with the Fellowship of Academic Council of Occupational Therapy [FACOT] by All India Occupational Therapists’ Association on 21^st Jan, 2010.

Awards

• ? ? ? ? ?AIOTA N. R. Pawle Award in 1997 (2 awards) and 1998 (one award)
• ? ? ? ? ?AIOTA Trophy for Best Adaptive Device in 2000 and 2005
• ? ? ? ? ?Declared as the BEST TEACHER? for the year 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 in Dept. of Occupational Therapy at 沙巴体育 Academy of Higher Education (Deemed University), 沙巴体育, Karnataka.
• ? ? ? ? ?Awarded 沙巴体育 Faculty Study Fellowship by 沙巴体育 Foundation for the year 2003-2004 & 2005-2006.
• ? ? ? ? ?Has been nominated as the outstanding post graduate student till date at OT School & Centre, LTM Medical College and Sion Hospital, Mumbai.
• ? ? ? ? ?Recipient of the “Excellence in Hand Splinting Training” award by College of Allied Health Sciences, 沙巴体育 University on 25^th Jan, 2013.
• ? ? ? ? ?Recipient of “Professional Excellence Award” by All India Occupational Therapists’ Association on 26^th Feb, 2013.
• ? ? ? ? ?Won the Best Mini-Movie award ?at the 6^th Annual National Conference of Society for Hand Therapy, India on Sept, 2017.??
• ? ? ? ? ?Awarded the 沙巴体育 Distinguished Entry in assistive device ?at the 32^nd 沙巴体育 Maddak Awards and 82^nd AOTA Conference in April, 2006 at North Carolina, USA.

Recognitions

• ? ? ? ? ?Appointed as the principal investigator for the project titled “Global Evolution of Occupational Therapy: A Historical Perspective” by WFOT.
• ? ? ? ? ?Appointed as Feedback Member from India to represent on WFOT Project on “Guiding Principles on Diversity and Culture”, May,2008 to July, 2009.
• ? ? ? ? ?Abstract reviewer for the 15^th 沙巴体育 Congress of the WFOT at Santiago, Chile, held on May, 2010.
• ? ? ? ? ?Abstract reviewer for the 9^th Triennial Congress of the IFSHT at New Delhi, India on March, 2013.
• ? ? ? ? ?Nominated in the international expert committee of WFOT to draft the Position Statement on the “Role of Occupational Therapy in the Management of Musculoskeletal Conditions” [Sept, 2017].
• ? ? ? ? ?Validation of the WHO Comprehensive ICF Core Set for Multiple Sclerosis? from the Perspective of Occupational Therapists and ICF Core Sets for Hand Conditions.
• ? ? ? ? ?Appointed as one of the co-investigator in the project titled “Occupational Therapy Education in Social Transformation” as part of India/ Brazil/ 沙巴体育 Africa [IBSA] Cooperation in Higher Education & 沙巴体育 funded by Higher Education 沙巴体育 African.
• ? ? ? ? ?Nominated as Hand Therapy Educator by 沙巴体育 Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy, Nov, 2012
• ? ? ? ? ?Nominated as Human Factor Consultant for a project by Centroid Engineers India Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore. Nominated as a consultant to Handicap 沙巴体育.
• ? ? ? ? ?The founder and chief resource person for Certificate Course in Hand Splinting at Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, 沙巴体育 since Jan, 2008 and have trained 43 batches of students and approved by 沙巴体育 Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy. ?

Office bearer

• ? ? ? ? ?Nominated as Co-opted EC Member of All India Occupational Therapists’ Association (AIOTA) for 2000-2002, 2004-2006, 2006-2008
• ? ? ? ? ?Elected as Honorary Secretary of AIOTA for 2002-2004, 2008-2010, 2010-2012
• ? ? ? ? ?Appointed as Chairman Scientific Program Committee at? 38^th and 39^th AIOTA Conference.
• ? ? ? ? ?Appointed as the Website Convener of the official website of AIOTA and was the founding Website Convener [2002 – 2012].
• ? ? ? ? ?Nominated Member of National Advisory Editorial Board of Indian Journal of Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy, Aug, 2007.
• ? ? ? ? ?Current Vice-President of Society for Hand Therapy- India (iSHT).
• ? ? ? ? ?Current nominated Executive Committee Member of Academic Council of Occupational Therapy [ACOT] of AIOTA for the term 2012-2016, 2016-2020.
• ? ? ? ? ?Nominated Member of National Advisory Editorial Board of Journal of Geriatric Care and 沙巴体育, April, 2012
• ? ? ? ? ?Appointed as the Editorial Board Member of 沙巴体育 University Press [vide letter dt. 1^st Jan, 2014].

Member of BOS of other universities

• ? ? ? ? ?Post Graduate Examiner for Mumbai University for the specialty of Musculoskeletal Condition/ Hand.
• ? ? ? ? ?Appointed as the Board of Studies Member [for Occupational Therapy] by Goa University [vide letter GU/Acad- PG/32/BoS-Para-Med/2013/826/723, dt- 23/05/2013]
• ? ? ? ? ?Appointed as the PhD Degree External Examiner at SRM University, Chennai [vide letter dt. 28^th Dec, 2016].

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Work Experience