Dr Kamal Kishore
(Healthcare Tutor)
I am a seasoned academic and clinical researcher, with years of experience in Pacific based healthcare. I have special interest in academic publication, editing and reviewing. Currently serve as reviewer for Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal (WHO publication), Journal of Infection in Developing Countries (open access), and European Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.
Academic Background
- Certificate in Te Reo Māori | Te Wananga O Aotearoa | 2021
- Fellowship of the Royal Society of Public Health | United Kingdom | 2014 – 2015
- Post Graduate Diploma in Public Health | Fiji School of Medicine, Fiji | 2004
- Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Health) | University of Auckland, New Zealand | 1997
- Doctor of Medicine in Microbiology (MD) | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India | 1992
- Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MB BS) | University of Delhi, India | 1986
Awards and Honors
Received number of travel awards to present my research work at international conferences.
Research Interests
Primary Research Interests:
- Infectious Diseases, in particular HIV/STI
- Pasifika Health
- Lifestyle related diseases.
Areas of Expertise:
- Geriatrics Healthcare
- Palliative Healthcare
- Research Ethics
Professional Memberships
- British Society for Microbiology (Associate Member)
- European Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (Associate Member)
Enquiries
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Current Research Projects
- Planning to conduct scoping review of international student landscape under current climate.
- Support for the Fiji School of Medicine to Strengthen Health Care Worker Education in HIV and Sexual Health, Fiji/Pacific (2008-2014)
Selected Publications
- HIV related knowledge and practice among health care workers in Solomon Islands. Lui P, Kishore K, et al. Pacific Journal of Reproductive Health 2020; 1(11)
- Evaluation of an international educational programme for health care professionals on best practice in the management of perinatal death: Improving Perinatal mortality Review and Outcome Via Education (IMPROVE) Paul A Gardiner, Kamal Kishore et al. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 12/2016; 16(1). DOI:10.1186/s
- Scabies community prevalence and mass drug administration in two Fijian villages. Karin Haar, Lucia Romani, Kamal Kishore et al, International Journal of Dermatology, online DOI: 10.1111/ijd.12353
- Common co-morbidities among pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis patients in Fiji: a retrospective study. Padma Prasad, Keshni Naidu, Sharan Ram, Kamal Kishore, Prithika Prasad Fiji Journal of Public Health
- Medical and nursing students perceived knowledge, attitudes and practices concerning human immunodeficiency virus. Paraniala Silas C Lui, Sarangapany Jeganathan, Kim Begley, Katherine Coote and Kamal Kishore ISRN Public Health Volume 2014, Article ID 975875
- Building Operational Research Capacity in the Pacific. Bissell, Karen; Viney, Kerri; Kishore Kamal; et al, Public Health Action 2014 2014 vol 4 supplement 1
- Plasmablastic lymphoma in AIDS: Case report and review of the literature. Iane Panjueli, Rahena Mehnaj, Kamal Kishore, FMJ Vol 23 Number 1 2013
- Operational Research capacity building in Fiji, Sharan Ram, Prithika Prasad, & Kamal Kishore Fiji Medical Journal Vol 23 Number 1 2013.
- Scabies community prevalence and mass drug administration in two Fijian villages. Karin Haar, Lucia Romani, Kamal Kishore et al, International Journal of Dermatology, online DOI: 10.1111/ijd.12353
- Pre-treatment loss to follow-up among smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis cases: a 10-year audit of national data from Fiji. S. Ram, Kamal Kishore, I. Batio, K. Bissell, R. Zachariah, S. Satyanarayana, A. D. Harries Public Health Action Volume 2, Number 4 – December 2012 pp. 138-141
- Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of health care workers towards clients of sexual health services in Fiji. Paraniala Silas Lui, Jeganathan Sarangapany, Kim Begley, Rachel Musson, Sharan Ram and Kamal Kishore 2012 Sexual Health, 9 (4) pp. 323-327
