Research focus
Active Participation in:
- Interdepartmental research
- National and International collaborations
Student Research Guidance:
- Undergraduate individual / group projects
- Postgraduate dissertations
- Full-time & part-time PhD candidates
Thrust Research Areas
- Non-communicable diseases (Hypertension, Diabetes, CVD)
- Cardiac rehabilitation
- Critical care & nursing
- Digital health
- Preventive care
- Healthcare innovations
- Complementary therapies
- Palliative care
- Evidence-based practice & synthesis
- Patient safety
Ongoing Research Projects
- Technical Resource Centre, Centre for Evidence Synthesis, funded by Department of Health Research (DHR), MoHFW, Govt.of India
- Community-Acquired Pneumonia Guidelines (DHR)
- mHealth for Pre-Hypertension (ICMR)
- Hybrid Cardiac Rehabilitation for CABG patients (ICMR)
- Yoga for Post-PCI Patients (SRIHER)
- Baropodometric Gait Study (TNAI)
- Chancellor Summer Fellowships
Major Research Achievements
Technical Resource Centre
- Established with ₹60L grant from DHR – ICMR ( Dr. Ramesh C – Principal Investigator )
- Conducts systematic review training
- Synthesize evidence for national Health guidelines
Intellectual Property (Copyrights)
- 2023: Preoperative CABG education (Dr. Ramesh C)
- 2024: Post-CABG self-care booklet (Dr. Ramesh C)
- 2024: Foot massage for chemo patients (Dr. A. Manjula)
- 2025: Hemodialysis patient guide (Mrs. Joan Freeda Honey & Dr. Ramesh C)
Research Grants :
- Department of Health Research (DHR), Govt. of India
- Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi
- Trained Nurses Association India, New Delhi
- SRIHER ‘s Intramural Research Fund
