Others

Honorary Positions

  • Council Member, Sri Lanka College of Endocrinologists since 2019
  • Member, Asia Pacific Paediatric Endocrine Society (APPES)/ CLAN Working Group since 2019
  • Assistant Secretary, Rare Disease Forum of the Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians since 2017
  • Member, Ethics Review Committee, Institute of Biology (IOB), University of Colombo since 2017
  • Associate Director, NCD Alliance since 2016
  • Journal reviewer- Sri Lanka Journal of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism

Leadership/coordination/participation in event organization

Enhancing research culture

  • Academic lead, organizing committee of the Postgraduate Research Communication Day (Bus Stop Talks) 2019, and Chairperson, organizing committee of the Postgraduate Research Communication Day (Bus stop talks) 2018, Research and Higher Degrees Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo
  • Organizing committee member, Annual Research Symposium, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, 2017
  • Department representative, Academic Committee of the Colombo Medical Congress 2020
  • Member, Research and Higher Degrees Committee and Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo

National health projects

  • Lead Coordinator -School Health Component of the Sri Lanka Diabetes and Cardiovascular Initiative (SLDCi), A World Diabetes Foundation funded Multi-partner collaboration 2018-2020
  • Lead coordinator of the Chandi Bandi Project for combating childhood obesity in Sri Lanka. Main resource person for “Training the trainer” seminars for Ministry of Education officials including Directors and In-Service advisors representing all provinces of Sri Lanka for nationwide implementation of the “Chandi Bandi” project,  and for semianrs for primary school teachers and parents of Royal College, Colombo and Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo in 2018 and 2019 during the pilot project stage.
  • Resource person and Coordinator representing Sri Lanka College of Endocrinologists for the “Talk to your Neighbour project” for school children organized by the Sri Lanka College of General Practitioners, 2018
  • Participated as invited speaker/ resource person at Diabetes Updates, DENO training programs and Diabetes days organised by the Sri Lanka College of Endocrinologists/ Sri Lanka Diabetes Federation/ Sri Lanka Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Initiative
  • Participated as an invited speaker/ resource person on Paediatric endocrinology for regional meetings in Anuradhapura and Jaffna, organised by the Sri Lanka College of Pediatricians
  • Participated as an invited speaker/ resource person on Paediatric endocrinology for regional meetings in Trincomalee, Waskaduwa, and Galle, organised by the Sri Lanka College of Endocrinologists.

Additional training/CME

  • Participated in numerous international /regional and local conferences/workshops on Paediatric Endocrinology, Endocrinology and Paediatrics from 2011 to present
  • Participated in numerous research-related workshops both overseas and in Sri Lanka from 2010 to present
  • Participated in many academic teaching and assessment related workshops
  • Successfully completed the “Trainer Training Programme” and “Examiner Training Programme” Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo.

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