Past Events

Chittagong Research Institute for Children Surgery (CRICS) is going to organize a Live Workshop on Epispadias/ Bladder Exstrophy on 10-18th February, 2020. The workshop is supported by AK Khan Foundation. The faculty of the workshop will be Dr. Wee Yan Chia and Dr. Rajay Rampersad, Paediatric Urologists from Australia. The workshop details:

Venue: Chattagram Maa-o-Shishu Hospital Medical College, Agrabad, Chittagong 
 
Reg fee: 5000 & 1000 (For students) 

“Chittagong Research Institute for Child Surgery (CRICS)” has arranged a two day program as its’ first step to the world of research and human service. The first day consisted of a “Pediatric Surgery Update Symposium” and the second day consisted of a visit to “Dr Matin Amrah Community Hospital.”

The “Pediatric Surgery Update Symposium” was held on the 31st March 2017 at the Chittagong Club Guest House Party Centre in the port City. 74 participants from different organizations had attended the symposium.  

The Symposium consisted of keynote presentations on

    • “Disorders of Sexual Development (DSD)” by D.K. Gupta, Professor of Pediatric Surgery at AIIMS, New Delhi.
    • “Stem cell therapy for Pediatric Surgical diseases” by Professor Tomoaki Taguchi of Kyushu University, Japan.
    • “Anorectal Malformation (ARM)” by Professor D.K. Gupta.
    • “Hypoganglionosis” by Professor Tomoaki Taguchi of Kyushu University, Japan.
    • “No Children with surgical problems will be left untreated!” by CRICS Director Professor Tahmina Banu.
    • “Vesico-ureteral Reflux (VUR)” by Professor D.K. Gupta.
    • “New Technology in Pediatric Surgical oncology” by Professor Tomoaki Taguchi of Kyushu University, Japan.
    • “Cancer mapping in Chittagong region”
    • Sunanda Baidya, lecturer of Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chittagong.

They Day-2 of the symposium were a visit to “Dr Matin Amrah Community Hospital.” A presentation on the background and current dealings of “Dr Matin Amrah Community Hospital” was given by Dr Mohsin Zillur Karim. Then case discussion of 4 congenital patients in the outdoor of “Dr Matin Amrah Community Hospital” was done by Professor Tahmina Banu, Professor D.K. Gupta, Professor Tomoaki Taguchi and Professor Maryam Ghavami Adel. At last an overall visit of the hospital was given to the attendee and thus the symposium came to an end.

Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC) on behalf of Healthy Bangladesh in partnership with the Chittagong Research Institute for Child Surgery (CRICS), organized a 2-day child surgery service for deprived children and a separate health dialogue with a new stakeholder, namely religious leaders  in Bera, Pabna on 25-26 February,2018.The event was held in Bera Upazila Health Complex. A 17-member team led by Healthy Bangladesh convener Hossain Zillur Rahman including an 8-member surgical team led by Professor Tahmina Banu, Director, CRICS conducted the event. Md. Abdul Baten, Mayor, Bera Municipality and Dr. Ayub of Bera Upazila health complex led the local host team.

Chittagong Research Institute for Children Surgery (CRICS) had organized a Live Workshop on Epispadias/ Bladder Exstrophy on 04-11th March, 2018. The faculty of the workshop was Dr Wee Yan Chia,Senior Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Paediatric Institute, Hospital Kuala Lumpur. 

Operations were done on 22 patients by Dr Wee Yan Chia, Prof Dr Tahmina Banu and her team at Chittagong Maa-O-Shishu Hospital. The live work shop was attended by 40 participants including Doctors, Nurse, Medical Students and CRICS Personnel.

Pediatric Urology & DSD

2nd Saturday of every month

Anorectal Malformations & colorectal diseases

3rd Tuesday of every month

Cancer & Hematological Diseases

4th Saturday of every month

 

A school health screening program was organized by CRICS and supported by Healthy Bangladesh. From 31st March to 17th March, a total of 10 days was used for screening the students of Dr. Khastagir Government Girls’ High School. The program was conducted by Doctors from CRICS & Chattagram Maa-O-Shishu Hospital, Medical students from Chittagong Medical College (CMC), Non medical personnel from CRICS, Public Health students from Asian University for Women. Blood grouping was done with the help of SANDHANI CMC Unit. 689 students were screened and blood grouping was done of 183 students.

The Cancer Mapping Project duration: 3rd July to 18th July 2018. 40 doctors from Chittagong Medical College & Hospital (CMCH) and 10 doctors from Chittagong Maa-O-Shishu Hospital (CMOSH) helped in data collection. The doctors covered all the departments (all indoor and Outdoor). The questionnaire was provided by CRICS. The project was led by director of CRICS Prof Dr. Tahmina Banu. Dr. Ali Asgar supervised the project in CMCH and Dr. Shirajam Munira, Dr. Shafatujjahan and Dr. Aklima Sultana Liza supervised the project in CMOSH. Data of total 704 cancer patient’s were collected in these 15 days.

A health awareness program was organized by Prothom Alo Bandhusava, Chittagong branch on 2nd March, 2018. The program was supported by CRICS. A team of CRICS including Dr. Sharif Imam, Dr. Adnan Walid, Dr. Arni Das, and Dr. Nowrin Tamanna gave their valuable speech regarding health awareness. The coordinator of the program was Executive Secretary & Research Assistant of CRICS and Science Editor of Prothom Alo Bandhusava, Chittagong branch Miss Tasmiah Tahera Aziz.

PPRC and CRICS with support from Healthy Bangladesh and CMCSU had organized a 3-day interactive research workshop on social research for young doctors on 1st to 3rd November 2018 at New Conference Hall, New Building, Chittagong Medical College. 50 participants attended the workshop. The faculty of the workshop were –

•Hossain Zillur Rahman,
Executive Chairman, PPRC and
Conener, Healthy Bangladesh

• Professor Dr. Tahmina Banu,
Director, CRICS

• Professor Abdul Quddus,
Department of Public Policy & Governance,
International Islamic University, Malaysia

• Professor S.A. Hamid
Director, Institute of Health Economics,
Dhaka University

• Md. Alamgir Hossen,
Deputy Director, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)

After the lectures from the faculty the participants were asked to be divided into 10 groups of 5. Each group was asked to think of a research topic for Day 2. After discussion of Topic, Reference population, Sample, Variable, Tools, and Recording etc with the faculty the groups choose a research topic.

The groups conducted their fieldwork and analysis on the 2nd day and prepared a draft presentation of their research.

On the 3rd day of the workshop, the participants presented their report made from the previous day’s data collection and analysis.

After each presentation there was questions answer, where the faculty gave review about the of the presentation.

To celebrate World Birth Defect Day Dr. Matin “AMRAH” Community Hospital along with Chittagong Research Institute for Children Surgery (CRICS) and Healthy Bangladesh had organized a Free Child Surgical Service on 1st March 2019. It was held in Dr. Matin “AMRAH” Community Hospital. The Community Hospital is a low cost non-profit non-government hospital, situated in Barkal, Chandanaish. The hospital has 35 beds. Doctors, intern doctors and medical students participated voluntarily in the surgical service. The free surgical service served as a platform for specialist doctors to serve patients in rural area. It also served as an educational training for intern doctors and medical students. They were trained to do safe circumcision. Alongside documentation was done for research purpose.

Around 200 patients were facilitated by this service. Among them 62 patients needed operative treatment and others were given conservative treatment. Circumcision was done on 36 patients. Other operative procedures included Herniotomy (Hernia), Sclerotheraphy, Excision, Release of Tongue Tie, EUA (Examination under anaesthesia), Colostomy (Anorectal Malformation, Hirschsprungs’Disease), Orthoplasty, Urethroplasty & Glanduloplasty (Hypospadias), Repair (Urogenital Sinus) etc.