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Dr. Akash Gajanan Prabhune
Dr. Akash Gajanan Prabhune
Assistant – Professor
DOJ: 1 October 2021
Brief Biography
Akash Gajanan Prabhune is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Health Management Research in Bengaluru, Karnataka, with a diverse educational background in Population Health Informatics and Clinical Research. He holds a Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree from Bharati Vidyapeeth University and is currently pursuing a PhD in Population Health Informatics at DIT University, expected to be completed in 2024. Akash’s work involves leading faculty for Health and Information Technology specialization courses, developing course curricula, and creating short-term industry training courses in Health Informatics. He has also been actively involved in research projects, including being the lead investigator for UNICEF-funded qualitative research on urban poor communities in Maharashtra and a NHSRC-funded project on assessing the quality of Community Health Officers in Karnataka.
Akash has presented technical reports and papers at various conferences, focusing on topics such as computer-aided screening tools for oral potentially malignant disorders and COVID-19 contingency plans. He has also contributed to publications on digital health research initiatives in South Asia, curriculum evaluation for health informatics courses in India, and perceptions and practices related to healthcare and nutrition in urban slums across India. Akash’s technical skills include proficiency in software such as STATA, SPSS, and RevMan, as well as experience with healthcare data tools like CSPro and PubMed. Additionally, he has volunteered for health-related initiatives, showcasing his commitment to community service and public health awareness.
Published Journal Articles / Books / Chapters
PUBLISHED SCOPUS INDEXED RESEARCH PAPERS
- Prabhune A, Manoharan A. Assessment of Healthcare Utilization in a Community-Centric Model of Primary Healthcare for Rural Populations. Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development. 2017;8(4):971. https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-5506.2017.00457.0
- Ghosh R, Healy A, Prabhune A, Mallavaram A, Raju S, Chockalingam N. Provision of rehabilitation and assistive technology services in a low resource setting during the COVID-19 pandemic and introduction of telehealth: service users’ and providers’ perspectives. Assist Technol. 2022 Jul 20;1–7. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400435.2022.2095582
- Priya P, Prabhune AG, Bhat S, Roy M. MSR52 Rationalisation of Essential Drugs Based on Consumption - a Study of Primary Healthcare Centres in Karnataka. Value in Health. 2022 Jul;25(7):S528. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2022.04.1259
- Prabhune AG, Shri Hari VR, Sethiya NK. Adaptation of a BERT Model to the India Restaurant data using Rule-based Approach for Aspect-based Sentiment Analysis. In: 2023 Second International Conference On Smart Technologies For Smart Nation (SmartTechCon) [Internet]. 2023 [cited 2024 Mar 13]. p. 457–61. Available from: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10391510
- Prabhune A, Srihari VR, Sethiya NK, Gauniyal M. Agile fusion: developing “Eat at Right Place” sentiment analysis tool. IJEECS. 2024 Apr 1;34(1):602. https://doi.org/10.11591/ijeecs.v34.i1.pp602-619
ACCEPTED/ IN PUBLICATION SCOPUS INDEXED RESEARCH PAPERS
- Application of Scrum framework and Low Code No Code platform for development and implementation of In-patient electronic visitor management system to optimise hospital operations; Dr Kalaivani S, Mr. Arun Senthilkumar, Dr Akash Prabhune, Mr Mathan Babu, Mr Sachin Bhat; IEEE ISBN : 979-8-3503-0641-5
- Enhancing Accessibility to Primary Healthcare Centres through the Development and Validation of a Machine Learning-based Gravity Model: Strengthening Public Health Coverage; Dr Akash Prabhune, Mr Vinay Sri Hari, Ms Ananya Biswas, Ms Ashitha Reddy, Ms Aishwarya Mallawaram; IEEE ISBN : 979-8-3503-0641-5
- Optimizing Medication Access in Public Healthcare Centers: A Machine Learning Stochastic Model for Inventory Management and Demand Forecasting in Primary Health Services; Mr Sachin S Bhat, Mr Vinay Sri Hari, Dr Akash Prabhune, Dr Subodh Satheesh, Ms Ananya Biswas; IEEE ISBN : 979-8-3503-0641-5
- Improving Manpower Allocation at Primary Healthcare Facilities: Development and Validation of a Machine Learning Quadratic Model to Strengthen Public Health Service Availability; Mr Sachin S Bhat, Mr Vinay Sri Hari, Dr Akash Prabhune, Ms Ananya Biswas, Ms Aishwarya Mallawaram; IEEE ISBN : 979-8-3503-0641-5
WEB OF SCIENCE INDEXED RESEARCH PAPERS
- Prabhune A, Bhat S, Mallavaram A, Mehar Shagufta A, Srinivasan S. A Situational Analysis of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Digital Health Research Initiatives in South Asia. Cureus [Internet]. 2023 Nov 17 [cited 2024 Jan 4]; Available from: https://www.cureus.com/articles/199767-a-situational-analysis-of-the-impact-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-on-digital-health-research-initiatives-in-south-asia
- Gajanan Prabhune A, Manjunath U, Satheesh SS. A Literature Review on Perceptions and Practices Related to Healthcare and Nutrition Amongst the Residents of Urban Slums Across India. Cureus [Internet]. 2023 Mar 24 [cited 2024 Jan 4]; Available from: https://www.cureus.com/articles/131977-a-literature-review-on-perceptions-and-practices-related-to-healthcare-and-nutrition-amongst-the-residents-of-urban-slums-across-india
OTHER NATIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL/ BOOK CHAPTERS
- Akash Prabhune. Bookera Publishers and Distributors. [cited 2022 Jun 10]. Introduction to Health Informatics (For B.Sc Nursing Students). Available from: https://www.bookerapub.com/product/3330046/introduction-to-health-informatics-for-bsc-nursing-students/
- Priya PSK, Shushrutha B, Bajpai U, Akash Prabhune. Evaluating curriculum for health informatics courses in India -A comparative analysis of the skills required by the industry and skills imparted by accredited courses using the Delphi approach. BOHR International Journal of Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. 2023 Sep 26;2:37–46.
- Clean India Campaign for New India : Systematic Review of Sentiment Analysis on Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA): To Develop a Future Roadmap for The Campaign. Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)
- Kainth DGS, Usha M, Akash Prabhune. Education and Sustainability: Developing Fresh Mindset. Available from: https://notionpress.com/read/education-and-sustainability-developing-fresh-mindset
- Akash Prabhune, Sundar Raj Vijayanagar, Vishnu Prasad, Soumojit Kumar, Mrinalini Kabur. COVID -19 Contingency Plan and a Phased Lockdown Exit Strategy Recommendations to the Government of Karnataka Centre for Open Data Research (CODR). 2020 [cited 2020 May 13]; Available from: http://rgdoi.net/10.13140/RG.2.2.24101.65764
- Sundar Raj Vijayanagar, Mrinalini Kabur, Vishnu Prasad, Soumojit Kumar, Akash Prabhune. Second Report - COVID-19 Contingency Plan and a Phased Lockdown Exit Strategy - Recommendations to the Government of Karnataka Centre, Open Data Research (CODR). 2020 [cited 2020 May 13]; Available from: http://rgdoi.net/10.13140/RG.2.2.11782.52802
Research Projects
- 360-degree assessment of the Ability and Quality of Community Health Officers for management of Common Health Conditions). Associated as CO-PI; The project aims to provide technical support to NHSRC for the assessment of the quality of service provided by community health officers under the Health Wellness Centre; funded by National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC
- Urban perceptions, practices and behaviours associated with preventive healthcare and nutrition. Associated as CO-PI; The project aims to understand the healthcare perceptions and needs of the urban slum populations for designing a policy intervention; funded by UNICEF Maharashtra Office.
ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS
- Digital Health Exemplars: Service Delivery Transformation through Digital Innovation
Participation in Conferences
- Community-wide health risk assessment: a strategy for population surveillance for cardiovascular disease associated risk. Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, NOVEMBER 14-18, 2016, VANCOUVER, BC, VANCOUVER CONVENTION CENTRE (online presentation).
- Assessment of Healthcare Utilisation in a Community-Centric Model of Primary Healthcare for Rural Populations. International Conference on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Healthcare SYMHEATH 2017, MAY 4-6, 2017, PUNE, INDIA
- Presentation on Health Impact of COVID-19; Strategy Paper, COVID-19: Strategy and Way Forward for Karnataka, Karnataka Science and Technology Academy, Department of Science & Technology, Government of Karnataka & Planning, Programme Monitoring & Statistics Department, Government of Karnataka, July 2020.
| EDUCATION | COURSE / DEGREE | YEAR | INSTITUTION |
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Highest Qualification |
Phd – Population Health Informatics |
2024 |
DIT Univeristy dehardun |
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Masters |
MSc Clinical Research |
2016 |
Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research
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Graduation |
Bachelor of Dental Surgery |
2013 |
Bharti Vidyapeeth Deemed University
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CERTIFICATIONS |
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Good Clinical Practices (GCP) |
Good Clinical Practices (GCP) |
2020 |
NIDA Clinical Trials Network |
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Health Financing Policy for Universal Health Cover |
Health Financing Policy for Universal Health Cover |
2020 |
WHO |
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Medical Certification of Cause of Death (MCCD) |
Medical Certification of Cause of Death (MCCD) |
2019 |
St. John’s Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru |
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Economics of Health and Healthcare |
Economics of Health and Healthcare |
2019 |
IIT Kanpur |
