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All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur

  • Designation:Additional Professor
  • Qualification: MD, DNB, MNAMS, Fellowship Basic Pediatric Critical Care (IDPCCM), PGDMLS, PGPN
    PG Diploma in Medico-Legal Systems, PG Program in Pediatric Nutrition (Boston), Certificate Course in Health Research Fundamentals (NIE-ICMR)
  • Email: drakashbang@aiimsnagpur.edu.in
         Areas of expertise
  • Neonatal and Pediatric Critical care;
  • Simulation based resuscitation and life support trainings;
  • Point of Care Quality Improvement.

Membership & Training

  • Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) 
  • National Neonatology Forum, India (NNF) 
  • Indian Medical Association (IMA) 
  • Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI) 
  • Intensive Care Chapter of IAP 
  • IAP group on Research in Child Health 
  • IYCF subspeciality chapter of IAP. 
  • Indian Medico-Legal and Ethics Association. 
  • Nagpur Academy of Pediatrics 
  • Nationwide Quality of Care Network 

Certified Trainer for: 

  • Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation Training Program (AAP & IAP) 
  • Helping Babies Breathe & Helping Babies Survive & Thrive Initiative (AAP & IAP) 
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (IAP) 
  • Basic Life Support (IAP) 
  • Essential Pediatric Intensive Care (IAP) 
  • Golden Hour Emergency Management (IAP) 
  • Nephrology in Nutshell (IAP) 
  • Monsoon Maladies: Infectious Diseases Management Module 
  • Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness (GoI) 
  • Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care 
  • Facility Based Newborn Care (NNF & UNICEF) 
  • Point of Care Quality Improvement (NQOCN) 

 

Training

  • Certificate Course in Health Research Fundamentals (NIE-ICMR) 
  • Basic & Advanced courses in Health Research Methodology (SJRI, Bangalore- NIH-NHLBI-UH Centre of Excellence) 
  • Principles & Practice of epidemiology (CMC, Vellore) 
  • Basic Medical Education Technology (MCI) 
  • Advanced Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (ISCCM) 
  • Protecting Human Research Participants (NIH, USA) 
  • Good Clinical Practices 
  • Conducting systematic reviews and meta-analyses (SACN) 
  • Maharashtra State Certificate in Information Technology (MS-CIT) 
  • Developmental Assessment Scale for Indian Infants (DASII) 

Publications

  • Patel A, Khatib MN, Kurhe K, Bhargava S, Bang A. Impact of neonatal resuscitation trainings on neonatal and perinatal mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Paediatr Open 2017 Nov 16;1(1):e000183. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2017-000183. eCollection 2017. PMID: 29637172 
  • Manoharan A, Manchanda V, Balasubramanian S, Lalwani S, Modak M, Bai S, et al. (Bang A as ASIP Study Group Member) Invasive pneumococcal disease in children aged younger than 5 years in India: a surveillance study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Dec 9. pii: S1473-3099(16)30466-2. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30466-2. PMID: 27956163 
  • Bang A, Patel A, Bellad R, Gisore P, Goudar SS, Esamai F, et al. Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) training: What happens to knowledge and skills over time? BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2016 Nov 22;16(1):364. DOI:10.1186/s12884-016-1141-3. PMID: 27875999. 
  • Patel AB, Bang A, Singh M, Dhande L, Chelliah LR, Malik A, et al. A randomized controlled trial of hospital versus home based therapy with oral amoxicillin for severe pneumonia in children aged 3 - 59 months: The IndiaCLEN Severe Pneumonia Oral Therapy (ISPOT) Study. BMC Pediatr 2015 Nov 17;15(1):186. DOI: 10.1186/s12887-015-0510-9. PMID: 26577943 
  • Bang A, Chaturvedi P. Yale Observation Scale for prediction of bacteremia in febrile children. Indian J Pediatr 2009; 76 (6) : 599-604. PMID: 19390817. 

Books / Chapters

A. Books: 

  • Bang A. Section V: Children in the ICU. In: Goel A, Joshi R, Jain AP. ICU Manual, 3rd Ed. Hyderabad: ParasMedical Publisher, 2013: 359-386. ISBN: 978-81-8191-374-6 
  • Bhardva K, Tiwari S, Chaturvedi P, Bang A, Agarwal RK (eds). Feeding Fundamentals: A Hand Book of Infant and Young Child Nutrition. PEDICON 2011, Jaipur, 2011. 

B. Chapters: 

  • Bang A, Meshram P. Severe Acute Malnutrition. In: Shah R, Gupta P, Balasubramanian,S, Shah A, Choudhary J, Gupta A (eds). IAP Textbook of Tropical Pediatrics, 1st Ed. Jaypee Publishers, New Delhi. 2019 (In Press) 
  • Bang A, Hingorani P. Trichinosis. In: Gupta P, Menon PSN, Ramji S, Lodha R (eds). PG Textbook of Pediatrics. (1st Ed) Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, 2015: 1261-3. ISBN: 978-93-5152-955-2. 
  • Tiwari SK, Bang A. Sex Education. In: Mathur GP, Mathur S, Faridi MMA (eds). Textbook of Pediatrics. (1st Ed) CBS Publishers, New Delhi, 2015: 7-8. ISBN: 978-81-239-2471-7. 
  • Bang A, Tiwari SK. Dietary Management of Diarrhea. In: Gupte S (ed). Recent Advances in Pediatrics (Special volume 23) Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. Jaypee Brothers, New Delhi, 2013; 341-355. 
  • Bang A, Tiwari S, Agarwal RK. Legal and ethical issues in infant growth. In: Preedy VR (ed.). Handbook of Growth and Growth Monitoring in Health and Disease. Vol 1. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, New York, 2012:115-129. (DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-1795-9_7) 
  • Agarwal RK, Bang A, Tiwari S. Optimal infant feeding and its effects on growth: An Indian Perspective. In: Preedy VR (ed.). Handbook of Growth and Growth Monitoring in Health and Disease. Vol 1. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, New York, 2012: 597-609. (DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-1795-9_35) 
  • Bang A, Chaturvedi P. Developmental Readiness and Infant Feeding. In: Bhardva K, Tiwari S, Chaturvedi P, Bang A, Agarwal RK (eds). Feeding Fundamentals: A Hand Book of Infant and Young Child Nutrition. PEDICON 2011, Jaipur, 2011: 35-41. 
  • Tiwari S, Bang A. Nutritional support in diarrhea. In: Gupte S, Horvath K (eds). Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. Peepee Publishers, New Delhi, 2009: 650-656. 
  • Bang A, Tiwari S. Hypertensive Emergencies. In: Gupte Suraj (ed). Recent Advances in Pediatrics – 18: Hot Topics, Volume 18. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, 2009:419-432. 
  • Bang A, Tiwari S. Acute Asthma: Trends in Management. In: Gupte Suraj (ed). Recent Advances in Pediatrics – 18: Hot Topics, Volume 18. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Ltd, New Delhi, 2009:249-274. 
  • Bang A, Tiwari SK. Anger, Hostility and Aggression syndrome. In: Suraj Gupte (Ed). Recent Advances in Pediatrics (Special volume 19: Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics). New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers Med Publishers, 2007:300-308. 
  • Bang A, Tiwari SK. Nutritional requirements. In: Suraj Gupte (Ed). Textbook of Pediatric Nutrition. ISBN 81-88867-74-8. Peepee Publishers, New Delhi. 2006:3-11. 
  • Tiwari SK, Chaturvedi P, Bang A. Issues and controversies in childhood tuberculosis. In: Suraj Gupte (Ed). Recent Advances in Pediatrics-vol 15. New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers Med Publishers, 2005:278-308. 
  • Chaturvedi P, Bang A. Perinatal Tuberculosis. In: Mondkar J, Pejaver RK (eds). NNF Manual of neonatal care. 1st Ed. Bangalore: Prism Books, 2004:330-337

Miscellaneous

Honors and Awards:

A. Awards 

  • “2018 India Giani Fund Award” by American Academy of Pediatrics for attending the Pediatrics Academic Societies Annual Meeting & observership at Sick Kids Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
  • 1st All India Rank in NIE-ICMR’s Health Research Fundamentals certification exam (2017)
  • “2015 BCHVH Best Research Award & Gold Medal” for the best research by faculty at MGIMS
  • “NRP Champion” award in 2016 and ‘17 & felicitation in 2013, ’14, ’15, ’19 by the Indian Academy of Pediatrics for outstanding work in the field of Neonatal Resuscitation trainings.
  • Indian Journal of Pediatrics National Award for the 2nd best original thesis research in India in 2005.
  • Selected among 6 young researchers from India in 2009 for the 2 years Health Research Mentorship program by St John’s Research Institute, Bangalore- a centre of excellence under NIH-NHLBI and United Health’s “Global Health Initiative”.
  • Original Article published in Indian Journal of Pediatrics later selected for publication in a special volume of best published original articles of lasting value named “Advances in Pediatrics- volume 1 and 2”
  • 2nd award for best poster presentation at the National Conference of Pediatric Critical Care, NCPCC 2014 at New Delhi.
  • 1st prize for the best overall performance in the 2 weeks Advanced Health Research Methodology Course at Bangalore in September 2010.
  • Sushruta Award 2005 for the best thesis by the Academy of medical Sciences, MGIMS.
  • 1st prize for best oral paper presentation at NAPCON 2005

B. Honours & Recognitions 

  • India West Zonal Coordinator (2016-19) and Maharashtra State Coordinator (2011-15) for the Neonatal Resuscitation Training activities of IAP & NNF.
  • National Executive Body Member, IAP group on Research in Child Health, 2015-16.
  • Member, GoI-NHM & NHSRC Expert Group for Layout Plan of OT, CSSD & Mechanized Laundry, HDU/ICU for district hospitals; for Drafting guidelines and SOPs for Emergency Department of district hospitals; for Equipment specifications review for labor ward & SNCU; to finalize the Equipment list, specifications & infrastructure plan for MCH wings & monitoring indicators for labor room.
  • Consultant Invitee for “National consultative meet for finalizing Infant and Young Child Feeding guidelines” at Delhi by IYCF and Nutrition chapters of IAP, WHO and UNICEF in December 2009.
  • Consultant Invitee for “tOPV-bOPV switch validation exercise” Government of India and National Certification Committee for Polio Eradication in May 2016.
  • Program In-charge, MSc-CFT (2 yr) & PGD-CFT (1 yr) courses, IGNOU Study Center, MGIMS, Sewagram, Wardha (2016-19)
  • Professor and Unit Head, Dept of Pediatrics, MGIMS, Sewagram, 2016-19.
  • Invitee, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Global Network for Women’s and Children’s Health Research’s Steering Committee meeting at Fort Lauderdale, USA in Jan 2012 & 13.
  • Invitee, Steering Committee meeting of the “Global Health Initiative” of NIH-NHLBI and United Health at Washington DC, USA in Oct 2010 to represent the Health Research Mentorship program of St John’s Research Institute, Bangalore.

Research Publications year wise:

Year 2019

  • Patel A, Bang A, Kurhe K, Bhargav S, Prakash A, Arramraj S, Hibberd PL. Comparison of perinatal outcomes in facilities before and after Global Network's Helping Babies Breathe Implementation Study in Nagpur, India. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2019 Sep 4;19(1):324. doi: 10.1186/s12884-019-2480-7. PMID: 31484498
  • Wright LL, Bang A, McClure EM, Carlo WA. Response to- Berkelhamer S, Singhal N. Revisiting: “A pre-post study of a multi-country scale up of resuscitation training of facility birth attendants: does helping babies breathe training save lives?”. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2019 Oct 24;19(1):380. doi: 10.1186/s12884-019-2476-3. PMID: 31651261

Year 2020

  • Bang A, Meshram P. Severe Acute Malnutrition. In: Shah R, Gupta P, Balasubramanian S, Shah A, Choudhary J, Gupta A (eds). IAP Textbook of Tropical Diseases, 1st Ed. Jaypee Publishers, New Delhi; 2020. pp 61-71. ISBN: 978-93-89776-33-1.
  • Srivastava S, Datta V, Garde R, Singh M, Sooden A, Pemde H, Jain M, Shivkumar P, Bang A, Kumari P, Makhija S, Ravi T, Mehta S, Garg BS, Mehta R. Development of a hub and spoke model for quality improvement in rural and urban healthcare settings in India: a pilot study. BMJ Open Quality 2020 Aug;9(3):e000908. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2019-000908. PMID: 32764028

Ongoing projects: 

  • Evaluating effectiveness of Self Directed Blended Learning as a novel tool to teach Neonatal Bag & Mask Ventilation to 2nd year MBBS students 
  • Developing Growth Charts for Healthy Indian Children and Adolescents 5-18 years: A Multicentric Study 
  • Assessment of Quality of Life of children with disabilities and their parents 
  • A cross sectional study to assess knowledge, attitude and practices of children attending urban pediatric clinics about prevention of Covid-19 transmission

Presentations:

  • Pediatric intoxications in urban setting- Tips and tricks (Panelist), National Conference on Pediatric Intensive Care (NCPIC-2019), Bangalore, 6 Dec 2019
  • Simulation in Neonatal Resuscitation Trainings, 12th IAP – NNF Annual National TOT on Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation, Indore, 7-8 Jan 2020
  • Neonatal Resuscitation New Guidelines- Feasibility at our facilities (Panelist), Digital IAP Webinars, 16 June 2020
  • Breastfeeding: why and how: a radio talk, All India Radio, Nagpur, 1 Aug 2020
  • Development readiness and feeding strategies for LBW babies, Digital IAP Webinars, 7 Aug 2020
  • Feeding of LBW babies, Digital IAP Webinars, 17 Aug 2020
  • Hypovolemic shock, IAP Advanced Life Support Mass Awareness Program, 20 Sep 2020
  • Bradycardia in a child, IAP Advanced Life Support Mass Awareness Program, 20 Sep 2020
  • Coping with death, IAP Advanced Life Support Mass Awareness Program, 20 Sep 2020
  • Preterm management for mothers and newborns in labour room and post natal care, NQOCN, NHM and UNICEF Webinars for Madhya Pradesh SNCUs, 26 Sep 2020
  • Initial Assessment of a Sick Child, IAP Advanced Life Support Mass Awareness Program, 30 Oct 2020
  • Bradycardia in a child, IAP Advanced Life Support Mass Awareness Program, 30 Oct 2020
  • Wean from the screen, NAPCON-2020- 16th Annual Conference of Nagpur IAP, 1 Nov 2020
  • Initial Steps of Resuscitation, NQOCN workshop on “Neonatal Resuscitation: 2020 Guidelines” for medical and nursing students, 16 Jan 2021
  • Sustaining Quality Improvement, IAP NNF Neonatal Resuscitation Program First Golden Minute Project Training of Trainers, Mumbai, 4 Feb 2021

Honors and Awards:

  • Joint National Convener (2020-21) for the Neonatal Resuscitation Training activities of IAP & NNF.
  • Governing Board Member (2020-23), Nationwide Quality of Care Network
  • Nominated as Associate Editor, All India Journal of Medical Sciences, AIIMS Nagpur
  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Healthcare Quality
  • Associate Editor, Postgraduate Journal of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
  • Chief Editor, IAP Text Book of Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition 
  • Associate Editor, IAP Text Book of Research Methodology for Pediatricians
  • Executive Body Member, Nagpur Academy of Pediatrics, 2020 
  • Member, MOHFW National core group for developing curriculum for emergency and trauma care     services at primary and secondary health care level
  • Member, National Board of Examinations Expert Group for OSCE writing
  • Member, IAP National Bioethics Module writing group: Neonatology Module
  • Member, IAP National Parenting Guidelines writing group: Malnutrition Module