Dr. R. A. P. J. Maithri Shantha Rupasinghe

Dr R A P J Maithri S Rupasinghe

MBBS (C’bo),Pg Dip FM (SL) -Postgraduate Institute of Medicine SL,Pg Diploma MCGP (SL) – College of General Practitioners SL,MD (Family Medicine) - Postgraduate Institute of Medicine SL,MRCGP (INT) – Royal College of general Practitioners ,FCGP (SL)- College of General Practitioners Sri Lanka,Certificate in GP Clinical Teaching and Supervision (Newcastle, Australia),Postgraduate Diploma in Respiratory Medicine/ Therapy (European Academy of Chest

Senior Lecturer (Grade II)
Head of the Department
Department of Family Medicine

Maithri is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Family Medicine from June 2022. He also holds the posts of Assistant Secretary, Sri Lanka Medical Library from 2021 and CPD Chair of College of Specialist Family Physicians from 2023. He is also a Part time General Practitioner in Kelaniya from 2004 to date. Before joining the university, he worked in the Ministry of Health from 2000 to 2022 and was the Consultant Family Physician DH Kadugannawa, Kandy from 2021 to 2022.

Maithri was an International Visiting academic fellow, Western Sydney University and observer GP, Bridgeview Medical Practice, NSW from 2019 to 2020.

Maithri is an international member of the Royal College of General practitioners from 2011, Fellow of the College of General Practitioners from 2017, Life member of the Palliative Care Association of Sri Lanka from 2015, Life member of the Geriatric Association of Sri Lanka, Direct life member of the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) from 2016 and is a member of the College of Specialist Family Physicians from 2021.

He is an examiner and mentor in MCGP Diploma conducted by College of General Practitioners from 2014, examiner in MRCGP (INT) examination from 2016 and an examiner and trainer in Postgraduate Institute of Medicine from 2022.

His research interests are asthma and non-communicable disease in primary care/ general practice setting.

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Family Medicine

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Book Chapters

Vignette 2: Strengthening the health system in Sri Lanka to provide integrated and equitable health care in the chapter one on “Social inclusion and the medical practitioner” in the book titled “Handbook of Social Inclusion.”
Abbott, PA, Hu WCY. (2021). Social Inclusion and Medical Practitioners. In: Liamputtong, P. (eds) Handbook of Social Inclusion. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48277-0_126-1

Publications in peer reviewed Journals:

Rupasinghe M, Reath J, Cvetkovski B, Smith S, Bosnic-Antisevich, Kritikos V, Penelope A. AJGP 2021; 50(6): 410-415. doi:10.31128/AJGP-03-20-5290 (Online) Available at: RACGP - Have we got the right focus in asthma care
Pathirana T, Wang Yu M, Martiny F, Rupasinghe M, Kottachchi D, Wijewickrama A, Copp T, Kumar R, Mendis K. 8 Drivers, and potential solutions for overdiagnosis: perspectives from the low- and middle-income countries BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 2019;24: A6-A7. (Online) Available at: 8 Drivers and potential solutions for overdiagnosis: perspectives from the low and middle income countries | BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine
Rupasinghe M. Management of asthma in general practice: what more can the GP do? College Oration Sri Lanka Family Physician 2018;34: 32-37
Rupasinghe PJKMS, Perera A, Vithana C, Senarath U. Factors affecting adherence to inhaled corticosteroid use at general practice in Gampaha district – a descriptive cross-sectional study, Sri Lankan Family Physician 2017; 33: 1-7
Rupasinghe PJKMS, Samaranayake S, Perera MSA. Drug Resistant Hypertension, Sri Lankan Family Physician 2017; 33:58-61

Publications in Conference Proceedings (Oral and Poster Presentations)

Penelope Abbott, Rupasinghe M, Reath J, Cvetkovski B, Smith S, Bosnic-Antisevich, Kritikos V. Getting the right focus in asthma care in general practice. GP 22 conference, Adelaide Australia 2022.
Fazana MAF, Rathgamage UR, Wijayasuriya WSSK, Withana SS, Weerasinghe A, Jayawardana V, De Soyza E, Mendis K, Rupasinghe M. Impact of the second wave of covid-19 on adherence to treatment in a primary care university clinic: a telephone survey SLMA sessions 2021
Pathirana T, Yu MW, Martiny F, Rupasinghe M, Kottachchi D, Wijewickrama A, Copp T, Kumar R, Mendis K. Drivers and potential solutions for overdignosis: perspective from low middle income countries, BMJ evidence-based medicine 24(2): A6.2-A7 Conference: Preventing OverdRiagnosis Abstracts December 2019, Sydney, Australia
Rupasinghe PJKMS. Control of hypertension and diabetes mellitus among patients attending a family medicine clinic at Divisional Hospital Baddegama. An audit in a poor resource setting OR3 Programmes and Abstracts 44^th Annual Academic Sessions College of General Practitioners of Sri Lanka 2018; 25-26
Rupasinghe PJKMS, Perera A, Vithana C, Senarath LDJU. Factors affecting adherence to inhaled corticosteroids use in adult asthmatics at General Practice in the district of Gampaha, OR3 Programmes and Abstracts 42^nd Annual Academic Sessions College of General Practitioners of Sri Lanka 2016,23.

Other:

Rupasinghe M. How to manage osteoporosis? College of General Practitioners Sri Lanka, Newsletter (MY COLLEGE). December 2017 pg. 12-13
Rupasinghe M. Seasonal Influenza in Sri Lanka, College of General Practitioners Sri Lanka, Newsletter (MY COLLEGE). December 2017 pg. 7-8
Rupasinghe M. Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, College of General Practitioners Sri Lanka, Newsletter (MY COLLEGE). August 2016 pg. 7-8
Rupasinghe M. Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms, College of General Practitioners Sri Lanka, Newsletter (MY COLLEGE). March 2016 pg. 9-10
Rupasinghe M. Tremor in General Practice, College of General Practitioners Sri Lanka, Newsletter (MY COLLEGE). July 2015 pg. 7-8

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