• Religion, spirituality, and coping among the psychiatric population: a narrative review 

  Shoib, S.; Das, S.; Gupta, A.K.; Ullah, I.; Javed, S.; Nocera, A.; Kar, S.K.; Chandradasa, M.; de Filippis, R. (Academy Publisher, 2024)

  BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The impact of religiosity and spirituality on mental health is still far to be adequately explored. Evidence-based data gathering papers that bring together various perspectives and facets of religion ...
• Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2021 

  Mettananda, K.C.D. (GBD 2021 Fertility and Forecasting Collaborators); Mettananda, S. (GBD 2021 Fertility and Forecasting Collaborators) (Elsevier, 2024)

  BACKGROUND: Accurate assessments of current and future fertility-including overall trends and changing population age structures across countries and regions-are essential to help plan for the profound social, economic, ...
• Learning clinical reasoning skills during the transition from a medical graduate to a junior doctor 

  Karunaratne, D.; Chandratilake, M.; Marambe, K. (Centre Medical Education, 2024)

  INTRODUCTION: The literature confirms the challenges of learning clinical reasoning experienced by junior doctors during their transition into the workplace. This study was conducted to explore junior doctors' experiences ...
• Factors behind suicides in Muslim countries: a global ecological study 

  Shoib, S.; Tayyeb, M.; Armiya’u, A.Y.; Raaj, S.; Elmahi, O.K.O.; Swed, S.; Saeed, F.; Nahidi, M.; Bashir, A.; Chandradasa, M. (Taylor and Francis Group, 2024)

  This study examines the relationship between suicide rates and social, political, and economic factors in Muslim-majority countries, considering the influence of Islam and unique socio-cultural factors. Conducted from ...
• Content analysis of policy documents related to non-communicable diseases prevention and control in Sri Lanka: a developing country in the South-East Asia 

  Talagala, I.; Abeysena, C.; Wickremasinghe, R. (F1000 Research, 2024)

  BACKGROUND: Health policies form the foundation for provisioning best level care and are important for all stakeholders including patients and healthcare providers. Health policy analysis and evaluation allows policy makers ...
• Fish bone migration through a sigmoid colon diverticulum causing an anterior abdominal wall abscess 

  Ekanayaka, E.M.M.; Gunasekara, K.; Fernando, R.; Chandrasinghe, P.C.; Kumarage, S. (The College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, 2024)

  No abstract available
• Intraoperative visualization of biliary anatomy using Indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence in a Sri Lankan patient cohort 

  Kumarage, S.K.; Lakshani, D.H.J.P.U.; Pinto, M.D.P.; Chandrasinghe, P.C. (The College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, 2024)

  INTRODUCTION: Bile duct injury (BDI) is a complication with high morbidity, associated with laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). The risk of BDI can be reduced by accurate visualization of the biliary tree with the use of ...
• Impactful research over impact factor 

  Chandrasinghe, P.C. (The College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, 2024)

  No abstract available
• Development of a low cost semiquantitative polymerase chain reaction assay for molecular diagnosis of williams syndrome 

  Ranaweera, D.M.; de Silva, D.C.; Samarasinghe, D.; Perera, S.; Kugalingam, N.; Samarasinghe, S.R.; Madushani, W.Y.; Jayaweera, H.H.E.; Gunewardene, S.; Muneeswaran, K.; Gnanam, V.S.; Chandrasekharan, N.V. (Clinical Laboratory Publications, 2024)

  BACKGROUND: Williams Beuren Syndrome (WBS) is a well-recognized and common genetic cause of congenital heart defects, developmental delay, hypercalcemia, and characteristic facial features. It is caused by a 1.5 - 1.8 Mb ...
• Management strategies for common viral infections in pediatric renal transplant recipients 

  Ranawaka, R.; Dayasiri, K.; Sandamali, E.; Gamage, M. (Baishideng Publishing Group, 2024)

  Viral infections have been considered as a major cause of morbidity and mortality after kidney transplantation in pediatric cohort. Children are at high risk of acquiring virus-related complications due to immunological ...
• Instructional design models for digital learning in higher education — A scoping review 

  Senadheera, V.V.; Ediriweera, D.S.; Rupasinghe, T.P. (Commonwealth of Learning, 2024)

  Instructional design (ID) is a systematic process that is used to develop education and training programmes in a consistent and reliable way. A key challenge faced by educators is selecting an ID model by deciding which ...
• ‘Connective alignment’ as the educational approach for higher education in the digital age 

  Senadheera, V.V.; Rupasinghe, T.P.; Ediriweera, D.S. (Commonwealth of Learning, 2024)

  Most students in higher education at present are ‘digital natives.’ They use technology in every facet of their life, including their education. They learn from formally organised courses as well as from informal learning. ...
• Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome: A rare disorder in a neonate 

  Punchihewa, D.S.G.; Fonseka, J.R.; Jayarathne, R.N.; Dayasiri, K.; Sumanasekera, K.H.T.I.; Dayarathna, R.M.A.N.; Nawarathne, M.V.D. (Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, 2024)

  No abstract available
• Presentation of posterior tongue-tie in a young infant mimicking oral candidiasis: A diagnostic challenge 

  Dayasiri, K.; Suraweera, N.; Joyce, J.; Uhlig, U. (Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, 2024)

  No abstract available
• GDF15 molecule is responsible for low body mass index in children with thalassaemia 

  Mettananda, S. (Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, 2024)

  No abstract available
• Suicide among psychiatrists: From healers to seekers of mental health care 

  Shoib, S.; Saeed, F.; Ahmed, S.; Park, C.; Roza, T.H.; Nazari, S.K.; Armiya'u, A.Y.; Berardis, D.; Mahesar, R.A.; Chandradasa, M. (Elsevier, 2024)

  Addressing suicide and mental health issues among psychiatrists, particularly during a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic is important. several factors contribute to this risk, such as long duty hours, burnout, emotional ...
• Detection of pathogenic Leptospira with rapid extraction followed by recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assay-A comprehensive study from Sri Lanka 

  Uduwawala, H.; Manamperi, A.; Gunaratna, G.P.S.; Karunanayake, L.; Ceruti, A.; Wahed, A.A.E.; Fernando, L.; Premaratna, R.; Hapugoda, M. (Public Library of Science, 2024)

  Leptospirosis is the most widespread zoonosis in the world. The disease is more prevalent in tropical regions where the majority of developing countries are located. Leptospirosis is considered a protean manifestation ...
• Healthy lifestyle profile scale for elderly: A novel tool to assess healthy lifestyle among young elderly live in South Asian settings 

  Jayasinghe, V.; Ferdinando, R.; Abeysena, C. (Medknow Publications, 2024)

  BACKGROUND: Many lifestyle modification interventions have been introduced for young elderly population (aged from 60 to 74 years) in Sri Lanka to improve their health and well being. However, little is known about the ...
• Ambulatory blood pressure levels in individuals with uncontrolled clinic hypertension across Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka 

  Zhu, A.; Ostbye, T.; Naheed, A.; de Silva, H.A.; Jehan, I.; Gandhi, M.; Chakma, N.; Kasturiratne, A.; Samad, Z.; Jafar, T.H. (Wiley, 2024)

  Hypertension is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease in South Asia. The authors aimed to assess the cross-country differences in 24-h ambulatory, daytime, and nighttime systolic blood pressure (SBP) among rural ...
• Knowledge of the high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assay among medical officers in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka 

  Fernando, N.; Fernando, K.; Gallage, T.; Dayanath, B.K.T.P.; de Silva, S.T. (The Kandy Society of Medicine, 2023)

  INTRODUCTION: The high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) assay is a crucial diagnostic test that is obligatory in the triage of patients presenting with chest pain. It is essential for medical officers to have adequate ...

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