Background/ Past Experience:

• 23 years of nursing experience in India and aboard
• Teaching experience for M .Phil ,M. Sc. and Bachelor degree of nursing
• Experience in research guidance for, Ph.D., M Phil, Masters, Bachelor, Degree programs
• Worked with a diverse population of students and staff. Understanding of current and emerging instructional delivery technologies
• Experience in designing nursing curriculum and learning activities to address a wide range of learning levels with a focus on research/evidence based practices.
• ACLS and BLS Instructor, Trainer for simulation based learning
• Wide experience in infection control related activities including policy development and development of educational materials
• Member of injection safety team
• Experience as Quality management representative and consultation in process development. ISO Auditor, NABH Auditor

Research Projects/ Publications:

• An evaluative study on implementation of a need based participatory training programme on hospital infection control among selected core group nurses towards training of other nurses working in selected hospitals of Karnataka, India: A clinical practice improvement project. 2008(PhD Thesis)
• An evaluative study on implementation of participatory training programme on prevention of HIV/AIDS, with and without agent exposure among Anganvadi workers towards training young women in selected villages of Udupi district Karnataka India -2005(M.Phil. Thesis)
• A correlative study on knowledge and attitude of relatives of psychiatric patients with regard to ECT in a selected hospital at Mangalore, Karnataka. -2001(MSc. Thesis)

List of course materials prepared for students:

• Edited book on general principles of hospital practice and care of patients for BMLT students
• Basic patient care management for BMLT
• Authored one unit (emergency management) of patient care BMLtT book
• Developed practical assignment on nurse patient therapeutic relationship for undergraduate students
• Hand book on prevention of HIV/AIDS to anganvadi workers, this hand book is selected by department of women and child welfare of government of Karnataka as resource book for training anganvadi supervisors
• Learning module for infection control for health care providers with video
• Psychosocial treatment methods for substance use disorder and role and responsibilities of nurse- substance abuse manual for nursing personnel
• Major contribution in preparation of infection control manual
• Information material like pamphlets and posters on hand washing and sharp disposal
• Edited information materials on ETO gas sterilization for CSSD
• Development of low cost sharp disposal using in developmental countries
• Video on standard precaution and management of sharp for the medical personnel at kasturba hospital Manipal, Karnataka

Project:

• Major contribution to MCON Mc Masters research project (2004-2005)
• Nursing coordinator of tot program on HIV/AIDS training
• Major contribution for developing prevalence surveillance program and ongoing surveillance of hospital acquired infection
• Developed infection control core gore group training program
• Developed infection control training program for hospital workers

Attempts at innovations:

• Co invented IVtraining & venepunture
• Simulator (mts simulator) under patent process
• Developed sharp disposal devise. Presently utilised by all over k.h. manipal
• Prevalence surveillance checklist– developing hai surveillance
• Developed hospital wide education programme for prevention of contamination during blood culture collection
• Short video on sterilisation and process of CSSD
• Major contribution in developing infection control policy manual
• Video on infection control for medical personnel

Other activities:
Member- hospital infection control committee, major contribution in policy development, development of educational materials and practice improvement.

Life member

• TNAI
• HOSPITAL INFECTION SOCIETY OF INDIA
• CMAI
• INDIAN PSYCHIATRIC NURSES ASSOCIATION
• NURSING RESEARCH SOCIETY OF INDIA

Publications
International

• Sudhaker, C., Sam, K.G. (2008) Infection control training need assessment among health care providers in selected hospitals of Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka, south India. International Journal of Community Pharmacy, 1(2), 39-46
• Sudhaker, C., Rao .S . (2008). Participatory infection control program -clinical practice improvement. Journal of Hospital Infection Control, 25
• KG sam,HH Andrede,L Pradan,PGM RAo ,C Sudhaker(2007)Effectiveness of an educational program to promote pesticide safety among pesticide handlers of south India International Archives of environmental health 007-0263

National

• Binil V Christopher Sudhaker Sangeetha P ,(2009) A correlative study of burden and coping stratargies among the caregivers of patients with affective disorders, The journal of trained nurses association of India vol4 No 1 Jan; march
• Khazi, F., Sudhaker, C. (2008). A cross sectional study, to assess the knowledge and practice of medical waste management among nursing personnel in a selected hospital of Karnataka. Journal of Nursing Research society of India. Under review
• Sheilini,M., Sudhaker,C.(2008). Knowledge, practice and determinants of central venous care among staff nurses working in critical areas of selected hospital of Karnataka. Journal of Nursing Research society of India. Under review
• Tesy J, L sara ,C Sudhaker,BValsaraj N Paniyadi (2008)Effectiveness of self instructional module for teachers in management of ehavioural problems in school children, The journal of trained nurses association of India vol3 No 3 September
• A Nakak, CSudhaker (2008) A study to determine the effectiveness of a competencey program on psychiatric medicationaministration among nursing personnel in a selected hospital of Udupi, Indian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy45 132-135
• Sudhaker, C. (2007). Effectiveness of infection control training by core group nurses towards training housekeeping staff in a selected hospital of Karnataka. Journal of Nursing Research society of India, 2(2), 27-29
• Sudhaker, C. (2007). Development of a safe and economical sharp container system for use in developing countries. Journal of Indian society of waste Management, 1(6), 14-16
• Abraham, T.K. Satyashankar. P., Varghese. G., Sudhaker. C., Bhaskaran. V.P. (2007). Hospital Acquired Infection Rate in India-Utilizing Point Prevalence Survey. Journal of the Academy of Hospital Administration, 1(19), 5-9
• Sudhaker C Jain G.A (2007)An evaluative study on implementation of participatory training program on prevention of HIV/AIDS, with and without agent exposure among Anganvadi workers towards training young women in selected villages of Udupi district Karnataka India ”Indian journal of community medicine

Book/ Manual

• Sudhaker, C., Rao. S. (2008). Manipal Manual of Infection Control. New Delhi: CBS Publishers and Distributors
• Authored a chapter on Substance abuse Manual for nursing personnel 2007,AIMS,New Delhi

Awards

• Louis Pasture Memorial Award –Best Movie Presentation. (2008) Prevention of Nosocomial Infection -Participatory infection control program Louis Pasture Memorial National Symposium on Infectious Disease, ICMR sponsored, August 2008, Coimbatore India
• Alumni Academic Excellency award MSON 2008
• Kalakiran club Udupi, Achievement in educational area award 2008
• Best research paper in index journal ,2007
• Best outgoing M.Sc., Nursing student 2001