Clinical Pharmacist in Indore

Bio

Dr. Govinda Ajmera is a visionary who ensures the viability of a multi-disciplinary portfolio long term. He believes in providing healthy, productive and long-lasting results. He is an expert in clinical pharmacy services and provides consultations on various aspects like Drug dilutions, IV compatibility, Drug interactions, Adverse drug reactions (PvPI), Intravenous to oral therapy, Deescalation of antibiotics, renal dose adjustments, Dose & rate calculations, Medication errors, Prescription audits & rectification, Drug-related problems & solutions, Patient safety etc. He also handles complete management of Supply Chain and Pharmacy services throughout (Purchase, Accounts, Daily operations, Staff management, Managerial decisions, Vendor evaluation & selection, Financial planning and implementation, Stock audits and verification, Pharmaceutical negotiations & revenue escalations).

He has been a key member of HIC (Hospital Infection control) committee for analyzing the antimicrobial usage through AMS (Antimicrobial Stewardship) and formulation of antibiotic policy. Internal NABH Auditor and Monitor for Clinical audits, Convenor for Pharmacy & Therapeutics committee, Controller for NDPS drugs throughout the hospital and had been a member of Ethics committee. He had been training for crucial Drug related aspects to other health care professionals (Medical Doctors, Nurses, Pharmacists) like NABH - MOM (Management of Medication), Biosafety cabinet - Oncology etc. Had been a chief guest & orator on various occasions and online forums and is also a scientific writer. He has been always fascinated towards optimizing patient care, believes in teamwork and has also been rewarded awards like “Game Changer” for his team.

Fields of Experience

• Clinical Pharmacology
• Drug Calculations
• Scientific therapeutic review & approvals
• Medications errors & Adverse drug reactions
• Supply chain management
• Multidisciplinary training
• Audits, Antimicrobial stewardship program
• Management of Medication
• Clinical Pharmacy Practice
• Drug Therapy review
• Clinical trials
• Pharmaceutical negotiations and revenue escalations.

Publications

• Minocycline For Esbl Klebsiella Pneumonia In An Infant: Ethical Dilemmas? J Nikhilesh, A Govinda, A Nanera - C65. Pediatric case reports Bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis, and lung infections - atsjournals.org 2017
• Evaluation of Modified Borg Dyspnoea Score and 6-Minute Walk Test in Pulmonary arterial Hypertension patients Receiving phosphodiesterase Inhibitors. T Nazeem, S Thomas, G Ajmera - Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 2015
• The use of pictograms to convey health information regarding side effects and/or indications of medications; Matthew Richler, Régis Vaillancourt, Steven J Celetti, Luc Besançon, KP Arun & Fred Sebastien; acknowledgement A Govinda, J Juliet
• Journal of Communication in Healthcare, Pages 220-226 | Published online: 18 Jul 2013.

Education

• Leadership Program in Operational Excellence Diploma from SPJIMR - Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan, 2021
• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty (JSS University, Mysore, KA) – Government Head Quarters Hospital, Ooty and Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, CANADA, 2012
• Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) from Rishiraj College of Pharmacy, Indore (RGPV University, Bhopal, M.P) 2009

Languages Known

Hindi & English

Fellow Membership

• Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), Ottawa, Canada,

Past Positions

• Head of Pharmacy & Clinical Pharmacy Services at CHL Group of Hospitals (Indore, Ujjain, Ratlam) 2019 onwards
• Head of Pharmacy services CHL CBCC Pharmacy (Cancer unit) at CHL CBCC hospital, Indore, 2017-2019
• Head - Department of Clinical Pharmacy (Chief Clinical Pharmacist) at CHL Hospital, Indore, 2013 onwards.