DR. FARIA AFSANA

Work Experience

Associate Professor, Department of Endocrinology, BIRDEM

March 1996 - Current

Joined BIRDEM as Medical Officer on March 1996. Promoted to Senior Medical officer in December 2007. Promoted as Registrar, Dept. of Endocrinology, BIRDEM on June 2013. Promoted to Assistant Professor of Endocrinology on April 2016, promoted to Associate Professor, Endocrinology on December 2021

Asst. coordinator of DLP

Asst. coordinator of DLP (Distance Learning Program). DLP is a 6-monthly certificate course in diabetology of the Diabetic Association of Bangladesh in collaboration with Open University U.K since 2004

Fellow, IDF

Fellow, IDF. Awarded Mary Janes Grant 2004 of IDF (International Diabetes Foundation) and completed 3 months of Fellowship training at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia.

Participated in "Step By Step"

Participated in "Step By Step" a workshop on foot care held in Kolkata, India, October 2004 and August 2005

Organizer, WHO sponsored IDF leadership workshop

Organizer, WHO sponsored IDF leadership workshop for Health Educator in December 2004.

Tutor of the Diabetes Education Program

Experience as a tutor of the diabetes education program of General practitioners of Bangladesh.

Tutor of Diabetic Educator

Tutor of Diabetic educator training program organized by WDF.

Faculty and Tutor of Diabetic Educator

Faculty and tutor of Diabetic educator training Workshop organized by WHO.

Faculty and Tutor of PPDM

Faculty and tutor of PPDM (Primary Prevention of Diabetes Mellitus) project organized jointly by WDF and Diabetic Association of Bangladesh.

Faculty and Tutor of EDC

Faculty and tutor of EDC (Extention of Diabetes Care) project organized jointly by WDF and the Diabetic Association of Bangladesh.

Completed the Basic life support & Advanced Cardiac Life Support course

Completed the Basic life support & Advanced Cardiac Life Support course from dept. of critical care medicine BIRDEM.

Participated workshop on “Developing Presentation Skills”

Participated workshop on “Developing Presentation Skills” held in Singapore in March 2008

Participated in teaching seminar on chronic non-communicable disease epidemiology and prevention

Participated in teaching seminar on chronic non-communicable disease epidemiology and prevention organized by the National heart foundation & research institute and WHO

Attended Advanced Course of Endocrinology

Attended Advanced Course of Endocrinology held in Singapore in 2012 and 2014

Participated in training of the trainer program by women to women in endocrinology

Participated in training of the trainer program by women to women in endocrinology, organized in Chennai, India on August 2015

Faculty, Preconception Care Project

Faculty, Preconception care project (Preconception care through religious leaders) jointly organized by Ministry of Law, Bangladesh &Bangladesh Diabetic Association.

Faculty of WDF

Faculty of WDF funded project Capacity Development for Combating Non-Communicable Diseases in Rohingya Population” organized by BUHS

Publications

Faria Afsana, Zafar Ahmed Latif, M MaksumulHaq, Tofail Ahmed , Samira HumairaHabib, HajeraMahtab. Characteristics of different parameters of metabolic syndrome in subjects undergoing coronary angiogram and their association with peripheral vascular disease.“Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews”. 2010; 4(4): 220-225
Faria Afsana ,Zafar Ahmed Latif, M MaksumulHaq. Parameters of metabolic syndrome are markers of coronary heart disease-an observational study. “International Journal of Diabetes Mellitus” 2010; 2: 83-87.
Faria Afsana, Zafar Ahmed Latif, Shah Jamal Khan, Samir Kumar Talukder.Metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk in diabetic subjects. “CVD Prevention and Control” Jun 2010; 5 (2): 59-62.
Samir Kumar Talukder ,FariaAfsana, Shah Jamal Khan. Metabolic Syndrome in Men with Sexual Dysfunction . “Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Review”. 2010; 4(3):143-149.
Faria Afsana , Salma Ahmad , FarhanaMeherHossain, Zafar Ahmed Latif . Pancreatic Calculi among Young Diabetics –An Observational Study.Journal of Diabetology, October 2010; 3:
Shah Jamal Khan, FariaAfsana, Samir Kumar Talukder, SM Ashrafuzzaman, Md. FaruquePathan , Prof. Zafar Ahmed Latif.Presence and Association of Sub clinical Hypothyroidism in Subjects with Metabolic Syndrome. “Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Review”. 2011; 5(2): 243-49
Bishwajit Bhowmik, Faria Afsana, Lien My Diep, Sanjida Binte Munir, Erica Wright, Sharif Mahmood, A. K. Azad Khan, Akhtar Hussain. Increasing Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes in a Rural Bangladeshi Population: A Population Based Study for 10 Years. Diabetes Metab J 2013; 37: 46-53.
B Bhowmik, L. M. Diep, S. B. Munir, M Rahman, E Wright, S Mahmood, F Afsana, T Ahmed, A. K. A. Khan, A Hussain. HbA1c as a diagnostic tool for Diabetes and Prediabetes: The Bangladesh experience. Diabetic Medicine 2013; 30, 70–77
B. Bhowmik, L. M. Diep, S. B. Munir, M. Rahman, E. Wright, S. Mahmood, F. Afsana et al. HbA1c as a diagnostic tool for diabetes and pre-diabetes: the Bangladesh experience. Diabet. Med. 2013; 30: e70–e77.
Bishwajit Bhowmik,Faria Afsana, Tasnima Siddiquee, Sanjida B Munir, Fareeha Sheikh, Erica Wright,et al. Comparison of the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its association with diabetes and cardiovascular disease in the rural population of Bangladesh using modified NCEP ATP III and IDF definitions. J Diabetes Invest 2014. doi: 10.1111/jdi.12268
Faria Afsana, S.M. Ashrafuzzaman, Zafar A Latif.Ramadan Fasting in Diabetic Subjects with Chronic Kidney Disease: Clinical and Biochemical effects. Submitted to Apollo Medicine
A.K. Azad Khan, H. Mahtab, T. Ahmed, S.M. Ashrafuzzaman, B. Bhowmik, T. Ahmed, F. Afsana, M. M. Ilondo, D.E. Stevens. Increasing Diabetes Healthcare Capacity in Bangladesh through a Distance Learning Project. Journal of Diabetology (accepted for publication in February 2015).
Bishwajit Bhowmik,Faria Afsana, Tareen Ahmed, Sadeka Akhter, Hasan Ali Choudhury, Tofail Ahmed, Hajera Mahtab, AK Azad Khan.Rising prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes among Bangladeshi factory workers. BMC Research Notes 2015, 8:460 .
Faria Afsana. Contraception and Diabetes. Journal of Pakistan Medical Association .vol 66,No.9,supplement 1,September 2016 ps96-98
Sanja y Kalra ,Ankia Coetzee,Faria Afsana,Than Than Aye,Silver Bahendeka,Sar ita Bajaj et al.Gestational diabetes mellitus: Berlin and beyond .Journal of Pakistan Medical Association .vol 67,No.4,April 2017 p641-644
M Fariduddin , MA Hasanat, Abu Jar Gaffar, AKM Aminul Islam, Sharmin Jahan, Nusrat Sultana, Murshed Ahamed Khan, Kamrul Hasan, M Shah Emran, Farhana Akhter, AHM Shadequl Islam, MA Sayem, HS Ferdous, Faria Afsana et al Efficacy & safety of Sitagliptin in Bangladeshi Type-2 diabetes mellitus patients during ramadan fasting. International Library of Diabetes and metabolism 2017,volume 2,issue 1,1-4.
B. Bhowmik ,F. Afsana, T. Ahmed, T. Siddiquee ,T. Ahmed,F. Pathan, H. Mahtab, A.K.A. Khan .Evaluation of knowledge regarding gestational diabetes mellitus: a Bangladeshi study. Public Health vol.161,August 2018,p 67-74
Sanjay Kalra . A. K. Das . M. P. Baruah . A. G. Unnikrishnan . Arundhati Dasgupta . Parag Shah .Rakesh Sahay . Rishi Shukla . Sambit Das . Mangesh Tiwaskar . G. Vijayakumar . Manoj Chawla .Fatimah Eliana . Ketut Suastika . Abbas Orabi . Aly Ahmed Abdul Rahim . Andrew Uloko .Roberta Lamptey . Nancy Ngugi . Silver Bahendeka . Abdurezak Ahmed Abdela . Fariduddin Mohammed Mohammed Faruque Pathan . Muhammed Hafizur Rahman . Faria Afsana et al. Euthymia in Diabetes: Clinical Evidence and Practice Based Opinion from an International Expert Group, Diabetes Ther https://doi.org/10.1007/s13300-019-0614-6, February 2019
Sanjay Kalra . A. K. Das . M. P. Baruah . A. G. Unnikrishnan . Arundhati Dasgupta . Parag Shah . Rakesh Sahay .Rishi Shukla. Sambit Das . Mangesh Tiwaskar . G. Vijayakumar . Manoj Chawla . Fatimah Eliana . Ketut Suastika . Abbas Orabi. Aly Ahmed Abdul Rahim . Andrew Uloko . Silver Bahendeka . Abdurezak Ahmed Abdela .Fariduddin Mohammed . Faruque Pathan . Muhammed Hafizur Rahman . Faria Afsana et al. Glucocrinology of Modern Sulfonylureas: Clinical Evidence and Practice-Based Opinion from an International Expert Group Diabetes Ther https://doi.org/10.1007/s13300-019-0651-1,July 2019
Sanjay Kalra . Sarita Bajaj . Surendra Kumar Sharma . Gagan Priya . Manash P. Baruah . Debmalya Sanyal .Sambit Das . Tirthankar Chaudhury . Kalyan Kumar Gangopadhyay . Ashok Kumar Das . Bipin Sethi .Vageesh Ayyar . Shehla Shaikh . Parag Shah . Sushil Jindal . Vaishali DeshmukhJoelDaveAslamAnsumali Joshi . Sunil Pokharel . Faruque Pathan . Faria Afsana .et al A Practitioner’s Toolkit for Insulin Motivation in Adults with Type 1 and Type 2 DiabetesMellitus:Evidence-Based Recommendations from an International Expert Panel. Diabetes Ther https://doi.org/10.1007/s13300-020-00764-7
Bhowmik B, Ahmed T, Afsana F, Qureshi NK, Siddiquee T, Pathan F, et al. Guide on diabetes and COVID 19 for healthcare professionals in Bangladesh. J Diabetol 2020;11:137 43 23. Faria A. Treatment Refractory Hypothyroidism Requiring High Dose Thyroxin Replacement. Glob J Oto, 2021; 23 (5): 556124 DOI: 0.19080/GJO.2021.23.556124
Faruque Pathan, Shahjada Selim, Md Fariduddin, Md Hafizur Rahman, SM Ashrafuzzaman, Faria Afsana et al Bangladesh Endocrine Society (BES) Position Statement for Management of Diabetes and Other Endocrine Diseases in Patients with COVID-19 .Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy May2021:(14) 2217–222
Afjal Hossain, Milton Barua, Mirza Sharifuzzaman, Farzana Amin, Lutful Kabir, Nusrat Mahmud, Faria Afsana et al. Metabolic Profile and Insulin Resistance in Different Phenotypes of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Attending in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Bangladesh. International Journal of Diabetes and Endocrinology. Vol. 6, No. 3, 2021, pp. 88-94. doi: 10.11648/j.ijde.20210603.11
Afsana F, Bhowmik B, Siddiquee T, Ahmed T, Md Pathan F, Ahmed T, et al. Current practices in diagnosis and management of gestational diabetes: A Bangladesh study. July 2021, Journal of Diabetology 12(2021):S79-85
Shahjada Selim, Masud-Un Nabi, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mohammad Abdul Hannan,Muhammed Abu Bakar, Samir Kumar Talukder, A. B. M. Kamrul Hasan, Mohammad Nurul Amin, Md. Azizul Hoque, Md. Shahinur Rahman, Ahmed Salam Mir,Faria Afsana. Demographic, Clinical and Biochemical Characteristics of Drug Naive Type 2 Diabetes Patients of Bangladesh. Open Journal of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, 2021, 11, 145-154
Dr. Shahjada Selim, Dr. Mohammad Saifuddin, Dr. Md. Abdul Hannan, Dr. Muhammed Abu Bakar, Dr. Samir Kumar Talukder, Dr. Md. Azizul Hoque, Dr. A B M Kamrul Hasan, Dr. Faria Afsana, Dr. Mohammad Nurul Amin, Dr. Ahmed Salam Mir, Dr. Masud-Un Nabi, Dr. Md. Shahinur Rahman Metabolic Markers of Drug Naive Type 2 Diabetes Patients of Bangladesh: A Study in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Bishwajit Bhowmik, Tasnima Siddiquee, Tareen Ahmed, Faria Afsana, M. A. Samad, Md Faruque Pathan, Nayla Cristina do Vale Moreira, Abdul Alim,Sarowar Uddin Milon, Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman, Rie Ozaki, Farook Azam Khan, AHM Enayet Hossain, Hajera Mahtab, Akhtar Hussain,A. K. Azad Khan Diabetes Care During 50 Years of Bangladesh Journal of Diabetology ¦ Volume 12 ¦ Issue 4 ¦ October December 2021
Gagan Priya, Sarita Bajaj, Bharti Kalra, Ankia Coetzee, Sanjay Kalra,Deep Dutta, Vivien Lim, Hema Diwakar, Vaishali Deshmukh,Roopa Mehta, Rakesh Sahay, Yashdeep Gupta, J. B. Sharma, Arundhati Dasgupta, S. Patnala, Faria Afsana etal Clinical practice recommendations for the detection and management of hyperglycemia in pregnancy from South Asia, Africa and Mexico during COVID 19 pandemic J Family Med Prim Care 2021;10:4350 63.
Faria Afsana, Zafar Ahmed Latif, MdFaruquePathan. A Rare Case of Adrenocortical Carcinoma. BIRDEM Medical Journal July2013,3(2):110-112
Faria Afsana, Tofail Ahmed, HajeraMahtab.A Prophylactic Amputation.“Ibrahim Medical College Journal”.2010 July; 4(2): 87-89
Talukder SK, Afsana F, Latif ZA, Pathan F, Ashrafuzzaman SM, Khan SK, Khan SJ, Habib SH,Saha S.Clinical and Biochemical Assessment of Hypogonadism in Type 2 Diabetic Men. BIRDEM Med J; 2011; 1(1): 3-9
HelaluddinBhuiyan, FariaAfsana, SharminYasmin, KhodejaBegum.A case of Childhood Ovarian Teratoma.” Journal of Enam Medical College” July 2012;l 2(2) : 94-96.
Faria Afsana, S.N.A.Ashraf Jamil, Zafar Ahmed Latif. Study of clinical & Biochemical Parameters of Type 2 Diabetic Subjects with Pulmonary Tuberculosis. BIRDEM Medical Journal; 2014 ;4(1):p5-8
Md. Feroz amin,Faria Afsana,Ahsanul haq Amin,Syeda Rezina Sultana, Md,Faruque Pathan .Medical therapy in Cushing’s disease and Ectopic. Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Syndrome. Bangladesh Medical College Journal, Vol 20,no.1,January 2015
9. Md. Faruque Pathan, Md. Feroz Amin, Faria Afsana, SaghirAbdur Rahim, Md. Jahangir Alam Sarke1, Tanvir Mobarak Ai2, Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, F.Hasan.Eficacy and safety of vildagliptin compared to sulphonylurea in patients with type 2 diabetes during fasting in Ramadan . Journal of the Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons 2015;33:120-125
HS Ferdous ,Faria Afsana ,Nazmul Kabir QureshiRushda SB Rouf Osteoporosis: A Review, BIRDEM Medical Journal, January 2015,vol.5.no.1p 30-36
HS Ferdous ,Faria Afsana ,Nazmul Kabir Qureshi Recent Advancement On Current Trend in management of Endocrine Emergency in Critically ill patient . J Banagladesh Coll Phys Surg 2015; 33: 146-155.
HS Ferdous ,Faria Afsana ,Nazmul Kabir QureshiRushda SB Rouf, Irfan N Noor, AAParvez ,AS Mir .Subclinical hypothyroidism and infertility :A Review Ibrahim Medical College Journal, Vol 8,No.1,17-24.
Faria Afsana. DPP4 Inhibitor use in patients with diabetes and heart failure: Review.Acme’s Medical digest,vol 1 issue 2,May 2015,31-33.
Shefin S M,Qureshi NK,Khandker SH,Afsana F,Faruque MO,Ferdous HS,Pathan MF,Latif ZA.Glycemic status of type 2 diabetic patients treated with different single antidiabetic agents. BIRDEM Medical Journal, July 2015,vol5,no2,p 92-97
Amin F,Afsana F,Jamil SNAA,Sultana R,Hossain FM,Ahmed S,Rehana S,Nazneen N,Afrique NH,Ahmed N,Akhter F,Majed S,Pathan F,Latif ZA Lifestyle practice and awareness during Ramadan fasting in Bangladeshi Diabetic patients. BIRDEM Medical Journal ,January 2016,vol6,no.1,p26-31.
Samad T,Iqbal S,HaqueWMM,Rahim MA,HaqueHF,Ananna MA,Afsana F, Chowdhury TA. Histopathological pattern of Glomerulonephritis: Experience from BIRDEM General hospital, Dhaka ,Bangladesh, BIRDEM Medical Journal ,July 2016,vol6,no.2,p67-73.
MirAS,LatifZA,Ashrafuzzaman SM, AfsanaF. Effect of levothyroxine replacement on general and psychological wellbeing of primary and subclinical hypothyroid patient DCIMC Journal,vol3no.2,January 2016,p21-26.
Mir AS, Afsana F,Pathan MF.A case of hypokalemia induced rhabdomyolysis in a 38yr old diabetic male. DCIMC Journal, vol 3 no.2,January 2016,p64-66
Faria Afsana. Vitamin D & insulin resistance: issues and controversies. Review. Acme’s Medical digest, vol 2 issue 3, October 2016,10-15.
Faria Afsana Preconception care among women with diabetes. BIRDEM Medical Journal , 2017; 7(2): 164-167.
Ahmed Salam Mir, Zafar Ahmed Latif, SM Ashrafuzzaman, Faria Afsana Effect of Levothyroxine Replacement on Lipid Profile and Renal Function of Primary and Subclinical Hypothyroid Patients. BIRDEM Medical Journal, July 2017; Vol 7, No 3 :187-193.
Afsana F, Hossain KN, Tareque A, Amin MF, Pathan MF A Case of Adrenal Histoplasmosis BIRDEM Medical Journal, January 2018; Vol. 8, No. 1, Page 77-80.
Shahana Parveen, AMB Safder, Afsana F,AKM Mohibullah, Ramendra Nath Sharker. Clinical profile of chronic heart failure in hospitalized type 2 diabetic patients.Ibrahim Cardiac Medical journal, Volume 6,No. 1,2,April and October 2016,P 67-72.
Shahana Parveen, Afsana F,Pattern of Endocrine diseases among patients attending Endocrine outpatient department in a tertiary care hospital. Greenlife Medical College Journal Vol.3,No.1, January 2018 p 37-40.
Faria Afsana. SGLT2 Inhibitors: A new drug for diabetes Mellitus. Acme’s Medical digest, vol 3 issue 2, Feb-April 2017,32-40.
MirAS,Ahmed T,Hossain T,Afsana F,AkterN,Amin AH,Amin MF, HasanABMK, KhanMS,Mushtari M,Sultana N,Talukder SK,Qureshi NK.Hyponatremia: Diagnosis and Management DCIMCJ. Vol.5 , No.2 , July 2018,Page 92-104
Faria Afsana,Pathan F.Samshad J.shelly, A Rare case of Swyar syndrome BIRDEM Medical Journal, May 2019; Vol.9 , No.2 , Page174-176 .
Sobhan R, Khan HH, Pathan MF, Afsana F, Amin F. Majewski Osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II (MOPD-II): A rare case report. BIRDEM Medical Journal, September 2019; Vol.9 , No.3 , Page254-256 .
Monni AF,Islam MS,, Pathan MF, Amin F, Afsana F. Primary amenorrhoea with swyer syndrome-A rare case report . BIRDEM Medical Journal, May 2020; Vol.10, No.2, Page 130-32 27. Muhammad Abdur Rahim, Shahana Zaman, Samira Humaira Habib, Faria Afsana, Wasim Md Mohosin Ul Haque, Sarwar Iqbal, Md Jakir Hossain Evaluation of Risk factors of diabetic nephropathyamong newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic population Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, Volume 35, Issue Supplement_3, June 2020
Monni AF,Sobhan R,, Pathan MF, Afsana F ,Amin F.A 11 year old girl with genital ambiguity: A case of nonclassical adrenal hyperplasia. BIRDEM Medical Journal, September 2020; Vol.10, No.3, Page 204-206
Faria Afsana,Parvez AA,Nahar J,Islam MA,HossainKN,Rouf RB,Shefin SM,AminF,Ashrafuzzaman SM ,Pathan F Characteristics of suspected Covid 19 patients admitted with noncovid illness in department of Endocrinology, BIRDEM General Hospital. BIRDEM Medical Journal, 2021, Covid Issue, Page 29-32
Faria Afsana, Kaniz Fatema,ASMA Ahsan,Bishwajit Bhowmik,Tasnima Siddique. Outcome of critically ill patient with nonthyroid illness BIRDEM Medical Journal January 2021, Vol.11, No.1, Page 47-51
Amin F, AfsanaF, Shefin SM, Selim S, Ifhtekhar M. Dapagliflozin in management of diabetes Mellitus: A real life experience in Bangladesh BIRDEM Medical Journal, January 2021, Vol.11, No.1, Page 57-62
Hossain KN, Ashrafuzzaman SM, Pathan MF, Amin MF, Shefin SM, Afsana F, Rouf RSB Spectrum of adrenal disorders in a referral hospitalof Bangladesh BIRDEM Medical Journal , May 2021, Vol.11, No.2, Page 103-107
Laboni R, Afsana F, Hossain KN ,Rouf RB, Amin MF, Ashrafuzzaman SM, Pathan MF. Euglycemic ketoacidosis complicating empagliflozin therapy in a Bangladeshi type 2diabetic lady BIRDEM Medical Journal, September2021, Vol.11, No.3, Page 243-245
Tabassum M, Afsana F, Hossain S,Amin MF, Rouf RSB, Hossain KN ,Pathan F A case of spontaneous hypoglycemia Birdem Medical journal January 2022; 12(1: 70) 34. Sultana N, Afsana F, Akhter N , Akhter Y, Amin M F, Chowdhury S et al Precocious puberty: diagnosis and management Birdem Medical journal January,2022; 12(1: 62-69)
Afrooz F, Afsana F, Amin MF, Mustafa SJ, Rouf RSB, Hossain KN, Pathan F Rabson-Mendenhall syndrome: a rare case of severe insulin resistance .Birdem Medical journal January 2022; 12(1: 83-87)

Courses Completed

One month course on “SPSS and Applied Statistics” organized by ISRT (Institute of Statistical Research and Training), University of Dhaka.
Participated in ICH-GCP workshop 2012,2015,2016,2018
Research Methodology workshop Organized by the research cell, BIRDEM
Workshop on Medical Education Organized by, Ibrahim Medical College.
Three months course on Medical USG from October to December 2014
Completed 6 weeks online course of research writing of Author Aid, UK –With Merit Grade. May-June 2016
Attended one day workshop on “How to Review an Article”, organized by BMA-June 2016 and November 2016
Completed certificate course in Medical education under BIRDEM Academy in July 2019 session.
Endocrine Envoy, AACE, Bangladesh Chapter

Member Of Editorial Board

Assistant Editor, BIRDEM Medical journal
Diabetes Health Educator Professional Guidebook
Manual For Diabetes Educators

Studies Participated

International Diabetes management practice study, March 2005 (HOE 901/9010)
Diabcare Asia 2008 (Id-INS-3738)
Coinvestigator, Mother and Child health Study, BADAS and Oslo University,2010
Coinvestigator, Multi Centre Cost Study, Bangladesh.
Investigator, Randomized control trial of Linagliptin, 2012.
Investigator, IOHAT study, 2014
Coinvestigator, INITIAL Study, 2015
Coordinator, Changing Diabetes Barometer [CDB] project since 2017

Professional Membership

Vice President, Bangladesh Endocrine Society.
Vice President, SAFES (South Asian Federation of Endocrine Societies).
Member Secretary, Research cell, BIRDEM.
Member, BADAS Web Design Committee.
Fellow, AACE (Association of American College of Endocrinology)
Member, ACP (American College of Physicians)
Assistant Editor, BIRDEM Medical Journal

Experience As Speaker

Invited Lecture entitled “Role of Education in Diabetic Foot Care” delivered in 11th Diabetes & Endocrine Conference held in December 2006 at IE, B, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Invited Lecture entitled “Hypoglycemia” delivered at 12th Diabetes & Endocrine Conference held in December 2007 at Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Invited Lecture entitled “Recent Advances in Insulin Therapy” delivered at the 15th Diabetes & Endocrine Conference held in December 2009 at BIHS, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Invited Lecture entitled “When Basal Insulin Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is not Enough, What Next?” delivered at 15th Diabetes & Endocrine Conference held in December 2009 at BIHS, Dh
Free Paper entitled “Characteristics of different parameters of metabolic syndrome in subjects undergoing coronary angiogram and their association with peripheral vascular disease” delivered
Invited Lecture entitled “Insulin Delivery through Buccal Route – The State of Art” delivered at 16th Diabetes & Endocrine Conference held in December 2010 at BIHS, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Invited Lecture entitled “Metsa (Metformin)-A step towards individualizing care to achieve early &sustained glycemic control” delivered at 17th Diabetes & Endocrine Conference held in Decembe
Speaker of Symposium entitled “Epidemiology and Medical management of diabetic foot” delivered in Diabetic foot symposium of 18th Diabetes & Endocrine Conference held in December 2012 at BIHS
Invited Lecture entitled “Insulin Initiation: when OAD therapy alone no longer provides adequate glycemic control delivered at 18th Diabetes & Endocrine Conference held in December 2012 at BI
Invited Lecture entitled“Clinical use of HbA1c in the management of Diabetes” delivered at 19th Diabetes & Endocrine Conference held in December 2013 at BIHS, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Invited as speaker at SAARC conference held in Katmandu,Nepal, on September 2016
Invited as a faculty in Afro Asian GDM symposium (Preconference symposium of UP APICON) 2016 held in Allahabad,India on October 2016
Invited speaker Precongress diabetic foot workshop organized by SriLanka College of Endocrinologists- and Invited speaker in the endocrine congress of SriLanka college of Endocrinologists hel
Invited Speaker in 1st IOAcademia conference in Maldive on Diabetes and Pregnancy held on 4th October 2017.
Invited Speaker at SLENDO 2019 conference held in Colombo SriLanka on Spontaneous Hypoglycemia on 1st August 2019.

Reviewer Of Following Journals

Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition
International Journal of Medicine and Medical science
American Journal of Pharmacy Benefit
International Journal of Medical Plant Research
American Journal of Managed Care (USA)
Journal of Diabetes
BIRDEM medical Journal

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About Me

I’m DR. FARIA AFSANA.
I am a Consultant in Endocrinology.

Personal Details

My Skills

Work Experience

Associate Professor, Department of Endocrinology, BIRDEM

Asst. coordinator of DLP

Fellow, IDF

Participated in "Step By Step"

Organizer, WHO sponsored IDF leadership workshop

Tutor of the Diabetes Education Program

Tutor of Diabetic Educator

Faculty and Tutor of Diabetic Educator

Faculty and Tutor of PPDM

Faculty and Tutor of EDC

Completed the Basic life support & Advanced Cardiac Life Support course

Participated workshop on “Developing Presentation Skills”

Participated in teaching seminar on chronic non-communicable disease epidemiology and prevention

Attended Advanced Course of Endocrinology

Participated in training of the trainer program by women to women in endocrinology

Faculty, Preconception Care Project

Faculty of WDF

Publications

Courses Completed

Member Of Editorial Board

Studies Participated

Professional Membership

Experience As Speaker

Reviewer Of Following Journals

Contact Info

Working Hours

About Me

I’m DR. FARIA AFSANA. I am a Consultant in Endocrinology.

Personal Details

My Skills

Work Experience

Associate Professor, Department of Endocrinology, BIRDEM

Asst. coordinator of DLP

Fellow, IDF

Participated in "Step By Step"

Organizer, WHO sponsored IDF leadership workshop

Tutor of the Diabetes Education Program

Tutor of Diabetic Educator

Faculty and Tutor of Diabetic Educator

Faculty and Tutor of PPDM

Faculty and Tutor of EDC

Completed the Basic life support & Advanced Cardiac Life Support course

Participated workshop on “Developing Presentation Skills”

Participated in teaching seminar on chronic non-communicable disease epidemiology and prevention

Attended Advanced Course of Endocrinology

Participated in training of the trainer program by women to women in endocrinology

Faculty, Preconception Care Project

Faculty of WDF

Publications

Courses Completed

Member Of Editorial Board

Studies Participated

Professional Membership

Experience As Speaker

Reviewer Of Following Journals

Contact Info

Working Hours

I’m DR. FARIA AFSANA.
I am a Consultant in Endocrinology.