Professor Shaluka F Jayamanna
MBBS(C'bo), MD(C'bo), MRCP(UK), FCCP
Professor
Head of the Department
Department of Medicine
Head of the Department
Department of Medicine
Specialization
General Medicine and Toxicology
Research Interests
- Toxinology And Toxicology
Award and Fellowships
Awards
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Presidential Award for Scientific Publications 2013
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Presidential Award for Scientific Publications 2014
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Presidential Award for Scientific Publications 2015
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NRC Merit award for Scientific Publications 2016
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Vice Chancellor Awards University of Kelaniya in years 2014, 2015, and 2016
Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications in Indexed journals
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Pearson, Melissa, David Gunnell, Keith Hawton, Shaluka Jayamanne, Chathurani Pabasara, Tharidu Jayathilaka, Kalpani Dissanayaka, Sandamali Rajapaksha, Prasanna Thilakarathna, and Suneth Agampodi. "Risk factors associated with purchasing pesticide from shops for self-poisoning: a protocol for a population-based case–control study."BMJ open(2015): e007822.
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Madsen, Lizell Bustamante, Michael Eddleston, Kristian Schultz Hansen, Melissa Pearson, Suneth Agampodi, Shaluka Jayamanne, and Flemming Konradsen. "Cost-effectiveness analyses of self-harm strategies aimed at reducing the mortality of pesticide self-poisonings in Sri Lanka: a study protocol." BMJ open 5, no. 2 (2015): e007333.
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de Silva HA, Pathmeswaran A, Ranasinha CD, Jayamanne S, Samarakoon SB, Hittarage A, Kalupahana R, Ratnatilaka GA, Uluwatthage W, Aronson JK, Armitage JM, Lalloo DG, de Silva, HJ . Low-dose adrenaline, promethazine, and hydrocortisone in the prevention of acute adverse reactions to antivenom following snakebite: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. PLoS Medicine 2011; 8(5): e1000435. [Epub 2011 May 10].
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Mohamed F, Perera A, Wijayaweera K, Kularatne K, Jayamanne S, Eddleston M, Dawson A, Konradsen F, Gunnell D. The prevalence of previous self-harm amongst self-poisoning patients in Sri Lanka. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 2011; 46(6): 517-20. [Epub 2010 Apr 7].
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Pearson M, Konradsen F, Gunnell D, Dawson AH, Pieris R, Weerasinghe M, Knipe, DW, Jayamanne S, Metcalfe C, Hawton K, Wickramasinghe AR, Atapattu W, Bandara P, de Silva D, Ranasinghe A, Mohamed F, Buckley NA, Gawarammana I, Eddleston MA . Community-based cluster randomised trial of safe storage to reduce pesticide self-poisoning in rural Sri Lanka: study protocol. BMC Public Health 2011; 11: 879.
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Wilks MF, Tomenson, JA, Fernando R, Ariyananda PL, Berry DJ, Buckley NA, Gawarammana IB, Jayamanne S, Gunnell D, Dawson A. Formulation changes and time trends in outcome following paraquat ingestion in Sri Lanka. Clinical Toxicology(Phila) 2011; 49(1): 21-8.
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Williams SS, Wijesinghe CA, Jayamanne SF, Buckley NA, Dawson AH, Lalloo DG, de Silva HJ. Delayed psychological morbidity associated with snakebite envenoming. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2011; Aug 5(8): e1255. [Epub 2011 Aug 2].
- de Silva, H.A., Pathmeswaran, A., Ranasinha, C.D., Jayamanne, S., Samarakoon, S.B., Hittharage, A., Kalupahana, R., Ratnatilaka, G.A., Uluwatthage, W., Aronson, J.K. and Armitage, J.M., 2011. Low-dose adrenaline, promethazine, and hydrocortisone in the prevention of acute adverse reactions to antivenom following snakebite: a randomised, doubleblind,placebo-controlled trial. PLoS Med, 8(5), p.e1000435
- Eddleston, M., Eyer, P., Worek, F., Juszczak, E., Alder, N., Mohamed, F., Senarathna, L., Hittarage, A., Azher, S., Jeganathan, K. and Jayamanne, S., 2009. Pralidoxime in acute organophosphorus insecticide poisoning—a randomised controlled trial. PLoS Med, 6(6), p.e1000104.
- Eddleston, M., Juszczak, E., Buckley, N.A., Senarathna, L., Mohamed, F., Dissanayake, W., Hittarage, A., Azher, S., Jeganathan, K., Jayamanne, S. and Sheriff, M.R., 2008. Multipledose activated charcoal in acute self-poisoning: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet, 371(9612), pp.579-587
- Wilks, M.F., Fernando, R., Ariyananda, P.L., Eddleston, M., Berry, D.J., Tomenson, J.A., Buckley, N.A., Jayamanne, S., Gunnell, D. and Dawson, A., 2008. Improvement in survival after paraquat ingestion following introduction of a new formulation in Sri Lanka. PLoS Med, 5(2), p.e49.
Professional Contributions
Positions held and holding in academic and scientific bodies :
- Director - South Asian Clinical Toxicology Collaboration
- Secretary of the Specialty Board in Medical Toxicology, Post Graduate Institute, Colombo
- Council Member - Ceylon College of Physicians 2011
- Member of the Board of Study in Multidisciplinary Study Courses
Medical Faculty Responsibilities
Service Functions:
- Senior Lecturer in Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine Ragama, 2008 to current
Research Grants
- Preventing pesticide suicides by restricting access through vendors 2014-16. Distinguished Investigator Project Grant. Co- investigator. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, $99,905.
- Does acute poisoning with organophosphorus insecticides increase the risk of developing diabetes mellitus? 2014-16. Project Grant. Co-investigator. Novo Nordisk Foundation, DKK 250,000.
- A community trial to determine whether 'Safe Storage' reduces pesticide self-poisoning in rural Asia 2010-16. Co-investigator. Wellcome Trust, ref 090958, £1,021,368. [NCT01146496].
- A cluster RCT of educational interventions to improve the treatment of acute poisoning in rural Asian hospitals; 2010-13. Co-investigator. National Health & Medical Research Council, Australia, ref 630650. Aus$724,090.
- Role of immunosuppression in the treatment of acute paraquat self-poisoning - a randomized controlled trial; 2005-10. Co-Investigator. Syngenta Corporation. US$380,000.
- The impact of pharmacist-led patient management in improving chronic non communicable diseases in rural and urban outpatient settings in Sri Lanka. Principle Investigator. Sri Lankan National Research Council grant no: 14-38
- A study to assess the improvement of management outcomes in Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain etiology by introducing clinical pharmacy services to selected out-patient renal clinics in the North Central Province. Sri Lankan National Research Council grant no:15-48
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