Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Languages
Accomplishments
Timeline
Generic
Dr Arulen Vencatasamy

Dr Arulen Vencatasamy

FLACQ,Mauritius

Summary

Loyal employee with solid understanding of training and mentoring employees. Dedicated team player, proactive and hands-on in task completion.

Dedicated to detect outbreaks, investigating clusters and developing programs that make a lasting impact on public health response. Exceptional communication, organisation and project management skills.

Takes on challenging new role harnessing interpersonal skills, collaboration and problem-solving. Driven to deliver high-quality service and consistent results.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
15
15
years of post-secondary education

Work history

COMMUNITY PHYSICIAN

C.D.C.U ,Ministry of Health And Wellness
Port Louis
01.2022 - Current
  • Filed official paperwork reporting on key life events and mandated disease notifications.
  • Implemented evidence-based practices to treat conditions related to health.
  • Conducted workshops and special events to educate community about preventative health.
  • Worked on programme aimed at minimising impact of preventable conditions.
  • Authored and presented final after-action reports, identifying strengths and challenges and recommended corrective changes for future investigations.
  • Maintained data, reporting and quality assurance standards throughout investigations.
  • Lead investigations into Contact tracing and Dengue outbreaks, ensuring timely reporting.
  • Collected and organised data for weekly case summaries.
  • Led investigations into Dengue and Leptospirosis outbreaks.
  • Determined important variables for each case such as location and severity of outbreak and both laboratory and clinical findings.

Community Physician

Ministry Of Health And Wellness
Dr Bruno Cheong Hospital, FLACQ
02.2019 - 03.2022
  • Reviewed patient medical information and completed thorough physical examinations, discussing current symptoms and concerns to gain complete picture of present health and wellness.
  • Educated patients on diagnoses, treatments and medications and self-management to drive recovery and outcome goals.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to provide excellent care continuity.
  • Kept detailed, accurate patient notes for thorough medical records.
  • Surveilled notifiable infection conditions and outbreaks in COVID-19 Pandemic.
  • Teamleader of Contact Tracing Team during Covid 19 infection
  • Worked in close collaboration with other stakeholders in the setting up of quarantine for Covid-19 suspected cases and positive cases.

Medical Health Officer

Ministry of Health and Wellness
Centre de Flacq
02.2008 - 02.2019
  • Collaborated with external providers to meet patient care continuity needs.
  • Recruited committed, hardworking clinical teams for reliable care services.
  • Attended health conventions to monitor product and service evolutions.
  • Delegated clinical nursing tasks to meet patients' care requirements.
  • Prescribed medication with dosage advice to suit individualised patient needs.
  • Educated patients and community members about disease prevention and general wellness to boost awareness of public health issues.
  • Discussed symptoms, diagnoses and prognoses with patients and caregivers to support informed medical decisions.
  • Conducted examinations on paediatric, adolescent and elderly patients.
  • Prescribed medication to treat diagnosed conditions or illnesses.
  • Identified health conditions through targeted physical examinations.
  • Ordered diagnostic tests to gather data about patient conditions and inform treatment planning.
  • Educated patients on treatment options for various illnesses, collaborating with specialists to provide thorough education.
  • Transferred patients to specialist health workers for ongoing medical support.
  • Referred patients for specialist care in partner facilities.
  • Liaised with multidisciplinary healthcare providers to foster continuum of care.
  • Delivered immunisations in accordance with local and national standards for care.
  • Signed repeat prescriptions, death certificates and fitness for work statements to fulfil patient needs and requests.
  • Examined patients to assess physical wellness and collect data regarding vital signs, respiratory health and overall wellbeing.
  • Consulted with patients to address ongoing care or to adjust treatment planning to suit progress.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to provide excellent care continuity.
  • Reported notifiable infectious diseases promptly to meet legal requirements.
  • Kept detailed, accurate patient notes for thorough medical records.
  • Led programmes in reducing infectious disease spread.

Education

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH - PUBLIC HEALTH

UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS
MAURITIUS
06.2016 - 12.2017

MBBS - GENERAL MEDECINE

KIEV MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
UKRAINE
06.2000 - 06.2006

ROYAL COLLEGE CUREPIPE
MAURITIUS
01.1991 - 12.1998

Skills

  • Team Leadership
  • Project planning
  • Statistics
  • Recognising and monitoring trends
  • Disease trend knowledge
  • Building relationships
  • Laboratory and field research
  • Project Management
  • Complaint resolution
  • Data collation

Languages

English
Advanced
french
Advanced (C1)

Accomplishments

President Distinguished Service Medal

For the fight against Covid 19 infection

Timeline

COMMUNITY PHYSICIAN

C.D.C.U ,Ministry of Health And Wellness
01.2022 - Current

Community Physician

Ministry Of Health And Wellness
02.2019 - 03.2022

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH - PUBLIC HEALTH

UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS
06.2016 - 12.2017

Medical Health Officer

Ministry of Health and Wellness
02.2008 - 02.2019

MBBS - GENERAL MEDECINE

KIEV MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
06.2000 - 06.2006

ROYAL COLLEGE CUREPIPE
01.1991 - 12.1998

Similar Profiles

Create profile
Dr Arulen Vencatasamy