7th Global Forum on Bioethics in Research Dr. Sumathipala, Dr. Siribaddana and Dr. Jayasingha were awarded fellwoships for the 7th Global Forum on Bioethics in Research. The topic of the forum was Ethical Issues in Research involving Public Health, Health Systems, and Health Services. It was held at the Aga Khan University, Karachchi, Pakistan from…
Journal ArticleMedical education research at the crossroads Margery H. Davis & Gominda G. Ponnamperuma February 2006 The Lancet Journal, Volume 367, Issue 9508, Pages 377 – 378 doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68116-6 Excerpt Recently, Darcy Reed and colleagues provided information about costs and funding for published medical education research. Their paper highlights the lack of formal—external rather than institutional—funding…
Journal ArticlePsychological approaches to somatisation in developing countries Vikram Patel & Athula Sumathipala January 2006 Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, Volume 12, Issue 1, Pages 54 – 62 doi:10.1192/apt.12.1.54 Abstract Medically unexplained somatic complaints are among the most common clinical presentations in primary care in developing countries and they are a considerable burden for patients and…
ChapterWork-based assessment Davis, M.H., & Ponnamperuma, G.G. 2005. J.A. Dent & R.M. Harden (Eds.), A practical guide for medical teachers (pp. 336-345). Elsevier Churchill Livingston. ISBN: 978-0-443-10083-3 doi: Abstract Not Available Full Text OnlinePDF
ChapterPortfolios, projects and dissertations Davis, M.H., & Ponnamperuma, G.G. 2005. J.A. Dent & R.M. Harden (Eds.), A practical guide for medical teachers (pp. 346-356). Elsevier Churchill Livingston. ISBN: 978-0-443-10083-3 doi: Abstract Not Available Full Text OnlinePDF
International Research Ethics Workshop Prof. Sumathipala was an invited resource person at ‘International Research Ethics Workshop’ held in Karachi, Pakistan on 28th & 29th November 2005.
1st National Bioethics Conference Prof. Sumathipala was an invited speaker at the ‘1st National Bioethics Conference’ organized by the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics held in Mumbai, India, at the symposium on ‘Post Disaster Research and Ethics’. 25th-27th November 2005
ChapterSomatization and Conversion Disorders: CommentariesConcepts of Medically Unexplained Symptoms in Relation to Mind-Body Dualism Sumathipala, A. November 2005. M. Maj, H.S. Akiskal, J. Mezzich, & A. Okasha (Eds.), Somatoform disorders, WPA series: Evidence and experience in psychiatry, Volume 9 (pp. 55-56). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. ISBN: 978-0-470-02740-0 doi: Excerpt Medically unexplained symptoms are a…
Global to Local, Conflict & Disaster: Ethical Post-tsunami Research Prof. Sumathipala invited as speaker at the workshop; ‘Global to Local, Conflict & Disaster: Ethical Post-tsunami Research’. Organised by the Transcultural Special Interest Group Conference, Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK; 25th October 2005.
Research and clinical ethics after the tsunami: Sri LankaAthula Sumathipala & Sisira Siribaddana In late 2004, the Journal of Traumatic Stress published a special section about the ethics of disaster research, addressing ethical issues related to conducting research after disasters and terrorist attacks, and based on a meeting organised by The New York Academy of…
Journal ArticleResearch and clinical ethics after the tsunami: Sri Lanka Athula Sumathipala & Sisira Siribaddana October 2005 The Lancet, Volume 366, Issue 9495, Pages 1418 – 1420 doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67581-2 Excerpt In late 2004, the Journal of Traumatic Stress published a special section about the ethics of disaster research, addressing ethical issues related to conducting research after…
Ethical Issues in International Health Research A short fellowship for the workshop on “Ethical Issues in International Health Research”, Havard School of Public Health in Boston, 13th-17th June, 2005.