Research Activities (during last 5 years)

Externally Funded Research Projects :

• Capacity Building of Doctors and Hospital Engineers in Structural and Non-Structural Mitigation Measures for Hospital Safety and Disaster Resilience (MoHFW, ₹1.59 Crore).

• National Capacity Building Programme on Oxygen Management (MoHFW, ₹84 Lakh).

• National Capacity Building Programme for Medical and Nursing Officers on Medical Oxygen Management (MoHFW, ₹83 Lakh).

• National Capacity Building Programme for Healthcare Workers in Infection Prevention & Control and Biomedical Waste Management (USAID/Jhpiego, ₹3 Crore).

• Socioeconomic Burden of Surgical Site Infection and Validation of SIMPI Criteria (HEFA, ₹49 Lakh).

AIIMS Intramural and Early Career Grant Projects :

• Comparative Analysis of Different Methods of Disinfection of Medical Records.

• Utility of Nano-Impregnated Surface Coating for Continuous Active Disinfection in ICU.

• Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns and Antibiotic Prescribing Practices in Bloodstream Infections.

• Impact of Air Quality Interventions on Environmental Air Quality and Microbial Load.

• Strengthening Health Systems Governance for Pandemic Response.

• Assessment of Serial COVID-19 IgG Antibody Response among Sanitation and Housekeeping Workers.

• Impact of Protective Footwear in Infection Control in Critical Care Settings.

• Communication and Attitudinal Barriers in Care of the Elderly.

• Mindfulness Meditation Intervention for Improving Work-Life Integration among Healthcare Workers.

Collaborative Research Projects :

• Assessing Health Care Package Utilization under PMJAY in Burns and Plastic Surgery.

• Creation of Centre of Excellence with ICMR Collaboration.

• Evaluation of Medical Certification of Cause of Death and Development of Training Programme.

• Automation of Stores in Government Hospitals.

• Determinants of Mortality due to COVID-19 in India.

• Clinical Characteristics of Critically Ill Older Adults with COVID-19.

• Development of Online Course for Certification of Underlying Cause of Death.

• Multidisciplinary Diabetes and COVID Randomized Controlled Trial.

• Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Acute Ischemic Stroke Interventions.

• Errors in Medico-Legal Reporting by First Responders.

• High Frequency Panel for Real-Time Insights into COVID-19 in India.

• Study of Etiologic Profile of Brought Dead Patients.

• Cost Analysis of Standardized Laparoscopic Mesh Repair.

• Perioperative Complications and Costing of Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair.

• Saliva as Alternate Specimen Source for SARS-CoV-2 Detection.

• Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Trial in Breast Cancer.

Departmental Research Projects (Thesis & published Dissertations) :

• Study of Leadership profile of Dept Heads and its impact on work performance in Dept

• Comparative study of Emergency services in major Delhi Hospitals

• Study of Medico-legal cases at Emergency Dept at AIIMS

• Comparative Analysis of APAR and ACR Systems

• Financial Implications of Repair and Maintenance of Machinery and Equipment.

• Hospital Infrastructure Project Implementation Model.

• Patient Safety Incident Reporting System Study.

• Costing of Intensive Care in Neurosciences Centre.

• Need Analysis of CSR at AIIMS.

• Radiotherapy Services and RT Equipment Utilization Study.

• Educational Intervention for CLABSI Reduction.

• Telemedicine as a Screening Tool in Pediatric OPD.

• Exploratory study into perceived impact of accreditation on Health Care Quality and associated costs in HCOs

• Study on patient centered care

• Study on procurement practices through GEM

• Quantitative study to assess perception of Principal Investigators conducting extra-mural research about Research Management System

• Study on application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in hospitals

• Study scope of implementation of sustainable practices at a tertiary care teaching hospital.

• Study of compliance of IPD medical records as per NABH standards

• Study of professional fulfillment, intention to leave and attrition amongst Resident Doctors

• Comparative Medical Record Audit of COVID and Non-COVID Patients.

• Psychological Impact of In-Hospital Confinement during COVID-19.

• Burnout, Compassion Fatigue and Secondary Trauma among Healthcare Workers.

• Costing of Makeshift COVID Isolation Facility.

• Patient Safety Culture Study.

• Correlation between Comorbidities and COVID-19 Outcomes.

• Surgical Consumable Utilization Study.

• Financial Assistance and Welfare Schemes Study.

• POSH Communication Standardization Study.

• Linen Management System Study.

• Application of Queuing Theory in OPD Management.

• Cost Conundrum of Anti-Cancer Drugs.

• Eye Donation Awareness Study.

• Process Flow of Medico-Legal Cases for System Improvement.

• Dietary Services Satisfaction Study.

• Maintenance Strategies of Critical Medical Equipment.

• Shared Professional Roles in Nursing Services.

• Impact of Interactive Communication Training on Nursing Staff.

• Monitoring Environmental Cleaning using ATP Bioluminescence Assay.

• Offshoring of Medical Records: Administrative Perspective.

• Informed Consent Practices in Surgical Disciplines.