134th Anniversary International Medical Congress 2021
"Professional excellence towards holistic health care"Programme
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Day 2 – Wednesday, 22nd September 2021
7.30 – 8.30 am
Registration
Hall A
Parallel Session
CLINICAL
Session 2:
8.30 – 10.00 am
Symposium 1
Communicable diseases
- The changing landscape of CNS infections – Prof. Udaya Ranawaka
- Leptospirosis – Dr. Wimalasiri Uluwattage
- Rickettsial infections in Sri Lanka; an overview – Dr. Kheminda Thilakarathne
Session 3:
10.00 – 10.45 am
Keynote
Investing in Human Capital; In the pandemic and post pandemic scenarios
Dr. Trina Hague
10.45 – 11.15 am
TEA
Session 4:
11.15 am – 12.45pm
Symposium 3
Practical approach in Geriatric care
- Nutrition and sarcopenia – Prof. Matteo Cesari
- Practical approach to management of Diabetes in elderly – Dr Uditha Bulugahapitiya
- Detection of frailty in primary care – Dr. Duncan Ronald Forsyth
Session 5:
12.45 – 1.45 pm
Free Paper Session 1
1.45 – 2.45 pm
Lunch
Session 6:
2.45 – 3.15 pm
Plenary 1: Diabetes
Novel concepts in the management of diabetes
Dr. Noel Somasundaram
Session 7:
3.15 – 3.45 pm
Plenary 2: Obstetrics
Respectful maternity care during childbirth
Dr. Probhodana Ranaweera
Session 8:
3.45 – 4.30 pm
Dr. S. C. Paul Oration
Acute Coronary Care in Sri Lanka: Revelations from the First Ever National Clinical Audit
Professor Priyadarshani Galappatthy
4.30 – 5.00 pm
TEA
Hall B
Parallel Session
PUBLIC HEALTH
Session 2:
8.30 – 10.00 am
Symposium 2
“No one is safe until every one is safe”
Health sector preparedness and response to disasters
- Enhancing disaster and emergency preparedness and response within Sri Lankan Health system: A success story – Dr. Hemantha Herath
- Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction into Health Sector in Sri Lanka – Dr. Priyanga Ranasinghe
- Hospital Preparedness in Emergencies: HOPE and Beyond – Joint session Dr. Novil Wijesekera & Frederick John Abo
10.45 – 11.15 am
TEA
Session 4:
11.15 am – 12.45pm
Symposium 4
Microplastics: Are we under threat
- The problem of microplastics: are we under threat? – Dr. Sajith Edirisinghe
- Current status of microplastic pollution in Sri Lanka: findings of concern on human health – Mr W R W M A P Weerakoon
- Legal provisions on micro plastics and single- use plastic waste control in Sri Lanka – Mr. N. S. Gamage
Session 5:
12.45 – 1.45 pm
Free Paper Session 2
Hall C
Session 5:
1.30 – 2.30 pm