College News 98 CPD Programme Continuing professional development is the process of life-long learning in practice. It helps the medical professionals to keep them up-to-date to meet the needs of the patient and health care services and to improve their knowledge, skill and attitude. Enam Medical College arranges CPD programmes regularly. During the period of January to July 2012, total 10 seminars were held. Around 300 students, doctors and teachers attended each of these seminars. Special Seminar One special seminar was held on June 11, 2012. 1. Sound, Noise and Noise Pollution Speaker : Prof. Pran Gopal Datta, Vice Chancellor, BSMMU, Dhaka Chairperson : Prof. Abdul Mannan Sikder, Principal, Enam Medical College, Savar, Dhaka Scientific Presentations Dr. Md. Aminul Haque Khan, Professor & Head, Department of Biochemistry, Enam Medical College, Savar, Dhaka and Editor, Journal of Enam Medical College presented a paper titled ‘Laboratory Errors: Types and Frequency in a Tertiary Hospital in Bangladesh' in the scientific session of the 7th National Convention of Bangladesh Society of Medical Biochemists held in Dhaka on 07– 08 January 2012. Dr. Rukhsana Parvin, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Enam Medical College & Hospital, Savar, Dhaka presented a paper titled ‘Measurement of Temperature in a Tertiary Care Hospital – an Observational Study’ in a conference organised by Bangladesh Society of Medicine held on March 1-2, 2012. Dr. Md. Aminul Haque Khan delivered a lecture in a seminar on ‘Quality Control in Clinical Laboratories’ as main speaker on 1st April 2012. The seminar was organised by Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences (BIHS), Dhaka in Giasuddin Milki Auditorium, Khamarbari, Farmgate, Dhaka on the occasion of Welcome Ceremony of students of BSc in Health Technology (Laboratory), MSc in Laboratory Technology, Postgraduate Diploma in Laboratory Technology and Masters in Health Informatics. Participation and presentation in scientific conference abroad Dr. Md. Aminul Haque Khan, Professor & Head, Department of Biochemistry, Enam Medical College, Savar, Dhaka and Dr. Irin Perveen, Associate Professor & Head, Department of Gastroenterology, Enam Medical College, Savar, Dhaka participated in the joint conference of Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (BCPS) and College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) in Hotel Pearl Continental, Lahore, Pakistan on 13th -14th April, 2012. The joint conference was held on the occasion of golden jubilee anniversary of CPSP. Dr. Md. Aminul Haque Khan presented a paper titled ‘Modification of Friedewald’s Formula to Calculate Low-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol up to Serum Triglyceride Concentration of 1000 mg/dL’ in the plenary scientific session of the conference. College News