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Honorary Work Experiences

I was appointed as a Chairperson for Faculty Sessions, for the 5th Annual National Conference of

the Society for Hand Therapy (SHT), India, held on 30th September, 2016 & 1st October, 2016, at Goa

Medical College & Hospital, in Bambolim, Goa, India.

I was appointed as a Judge for Paper Presentations, for the 5th Annual National Conference of the

Society for Hand Therapy (SHT), India, held on 30th September, 2016 & 1st October, 2016, at Goa

Medical College & Hospital, in Bambolim, Goa, India.

Accepted responsibility of an Associate Editor for Indian Journal of Occupational Therapy (IJOT) from

April, 2016, for a tenure of four years till March, 2020.

A certificate was awarded for contribution to the scientific program as Judge for pre-conference

scientific paper’s evaluation in the 53rd Annual National Conference of All India Occupational Therapist’s

Association (AIOTA), OTICON’2016, at Chennai from 29th to 31st January, 2016, organized by SRM

College of Occupational Therapy, SRM University and Tamil Nadu Branch of AIOTA.

Chairperson for Faculty Sessions, for the 4th Annual National Conference of the Society for Hand

Therapy (SHT), India, held on 12th & 13th December, 2015 at B. J. Government Medical College &

Sassoon General Hospital in Pune, Maharashtra, India.

Chairperson for Scientific Committee for the 4th Annual National Conference of the Society for Hand

Therapy, India, held on 12th & 13th December, 2015 at B. J. Government Medical College & Sassoon

General Hospital in Pune, Maharashtra, India.

Editor of the Souvenir of the 4th Annual National Conference of the Society for Hand Therapy, India,

held on 12th & 13th December, 2015 at B. J. Government Medical College & Sassoon General Hospital in

Pune, Maharashtra, India.

Executive Committee Member of the Society for Hand Therapy, India for the term of five years from

September, 2014 to August, 2019. The results of which were declared during the 3rd Annual National

Conference of SHT, India in September, 2014.

Moderator for a Scientific Session at the 3rd Annual National Conference of Society for Hand Therapy,

India on 14th September, 2014 at Thane, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Examiner for the Society for Hand Therapy, India, Certification in Hand Therapy Examination held on

12th May, 2013 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

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Honorary Work Experiences

Judge for Scientific Paper Presentations and Scientific Exhibits at the 50th Annual National Conference

of All India Occupational Therapist’s Association (AIOTA) held at Trivandrum, Kerala, India, from 26th to

28th February, 2013, organized by Kerala Branch of AIOTA.

Review Board Member & Assistant Editor for Indian Journal of Occupational Therapy (IJOT) since

May-August, 2012 & May-August, 2014 respectively to March, 2016.

Honorary Reviewer for some international and national journals. For example: Journal of Medical

Thesis, Indian Journal of Pain, Journal of Novel Physiotherapy and Physical Rehabilitation etc.

Organizer for a one day workshop on “Good Clinical Practice” at Seth G. S. Medical College and K. E.

M Hospital, Parel, Mumbai on 8th May, 2012, for professionals and students. Workshop was approved by

Maharashtra University of Health Sciences with approval number: MUHS/E6/Workshop/1657 dated

03.05.2012.

Member of Committee of Academic Research Ethics (CARE) of Seth G. S. Medical College and K. E.

M Hospital, Mumbai from 14th November, 2011 to 31st December, 2012 for a period of one year.

Reviewer for the OT/PT projects (23 projects) as an Independent Consultant by the Committee of

Academic Research Ethics (CARE) of Seth G. S. Medical College and K. E. M Hospital, Mumbai on 15th

February, 2011 and had attended the CARE meeting on 23rd February, 2011.

Judge for pre-conference scientific paper’s evaluation for the 48th Annual National Conference of All

India Occupational Therapist’s Association (AIOTA) held at Chennai from 9th to 11th January, 2011,

organized by Tamil Nadu Branch of AIOTA.

Pre-Conference Judge for papers presented in Competitive Category for the 45th Annual National

Conference of All India Occupational Therapist’s Association (AIOTA) held at Nagpur, Maharashtra,

India, from 11th to 13th January, 2008.

Member of Scientific Committee for the 44th Annual National Conference of All India Occupational

Therapist’s Association (AIOTA) held at Indore from 12th to 14th January, 2007.

Member of Finance Committee for the 37th Annual National Conference of All India Occupational

Therapist’s Association (AIOTA) held at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, in January, 2000.