Dr. H.A. Asanga Wickramasinghe

MBBS (Kelaniya), MSc Community Medicine (Colombo),
MD Trainee in Community Medicine
Registrar in Community Medicine, Department of Public Health,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya.

Research Interests :

• Occupational Health
• Determinants of Health
• Health Education
• Maternal and Child Health
• Health promotion
• Health Economics
• Environmental Health

Research Publications :

• Wickramasinghe H.A.A,Weerasinghe M.C. (2017) :Knowledge, attitudes and associated factors on patient centered care among medical students of Sri Lanka. Masters in Community Medicine(MSC) Dissertation, 2016, No: D 3994, PGIM library
• Wickramasinghe H.A.A, Weerasinghe M.C. (2017): Attitudes and associated factors on patient centered care among medical students in Sri Lanka.130th Anniversary Medical Congress Abstract. The Ceylon Medical Journal .Volume 62 supplement July 2017.ISSN 0009-0875

Dr. Chanaka Liyanage

Research Interests :

• Maternal and child health
• General administration
• Planning/Management
• Child nutrition
• Health economics

Ongoing Research :

• Liyanage, A.M.N Ariyarathne, J. Liyanage, M.K.Manoj, W.A.P.D.P.M Nissanka, E.M.D.A.L.Eakanayaka, A. G. I. Sri Maya Jayasinghe, W.G.WickramasingheStudy on number of inotropes used and the survival of septic patient admitted to ICU in DGH Polonnaruwa.
• C.Liyanage, N.T.C.S Abeysena Nutritional status, existing problems, and development of a unique cost effective model for orphan children in the district of Gampaha.
• C.Liyanage, A.M.N Ariyarathne, J Liyanage, L.J Kumudini Survey on prevalence of dog population among the households in Gampaha district.
• Liyanage, A.M.N Ariyarathne, B.A.P.De Silva, M.A.D.Kamal, T.H.S.A.Karunarathna, V.L.Jayasingha, S.N.Sugunapala. Pregnancy Induced Hypertension and associated factors among women attending delivery service at Teaching Hospital Ragama in Sri Lanka

Research Publications, Oral and Abstract presentations :

• ChanakaLiyanage, KGRV Pathirathna, M SubodhaManoj, AMN Ariyarathne, GSK Dharmaratne, An E-Base approach for implementation of family planning stock return (1158) in Gampaha district.Published in medical administrator’s journal.
• ChanakaLiyanage, M.Kothalawala, T.U.N.D Silva, L.J.Kumudini, H.R.A.K Kulathilaka. Behaviour of Milk Consumption among children of dairy farming rural community in Polonnaruwa District.Published in CCP session. 
• ChanakaLiyanage ,L.H.M.N.Lansakara Knowledge, attitudes regarding first aid for selected injuries and Safety measures taken following exposure to them among farmers in Dimbulagala medical officer of health area. Published in CCP session. 
• Jagoda J, ChanakaLiyanage ,Perera UAAS, KumudiniLJ, AriyarathneAMN, Disease activity of the diagnosed patients with rheumatoid arthritis attending Rheumatology Clinic at DGH Gampha. Published in rheumatologist annual session. 
• LiyanageC,Senavirathna DPMA, Udayasiri AAT, Liyanage J, AMN Ariyarathne  Retrospective study on maternal and neonatal status of teenage pregnancies in Dimbulagala MOH area. Published in SLMA and Consultant Physicians annual session.
• Liyanage C, Ariyarathne AMN, Liyanage J, Subasinghe SMA, HerathHMSS,Weragoda DPM, Sampath MKP, Premarathne OTMRDN, study on serious injury outcome of elephant attack cases admitted to icu in DGH polonnaruwa. Published in SLMA. 
• ChanakaLiyanage ,Perera UAAS, KumudiniLJ,Ariyarathne AMN, BasnayakaSPT.Study on common neonatal complication of very preterm neonates admitted to premature baby unit in district general hospital Gampaha. Published in SLMA. 
• C.Liyanage, A.M.NAriyarathne, N.T.C.S.Abeyasena, JanakaLiyanage, H.M.S.S.Herath, D.P.M.Weragoda, O.T.M.R.D.N.Premarathne, M.K.P Sampath, S.M.A.Subasingha,Study on presentation and outcome of elephant attack cases admitted to ICU in DGH Polonnaruwa. Published in SLMA SESSION 
• C.Liyanage,S.S.Jayarathne ,A study on the impact of service quality on patient satisfaction among mothers attending government health sector antenatal clinics in the Gampaha district. Published in CCP Session.
• ChanakaLiyanage^, M SubodhaManoj^, AMN Ariyarathne,N.T.C.S.Abeyasena, A.L.Farid, W. C. K. Kumarasiri, A. G. I. Sri Maya Jayasinghe,W.G.Wickramasinghe,Herathmudiysnselage, Anjali Benita LakmaliSenavirathna,WEB Based approach for implementation of Quarterly maternal and child health return (H509) in Gampaha district 
• P.S.M.A.B Padeniya, ,A.M.N Ariyarathne, ChanakaLiyanage, PalithaGunarathneMahipala, ShiraneeChampikaWickraamasinghe, N.V.JThenuwara, PalithaAbeykoon, H.M.N.PHerath, N.T.C.S.Abeyasena, RenukaJayathissa, H.N.D Soysa, W.I.N Wijesooriya, P.K Buddhika Mahesh, H.A.S.RKumara,. P.D.K.SWeerasinghe, Healthy lifestyle practices and their association with selected nutritional parameters among the school children in Sri Lanka published in CCP session 
• Chanaka Liyanage, A.M.N Ariyarathne, N.T.C.S.Abeyasena, Perera UAAS, Kumudini LJ, GSK Dharmaratne, Utilization of microscopic centers for TB case detection by the OPD attendees and inward patients in the district of Gampaha and factors affecting utilization of microscopy centers. Published in ccp session 
• Chanaka Liyanage, A.M.N Ariyarathne, N.T.C.S. Abeyasena, Kahaduwage Thusitha Darshana Kahaduwa, R.A.M.M.Ranasinghe, S.M.Senaviratne,  Trend, pattern of draining and demand of renal replacement therapy of patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) in the treatment centers available at Colombo 
• ChanakaLiyanage, A.M.N Ariyarathne, N.T.C.S.Abeyasena, M.SubodhaManoj, A.L.Farid,P. C. Kumari,H. K. Wikramasinghe, W. M. M. N. Wijesekara,K. L. A. K. C. Gunathilaka, W.S.T. waniganeththi, Study on background needs assessment to establish CT scan facility for Gampaha district 
• Pathirathna KGRV, Liyanage. C, Ratnasekare. P, Adikari AMPS ,Siriwardena. N, Pre-Hospital Care for Patients with Acute Chest Pain in Newly Established Emergency Ambulance Service in Sri Lanka.
• Liyanage, N Ariyarathne, MS Manoj, AL Fareed, Maternal and Child Health Management Information System, Project for district of Gampaha. 
• MS Manoj, C. Liyanage, N Ariyarathne, AL Fareed, Integrated Health Management Information System, Project for District of Gampaha

Contributed books as an author:

• "Poshanayai Lamaviyai" ISBN:978-955-3666-11-6 Published from school health unit, RDHS Office ,Gampaha,A.M.NAriyarathne, C.Liyanage, A.A.DilaniPerera, A.P Sampath, A.Panapitiya

Dr. R. M. Nayani Umesha Rajapaksha

Research Interests :

• Disaster Management
• General Administration
• Management/ Planning
• Capacity Assessment and Development
• Health promotion
• Health Economics
• Emergency Medicine

Ongoing Research :

• Rajapaksha R.M.N.U., Supervisors: Professor Abeysena H.T.C.S., Dr. A. Balasuriya: Dengue Outbreaks in Kurunegala District: Effectiveness of a Behavioural Intervention for the Prevention, Surge capacity of the Health Care Institutions for the Management and Household Impact due to Acute Dengue illness
• Rajapaksha R.M.N.U., Ranasinghe R.A.S.U., Gallage C.P., Dissanayake M., Herath H.M.P: Patients’ Satisfaction on Health Care Services and Quality of Care in the Clinic Services at Medical Officers of Health (MOH) area, Kurunegala
• Ranasinghe R.A.S.U., Rajapaksha R.M.N.U., Ranathunga R.A.W.M., Hemachandra H.T.M.S: Patterns of Water Use among People in Giribawa Medical Officer of Health Area and its Association with Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Origin (CKDu)
• Rajapaksha R.M.N.U., Ranasinghe R.A.S.U., , Gallage C.P., Dissanayake M., Herath H.M.P: Work-life Balance of the Health care workers in Regional Director of Health Service in Kurunegala District
• Manilgama S.R, Rajapaksha R.M.N.U., Wijayasundara, W.M.S.S.: Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Non-Communicable Diseases among the patients attending to Outpatients’ medical clinic of Teaching Hospital Kurunegala

Research Publications, Oral and Abstract presentations :

• Association between physical activities during pregnancy with pregnancy outcome, 2008, 16.18 18-16F3, Batch 16th , Poster presentation at Faculty of Medicine, Ragama [ Undergraduate research]
• Nayani Rajapaksha, Dinesh Fernando, Murali Vallipuranathan, (2014): Capacity Assessment for the Management of Mass Fatality Incidents following Disasters at DGH Trincomalee, Sri Lanka Postgraduate Diploma in Health sector Disaster Management, Research No-D 3622, PGIM library
• Nayani Rajapaksha, Dinesh Fernando, Murali Vallipuranathan, (November, 2015) Capacity Assessment for the management of mass fatality incidents following disasters at DGH Trincomalee, Sri Lanka- Full article, JKCS-THK, November 2015 volume 7 Pg: 38-48
• Nayani Rajapaksha,(2015): Letters to editor: Fire evacuation & Mass casualty Management Drill at THK, 21st of November 2014, November 2015, JKCS-THK, 2015 volume 7, pg : 97-98
• Nayani Rajapaksha,(2016): Investigation of a food poisoning outbreak at a garment factory, Boyagane , Kurunegala, Abstract: PP2: Journal of CCPSL Volume 22, Supplement 1, pg: 80, 21st Annual Scientific Session of CCPSL,1-3rd September 2016
• Nayani Rajapaksha, Dinesh Fernando, Murali Vallipuranathan (2016): Dead body management following disasters: A Capacity Assessment of DGH Trincomalee, 6th October 2016- Oral presentation at PGIM 5th Biennial Academic session
• Rajapaksha, N., Fernando, D. & Vallipuranathan, M., (2017). Dead body management following disasters: A Capacity Assessment of District General Hospital, Trincomalee. Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine (JPGIM). 3, p.E 7. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/jpgim.8100
• Rajapaksha R.M.N.U, Balasuriya A. (2017) Management of Mass Casualty Incidents (MCIs) following Disasters: A capacity assessment of Medical Officers in Teaching Hospital Kurunegala. Masters in Community Medicine(MSC) Dissertation, 2016, No: D 3994, PGIM library
• Rajapaksha R.M.N.U, Balasuriya A. (March 2017): Management of MCIs following Disasters: A capacity assessment of Medical Officers in Teaching Hospital Kurunegala, on 10th -11th, PP 4: Abstract- pg.26, Sri Lanka College of Military Medicine, Inaugural Scientific Session
• R.M.N.U.Rajapaksha (Oct 2017): Investigation Report of the Food Poisoning Outbreak at a Garment factory, Boyagane, Kurunegala,(Case study) Oct 2017, Case report: JKMA-THK, Volume 9, October 2017, Pg: 84-86
• R.M.N.U.Rajapaksha, (Oct 2017): Public Health and the Role of a Consultant Community Physician (CCP), Letter to editor , JKMA-THK Volume 9, October 2017
• R.M.N.U.Rajapaksha, (2017) Knowledge, Attitudes and practices of Medical officers of NHSL on Psychological First Aid during Disaster Response, 4th Oct 2017, Oral presentation, Annual Clinical Session, Kurunegala Medical Association (KMA)
• W.D.S.C.Perera, M. Vallipuranathan, R.M.N.U.Rajapaksha, (2017): Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Medical officers of NHSL on Psychological First Aid during Disaster Response, Poster Presentation at National Health Research Symposium (NHRS) on 4th and 5th December 2017, Abstract: NHRS,Ministry of health From:
  http://www.health.gov.lk/moh_final/english/public/elfinder/files/publications/2018/NHRS2017.pdf
• Manilgama S R, Ranathunga R M S D K, Premarathne W, Rajapaksha R. M. N. U., Wijayasundara W M S S, (2017): Prevalence of Chronic Periodontitis among diabetic patients of Out Patients’ Medical Clinic (OPD) at Teaching Hospital Kurunegala, Sri Lanka, Presented at Internal Medicine [It was awarded the “Henry Rajarathnam award” for Diabetes and Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2017 at Ceylon College of Physicians, 50th Annual academic session in 2017]

Dr. T. Jeyaseelan

Research Interests :

• NCD
• ENOH
• MCH

Research Publications, Oral and Abstract presentations :

• Influence of birth weight and period of amenorrhea in selected nutritional status of children born between 1 st august 2009 and 31 st July 2010 in MOH area Kopay.