Poster Presentations

M.B.B.S. Batch 27- Community Health Strand

Research Projects Poster Presentations

Medicine is a dynamic discipline and rapid advances take place all the time. The theories accepted today will be obsolete tomorrow. Doctors in the 21st century are expected to practice medicine based on research evidence as well as conduct research relevant to their practice. Without background knowledge on research, the information that appear in scientific papers may not make sense to you and you as a doctor may not possess the skills to read, analyze and select the best evidence relevant to your own practice.

Therefore, it is important that as undergraduates, you gain knowledge and skills in conducting basic research. This opportunity is made available to them during the third and fourth years(Phase 2) where, group of five to eight students have to plan and execute a research project and then disseminate the findings through a poster presentation and by other means as opportunity permits. This experience will certainly equip you with basic research skills that will be helpful in your future practice.

Due to the prevailing situation of the country with the adaptation to “new normal” life department of Public Health decided to go ahead with the poster presentation as a virtual event for the current batch (Batch 27). There are 32 research posters ready to present from batch 27 for the first ever virtual research poster presentation 2020.

Group name and the titles

Group	Title	Group	Title
A.1.1	Attitudes of health care workers towards deliberate self-harm patients in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka	C.1.1	Association between grade five scholarship examination marks and performance of medical undergraduates, Faculty of Medicine,University of Kelaniya.
A.1.2	Patterns and Predictors of Postpartum Weight Retention in Gampaha District	C.1.2	Knowledge on identification, immediate management and prevention of allergic reactions among beauticians in gampaha district
A.1.3	Physical activity and academic performance among medical undergraduates at the para clinical phase of the faculty of medicine University of Kelaniya; A cross sectional study	C.1.3	Prevalence of asthma and related symptoms amongst medical students of Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya
A.1.4	Usage And Awareness of The Faculty Learning Management System Among The Students and Members of The Academic Staff of The Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya	C.1.4	Occupational Stress among House Officers in North Colombo Teaching Hospital.
A.2.1	Knowledge and attitudes among medical students of faculty of medicine, university of Kelaniya regarding homosexuality	C.2.1	Attitude and approach of medical students towards improving English proficiency and its impact on faculty exam results
A.2.2	Determine Awareness Related to Antibiotic Use and Resistance Among Patients, Doctors, Pharmacists at Outpatient Department, Colombo North Teaching Hospital	C.2.2	The knowledge and attitude regarding the contraceptive methods and its association to inter pregnancy interval among multiparous mothers in Colombo North Teaching Hospital
A.2.3	Relationship Between Island Wide Medical Students’ Strike In 2017 and Its Perceived Impact on Psychological, Socioeconomic and Educational Status Of Current Medical Students in Faculty of Medicine,University of Kelaniya	C.2.3	Awareness and usage of drugs among diabetic type 2 patients of 30-60 years who are attending the diabetes and endocrine clinic in North Colombo Teaching hospital,Ragama.
A.2.4	Knowledge, attitudes and practices on the use of European Number System and International Numbering System for coding food additives, among medical students of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya.	C.2.4	Factors influencing and the methods used to commit suicide among people less than 40 years autopsied at CNTH Ragama
B.1.1	Knowledge and selected practice of paid bystanders regarding patient care and personal protection in Colombo-north teaching hospital, Ragama	D.1.1	Student perceptions on small group learning experience during undergraduate medical training at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya
B.1.2	Violence seen on Facebook and YouTube videos; A qualitative study	D.1.2	Knowledge, Attitude, Practice of Medical Students Responsibility and Accountability on Hostel Facilities in Faculty of Medicine , Ragama
B.1.3	Internet addiction among medical undergraduates in Sri Lanka	D.1.3	The incidence of neutropenic sepsis and its relationship to the awareness of neutropenic sepsis & practice of personal hygiene among patients who have received at least one chemotherapy cycle within past six months at Apeksha Hospital, Maharagama, Sri Lanka.
B.1.4	Knowledge and attitudes towards organ donation among medical students of faculty of medicine, university of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.	D.1.4	E-Learning practices of medical undergraduates of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya
B.2.1	Use of social media as a platform for promoting healthy lifestyle among arts undergraduates in university of Kelaniya	D.2.1	Extracurricular activities and its relationship to academic performance in medical students
B.2.2	Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices in Issuing Antibiotics among Pharmacists in Ragama Medical Officer of Health area	D.2.2	Modes of acquisition of academic information by medical undergraduates of faculty of medicine, university of Kelaniya,Sri Lanka.
B.2.3	Food consumption and wastage at the canteen of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.	D.2.3	The breakfast patterns, it’s correlation to body mass index and the satisfaction on breakfast available at the faculty premises among first and third year medical undergraduates of university of Kelaniya
B.2.4	Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards prevention of Hepatitis B infection among medical students of Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya	D.2.4	Competencies of child mental health among government primary school teachers of Sammanthurai Educational Division of Sri Lanka in detecting child mental health issues