Awards and Orations

Awards

• 2012-2018
  Presidential awards

  for Scientific publications for 2018, 2015, 2013 and 2012
  
• 2014
  SE Senevirate prize for research

  presented at the 127th Anniversary international medical congress of the Sri lanka Medical Association, July 2014titled ‘A randomized, double blind, controlled clinical trial of S-Amlodipine versus conventional amlodipine, to compare the incidence of leg edema and antihypertensive efficacy in patients with hypertension’ authored by P Galappatthy, MIM Sabeer, Y Waniganayaka, TJ Wijetunga, W Udawatta, D Gunaratne, GKS Galappatthy, RAI Ekanayaka.
• 2014
  Special prize in Cardiology

  for the research presented at the 127th Anniversary international medical congress of the Sri lanka Medical Association, July 2014titled ‘A randomized, double blind, controlled clinical trial of S-Amlodipine versus conventional amlodipine, to compare the incidence of leg edema and antihypertensive efficacy in patients with hypertension’ authored by P Galappatthy, MIM Sabeer, Y Waniganayaka, TJ Wijetunga, W Udawatta, D Gunaratne, GKS Galappatthy, RAI Ekanayaka.
• 2014
  Deshamanya Dr JB Peiris award

  for the best paper in neurology Presented at the 47th Annual Academic Sessions at Ceylon College of Physicians for research titled ‘Impact of routine serum carbamazepine level monitoring in pregnancy on seizure control, medication adherence and adverse effects authored by Galappatthy P, Jayasekara LMDT, Perera I, Perera KDR, de Abrew K, Wijeratne S, Abhayaratna SA, Weeraratne C, Weerasekara T, Damayanthi DGH, Anupama A, Aravinthan A, Kempitiya BCTANWMRCS, Gamage R, Gunarathna P, Lucas N, Wijeyaratne CN
• 2014
  Best Poster Award

  for the poster presented at the 12th Annual Academic Sessions of the College of Psychiatrists Sri Lanka, 2105, titled ‘An audit on safety monitoring of bipolar disorder treatments using the International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) consensus guidelines. Authored by Mannapperuma U, Galappatthy P, de Silva V, Annalingam A, Hanwella R., Mendis J, Jayakody R. L.
• 2012
  Best Publication by a physician for the year

  awarded by the Ceylon College of Physicians in 2015 to the publication titled Effects of zinc supplementation on diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetology and Metabolic Syndrome 2012;4(1):13 authored by R Jayawardena, P Ranasinghe, P Galappatthy, RLDK Malkanthi GR Constantine and P Katulanda
• 2014
  SE Seneviratne prize

  awarded by SLMA for the oral presentation at SLMA annual academic sessions 2011 for the study A randomized double blind controlled clinical trial of efficacy and safety of low dose Rituximab compared to leflunomide in patients with refractory rheumatoid arthritis.
• 2014
  1st prize for the best poster

  for the study on Comparative assessment of ethical competence among medical students. Does a Formal ethics course make a difference.at the 7th International Medical Education conference (IMEC 2010), Kuala Lampur, Malaysia
• 2014
  Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology (APLAR) Travel Grant Award 2010, for an outstanding abstract submitted to 9th International Congress on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (LUPUS2010) held in June, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada
• 2014
  1st prize for the best poster at the 7th International Medical Education conference (IMEC 2010), Kuala Lampur, Malaysia
• 2014
  Best poster presentation award in the section on Basic Sciences and Allied Health at the Colombo Medical Congress, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, 2020
• 2014
  National Research Council (NRC) Merit award –for a publication in Trials 2017
• 2014
  National Research Council (NRC) Merit award –for another publication Trials. 2017
• 2014
  Senate award for research excellence - certificate of commendation from University of Colombo – in 2016, 2017 and 2018
• 2014
  Best poster award at the annual academic sessions of Pharmaceutical Society of Sri Lanka 2018.
• 2014
  Best Publication by a Physician awarded by Ceylon College of Physicians for a publications in 2018
• 2014
  SE Seneviratne award 2017 at the 130th Anniversary international medical congress of the Sri lanka Medical Association
• 2014
  SLMA award on best paper in Pharmacology in 2017 at the 130th Anniversary international medical congress of the Sri lanka Medical Association
• 2014
  Best Poster prize at the Annual Academic sessions of the Pharmaceutical Society of Sri Lanka 2018
• 2014
  EM Wijerama award for best oral presentation at Ceylon College of Physicians 49th Annual Academic Sessions 2016,
• 2014
  SE Senevirate prize at the 127th Anniversary international medical congress of the Sri lanka Medical Association, 2014
• 2014
  Special prize in Cardiology at the 127th Anniversary international medical congress of the Sri Lanka Medical Association, July 2014 for the paper
• 2014
  Deshamanya Dr JB Peiris award for the best paper in neurology Presented at the 47th Annual Academic Sessions at Ceylon College of Physicians
• 2014
  Best Poster Award for the poster presented at the 12th Annual Academic Sessions of the College of Psychiatrists Sri Lanka, 2015,
• 2014
  2nd place for best oral presentation awarded at the Annual Scientific sessions of College of Psychiatrist in Sri Lanka in 2016
• 2014
  Best Publication by a physician for the year 2012 awarded by the Ceylon College of Physicians in 2015
• 2014
  SE Seneviratne prize awarded by SLMA for the oral presentation at SLMA annual academic sessions 2011