Komal Dayani
Mental Health Nurse at Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Registered Nurse
Pakistan Nursing CouncilOct, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
Youth Champion
Asia Safe Abortion PartnershipNov, 2019- Oct, 2024 -
Basic Mental Health and Referral Counsellor
Aga Khan Health Board KarachiSep, 2019- Oct, 2024 -
Nurse Leader
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of NursingNov, 2018- Oct, 2024 -
Certified Basic Life Support provider
American Heart Association -
Certified sexual and reproductive health rights advocate
Asia safe abortion partnership/IYAFP
Experience
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Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
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United Kingdom
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Mental Health Nurse
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May 2022 - Present
I work in the female psychiatric unit, where I perform mental health assessments, develop treatment plans, and conduct progress and wellness checks. Administer psychotropic medications while ensuring correct dosage, frequency, and accuracy to facilitate faster recovery. I also coordinate mental health activities in collaboration with physicians, therapists, and social workers to ensure a cohesive and multifaceted plan. As well as manage patients with psychiatric/mental health disorders, ensuring delivery of empathetic and safe nursing care Show less
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Taskeen
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Pakistan
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Mental Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research Consultant
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Mar 2022 - Present
I am currently working to establish a research and dissemination program at Taskeen. The program will incorporate the aspect of research into Taskeen's mental health advovacy program, public awarenss program and mental health support program.
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Assistant Program Coordinator
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Feb 2022 - Mar 2022
Taskeen ("Urdu": to comfort) is a non-profit that works for the promotion of mental wellbeing and prevention of mental illness in Pakistan. We aim to change people’s attitudes and behaviors towards mental health and wellbeing through awareness, education, expression, and advocacy. I was managing the nation-wide mental health helpline through mental health support program at Taskeen. I coordinated with individuals presenting with distress, mental health professionals, and leaders in the field. I also supervisied the wellness interns supporting the helpline and looked after the helpline channels. Show less
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Research Intern
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Mar 2021 - Present
Delta - develop life through action is one of Switzerland's leading associations in the field of global mental health. It strives to enable professional treatment and care for people with mental illnesses in low-resource countries. In collaboration with colleagues at King's College London and psychiatrists from Switzerland, I am working on a Global Mental Health series. The series entail following systematic reviews: 1. The importance of economic empowerment for mental health in Low and Low Middle Income Countries 2. Alcohol-used disorder interventions implemented in Low and Low Middle Income Countries to prevent gender-based violence Show less
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The Aga Khan University Hospital (Pakistan)
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Pakistan
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Health Innovation Fellow
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Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
Critical Creative Innovative Thinking forum CCIT at the Aga Khan University is a unique healthcare innovation and incubation hub at the Aga Khan Hospital Karachi. As a Health Innovation Fellow, I strengthened my innovation profile through the firsthand experience of biomedical/healthcare innovation systems and developed my skills in design thinking, entrepreneurship, and public health. I also designed healthcare hackathons, ideation sessions for students, staff and faculty coming in with new ideas to improve healthcare. I led serveal events to bring together students and healthcare providers across different AKU campuses. My projects include:1. MEDJACK: The Extraordinary Journey of an Ordinary Hack by CCIT (a book on healthcare innovation designed for individuals looking to improve healthcare in low resource setings through cost-effective solutions)2. Zero cost approach to fostering multidisciplinary engagement and innovation in an academic medical Center during COVID-19: experience from the Jugaar Innovation Challenge. (Organized a virtual hackathon during COVID-19 to change the narrative from uncertainity to hope and promote innovations to address challenges in times of COVID-19)3. CCIT Gaming League for Aga Khan University, East Africa and Karachi (To foster creativity and innovation among students in East Africa and Karachi, we organized a virtual gaming event)4. Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship (ICE) in Times of Covid-19 (Developed and led an Online Course on ICE to bring together healthcare providers and other professionals around the world to enhance creativity and critical thinking through a series of didactic and practical sessions with lots of opportunities for interaction) Show less
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Trainee Nurse Intern
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Dec 2018 - Dec 2019
Aga Khan University Hospital is a teaching and learning hospital that aims to provide high-quality healthcare. As a Trainee Nurse Intern, I rotated in various patient care areas from emergency and acute care to pediatrics, brain, and mind, gynecology, orthopedics, general surgery, nephrology, urology, and ENT. I worked alongside a registered nurse to perform clinical procedures, provide nursing care, prepare, and administer medication. I also led various teaching and learning sessions for my fellow students and nurses working at AKUH. Show less
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The Aga Khan University Hospital (Pakistan)
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Pakistan
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Peer Teaching Assistant, Fundamentals of Nursing
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Feb 2015 - Apr 2015
During my second year of undergraudate in Nursing, I worked as a peer teaching assistant. I assisted freshmen student Nurses in understanding the basic concepts of fundamentals of nursing. I also provided them with the extra support and helped them prepare for the examination. During my second year of undergraudate in Nursing, I worked as a peer teaching assistant. I assisted freshmen student Nurses in understanding the basic concepts of fundamentals of nursing. I also provided them with the extra support and helped them prepare for the examination.
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Education
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2020 - 2021
King's College London
Master of Science - MS, Global Mental Health -
2020 - 2021
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London
Joint degree with LSHTM - Master of Science - MS, Global Mental Health -
2015 - 2018
Aga Khan University
Bachelor's of Science in Nursing, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse -
2012 - 2014
Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Karachi
Higher secondary school certificate, Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies -
2010 - 2012
Aga Khan School Garden
Secondary school certificate, Biology, General
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