Bangladesh Medical University held a seminar titled Turning Potential into Practice: Precision Medicine in Bangladesh at the Shaheed Dr Milton Hall of BMU in Dhaka on Sunday.
BMU vice-chancellor Professor Dr Md Shahinul Alam was present as chief guest at the seminar, which was presided over by the BMU鈥檚 virology department and the University Central Sub-Committee president Professor Dr Afzalun Nessa, said a press release.
Professor Shahinul Alam said that in the current era, there was no chance to avoid precision medicine and it would move forward.
Mentioning that genetic analysis is important in modern medical services, he said, 鈥業t is also important to identify the latest changes in medical services and provide medical services accordingly.鈥�
The same types of medical services are not equally effective for all patients, he said, adding, 鈥楩or this, proper research and proper testing are needed. In this regard, precision medicine can make a great contribution.鈥�
The BMU VC noted, 鈥業t is important to include AI and precision medicine in the curriculum. At the same time, communication with medical educational institutions in the country and abroad must be increased. Otherwise, it will not be possible to meet the needs of the country鈥檚 patients.鈥�
Therefore, in order to make a proper contribution to the health sector, BMU must be well-established in a place of trust and prestige at home and abroad by preparing itself in that way from now on, he added.
Organised by the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh鈥檚 sub-project of higher education acceleration and transformation, BMU鈥檚 clinical oncology department chairperson Professor Dr Syed Md Akram Hossain, Uttara Modern Medical College professor Dr Abu Syed Md Mosaddek, US Bangla Medical College professor Dr Ruksana Raihan, BMU鈥檚 microbiology and immunology department associate professor Dr Shaheda Anwar and research fellow of the University of Toronto, Canada, Dr Abu Shahdat Mohammad Nurunnabi presented papers at the seminar.
They highlighted the importance, necessity, potential and various practical aspects of precision medicine.
Professor Dr Laila Anjuman Banu, anatomy department, moderated the seminar.
