{"id":422,"date":"2018-07-02T07:08:32","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T07:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/profiles\/?page_id=422"},"modified":"2023-10-11T14:03:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T14:03:27","slug":"positions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/indu-waidyatilaka\/positions\/","title":{"rendered":"Positions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;fom-header-row&#8221;][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;zoomIn&#8221;]<h1 class=\"fac-title text-center\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Positions<\/h1>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>present<\/span><span>2019<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Professor<\/h4><p>Department of Biochemistry &amp; Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>present<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Visiting Senior Lecturer <\/h4><p>Post Graduate Institute of Medicine (PGIM), University of Colombo in MSc in Human Nutrition,Diploma in Sports Medicine, Diploma in Chemical Pathology and Diploma in Community Medicine<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2021<\/span><span>2014<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Senior Lecturer<\/h4><p>Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2014<\/span><span>2008<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Lecturer<\/h4><p>Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2008<\/span><span>1996<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Medical officer <\/h4><p>Ministry of Health serving in multiple hospitals in various parts of Sri Lanka.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><h3 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Institutional Administrative Appointments (Faculty of Medicine)<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>present<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Chairperson \u2013 Endocrine and Metabolism module<\/h4><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2019<\/span><span>2016<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Secretary \u2013 Research and Higher Degrees committee <\/h4><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>present<\/span><span>2019<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Course coordinator \u2013 MSc in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology course<\/h4><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2020<\/span><span>2019<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Treasurer \u2013 Faculty of Medicine Teachers\u2019 association<\/h4><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>present<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Chairperson \u2013 souvenir shop committee<\/h4><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2015<\/span><span>2014<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Convenor \u2013 Endocrine and Metabolism module committee<\/h4><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2020<\/span><span>2019<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Convenor \u2013 Content committee, 2020 Medical exhibition organizing committee<\/h4><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>present<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Committee member - Applied Sciences Stream Committee<\/h4><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>present<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Committee member \u2013 Nutrition and Growth and Development module committee<\/h4><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>present<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Committee member - Cardiovascular module committee<\/h4><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>present<\/span><span>2019<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Committee member \u2013 Gastrointestinal module<\/h4><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<h3 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">National Advisory and Review Committees<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2017<\/span><span>2016<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Non-communicable Diseases Steering Committee of the Ministry of Health and Indigenous Medicine.<\/h4><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>present<\/span><span>2019<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Food labelling sub-committee of the Food Advisary committee of the Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indegenous Medicine.<\/h4><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>present<\/span><span>2019<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Working committee \u2013 Revision of food based dietary guidelines for Sri Lankans, Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine<\/h4><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2019<\/span><span>2019<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Technical meetings: Revision of food based dietary guidelines for Sri Lankans. Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine<\/h4><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2019<\/span><span>2019<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Meeting on \u201cUnderstanding and strengthening of National Codex Structure\u201d. Organized by the Ministry of Health, Nutrition and indigenous Medicine.<\/h4><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2018<\/span><span>2018<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Stake holder meeting of the Ministry of Health and indigenous Medicine with collaboration of World Food Programme for the dissemination of findings \u2013 fill the gap analysis, to plan the way forward in strategies.<\/h4><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2018<\/span><span>2018<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Ministry of health and Indigenous Medicine and the World health Organization Sri Lanka: Presentation of desk review findings of Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices <\/h4><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2018<\/span><span>2018<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Technical session for formulation of regulatory mechanism and monitoring frame work for staple food fortification in Sri Lanka.<\/h4><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2017<\/span><span>2017<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Work shop for advocacy and consensus on Sri Lankan Nutrient Profile Model.Ministry of Health and indigenous medicine.<\/h4><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2017<\/span><span>2017<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>National consultation to develop policy to regulate marketing of foods and non-alcoholic beverages (FNAB) to children. World Health Organization and Ministry of Health and Indigenous Medicine.<\/h4><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2016<\/span><span>2016<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Sri Lanka Council for Agricultural Research Policy, Ministry of Agriculture. - Survey of food and nutrition related research activities in Sri Lanka<\/h4><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2016<\/span><span>2016<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Consultative meeting on Nutrition Profiling and WHO recommendation on marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages to children. <\/h4><p>Ministry of health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2015<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Consultative meeting on dissemination of Findings of the joint mission of the United Nations Interagency Task Force on the prevention and control of Non - communicable diseases in Sri Lanka.<\/h4><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2015<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Workshop and proposal for pilot programme on food fortification. <\/h4><p>Ministry of Health and Indigenous Medicine. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2015<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Consultative meeting to review and finalize the draft guidelines on food fortification of the National Policy Guidelines developed by the Food advisory Committee<\/h4><p>The Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2012<\/span><span>2008<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Sri Lanka Medical Association - Communicable Diseases committee \u2013 committee member.<\/h4><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2012<\/span><span>2009<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Sri Lanka Medical Association - Non communicable diseases committee \u2013 committee member.<\/h4><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;fom-header-row&#8221;][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;zoomIn&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-pagebuilder.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/indu-waidyatilaka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/422"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/indu-waidyatilaka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/indu-waidyatilaka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/indu-waidyatilaka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/indu-waidyatilaka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=422"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/indu-waidyatilaka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/422\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":739,"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/indu-waidyatilaka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/422\/revisions\/739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/indu-waidyatilaka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}