CURRICULUM VITAE

of
Md. Shofiqul Islam

Contact: +88 01725145973 E-mail: physio.shofiqul@gmail.com

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8085-7976
Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Md-Shofiqul-Islam-5

Academic Qualifications:

2013 Master of Health Informatics (MHI), Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences

under Faculty of Sciences, University of Dhaka.
2009 Master of Public Health (MPH) in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Bangladesh
Institute of Health Sciences under Faculty of Postgraduate Medical Sciences and
Research, University of Dhaka.
2006 B. Sc. (Hon’s) in Physiotherapy, Bangladesh Health Professions Institute under
Medicine Faculty, University of Dhaka.

Work Experience:
Total 14 years working experience in the field of disability and rehabilitation as academician
and researcher.

Academic Appointment:
1. Designation Associate Professor & Head in Physiotherapy
Duration 09.08.2020 to till now at BHPI, CRP
2. Designation Assistant Professor in Physiotherapy
Duration 01.09.2013 to 08.08.2020 at BHPI, CRP
3. Designation Lecturer in Physiotherapy
Duration 15.03.2009 to 31.08.2013 at BHPI, CRP
4. Designation Clinical Physiotherapist
Duration From 03.02.2008 to 14.03.2009 at CRP – Mirpur
5. Designation Intern Physiotherapist
Duration One year from 04.12.2006 to 03.12.2007 at CRP

Research Appointment:
1. Designation Principal Investigator and Site Coordinator, CIVIC Trial Project
Duration 10.02.2017 to 30.04.2020
2. Designation Site Coordinator, CIVIC Trial Project
Duration 07.06.2015 to 09.02.2017

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Abstract Presentation in Conferences:
1. Costa PD, Harvey LA, Hossain MS, Islam MS, Md. Rahman MA, Glinsky JV, Liu H,
Jan J, Cameron ID, Robert D Herbert RD. Incidence, severity and time course of
pressure injuries in people with spinal cord injuries in Bangladesh World
Physiotherapy Congress 2023, Dubai [Submitted].
2. Sabrin SM, Abid Khan AH, Hamadani JD, Hossain MG, Haque MO, Hossain MA,
Rahman MH, Kakuli SA, Hossain KMA, Hossain MZ, Islam MS, Rahman E.
Biopsychosocial impact of COVID-19 on person with physical disability, World
Physiotherapy Congress 2023, Dubai [Submitted].
3. Costa PD, Harvey LA, Hossain MS, Islam MS, Rahman MA, Glinsky JV, Liu H, Jan
S, Cameron ID and Herbert RD (2021) Incidence, severity and time course of
pressure injuries in people with spinal cord injuries in Bangladesh: a cohort study
embedded in a clinical trial, 27th Australian and New Zealand Spinal Cord Society
(ANZSCoS) Annual Scientific Meeting 2021.
4. Chen LW, Harvey LA, Islam MS, Nicole Whitehead, Glinsky JV (2021) Electrical
stimulation combined with strength training to increase the strength of very weak
muscles in people with recent spinal cord injury: protocol of a randomized controlled
trial, International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) Virtual Meeting.
5. Costa PD, Harvey LA, Hossain MS, Islam MS, Rahman MA, Glinsky JV, Liu H and
Herbert RD (2021) Incidence, severity and time course of pressure injuries over the
first two years after discharge in people with SCI in Bangladesh: a cohort study
embedded in a clinical trial, International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) Virtual
Meeting.
6. Chen LW, Glinsky JV, Islam MS, Boswell-Ruys CL, Denis S, Kataria C, Redhead J,
Gollan E, Xiong Y, Ben M, Yeomans J, Hossain MM, Chaudhary L, Wang J, Costa
PD, Hasnat MAK, Gandevia S, Harvey LA, (2019) Two hundred repetitions of
isolated muscle contractions per days do not increase the strength of muscles directly
affected by spinal cord injury: A randomised controlled trial, International Spinal
Cord Society (ISCoS) France.
7. MS Hossain, MS Islam, MA Rahman, RD Herbert, S Muldoon, V Taylor, LA Harvey
(2019) Spinal cord injuries in low and middle-income countries throw families into
poverty: a cross-sectional study on a consecutive series of patients about to be
discharged from a hospital in Bangladesh, International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS)
France.
8. MS Hossain, MS Islam, MA Rahman, RD Herbert, JV Glinsky, Stanley Ducharme,
LA Harvey, (2019) Health status and quality of life for people with spinal cord
injuries six years after discharged from a hospital in Bangladesh, International
Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) France.
9. MS Hossain, LA Harvey, MS Islam, Rahman MA, Joanne V Glinsky; Robert D
Herbert, (2019) A prediction model to identify those with spinal cord injury likely to
die within five years of discharged from hospital in Bangladesh, International Spinal
Cord Society (ISCoS) France.

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10. Md. Shofiqul Islam, Lydia W Chen, Joanne V Glinsky, Claire L Boswell-Ruys,
Sophie Denis, Chitra Kataria, Jason Redhead, Emilie Gollan, Marsha Ben, Muzaffor
Hossain, Lovely Chaudhary, Yuan Xiong, Jun Wang, Punam D Costa, Md. Abu
Khayer Hasnat, Simon C Gandevia, Lisa A Harvey, (2019) Outcome of prolonged
multiple repetitions of isolated muscle contractions on muscle affected by spinal cord
injury: A randomised controlled trial, Conference for the Asian Spinal Cord Injury
Network, Malaysia.
11. MS Hossain, MS Islam, MA Rahman, RD Herbert, JV Glinsky, Stanley Ducharme,
LA Harvey, (2019) Health status and quality of life for people with spinal cord
injuries six years after discharged from a hospital in Bangladesh, Conference for the
Asian Spinal Cord Injury Network, Malaysia.
12. MS Hossain, Lisa A Harvey, Islam MS, Rahman MA, Joanne V Glinsky; Robert D
Herbert, (2019) A prediction model to identify those with spinal cord injury likely to
die within five years of discharged from hospital in Bangladesh, Conference for the
Asian Spinal Cord Injury Network, Malaysia.
13. Chen LW, Glinsky JV, Islam MS, Boswell-Ruys CL, Denis S, Kataria C, Redhead J,
Gollan E, Xiong Y, Ben M, Yeomans J, Hossain MM, Chaudhary L, Wang J, Costa
PD, Hasnat MAK, Gandevia S, Harvey LA, (2019) Two hundred repetitions of
isolated muscle contractions per day do not increase the strength of muscles directly
affected by spinal cord injury: A randomised controlled trial, ANZSCoS Conference,
Australia.
14. LW Chen, JV Glinsky, C Kataria, MS Islam, CL Boswell-Ruys, S Denis, J Redhead,
E Gollan, M Ben, MM Hossain, L Chaudhary, Y Xiong, S Gandevia, LA Harvey
(2019) The 200-Rep Trial for people with spinal cord injuries: Protocol of a
randomised controlled trial. WCPT Congress, Geneva, Switzerland.
15. LW Chen, JV Glinsky, C Kataria, MS Islam, CL Boswell-Ruys, S Denis, J Redhead,
E Gollan, M Ben, MM Hossain, L Chaudhary, Y Xiong, S Gandevia, LA Harvey
(2019) The logistics of collaborating on large clinical trials involving people with
spinal cord injuries across Asia. WCPT Congress, Geneva, Switzerland.
16. MS Hossain, MS Islam, MA Rahman, RD Herbert, JV Glinsky, LA Harvey (2019)
Five-year post-discharge survival in people with spinal cord injuries in Bangladesh.
WCPT Congress, Geneva, Switzerland.
17. MS Hossain, MS Islam, MA Rahman, RD Herbert, S Muldoon, V Taylor, LA
Harvey (2019) Spinal cord injuries in low and middle-income countries throw
families into poverty: a cross-sectional study on a consecutive series of patients
about to be discharged from a hospital in Bangladesh. WCPT Congress, Geneva,
Switzerland.
18. Hossain MS, Islam MS, Rahman MA, Herbert RD, Muldoon S, Harvey LA (2018)
Spinal cord injuries in low and middle income countries throw families into poverty: a
cross-sectional study on a consecutive series of patients about to be discharged from a
hospital in Bangladesh. Conference for the International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS),
Sydney, Austrlaia.

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 19. Chen LW, Glinsky J, Kataria C, Islam MS, Gollan E, Redhead J, Boswell-Ruys CL,
Denis S, Ben M, Gandevia S, Harvey LA (2017) 200 repetitions of isolated muscle
contractions for partially – paralysed muscles: protocol of a randomized control trial.
Australian & New Zealand Spinal Cord Society (ANZSCoS) conference, Australia.
20. Hossain MS, Islam MS, Rahman MA, Herbert RD, Muldoon S, Chhabra HS, Harvey
LA (2017) Community-based care for reducing mortality and improving quality of
life after spinal cord injury in Bangladesh: a 3-year update on The CIVIC trial.
Conference for the Asian Spinal Cord Injury Network, Thailand.
21. Hossain MS, Rahman Md. A, Harvey LA, Islam MS, Bowden JL, Muldoon S,
Herbert RD (2017) A model of care to reduce mortality and improve health after
spinal cord injury in Bangladesh: a feasibility study. World Confederation for
Physical Therapy, Cape Town, South Africa.
22. Hossain MS, Rahman MA, Islam MS, Harvey LA, Muldoon S, Herbert RD (2016) A
pilot randomized trial of a new model of community-based care for reducing mortality
and improving quality of life after spinal cord injury in Bangladesh. Conference for
the Asian Spinal Cord Injury Network, Indonesia.
23. Vissers D, Rowe M, Islam MS, and Taeymans J, (2016) Digital literacy of
physiotherapy students: A barrier to international e-learning?. South African
Association of Health Educationalists, South Africa.
24. Hossain MS, Rahman MA, Bowden JL, Muldoon S, Islam MS, Herbert RD, Harvey
LA (2016) A new model of community-based care for reducing mortality and
improving quality of life after spinal cord injury in Bangladesh: A Randomised Pilot
Trial. International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS), Austria.
25. Harvey L, Glinsky J, Hossain M, Islam MS, Lowe R, Lowe T (2015) A Massive
Open Online Course for teaching physiotherapy students and physiotherapists about
spinal cord injuries. The International Spinal Cord Society (ISCOS), Canada.
26. Harvey L, Glinsky J, Hossain MS, Islam MS, Lowe R and Lowe T (2014) A Massive
Open Online Course (MOOC) for teaching physiotherapy students and
physiotherapists about spinal cord injuries. New Horizons Conference, Kolling
Institute, Sydney.
27. Hossain MS, Islam MS, Harvey LA, Glinsky J, Lowe R, Lowe T (2014) A massive
open online course for teaching physiotherapy students about spinal cord injuries: A
randomized controlled trial. Conference for the Asian Spinal Cord Injury Network,
Bangladesh.
(Underline author was the presenter of the mentioned conference.)
Training:

1. Attended on 3 days training session on Teaching methodology and assessment

from 9th November 2021 to 11th November 2021 in Centre for Medical Education,
Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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2. Participated on 3-day training program on Competency based management
development program from 30th October 2021 to 1st November 2021 in CRP Savar,
Dhaka, Bangladesh.
3. Attended as a presenter in 18th Asian Spinal Cord Network (ASCoN) conference in
Malaysia, 13th to 15th September 2019 in Malaysia.
4. Attended as a participant at Conflict management and leadership development from
July 26-27, 2019 in CRP Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
5. Attended as a participant in the World Confederation for Physical Therapy
(WCPT) congress from 10th May 2019 to 13th May 2019 at Geneva, Switzerland.
6. Participated a week-long fellowship program on the Physiotherapy management of
people with spinal cord injuries run through the University of Sydney from 17 th
September 2018 to 23rd September 2018, University of Sydney, Australia.
7. Attended as a delegate in the 57th International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS)
conference at Sydney, Australia 13th to 15th September 2018 and also attend the 2nd
Investigator Meeting of CIVIC trial project in Australia
8. Attended on Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Pre ISCoS seminar at the
International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney on 12th September 2018 in
Australia.
9. Attended as a delegate in 16th Asian Spinal Cord Network (ASCoN) conference in
Thailand, 7th to 10th December 2017 and also attend the 1st Investigator Meeting of
CIVIC trial project in Thailand.
10. Present and attended as a delegate in 15th Asian Spinal Cord Network (ASCoN)
conference in Indonesia, 26th to 30th October 2016
11. Faculty development training on effective teaching by Teacher Development
Institute, Dhaka 23rd April to 11th May 2016
12. Attend as a delegate in 14th Asian Spinal Cord Network (ASCoN) conference in
Nepal, 3rd to 5th December 2015
13. Present and attended as a delegate in 13th Asian Spinal Cord Network (ASCoN)
conference in Bangladesh, 27th to 29th November 2014
14. PCAP Bangladesh: Introductory sessions on academic practice, Centre for the
Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) under York St John University, London, 23
and 27 April 2011.
15. Present and attended as a delegate in 10th Asian Spinal Cord Network Conference
(ASCoN) conference in Sri Lanka, 21st to 23rd October, 2011
16. Evidence – Based Practice Seminar, Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed
(CRP), CRP – Chapain, Savar, Dhaka – 1343, Bangladesh, 13th February 2010.
17. 14th Diabetes & Endocrine Conference, Institute of Diploma Engineers Bangladesh
(IDEB), Kakrail, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 20 – 22 November, 2008.

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Publications:
1. Rahman E, Bardhan N, Curtin M, Islam MS, Patwary MFK, Das SK (2022). An
assessment of disability and quality of life in people with spinal cord injury upon
discharge from a Bangladesh rehabilitation unit. Spinal Cord, pp.1-6.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41393-022-00852-4
2. Costa PD, Harvey LA, Hossain MS, Islam MS, Rahman MA, Glinsky J, Liu H, Jan
S, Cameron ID, Herbert R (2022). Incidence, severity and time course of pressure
injuries over the first two years following discharge from hospital in people with
spinal cord injuries in Bangladesh. Spinal Cord, Vol.60, pp.320-325.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41393-021-00732-3
3. Islam MS, Harvey LA, Hossain MS, Rahman MA, Costa PD, Liu H, Muldoon S,
Taylor V, Billot L, Lindley RI, Biering-Sorensen F, Cameron ID, Jan S (2021). The
costs of providing a community-based model of care to people with spinal cord
injury, and the healthcare costs and economic burden to households of spinal cord
injury in Bangladesh. Spinal Cord, Vol.59, pp.833-841.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41393-020-00600-6
4. Hossain MS, Harvey LA, Islam MS, Rahman MA, Muldoon S, Biering-Sorensen F,
Jan S, Liu H, Qiang L, Cameron ID, Taylor V, Lindley RI, Billot L, Herbert RD
(2021). A community-based intervention to prevent serious complications and death
2 years after discharge in people with spinal cord injury in Bangladesh (CIVIC): a
randomised trial. Spinal Cord, Vol.59, pp.649-658.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41393-020-00546-9
5. Liu H, Hossain MS, Islam MS, Rahman MA, Costa PD, Herbert RD, Jan S,
Cameron ID, Muldoon S, Chhabra HS, Lindley R, Biering-Sorensen F, Ducharme S,
Taylor V, Harvey LA (2020). Understanding how a community-based intervention
for people with spinal cord injury in Bangladesh was delivered as part of a
randomised controlled trial: a process evaluation. Spinal Cord, Vol.58, pp.1166-
1175. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41393-020-0495-6
6. Chen LW, Glinsky JV, Islam MS, Hossain M, Boswell-Ruys CL, Kataria C,
Redhead J, Xiong Y, Gollan E, Costa PD, Denis S, Ben M, Chaudhary L, Wang J,
Hasnat MAK, Yeomans J, Gandevia SC, Harvey LA (2020). The effects of 10,000
voluntary contractions over 8 weeks on the strength of very weak muscles in people
with spinal cord injury: A randomised controlled trial. Spinal Cord, Vol. 58, pp.857-
864. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41393-020-0439-1
7. Hossain MS, Harvey LA, Islam MS, Rahman MA, Herbert RD, Liu H. (2020) Loss
of work-related income impoverishes people with SCI and their families in
Bangladesh. Spinal Cord, Vol. 58, pp. 423 – 429.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41393-019-0382-1
8. Hossain MS, Islam MS, Rahman MA, Glinsky JV, Herbert RD, Harvey LA. (2019)
Health status, quality of life and socioeconomic situation of people with spinal cord
injuries six year following discharge from a hospital in Bangladesh. Spinal Cord,
Vol. 57, pp. 652-661. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41393-019-0261-9

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9. Akter F, Islam MS, Haque MO, Hossain MA, Hossain KMA, Imran MH, Ahmed
MS, Alam S. (2019) Barriers for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury during
Community Reintegration: A Qualitative Study. International Journal of Physical
Medicine & Rehabilitation, 7: 513. https://www.omicsonline.org/peer-
reviewed/barriers-for-individuals-with-spinal-cord-injury-during-community-
reintegration-a-qualitative-study-108495.html
10. Herbert RD, Harvey LA, Hossain MS, Islam MS, Qiang L, Billot L. (2019)
Community-based intervention to prevent serious complications following spinal
cord injury in Bangladesh: the CIVIC trial statistical analysis plan. BMC Trails,
20:238. https://trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13063-019-3181-2
11. Hossain MS, Harvey LA, Islam MS, Rahman MA, Glinsky JV, Herbert RD. (2019)
A prediction model to identify people with spinal cord injury who are at high risk of
dying within 5 years of discharge from hospital in Bangladesh. Spinal Cord, Vol. 57,
pp. 198 – 205. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41393-018-0211-y [NeuRA’s
Research Quality Prize for best paper of 2019]
12. Vissers D, Rowe M, Islam MS, Taeymans J. (2018) Ownership and attitudes
towards technology use in physiotherapy students from seven countries. Health
Professions Education 4(3): 198 – 206.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452301117300895
13. Hossain MS, Harvey LA, Liu H, Islam MS, Rahman MA, Muldoon S, Biering-
Sorensen F, Cameron I, Chhabra HS, Lindley R, Jan S. (2018) Protocol for process
evaluation of the CIVIC randomised controlled trial: Community-based
InterVentions to prevent serIous Complications following spinal cord injury in
Bangladesh. BMJ Open Jul 1;8(7):e024226.
https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/8/7/e024226
14. Nipa SI, Kamal A, Islam MS, Khan MMKR, Taoheed F. (2017) Prevalence Of
Urinary Incontinence Among The Women With Low Back Pain: An Institutional
Based Study. International Journal of Advanced Research and Publications 1(5):143-
150. http://www.ijarp.org/paper-details.php?ref_number=RP1017-1275
15. Nipa SI, Taoheed F, Khan MMKR, Rahman MA, Islam MS. (2017) Perception of
the women with spinal cord lesion about their vocational rehabilitation training: An
institutional based study. EC Neurology 8.5: 129-133.
https://www.ecronicon.com/ecne/pdf/ECNE-08-00248.pdf
16. Hossain MS, Harvey LA, Rahman MA, Bowden JL, Islam MS, Taylor V, Muldoon
S, Herbert RD. (2017) A pilot randomised trial of community-based care following
discharge from hospital with a recent spinal cord injury in Bangladesh. Clinical
Rehabilitation, 31(6):781 – 789.
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0269215516654207
17. Rahman MH, Kakuli SA, Rahman E, Haque MO, Islam MS, Nipa SI. (2017)
Characteristics of Gross Motor Function among Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Aged between 2-4 Years. Edorium Journal of Pediatrics, 1:12-17.

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 http://www.edoriumjournalofpediatrics.com/archive/2017-
archive/100003P05MR2017-habibur/100003P05MR2017-habibur-full-text.php
18. Rahman MH, Islam MS, Rahman E, Kakuli SA, Sharmin F. (2017) Physiotherapy
for a 38 year old man with Bell’s palsy: A case study. Edorium Journal of Disability
and Rehabilitation, 3:25 – 29.
https://www.ejdisabilityrehabilitation.com/archive/2017-
archive/100027D05MR2017-rahman/100027D05MR2017-rahman-full-text.php
19. Vissers, D, Rowe M, Islam S, Taeymans, J. (2016) Digital literacy of physiotherapy
students: a barrier for international E-learning?. Physiotherapy, 102, pp.e125-e126.
https://www.physiotherapyjournal.com/article/S0031-9406(16)30212-7/abstract
20. Maybee NO, Hossain MM, Hossain MA, Islam MS, Rahman MH, Nipa SI. (2016)
Effectiveness of specific spinal stabilization exercises combined with conventional
physiotherapy among postpartum women suffering from mechanical low back pain.
Bangladesh Physiotherapy Journal, 7(2): 18-21.
21. Jahan H, Islam MS, Hossain MS, Patwary MFK. (2016) Quality of life among the
paraplegic spinal cord injury patients. Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development,
27(3), 102 – 117. https://dcidj.org/articles/abstract/10.5463/dcid.v27i3.477/
22. Ahmed KS, Saha S, Islam MS, Hasanuzzaman, Imtiaz M, Islam S, Saha SP. (2016)
Using mask reduces respiratory problems among the workers of ship breaking
industry. Journal of Dhaka National Medical College & Hospital, 22(2): 21 – 24.
23. Rahman MH, Islam MS, Rahman E, Kakuli SA, Nipa SI, Haque MO. (2016)
Management of an atypical ankle sprain patient through hypothetico deductive
reasoning model of clinical reasoning implemented by international classification of
functioning, disability and health: A case study. International Journal of
Physiotherapy, 3(3), 263-266.
https://www.ijphy.org/index.php/journal/article/view/226
24. Hossain MS, Harvey LA, Rahman MA, Muldoon S, Bowden JL, Islam MS, Jan S,
Taylor V, Cameron I, Chhabra HS, Lindley R, Biering-Sorensen F, Li Q,
Dhakshinamurthy M, Herbert RD. (2016) CIVIC: Community-based InterVentions
to prevent serIous Complications following spinal cord injury in Bangladesh.
protocol of a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 6:e010350.
http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/6/1/e010350
25. Nipa SI, Khan MMKR, Hossain MS, Rahman MH, Islam MS. (2015) Management
of a Guillain Barre Syndrome Patient through Three Track Reasoning: A Case Study.
International Journal of Physiotherapy, 2(6): 1006 – 1011.
https://www.ijphy.org/index.php/journal/article/view/188
26. Nipa SI, Hossain MA, Islam MS, Rahman MH, Haque MO. (2015) Quality of life of
childhood spinal cord lesion patients at home after completing rehabilitation program
from CRP. Indian Journal of Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy – An
International Journal, 9(4): 205 – 208.
http://indianjournals.com/IJOR.ASPX?target=ijor:ijpot&volume=9&issue=4&article
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27. Mazumder MSI, Rahman E, Mollah MAH, Haque MO, Patwary MFK, Islam MS,
Rahman MH, Akter F. (2015) Knowledge about child nutrition among mothers of
children with cerebral palsy. Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences 2(1): 197 –
202. https://www.apjhs.com/index.php/apjhs/article/view/920
28. Islam MS, Habib MM, Hafez MA, Nahar N, Lindstrom-Hazel D, Rahman MK.
(2015) Musculoskeletal complaints among physiotherapy and occupational therapy
rehabilitation professionals in Bangladesh. WORK: A Journal of Prevention,
Assessment & Rehabilitation 50 (3): 379-386.
https://content.iospress.com/articles/work/wor01994
29. Uddin MS, Hossain MM, Islam MS, Haque MO, Kulsum U, Rahman E, Rahman
MH, Patwary MFK. (2015) Prevalence of obesity among musculoskeletal patients.
International Journal of Physiotherapy and Research 3(1):889-893.
http://www.ijmhr.org/ijpr.3.1/IJPR.2015.104.html
30. Hossain MS, Islam MS, Glinsky J, Lowe R, Lowe T, Harvey LA. (2015) A Massive
Open Online Course (MOOC) can be used to teach physiotherapy students about
spinal cord injuries: a randomised. Journal of Physiotherapy, 61(1): 21 -27.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1836955314001532
31. Habib MM, Khanam F, Moniruzzaman, Hafez MA, Islam MS. (2014) Prevalence of
low back pain and its affect on everyday life among female caregivers of children
with CP. Indian Journal of Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy – An
International Journal, Vol.8, No. 1, pp. 186 – 191.
http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:ijpot&volume=8&issue=1&arti
cle=034
32. Alamgir M, Mahboob S, Ahmed KS, Islam MS, Gazi S, Ahmed A. (2012) Pattern of
Injuries Among Children of Urban Slum Dwellers in Dhaka City. Journal of Dhaka
National Medical College & Hospital, Vol.18, No.1, pp.24 – 28.
https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/JDNMCH/article/view/12235
33. Ahmed KS, Alamgir M, Islam MS, Banerjee S. (2012) A case report of stab injury.
Jahurul Islam Medical Journal, Vol.7, No.1, pp.21 – 23.
34. Alamgir M, Ahmed KS, Banerjee S, Gazi S, Begum SN, Islam MS. (2012) A study
on knowledge of mother regarding feeding practice of her infant & young children in
a selected rural area of Bangladesh. Jahurul Islam Medical Journal, Vol.7, No.1, pp.3
– 7.
35. Akter M, Islam MS, Khan BI, Das SK, Rahman MK. (2011) Achievement of
functional ability according to level of injury of complete paraplegic patient
following rehabilitation programme, Bangladesh Physiotherapy Journal, Vol.5, No.
2, pp. 8 – 12.
36. Ahmed KS, Alamgir M, Banerjee S, Gazi S, Islam S. (2011) Gall bladder disease
and its correlation with stone formation, clinical features and investigations: A study
of 50 cases. Bangladesh Private Medical Practitioners Journal, Vol.17, No.2, pp.85 –
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 37. Islam MS, Hafez MA, Akter M. (2011) Characterization of Spinal Cord Lesion in
Patients attending Specialized Rehabilitation Centre in Bangladesh. Spinal Cord,
Vol. 49, No.7 pp. 783 – 786. https://www.nature.com/articles/sc201136
38. Khan BI, Hossain MA, Islam MS. (2011) Effect of vocational training (sewing) for
the people with paraplegia after returning to their community, Bangladesh
Physiotherapy Journal, Vol. 5, No.1. pp.21 – 25.
39. Choudhury MBK, Hossain MM, Akhtaruzzaman M, Uddin MMJ, Rahman MS,
Islam MS, Jinnah CMK, Hoque N. (2010) Correlations of Serum Magnesium and
Potassium in Acute Myocardial Infarction, Chronic ischemic Heart Disease and
Normal Healthy Volunteers of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Journal of Medical
Biochemistry, vol.3, no.2 pp. 50 – 56.
https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJMB/article/view/13812
40. Uddin Z, Islam M, Islam S, Zaman U. (2009) Role of faradism for diabetic foot pain
syndrome- a clinical evaluation, International Diabetes Federation, no. 1022, p.352.
41. Islam MS. (2008) Comparison between usual physiotherapy with massage and usual
physiotherapy alone for the treatment of chronic neck pain patients of physiotherapy
musculo-skeletal department at CRP, Bangladesh Physiotherapy Journal, Vol.4,
No.1, pp.17-20.
Booklet Publications:

1. Harvey L, Hossain MS, Islam MS, Rahman MA and Costa PD, (2015) Spinal cord
injury and alokito jibonar path: a helping guideline for the people with spinal cord
injury. Bangla version, ISBN: 978-984-34-0027-7
2. Harvey L, Herbert RD, Muldoon S, Hossain MS, Islam MS, Rahman MA and Costa
PD, (2015) Spinal cord injury and lighten up the ways of life: A booklet for people
with spinal cord injury. English Version.
Professional Publications:

1. World Physiotherapy. Guidance for developing a curriculum for physiotherapist

entry level education programme. London, UK: World Physiotherapy; 2022
[Working group member]. https://world.physio/news/world-physiotherapy-publishes-
guidance-support-implementation-education-framework
Award:

 Outstanding Contribution Award on The CIVIC Trial: An NHMRC- funded Project

from University of Sydney at March 2020
Professional Membership:

 Bangladesh Physiotherapy Association – General Member 175

 International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) – Membership Number - 103019

Md. Shofiqul Islam

Date: October 25, 2022

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