Proceedings of Annual Scientific Sessions of Faculty of Medical Sciences was published on Jounals site of the University of Sri Jayewardnepura.
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Scientific Sessions 2015 of Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura was held on 02ndApril 2015 at University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
Table of Contents
| Sphingosine 1-Phosphate in acute dengue infection | |
| P.L.R. Gomes, S. Fernando, R.H. Fernando, N. Wickramasinghe, N.L.A. Shyamali, G.S. Ogg, G.N. Malavige |
| Risk factors and clinico-pathological profile of Triple Negative Breast Cancer; A comparative study done in southern province of Sri Lanka | |
| H.H. Peiris, L.K.B. Mudduwa, N.I. Thalagala, K.A.P.W. Jayatilake |
| Does training improve the pulmonary function amongst Sri Lankan national level athletes | |
| K.D.C.U. Wijayasiri, S.W. Wimalasekera, C. Thurairaja |
| Cardiovascular risks for participation in competitive sports among the adolescent athletes who are attending selected sports medicine clinics in Sri Lanka – Pilot study | |
| N.P.M. Dilanthika, B.C.V. Senaratne, B.M.N.P. Kandulawa, K.M.N. Karunarathna, K.C.P. Gunathilake, S.T. Thebuwanarachchi, G.D.M. Ruwanga, Y.H.S. De Silva, C. Thurairaja |
| Scope of practice of midwifery within the nursing profession- Perception of Midwifery Trained Registered Nurses a qualitative study | |
| M.R.S. Jayathilake, K. Samarasinghe, P.P.R. Perera, M.V.F. Jayasuriya, H.D. Molligoda |
| Knowledge and skills regarding adult carodio-pulmonary resuscitation among doctors and nurses | |
| A.I. Jagoda, M.A.S.C. Samarakoon |
| A lady with malignancy associated dermatomyositis –A case report | |
| G.V.N. Sandakumari, P. Karunarathne |
| A Case of severe MRSA sepsis | |
| Priyantha Rathnayake, O.K.D.S.T. Opatha, J.L.S. Kanchana, G.S. Nanayakkara, B. Gamage |
| Occupational health problems and associated factors among nurses working in paediatric critical care setting in a tertiary care children hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka | |
| S.G.M.L. Madawala, S.S.P. Warnakulasuriya |
| Appropriateness of medication used among the elderly in the community setting to improve medication safety | |
| S.P.K. Premadasa, U.G.S. Siripala, N.R. Samaranayake, C.A. Wanigatunge |
| Development and validation of an in house multiplex real time PCR for quantification of all four serotypes of dengue virus | |
| P.L.R. Gomes, A. Kamaladasa, G.S. Ogg, G.N. Malavige |
| Identifying risks related to road traffic accidents among vulnerable population in Moneragala district, Sri Lanka | |
| V. Tennakoon, R. Wickramasinghe, S. Ameratunga, R. Peiris-John |
| Clinical diagnosis by junior doctors – How confident and accurate are they | |
| D.H. Sudusinghe, J. Indrakumar |
| Anterior abdominal wall hematoma, a rare complication of dengue fever- A case report | |
| D.H. Sudusinghe, S. Sivagamaroobasunthari, P.W.M.C.S.B. Wijekoon |
| Rhinocerebral mucormycosis – A case report | |
| G.C.S. Gunasekera, C.G.U.A. Patabendige, P.I. Jayasekera, R.P. Dayasena |
| Knowledge and attitudes regarding rabies among grade ten students in the Nugegoda education division | |
| D.M.S. Jayawardene, N.S. Gunawardena |
| Incidence of needle prick injuries and awareness regarding prevention among third and fourth year medical students | |
| M. Medagoda, P.A.M. Hansika, I. Prematilleke |
| Antimicrobial activities of selected herbs and two herbal decoctions against Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) | |
| K. Ragunathan, N.D.M. Radhika, D.P.P. Gunathilaka, M.M. Weerasekera, S. Hewageegana, S.S.N. Fernando, T.D.C.P. Gunasekara |
| Role of natural killer T cells in the pathogenesis of dengue infections | |
| A. Kamaladasa, N. Munasinghe, T. Adikari, L. Gomes, N.L.A. Shyamali, M. Salio, V. Cerundolo, G.S. Ogg, G.N. Malavige |
| Doctors and nurses perceptions towards the introduction of clinical pharmacy service to the Sri Lankan healthcare system- Experience from a tertiary care hospital | |
| L.G.T. Shanika, N. Wijekoon, S. Jayamanne, J. Coombes, A. Dawson, H.A. De Silva |
| Single center study of mortality in out of working hours’ acute medical admissions | |
| D.H. Sudusinghe, J. Indrakumar |
| Usefulness of Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (MNSI) in diagnosis of diabetic neuropathy in a Sri Lankan diabetic clinic | |
| M.W.N. Nisansala, S.W. Wimalasekera |
| Glycaemic control behaviors in type 2 diabetes- a qualitative study of patients’ perspectives in Sri Lanka | |
| A.A.T.D. Amarasekara, W. Fongkaew, S. Turale, S. Wimalasekera |
| A Preliminary study on Oral Leukoplakia- Candida Associated Leukoplakia and risk factors | |
| K.A.A. Dilhari, S.J.A.P. Siriwardhana, L.O. Maheshika, T.D.C.P. Gunasekera, A.H.T.S. Karunathilaka, S.S.N. Fernando, M.M. Weerasekera |
| Diabetic patients; their knowledge, practices and attitudes regarding oral health | |
| D.T.N. De Silva, R.M.S.D. Edirisinghe, M.M. Weerasekera, T.D.C.P. Gunasekera, S.S.N. Fernando, U. Bulugahapitiya |
| The access to essential medicines for selected non communicable diseases in Sri Lanka. | |
| P.R.L. Dabare, C.A. Wanigatunge, B.V.S.H. Beneragama |
| Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) of the Internal Transcribed Spacer 1 (ITS1) region of cutaneous leishmaniasis causing Leishmania donovani in Sri Lanka | |
| S. Ranasinghe, S. Hulangamuwa, N. Opathella, R. Wickremasinghe, V. Chandrasekharan |
| A young man with acute onset shortness of breath- a case of phaeochromocytoma with normal urinary metanephrines | |
| G.V.N. Sandakumari, S.D. Pilapitiya, M.R.P. Weerawansa, N.J. Dahanayaka, S.H. Siribaddana |
| Description of practices related to insulin injection therapy and sharp disposal among patients attending the diabetic clinic, Colombo North Teaching Hospital | |
| K.R. Atukorala, R.D.N. Sumanasekera, K.H. Wickramasinghe, S.I. Wickramasinghe |
| Multi centre study from Malaysia on student preparedness for clinical learning- Perspectives of lecturers and students from medicine, pharmacy and allied health sciences | |
| H. Banneheke, S. Ravindranath, A. Sameera, S. Ramamurthy, B. Effendie, K. Jeevaratnam, L. Chellamuthu, P. Krishnappa, R. Peterson, V.D. Nadarajah |
| Knowledge and practices on biomedical waste management among healthcare workers at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Sri Lanka | |
| H.D.N.U. Kaunatilaka, T.A.M. Perera, D. Beneragama |
| Socio- demographic profile of whole body donors registered with Department of Anatomy, University of Sri Jayewardenepura | |
| L.J. De Silva, S.G. Yasawardene, L.S.D. De Silva |
| Molecular epidemiology of leptospirosis in western and southern provinces in Sri Lanka | |
| A.W.M.K.K. Bandara, M.M. Weerasekera, T.D.C.P. Gunasekera, K.N.P. Ranasinghe, M.G.C.P. Marasinghe, N. Dikmadugoda, M.P.K. Jayalath, A. Gunapala, S.S.N. Fernando |
| Use of a rapid diagnostic test to detect cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka | |
| G. de Silva, V. Somaratne, S. Senaratne, M. Vipuladasa, J. Premachandra, H. Munasinghe, C. Munasinghe, S. Ranasinghe, R. Wickremasinghe |
| Association of endometriosis and p53 gene codon 72 polymorphism in a group of Sri Lankan women | |
| N. Silva, T. Nanthaprakash, S. De Silva, H. Senanayake |
| Assessment of laboratory safety knowledge among Allied Health Sciences students at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura | |
| N.D. Withanage, A.M.B. Priyadarshani |
| Preservation of human tissues by room-temperature resin casting technique- an effective teaching tool in human anatomy | |
| E.A.S.T. Edirisinghe, H.F.D.G. De Fonseka, D.E.H. Kotalawala, S.G. Yasawardene |
| Impact of a ward based clinical pharmacy service on drug-related hospital re-admissions – Evidence from a controlled clinical trial in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka | |
| L.G.T. Shanika, N. Wijekoon, S. Jayamanne, J. Coombes, I. Coombes, D. Perera, A. Dawson, H.A. De Silva |
| Knowledge attitude and practices related to childhood urinary tract infections among carers of patients with urinary tract infections –A single centre experience | |
| V. Arunath, B. Gnanasekar, P.A.D. Coonghe, M.G. Sathiadas |
| Histological findings in a Helicobacter pylori infected dyspeptic patient population | |
| D.L.N.L. Ubhayawardana, D.D. Weerasekera, S.S.N. Fernando, A. Kishokumar, I.W.M.P. Wanigasooriya, M.M. Weerasekera, T.D.C.P. Gunasekera, K. Samarasinghe |
| Characteristics of patients utilizing the Out Patient Department of Colombo South Teaching Hospital and their association with presenting complaints | |
| U. Rajapathirana, A. Abeywickrama, K. Fernando, C. Ching, H. Diyasena, A. Chandrasiri |
| Preliminary study of variations-anomalies of umbilical cord of term placenta in a Sri Lankan population | |
| E.A.S.T. Edirisinghe, H.F.D.G. De Fonseka, S.G. Yasawardene |
| Knowledge attitudes and practices on infection control among funeral industry workers in selected provinces in Sri Lanka | |
| A.I. Abeykooon, T.D.C.P. Gunasekara, M.M. Weerasekara, S.S.N. Fernando |
| Large schwannoma in the ulnar nerve in axilla – A case report | |
| G.A.L. Niroshana, J.L.S. Kanchana, O.K.D.S.T. Opatha, D. Weerasekera |
| We need guidelines to do better- An audit on intravenous fluid usage in a single paediatric unit. | |
| M.A.M.N. Gamage, D. Rupasinghe |
| Congenital macrothrombocytopenia- A case report | |
| T.S.P. Seneviratne, T. Kumanan, T. Sooriyakumar |
| Laboratory diagnosis of Cryptosporidium parvum and Giardia intestinalis in children with diarrheoa; a hospital based study. | |
| R.G.L. Rathnayake, C.M. Ranchigoda, R.G. Roshan, S. Samarasinghe, B.M.H.A. Banneheke |
| Squamous cell carcinoma of the ampulla of vater – A case report | |
| A. Rajapakse, E. Malewana, J. Jayasinghe, B. Kailasapathy, A. Pathirana, I. Prematilleke |
| Effect of playing Nathaswaram on lung function | |
| N. Harivallavan, A. Maruthainaar, L. Ariyaratnam, S. Sriskandaraja, N. Shanmuganathan |
| A retrospective analysis of the effect of filgrastim compared to pegfilgrastim on neutrophil recovery during the treatment of acute leukaemias | |
| K.H.B.P. Fernandopulle, A. Khalafallah |
| Grading of non-invasive papillary urothelial tumours- evaluation of the Royal College of Pathologists minimum dataset guidelines | |
| I. Prematilleke, H. Cui, C. Griffiths, I. Roberts |
| Characterization of an anti-hyperglycemic coumarin from the fruits of Averrhoa | |
| M.D.J. Wijayabandara, M.I. Choudhary, A. Adhikari |
| Unusual localization of parathyroid gland inferior to the thyroid gland, absence of the isthmus of thyroid gland and intra thyroid thymic tissue – A case report | |
| R. Niranjan, S. Uthayakumar, S.G. Yasawardene |
| Management of traumatic pancreatic transection – experience in a single surgical unit | |
| G.A.L. Niroshana, R.G.M.S. Nandasena, O.K.D.S.T. Opatha, T.K. Wijerathne, W.M.M. de Silva |
| Knowledge on side effects and toxicity of paracetamol among mothers attending to the well baby clinics in Colombo district | |
| W. Indunil, S. Ranuja, P. Jayawardane |
| Neonatal umbilical cord blood cardiac troponin as reflecting fetal growth, age and well being | |
| S.B. Jayasinghe, J. Potter, Z. Kecskes, F. Nouri-Girones, P. Hickman, G. Koerbin |
| Health problems related to rubber tapping in Welikala, Horana, Sri Lanka | |
| N.S. Kalubowila, M. Vidanapathirana |
| Aetiology-risk factor and disability assessment in children with stroke presented to Stroke Unit, National Hospital of Sri Lanka | |
| D.S. Wijesekara, P.S. Gunaratne |
| Laparoscopy versus open appendectomy- a Comparison of outcome | |
| B.P.N. Wijerathne, D.C. Rajapakse, M.P.P.U. Chulasiri |
| High tension electrocution- Long term complications and other medico-legal issues | |
| D. Ariyarathne, S.R. Hulathduwa |
