| Prof. Pathum Vindana Dissanayake |
| Professor in Paediatrics / Head of the Department |
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Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya |
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pa_th_um@yahoo.com |
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+94 81 239 6411 |
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https://scholar.google.com/citations |
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https://www.researchgate.net |
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| Educational /Professional Qualifications |
| MBBS(SL), MD(Col), DCH(Col) |
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| Current Positions |
- Senior Student Councilor
- Reviewer for the Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine
- Member of the Editorial Board, Hanthana Vision Scientific magazine
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| Positions Held |
- Joint social secretary -The Kandy Society of Medicine – 2017
- Joint Social Secretary - Peradeniya Medical School Alumni Association -2019/2020
- Editorial board member, Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine –2020 /2021
- Instructor/Facilitator in Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) conducted by the Sri Lanka College Of Paediatricians
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| Research Interest |
- Neonatology, Endocrinology, Down syndrome
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| Achievements/ Awards |
- Best oral presentation of a medical student research project for year 2000
- Gold Medal for Diploma in Paediatrics and Child Health 2008
- Rosemary Sheppard award for best oral presenter in middle grade category for research and audits 2014. Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
- Best free paper in annual academic sessions of Perinatal Society of Sri Lanka 2014
- National Research Council Merit Award for Scientific publications – 2016
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| Participation in Continuous medical education programs |
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- Neonatal Life Support (2007) Conducted by Perinatal Society of Sri Lanka.
- Workshop on Violence against Children Pre-congress workshop of 12th Asia-Pacific congress of Paediatrics
- Advanced Paediatric Life Support Course (APLS) (2008)(2010) Organized by the Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians
- Advanced Paediatric Life Support Course (APLS) (February – 2011) Organized by the Advanced pediatric life support group, Australia
- Neonatal Advanced Life Support Course (NALS) (May – 2012) Organized by the Resuscitation Council – United Kingdom
- International Program on Preterm Nutrition (2017) Organized as an e-learning course by the University of Western Australia
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| As Facilitator |
- 34th Annual Scientific sessions college of dentistry and stomatology of Sri Lanka 2021
- Paediatric Post-graduate live webinar sessions – 2020
- Peradeniya Medical School Alumni Association Pre-congress workshop - 2019
- Mawanaella Clinical Society Annual Academic Sessions - 2019
- Nutrition workshop RDHS Matale- 2019
- Kandy society of Medicine - Seminar on paediatrics for first contact doctors 2019
- Kandy Society of Medicine - 'What to do in paediatrics' – 2018
- Staff Development Program for Teachers in Faculties of Health Sciences 2015 - 2018
- Kandy society of Medicine- annual academic sessions - 2018
- Peradeniya Medical School Alumni Association-International medical congress 2018
- Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians Annual Scientific Congress – 2018
- Kandy society of Medicine – CME program - 2018
- communication skills workshop held by college of surgeons of Sri Lanka with joint collaboration from the royal college of surgeons of Edinborough - - 2017
- Peradeniya Medical School Alumni Association-International medical congress 2017
- Kandy Society of Medicine- annual academic sessions- 2017
- 12th international course in Paediatric Infectious disease and Global Health in Sri Lanka 2017
- Nawalapitiya clinical society – paediatric emergencies workshop 2016
- Kandy Society of Medicine- annual academic sessions- 2016
- Post graduate institute of Medicine- communication workshops for post graduates - 2016
- Workshop on communication skills for undergraduates, Dept of Paediatrics, Peradeniya. - 2015
- Regional Training center, Kadugannawa – communication workshop for first contact doctors 2015
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