CURRICULUM VITAE
BINAYA SAPKOTA, BPharm, PharmD
Position: Pharmacy Officer/Pharmacist; Government of Nepal Civil Service Hospital, Minbhawan, Kathmandu
Phone: +977-9851134925
Email: *******.******@*****.***
Skype ID: *******@*****.***
mail address: EDUCATION:
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) (Post-Baccalaureate) (2010-2013)
Kathmandu University School of Science, Dhulikhel, Kavre
Specialization: Pharmacotherapeutics; Clinical Research
Dissertation: Impact of physician-pharmacist collaborative anticoagulation clinic on warfarin therapy management
Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) (2004-2008)
Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
Concentrations: Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics
Thesis: Glaucoma therapy: Prescription audits and cost analysis at BP Koirala Lions Center for Ophthalmic Studies
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES:
Pharmacy Officer/Pharmacist, 2010-2015
Member Secretary, Drug and Therapeutics Committee
Member, Health Care Waste Management Committee
Member, Cytotoxic Chemotherapy Administration Committee
Government of Nepal Civil Service Hospital
Coordinator, Pharmacy program, Department of Pharmacy, 2009-2010
All Nepal Institute of Medical Sciences, Chabahil, Kathmandu
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS:
Shrestha S, Sapkota B, Kumpakha A, Acharya U, Sharma R. Evaluation of patients’ knowledge on warfarin in outpatient pharmacy of a tertiary care cardiac center. BMC Res Notes 2015, 8:429. DOI 10.1186/s13104-015-1416-1.
Poudyal BS, Gyawali B, Sapkota B, Tuladhar S, Shrestha GS, Rondelli D. Antifungal prophylaxis with Amphotericin B deoxycholate emulsified in lipids for acute myeloid leukemia patients treated in low economy countries. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2015:1-3. DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2015.1055485.
Sapkota B, Gupta GK, Mainali D, Shrestha N. Development and Implementation of Health Care Waste Management Policy at Civil Service Hospital, Nepal. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research 2015;45:57–63. DOI: 10.1002/jppr.1054.
Sapkota B, Gupta GK, Mainali D. Impact of intervention on healthcare waste management practices in a tertiary care governmental hospital of Nepal. BMC Public Health 2014, 14:1005. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-1005.
Sapkota B, Shrestha SK, Poudel S. Association of activated partial thromboplastin time and fibrinogen level in patients with type II diabetes mellitus. BMC Research Notes 2013, 6:485. DOI:10.1186/175*-****-*-***.
Ghimirey A, Sapkota B, Shrestha S, Basnet N, Shankar R, Sapkota S. Evaluation of pharmacist counseling in improving knowledge, attitude and practice in chronic kidney disease patients. SAGE Open Medicine 2013. DOI:10.1177/2050312113516111.
Shrestha S, Sapkota B, Ghimirey A, Shakya R. Impact of counselling in inhalation technique (rotahaler) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. Int J Pharm 2013;3(3):442-449.
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER:
SM Journal of Hepatitis Research and Treatment (SMJHRT), 2015
International Journal of Emerging Trends in Pharmaceutical Sciences (IJETPS), 2015
Pyrex Journal of Medicinal Plant Research (PJMPR), 2014
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (WJPS), 2014
PEER REVIEWER EXPERIENCES:
Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 2015
Management of Environmental Quality, 2015
Journal of Environment and Waste Management, 2015
Journal of Evaluation and Program Planning, 2015
Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2015
American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) 2015 Annual Meeting Abstract Review
African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2015
Journal of Hydrogeology & Hydrologic Engineering, 2014
Healthcare in Low-resource Settings, 2014
Australasian Medical Journal (AMJ), 2014
American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) 2014 Annual Meeting Abstract Review
Journal of Scientific Research and Studies (JSRS), 2014
Hospital Pharmacy, 2014-2015
PLOS ONE, 2013-2014
GUIDELINES/TRAINING MANUAL DEVELOPMENT:
Contributor in Government of Nepal Health Care Waste Management Guidelines 2014
Contributor in Government of Nepal Health Care Waste Management Training Manual 2014
PROJECT SUPERVISION:
Co-supervisor in the BHCM curriculum research project “An interventional study of health care waste management practices at a tertiary health care centre of Nepal” for Bachelor of Health Care Management (BHCM) at Pokhara University Nobel College (Researchers: Gopal Kumar Gupta and Dhiraj Mainali)
CONFERENCES, CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
Resource Person in Seminar on “Good Pharmacy Practice”, Kathmandu University Department of Pharmacy, December 26, 2014.
17th Nepal Disaster and Emergency Medicine Center (NADEM) Continuing Medical Education (CME) 2 Credit Hours on “Importance of Occupational Health in Emergency Medicine”, December 20, 2014.
Chief Facilitator in Training on “Health Care Waste Management”, Government of Nepal Department of Health Services, September 10-11, 2014
The Green Hospital Conference (Theme: “Health Care System in Nepal: Role it can play to help heal the Environment”), FHI 360, WHO, Global Green and Healthy Hospitals, Health Care Without Harm, July 30-31, 2014.
“Disaster Preparedness, Pre-Hospital Emergency Care and Emergency Medicine Development in Nepal” Conference, Nepal Disaster and Emergency Medicine Center (NADEM), University of California San Diego Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Arizona Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), April 3-4, 2013.
2nd Nepal Emergency Medicine Conference, Nepal Disaster and Emergency Medicine Center (NADEM), University of Utah Health Care, University of Arizona Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Diego Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), April 2, 2013.
“Research Writing Skills” International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP)/AuthorAid workshop, May 7-8, 2012.
Resource Person in “Hospital Pharmacy Management” workshop, Pokhara University Nobel College, September 17, 2011
“Generic Medicine” workshop, KIST Medical College, Lalitpur, Nepal, December 13, 2010
South Asia Regional WONCA and General Practitioners’ Association of Nepal (GPAN) Conference, December 2-4, 2010.
23rd Federation of Asian Pharmaceuticals Associations (FAPA) Congress, Taipei, Taiwan, November 5-8, 2010.
Resource Person, “Training on Drug and Therapeutics Committee”, Government of Nepal Ministry of Health and Population, Department of Drug Administration (DDA), and WHO, September 24-25, 2010.
“Multidisciplinary Cancer Management Course (MCMC)” workshop, SAARC Federation of Oncologists-Nepal (SFO-N), and American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), March 5-7, 2010
2nd National Oncology Conference, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), SAARC Federation of Oncologists- Nepal (SFO-N) and BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital (BPKMCH) on “Cancer Education in Nepal”, March 5-7, 2010
“Getting your Articles Published in Scientific Journals” workshop, KIST Medical College, Lalitpur, Nepal, February 27, 2010
WHO SEARO training “Promoting Rational Drug Use in the Community”, November 22-29, 2009
Union Internationale des Associations d’Alpinisme (UIAA) Medical Conference, Mountain Medicine Society of Nepal, November 17, 2009
“Snakes, Bugs and Altitude” conference, Department of Pediatrics Oxford University, and Mountain Medicine Society of Nepal, October 26, 2009
Training of Trainers, Training Institute for Technical Instruction, Bhaktapur, Nepal, 15-24 January, 2009.
3rd National AIDS Conference, Government of Nepal Ministry of Health and Population, Kathmandu, Nepal, July 4-7, 2008.
National Training Program "Pharmaceutical Care Practice in Hospital", Midwestern University College of Pharmacy Glendale Arizona, USA, June 30–July 4, 2008.
“Mountain Medicine: The South Asian Experience- II” Seminar, B.P. Koirala India-Nepal Foundation, MMSN and Himalayan Rescue Association Nepal, September 15, 2007.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
Life Member (Number: L30), Nepal Pharmaceuticals Association (NPA), July 2012.
Member, Drug Information Association (DIA), USA, August 2010.
Member, International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR), USA, August 2010.
Member, Society for Neuroscience (SfN), USA, January 2010.
President, Nepal Pharmacy Students’ Society (NPSS) 5th Executive Body, August 2006-June 2007.
STATISTICAL KNOWLEDGE:
Proficient in applications of biostatistics
Proficient in Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Software
PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE:
Nepal Pharmacy Council Registration (G 608), 2009
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Citizenship Nepalese
Date of Birth January 22, 1985
REFERENCES:
Prof. Dr. P. Ravi Shankar, MD
Xavier University School of Medicine, Santa Helenastraat, Aruba, Dutch Caribbean
Email: ****.**.*******@*****.***
Phone: 011-297-***-****
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kamal Koirala, MBBS, MS, PhD
KIST Medical College, Department of Surgery, Imadol, Lalitpur, Nepal
Email: **********@*****.***
Phone: 00977-9851051807
Asst. Prof. Dr. Rajani Shakya, MPharm, PhD
Head of Department
Kathmandu University School of Pharmacy Department of Pharmacy, Dhulikhel, Kavre
Email: ******.******@*****.***
Phone: 00977-9841299482
DECLARATION:
I hereby declare that the above mentioned statements are true to the best of my knowledge.