Temitope Omoju
Saskatoon,SK
Summary
Passionate epidemiologist with experiences in infectious diseases epidemiology, disease surveillance, public health emergency operations, infection prevention and control, monitoring and evaluation, data management and analysis with good management, networking and leadership skills working with large, complex programs and with the ability to multi-task and communicate with necessary stakeholders.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Technical Advisor: Surveillance and Epidemiology
Jhpiego, Affiliate Of Johns Hopkins University
12.2022 - 07.2023
- Provided Technical Advise to the national CDC team on public health and communicable disease prevention and control
- Optimized use of integrated disease surveillance, accelerate improvement and implementation of syndrome and/or event-based surveillance systems
- Strengthened surveillance systems to transmit standardized electronic surveillance data from community, district, and sub-national levels to central national hubs.
- Coordinated Public Health Emergencies and Disease Outbreaks using Incident Management Structure
- Sustained surveillance activities through training workshops, development of guidelines, mentoring of expert trainers, materials, and curricula.
- Fostered coordination and collaborations with ministries of health and animal health to improve one health disease surveillance strategy
- Reviewed and updated guidelines, travel regulations, and standard operation procedures for National CDC.
- Undertook high-level policy dialogue with different stakeholders at National, sub-national, and international NGOs.
- Undertook tasks assigned by National CDC, USCDC, and Global Fund on COVID-19 Grant Cycle
Epidemiologist
Field Epidemiology Training Program
09.2019 - 07.2023
- Led investigations into disease outbreaks and public health events
- Maintained data, reporting, and quality assurance standards throughout investigations.
- Implemented disease surveillance and response strategies at community, health facility, district, and sub-national levels
- Evaluated disease surveillance systems,
- Conducted data analysis, operational research, economic analysis, scientific writing, and communication.
- Undertook initiatives that promote human and animal health collaborations in zoonoses control as well as training on various disease control initiatives
- Trained frontline and intermediate surveillance officers in FETP
Disease Surveillance and Notification Officer
Ondo State Ministry Of Health
01.2018 - 06.2023
- Forecasted, identified, investigated, analyzed and disseminated data on communicable disease outbreaks and threats to public health or unusual clusters of diseases or events.
- Led rapid response to disease outbreaks and public health threats by deployment of resources effectively.
- Provided epidemiological consultation to the Office of the State Epidemiologist.
- Created practical, evidence-based policies and programs for sub-national Health Ministry.
- Implemented surveillance programs using the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response in accordance to International Health Regulations.
- Represented the Ministry of Health and provided leadership to multidisciplinary teams using One Health Approach
- Provided guidance and regulatory interpretations to various stakeholders at community, district, sub-national and national levels
- Monitored and evaluated existing surveillance programs related to communicable diseases and other diseases of priority
- Trained and mentored health facility and district disease surveillance officers
- Designed and implemented studies, including data extraction, analysis, report writing and development of Epidemiological Bulletin
- Supported strategic decision-making and program and policy development.
Disease Surveillance and Infection Control Officer
Department Of Community Health Services
01.2013 - 12.2017
- Educated healthcare workers, patients and public about infectious and communicable disease transmission and prevention.
- Maintained data, reporting and quality assurance standards throughout disease investigations.
- Collected and organized data for weekly case summaries.
- Surveilled notifiable infectious conditions and outbreaks at health facilities and district region with over 600,000 people.
- Investigated diseases or parasites to determine cause and risk factors, progress and mode of transmission.
- Determined important variables for each case such as location and severity of outbreak and both laboratory and clinical findings.
- Conducted disease data generation, compilation, analysis and dissemination to stakeholders
- Compiled data for immediate, weekly and monthly summary reporting on IDSR
Education
Master of Public Health - Field Epidemiology
Ahmadu Bello University Zaria
Zaria07.2023
Master of Technology - Microbiology
Federal University of Technology Akure
Ondo State09.2016
Bachelor of Science - Microbiology
University of Ilorin
Kwara State09.2010
Skills
- Surveillance Strategies
- Technical Support and Advisory
- Management, networking, and leadership skills
- IBM SPSS Statistics,
- Microsoft Office Suites
- Power Bi
- Epi info,
- SORMAS (Surveillance, Outbreak Response Management, and Analysis System)
- QGIS,
- Electronic data collection tools
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
Walt Disney
Timeline
Technical Advisor: Surveillance and Epidemiology
Jhpiego, Affiliate Of Johns Hopkins University
12.2022 - 07.2023
Epidemiologist
Field Epidemiology Training Program
09.2019 - 07.2023
Disease Surveillance and Notification Officer
Ondo State Ministry Of Health
01.2018 - 06.2023
Disease Surveillance and Infection Control Officer
Department Of Community Health Services
01.2013 - 12.2017
Master of Public Health - Field Epidemiology
Ahmadu Bello University Zaria
Master of Technology - Microbiology
Federal University of Technology Akure
Bachelor of Science - Microbiology
University of Ilorin
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