Consultant
KIMSHEALTH
Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Dr. A. Rajalakshmi, DNB (Internal Medicine), Fellowship in ID, FRCP, FIDSA, FSHEA,
Senior Consultant in ID (adult and paediatric) and Group Lead – HIC and ASP
Infectious Diseases Fellowship training at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai
Observer in Transplant Infectious Diseases in Wayne State University, Karmanos cancer centre, Detroit
Certified in Infection Prevention and Hospital Epidemiology (CIC)
International Ambassador - Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), 2022
Member, SHEA Guideline Committee
PI for KIMSHEALTH, SHEA Research Network, an international, multi-center research consortium
PI for KIMSHEALTH, INICC (International nosocomial infection control consortium)
Member of Governing Council, Clinical Infectious Diseases Society of India
Member of KARSAP (Kerala State Antimicrobial Resistance Strategic Action Plan), supported by WHO to fight AMR
Member of Brain Infection Guidelines (BIG), India, by CMC Vellore
Role during COVID- create protocols for infection prevention, management and vaccination, AHPI award for the hospital for excellence in COVID-19 management
Torch bearer award for the hospital and HIC team towards Elimination of TB by public private participation, supported by JEET (WHO)
Co-investigator of the first Zika outbreak in Kerala (May 2021)
60 journal publications, 43 conference abstracts
As guide or co-guide for fellows in training in thesis - 18
Cllinical and Educational supervisor for MRCP trainees and MRCP examiner
Have conducted CME, workshops on clinical ID, AMS and IC across India, one of the workshop was endorsed by SHEA.
Speaker in international conferences -
SHEA coffee talk, July 2022, on AMS implementation- facilitators and barriers
SHEA spring, April 2023- success, challenges and strategies in infection control in India,
Upcoming ECCMID 2024- Infection prevention and control (IPC) around the world: learning from each other. Talk title: Challenges and practices for IPC: diverse populations, environment and pathogens
Special interests- Antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention, device associated infections, Tropical ID, infections in immune compromised, paediatric infections, adult immunization.
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
122 - Pediatric Viral Infections
Friday, October 13, 2023
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM US ET