Dr. HARSHA LAIS
Assistant Professor & AMO, Attingal
MBBS ,MD (COMMUNITY MEDICINE)
Area of Interest
- Epidemiology, Preventive Medicine, Public Health Research, Qualitative Research, Lifestyle Medicine, Non-Communicable Diseases, and Mental Health.
Additional Responsibilities
- Administrative Medical Officer, Sree Gokulam Urban Health Center,
- Attingal Co convener of Immunization Committee
- Member of Hospital Infection Control Committee,
- Member of Gokulam Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Member of Women's Committee
- Organizing Secretary of the CBMR Webinar Series (Capacity Building in Medical Research),
- Organizing Secretary of Bioethics for Medical Researchers programme
- Organizing Secretary of the 3rd Training Course in Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Ethics
- Resource Person for Research Methodology and SPSS workshops
- Department Coordinator of AETCOM (Attitude, Ethics and Communication)
- Faculty Coordinator for the 2024 batch; previously coordinated the 2019 and 2020 batches
- Co-guide for postgraduate dissertation projects
- Research Guide for Indian Council of Medical Research STS project
Achievements, Memberships, Awards
- One of the authors of ‘Comprehensive Primary Health Care through Family Health Centre concept document by State Health System Resource Centre Kerala (Aardram project).
- One of the Indian candidates for WHO Vaccine Safety Network (VSN) - Evaluation and certification of websites for Vaccine safety
data.
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WHO External monitor of MR campaign in Ernakulam district.
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Best Paper Presentation Award at 2nd KUHS National Conference on Postgraduate medical research 2017.
Publications
|
Title |
Journal / Book |
Publication details (Year, Volume, Page No. etc.) |
Authorship 1st / 2nd / Other |
State /Reg / Nat / Int |
Indexed in |
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Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding hepatitis B among medical students in a private medical college in Kochi. |
IJCMPH |
2019; 6(5): 1938–1942. DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20191552 |
OTHER |
National |
Index Copernicus |
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Nutritional assessment of tribal women in Kainatty, Wayanad: A cross -sectional study. Indian Journal of Community Medicine (INDIAN J COMMUNITY MED), Dec2019; 44(5): 50-53. (4p). |
IJCM |
2019; 44(5): 50–53. DOI: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_39_19 |
2 |
National |
PubMed, Scopus, DOAJ |
|
Outbreak investigation of acid fly attack among residential students in a tertiary care centre in South India.
|
IJCMPH |
2019. DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20195498 |
Other |
National |
Index Copernicus |
|
Motivators and barriers for physical activity among health-care professionals: A qualitative study |
IJCM |
2021; 46(1): 66–69. DOI: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_200_20 |
2 |
National |
PubMed, Scopus, DOAJ |
|
Seroprevalence of Brucellosis Among Veterinary Health Personnel in Ernakulam District: A Cross-Sectional Study
|
Cureus |
2025. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.90009 |
1 |
International |
Pubmed |
|
Elderly Friendliness of Hospitals in the Ernakulam District of Kerala, India: A Cross-Sectional Study
|
Cureus |
2025. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.109098 |
3 |
International |
Pubmed |
Presentations
|
Topic |
Guest lecture / Oral / Poster / Convener of Workshop |
Name of the event |
Conference / CME / Workshop |
Venue |
Dates |
Level |
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Immunization coverage evaluation in Vypeen Block, Ernakulam district– 2nd KUHS National Conference on Postgraduate medical research 2017.
|
ORAL |
2nd KUHS National Conference on Postgraduate medical research 2017.
|
Conference |
Thrissur Medical College |
|
|
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Prevalence of depression and its associated factors in community dwelling elderly: study in a rural population of Ernakulam – Amrita International Public Health Conference 2018.
|
ORAL |
Amrita International Public Health Conference -AMRITACON2018 |
Conference |
Amrita institute of medical sciences,kochi |
|
|
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Estimation of Immunization Coverage of Children Aged Between 12-23 months in Ernakulam District - 45th National IAPSM Conference & 19th Maharashtra State Joint Conference of IAPSM & IPHA 2018.
|
POSTER |
45th National IAPSM Conference & 19th Maharashtra State Joint Conference of IAPSM & IPHA 2018.
|
Conference |
Smt.Kashibhai navale medical college & general hospital,pune |
|
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To Study the Incidence and Associated Factors of Periprocedural Myocardial Infarction in Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease Undergoing Elective PCI With Drug Eluting Stents – Amrita International Public Health Conference 2019.
|
ORAL |
Amrita International Public Health Conference 2019.- AMRITACON 2019
|
Conference |
Amrita institute of medical sciences,kochi |
|
Research Projects
|
Project |
Completed / Ongoing |
Funded Y / N |
Collaborated Y / N |
Published Y / N |
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Immunization coverage evaluation of Ernakulam district, Kerala- A combined project by all medical colleges of Ernakulam district.
|
Completed |
Y |
N |
N |
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Motivators and barriers for physical activity among health care professionals; a qualitative study.
|
Completed |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Outbreak investigation of acid fly attack among residential students in a tertiary care centre in South India.
|
Completed |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding hepatitis B among medical students in a private medical college in Kochi. |
Completed |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Nutritional assessment of tribal women in Kainatty, Wayanad: A cross -sectional study. Indian Journal of Community Medicine |
Completed |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Seroprevalence of Brucellosis Among Veterinary Health Personnel in Ernakulam District: A Cross-Sectional Study
|
Completed |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Elderly Friendliness of Hospitals in the Ernakulam District of Kerala, India: A Cross-Sectional Study
|
Completed |
Y |
Y |
Y |
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Catastrophic Health Expenditure, Out-of-Pocket Expenditure and Health insurance coverage Among Households in Kochi Municipal Corporation, Kerala, India: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study.
|
Completed |
Y |
Y |
N |
|
Perceptions of Brucellosis Transmission, Prevention, and Control Among Veterinary Health Personnel in Ernakulam District, Kerala: A Qualitative Study
|
Completed |
N |
N |
Submitted |
|
Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Factors among Bus Workers of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation
|
Completed |
Y |
Y |
N |