Members of the department have many publications covering a vast area relevant to the following,

• Bronchial asthma in primary care
• General practice morbidity
• Information technology and family medicine
• Communication with patients as a general practitioner
• Referral letters in general practice
• Outpatient morbidity profile.
• Sexually transmitted diseases
• Medical education and family medicine

We are currently conducting a qualitative study on challenges faced by general practitioners in the assessment and management of asthma in Sri Lanka and a survey on the use of Personalized Asthma Action Plans in primary care settings in Sri Lanka. We have received an internal grant from the University of Kelaniya for qualitative study.

Future plans

We are planning to conduct studies on the use of alcohol and its effects, and associated factors among adults attending the University Family Medicine Clinic and on the use of the University Family Medicine clinic for treatment among university students in the Faculty of Medicine, Ragama.