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SADAF NOORUDDIN ZINDANI

Cell #: +92-307-*******

Email: adyfzv@r.postjobfree.com & adyfzv@r.postjobfree.com ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8069-5487

EDUCATION

• A Doctoral Candidate at the University of Ottawa, Canada.

• Master of Science in Nursing (Aga Khan University) in December 2017.

• MBA in Health & Hospital Management / Human Resources Management (Institute of Business Management) in December 2006.

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Aga Khan University) in December 2003. MANAGEMENT ELECTIVES

Hospital Management Human Resources Management

• Strategic Planning for Health • Performance Appraisal & Performance Management

• Hospital Administration • Recruitment & Selection

• Managing Physicians • Salary & Compensation

• Health Economics • Total Quality Management

• Marketing of Health Services

EDUCATION ELECTIVE / PRACTICUM

• Introductory Short Course in Health Professions Education

• Advanced Specialty Practicum in Education

RESEARCH COURSES

• Learning SPSS from Beginner to Advanced Course was completed in August 2021 from the TransSkills Hub.

• Research Ethics (TCPS 2: Core) Course was completed on January 29, 2021.

• An Introduction to Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA+) certified course was completed from the Women & Gender Equality, Government of Canada in July 2020.

• Good Clinical Practice (GCP) certified course was completed from the NIDA Clinical Trials Network in October 2019.

• Manuscript Writing (for quantitative research publication) course was done from the Aga Khan University in August 2019.

• Bio-statistic in Health Care (PhD-level) course was done from the Aga Khan University in May 2019 including theory and hands-on practice on the software; SPSS version-21.

• Systematic Reviews in Health & Social Sciences (Knowledge Synthesis) course was done from the Aga Khan University in 2017.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

• Member, Ismaili Health Professionals Association, Pakistan (IHPAP). 2

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

• Critical Care Course for COVID-19 Certification from the Aga Khan University in May 2020.

• Caring for COVID-19 Patients in Intensive Care Areas Course Certification from the Aga Khan University in May 2020.

• Pace Maker Course from the Aga Khan University in November 2004.

• E.C.G. Course from the Aga Khan University in August 2004.

• I.V. Cannulation Certified from the Aga Khan University in August 2003.

• Medication Administration Certification from the Aga Khan University in August 2003.

• Basic Cardiac Life Support Certification from the Aga Khan University in August 2003. PUBLICATIONS

• Sharif, A., Rattani, S., Ahmed, H. M., Zindani, S. N., Naqvi, S. S. Q., Cassum, L. A., & Iqbal, S. (2023). Effect of demographic and clinical characteristics of open wound pressure ulcers in patients at tertiary care hospital of Karachi. International Journal of Health Sciences, 7(S1), Article S1. https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v7nS1.14320

• Phillips JC, Alfano A, Barfield LC, Cain L, Sadjadi M, Morales E, Phillips-Beck W, Galarza MG, Torres M, Zindani S, Rayani A, Edwards K, Jones SG, Hannan J. Scoping review: Maternal/infant app development and effectiveness research. JMIR Preprints. 3/03/2023:46973. http://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.46973

• Zindani, S., N., Barolia, R., & Gul, R. (2021). Ways of managing palliative care needs of adult cancer patients at home in the context of Pakistan: A qualitative approach. Liaquat National Journal of Cancer Care, 3(2), 3-8. https://doi.org/10.37184/lnjcc.2789-0112.3.10

• Zindani, S., N., Barolia, R., & Gul, R. (2020, May-July). Palliative care needs of adult cancer patients from the perspective of patients and their caregivers: A qualitative approach. i- manager’s Journal on Nursing, 10(2), 36-47. https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.10.2.16704

• Pardhan, S., Zindani, S. N., Ali, T. S. (2020, January). Association of the Factors with Job Satisfaction of Nurse Educators in Pakistan: An Analytical, Cross-Sectional Study. i- manager's Journal on Nursing, 9(4), 12-23. https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.9.4.16703

• Zindani, S., N., & Ali, T., S. (November 17, 2019). Family resilience [Editorial]. DAWN. Retrieved from https://epaper.dawn.com/?page=17_11_2019_009

• Zindani, S. N. (2017). Palliative care needs assessments of adult cancer patients in home healthcare setting in Karachi from the perspective of patients and their caregivers: a qualitative approach (master’s thesis). Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.

• Kamwani, S. S. (2006). Bedside nursing shortage in Pakistan. (Unpublished master’s thesis). Institute of Business Management, Karachi, Pakistan.

• Kamwani, S. S. (August 23, 2004). Reproductive Health Education. CHOWK.

• Kamwani, S. S. (December 07, 2003). The Stigma That Really Matters. DAWN. WORKSHOPS

• Workshop on Research Uptake for Policy & Practice at the Aga Khan University, Karachi, in November 2016.

• Workshop on Get Your Research Ideas Funded: How to Write & Seek Grants at the Aga Khan University, Karachi, in November 2016.

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COMPUTER SKILLS

• Certified for MS-Office (Win95) from Sultanabad Students Organization in August 1997.

• I can work on Windows XP & Office XP.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE / KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

Associate Professor & Principal, Saifee Burhani School of Nursing from April 2022 to July 2023.

• Worked as an experienced principal, performed all the previous functions including the new-ones.

• Customized LMS (Learning Management System) for students and faculty members.

• Designed LMS-based Faculty Evaluation System.

• Involved in designing of a school-based ERP system having 7 modules.

• Initiated Alumni Association at school.

• Initiated Pharmacology & English Workshop on Peer-to-Peer Learning Philosophy.

• Formulated & modified the existing policies.

• Align job description of the staff.

• Structure the existing pay-scale.

• Initiated a competency-based Faculty Orientation Program for the newly hired faculty members.

• Formulation & restructuring of the existing committees.

• Disciplinary Committee was made functional.

• ISO Certification & Recertification of the school was achieved in a very short time period.

• Pending pre-registration for the current batches of nursing students were applied.

• Pending admission files of current batches of nursing students were completed.

• Upgradation process of the school to college level was initiated.

• Rigorous evaluation process for the nursing students was implemented.

• Continuous Nursing Education program for the interns was planned and initiated.

• Involved in teaching Community Health Nursing; Adult Health Nursing; Teaching Learning Principles / Practices; Professional Development for Nurses & Ethics; and Culture, Health

& Society subjects to Post RN BSN & Generic BSN students.

• Organized several events, programs, co-curricular & extracurricular activities. Key Achievements:

o Enhanced School’s Performance (evaluated by an external body) from 85% to 93%, within 6-months of my joining.

o Achieved ISO Certification and recertification, within 6-months of my joining. o Designed, customized & implemented 7-Modules of the Learning Management System

(LMS).

o Initiated Peer-to-Peer Workshops.

Member, Thesis Committee at The Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery.

• Providing mentorship to an MSN student (Ms. Saira Lalani) from 2022 to-date, for conducting qualitative research titled as; “Faculty Perspective on Simulation Based Education”.

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Key Achievement:

o Research Ethics Approval received, data analysed, and thesis writing is in progress.

• Provided mentorship to an MSN student (Mr. Aamir Sharif) from 2021-2022, for conducting quantitative research (analytical cross-sectional) titled as; “Identification of risk and associated factors of pressure ulcers in neurological (neuro-surgery / neuro- medical) hospitalized patients in Karachi”.

Key Achievement:

o Thesis defended successfully.

Assistant Professor & Principal, Murshid School of Nursing & Midwifery at Murshid Hospital

& Health Care Centre from January 2021 to March 2022.

• Supervise all the matters of the institution.

• Maintain the smooth functioning of the institution.

• Evaluate the activities and performances of the faculty members.

• Initiated the faculty development programs in research and academia.

• Form and implement rules and regulations.

• Maintain institutional and professional discipline.

• Develop strategic plans for the future.

• Maintain the quality of education.

• Liaison with all the governmental and non-governmental stakeholders.

• Initiate and maintain affiliation of the nursing programs with the recognized universities.

• Enrolment and registration of the school of nursing, nursing programs, and faculty members with the governing-licensing-body and university.

• Satisfactorily facilitating the inspection of the governing and licensing-bodies.

• Taught Biostatistics & Epidemiology to Post-RN BSN students, and Introduction to Nursing Research to Generic BSN students.

Senior Faculty / Head of Department Research & Analysis at Murshid Hospital & Health Care Centre / School of Nursing & Midwifery from March to May 2020.

• Facilitated undergrad-nursing students in understanding and learning Nursing Research.

• Facilitated in problem identification, hypothesis formulation, and literature review.

• Facilitated undergrad-nursing students in learning and applying the science and art of critiquing qualitative research and quantitative research.

• Facilitated in understanding, learning, and implementing the different research study designs including; qualitative, quantitative, epidemiological, action research, and multidisciplinary research.

• Facilitated in learning about sampling.

• Facilitated in learning descriptive and inferential statistics.

• Facilitated in developing a qualitative and quantitative research proposal.

• Facilitated in understanding, learning, and applying the Research Ethics.

• Taught Pharmacology & Nursing Research Subjects to Post-RN BScN students.

• Worked as a Coordinator of the first Generic BScN batch. Research Internee at Aga Khan University from September 2019 to January 2020.

• I performed the following tasks during my internship: 5

Key Achievements:

o Assisted in modifying the research manuscript as per reviewers’ feedback. o Assisted in modifying an editorial for publication. o Assisted in reviewing and editing the qualitative data analysis of the research article to be published in a journal.

o Assisted in formulating a reference letter.

o Assisted in modifying an executive summary.

o Assisted in editing and modifying the qualitative result sections (thesis) of Master in Science in Nursing (MSN) & Master in Health Policy & Management (MHPM) students. o Assisted in formulating the research award criteria for the faculty members of school of nursing.

o Assisted in adding comments of thesis defence for an MScN student. o Assisted in reviewing & providing feedback for the study proposal of an MHPM student. o Assisted in reviewing an abstract.

o Learnt to develop a tri-phases research study.

o Learnt to develop a stratified sampling strategy for a study. o Learnt how to make a larger group for applying a research grant. o Learnt & assisted in developing a budget for applying an international scholarship. o Submitted total seven papers including qualitative & quantitative researches-based papers, an opinion-based paper, a practice (theory-based) paper, a commentary (ethics- based) paper, an editorial for a newspaper, and a concept-based paper for a local nurse- midwife magazine.

Research Learner at Aga Khan University from November 2018 to 2021.

• Research Project: “Men Engagement in Women Empowerment (MEWE) through Life Skills Building (LSB) and Cash Transfer to improve Maternal Mental Health in Pakistan: A Randomized Control Trial”.

• Project Funding: Bill & Melinda Gates (BMGF) Foundation, United States of America Key Achievements:

o Learnt to develop a randomized control trial.

o Learnt to develop 3-arms study.

o Learnt to develop a bi-phase study.

o Learnt to develop a mix-method study.

o Learnt clustered randomized sampling strategy.

o Learnt mapping strategy.

o Learnt to develop modules.

o In-process of learning the CVI (content validity index) measurement. National & International Speaker, Presenter & Facilitator from 2018 to date.

• Presenter at the Canadian Doctoral Nursing Network (CDNN) Conference 2023, on the topic of Paternal Perinatal Psychological Distress, on June 07, 2023.

• Presenter at the Graduate Colloquium 2023, Canada, on Health Law, Policy & Ethics, on the topic of Men’s Experiences of Becoming a Father for the First-time, on May 04, 2023. 6

• Abstract selected on the topic of “Fathers are more than their sperm”, for doing Poster Presentation in November 2022 on the event of 12th Health Services Research Conference in Australia.

• Ignite Speaker on the topic of “Because I Matter”, for the World Hospice & Palliative Care Day 2018 on October 18, 2018. It was the 1st Palliative Care & Oncology Clinical Stream Seminar at the Aga Khan University School of Nursing & Midwifery.

• Facilitator for the Pre-Conference Seminar / Workshop on the theme of “Workplace Ethics for Nurses, Midwives & Other Health Professionals” on March 28, 2018. It was the 2nd International Nursing & Midwifery Conference 2018 at the Liaquat National College of Nursing.

Lecturer, College of Nursing at Liaquat National Hospital from October 2011 to August 2012.

• Conducted Admission Interviews and actively involved in Admission & Selection Process.

• Performed invigilator duties during exams.

• Taught following subjects in diploma and degree programs of nursing: Programs Courses

Post-RN BScN Year I

• Advanced Concepts in Nursing

• Leadership & Management

• Microbiology

BScN Year II

• Adult Health Nursing

• Pathophysiology

• Pharmacology

Diploma-RN Year III • Leadership & Management

Key Achievement:

o Successfully met the target of completing Pharmacology & Pathophysiology Courses in just 02 months by taking extra classes and putting extra efforts. Assistant Manager, Nursing at Tabba Heart Institute from March to July 2007.

• Used verbal, written, and tele-communication skills at all levels.

• Formed and implemented Departmental and Divisional Objectives and Action Plans.

• Conducted Post Implementation Reviews.

• Developed and implemented Policies, Procedures and Pathways.

• Assisted Higher Management in Annual Budget Planning for different units (Cardiac Ward, Step Down Unit, Emergency Ward, and Consulting Clinics).

• Involved in implementing and achieving ISO 9001:2000 Certification.

• Performed regular Audits to improve nursing practices in line of ISO Certification requirement.

• Actively participated in selecting, redesigning, and implementing the hospital-based ERP Software.

• Initiated Case Studies Presentations and On-Spot Round Training for the development of staff.

• Involved in recruiting and selection process of nursing staff.

• Actively participated in Management-Board Meetings. 7

• Used problem-solving, decision-making, and negotiating skills effectively.

• Exercised authority.

• Worked as a Change Agent.

• Worked independently and in teams.

Key Achievements:

o Successfully met the target of achieving ISO 9001:2000 Certification. o Successfully met the target of redesigning and implementing ERP Software. Deputy Manager, Nursing at Liaquat National Hospital from February 2005 to February 2006.

• Used verbal and written communication skills at all levels.

• Performed the duties of Audit & Inquiry Committee Member to investigate events, make recommendations, and submitted Audit Inquiry Reports.

• Assisted College Principal in BScN Course development.

• Performed active membership role in Strategic Planning Team.

• Formed and implemented Departmental Vision, Mission, Goals, Objectives, and Action Plans.

• Involved in Departmental Target Setting Exercise.

• Represented Nursing Division as an Editorial Board Member.

• Worked as a Crash Cart Team Member for running Blue Code.

• Worked as a First On-Call Trauma Team Member to respond any disastrous situation.

• Worked as a Cardiac Course Designer and Coordinator for the development of the nursing staff, and taught selected courses; Cardiac Physiology, Cardiac Conduction System, and Basic ECG Patterns.

• Assisted Higher Management in annual budgeting for the Cardiac Ward and CCUs.

• Actively participated in Management-Board Meetings.

• Involved in recruiting and selection process of nursing staff.

• Used problem-solving, decision-making, and negotiating skills effectively.

• Worked as a Change Agent.

• Exercised authority.

• Worked independently and in teams.

Key Achievements:

o Successfully got approval from the Karachi University for starting BScN program. o Achieved 100% development of nursing staff by running the designed Cardiac Course thrice in just 02 months’ time.

Registered Nurse – CCU at Aga Khan University Hospital from August 2003 to January 2005.

• Provided nursing care and teaching to cardiac patients (on and off ventilator, and IABP), CABG patients, and patients’ undergone angiography and angioplasty. Computer Typist at Law Offices of Vellani & Vellani from 1996 – 1997.

• Worked as a computer typist for patent and other legal cases. 8

COMMUNITY-BASED TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• Secular Teacher in Darkhana Afghan Secular Classes from 2002 to 2004.

• Religious Teacher at Sultanabad Boys Religious Education Centre in 1998.

• Computer Lab Instructor at Sultanabad Students Organization in 1997.

• Religious Teacher at Sultanabad Girls Religious Education Centre in 1997.

• Religious Teacher at Alnoor Religious Education Centre from 1992 to 1995. TIME & KNOWLEDGE NAZRANA (TKN) SERVICES

• Corona Virus Emergency Preparedness Nurse (Tele-healthcare Services) with Council for Southern Region – Health Board, Pakistan, from June 2020 to March 2022.

• Data Analyst for COVID-19 Patients of Council for Southern Region - Health Board, Pakistan, in May 2020.

• SES (socio-economic survey) – Enumerator with Council for Karimabad, Pakistan, from October to November 2018.

• Co-opt Member of National Health Board & worked as a Project Manager of Rehabilitative

/ Palliative Care Group from July 2018 to July 2019.

• Analyst at Quality & Patient Safety and Infection Control Department (Aga Khan University Hospital) from February 27 to May 02, 2017.

VOLUNTARY SERVICES

• Worker at Rahimabad Library & Reading Room from October 2022 to May 2023.

• Formulated an Advanced Cardiology Diploma Program – Course Grid for French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children (FMIC) in Kabul, Afghanistan in April 2016.

• Member of Local Health Board for Garden in 2006.

• Board Member of Sultanabad Community Based Education Society from 2004 to 2006.

• Curriculum & Prospectus Committee member of Nursing Students Organization at the Aga Khan University, School of Nursing in 2003.

• Co-Convener of Evaluation Committee at Alnoor Religious Education Centre in 1995. REFERENCES: Available as required.

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