Dr Olivia Kessel
Henley-On-Thames, England, United Kingdom
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About
Dr. Kessel’s background blends her entrepreneurial mindset with direct healthcare…
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We all know that SEND education policies in the UK don't prioritise the needs of SEND children and Dr Chris Bagley gives an incredible breakdown of…
We all know that SEND education policies in the UK don't prioritise the needs of SEND children and Dr Chris Bagley gives an incredible breakdown of…
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Experience
Education
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Royal College of Surgeons
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Activities and Societies: Swimming team and competed in Irish National Gourmet food and wine - final year held title of president
Medical, surgical and obstetrics degree
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Activities and Societies: Psi Chi Honorary Society
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
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Activities and Societies: Psi Chi Society
Licenses & Certifications
Volunteer Experience
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Volunteer
Shanti AIDS
- Present 25 years
Health
Volunteered to assist mothers mainly heroin addicted or in recovery who had a diagnosis of HIV/AIDS.
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Volunteer
Saint Esperanzo Hospital Antigua, Guatemala
- Present 25 years 7 months
Children
Finding that severely handicapped children in a charitable hospital were not getting much stimulation, I convince a US physical therapist who was traveling through the region to educate the staff to optimize their resources for the betterment of the patients
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CEO Founder
WellCell
- 3 years 1 month
Health
Founded a not for profit in California and launched in Swaziland with a primary focus to improve the adherence to medications for chronic disease patients
• Enabled patients to become actively involved in the healthcare management utilizing behavioural modification in a reward based system
• Created and implemented chronic disease management software which utilized simple mobile phone technology to improve adherence and health care outcomes in patients with HIV, diabetes and hypertension…Founded a not for profit in California and launched in Swaziland with a primary focus to improve the adherence to medications for chronic disease patients
• Enabled patients to become actively involved in the healthcare management utilizing behavioural modification in a reward based system
• Created and implemented chronic disease management software which utilized simple mobile phone technology to improve adherence and health care outcomes in patients with HIV, diabetes and hypertension (HTN)
• Developed comprehensive web-based database driven application to support local NGOs and clinics
• Appointed local distributor and support organization to support Swaziland clinics and expand into other Southern African countries
• Deployed in a resource limited setting and handed over on-going running to local community leaders
Publications
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Building the case for clinical care in the home at scale
Presented at UK House of Lords in 2015 as a co-creation of an expert panel supported by Healthcare at Home chaired by Christine Outram
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How Abbvie Care is putting patients at the centre and why this is good news
PM article
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Use of Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate (TDF) and Emtricitabine (FTC) in pregnancy: data from the antiretroviral pregnancy registry (APR)
Presented at the South African AIDS Conference
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Use of Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate (TDF) and Emtricitabine (FTC) in pregnancy: data from the antiretroviral pregnancy registry (APR) – A closer look at Zambia ed the INTEREST Conference Zambia
Presened at the INTEREST Conference Zambia
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Fasciotomy, chronic venous insufficiency and the calf muscle pump.
Arc Surg Dec:133(12):1356-61, 1998
Other authors
Courses
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• Biotechnology Marketing and Business
UC Santa Cruz
Languages
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French
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Organizations
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Psi Chi Honorary Society
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- Present
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Are you a parent with a child(ren) that struggle to eat or accept nutritious foods? Well, tomorrow's episode is for you because Lucinda Miller…
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Oh and no, they won’t be able to learn or engage when they feel like this.
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