Eltaher, A. Medical waste management; Current Status, Descriptive Study of  Medical centers at Sebha city, presented at the medical  waste disposal conference coordinated by Sebha university, Sebha, Nov 2023

Eltaher, A. A Case Series Describing the Experience of Methylprednisolone Administration in Severe COVID-19 Patients in Sebha, Liby. Presented at international conference coordinated by university of Pavia, Italy  Jan 2021

Eltaher, A. Communicable Disease; Current Status in Sabha, Libya. Presented at the 2018 World Health Day at Sebha

University, Sabha, Libya

Eltaher, A., Meschke, L. Factors Related to the Timing of First Cigarette Use among East Tennessee Adolescents.

Presented at the 2016 Research Day at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Meschke, L. L, Russomanno, J., Eltaher, A, Sharma, S, Stewart, E. East Tennessee Adolescent Tobacco Use Survey (ETATUS).  Poster presented at the 2015 Tennessee Public Health Association Annual Education Conference, Nashville, TN

Russomanno, J., Eltaher, A, Sharma, S, Stewart, E. East Tennessee Adolescent Tobacco Use Survey (ETATUS).Presented at East Tennessee Regional Office May 2015, Knoxville, TN

Eltaher, A. Managing Chronic Illness in Elderly Patients 03/2014. Presented in Alghorda Community Medical Center, Sebha, Libya

Internal Medicine Physician, MD                                                                                              

                                                                                                                                                Currently            

• Working as IM physician in primary health care clinic that collaborates  with internal medicine department at Sebha Medical Center, and  CDC, Sebha branch;  following up and managing  cases that need referral and more  inpatient management.

• Working as internal medicine physician, following up and managing chronic illnesses; asthma, hypertension, diabetes and others.
• During pandemic, Participated in COVID 19  patients diagnosis and management in addition to COVID 19 vaccination program .

                                                                                                                                                   January 2013- June 2014

• Worked in community medical center in a walk-in clinic as a volunteer physician to meet medical needs for residents and internal displaced cases from the affected cities due the political conflict in Libya since 2011, with average 6 hours per day.

 General Physician, MD                                                                                                            September 2005- April2008

Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Sebha, Libya        

                 Worked as a GP manage  and follow up different patients at CDC outpatient’s clinic.                                                                                                                 

• Managed different infectious diseases cases of over 30 inpatient cases per day at CDC
• Participated in  Direct Observed Treatment for TB cases
• Served as advisor for intern rotating in CDC Sebha, Libya

                                                                                                                                          July2018-June 2019                       

• Cooperative position following-up inpatient TB cases once weekly and ensuring the application of TB diagnostic and treatment protocol in the center and  (follow-up DOTs)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Member in a national and international team conducting workshops for adapting the national COVID-19 response plan on municipal level                                                               Jan 2021 

Member in university of Sebha committee for evaluation and assessment COVID 19 pandemic ant its impact on the education

process  in Sebha city                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  October 2020 

Member in Libyan Medical Association Sebha/Libya 2007                                                                                                                                                                             June 2007           

TRAINING AND CERTIFICATES

Certificate of participation in online workshop titled “Training of Trainers for WHO EMRO Regional Professional Diploma in Family Medicine                                                                                                     Jan 24 to Feb 8^th 2021

Certificate of Completion for Measuring Health Disparities                                                       January 2015

University of Tennessee

Certificate of Completion for “Protecting Human Research Participants”                          January 2015

NIH Web-based training course

ACLS Certificate                                                                                                                          March 2018, 2020

ECFMG Certificate                                                                                                                     January 2011

PRESENTATIONS and PUBLICATIONS

Eltaher, A. Medical waste management; Current Status, Descriptive Study of  Medical centers at Sebha city, presented at the medical  waste disposal conference coordinated by Sebha university, Sebha, Nov 2023

Eltaher, A. A Case Series Describing the Experience of Methylprednisolone Administration in Severe COVID-19 Patients in Sebha, Liby. Presented at international conference coordinated by university of Pavia, Italy  Jan 2021

Eltaher, A. Communicable Disease; Current Status in Sabha, Libya. Presented at the 2018 World Health Day at Sebha

University, Sabha, Libya

Eltaher, A., Meschke, L. Factors Related to the Timing of First Cigarette Use among East Tennessee Adolescents.

Presented at the 2016 Research Day at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Meschke, L. L, Russomanno, J., Eltaher, A, Sharma, S, Stewart, E. East Tennessee Adolescent Tobacco Use Survey (ETATUS).  Poster presented at the 2015 Tennessee Public Health Association Annual Education Conference, Nashville, TN

Russomanno, J., Eltaher, A, Sharma, S, Stewart, E. East Tennessee Adolescent Tobacco Use Survey (ETATUS).Presented at East Tennessee Regional Office May 2015, Knoxville, TN

Eltaher, A. Managing Chronic Illness in Elderly Patients 03/2014. Presented in Alghorda Community Medical Center, Sebha, Libya

Member of Arab Board of Health Specializations, Community Medicine Scientific Council   October 2023

https://www.arab-board.org/Specialties/Community-Medicine

Head of Community Medicine Department at School of Medicine, Sebha University        March 2021 to present

Academic Advisor and Evaluator for Intern students during community and family medicine internship

Faculty Member at School of Medicine, Sebha University                                                    April 2017 to present

Teaches epidemiology, biostatistics and research methodology courses at community medicine department, Sebha University. These core courses involve study designs, data collection, management, analysis and interpretation. Currently, working as research advisor for multiple researches conducting by department of community medicine and public health. Responsible for health education program development targeting primary and elementary school age students.

Program Evaluator                                                                                                            September 2015-May2106

Evaluated and conducted a community health assessment (need assessment) for different public health programs sponsored by department of public health at university of Tennessee. Refugee Health program at Cherokee Health Systems was one of the program evaluations conducted during Jan- May 2016. Currently, working on  program evaluation, evaluating health care services at 8 PHC centers in Sebha city; the biggest city at the south of Libya.

Graduate Research Assistant                                                                                                     August 2015-May2016

Department of Public Health, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

• Assessed in the existed researches conducted by department of public health, CHE; help in literature review, survey formulations, data entry, analysis