Journal ArticleStandard setting for medical exams Gominda G. Ponnamperuma & M.H. Davis September 2006 Ceylon Medical Journal, Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 83 – 88 doi:10.4038/cmj.v51i3.1248 Excerpt ‘Standard’ is defined as “any measure by which one judges a things as authentic, good, or adequate, or the degree to which it is…
Journal ArticleBioethics in Sri Lanka Athula Sumathipala July 2006 Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, Volume 12, Issue Supplement 1, Pages 61 – 67 Excerpt Bioethics took off slowly in Sri Lanka, but now there are ethics review committees in many medical schools and national organizations. All medical schools teach some medical ethics but there are not…
The 2006 Kebithigollewa Tragedy
The 2006 Kebithigollewa Tragedy The Kebithigollewa massacre occurred on 15th June 2006 when a Sri Lankan civilian bus was targeted in a claymore attack by a violent terrorist organization. The U.S and the SLMM claimed that a terrorist organization, active within the country at the time, was the perpetrator. The Kebithigollewa incident involved a state…
Journal ArticleManagement of dead bodies as a component of psychosocial interventions after the tsunami: A view from Sri Lanka A. Sumathipala, S. Siribaddana & C. Perera June 2006 International Review of Psychiatry, Volume 18, Issue 3, Pages 249 – 257 DOI: 10.1080/09540260600656100 Abstract Even if predicted, disasters may not be completely averted due to reasons…
Workshop Series IIEvidence based Management of Medically Unexplained Symptoms Series of workshops and follow up workshops conducted by the forum for research and development on ‘Evidence based management of medically unexplained symptoms’ in Anuradhapura, Matara, Hambantota, and college of general practitioners, Colombo in collaboration with Institute of Psychiatry, Kings college, London, UK.
Medically Unexplained Symptoms: Common after a disaster Sumathipala, A. (2006, May). Medically Unexplained Symptoms: Common after a disaster. World Health Organization. View the Original Poster
Management of Patients with Medically Unexplained Symptoms: A Practical Guide The book titled ‘Management of Patients with Medically Unexplained Symptoms: A Practical Guide’, was published by the Institute for Research & Development in Health & Social Care through a WHO funded train programme conducted in Sri Lanka following the tsunami of 2004. Download the…
BookJoint Committee on Intercollegiate Examination: Examiners’ Manual Davis, M.H., Ponnamperuma, G., McAleer, S., & Rowley, D. 2006. Centre for Medical Education, University of Dundee, UK. ISBN: 978-1-871749-08-3 doi: Excerpt To be appointed as an examiner for the Intercollegiate Specialty Boards should rightly be seen as a real privilege. Members of the panels of examiners in…
BookManagement of Patients with Medically Unexplained Symptoms: A Practical Guide Sumathipala, A., Siribaddana, S., Mangwana, S., & de Silva, P. 2006. Forum for Research and Development (Institute for Research & Development in Health & Social Care), Sri Lanka. ISBN: 955-8973-01-7 doi: Key Messages Patients with medically unexplained symptoms are common all over the world in…
International Research Ethics Workshop, 2006 Two members of the Institute for Research & Development, Dr. V. Murali & Dr. Clifford Perera participated as trainees at the ‘International Research Ethics Workshop’ held in India from 6th to 10th February 2006, organized by the Indian Research Council and funded by the Fogarty.
International Research Ethics Workshop, 2006 Prof. Sumathipala invited as an international advisor to the initiative was an invited resource person at ‘International Research Ethics Workshop’ held in India from 6th to 10th February 2006, organized by the Indian Research Council and funded by the Fogarty. He was invited to talk on disaster related research ethics…
