Event Overview
From Signs to Diagnosis: An Interactive Hands-on Workshop
Are you confident in performing a systematic cardiovascular examination? Can you recognize important bedside signs, identify heart murmurs, and correlate clinical findings with the underlying diagnosis?
The Dhaka Medical College Internal Medicine Interest Group (DMC IMIG), in collaboration with the American College of Physicians (ACP) Bangladesh Chapter, is delighted to announce Cardiovascular Examination 1.0: From Signs to Diagnosis - an interactive, hands-on clinical skills workshop designed to strengthen the bedside examination skills and clinical reasoning abilities of undergraduate medical students.
Moving beyond theoretical knowledge, this workshop will emphasize a structured, practical approach to cardiovascular examination, helping participants recognize clinical signs and understand their diagnostic significance.
"Cardiovascular examination remains a fundamental skill in clinical medicine. Developing a systematic approach helps medical students identify physical signs, formulate differentials, and connect clinical findings with pathophysiology."
Workshop Curriculum & Core Clinical Modules
Participants will undergo focused, small-group practical training under direct bedside clinician supervision:
- 1.
Systematic Cardiovascular Examination
- General examination and identification of key peripheral signs
- Arterial pulse examination (rate, rhythm, character, volume, vessel wall, radio-radial & radio-femoral delay)
- Blood pressure assessment & pulse pressure interpretation
- Jugular venous pressure (JVP) assessment (waveforms and bedside elevation distinction)
- Peripheral oedema, clubbing, and peripheral stigmata of infective endocarditis
- 2.
Precordial Examination - Hands-on
- Systematic inspection and palpation of the precordium
- Precise identification and localization of the apex beat (tapping, heaving, thrusting)
- Assessment of parasternal heaves and palpable thrills
- Systematic cardiac auscultation using bell and diaphragm across all four classic cardiac areas
- 3.
Heart Sounds and Murmurs
- First and second heart sounds (S1 and S2 physiological vs pathological splitting)
- Recognition of added heart sounds (S3 gallop, S4, opening snap, pericardial knock)
- Identification of common systolic and diastolic murmurs (MR, AS, MS, AR, VSD)
- Dynamic auscultation, respiratory variation, postural maneuvers, and radiation patterns
- 4.
Clinical Correlation: From Signs to Diagnosis
- Translating isolated bedside findings into coherent anatomical and functional diagnoses
- Clinical examination approach in common valvular heart diseases
- Structured bedside evaluation of acute and chronic heart failure
- Case-based clinical discussion and bedside vignette problem solving
Meet Our Instructors & FacultyClinical Faculty
Lead Instructor
- Associate Professor Dr. Md. Faizur Rahman (Fahim)
- MBBS · FCPS (Medicine) · BCS (Health)
- Member, American College of Physicians (ACP)
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Dhaka Medical College
Co-Instructors
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Dr. Farzana Akter Shifa
- MBBS, Dhaka Medical College (3rd Position in Final Professional MBBS Examination)
- BCS (Health) · MRCP (UK)
- FCPS (Medicine) - Final Part
- Indoor Medical Officer, Dhaka Medical College
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Dr. Md. Khaledur Rahman
- MBBS - Gold Medalist
- BCS (Health) · MRCP (UK) · MRCP (SCE) - Rheumatology
- FCPS (Medicine) - Final Part · FIPM (India)
Essential Logistics & Seat AllocationKey Details
- Date: 3 November 2026
- Time: 02:30 PM BST
- Venue: Prof. SGM Chowdhury Seminar Hall, 5th Floor, Ward 601, DMCH-2
- Total Capacity: Strictly capped at 51 (+ 13 EC)
- Seat Allocations:
- 47 seats: Reserved for Dhaka Medical College students (K-81, K-80, and K-79 batches)
- 4 seats: Reserved for students from other medical colleges
- 13 seats: Dedicated quota for Executive Committee (EC) members
- Registration Fee: BDT 20 (nominal fee requested for headcounting and organizational purposes)
- Certification: Official verifiable E-Certificate endorsed by DMC IMIG and ACP Bangladesh Chapter
Organizers & Academic Partners
| Affiliation | Organization | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Organizer | DMC Internal Medicine Interest Group (DMC IMIG) | Host & Academic Lead |
| Chapter Sponsor | American College of Physicians (ACP) Bangladesh Chapter | Institutional Patron |
| Supported By | Bangladesh Society of Medicine (BSM) | Academic & Professional Endorsement |
| Scientific Partner | Aristopharma Ltd. | Scientific & Educational Partner |
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