ISB builds capacity of Data Enumerators and Data Quality Controllers on data collection techniques & quality management

Institute of Social Business (ISB) arranged a session entitled “Orientation of Data Enumerators and Data Quality Controllers on Basic Concept of Data Collection Techniques & Data Quality Management” on 8 December, 2015. Total 15 Data Enumerators and 6 Data Quality Controller participated in the session. This session was organized under ISB’s research project named “Baseline Knowledge Attitude and Practice (KAP) Survey on Eye Health Services (within the Diabetes Mellitus (DM) or Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) care continuum) in Brahmanbaria district and Barisal Division of Bangladesh” which is funded by the Fred Hollows Foundation (Australian NGO).

The major topics of the session were:

Overview on Diabetic & Diabetic Retinopathy
Roles and responsibilities of Data Enumerators and Data Quality Controller
Orientation with data collection tools
Effective Data Collection Techniques
Data quality controlling and data management

The session was inaugurated by Prof. Dr. Be-Nazir Ahmed, Chief Consultant (Universal Health Care), Institute of Social Business and Professor and Head of Department, National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM).  Professor (Dr.) Rasheda Akhtar, Professor, Department of Anthropology, Jahangirnagar University; Professor Dr. Shawkat Ara Shakoor, Professor, Community Ophthalmology, National Institute of Ophthalmology; Dr. Md. Mahmudul Haque, Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM); Dr. Kabirul bashar, Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, Jahangirnagar University; Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Social Business (ISB); Chief Operating Officer, Institute of Social Business (ISB) and representatives of Fred Hollows Foundation were present there.