Institute for Research and Development

WHO mhGAP Training for Primary Care Practitioners

Capacity Building Workshop, DI Training Program

WHO mhGAP Training for Primary Care Practitioners The World Health Organization Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) initiative was introduced in 2008 by the WHO, and incorporates evidence-based guidelines on managing mental, neurological, and substance abuse disorders in the primary care setting by non-specialist healthcare workers working in low resource settings in low- and middle-income countries. This…

KDU Conference 2014

KDU International Research Conference 2014

DI Conferences

KDU International Research Conference 2014 Prof. Athul Sumathipala was invited as a speaker for the medical plenary session during the 7th International Research Conference organized by the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University in August 2014. The theme of the session was “Expanding Developmental Horizons through Education, Research and Innovation”. *YouTube videos courtesy of Kotelawala…

COMRAID-R Study

Completed Projects

Common Mental Disorders and Resilience Among Internally Displaced in Sri Lanka: Follow-up study on Return migration Longitudinal data are lacking on mental health trajectories following conflict resolution and return migration. COMRAID-R is a follow-up study of Muslims displaced by conflict from Northern Sri Lanka 20 years ago who are now beginning to return. Of 450…

Institute for Research and Development

Research Leaders Training Programme, 2014

Capacity Building Workshop, Completed Workshops, RQ Research Methods

Research Leaders Training Programme, 2014 A one year long training programme to train research leaders in the Sri Lankan health sector commenced in 2014. Participants with different backgrounds such as medical and nursing were involved in the training. The first workshop was held in October 2014 and gave a broad overview of different research methodologies…

Institute for Research and Development

2nd Annual International Course on Qualitative Methods for Health and Social Care Research.

Capacity Building Workshop, Completed Workshops, RQ Qualitative

2nd Annual International Course on Qualitative MethodsQualitative Methods for Health and Social Care Research. The 2nd International Course on Qualitative Methods for Health and Social Care Research was held at Institute for Research & Development in 2013. Twenty multidisciplinary participants from different institutions attended the three day workshop. The resource persons were Dr. Tine Van…

Institute for Research and Development

Thinking Healthy Programme

Completed Workshops, DI Training Program

Thinking Healthy Programme On 27th July 2013, a training workshop for Health Professionals, Stake Holders and Policy Makers was held on the theme of “Thinking Healthy Program” (THP). This is a psychological intervention for the treatment of perinatal depression – developed in Pakistan and evaluated through one of the largest randomized controlled trials for a…

Institute for Research and Development

1st Annual International Course on Qualitative Methods for Health and Social Care Research.

Capacity Building Workshop, Completed Workshops, RQ Qualitative

1st International Course on Qualitative MethodsQualitative Methods for Health and Social Care Research The 1st International Course on Qualitative Methods for Health and Social Care Research was held at Institute for Research & Development in 2012. Twenty multidisciplinary participants from different institutions attended the three day workshop. The resource persons were Dr. Tine Van Bortel, Dr. Chesmal…