4th Global Forum in Bio Ethics: Genomic and Ethics
4th Global Forum in Bio Ethics: Genomic and Ethics Two fellowship were awarded by WHO/PAHO for 4th Global Forum in Bio Ethics, on ‘Genomic and Ethics’ Brasilia, Brazil. 29th-30th October 2002.
4th Global Forum in Bio Ethics: Genomic and Ethics Two fellowship were awarded by WHO/PAHO for 4th Global Forum in Bio Ethics, on ‘Genomic and Ethics’ Brasilia, Brazil. 29th-30th October 2002.
Journal ArticleSri Lankan Twin Registry Athula Sumathipala, Sisira Siribaddana, Nimali De Silva, Devaka Fernando, Nihal Abeysingha, Rohana Dayaratne, Deepthi De Silva, Narada Warnasuriya & Mathew Hotopf October 2002 Twin Research, Volume 5, Issue 5, Pages 424-426 doi:10.1375/twin.5.5.424 Abstract Sri Lanka is an island with genetic diversity between the five main population groups. Our twin registry…
Summer School in Genomics, Ethics and Society: Cambridge, UK Dr. Sumathipala, was awarded a short fellowship by the Wellcome Trust for summer school in Genomic-Ethics and Society. Cambridge, UK 9th-13th September 2002
3rd Global Forum on Bio Ethics A Fellowship awarded by Medical Research Council (UK) for 3rd Global Forum on Bio Ethics. Cape Town South Africa. 21st -23rd February, 2002.
Journal ArticleFeasibility of Using Different Approaches for Recruiting Younger Twins to Establish a Population Based Twin Register in Sri Lanka Athula Sumathipala, Sisira H.Siribaddana, Nimali De Silva, Nihal M.R. Abeysingha, Sivagurunathan Sivayogam & Devaka J.S.Fernando December 2001 Twin Research, Volume 4, Issue 6, Pages 459 – 463 doi:10.1375/twin.4.6.459 Abstract Identifying twins for a population-based register…
Grant Writing Workshop on Bioethics: University of Toronto A fellowship was awarded by the Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health, USA to attend the Grant Writing Workshop on Bioethics, held at the University of Toronto. 5th-6th, November, 2001
AbstractFeasibility of Using Birth Records for Recruiting Older Twins for the Sri Lankan Twin Registry Dayaratne, D.A.R.K., Sumathipala, A., Fernando, D.J.S., Siribaddana, S.H., De Silva, N., & Abeysingha, N. 4th – 7th July 2001 10th International Congress on Twin Studies, South Kensington, London | International Society for Twin Studies Twin Research and Human Genetics, Volume 4,…
AbstractEarly Report on the Availability of Island Wide Twin Data in the Central Birth Registration Department De Silva, N., Sumathipala, A., Fernando, D.J.S., Abeysingha, N., Siribaddana, S.H., Dayaratne, D.A.R.K., De Silva, D., & Warnasuriya, N.D.W. 4th – 7th July 2001 10th International Congress on Twin Studies, South Kensington, London | International Society for Twin Studies Twin…
AbstractStarting from scratch in Sri Lanka Sumathipala, A. 4th – 7th July 2001 10th International Congress on Twin Studies, South Kensington, London | International Society for Twin Studies Twin Research and Human Genetics, Volume 4, Issue 3, Page 209, Abstract 235S doi:10.1375/twin.4.3.168 Abstract Commitment against obstacles and basic knowledge was vital, but books and journals were a scarcity. This…
Journal ArticleStudents’ perception of problem-based learning in the medical curriculum of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo R. De A. Seneviratne, D.D. Samarasekera, I.M. Karunathilake & G.G. Ponnamperuma July 2001 Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, Volume 30, Issue 4, Pages 379 – 381 Abstract INTRODUCTION: Problem-based learning (PBL) is used as an…
Journal ArticleInternational representation in psychiatric literature: Survey of six leading journals Vikram Patel & Athula Sumathipala May 2001 British Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 178, Issue 5, Pages 406 – 409 doi:10.1192/bjp.178.5.406 Abstract Background Despite the growing recognition of the global burden of psychiatric disease, there are questions about the strength of the evidence base from…
Journal ArticleCognitive behavioural therapy reduced distress and doctor visits in patients with medically unexplained symptoms A. Sumathipala, S. Hewege, R. Hanwella, et al February 2001 Evidence-Based Mental Health, Volume 4, Issue 1, Page 22 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ebmh.4.1.22 Abstract Question In patients with medically unexplained symptoms and repeated clinic visits, is cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) more effective than standard…