2nd National Bioethics Conference A presentation was given on the work carried out by the Working Group on Disaster Research and Ethics (WGDRE) 2007 on ‘Ethical Issues in Post-Disaster Clinical Interventions and Research’. Second National Bioethics Conference Moral and Ethical Imperatives of Health care Technologies: Scientific, legal and socio-economic perspectives on use and misuse. Organised…
Journal ArticleEducation in surgery: competency-based training Margery H. Davis & Gominda G. Ponnamperuma November 2007 The Bulletin of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Volume 89, Issue 10, Pages 342 – 345 doi:10.1308/147363507X238443 Abstract Competence-based training flourished in the 1980s in several spheres of education. The approach, however, was seen as focusing on units…
SPSS Data Entry & Analysis Course
Ethics and Biotechnology in Vietnam
Avian Influenza, New Vaccines & Emerging Infectious Diseases
ChapterSouth Asian region Patel, V., Sumathipala, A., Khan, M.M., Thapa, S.B., & Rahman, O. 2007. Bhui, K., & Bhugra, D. (Eds.), Culture and mental health: A comprehensive textbook (pp. 212-225). Hodder Arnold. ISBN: 978-0-340-81046-0 doi: Excerpt This chapter will mainly focus on mental health in India,Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Within the scope of…
Global Networking We aim to establish local, regional & international networks, with individuals & organisations involved in ethics. In order to achieve this, we have successfully established collaborations with academics in; South Africa, The SAARC Region (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh), Vietnam, America (United States of America & Canada), Australia, The World Health Organization (WHO). The SAARC…
AbstractSri Lankan Twin Registry: Challenges, Barriers and Lessons Learned Sumathipala A. & Siribaddana S.H. 07th – 10th June 2007 12th International Congress on Twin Studies (ICTS2007), Ghent, Belgium | International Society for Twin Studies Twin Research and Human Genetics, Volume 10, Issue S1, Page 53 doi:10.1375/twin.10.supp.23 Abstract As with any new initiatives, we faced many obstacles. Determination,…
Abstract A Successful Model of a North-South Collaboration Hotopf M., Hewage S., & Siribaddana S.H. 07th – 10th June 2007 12th International Congress on Twin Studies (ICTS2007), Ghent, Belgium | International Society for Twin Studies Twin Research and Human Genetics, Volume 10, Issue S1, Page 35 doi:10.1375/twin.10.supp.23 Abstract This presentation will describe the process of setting up…
AbstractThe Heritability of Somatic Symptoms in a Sri Lankan Twin Sample Ball H.A., Siribaddana S., Sumathipala A., McGuffin P., & Hotopf M. 07th – 10th June 2007 12th International Congress on Twin Studies (ICTS2007), Ghent, Belgium | International Society for Twin Studies Twin Research and Human Genetics, Volume 10, Issue S1, Page 23 doi:10.1375/twin.10.supp.23 Abstract Few twin…
Journal ArticleOphthalmology and trends in medical education Margery H. Davis & Gominda G. Ponnamperuma May 2007 Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, Volume 35, Issue 4, Pages 301 – 302 doi:10.1111/j.1442-9071.2007.01507.x Excerpt When Tomorrow’s Doctors was published it signalled a massive change in undergraduate medical education in the UK. One of the most significant recommendations of this…
Journal ArticleRCT of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in active suicidal ideation-as feasibility study in Sri Lanka Sudath Samaraweera, S. Sivayogan, Athula Sumathipala, Dinesh Bhugra & Sisira Siribaddana May 2007 The European Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 21, Issue 3, Pages 175 – 178 http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0213-61632007000300001 Abstract Background and Objectives: With one of the highest rates of suicide in…