Prizes and Awards 2024
Awards for research papers presented at the SLMA 137rd Anniversary International Virtual Medical Congress

The following Awards are made for papers (Oral and poster) presented at the congress

E M Wijerama Award – for the best paper
(OP 54)

Meteorological Associations of Leptospirosis in Different Climate Zones of Sri Lanka; a Time Series Analysis
Warnasekara YPJN1, Agampodi SB1, Ranawaka HCJ2, Dembatapitiya DRWNK2, Wijesinghe PATAB2, Dewapriya IKS2, Koralegedara KIS3, Abeynayake R4

1Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
2Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
3Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
4Department of Agribusiness management, Faculty of Agriculture and Plantation Management, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

S E Seneviratna Award – for the best paper (runners up)
(OP 44)

The Incidence and Patterns of Lung Cancers in Sri Lanka from2001-2010: Analysis of National Cancer Registry Data
Jayarajah U1, Arulprashanth A2, Fernando A1, Ilangamge S2, Seneviratne SA1

1Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
2Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital for Respiratory Diseases, Sri Lanka  

H K T Fernando Award – for the best paper (3rd Place)
(OP 13)

Are They Ready to Handle Anaphylaxis?: a Study among Pre-Intern Medical Graduates of Three Universities in Sri Lanka
Wijekoon CN1, Fernando ADA2, Dissanayake AS3, Wettasinghe I1, Gunawardana M2, Minuwanpitiya G3, Jayawardane P1, Thenuwara PM1

1Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
2Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo
3Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna

Sir Nicholas Attygalle Award – for the best paper (4th Place)
(OP 26)

Prevalence of Cardiovascular Conditions among First Trimester Pregnant Females in Anuradhapura District
Hettiarachchi DAU, Lokunarangoda NC, Agampodi TC, Jayasinghe HMIU,  Koralegedara KIS, Warnasekara YPJN, Madhushika MMH, Agampodi SB

Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka

Wilson Peiris Award – for the best paper (5th Place)
(PP 94)

A Double Blind Randomized Placebo Controlled Clinical Trial of Coccinia grandis (L.) in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Wasana KGP1, Attanayake AP1, Weeraratna TP2, Jayatilaka KAPW1

1Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka
2Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka

Daphne Attygalle Award – for the best paper in Cancer
(OP 44)

The Incidence and Patterns of Lung Cancers in Sri Lanka from2001-2010: Analysis of National Cancer Registry Data
Jayarajah U1, Arulprashanth A2, Fernando A1, Ilangamge S2, Seneviratne SA1

1Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
2Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital for Respiratory Diseases, Sri Lanka

Sir Frank Gunasekera Award – for the best paper in Community Medicine / Tuberculosis
(OP 25) 

Prevalence and Correlates of Smoking, Alcohol Consumption and Illicit Substance Abuse in School Adolescents in Sri Lanka
Kumbukage MP1, Senanayake SJ2, Gunawardena SRHP1, Wickramasinghe SC1, Lokubalasooriya A1, Gunawardena NS3, Peries R4, Wickramasinghe SA5, Maddumahewa CV1

1Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine, Sri Lanka
2Queensland University of Technology, Australia
3World Health Organization Country office, Sri Lanka
4Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka
5Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick

Kumaradasa Rajasuriya Award – for the best paper in Tropical Medicine
(OP 03)

Clinico-Epidemiology of Hypnale zara (Hump-Nosed Viper) Envenoming in Sri Lanka
Rathnayaka RMMKN1,2,3 ,Ranathunga PEAN4, Kularatne SAM5

1Intensive care unit, Teaching Hospital, Ratnapura
2Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine & Animal Science, University of Peradeniya
3Postgraduate     Institute     of     Medicine     (Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics), University of Colombo
4Medical Unit, Teaching Hospital, Ratnapura
5Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya

SPECIAL Prize in Cardiology – for the best paper in Cardiology
Not Awarded

S Ramachandran Award – for the best Scientific Communication in Nephrology
(OP 02)

A Retrospective Comparative Study on the Outcomes of a Low Dose and High Dose Cyclophosphamide Regimen in the Management of Class III and IV Lupus Nephritis in Sri Lanka

Wijayaratne DR1,2, Atukorala I1,2, Gunawardena NS3, Wijesundara DA1, Gunarathna K1, Lanerolle RD1,2

1University Medical Unit, National Hospital of Sri Lanka
2Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Colombo
3World Health Organization Country Office for Sri Lanka

Award for the best presentation in Pharmacology
(OP 53)

Echocardiographic Evaluation of Anthracycline-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Breast Cancer Patients from Southern Sri Lanka
Sandamali JAN1, Hewawasam RP2, Fernando MACSS3, Jayatilaka KAPW2, Madurawe RD4, Sadanandan PP4, Ekanayaka U4, Horadugoda J4

1Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Ruhuna, Galle
2Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle
3Department of Economics & Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences & Languages, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Belihuloya
4Teaching Hospital, Karapitiya 

SLMA Prize for the best Poster
(PP 28)

Risk Factors and School Absenteeism in Children with Asthma from an Urban Area of Sri Lanka
Fernando YN1, Anuradha KWDA2, De Silva U1, Alahakoon M3, Handunnetti S1 Wickramasinghe P2

1Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
2Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo
3Faculty of Medicine, Colombo