Awards and Orations

Awards

  • 2014
    Commonwealth academic staff scholarship tenable in the United Kingdom to read for PhD, 2000 (2000-2003)
  • 2014
    Gold Medal for Paediatrics (Priyani Soysa Gold Medal) for the best performance in Doctor of Medicine in Paediatrics (1999) examination of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo
  • 2013, 2014
    President’s award for scientific publications
  • 2016
    Wilson Peiris Prize, Annual Scientific Sessions, Sri Lanka Medical Association
    Randomized, Single-Blind clinical trial on intramuscular long acting ACTH versus oral prednisolone for long term control of epileptic spasm
  • 2014
    Best Oral paper award, Annual Scientific Sessions, Jaffna Medical Association
    Acceptability, Patient Satisfaction and short term outcome of newly introduced rehabilitation physiotherapy programme among blast injury victims in Mullaitivu District, Sri Lanka,
  • 2013
    EM Wijerama Prize
    Awarded by the SLMA for the Best Scientific Paper at the 126th SLMA Annual Scientific Medical Congress
  • 2001
    Welsh Paediatric Society poster prize at the Autumn Clinical Meeting of the Welsh Paediatric Society, Swansea, Wales, UK
    for the research paper on “Safety of meningococcal group C conjugate vaccines in Wales: the importance of the Yellow Card” by Sri Ranganathan S, Houghton JE, Davies DP, Routledge PA
  • 2003
    The Poster prize at the Autumn Meeting of the Welsh Paediatric Society and the Royal College of Paediatrics. Cardiff, Wales, UK
    for the research paper on “ Attitudes of hospital paediatricians to spontaneous Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting” by Sri Ranganathan S, Houghton JE, Davies DP, Routledge PA
  • 2010
    Best Poster Award at the 6th Congress of Asian Society for Paediatric Research, Taipei, Taiwan
    or the research paper on “ Availability of key paediatric essential medicines in a resource limited country” by Balasubramaniam R, Beneragama BVSH, Sri Ranganathan S
  • 2010
    SLMA Prize for the best poster award at the 123rd Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association
    for the research paper on “Availability of key paediatric essential medicines in Sri Lanka” by Balasubramaniam R, Beneragama BVSH, Sri Ranganathan S.
  • 2010
    Best Poster Award at the 43rdAnnual academic Sessions of the Ceylon College of Physicians
    for the research paper on “Spontaneous reports on anaphylaxis: the applicability of the Brighton case definition” by Sri Ranganathan S, Senadeera SAC, Balasubramaniam R, Fernandopulle R
  • 2014
    H K T Fernando Award at the 120th Annual Scientific Sessions, Sri Lanka Medical Association
    for the research paper on “Acute paracetamol poisoning: is the ingested dose a reliable indicator of likely toxicity and need for N – acetylcysteine” by Senarathna SMDKG*, Sri Ranganathan S, Dargan PI, Fernandopulle R..
  • 2004
    Excellence poster award in post graduate category at the Students Scientific Session. Faculty of Medicine, Colombo
    for the research paper on “Drug- induced Stevens Johnson Syndrome: a review of spontaneous reports received by the National Adverse Drug Reaction monitoring Centre” by Gunathilake, K Munasinghe, S Sri Ranganathan, BMR Fernandopulle
  • 2005
    Distinction pass in Basic Sinhala
    awarded by the Department of official language – 2005
  • 1993
    University Prize for the Best Performance
    in the Final MBBS examination for the academic year 1992 /1993
  • 1993
    Dr. William Paul Award for the Best Academic Record
    in the Medical Course and significant contribution towards student extracurricular activities for the academic year 1992 /1993
  • 1993
    Dr. Vaithianathar Nadarajah memorial prize for the Best Performance
    in the Final MBBS examination for the academic year 1992/1993
  • 1993
    Dr. V.T.Pasupathi Gold Medal for the Best Performance
    with Distinction pass in Paediatrics for the academic year 1992/1993
  • 1993
    St. George Memorial Gold Medal for the Best Performance
    with Distinction pass in Obstetrics & Gynaecology for the academic year 1992/1993
  • 1991
    Chemical Industries award (CIC) for the Best Performance
    with Distinction pass in Pharmacology for the academic year 1990/91
  • 1991
    Charles Kanagasuntharam Memorial Bursary for the Best Performance
    in Third MBBS for the academic year 1990 /91
  • 1991
    Dr.Vaithianathar Nadarajah Memorial Prize for the Best Performanc
    with Distinction pass in Community Medicine for the academic year
  • 1991
    Chelliah Ponnamma Memorial Prize for the Highest competency in Pathology
    with distinction pass for the academic year 1990/91
  • 1983
    Gold Medal for the Best Student
    Vembadi Girls’ High School – 1982/1983
  • 1991
    University Prize for the Best Performance
    in Third MBBS for the academic year 1990/91

Orations

  • Pharmacovigilance in Paediatrics”: Guest Lecture in the Annual Scientific Sessions. Jaffna Medical Association. 2004
  • “Importance of Clinical Trials” in the ‘Special Symposium on Clinical Trials Registry” at the 121st Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association, March 2008
  • Pharmacovigilance in Sri Lanka; scope for developing countries. Conference of Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety. Society of Pharmacovigilance, India. Bangalore. November 2006
  • ‘Implications of rational prescribing for the paediatrician” in the 12th Asia Pacific Congress of Paediatrics and 2nd Asia Pacific Congress of Paediatric Nursing” Colombo, Sri Lanka, 12th –15th March 2007
  • ‘The Role of Research in Evidence Based Paediatric practice” in the 12th Asia Pacific Congress of Paediatrics and 2nd Asia Pacific Congress of Paediatric Nursing” Colombo, Sri Lanka, 12th –15th March 2007
  • Guest lecture community Dental Surgeons Monthly clinical Meeting: 2005, 2010
  • Causality assessment: South – East Asia Region – Pharmacovigilance Training Course, 28th September – 2nd October 2009, Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • ADR monitoring in resource limited countries: South – East Asia Region – Pharmacovigilance Training Course, 28th September – 2nd October 2009, Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • Essential medicines for children: What does it means for developing countries? Invited speaker in “Drugs for half the world: Paediatric clinical pharmacology”. World Pharma 2010, 16th World Congress of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, 17th – 23rd July 2010, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • “Management Strategies in Childhood Epilepsy” in Neurology Symposium at the 13th Annual Scientific Congress of the Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians- 30th July 2010
  • Key problems of children’s medicines in developing countries” at the International Paediatric Academy Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 24th – 29th August 2013
  • Resource person for “Global Research in Paediatrics”: Review meeting: Paris, 2014
  • Resource person for “Global Research in Paediatrics” Roadshow held in Pondicherry, India in November 2014
  • Guest speaker – 3rd International and 6th National annual conference of Indian Society for Rational Pharmacotherapeutics
  • Invited to deliver a lecture at the ” at the International Paediatric Academy Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 24th – 29th August 2013 –Title: Key problems of children’s medicines in developing countries