Dr. Benny PV

Professor & HOD

MBBS, MD, DPH, CCEBDM, FCGP, FEAC

Area of Interest

  • Nutrition
  • Obesity
  • Non-Communicable Diseases
  • Communicable diseases
  • Epidemiology

Additional Responsibilities

  • Nodal officer, RNTCP
  • Medical officer, ICTC
  • Medical Officer, Preventive Clinic
  • Infection Control Secretary
  • Men’s Hostel Warden
  • Staff Advisor
  • Editor, IMA Kerala Medical Journal
  • State OR Committee Member of RNTCP
  • State Joint Secretary, Indian Medical Association, Kerala State Branch
  • Research Committee Member, SGMC
  • Disciplinary committee member, SGMC
  • NSS Coordinator
  • Advisor of NSS unit
  • Social Media champion

Achievements, Memberships, Awards

  • Life member, Public Health Foundation of India
  • Life member, Indian Medical Association
  • Executive Member, Operation Research Committee, RNTCP, Kerala
  • Life Member, All India Association for Advancing Research in Obesity (AIAARO)
  • Life Member, Academy of Medical Specialties (AMS)
  • Life Member, College of General Practitioners
  • Member, Euro-Asian Academy of Cardiology

Publications

Snacking Behavior and Obesity among Students in medical college

Title

Journal / Book

Publication details (Year, Volume, Page No. etc.)

Authorship

1st / 2nd / Other

State /Reg / Nat / Int

Indexed in

Influence of Triggers in the Outcome of Bronchial Asthma in Paediatric Age Group

Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research

2019; 7(6)

Other

Int

Index Copernicus

Effectiveness Of Modified Glasgow Coma Scale (MGCS) In Combination With Brainstem Reflexes On Survival Outcome Prediction In Children With Non-Traumatic Coma

Indian Journal of Applied Research

2019; 9(7)

Other

Int

Index Copernicus

Prevalence of cough of more than two weeks in a rural panchayath area in Trivandrum district – a cross sectional survey

Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences

2013; 2(40)

1st

Int

Index Copernicus

Pattern of contraceptive use among married women of reproductive age group in a rural panchayat in Kerala

International Journal of Medical and Applied Sciences


2013; 2(3)

1st

Int

Index Copernicus

Susceptibility patterns in gram negative urinary isolates to ciprofloxacin, co- trimoxazole and nitrofurantoin

Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences

2013; 2(46)

2nd

Int

Index Copernicus

Susceptibility pattern of urinary isolates from obstetrics and gynecology patients to nitrofurantoin in a tertiary care centre

International Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics

2013; 3(3)

2nd

Int

Index Copernicus

Gender and antibiotic resistance pattern of uropathogen in a tertiary care level

International Journal of Preventive and Therapeutic Medicine

2013; 1(1)

2nd

Int

Google Scholar

Prevalence of obesity and overweight among medical students based on new Asia-Pacific BMI guideline.

International Journal of Preventive and Therapeutic Medicine

2014; 2(1)

2nd

Int

Google Scholar

Evaluation of non-communicable disease control pilot programme of National Rural Health Mission in Thiruvananthapuram district. http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1016/j.cegh.2013.08.004

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health

2013

Other

Int

Index Medicus

Biostatistics in a nutshell for Medical Researchers


Book

2015

Co-Author

Int

Index Medicus

Perceptions towards COVID 19 and Reflections on Aarogya Setu Mobile Application Use among Keralites
Medical
May 22; 13(2):

National
Perceptions towards COVID 19 and Reflections on Aarogya Setu Mobile Application Use among Keralites
Kerala Medical Journal

2020 May 22; 13(2): 57–61.


2nd
National

Public perception and preparedness for the pandemic COVID 19: A Health Belief Model Approach
Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health 9 (2021) 41–46
Received 9 June 2020; Accepted 26 June 2020


elsevier
Snacking Behavior and Obesity among Students in medical college
KERALA MEDICAL JOURNAL
Published on 14th September 2020     2020 Sep 14;13(3):107–11.


IMA Kerala Medical Journal

Presentations

Topic

Guest lecture / Oral / Poster / Convener of Workshop

Name of the event

Conference / CME / Workshop

Venue

Dates

Level

Obesity Control


Guest lecturer

JPEF Annual International Convention

Conference

Taj Vivanta, Trivandrum


8th & 9th August, 2015

International

RNTCP, Zonal Task Force Meeting, South Zone 2

Co-convener

Zonal Task Force Meeting, RNTCP

Conference

Udhaya Samudra, Kovalam

23rd & 24th, November 2015

National Zonal


National Students Conference of Medical Research

Organising Secretary

Metanoia 17

Conference

SGMC & RF

11th&12th October 2017

National

IMA State Annual Conference

Joint Convener

Medicine Millennium

Conference

Samudra, Trivandrum

7th, 8th & 9th November 2014

State

Role of Pre-mix Insulin

Oral

JPEF, Mini CME

CME

Hotel Residency, Trivandrum

28th November 2019

District

Artificial Intelligence in Public Health

Oral

KUHS National Conference on Students Medical Research


Conference

Medical College, Trivandrum

15th & 16th November 2019

National

Newer Developments in RNTCP

Convener

CME on RNTCP

CME

SGMC & RF

24th October 2019

District

Policy Summit on Eat Right Movement

Convener

World Food Day. State Food Policy summit

Policy summit

Anayara, Trivandrum

16th October 2019

State

Adult Vaccination

Guest lecturer

IMA CGP Conference

Conference

IMA Headquarters, Trivandrum

29th September 2019

South Zone

Healthcare delivery model in India

Guest lecturer

JPEF Annual International Conference

Conference

Udhaya Samudra

10th & 11th August 2019

Int

Fighting Obesity

Guest lecturer

JPEF-AIAARO symposium

Conference

Udhaya Samudra

10th & 11th August 2019

Int

Diabetes Today

Guest lecturer

Diabetes Today 2019

Conference

Udhaya Samudra

22nd June 2019

State

Diabetes Update

Guest lecturer

Diabetes update 2019

CME

IMA Headquarters, Anayara

19th May 2019

State

Fighting Obesity


Guest lecturer

AIAARO CON Kerala Chapter

Conference

Cochin

5th May2019

State

Research Projects

Project

Completed / Ongoing

Funded

Y / N

Collaborated

Y / N

Published

Y / N

Pattern of intake of fruits and vegetables among school going students – A cross sectional study

Ongoing

N

N

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