Dr. Regi Jose

Professor

MBBS, MD, DPH, DNB, MPhil Clinical Epidemiology

Area of Interest

  • Non-Communicable Diseases
  • Cancer Epidemiology
  • Breast Cancer Early Detection
  • Health System Research
  • Community Research
  • General Epidemiology
  • Biostatistics and Research Methodology

Additional Responsibilities

Main task: -

  • Teaching medical post graduate students and undergraduate students; the principles and basics of public health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Medical entomology and Primary Health Care.
  • Consultant in Epidemiology, research methodology and statistical analysis
  • Member secretary Institutional Ethics Committee Sree Gokulam Medical College & RF since 2012
  • Supervisor PhD under Kerala University of Health Sciences
  • Supervisor of postgraduate thesis from department of Community Medicine Sree Gokulam Medical College & RF
  • Co supervisor of postgraduate thesis from all departments of Sree Gokulam Medical College & RF
  • India Lead Principal Investigator of NIH Project in collaboration with RTI International.


Other tasks :-Institution related

  • Member, Institutional Research Committee of Sree Gokulam Medical College & RF since 2012
  • Assist in the design and analysis of other projects in the medical college.
  • Guide for ICMR undergraduate short term studentship program.
  • Adviser, NSS unit Sree Gokulam Medical College & RF


Responsibilities undertaken outside the Institution:

  • Medical Director, Snehita Women’s Health Foundation (www.snehita.in)
  • IMA (Indian Medical Association) Kerala Branch , Joint Secretary of Research Cell
  • Visiting faculty of Research Methodology at School of Health Policy and Planning KUHS; Thiruvananthapuram
  • Internal and External Examiner for Undergraduate and post graduate programs at Kerala University of Health Sciences, Amritha Institute of Health Sciences, Rajiv Gandhi University and many other South Indian Universities.
  • Member of the Editorial Board of

               a. Academic Medical Journal of India

               b. International Journal of Preventive and Therapeutic Medicine

               c. The New Clinician

Achievements, Memberships, Awards

  • National Institute of Health, USA (NIH R21 5 R21 CA224387-02) NIH grant Award (2017-2019)
  • India Lead Principal Investigator  and ,the Indian Collaborator forNIH research grant award “M-OncoED: Oncology Education and Training for Providers Using Mobile Phones”grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by National Cancer Center USA is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).https://www.fic.nih.gov/Grants/Search/Pages/mhealth-R21CA224387.aspx, https://www.moncoed.org/
  • SMT.GANJI ARUNA ANJANEYULU YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD :2010. of INDIAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION for services rendered in the field of cancer and allied areas.
  • Visited Liverpool Hope University UK in July 2007 for discussions regarding the various collaborative research projects representing Dr.Somervell Memorial CSI Medical College Karakonam.
  • Best Paper Award 2012 at National conference of Indian Public Health Association at Kochi February 2012        

Publications

Title

Journal / Book

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

Authorship

1st / 2nd / Other

State /Reg / Nat / Int

Indexed in

Clinical Breast Examination Campaign: Experience From Thiruvananthapuram, South India.

Journal of Global Oncology 

2018 Sep 28 [cited 2018 Dec 14];4(Supplement 2):137s-137s

1st

International

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Dimensions, MEDLINE, Scopus

Prevalence of Known Risk Factors of Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Screening Practices Among Women in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

Journal of Global Oncology 

2018 4:Supplement 2, 23s-23s 

2nd

International

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Dimensions, MEDLINE, Scopus,

Nipple Areola Complex Involvement in Invasive Carcinoma Breast.

Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology

Indian J Surg Oncol. 2018 Sep; 9(3): 343–348.

Published online 2018 Feb 8. doi: 10.1007/s13193-018-0729-7


other

National

PubMedCentral

Reaxys

SCImago

SCOPUS

EBSCO

EMBASE

EMCare

The Effectiveness Of Early Clinical Exposure And E-Learning In Teaching Anatomy

International Journal of Anatomy and Research

2017 Jan 31 [cited 2017 Jul 18];5(1.1):3398–403.

2nd

International

Cross ref, portico

Breast Cancer Risk and Screening practices among Health care workers in a tertiary care centre, Trivandrum, South India.

National Journal of Research in Community Medicine.)

NJRCM 2017 Jul 1 [Vol.6. Sup. Issue 1. 2017(028-032

1st

National

Index Copernicus, Web of science

Google Schloar

Menstrual problems among adolescent girls in Thiruvananthapuram district.

International Journal of Community Medicine And Public Health

 2017 Jul 22 [cited 2018 Feb 10];4(8):2995–8.


Others

International

Index Copernicus, ScopeMed


Empowering the community for early detection of cancer: a rural community intervention programme in Kerala, India

International Surgery Journal [Internet].


2016 Dec 10 [cited 2017 Jul 18];1(1):17–20.

1st

International

ScopeMed

CrossRef

ICMJE

Evaluation of non communicable disease control pilot programme of National Rural Health Mission in Thiruvananthapuram district.


Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health

2015 Apr 1 [cited 2017 Jul 18];3(1):17–23.


1st

International

Web of Science Scopus          Embase Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)

Prevalence of Obesity And Overweight Among Adults In A Rural Area In Trivandrum – A Cross Sectional Study

International Journal of Preventive and Therapeutic Medicine

2015 Apr 1;;3(1):17–23.


3rd

International

Google Scholar


There are no skills to be learned in Biostatistics

Gulf Medical Journal

Gulf Medical Journal 2013 2(1):38.

other

International

Index copernicus


Prophylactic Effects of Garlic Oil and Onion Oil Fractions as Compared to Vitamin E on Rats Orally Fed with Lead Acetate Solution.

Indian  Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

2016 Jul 1 [;31(3):260–9.


3rd

National

EMBASE, Scopus

Breast Cancer Awareness and Screening: A New Approach.

Academic Medical Journal of India

2015,3(4), 115-116.

1st

National

Index copernicus

Usefulness of Gail Model Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool in Estimating the Risk for Development of Breast Cancer in Women of Kerala India.

Academic Medical Journal of India

2015 Dec 28 [cited 2017 Jul 18];3(4):117–22.

2nd

National

Index copernicus

Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Newly Detected Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Academic Medical Journal of India

 2015 May 29 [cited 2017 Jul 18];3(1):8–12.

3rd

National

Index copernicus

Five Year Road Traffic Accident Trends in Venjarammoodu Police Station Limits of South Kerala.

Academic Medical Journal of India

2015 May 18 [cited 2017 Jul 18];3(1):39–41.


3rd

National

Index copernicus

Prevalence and Determinants of Under-nutrition among School-aged Children in an Urban Slum in India

Academic Medical Journal of India

2014 Nov 20 [cited 2017 Jul 18];2(3):102–5.


Other

National

Index copernicus

Benefits of Intra Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) in Acute Coronary Syndrome

Academic Medical Journal of India

2014 Nov 20 [cited 2015 Aug 14];2(3):77–9.


3rd

National

Index Copernicus

A Comparative Study of Dengue Syndromes in a Tertiary Care Centre

Academic Medical Journal of India

2014 Jun 28 [cited 2017 Jul 18];2(2):60–6.

2nd

National

Index Copernicus

A Review on the Role of Nutraceuticals as Simple as Se2+ to Complex Organic Molecules Such as Glycyrrhizin That Prevent as Well as Cure Diseases.

Indian  Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

2014 Apr 1 [cited 2017 Jul 18];29(2):119–32.

1st

National

EMBASE, Scopus

Risk Factors of Breast Cancer in Kerala, India - A Case Control Study

Academic Medical Journal of India

2014 Feb 25 [cited 2017 Jul 18];2(1):7–13.

2nd

National

Index Copernicus

Knowledge and Attitude towards Organ Donation in Rural Kerala

Academic Medical Journal of India

2014 Feb 5 [cited 2017 Jul 18];2(1):25–7.

Other

National

Index Copernicus

Evaluation of Coverage and Compliance to Mass Drug Administration (MDA) for Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination – A Qualitative Study

Academic Medical Journal of India

2013 Nov 9 .

3rd

National

Index Copernicus


Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes and Prediabetes in Neyyattinkara Taluk of South Kerala.

Academic Medical Journal of India

2013 Nov 5 [cited 2017 Jul 18];1(1).


1st

National

Index copernicus

Rethinking on the Benefits and Drawbacks of Common Antioxidants and a Proposal to Look for the Antioxidants in Allium Products as Ideal Agents: A Review.

Indian  Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

2012 Jan 1 ;27(1):6–20.


2nd

National

EMBASE, Scopus

Garlic Oil and Vitamin E Prevent the Adverse Effects of Lead Acetate and Ethanol Separately as well as in Combination in the Drinking Water of Rats

Indian J Clin Biochem



2012 Jan 1];27(1):6–20


2nd

National

EMBASE, Scopus

Antiviral, Anti-Inflammatory And Related Effects Of A Food Supplement Made Of Garlic, Ginger And Black Pepper

Indian J Clin Biochem



2009 Apr;24(2):175–8


2nd

National

EMBASE, Scopus

Effects of insulin, glimepiride and combination therapy of insulin and metformin on blood sugar and lipid profile of NIDDM patients

Indian J Clin Biochem


2009 Apr;24(2):175–8

Other

National

EMBASE, Scopus

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

2020 May 22; 13(2): 57–61.


1st
National

Public perception and preparedness for the pandemic COVID 19: A Health Belief Model approach
CEGH

30 June 2020

https://doi.org/10.1016/

j.cegh.2020.06.009


1st
Int
Scopus
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

Breast Cancer Early Detection

Oral presentation

World Cancer Congress2018

Conference

Kualalumpur

1 to 4th October 2018

Int

Cancer

Participation

ESSO39

Conference

Rotterdam Netherlands

9th to 11th October 2019

Int

Cancer and Technology

Panel Discussion

Canquer 2019

Symposium

KUSM Kochi, Kerala

8th to 10th November, 2019

Nat

Public Health Training

Panel Discussion

NATCON2019

Conference

Govt.Medical College Trivandrum

15th to 16th November 2019

Nat

Research Projects

Project

Completed / Ongoing

Funded

Y / N

Collaborated

Y / N

Published

Y / N

“M-OncoED: Oncology Education and Training for Providers Using Mobile Phones”

Ongoing

Y

NIH Grant Award

Y

RTI International USA

Ongoing

REACH Programme- Respond, Empower and Act for Community Health programme in collaboration with Snehita Women’s Health Foundation

Ongoing

N

N

Ongoing