Others

COMMUNICATIONS AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

  • Perera  GLRS, Jayasinghe DR, Karunathilake IM, de Abrew KAG. Students’ perception on the effectiveness of a midterm “re-orientation” activity in BSc. Physiotherapy programme. 8th Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference. January 26 – 30, 2011. Singapore. (Abstracted in the Proceedings of the Conference: 346)
  • Perera GLRS, Jayasinghe DR, Karunathilake  IM, Ponnamperuma G. Improving group dynamics of tutorials conducted in a low-resource environment. 8th Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference. January 26 – 30, 2011. Singapore. (Abstracted in the Proceedings of the Conference: 347)
  • Perera GLRS, de Abrew KAG, Karunathilake IM, Jayasinghe DR. Effectiveness of a midterm “re-orientation” activity for students. 6th Joint Staff Development Course – Sri Lanka Association for Improving Higher Education Effectiveness Conference. April 5, 2010. Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Abstracted in the Proceedings of the Conference: 7)
  • Katulanda P, Perera GLRS, Karunaratne KGNS, Constantine GR, Mattthews DR, Sheriff R. Metabolic syndrome among adults in Sri Lanka – urbanization and sedentary lifestyles driving the epidemic.  40th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Ceylon College of Physicians. September 26 – 29, 2007. Colombo, Sri Lanka.(Abstracted in the Proceedings of the Conference: 64)
  • Wickramasinghe WAKK, Karunaratne KGNS, Perera GLRS, Ganegoda UA, Silva A, Katulanda P, Sheriff R, Constantine GR. Smoking among adults in Sri Lanka- facts and figures. 40th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Ceylon College of Physicians. September 26 – 29, 2007. Colombo, Sri Lanka.(Abstracted in the Proceedings of the Conference: 72)

Medical Faculty - Other Apponitments

  • Coordinator, Basic Sciences Stream, BSc. Physiotherapy Course, Allied Health Sciences Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo (07/2009 – to date)
  • Member, Language committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo – (11/2010 – to date)
  • Coordinator, Neurological Physiotherapy: Theory and Practice Module, BSc. Physiotherapy course, Allied Health Sciences Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo –(03/2011 to 11/ 2011)

RESOURCE PERSON FOR WORKSHOPS / COURSES

  • Resource Person, In-service training for Medical Officers in Public Health on communication strategy for NCD prevention (03/ 2012 – to date)
  • Resource Person, Training Diabetic Educator Nursing Officers – Nirogi Lanka Project (11/2010 – to date)

HEALTH EDUCATION / PROMOTION

  • Joint Secretary, Diabetes Walk 2010 Organizing Committee
  • Secretary, Diabetes Walk 2009 Organizing Committee