ABRAHAM DONGO
Ongwediva
Summary
A holder of a Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) and a Master of Science in Healthcare Management, Mr. Abrahaham Dongo has a vast experience in the pharmacy field. I am highly adaptable, a fast learner, and a strong team player who can work independently with minimal or no supervision. I am willing to grow into a more managerial role that taps into my post-graduate qualifications. Focusing on continuous improvement and staying current with industry trends, I aim to provide exceptional pharmaceutical care, support interdisciplinary teams, and drive positive health outcomes within the community. I enjoy collaborating with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, fostering unity and shared purpose in providing comprehensive patient care. I demonstrate strong leadership skills through mentoring, training, and guiding junior pharmacists and pharmacy staff to drive positive change within the team. I am a research-oriented pharmacist with a special interest in knowledge management in the pharmaceutical industry. I take pleasure in teaching pharmacology, clinical pharmacy, and research methods to pharmacist interns, pharmacist assistant students, and student nurses.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Pharmacist
OSHAKATI STATE HOSPITAL
05.2022 - Current
- Draw up, submit, and defend the hospital pharmaceutical budget
- Compilation of medicines use statistics
- Compilation of quarterly reports on pharmaceutical activities
- Organise and attend departmental meetings
- Secretary to the hospital therapeutics committee
- To supervise and actively participate in the dispensing of medicines
- Co-ordinate working hours and workflow of pharmacy personnel
- Supervising pharmacist assistants and pharmacy technicians
- Supervising and training pharmacist interns
- Participating in research aimed at improving service delivery
- Organising, coordinating, and participating in departmental CPD programs
- Analyse and use consumption data to forecast needs and quantities of various pharmaceutical and clinical supplies
- Inventory control of pharmaceuticals
- Proactively redistributing stock to mitigate loss
- Assist wards in appropriate stock management processes
- Promoting the concept and use of essential medicines list
- Advising patients on the proper use of medicines and promoting compliance
- Participating in HIV/ ART case conferences with doctors, nurses, and social workers to discuss difficult cases failing on ART for possible switching to second or third-line therapies
- Educating patients about HIV transmission, prevention, and safe sexual practices
- Managed hospital pharmaceutical budget and defended allocations
- Supervised pharmacy staff, and interns, and streamlined the department workflows
- Identifying and managing adverse drug reactions or complications related to HIV medications
- Tracking and addressing medication adherence and lifestyle factors affecting treatment outcomes
- Offering guidance on nutrition, exercise, and overall health management
- Considerably reduced patient waiting time
- Successfully trained pharmacist interns.
Pharmacist
Oshakati State Hospital
02.2015 - 04.2022
- Ensure the availability of pharmaceuticals
- Regular inventory control
- Ensuring availability and accurate dispensing of HIV medications
- Ensuring adherence to appropriate stock management techniques
- Determining pharmaceutical requirements
- Prepare budgets and monitor expenditures
- Supervise and take part in dispensing
- Maintaining ART patient records, including medication histories and treatment regimens
- Determine staff training needs and conduct respective training sessions
- Supervising pharmacist interns
- Supervising pharmacist assistants and pharmacy technicians
- Supervising and taking part in compounding
- Advise prescribers about rational medicine use
- Educating patients about HIV transmission, prevention, and safe sexual practices
- Offering guidance on nutrition, exercise, and overall health management
- Participating in community outreach dispensing programs and raising awareness about HIV prevention and management
- Successfully launched departmental CPD programs.
Pharmacy manager
Global Pharmacy
02.2007 - 12.2014
- Overall control and supervision of the pharmacy
- Creating and implementing policies on effective pharmacy management
- Conducting staff training
- Budgeting
- Ordering and stock control
- Dispensing medicines and compounding
- Primary bookkeeping
- Advising patients on medicines use
- Effectively grew the pharmacy business from new to competitive.
Education
Master of Science - Healthcare Management
Unicaf University
Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) -
University of Zimbabwe
Doctor of Philosophy - Business Administration
Unicaf University
07.2024
15 Standard Care Certificate -
Courses for Jobs
05.2024
Good Clinical Practice -
NIDA Clinical Trials Network
05.2024
Project Management -
Institute of Business Management of South Africa
05.2024
Knowledge Management -
Unicaf University
08.2022
Leadership in Organizations -
Unicaf University
05.2022
Supply Chain Management -
Institute of Business Management of South Africa
07.2020
Skills
- Project Management
- Leadership
- Budgeting
- Supply Chain Management
- Research
- Management
- Pharmaceuticals
- Adverse Drug Reactions
- Strategic Management
- Change Management
- Risk Management
- Supply Chain
- Stock Control
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Data Analysis
- Pharmacy Workflow Optimization
- Interprofessional Collaboration
- Prescription Verification
Languages
English
Personal Information
Title: SENIOR PHARMACIST
Publications
- Assessing the effectiveness of pharmacist initiated strategies on prescription errors and drug-associated problems among geriatric patients within a hospital setting: A systematic review, South African Pharmaceutical Journal, 06/2023
- Assessing the impact of artificial intelligence and machine learning on forecasting medication demand and supply in public pharmaceutical systems: A systematic review, GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 02/2024
- Evaluating knowledge management practices in a hospital pharmacy: A comprehensive investigation, GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 04/2024
- Assessing the facilitators and challenges to knowledge sharing in a hospital pharmacy environment: A case study, GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 06/2024
References
- Mr. Erasso Wakjira, Intermediate Hospital Oshakati, +264816981252, erasso2014@gmail.com
- Dr. Samson Ndhlovu, IntraHealth Namibia, +264812025564, sndhlovu@intrahealthnamibia.org
- Dr. Blessing Dafana, Northlands Medical Polyclinic, +264817570112, bdafana@gmail.com
Hobbies and Interests
- Playing social soccer
- Playing musical instruments
- Recording music
Publications
- Assessing the effectiveness of pharmacist initiated strategies on prescription errors and drug-associated problems among geriatric patients within a hospital setting: A systematic review South African Pharmaceutical Journal | Jun 2023
- Assessing the impact of artificial intelligence and machine learning on forecasting medication demand and supply in public pharmaceutical systems: A systematic review GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences | Feb 2024
- Evaluating knowledge management practices in a hospital pharmacy: A comprehensive investigation GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences | Apr 2024
- Assessing the facilitators and challenges to knowledge sharing in a hospital pharmacy environment: A case study GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences | Jun 2024
Timeline
Senior Pharmacist
OSHAKATI STATE HOSPITAL
05.2022 - Current
Pharmacist
Oshakati State Hospital
02.2015 - 04.2022
Pharmacy manager
Global Pharmacy
02.2007 - 12.2014
Master of Science - Healthcare Management
Unicaf University
Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) -
University of Zimbabwe
Doctor of Philosophy - Business Administration
Unicaf University
15 Standard Care Certificate -
Courses for Jobs
Good Clinical Practice -
NIDA Clinical Trials Network
Project Management -
Institute of Business Management of South Africa
Knowledge Management -
Unicaf University
Leadership in Organizations -
Unicaf University
Supply Chain Management -
Institute of Business Management of South Africa
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