25th Anniversary International Scientific Conference-2016: Recent submissions

  • Niriella, M.A. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The predominant cause of chronic liver disease in Sri Lanka is alcoholic cirrhosis (AC) and cryptogenic cirrhosis (CC). The latter is probably due to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). With increasing incidence and ...
  • Dassanayake, A.S. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Non alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease worldwide. There is no established medical treatment for non-alcoholic staetohepatitis (NASH), the more severe progressive form of the ...
  • Hapugoda, M. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    A novel molecular-based assay (Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction-based Liquid Hybridization (RT-PCR-LH)) was developed and validated for early detection of dengue virus in clinical specimens. Possible risk ...
  • Gunawardena, N.K. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    During the period 2000 – 2015, the Dept of Parasitology has conducted several studies to assess the prevalence of STH infections in Sri Lanka. Three studies in particular will be highlighted. In 2003, a national study on ...
  • Premaratna, B.A.H.R. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The history of rickettsioses in Sri Lanka dates back to 1930-1940s. Since of late, rickettsial infections have re-emerged in many parts of the world, including Sri Lanka. We observed patients presenting with serious ...
  • Perera, K.V.H.K.K. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Influenza A virus infections in pigs is a disease of concern in terms of both animal and human health. Systematic virological and serological surveillance was carried in the Government Slaughter House Dematagoda, Sri Lanka ...
  • Wijesinghe, C.A. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Snake bite results in delayed psychological morbidity and negative psycho-social impact. However, psychological support is rarely provided to victims. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a brief ...
  • de Silva, H.A. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Snakebite is a WHO-listed neglected tropical disease. Bites result in an estimated 421 000 envenomings and 20 000 deaths globally each year, although the incidence may be as high as 1 800 000 envenomings and 94 000 deaths. ...
  • Pathmeswaran, A. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    There are few studies on community incidence of snake bite. There are no national level data. We undertook a community-based country-wide survey on snake bite in Sri Lanka. The survey was designed to sample 1% of the ...
  • Kasturiratne, A. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The relationship of hypertension on mortality is well known. In Sri Lanka this relationship has not been quantified in a comprehensive analysis. The objective of the presentation will be to describe the relationship of ...
  • Patel, A. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Diabetes is now a common condition, with rapidly increasing prevalence globally. Individuals with diabetes have a two to three-fold increased risk of developing macrovascular complications such myocardial infarction and ...
  • Armitage, J. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The prevalence of dementia and cognitive impairment is increasing globally as lifespan lengthens and presents major health care challenges as well as creating significant social burdens. Although Alzheimer disease is the ...
  • Premawardhena, A.P. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Alpha thalassaemia is one of the most common haemoglobinopathies, but the exact prevalence and distribution of α thalassaemia in Sri Lanka is not well known. This study was an attempt to micro-map the distribution of the ...
  • Perera, S. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    A third of all patients attending thalassaemia centres in Sri Lanka have non-transfusion dependent thalassaemia (NTDT). The majority of these have Hb E β-thalassaemia. The genetic basis of non-E β-thalassaemia intermedia ...
  • Premawardhena, A.P. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Haemoglobin E β-thalassaemia is the commonest cause of non-transfusion dependent thalassaemia in Sri Lanka. It is a disease exclusively restricted to people of South and Southeast Asian descent. It is phenotypically very ...
  • Patel, H. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The concept of stem cells was introduced by Alexander Maximow in the year 1909. Stem cells comprise of "primitive cells" that have the ability to divide indefinitely and give rise to specialized cells under specific ...
  • Sathiakumar, N. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    OBJECTIVES: 1) To describe the importance of scientific evidence in policy development in the area of household air pollution 2) To present a framework on designing evidence based interventions and policy on exposure ...
  • Benninga, M. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Chronic constipation is a common problem in childhood with an estimated prevalence of 3% in the Western world and is probably the most common gastrointestinal complaint in children. According to the ROME-III criteria, ...
  • Kato, N. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Recently, non-communicable diseases (NCDs), in particular, lifestyle-related diseases have become a key issue of public health in the developing countries. A new understanding of NCDs has emerged from genome-wide association ...
  • Monrouxe, L. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    OBJECTIVES : 1. To understand the different ways in which medical professionalism is understood across country cultures 2. To understand what professional identity is and how this related to the different conceptualisations ...

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