Brief description of activities

Colombo, on 'Transfusion related Adverse Events’.

22nd March

A joint Regional Meeting was held by SLMA in collaboration with RDHS Office Batticaloa & Batticaloa Medical Association.

The theme for the regional meeting was ‘Strengthening the peripheries: Reflections from the East’ learnt from population screening via PSSP Project in Batticaloa’.

24th March

Two Guest Lectures were held at SLMA on ‘COVID 19: Controversies, Conspiracies and the Future’ by Professor Deepthi Jayasekara, Infectious Diseases Specialist, Los Angeles, USA and ‘Management of Alzheimer’s Disease: What’s New?’ by Dr Ruvani Gunawardena, Medical Director & Consultant Neurologist, Centre for Brain & Neurocare, Affiliate John Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, USA

University of Colombo and Mr Krishan Siriwardhana, Lecturer in Communication & Creative Art, University of Colombo

Ms Penny Jayawardena, Chairperson, Sri Sathya Sai Karuna Nilayam Foundation on ‘Hope for the Little Heart - Introduction to the collaborative work’, Dr Rajini Pandey, Head of the Department of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeewani Hospital, Raipur, India on ‘Heart to Heart, The first ever Paediatric cardiac surgeries in Batticaloa: Experiences & Challenges’, Dr S Vinothan, Consultant Cardiologist, TH Batticalao on ‘From Vision to Reality: Cath Lab services in Batticaloa’, Dr Vaithehi Rajeevan Francis, Consultant Microbiologist, TH Batticaloa on ‘Anti-microbial Resistance: Are we capable to resist it?’, Dr KT Sundaresan, Consultant Physician, TH Batticaloa, on ‘Debunking fat & carb myths’ and Dr Dharshani Murugupillai, Medical Officer in Charge Provincial Health Training Centre, Eastern Province on ‘Are we out of danger? Lessons

30 th March

A media seminar on the topic ‘Violence in Society: Impact on Mental Health’ was organized by the SLMA Media Committee. The resource persons were; Dr Chathurie Suraweera, Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry, University of Colombo, Professor Miyuru Chandradasa, Professor in Psychiatry, University of Kelaniya, Professor Mohamed Mahees, Professor in Sociology,