Chirag Lodhia

Chirag Lodhia has extensive experience in the healthcare sector, with a focus on digital health training and adoption. Chirag currently holds multiple roles at Monash Health, including Deputy Director of Digital Health Training & Adoption and Acting Director of Digital Pathology and Contact Centre. In these positions, they are responsible for supporting managerial duties, developing educational approaches, and providing project and change management support for various digital health and clinical projects. Prior to their current roles, Chirag served as the Digital Health Principal Trainer at Monash Health and worked as a Clinical Pharmacist at Eastern Health and Western Health. In 2010, they founded and directed Positively Transforming World, an organization dedicated to making a positive impact. Chirag started their career as a Pharmacy Assistant at Your Chemist.

Chirag Lodhia has a diverse education history. Chirag received a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from La Trobe University from 2010 to 2014, specializing in Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy. In 2015, they obtained a Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice from the Pharmacy Society of Australia. Chirag then pursued further education in the field of Public Health, receiving a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London, from 2018 to 2022. During their MPH studies, they also attended Harvard University in 2018 for a course on 'The Opioid Crisis in America' and Stanford University School of Medicine for a course on 'Stanford Antimicrobial Stewardship'. Chirag has also undertaken additional certifications, including becoming a Certified Health Informatician Australasia from the Australian Institute of Digital Health in 2020. Chirag completed Clinical Educator Training from Monash University in 2017 and attended Camberwell Grammar School for their high school education from 2004 to 2009. Chirag also holds certifications in the Victorian Opioid Pharmacotherapy Program and the International Computers Drivers License from Pharmacy Society Australia and ICDL Asia, respectively.