| Prof. T. Kudagammana |
| Professor in Paediatrics |
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Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya |
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sanatusara@pdn.ac.lk, sanathusara@yahoo.com |
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+94 81 239 6410 |
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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), DAA(India) |
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| Current Positions |
- President - Peradeniya Medical School Alumni Association (PeMSAA)
- Honorary Secretary – Faculty Ethics Review Committee)
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| Positions Held |
- Head, Department of Paediatrics 2016-2019
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| Research Interest |
- Childhood micro nutrition deficiencies
- Paediatric Respirology and allergies
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| Workshops/ Seminars undergraduate or postgraduate, conducted on a regular basis |
- Coordinator in International workshop in Paediatric allergy and asthma 2018
- Coordinator in International conference on Paediatric allergy and asthma 2017
- CEPELS life support course 2010 to 2014
- Advanced Paediatric life support provider course 2010
- Advanced Paediatric life support May 2006, 2010
- Neonatal life support Dec 2005
- Leadership and management for doctors June 2007, in Manchester UK
- Workshop on neonatal ventilation 7-10th April 2008 Colombo
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| Postgraduate training programmes |
- Coordinator of Paediatric grand ward round for post graduate trainees in Pediatrics, Radiology meeting and journal club for medical officers at Teaching hospital Peradeniya
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| National and international contributions |
- Coordinator - Development in Core Curriculum in Paediatrics for Medical Undergraduates
- Honorary Secretary - Ethics Review Committee Faculty of Medicine University of Peradeniya 2017-2018
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| Special Achievements / Involvements |
- Regular resource person at Advanced pediatric life support courses conducted by The college of Paediatrician
- Certified APLS instructor
- Instructor in Neonatal life support
- Instructor in Central province pediatric life support
- certified instructor and cordiator of the 5 day course on Essential Newborn Care for health workers
- Regular resource person in CME programmes for the health care staff
- Council member and social secretary of Kandy society of medicine
- Editor Sri Lanka journal of medicine from 2011 to 2014
- Development of the PBU General Hospital Hambantota to a functioning neonatal ICU
- Active participation in the establishment of the Paediatric Renal Transplantation Programme at Teaching Hospital Peradeniya
- Coordinator of postgraduate training for post graduate trainees in Pediatrics
- Member of the Institutional ethical review committee, Faculty of Medicine, university of Peradeniya
- Member of Asian Pacific society of respirology
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| Clinical governance activities |
- D Samarage, S de Silva, S T Kudagammana, Audit of Paediatric Intensive Care facilities provided at Teaching Hospital setting, abstracts presented at the Annual sessions of Kandy Society of medicine 2005
- Audit on management of suspected Meningococcal disease in children. presented at the audit presentation day at Bronglais Hospital Aberystwyth, UK on the 25th of May 2006
- Audit on management of patients with cystic fibrosis in a district general hospital presented at GlanClwyd hospital Rhyl, UK on 22nd of January 2007
- Kumara NPS, Nawaratna NMTS, KudagammanaST;audit on patients admitted with gastroenteritis presented at Uwa Medical society annual sessions 2008
- Dr. Darshanie P. Seneviratne ,A.M.Rajitha D.Abeysinghe , Sudharshana Pallewatte ,ST.Kudagammana; audit on patients transferred in and out of Base Hospital Mahiyangana; presented at Uva Medical society annual sessions 2008
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| Guest lectures |
- Kandy society of Medicine annual academic sessions
- IPEMSAA academic sessions
- 5th PEMSAA Australasia congress 2016, Brisbane Australia. Preschool wheezing
- 6th PEMSAA Australasia Congress 2018, Adelaide Australia. Glimmer of hope for Thalassemia patients
- Mawanella Clinical society academic sessions 2018. Food allergy
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