Awards and Orations

Awards

  • 2000
    Ramachandran Award (Nephrology)
    Atapattu P M, Weerawarna H, Goonawardene SAS, Goonaratna Colvin. Serum and urinary calcium in patients with nephrolithiasis attending a genitourinary unit of national Hospital of Sri Lanka – oral presentation at the 113th Anniversary Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association
  • 2017
    E-Poster Presentation merit award at the 14th Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC)
    Award at the 14th Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC) on 13th and 14th January 2017 for the E-poster on ‘Factors influencing academic performance among the first year medical students in a South Asian university’ byAtapattu PM, Yapa MUD, Bandara LMH, BandaraHMST
  • 2016
    Best oral presentation
    Atapattu PM,Jayatunga HGHP. Impact of workshops on post-reproductive health on menopause-related knowledge in nurses and midwives in Sri Lanka: Preliminary report.Oral presentation at the Annual Scientific Sessions of the Menopause Society of Sri Lanka 2016. Published in proceedings OP1, Page 24
  • 2013
    Best oral presentation
    Attitude regarding. Menopause and Hormone replacement therapy among female secondary school teachers. Bandara HMST, Bandara LMH, Yapa MUD, Atapattu PM. Oral presentation at the Annual Scientific Sessions of the Menopause Society of Sri Lanka 2013.

Orations

  • “Assessment of nutritional status” Annual Academic Sessions of the College of Chemical Pathologists Sri Lanka (CCPSL), (24th February 2017)
  • “Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis – Principles, Applications and Limitations” 1st Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Clinical Nutrition (INSCN), Oct 2016
  • “Pregnancy and Obesity” 49th Annual Scientific Congress of the Sri Lanka College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (SLCOG), (3rd July 2016)
  • “Malnutrition in Cardiac Patients” Enternal and parental nutrition society of Poland, June 2016
  • “Overweight or underweight child” Annual scientific session- Sri Lankan college of pediatricians. (28thJan 2014)
  • “Nutritional Issues in South Asia” 5th SAARC Diabetes Conference 2013 (3th – 5th Oct 2013)
  • “Nutrition and NCDs” presented at Southern Regional Conference SLMA (23rd Feb 2012)
  • “Nutrition and Wound Healing” presented at Colombo Diabetic Foot Conference 2012(17th Feb 2012 )
  • “Body Weight Management for Sport persons” Institute of Sport Medicine, Sri Lanka (16th Jan 2012)
  • “Nutrition for respiratory problems” presented at CPD session, College of General Practitioner of Sri Lanka. (17th January 2010)
  • “Lifestyle management of Diabetes” College of General Practitioner of Sri Lanka. (4th October 2009)
  • “Lifestyle management of obesity” 122nd Annual scientific sessions SLMA (20th March, 2009)