Others

Invited lectures

  • Invited talk (2020) -Author AID International webinar on mental well being
  • Invited talk (2020), ‘Mentoring in promoting scientific publications” AuthorAID meeting of international research mentors and mentees
  • Invited Guest lecture (2020), How to be a good researcher in Sri Lanaka, Annual Sessions of the college of ENT surgeons, Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • Invited lecture (2020), Role of RPFC in promoting research, Colombo medical congress, Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • Invited lecture (2020)- Starting a writing club, role of mentors – Writing club of Nigeria – Online
  • Invited lecture (2018), From an idea to a publication – Ceremony to Launch “ Ayurveda Sameksha’ Bandaranaike Memorial Ayurvedic Institute, Navinna, Sri Lanka
  • Key note address of the research symposium of the College of community Dental physicians (2018) ‘ Improving visibility of research’
  • Invited lecture on ‘ Writing club, Colombo experience”- Peradeniya Medical Faculty (2018), Sri Lanka
  • Invited lecture on ‘ Getting the most out of a writing club’ (2017) Ragama Medical Faculty, Sri Lanka
  • Invited Lecture, International Medical Conference of the Sri Lanka Medical Association 2012- Symposium on Future Brain –“Biological aspects of future brain”
  • Prof. KN Seneviratne Memorial Lecture –2011 “Sensory Gating, Cannabis, Schizophrenia and Research Rewards, Annual sessions of the Physiological Society of Sri Lanka.
  • Invited Guest Lecture (2010), “Sensory gating for selective attention” Annual sessions of the Physiological Society of Sri Lanka

Oral Presentations

  • D Dissanayake, T Thoradeniya S Jayasena, S De Silva, R Murugesan, B Gastel, J Walker, N Karunaweera (2016) Enhancing sustainable research capacity through effective mentorship on research communication and networking, 16th conference of the Science Council of Asia; Published in the proceedings;page 190
  •  M Pavithra1, VS Opatha1, RC Palliyaguruge1 and WDN Dissanayake2 (2015) Awareness, attitude and preventive measures practiced towards dengue fever by the teachers in Colombo district, International conference of the Kothalawala Defence University August 2015; Published in proceedings OP1, Page 16
  • R.G.U. Kumara1,W. D. N. Dissanayake2,D.C.Ranasinghe1, S. Weliange3 (2014) Knowledge and skills of primary caregivers regarding home management of chronic hemiplegic patients. presented at the 19th annual academic sessions of the college of community physicians of Sri lanka 19th -20th September 2014; Published in proceedings OP03, Page 12.
  • Bandara LMH, Senevirathne PLDR, Upekshani AVNN, Atapattu PM, Dissanayake DWN (2013) Effects of long-term metformin on neuro-physiological parameters, clinical parameters and vitamin B 12 levels. Oral presentation at the 5th Annual Academic Sessions and 5th SAARC Conference of the Endocrine Society of Sri Lanka 2013. Published in proceedings OP10, Page 9.
  • Yapa M, Nanayakkara U & Dissanayake DWN (2013), Assessment and comparison of leadership skills among first year and final year medical students, College of Physicians Annual Sessions, Colombo, November 2012. Published in proceedings OP10
  • Yapa M, Nanayakkara U & Dissanayake D (2013), Knowledge, attitude and skills on leadership among lecturers in medicine, University Research Symposium, Colombo, October. Published in proceedings;Page 141.
  • Dissanayake MM, Jayasekara NM, Seneviratne NB, Silva JCJ, Dissanayake WDN (2013), Effectiveness and perspective of undergraduate ophthalmic education; Annual Congress of the college of Ophthalmologists of Sri Lanka, September; Published in proceedings OP2
  • Nanayakkara U & Dissanayake D (2012), Scocioeconomic, Demographic and Behavioural Factors influencing Leadership skills, Conference of the South Asian Association of Physiologist, Colombo, November 2012. OP22,p76
  • Rekha Sarangi Thanthrige, Suranga Dassanayake, Dilshani Dissanayake (2012) Relationship between increased risk of falling and cognitive impairment in elderly people; Conference of the Singapore Physiotherapy association, Singapore, 2012, OP10,p22
  • Rekha Sarangi Thanthrige, Suranga Dassanayake, Dilshani Dissanayake (2012) Relationship between increased risk of falling and cognitive impairment in elderly people; International Medical Conference of the Sri Lanka Medical Association July,2012.OP
  • Seneviratne,R & Dissanayake D(2012) Place of Multiple Choice Questions as an effective study tool for long term recall’ Oral presentation at the Annual scientific sessions of the Faculty of Medicine, Colombo, August, 2012,OP12
  • Eranja Weerasinghe, Subashini Jayawardana, Dilshani Dissanayake (2011) Factors affecting non-adherence with home exercises prescribed by rehabilitation therapists for stroke patients; Annual Sessions of the Faculty of Medicine, Colombo, Sri Lanka.OP12
  • Dissanayake WDN, Atapattu PA (2010) Using Pyramiding to Promote Active Participation of the First Year Medical Students in Small Group Discussions; at the conference of Sri Lanka Association for Improving Higher Education Effectiveness Vol P01
  • Young Investigator Award-2011, Dissanayake WDN, Zachariou M, Marsden CA & Mason R (2011) Effects of phencyclidine on auditory gating in the rat hippocampus and the medial prefrontal cortex. Federation of Asian and Oceanian Physiological Societies-7th Congress held in Thaiwan. Y03,P433

Poster Presentations

  • Gunasekara D,Yapa M, Nanayakkara U & Dissanayake D (2015), Leadership skills in medical students in their first and final year; Sessions of the Ceylon College of Physicians; Published in proceedings PP10, Page 55
  • Jayawardena KHN, Seneviratne SAA, Bandara HMST, Atapattu PM, Dissanayake DWN (2014) Correlating clinical and neurophysiological parameters with lipid profile in patients on long term statin treatment; Poster presentation at the 127th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association, Published in proceedings PP17, Page 119
  • Seneviratne SAA, Jayawardena KHN, Bandara LMH, Atapattu PM, Dissanayake DWN (2014), Neuropathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients treated with metformin; Is it due to disease or vitamin B12 deficiency; Poster presentation at the 127th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association, Published in proceedings PP18, Page 120
  • Guruge SIT, Dissanayake WDN, Konstantinos K, Mullatti N (2014) Acute and post-treatment findings of magnetic resonance imaging in anti-voltage gated potassium channel antibody associated limbic encephalitis; Poster presentation at the 127th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association, Published in proceedings PP95, Page 157
  • Fernando WWASM, Wettasinghe AH, Dissanayake WDN (2014) Comparison of hamstring muscle length between patients with osteoarthritis of knee and without osteoarthritis of knee; poster presentation at the International Research sessions of the Peradeniya University of Sri Lanka. Published in proceedings PP94, Page 243.
  • Bandara LMH, Senevirathne PLDR, Upekshani AVNN, Atapattu PM, Dissanayake DWN (2013). Effects of long-term metformin on neuro-physiological parameters, clinical parameters and vitamin B 12 levels. poster presentation at the 5th Annual Academic Sessions and 5th SAARC Conference of the Endocrine Society of Sri Lanka. Published in proceedings PP10, Page 9.
  • Bandara HMST, Dissanayaka DWN, Atapattu PM, Manchanayake MAN, Tissera HPC, Batagoda SS (2013) Biochemical and clinical indicators of peripheral neuropathy in patients on long term statin treatment. Poster presentation at the 126th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association, Published in proceedings PP56, Page 130.
  • Bandara HMST, Dissanayaka DWN, Atapattu PM, Manchanayake MAN, Tissera HPC, Batagoda SS (2013). Poster presentation at the International Conference on Public Health Innovations, NIHS, Sri Lanka, May 2013. Published in Proceedings PP 74, p 103.
  • Bandara LMH, Dissanayake DWN, Atapattu PM, Senevirathne PLDR, Upekshani AVNN(2013) The effects of long-term metformin treatment on neuro-cognitive parameters. Poster presentation at the International Conference on Public Health Innovations, NIHS, Sri Lanka, May 2013. Published in Proceedings PP 71, p 102
  • Dissanayake MM, Jayasekara NM, Seneviratne NB, Silva JCJ, Dissanayake WDN (2013), Undergraduate ophthalmic education; Preferred methods for the future, University Research Symposium, Colombo, October. Published in proceedings Page 144.
  • Nanayakkara U & Dissanayake D (2012) Rater and Self Assessment of Leadership Skills Among First Year Medical Students Using The Authentic Leadership Questionnaire. Conference of the South Asian Association of Physiologist,Colombo, November 2012. Published in proceedings PP33, p118
  • Nanayakkara U & Dissanayake D (2012) Comparison of Leadership Skills with Knowledge and Attitudes on Leadership among Students in Medicine. Conference of the South Asian Association of Physiologist, Colombo, November 2012. Published in proceedings PP32,p117
  • Seneviratne,R & Dissanayake D (2012) Place of Multiple Choice Questions as an effective study tool for long term recall’, conference of the South Asian Association of Physiologist, Colombo, November 2012; published in the proceedings pp27,p115
  • Eranja Weerasinghe, Subashini Jayawardana, Dilshani Dissanayake (2012) Factors affecting non-adherence with home exercises prescribed by rehabilitation therapists for stroke patients; Conference of the Asia Pacific Consortium for Public Health (APACPH), Colombo, Sri Lanka, published in proceedings
  • Rekha Sarangi Thanthrige, Suranga Dassanayake, Dilshani Dissanayake (2012) Relationship between increased risk of falling and cognitive impairment in elderly people; Conference of for Asia Pacific Consortium  Public Health (APACPH), Colombo, Sri Lanka, published in proceedings
  • Nanayakkara U & Dissanayake D (2012) Skills, Knowledge and Attitudes on Leadership among Students in Medicine. Conference of the Asia Pacific Consortium for Public Health (APACPH), Colombo, Sri Lanka, published in proceedings.
  • Nanayakkara U & Dissanayake D (2012) Scocioeconomic, Demographic and Behavioural Factors influencing Leadership skills of the student in Medicine. Conference of for Asia Pacific Consortium  Public Health (APACPH), Colombo, Sri Lanka, published in proceedings
  • Nanayakkara U & Dissanayake D (2012) Assessment of leadership skills among first year medical students using the authentic leadership questionnaire;Annual scientific sessions of the Faculty of Medicine, Colombo, August, 2012, published in proceedings PP14
  • Rekha Sarangi Thanthrige, Suranga Dassanayake, Dilshani Dissanayake (2011) Relationship between increased risk of falling and cognitive impairment in elderly people; Annual Sessions of the Faculty of Medicine, Colombo, Sri Lanka. published in proceedings
  • Dissanayake WDN, Zachariou M, Marsden CA & Mason R (2008) CB1 receptor mediated disruption of sensory gating in the rat hippocampus and medial prefrontal cortex; J. Psychopharmacol Vol 22(5)MB20.
  • Dissanayake WDN, Zachariou M, Marsden CA & Mason R (2007) Effect of phencyclidine on auditory evoked potentials in the rat medial prefrontal cortex and hippocampus J. Psychopharmacol Vol 21(7)ME05.
  • Dissanayake WDN, Zachariou M, CA Marsden CA & Mason R, (2006) Abolition of sensory gating by the cannabinoid WIN55,212-2 in the rat hippocampus J. Psychopharmacol. 20 (5) TA27.
  • Dissanayake WDN, CA Marsden CA & Mason R, (2005) Effects of phencyclidine on hippocampal sensory gating under isoflurane anaesthesia in the rat Proc Brit J Pharmacol.P123, www.pA2online.org

Books

  •  ensory gating in the hippocampus and the medial prefrontal cortex , University of Nottingham – E publications (2008) WDN Dissanayake – 2008 – ethos.bl.uk
  • Co-author of following books distributed among students and libraries of the Medical Faculties in Sri   Lanka. Published in 2000
    • Guidelines for Introductory Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
    • Clinical Obstetrics for Undergraduates
    • Clinical Gynaecology for Undergraduates

Other contributions for research

As the Director of the research promotion and facilitation centre (RPFC)

  • Lead coordinator and resource person of research training workshops for post-graduate students, lecturer of the medical faculty and networking partners, conducted three times a year from 2013-todate.
  • Programme lead of the research writing support programme of the Faculty which currently network with the Faculty of Medicine, Peradeniya, Faculty of Medicine, Ragama and the national science foundation of Sri Lanka.
  • Promoting and facilitating multiple research activities under different sections in the RPFC

 

As a post-graduate examiner

  • Reviewer of the MPhil/Ph.D proposals submitted to the research and higher degrees committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
  • Examiner of MPhil projects – research and higher degrees committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
  • Examiner of PhD thesis submitted to the Faculty of Social sciences. University of Peradeniya

 

As a reviewer

 

  • Reviewer of the research papers submitted to the journal of brain research
  • Reviewer of abstracts submitted to several local and international conferences
  • Reviewer of competitive research awards and orations submitted to local conferences

Research Projects

Current Projects

  • The effects of vitamin B12 deficiency on the central and peripheral neurophysiological parameters in patients on long term metformin treatment- Funded by the National Science Foundation
  • Early detection of statin induced peripheral neuropathy using clinical, biochemical and neurophysiological parameters- funded by the University grants scheme (last phase of the project)
  • Assessment of visual evoked potential in colour vision
  • Correlation between neurophysiological parameters and renal functions in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus induced nephropathy   – Funded by the University grants 2015

Completed Projects in 2013, 2014

  • Electroencephalography in Limbic Encephalitis at Kings college, London, UK
  • Factors affecting and determinants of Medical Leadership- Self-funded
  • Relationship between cognition and falls in the elderly- self-funded
  •  Supervised and currently supervising several undergraduate research projects of the students of the Faculty of medicine and allied health sciences unit.
  • Changes in the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus in the Ageing brain-Foreign Elective
  • Electroencephalography in Limbic Encephalitis at Kings college, London, UK
  • Factors affecting and determinants of Medical Leadership- Self-funded
  • Relationship between cognition and falls in the elderly- self-funded
  • Supervised and currently supervising several undergraduate research projects of the students of the Faculty of medicine and allied health sciences unit.

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