AbstractA Community based study on suicidal behaviours from suicidal ideations to completed suicide in Ratnapura District Samaraweera, S., Sivayogan, S., & Sumathipala, A. 2003 Annual Sessions, College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka doi: Abstract Not Available Full Text OnlinePDFPoster
Journal ArticleQualitative research Athula Sumathipala, Sisira Siribaddana & Nandani De Silva December 2003 Ceylon Medical Journal, Volume 48, Issue 4, Pages 136 – 139 doi:https://doi.org/10.4038/cmj.v48i4.3332 Abstract Qualitative research encompasses a family of methods, which have their origin in ethnography, grounded theory, narrative analysis, phenomenology, etc. These methods originated from the so-called…
Treloar, S. (2003). Research ethics from a developing world perspective, Twin Research and Human Genetics
Journal ArticleCapacity building through multi-disciplinary research: a report from Sri Lanka Athula Sumathipala, Sisira Siribaddana, Sudath Samaraweera & D. A. R. K. Dayaratne November 2003 British Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 183, Issue 5, Pages 457 – 458 doi:10.1192/bjp.183.5.457 Extract Sri Lanka is an island situated close to the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent with a…
Fonseka, C. (2003). Research ethics from a developing world perspective, The Island
Basnayake, V. (2003). Research ethics from a developing world perspective, Ceylon Medical Journal
Pharmacogenetics: Ethical issues Contributed to the 2003 Nuffield Council of Bioethics, report, ‘Pharmacogenetics: ethical issues’. This report considers the implications for research and development of medicines, clinical practice and treatment, and the use and storage of genetic information. Read the Discussion Paper
Modular Course in Research Methods
Public seminar on Ethics
Research Ethics from a Developing World Perspective Published a book titled ‘Research Ethics from a Developing World Perspective’, circulated locally and internationally among interested academics, and organizations. The book was published after incorporating the suggestions received from these individuals. The World Health Organization lists this publication under its ‘Tools and resources’ section for ‘Human Genomics…
BookResearch Ethics from a Developing World Perspective Sumathipala, A., & Siribaddana, S. 2003. Vijitha Yapa Publications. ISBN: 955-8095-27-3 doi: Excerpt Global situation Health research is an essential prerequisite to the overall development of any country. National and international bodies concerned with research ethics need to confront the greatest ethical challenge, the enormous inequities in global…
Journal ArticleChallenges in Recruiting Older Twins for the Sri Lankan Twin Registry Athula Sumathipala, Sisira H. Siribaddana, Nihal M. R. Abeysingha, Nimali De Silva, Devaka J. S. Fernando, D. A. R. K. Dayaratne, Deepthi De Silva, Narada D. Warnasuriya & Mathew Hotopf February 2003 Twin Research, Volume 6, Issue 1, Pages 67 – 71 doi:10.1375/twin.6.1.67…