المهام
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
الأنشطة
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 8th 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
المنشورات العامة
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
