24 Feb 2022.
Medical Education Unit (MEU) and Seminar Committee of Army Medical College Chattogram organized a seminar on “Asthma- An Update” on 24 February, 2022 at AMCC Auditorium. The program was sponsored by Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Teachers, intern doctors and 5th year students of AMCC attended the seminar.
Brig Gen Md Nurul Momen Khan (Retd.), Chief Administrator, AMCC was present as chief guest while Prof Dr. S.M. Suhrawardy, acting principal & head of physiology, AMCC was present as special guest. The keynote speaker was Brig Gen Dr. Md. Kabir Uddin, head of Department of Medicine, AMCC and Senior physician & advisor specialist, CMH Chattogram.
Brig Gen Prof Dr. Md. Kabir Uddin delivered the keynote speech in the seminar. He gave an overview on different aspect of asthma like history of asthma, Epidemiology, pathophysicology, symptoms, diagnosis, Asthma COPD overlap syndrome, FENO test, asthma treatment, drug used in asthma, Omalizumab, asthma management cycle, prevention etc.
In his speech, Brig Gen Nurul Momen Khan (Retd) emphasized on non pharmaceutical treatment for asthma; and agreed with keynote speaker. He thanked Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd for sponsoring such kind of necessary program. Dr. Mohammod Gias Uddin Chowdhury, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Medicine, AMCC conducted the program.