CURRICULUM VITAE KENYATTA UNIVERSITY BIOGRAPHICAL Name: Otieno George Ochieng, Ph.D. Birth Date: February 7, 1967 Home Address: Box 2735-00202 (KNH) Birthplace: Homa-Bay Mobile Phone: +254-711-855-226 Citizenship: Kenyan Office Address: Department of Public Health Email: gotiochiengs@yahoo.co.uk Kenyatta University otienogo@gmail.com Box 83844, -00100 Office Phone: (02) 725711/14 ext.47210 Religion: Christian EDUCATION and TRAINING Dates Attended April, 2005- March, 2008 Name and Location of Institution Degree and Year Major International University of Health and Welfare, Japan Ph.D. 2008 Health Service Management (Health Informatics) April, 2003- March, 2005 International University of Health and Welfare, Japan MSc. 2005 Health Service Management (Health Informatics) September, 2000-August, 2001 Higher Diploma, 2001 Medical Education
September, 1995-August, 1996 Higher National Diploma, 1996 Medical Laboratory (Histology/Cytology) July, 1988- June, 1991 Diploma, 1991 Medical Laboratory APPOINTMENTS and POSITIONS Years Inclusive Name and Location of Institution Rank/Title 2010 April Kenyatta University, Department Lecturer of Public Health 2009 September Kenya Medical Training College Deputy Registrar (Admissions) 2009 August Head, Medical Education Nairobi, Department of Medical Education 2009 January Appointed Deputy Head and Nairobi, Department of MLS Departmental Representative, QMS, MLS 2009 January Appointed Deputy Head- Nairobi MLS Department Department of Medical Laboratory 1997 Present Senior Lecturer Nairobi Department of Medical Laboratory and Information Technology 1991 1996 Ministry of Health (Kenya) Medical Laboratory Lodwar District Hospital, Technologist Siaya District Hospital Refereed Journal Articles PUBLICATIONS 1. Otieno G O, Hinako T, Motohiro A, Daisuke K, Keiko N. 2008, Measuring Effectiveness of Electronic Medical Records systems: towards building a Composite Index for benchmarking hospitals. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 77(10): 657-669. 2. Otieno G O, Hinako T, Kanai P, Motohiro A, Keiko N. 2007, Nurses views on the use, quality and user satisfaction with electronic medical records: questionnaire development. Journal of Advanced Nursing; 60(2): 209-219. Curriculum Vitae Page 2
3. Otieno G O, Hinako T, Daisuke K, Motohiro A, Keiko N. 2007, Sophistication of information technology in healthcare: A comparison among a sample of hospitals in Japan. Electronic journal of health informatics; 2(2): e12. 4. Otieno G O, Hinako T, Daisuke K, Motohiro A, Keiko N. 2006, EMR Effectiveness: Development and statistical validation of a survey instrument to measure use of, quality of and user satisfaction with EMR from the viewpoint of Physicians. Japan Journal of Medical Informatics; 26(5): 323-332. 5. Otieno G O, Hosoi R. 2005, Factors influencing diffusion of electronic medical records: a case study in three healthcare institutions in Japan. Health Information Management Journal; 34(4): 120-129. Refereed Conference Proceedings 1. Otieno G.O., Toyama H., Asonuma M., Koide D., Naitou K. 2007, A composite index for evaluating electronic medical records systems: work in progress. In the proceedings of the MedInfo 2007 conference, Brisbane, Australia, P200. 2. Otieno G.O., Toyama H., Asonuma M., Koide D., Naitou K. 2006, A composite index for evaluating electronic medical records systems: work in progress. In the proceedings of the 26 th Joint conference on medical informatics, Japan. Japan Journal of Medical Informatics, 26 (Suppl.), 266-267. 3. Otieno G.O, 2001, MCQs in Ordinary Diploma Final Examinations for Medical Laboratory students at KMTC; How good are they? at the Conference of the Association of Kenya Medical Laboratory Scientific Officers held in Kakamega-Bishop Nicholus Stam. 4. Otieno G.O, 2001, Reliability and validity of final Diploma examinations in Medical Laboratory -KMTC at the Conference of the Association of Kenya Medical Laboratory Scientific Officers held in Kakamega-Bishop Nicholus Stam. 5. Otieno G.O and Kangero V. M. 2000, Review of Ordinary Diploma Curriculum in the Faculty of Medical Laboratory, KMTC at the conference of Association of Kenya Medical Laboratory Scientific Officers held in Nyeri -Green Hills Hotel. 6. Otieno G.O and Kariuki P.K. 2008, Are we ready for the Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)? at the conference of Association of Kenya Medical Laboratory Scientific Officers held in Kisii Gusii Institute of Technology. Non-refereed, Technical Note 1. Otieno G O, Hosoi R. 2006, Computerization in Healthcare: A survey of 2 healthcare institutions in Kenya and 3 healthcare institutions in Japan. Japan Journal of Medical Informatics; 25(3): 181-189. Dissertations 1. Development of a Composite Index for Measuring and Benchmarking the Effectiveness of Electronic Medical Records Systems in Hospitals. Submitted to the Graduate School, International University of Health and Welfare, for the award of degree of doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) in Health Service Management (Health Informatics), 2008. 2. Integration of Modern Information Systems into existing Healthcare Information System to improve Healthcare delivery in Kenya. Submitted to the Graduate School, International University Curriculum Vitae Page 3
of Health and Welfare, for the award of a Masters degree in Health Service Management (Health Informatics), 2004. 3. Reliability and Validity of Final Ordinary Diploma Examinations in the Department of Medical Laboratory - KMTC since 1996. Submitted to the Department of Medical Education, for the award of Higher Diploma in Medical Education, 2001. RESEARCH SUPERVISION Factors determining access to healthcare services by the elderly in Makindu Division, Makueni District, 2009, By MUSYOKI MILCAH NDINDA, for the award of MSc. Community Health and Development course, Great Lakes University of Kisumu [Completed] The Impact of Spirituality on Quality of Life Among Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Rural Kenya, 2009. By Yema Museu Luhahi, PhD Degree in Public Health, American World University, Nairobi [Completed] Determinants of condom use among male secondary school students in Nyando District, 2010 By MARY ACHIENG NYAMBOK, for the award of MSc. Community Health and Development course, Great Lakes University of Kisumu [Completed] The effects of allergic rhinitis on work productivity: A Case Study at Central Bank Staff Clinic By PAUL KOECH, for the award of MSc. Community Health and Development course, Great Lakes University of Kisumu [Ongoing] A study on factors influencing the utilization of insecticide treated nets and prevalence of malaria among children under five years (CASE OF KIAMBU DISTRICT) By MARK MUDENYO OWANG, for the award of Doctor of public health course, National Institute of Public Health -Japan [Ongoing] MEMBERSHIPS in PROFESSIONAL and SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES The Association of Kenya Medical Laboratory Scientific Officers (AKMLSO) 1991-present Registered by the Kenya Medical Technologists and Technicians Board Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) 2007-present HONORS Best student in Histology/Cytology 1996 Best academic student in Medical Laboratory Technology 1991 OTHER COURSES ATTENDED December, 1993: Two weeks Course in basic Techniques in Water analysis at NPHLS. Curriculum Vitae Page 4
April, 1994: July, 1994: February, 1998: January-May, 2000: Participated in District Health Staff seminar on short course Chemotherapy on T.B Management. Short course on Laboratory Diagnosis of TB Teaching Methodology Course. Computer Operations (Windows 95, Ms Word, Ms Excel, Ms Power Point, Ms access, Internet and E-mail). 28 th August-1 ST September, 2000: Seminar on Computer Technology Content covered included Computer Architecture 1,2 and 3 Modern Hospital Management System 1 and 2 Trends in Medical Information System 1 and 2 IT-Procedure of Systems Development Database Modeling Conducted by Prof. Hosoi and Yasuyo Honda. 23 rd June -27 th June, 2008 Pre-Service Curriculum Review Workshop at Reef Hotel, Mombasa 13 th October -17 th October, 2008 Pre-Service Curriculum Finalization Workshop at Reef Hotel, Mombasa 17 th November -21 st November, 2008 Laboratory Management Training Workshop at Reef Hotel, Mombasa LIST OF CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS: Evaluation of Health Services Patient Safety initiatives in hospitals in developing countries Use of ICT to improve healthcare delivery Improving Laboratory Information Management Systems Encoding information from narrative clinical reports Applying and evaluating the usefulness of free-text data for biosurveillance Curriculum Vitae Page 5