A university special seminar on clinical audit for improving the quality of medical services and education was held at Bangladesh Medical University in Dhaka on Monday.
It was informed in the seminar that as a bold step to improve the quality of healthcare and institutional excellence, Bangladesh Medical University has inaugurated a new program titled Audit for Advancement: Improving Medical Quality, Education and Services, said a press release.
Speaking as chief guest, BMDC president Professor Dr Mohammad Saiful Islam said that they must move forward with a commitment to ensure not only service but also quality service by bringing a change in mentality.
‘To truly transform BMU into a charming institution, the quality of education, service and research must be improved,’ he said.
He also mentioned that clinical audit had a great contribution in evaluating service delivery in terms of international standards. ‘It is the demand of the hour to remove all the obstacles to clinical audit and prepare all those concerned to provide quality services.’
In his speech, BMU vice-chancellor, Professor Dr Md Shahinul Alam, said that clinical audit had a great role in improving the quality of medical services and improving the quality of healthcare. ‘Through this, it is possible to improve medical services to the desired level.’
BMU pro-VC for administration Professor Dr Md Abul Kalam Azad presented an article on the challenges and prospects of clinical audit and he detailed the history, purpose, type, importance of clinical audit.
Pro-VC for research and development Professor Dr Md Mujibur Rahman Hawlader emphasised the formation of a medical audit cell.
Treasurer Professor Dr Nahrin Akhtar mentioned that it was possible to eliminate lapses and gaps in service delivery through the implementation of clinical audit.
BMU registrar Professor Dr Md Nazrul Islam said that clinical audit was the first step in accountability in evaluating service delivery.
In the seminar, Professor Dr Mohammad Safi Uddin, chairman of the department of cardiology, presented a paper on ‘audit for advancement, improving clinical standards, education and service at BMU’.
Dr Kazi Ali Aftab, assistant professor of the department of internal medicine, presented a paper titled Medical Referral Note Clinical Audit: A Detailed Evaluation for Quality Improvement in BMU’s Healthcare Support.
The seminar organised by the Central Seminar Sub-Committee, chairperson of the committee, Professor Dr Afzalun Nesa, expressed the vote of thanks and internal medicine specialist Dr Khaled Mahbub Morshed moderated the seminar.
