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| Prof. Vasanthi Pinto |
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Department of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine, Peradeniya. |
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vasantipinto@yahoo.com |
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| Educational / Professional Qualifications |
- MBBS, MD, FRCA(UK), FCARCSI (Ire)
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| Research Interests |
- Intensive Care
- Pain Medicine
- Nutrition
- Medical Education
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| Present Posts |
- Professor of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care/ Consultant Anaesthetist and the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya
- Chairmen Board of Study in Emergency Medicine 2019
- Head Faculty of Critical care Medicine, College of Anesthesiologists and Intensivists ,Sri Lanka.
- Examiner in Anaesthesia/Surgery Final MBBS at Faculty of Medicine University of Peradeniya & Faculty of Dental Science University of Peradeniya
- Examiner in Postgraduate Examinations MD Part I A Anaesthesia & MD Part I and Part 2 Emergency Medicine , Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo,
Sri Lanka
- Member Board of Study in Anaesthesia 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 up-to-date
- Member Board of Study in Emergency Medicine 2012, 2013, 2014 2015,2016,2017,2018 up-to-date
- Member Board of Study in Clinical Pharmacology 2012, 2013
- Member Multidisciplinary Board 2013, 2014, 2019 Postgraduate Institute of Medicine. Colombo.
- Member Board of Management 2018
- Member Board of Management 2018
- Chairperson Skills laboratory Faculty of Medicine
- Chairperson Library committee 2016-1017 Faculty of Medicine
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| Positions Held |
| In UK |
- Specialist Registrar in Anaesthesia - West Midlands Rotation, North Staffordshire University Hospital [June 2005 – June 2006]
- Specialist Registrar in Anaesthesia - West Midlands Rotation, Princess Royal Hospital, Telford [June 2004 – May2005]
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| In Sri Lanka |
- Professor in Anaesthesiology & Critical Care - Department of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care, University of Peradeniya [May 2015-May 2017]
- Senior Lecturer/Consultant Anaesthetist - Department of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care, University of Peradeniya [July 2006 –April 2015]
- Senior Registrar in Anaesthesia & Intensive Care - General Hospital [Teaching], Kandy [March 2003 – May 2004]
- Registrar in Anaesthesia & Intensive Care - National Hospital, Colombo [January 2002– March 2003]
- Registrar in Anaesthesia & Intensive Care - General Hospital [Teaching], Kandy [April 2000 –December 2001]
- Senior House Officer in Anaesthesia & Intensive Care - General Hospital [Teaching], Kandy [December 1997 – March 2000]
- Senior House Officer in Anaesthesia & Intensive Care - National Hospital, Colombo [April1994 – December 1997]
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| Awards |
- 2003 March MD Part I1 (Anaesthesiology)
Gold Medal for the Best Results
- 2001 February Ganeshamoorthi Prize for the best Free paper
Annual Scientific Sessions College of Anaesthesiology, Sri Lanka
- 2004 January - Ganeshamoorthi Prize for the best Free paper
Annual Scientific Sessions College of Anaesthesiology, Sri Lanka
- 2009 January - Ganeshamoorthi Prize for the best Free paper
Annual Scientific Sessions College of Anaesthesiology, Sri Lanka
- 2010 January - Ganeshamoorthi Prize for the best Free paper
Annual Scientific Sessions College of Anaesthesiology, Sri Lanka
- 2011 January - Ganeshamoorthi Prize for the best Free paper
Annual Scientific Sessions College of Anaesthesiology, Sri Lanka
- 2012 January Shashidaran prize for the best poster
Annual Scientific Sessions College of Anaesthesiology, Sri Lanka
- 2012 August 2nd prize for the best poster South Asian congress of Anaesthesia SARCCA held in India
- 2012- Award for the best poster Annual Scientific Sessions of the College of Pulminologist Sri Lanka.
- Merit award for research ,National Research Council Sri Lanka 2012
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| Conrtibutions to National Guidelines |
- Dengue Guideline 2012 – Ministry of Health
- Antibiotic Guideline – Ventilator Associated pneumonia – Ministry of Health
- Member Drug Review Committee Ministry of Health
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| PGIM Commitments |
- Diploma in Critical care Module coordinator 2010,2011 - physiology, physics
- Designed Portfolio, for MD Anaesthesia, intensive care component MD Medicine, Emergency Medicine ,
- Secretary Specialty board Emergency Medicine
- Clinical coordinator MD Emergency Medicine
- Lecturer – part 1 – Anaesthesia, Surgery, Psychiatry, Opthalmology
- Lecturer – MD Emergency Medicine
- Examiner – MD Anaesthesia , MD Emergency medicine
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| Experience in Teaching and Training |
- Clinical Coordinator Emergency Medicine – PGIM 2014, 2015,2016
- Lecturer in Pharmacology, Physiology and Anaesthesiology for medical undergraduates, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka 2006, 2007,2008.
- Involved in undergraduate curriculum development in Respiratory, Excretion, Alimentation, Metabolism, Endocrine, Anaesthesiology modules for revised medical curriculum, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
- Examiner in Physiology, Anaesthesiology for all the semesters in Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
- Conduct Basic Science lecturers (Pharmacology, Physiology) for postgraduate student doctors in Anaesthesiology Surgery, Obstetrics And Gynaecology and Surgery since 2006.
- Conduct monthly Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation workshop for doctors and nurses-Teaching Hospital Peradeniya
- Involved in training junior anaesthetists since 2006
- Organizing and contributing as a resource person in life saving courses in Sri Lanka including Provincial Paediatric Life support course, Adult Trauma Life support, Paediatric Advance Life support courses.
- Conduct lectures of Medical Physics for MSc graduates in Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya.
- Involved in lecturing nurses at the Postgraduate Nursing Institute of Nursing, Kandy
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