26th – 28th OCTOBER 2017
VENUE : SRI LANKA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION – 6 WIJERAMA MAWATHA, COLOMBO 007
Theme: Patient Engagement – Professional Enhancement
8.30 am – 12 Noon |
Occupational Health & Safety Occupational safety & Health Issues in Sri Lanka - Cross cutting issues in all occupational groups Responsibilities of Medical professionals and health care workers in diagnosing, notification and prevention of Occupational Injuries and diseases. |
6.30 pm – 9.00 pm |
Inauguration |
Chief Guest - Dr Iyanthi Abeyewickreme – Immediate Past President SLMA |
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E.M. Wijerama Endowment Lecture “Role of a Clinical Pharmacologist in the Healthcare system - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow” Prof. Gita Fernando |
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Awards Ceremony – Free Paper Awards, Research Grants, Media Awards, Tokens of Appreciation Fellowship and Dinner |
Clinical Pearls
for managing common ailments |
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8.30 am – 10.00
am |
Rheumatology
care – Case based discussion |
Dr. Duminda Munidasa – 55 year old
female with shoulder pain |
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Dr
Monika de Silva – 21 year old male with back pain |
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Dr. Jayathri Jagoda – 42 year old
male with right knee swelling |
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10.00 am – 10.30
am |
Tea |
10.30 am – 12
Noon |
Gastroenterology |
Dr. Anuradha
Dassanayake – Liver Failure in Dengue fever:
Mechanisms and possible interventions |
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Dr. Nilesh Fernandopulle – Managing
chronic diarrhoea |
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Dr. Sanjeev Samaranayake – Gastro-oesophageal
Reflux Disease |
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12 Noon – 1.00 pm |
Lunch |
01.00 pm – 02.30
pm |
Nephrology |
Dr. Mathu Selvarajah – Medical
Management of Acute Kidney Injury |
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Dr. Pramil
Rajendran – Pitfalls in the Management of Chronic
Kidney Disease |
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01.00 pm – 02.30
pm |
Haematology |
Dr. Chandana Wickramaratne
– Management of anaemia |
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Dr. Visaka Ratnamalala – Defects
in haemostasis |
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04.00 pm |
Tea |
04.30 pm – 05.15
pm |
Sir
Nicholas Attygalle Oration “Changing
the story of pregnant mothers: A broad based approach” Dr. Kapila Jayaratne |
08.30 am – 09.00
am |
Registration |
09.00 am – 10.00
am |
Symposium on End
of Life Care |
10.00 am – 10.15
am |
Tea |
10.15 am – 12.30
pm |
Formal Launch of
Palliative & End of Life Care Manual and Website |
12.30 pm – 01.30
pm |
Communication session - with media in
attendance |
01.30 pm – 02.00
pm |
Lunch |
02.00 pm – 03.30
pm |
Lecture Series |