Others

Creative Work in Literature, Culture and Arts relevant to the discipline

  • Wasantha Gunathunga. I want happiness. SATmag, The Island newspaper. Upali Newspapers Ltd. Colombo. 21st June 2013 also available from http://www.perfectmentalhealth.org/index.php/news-paper-articales
  • Wasantha Gunathunga and Hemamali Perera. Removal of organs for transplant: issues beyond ethics The Island newspaper. Upali Newspapers Ltd. Colombo. 29 November 2010 also available from http://www.perfectmentalhealth.org/index.php/news-paper-articales
  • Wasantha Gunathunga. Health beyond death: a new paradigm, SATmag, The Island newspaper. Upali Newspapers Ltd. Colombo. Saturday 10th June 2006 p1. (A full page article on new dimensions of health. This is intended for general public and also it would broaden the horizons of vision for health among medical students and doctors) http://www.perfectmentalhealth.org/index.php/news-paper-articales
  • Gunathunga MW.Where mind meets medicine and technology. SatMag, The Island Upali Newspapers Ltd. Colombo. Saturday 3rd November 2007 p1 (full page article on the capability of mind in healing that can be applied in clinical practice) http://www.perfectmentalhealth.org/index.php/news-paper-articales
  • Gunathunga MW. Noble Research to happiness and tranquility features, Sunday Observer,13 Jun 2008 Associated Newspapers ltd. Lake House Colombo. (this article reveals how one can research into own mind)
  • Gunathunga MW. Asian Tsunami: putting hard learned lessons into action. Editorial Journal of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka Vol. 9 2004. 
  • Gunathunga MW. Research based advocacy on current public health issues: a duty long ignored Editorial Journal of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka Vol. 7 2002. 
  • Gunathunga MW. Violence: where do we stand? Editorial Journal of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka Vol. 6 2001. 
  • Gunathunga MW. New challenges in Community Medicine Editorial Journal of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka Vol. 5 2000 
  • Gunathunga MW. Living Stress Free. Full page article in ‘The Island’, Upali Newspaper Ltd

Presentations in conferences published in abstract form

  • M.W.Gunathunga Usefulness of school children of years seven and eight as conveyers of health messages to their parents,  ,Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Association of Community Medicine 1994.
  • Dr. Wasantha Gunathunga the training and use of PHC personnel in the Western Province of Sri Lanka1st May 1995 Seminar room, Community Health Research and Training Unit, Dept. of General Practice A block Fremantle Hospital, Western Australia
  • MW Gunathunga,  Evaluatin of the curriculum of Public Health Midwives using performance indicators as tracer conditions, Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Association of Community Medicine 1997.
  • De Silva KSH., Gunathunga MW., Jayamaha DJMNR., Perera AJ. Use of palmar dermatoglyphics in predicting susceptibility to throat infections by group A Beta haemolytic streptococci. The Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians Annual Scientific Sessions. Vol. 1(1) 16th 20th July 1997.
  • De Silva KSH., Gunathunga MW., Jayamaha DJMNR., Perera AJ. Susceptibility to develop Group A Beta haemolytic streptococcal sore throats- can your palm predict it? Happy Child Global Pride Vth International Congress of  Tropical Paediatrics 10th –15th February 1999 Jaipur, India.
  • C. Gunathunga, W. Gunathunga. L. Rajapakse. Use of tracer conditions to assess quality ofpatient care in medical wards in the National Hospital of Sri Lanka. Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Association of Community Medicine 1999.
  • MDS Lokuhetty. AH Sheriffdeen. MW Gunathunga N Atapattu. Her-2/neu status of breast carcinoma in Sri Lanka. International Conference and Annual Academic Sessions, the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka. 32rd-26th August 2000.
  • MDS Lokuhetty. AH Sheriffdeen. MW Gunathunga Her-2/neu status of breast carcinoma in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Medical Association 114th Anniversary Academic Sessions 21-24 March 2001. 
  • MDS Lokuhetty. AH Sheriffdeen. MW Gunathunga  Gunawardhana MDP, Wijayawardana MAM. The annual sessions of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka and the International Conference of the SAARC Surgical Care Society.  13-17 August  2003 Kandy Sri Lanka. 
  • Gunathunga MW  Community considerations in research. PROCEEDINGS OF THE RESEARCH FORUM  an open forum on research ethics and methodology 2004. Ethical Review Committee Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo.
  • Jayaratne ILK, Gunathunga MW. Marital life experience of medical postgraduate trainees in Colombo. Sri Lanka Medical Association 119th Annual Scientific Sessions Abstract Book. The Ceylon Medical Journal  vol.51 (Supplement 1) March 2006. p 28. 
  • Gunathunga M W, De Selva AASH Menatal defilements of a group of new entrants to a medical faculty. 3rd National Conference on Buddhist Studies 12-13 July 2007 
  • Gunathunga M W, De Selva AASH Measuring primary paradigm of mental health: a new tool and initial validation. Annual Academic Sessions of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka 21-23rdSeptember 2007
  • DG Gamage MW Gunathunga Family and community assistance towards well being of elders in Kelaniya Medicla Officer of Health (MOH) area.  nnual Academic Sessions of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka 21-23rd September 2007
  • Lankathilake K, Gunathunga MW, Gunawardana N, Arambepola C, Senerath U. Can effective learning among undergraduate medical students be achieved through community oriented teaching learning programmes? 5th Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference, 24th- 27th January 2008, University Cultural Centre, National University of Singapore, Singapore 
  • Gunathunga MW, Fernando JLIN, Fernando DN, Rajapaksa LC, Seneviratne R de A. An evaluation of the family attachment  programme of the undergraduate curriculum faculty of Medicine, Colombo, Abstract of the international conference on  Curriculum change In Medical Schools, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo, Sri lanka, 30june02- July 2002 Pg34
  • Gunathunga, M.W. and Hettige, L. (2009) Transforming discriminate consciousness to pure consciousness to achieve complete mental health: A case report of contemplative neuro-scientific self inquiry. In Toward a science of consciousness. Hong Kong, China, 11th to 14th June 2009 Hong Kong: Hong Kong Polytechnical University and Center for Consciousness Studies, University of Arizona. 
  • Gunathunga MW,  Wijeratne LS, Dissanayake A,  Ruwanchintani A,  Perera D.  Effect of an insight meditation program on the disease outcome of patients with rheumatoid and related arthritis. 10thSEARSM-IEA 2010  23-26 M ay 2010 
  • MW Gunathunga. Developing generic skills of mind for personal and professional developmenta measuring tool and initial validation. Asia Pacific Action Alliance on Human Resources for Health (AAAH). The Fifth AAAH Conference, 3-6 October, 2010, Bali, Indonesia
  • Gunathunga MW, Wijeratne LS, Dissanayake AS,  Ruwanchintani A,  Perer  KD. Effect of an insight meditation program on the disease outcome of patients with rheumatoid and related arthritis. Sri Lanka Medical Association, 123rd Annual Scientific Sessions, Abstract Book. The Ceylon Medical Journal Vol. 55 Supplement 1 June 2010 (OP54)
  • AWIP Ranasinghe.,   MW Gunathunga. Knowledge, attitudes and practice of medical ethics
    among medical officers in three teaching hospitals in the Kandy district.  Fifteenth Annual Academic Sessions of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka 17-18 September 2010
  • Shreenika Weliange1 Wasantha Gunathunga1 Leeda Fernando2 Amali Ruwanchinthani1 Carukshi Arambepola1 Burden of non-communicable diseases in a suburban setting in Sri Lanka 10th SEARSM-IEA 2010 Epidemiological Methods in Evidence Based Health Care, 23-26 May 2010
  • MW. Gunathunga1, CK. Gunathunga2 and A. Senanayake3   Meta-cognitive psycho-analysis (MCPA): a case series of a new approach for promotion of sustainable mental well being. Abstract Book,National Conference on Public Health Innovations. NIHS Kalutara from 28-29th April 2011
  • MW Gunathunga, CK Gunathunga, L C Somathunga, LWS Liyanage and A Seneviratne Promoting sustainable community mental well being through Multiple Ripples Approach: a  mindfulness based mental skills development program Abstract Book, National Conference on Public Health Innovations. NIHS Kalutara from 28-29th April 2011
  • Ranasinghe P, MW Gunathunga1, Knowledge, attitudes and practice of medical ethics among medical officers in three teaching hospitals in the Kandy district (Poster) Abstract Book, National Conference on Public Health Innovations. NIHS Kalutara from 28-29th April 2011
  • A Kaluarachchi, PKB Maheshe, RD Jeewantha, SIT Guruge, S Wekeratne, L Goonaratne, MW Gunathunga, HR Seneviratne. Study on the haemoglobin level and status of iron stores in Sri Lankan pregnant mothers in the first trimested at a tertiary care setting 8th South Asia Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Conference and the 44th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Obstetricians andGynaecologists 22-25 April 2011
  • E Arunoda MKPD, Gunathunga MW.Effectiveness of a mindfulness meditation programme on selected aspects of health among b.sc. physiotherapy students of the university of colombo, Poster presented at 44th Annual Academic Sessions of the Asia Pacific Academic Consortium of Public Health (APACPH), 14-17th October 2012, Colombo, Sri Lanka
  •     28.  MW Gunathunga CK Gunathunga, “Transforming Discriminate Consciousness to Pure Consciousness, To Achieve               Complete Mental Health: A Contemplative Neuro-Scientific Self-Inquiry Based on the Buddhist Noble Eight Fold             Path” 21-23 September, 2012 International conference on “Dharma-Dhamma,” Sanchi/Bhopal, India
  • GUNATHUNGA, M. W. and GUNATHUNGA, C. K. (2013) A qualitative study on improvement of mental health among a group of adults who took  up vipassana meditation as part of lifestyle. In International conference on public health innovations. NIHS Kalutara 2th to 4th May 2013. Sri Lanka
  •  GND Guruge, KMN Perera, SD Dharmarathne, W Gunathunga. Innovative self-monitoring tools t modify determinants of low birth weight during pregnancy.  Abstract book, proceedings of the 127th anniversary international medical congress of the sri lanka medical association. Bandaranaike memorial international Conference Hall (BMICH), Colombo 15th -18th July 2014
  • GDN Sanarythilake, MW Gunathunga. Knowledge, perception,satisfaction and factors associated with knowledge among the elderly cancer patients on care service savailable for the elders at National Cancer Institute Maharagama. Abstracts of the NINTEENTHS ANNUAL ACADEMIC SESSIONS OF THE COLLEGE OF COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS OF SRI LANKA. September 2014
  • Chandrasir PAA Gunathunga MW, Rajapaksha H. The current practice of managing patients with deliberate self harm in the Teaching Hospital, Karapitiya. Abstracts of the annual scientific sessions of the Galle Medical Association. Journal of the Galle Medical Association 19(2). September 2014
  • GDN Samarutilake, M. W. Gunatunga  Knowledge and attitudes among Nursing Officers about cancer care services for elders at National Cancer Institute, Maharagama Poster Presentation Faculty of Medicine, Annual Research Symposium 2014
  • GDN Samarutilake, M. W. Gunatunga  perception and satisfactionoof elderly cancer patients on care services available for the elders at National Cancer Institute, Maharagama, Innaugural Academic Sessions, Sri Lanka Association for Geriatric Medicine. 12-13 November 2014 Sri Lanka Foundation. 2014
  • Sashimali Wickramasinghe 1, Wasantha Gunathunga.  prevalence of known risk factors for birth defects and related knowledge among pregnant mothers in a selected health unit area in sri lanka Annual Academic Sessions of the 46th Asia Pacific Academic Consortium of Public Health (APACPH) Hilton Kua Lumpur 17-19 October 2014,
  • N. Gunawardena, R De A Seneviratne, D. Jayawardene, C. Arambepola, A. Jayawardana, D. Samaranayake, K. Lankathilake, W. Gunathunga, U Senarath. Inclusion  of a novel program to public health teaching at the faculty of Medicine University of Colombo: Student perceptions on achievement of competencies 3rd SEARAME CONFERENCE 12th-15th November 2014. Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • , R De A Seneviratne, N. Gunawardena D. Jayawardene, G. PonnamperumaC.  A. Olupeliyawa, I Karunathilake D. Samaranayake, C.Arambepola, U Senarath, , W. Gunathunga, K. Lankathilake. A. Jayawardana student perception of achievement of institutional level objectives through a community attachment programme conducted in a rural setting. 3rd SEARAME CONFERENCE 12th-15th November 2014. Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • JP Silva, MW Gunathunga S Jayasinghe. Prevalence of alcohol use, drugs and other unhealthy behaviours among men aged 35-50 years in a district in Sri Lanka (Poster) Abstract book. Research symposium on Combating alchold, tobacco and other substances in national development. March 26th2015  BMICH, Colombo Sri Lanka
  •   Chandrasiri PAA Gunathunga MW Rajapaksha H management of  patients admitted following deliberate self harm to teaching Hospital Karapitiya: current practice and deficiencies. 12th Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists 27-30th March 2015 Hotel Taj Samudra, Colombo Sri Lanka