{"id":94,"date":"2018-09-11T10:55:47","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T10:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2026-03-31T05:41:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T05:41:20","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/nursing\/niroshae\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;166&#8243; img_size=&#8221;225*300&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Google Scholar&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;research-btn&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fscholar.google.com%2Fcitations%3Fuser%3DXfSZS_IAAAAJ%26hl%3Den||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;ResearchGate&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;research-btn&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.researchgate.net%2Fprofile%2FNirosha-Edirisinghe-4%20||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<h1 class=\"fac-big-title fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">BIOGRAPHY<\/h1>\n[vc_column_text]Dr. Nirosha Priyadarshani Edirisinghe entered the University of Sri Jayewardenepura in July 2006 as an undergraduate in BSc in Nursing Degree Programe (Second batch in Sri Lanka) and obtained Second Class Honors for her first degree. Then, she joined Lanka Hospitals PLC and worked as a Nursing Officer in the Medical Intensive Care Unit. Then she changed her career pathway and joined as a Temporary Demonstrator at the same department where she studied for Bachelor\u2019s degree. She has worked as Temporary Demonstrator at the Department of Nursing and Midwifery at Kotelawala Defence University and as Assistant lecturer at Kaatsu International University. Dr. Nirosha Edirisinghe completed her postgraduate qualifications PhD from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura with a Gold medal for research excellence in the field of Medical Sciences. \u00a0\u00a0During her postgraduate studies she was attached as a Research Assistant to the Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. After that she served as Senior Lecturer (Higher Grade) to the School of Nursing, Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology. \u00a0At present, she serves the University of Colombo as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Fundamentals of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing.<\/p>\n<p>During Dr. Nirosha\u2019s tenure in the SLIIT, she was appointed to various Academic as well as administrative positions. She has served as the Member of several committees of International Research Conference and Secretory of the Quality Assurance Cell of the Faculty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Dr. Nirosha\u2019s expertise includes Holistic assessment of Cancer pain, tool development and validation, health informatics. She has published numerous research articles in local and internationally reputed journals.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<h3 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Qualifications, Fellowships and Certifications<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul-card \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">PhD<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">Doctor of Philosophy Degree (PhD) <\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">Faculty of Graduate Studies, Medicine Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawilla, Nugegoda<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Certificate Course in Post Graduate Research<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">Certificate Course in Post Graduate Research <\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">BSc<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">BSc in Nursing (Special) Degree - Second Class Honours<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawilla, Nugegoda<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Diploma in Information Technology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">University of Colombo School of Computing, Sri Lanka<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">University of Colombo School of Computing, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Training<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2016<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">Certificate Course on Computer Based Data Analysis<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">Dept of Decision Sciences, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Training<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2019<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">Certificate of Teaching for Higher Education (CTHE)<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">Staff Development Center, University of Sri Jayewardenepura<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Training<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2021<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">Training on Good Clinical Practices<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">Forum for Ethics Review Committees of Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Training<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2014<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">e-Certificate in Health Programme Management<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of medicine, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Training<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2021<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">Training (Integrated Module of Palliative Care in Cancer Treatment)\u2019 <\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">Cipla Palliative care and Training Center, Pune, India, in association with SAARC Federation of Oncologists<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Training<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2018<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">Certificate course on Research Methodology and Scientific Writing<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">Faculty of Graduate Studies, Medicine, University of Sri Jayewardenepura<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Training<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2022<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\"> Certificate Course on Palliative Care for Humanitarian Health Care Workers (online<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">)Two Worlds Cancer Collaboration, FKRF, PalCHASE, the collaboration of ECHO India<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Training<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2022<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">Foundation Course in Palliative Nursing (online)<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">Trivandrum Institute of Palliative Sciences (TIPS), India<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Positions<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2026<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Senior Lecturer<\/h4><p>Department of Fundamentals of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, 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> 2023<\/span><span> <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>Internal Quality Assurance Committee, Faculty of Nursing, University of Colombo, 2023<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span> 2023<\/span><span> <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>Higher Degrees Committee, Faculty of Nursing, 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>2023<\/span><span> <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Secretory<\/h4><p>Faculty Quality Cell, Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology<\/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> <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Council Member<\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Chapter-International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2023<\/span><span> <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>Asia Pacific Hospice and Palliative Care Network<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span> <\/span><span> <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Academy of Young Scientists<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span> <\/span><span> <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Life Member<\/h4><p>Sri 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