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AIDS Healthcare FoundationMedical Director of Communitary Sexual Health Clinic
Oct. 2021 - Jun. 2024São Paulo, BrasilI have been entrusted with spearheading and coordinating a comprehensive health service STIs, tailored to vulnerable populations. My role focuses on ensuring the continuum of quality care through the implementation of innovative strategies, clinical protocols, training programs, and cutting-edge data collection tools.
Key Achievements and Responsibilities:
Program Management:
- Launched and managed a free-of-charge STI care service for vulnerable populations.
- Developed and implemented clinical protocols, SOPs, work flows - Established a network of healthcare providers to ensure referral system and intersectoral partnerships
Strategic Development:
- Initiated innovative strategies
- Organized multidisciplinary working groups Data Monitoring and Evaluation:
- Implemented a data monitoring and electronic evaluation system, assessing programmatic effectiveness.
- Designed monitoring and evaluation dashboard Logistics and Management of Medical Supplies:
- Managed the pharmacy, optimizing logistics, workflow and supplies - Developed and implemented a medical supplies stock system
- Organized capacity building Team Leadership:
- Lead medical teams assigning roles, providing guidance, and fostering a collaborative and supportive team environment.
Community Engagement and Advocacy:
- Fostered community engagement through capacity-building initiatives and advocacy efforts.
- Conducted over 20 training sessions for community members, empowering them with valuable health and human rights knowledge.
- Organized multidisciplinary working groups to discuss main topics affecting sexual health in the community Research and Development:
- Conducted operational research,
- Designed and coordinated the Practical Guidelines
- Presented studies at international conferences
- Coordinated opinion paper to be published about “Chemsex” and transpeople Quantifiable Impact:
- Provided care to over 5,000 individuals through more than 14,000 medical procedures since 12/ 2022.
Doctors without bordersDeputy medco
May. 2021 - Aug. 2021BrazilI was responsible to support the medical coordinator during the Covid-19 response in remote areas. I had a diverse set of tasks addressing the challenges posed by a global health crisis, particularly in remote or underserved areas with limited access to healthcare resources. Tasks showcase leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills, as well as a commitment to public health and community well-being.
Key Responsibilities and Achievements:
Project management and Implementation: - Identifying areas that require medical assistance, designing projects to address specific needs, and overseeing their implementation, including setting up medical facilities, organizing vaccination campaigns, or implementing health education programs, Covid-19 rapid tests, and infection prevention and control measurements.
- Led medical teams in conducting needs assessments in Yanomamis Indigenous Area, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the challenges.
- Coordinated outreach activities
Network Building/ Advocacy/ Communication: - Established and maintained crucial networks effective collaboration with other healthcare providers, researchers, NGOs, government agencies, and local communities - Fostered communication for the community through diverse media
Team Leadership:
- Lead medical teams Logistics and Management of Medical Supplies:
- Coordinated the logistics of medical supplies ensuring a steady and timely flow of essential materials to the remote areas.
Crisis Response Planning/Adaptability in Remote Areas:
- Responded to a crisis in remote areas with limited infrastructure and resources, finding innovative solutions for transportation, communication, and healthcare delivery.
- Contributed to the development and execution of crisis response plans Epidemiological and Reporting:
- Developed regular epidemiological and project reports.
- Elaborated a comprehensive medical report on the Yanomamis health situation, incorporating qualitative and quantitative data.
AIDS Healthcare FoundationAssociate Global Medical Director &Medical Advisor for Latin America and Caribbean Bureau
Jul. 2019 - Apr. 2021São Paulo, BrasilSignificantly contributed to enhancement of medical care quality and to promote innovative healthcare practices on a global scale.
Key Responsibilities and Achievements:
Quality Improvement and Standardization:
- Provided key and standardized information to enhance the quality of medical care.
- Developed quality improvement indicators and introduced novel scientific procedures and technologies.
Training and Development:
- Conducted training sessions for medical teams on a global program covering combination prevention, retention, and other HIV-related topics.
- Provided technical support to the reorganization of health services during the pandemic, providing weekly recommendations on COVID-19 prevention and care.
- Contributed significantly to enhancing medical care quality and promoting innovative healthcare practices.
Operational Research and Monitoring & Evaluation:
- Elaborated a toolkit for retention in care, applicable in different countries.
- Engaged in operational research, developing new benchmarks and organizational principles.
- Supported the analysis, writing, and designing of regular Global Reports
- Designed, analyzed, wrote and published operational studies
Advocacy and Representation:
- Represented Brazil in national and international forums
- Proposed the new organization´s principles
- Promote internal advocacy to establish Combination Prevention as one of the main organization’s principles
Ministério da SaúdeDeputy Director
Apr. 2017 - Mar. 2019Departamento de HIV, IST e heaptites viraisAccomplished healthcare leader with extensive experience in strategic planning, policy evaluation, and program implementation within the public health sector. Proven track record of driving initiatives to expand access to healthcare for key populations and spearheading efforts to address critical public health issues. Adept at representing organizations in national and international forums, with a strong focus on communication, policy analysis, and operational research.
Key Responsibilities and Achievements:
Strategic Planning and Implementation:
- Elaborated and implemented the strategic agenda to expand access to healthcare for key populations.
- Supported the local healthcare providers to address the response to migration crisis in Roraima
Representation and Communication - Represented the Department in national and international forums, including UNITAID.
- Supervised the communication materials
Policy Evaluation, Technical Support and Operational Research:
- Evaluated the implementation of public policies through critical analysis of epidemiological and programmatic data.
- Fostered the implementation of public policies
- Reviewed all technical publications - Designed, coordinated, and wrote the national study investigating Dolutegravir effects on pregnancy and other studies
- Supported the writing and publication of operational studies
- Reviewed and provided technical analysis to all studies submitted to international and national conferences - Supported the Hepatitis C National Elimination Plan
- Supported the Vaccination Plan to Hepatitis A
Monitoring & Evaluation and Epidemiological Reporting:
- Supported the development of regular epidemiological reports.
- Supported the review of epidemiological data engaging to public policies
- Designed studies those published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at international conferences.
Logistics of Medical Supplies:
- Supported medical supplies purchases at national level.
Ministério da SaúdeCoordinator of HIV and STI care and treatment area
Apr. 2017 - Oct. 2017Brasília, Distrito Federal, BrasiSpearheaded the implementation of pivotal public health policies, providing crucial support to ensure their successful execution
Key Responsibilities and Achievements:
Public Policy Evaluation:
- Instrumental in the effective execution of national policies, contributing significantly to the advancement of HIV, STI, and hepatitis programs.
- Coordinated and formuated technical recommendations and HIV National Guidelines (HIV adult management, HIV Pediatrics Management, PEP, PrEP, Vertical Transmission) launched by the department
- Supported the implementation of HIV Vertical Transmission Elimination plan
- Supervised the Clinical Monitoring System to identify lost to follow up patients at national level
- Oversaw the implementation of a comprehensive plan for managing HIV resistance mutations.
Logistics and Management of Medical Supplies:
- Provided strategic support for national-level medical supplies purchases, ensuring seamless logistics for vital healthcare resources.
Advocacy/Representation:
- Served as a distinguished representative of the assistance area in both national and international forums, advocating for the advancement of healthcare initiatives.Team Management:
- Lead medical teams assigning roles, providing guidance, and fostering a collaborative and supportive team environment.
- Led the team in conducting the implementation of policies related to assistance to HIV, STI and hepatitis national programs Team Management:
- Led and inspired medical teams through effective role assignment, guidance, and the cultivation of a collaborative and supportive team culture.
- Directed the team in the successful implementation of policies related to HIV and STI national programs.
Doctors Without BordersProject Manager
Aug. 2016 - Feb. 2017MyanmarI was the medical team leader in HIV/TB/ Hepatitis project in a long term program, in a remote area in Myanmar. As a project manager, the main tasks included to manage a health clinic specialized in later presenter HIV patients, co-infected (Tb, HCV/HIV) cases, human resources, Lab Point of care, medical supply logisitics, financing management, ensure medical quality assistance was applied to Health service. I was responsible for defining a strategies to transfer the project to the Ministry of Health, planning capacity building strategy for partners, planning the dengue response, implementing treatment for coinfected patients using DAAs, establishing strategies to reach key populations, overseeing advanced HIV case management, and monitoring and evaluating key project outcomes and its conclusions.
- Orchestrated and managed a medical team in a long-term program targeting HIV, TB, and Hepatitis in Myanmar.
- Achieved program goals by implementing innovative medical strategies, resulting in enhanced patient care and program effectiveness.
- Designed and established Proposals for Handover the Program to local Government, Dengue Outbreak Response
Doctors Without BordersProject Manager
May. 2016 - Aug. 2016Luanda, AngolaThe main responsability was to carry on the medical team in the yellow fever epidemic response, by training, managing cases admitted to the hospital, monitoring epidemiological data, coordinate outreach activities in the communities, managing human resources and medical supply.
- Assumed a leadership role during the Yellow Fever outbreak in Angola, effectively managing medical teams and ensuring the delivery of high-quality healthcare.
- Successfully coordinated emergency medical services, mitigating the impact of the outbreak on affected populations.
Doctors Without BordersMedical Specialist
Feb. 2016 - Apr. 2016Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrasilI was responsible for assessing the Zika response in Brazil, considering the adequacy of public health policies, sanitation and other social conditions involved in the outbreak, identification of partners (local health professionals and researchers, international organizations, NGOs). This analysis could support the deciosn making of the organization by, organize and monitor information, identification of gaps and needs in the response.
- Consultant for Medical Emergency Analysis, Brazil
- Provided critical expertise in the analysis of Zika epidemic in Brazil, leading to actionable insights and improved emergency response strategies.
Médicos Sem Fronteiras Brasil / Médecins Sans Frontières Brésil - MSFMedical Specialist
Apr. 2015 - Oct. 2015LesotoResponsible for implementing the CrAg test for late presenters in all health facilities in the district. And also, I was responsible for monitoring and analyzing data, building the capacity of all medical teams in the district, identifying partners to deliver the project, as well as establishing a plan for the project.
- Specialized in Rapid test CrAg- LFA, contributing to implementation of the test, advancements in diagnostic and treatment meton HIV advanced management;
- Enhanced the overall efficiency of medical processes.
- Established a plan and executed it to train all medical staffs in Cryptoccocal Meningitis
- Designed a toolkit to implement CrAg- LFA rapid test and implemented in remote areas.
Doctors without BordersMedical Specialist
Apr. 2014 - Dec. 2014MalawiProvide transfer of medical tasks from MSF health workers to local government health workers improvement of early detection of ART patients with treatment failure, analyze monthly data from different activities and identify areas of weakness and propose improvement actions, increase the number of active TB cases, participate in program implementation, staff management, work on operational research proposals as needed.
- Proactively led decentralization initiatives, optimizing healthcare accessibility and delivery in Malawi
- Spearheaded decentralization initiatives, expanding healthcare accessibility and optimizing delivery methods;
- Implemented strategic medical protocols resulting in improved patient outcomes and community health.
- Supported the implementation of Operational Research including the developing of protocols, medical records forms
- Reviewed clinical collection tool to enhance programmatic data analysis
- Supported outreach and counsellor team
- Promoted capacity building for medical team
- Provided coaching to HIV advanced cases management to medical team - Supported the implementation of CD4 and viral Load Point of care
FIOCRUZ - Fundação Oswaldo CruzSub- investigator
Aug. 2013 - Mar. 2014Rio de Janeiro, Brasilacting as sub-investigator physician contributing for the development of researches and clinical trials for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis C new treatments, by screening volunteers, attending volunteers, accomplishing with good clinical practices and procedures. I was responsible to conduct a phase I study on schistosomiasis vaccine since the screening up to volunteer last visit.
- Actively contributed to the success of research initiatives by engaging with volunteers and meticulously following GCP and established procedures.
- Led critical aspects of research and clinical trials, contributing significantly to the advancement of knowledge in HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, and Schistosomiasis.
- Maintained the highest standards of ethical conduct and compliance with Good Clinical Practices, ensuring the integrity and reliability of research outcomes.
FIOCRUZ - Fundação Oswaldo Cruzsub-investigator
Jun. 2010 - Dec. 2010Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrasilPhysician acting as a sub-investigator, participating in HIV/AIDS, TB research and clinical trials.
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