Others

Other Activities

  • Member- World Health Organization (WHO)’s Guideline Development Group for Guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour in youth, adults and older adults Geneva, Switzerland, 11-14 February 2020.
  • Consultant: to “Sports Medicine and Research” of the proposed High Altitude Training Center Nuwara Eliya, Ministry of Sports, Sri Lanka 2017 to date.
  • Consultant - to evaluate proposed International Sports Academy, Diyagama - Homagama Ministry of Sports, Government of Sri Lanka (2017).
  • Chairperson: Asian Universities Alliance Youth Forum. AUAYF 2019.
  • Chairperson Scientific Committee – 4th Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Sports Medicine Association , November 2018
  • Corse coordinator – Four day workshop on foot related pathology and Podiatry for the first time in Sri Lanka. Faculty of Medicine University of Colombo with Nick Flore and David Evers Podiatrists from Netherlands. 12th -14th December 2015.
  • Course coordinator- ‘Exercise physiology and Exercise prescription course for team physicians’. Sports Medicine Congress National Olympic Committee (NOC) Sri Lanka. Organized in collaboration with University of Durham, UK.07th Dec 2013.
  • Exercise physiology laboratory initiation - at the Allied Health Sciences Unit by coordinating donations (2 Monark cycle ergometers- approx. USD 5000 in 2012 and lactate analyzer- approx 400GBP in 2017) and workshops with University of Durham, UK to promote teaching learning and research in exercise physiology.
  • Course coordinator- Sports Science & Exercise Physiology Course “Conditioning an Athlete”. Allied Health Sciences Unit, Faculty of Medicine University of Colombo, Sri Lanka in collaboration with University of Durham, United Kingdom.19th -20th July 2011.

Communications at Scientific Meetings

Abstracts (International and Local conferences)

  • DC Ranasinghe, JA Ranasinghe, L Ranasinghe. Relationship between passive smoking and low birth weight among babies born at De Soysa Hospital for Women, Sri Lanka. Research Forum, Women’s health issues, Sri Lanka Medical Association, May 27, 2006.
  • P Katulanda, K Wickramasinghe, DC Ranasinghe, DR Matthews, R Sheriff. Adult Health Promotion Record (AHPR) – A tool for prevention of lifestyle related epidemic chronic diseases. 121st Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA), March 19 -22, 2008
  • DC Ranasinghe, KWAS Thilakarathne, R Sheriff, P Katulanda. Prevalence, patterns and correlates of alcohol consumption among adults in Sri Lanka. 41st  Annual Academic Sessions of the Ceylon College of Physicians (CCP), Sri Lanka. Oct 1-4, 2008.
  • P.Katulanda, S. Thillakeratne, D C Ranasinghe, N Jayawardene, A Silva,N Rajapakse, C Amarasena, S Narenthiran, GR Constantine, R Ekanayake, DR Matthews. Prevalence and implications of diabetes in patients with atherosclerotic coronary artery disease in Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Diabetes and Atherosclerosis Study. 41st  Annual academic Sessions of the College of Physicians (CCP), Sri Lanka, Oct 1-4, 2008.
  • D Lamabadusoriya, P Ranasinghe,R CalderaI, K Liyanage,S Herath,U Ganegoda, DC Ranasinghe,T Nandasena,V D Joseph, GA C Amarasena, S Narenthiran, R Ekanayake, DR Matthews, P.Katulanda. Prevalence and implications of diabetes in patients admitted for coronary angiography or coronary revascularization procedures.123rd Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA). May 31 –June 4, 2010.
  • DC Ranasinghe, BK Shantha, D Kariyawasam, D Jayawardena. Is Orchidopexy Performed at Optimal Age? Experience at Lady Ridgeway Hospital, Colombo. Annual Academic Sessions of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, Aug 11–14, 2010.
  • DC Ranasinghe, J P Gamage, P Katulanda N Andraweera ,KWAS Thilakarathne, , P Tharanga, G Dayananda,.Validity of body mass index as a measure of body fatness in Sri Lankan adults. Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH), Colombo Sri Lanka. Oct 14-17, 2012 .
  • DC Ranasinghe, GLRS Perera, A Rathnayake, A Weththesinghe. Cardiovascular endurance of physiotherapy undergraduates and the associated metabolic risks.126th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA). July 09 –13, 2013(Poster presentation).
  • DC Ranasinghe, P Gamage, P Katulanda , N Andraweera,S Thilakarathne ,ACR Ranasinghe. Influence of age on Body Mass Index (BMI) and Body Fat percentage (BF %) of Sri Lankan adults. 126th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA). July 09 –13, 2013.
  • Priyanga Ranasinghe, Chathuranga Ranasinghe, Ranil Jayawardena, David R. Matthews, Prasad Katulanda. “Evaluation of physical activity among adults with diabetes mellitus from Sri Lanka” 46th  Annual Academic Sessions of the Ceylon College of Physicians (CCP), Sri Lanka. Sep 12-14, 2013.

Books/Productions

  • Resource person-Manual of Sports Medicine, published by the Faculty of Medicine Sports association, University of Colombo Sri Lanka 2009.
  • Contributor /Author-  Chapter titled ‘Exercise for your day today life’ .Handbook for Health Educator staff, NIROGI Lanka project/SLMA/ Ministry of Health Sri Lanka 1,2012.34-35.
  • Consultation/script- Production of 45 min educational DVD on ‘Easy Exercises for all’;to educate general public and health care workers in Sri Lanka . NIROGI Lanka project/SLMA/ Ministry of Health Sri Lanka.2012 Sep

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