Department

Geriatric Day Care Unit Department

Unit Head            Assoc. Prof Dr. Md Ashraf Uddin Ahmed
Resident Medical Officers

Dr. Rahat Ara Akter Ruhi;

Dr. Ananya Bhattacharjee
   

Activities: 

  • A total number of patients admitted indoor and received indoor services (October 2022-september 2023) :792  
  • Total number of Blood Transfusion-95 
  • Total number of I/V Iron infusion-63 
  • Total number of chemotherapy-41 
  • Total number of I/V infusion-230 
  • Total number of I/V Bisphosphonate infusion-50 
  • Total number of electrolyte imbalance management-150 
  • Total number of hyperglycemia management with IM insulin 200 
  • Total number of pleural/peritoneal fluid aspiration:05 
  • Total number of catheterizations: 15  
  • Total number of LP :05  
  • Total number of NG tube insertion: 10 
  • Total number of patients received Outdoor services 180 (approximately) 

Unit Academic activities: 

  • Bed side teaching daily 
  • Bed side clinical examination once weekly 
  • Journal club every Thursday 
  • Case presentation once weekly 
  • Hands on training on practical procedure (on availability basis) 
  • Training on research work as required basis 

Research Projects in the FY 2022-2023: 

  1. Role of glycaemic control on elderly patients with fall 
  1. Underlying causes of hyponatremia among elderly diabetic patients 
  1. Pattern of electrolyte imbalance among elderly diabetic population 
  1. Role of physical activity in pregnant women with Diabetes mellitus (in collaboration with Cardiff metropolitan university) 
  1. Adaptation and validation of Bangla version of Gaming Disorder Test (GDT).   
  1. Adaptation and validation of Bangla version of Internet Disorder Scale - Short Form (IDS9-SF). 
  1. Adaptation and validation of Bangla version of Internet Gaming Disorder Scale - Short Form (IGDS9-SF).   
  1. Retrospective analysis of management strategies of dengue in 2023 
  1. Anxiety and fear among health care associates while treating patient with COVID-19. 
  1. Anxiety and fear among doctors while treating patient with COVID-19. 
  1. Level of anxiety and fear among general population during a pandemic of COVID-19.  
  1. A comparative study of serum electrolytes and lipid levels in ischemic and haemorrhagic stroke in a tertiary care hospital.   
  1. A Prospective study on Health Related Quality of Life in Patients with ischemic and haemorrhagic stroke. 
  1. A Prospective study on Health Related Quality of Life in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis. 
  1. A Prospective study on Health Related Quality of Life in newly diagnosed diabetic patient.   

  Publications:  

Abstract Publication 

Ahmed MAU,YasminF,MorshedASM,Islam T. Association of premature ejaculation with diabetic peripheral neuropathy among patients with type 2 diabetes attending at a tertiary level hospital of Bangladesh. Diabetologia September 2022, 65 (Supplement 1) 712-PUB;  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00125-022-05755-w 

Original Article 

First author 

Ahmed, M. A. U., et.al. Demographic Profile, Presenting Complaints and Clinical Findings of Dengue Fever Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Bangladesh. Asian Journal of Medicine and Health (2023), 21(1), 41–51. https://doi.org/10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i1789 

Co-author 

Ahmed MAU, Pathan MDF, Akter N, Selim S, Saifuddin M, Qureshi NK, Kamrul-Hasan ABM, Hannan MA, Mustari M, Chakraborty AK. Efficacy and Safety of Empagliflozin in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Fasting During Ramadan: A Real-World Study from Bangladesh. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 2022 Dec 22;15:4011-4021. doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S380544. PMID: 36578878; PMCID: PMC9791934. 

Presentations: 

Oral presentation 

  1. Relationship of Premature Ejaculation with diabetic peripheral neuropathy among Patients Attending at a Tertiary care Hospital. 5th Biennial conference, South Asian Society for sexual medicine, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2023 (Dr. Md Ashraf Uddin Ahmed). 
  1. Metformin Monotherapy Not Always be Start in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus? 22nd International seminar and scientific congress, Bangladesh society of medicine, Dhaka, Bangladesh,2023 (Dr. Md Ashraf Uddin Ahmed). 
  1. Association of premature ejaculation with diabetic peripheral neuropathy among patients with type 2 diabetes attending at a tertiary level hospital of Bangladesh. Hybrid 58th EASD Annual Meeting, Stockholm 2022 (Dr. Md Ashraf Uddin Ahmed). 

Poster presentation 

    1. “A series of successfully treated cases of complicated UTI IN Diabetic population "in a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh presented in ISN conference in New Delhi (2022) 
    2. Poster Presentation on “A series of successfully treated cases of complicated UTI IN Diabetic population "in a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh presented in the 18th Annual Convention and scientific Seminar of Kidney Foundation, Bangladesh 

 Attending Courses:  

  1. Dr. Md Ashraf Uddin Ahmed - LEGACY program (YALE university) 
  1.  Dr. AnanyaBhattacharjee FCPS Internal Medicine – Final Part  
  1. Dr. Rahat Ara Akter on course LEGACY program (YALE university) 

 

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