Ms. Sumana Baidya

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 sumana Asst. Professor/Cardio respiratory Physiotherapist
Nepal Health Professional Council (NHPC)-01- PHY
Nepal Physiotherapy Association (NEPTA)-G-251    
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ACADEMIC DETAILS

  • Master in Physiotherapy (M.P.T) in cardio-respiratory and ICU management form Padmashree Institute of Physiotherapy, Bangalore, (Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore) Karnataka, India. 2011
  • Bachelor in Physiotherapy from Padmashree Institute of Physiotherapy, Bangalore, (Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences,Bangalore) Karnataka, India. 2009

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • 2017 February – Present: Assistant Professor, Kathmandu University- Dhulikhel Hospital
  • 2011 August- 2017 February: Lecturer / Physiotherapist, (KUSMS) Dhulikhel Hospital

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

  • Sumana Baidya, Ranjeeta S. Acharya, Michel W. Coppieters. Physiotherapy practice patterns in Intensive Care Units of Nepal: A multicenter survey. Indian J Crit Care Med 2016;20:84-90.
  • Baidya S, Khadgi B, Acharya RS. Disability themed community diagnosis of rural population in Dhulikhel: a different standpoint. IJCRR. 2015; 7(23): 14-20.
  • Acharya R.S. Adhikari S.P. Oraibi S.A. Baidya S. Challenges and Future Development of Physiotherapy Education in Nepal, IJCRR. 2015; 7(13): 35-42.

ONGOING RESEARCH

  • Baidya S, Coppieters MW, Solomen S, Aaron P .Comparison of Cardio-respiratory Responses and Level of Exertion Following Two Common Tests for Arm Exercise Capacity in Patients with COPD
  • Global Learning Partnership(GLP) project evaluation in collaboration with Universitas  21
  • Disability Survey and Door-to-Door Rehabilitation Program to Improve Physical Functioning in the Victims of the Nepal Earthquake 2015
  • Using Five time sit to stand test for evaluating the risk of fall in COPD

SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS

  • Key note speaker in the workshop – “Physiotherapy for thoracic surgery” at Thoracic Society of Nepal , Nepal Cancer Hospital, Lalitpur,2017
  • Key note speaker in the workshop – “Physiotherapy for thoracic surgery” at Thoracic Society of Nepal , TUTH, Kathmandu, 2017
  • Speaker in the workshop - “Updates in respiratory medicine and workshop on pulmonary rehabilitation” , 2016
  • Speaker in “Current trends in Varicose veins in Dhulikhel Hospital”, 2015
  • Paper presentation on “ Disability themed community diagnosis of rural population in Dhulikhel: A different standpoint” in First National Summit of Health and Population    scientists in Nepal, organized by Nepal Health Research Council,2015
  • Speaker in “Symposium on Cardiac     rehabilitation” in Dhulikhel Hospital, 2015
  • Facilitator at two day training course in “Cardiac Life Support Skills” in collaboration with CCNepal in Dhulikhel Hospital, 2015
  • Paper presentation in the topic “Physiotherapy Practice Patterns Survey in ICUs of Nepal: Preliminary Results from an ongoing research” 7th International Physiotherapy conference, NEPTACON, Kathmandu, 2014
  • Speaker  in “International workshop on Dietetics/Nutritional management for obesity” in Dhulikhel     Hospital, 2014
  • Speaker  in “Management of diabetic foot: Workshop for nurses” ,2014    
  • Paper presentation on “Comparison of Cardio-respiratory Responses and Level of Exertion Following Two Common Tests for Arm Exercise Capacity in Patients with COPD”, Asian Physical Therapy Research Symposium (APTRS) ,Bangkok, Thailand 2012