134th Anniversary International Medical Congress 2021
"Professional excellence towards holistic health care"Programme
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Day 3 – Thursday, 23rd September 2021
8.00 – 8.30 am
Registration
Session 9:
8.30 – 9.00 am
Plenary 3: Digital health care
Digital health care in Sri Lanka
Mr Suneth Haputhanthri
Hall A
Parallel Session
Session 10:
9.00 – 10.30 am
Symposium 5
Future of medicine and medical technology
- Wearables in healthcare- Prof. Gamini Rajapakse
- Robotic arm and minimal invasive surgery – Dr Alastair John
- Retinal gene therapy to for the blindness – Prof. Robert MacLaren,
10.30 – 11.00 am
TEA
Session 11:
11.00 am – 12.30 pm
Symposium 8
3D’s of Geriatric Psychiatry
- Depression in old age – Dr. Kapila Ranasinghe
- Dementia – Dr. Anuprabha Wickramasinghe
- Delirium simple but complex – Dr. Rashi Nigi,
12.30 – 1.30 pm
Lunch
Session 12:
1.30 – 2.30 pm
Free Paper Session 1
Session 13:
2.30 – 4.00 pm
Symposium 11
Birth Defects: An emerging challenge
- Overview of birth defects – Dr. Nathalie Roos
- Genetic disorders – Prof Vajira Dissanayke
- Counting Birth defects for practice change – Dr. Kapila Jayaratne
4.00 pm
TEA
Hall B
Parallel Session
Session 10:
9.00 – 10.30 am
Symposium 6
Learning from paediatric deaths
- Clinician’s perspective on paediatric deaths & review – Prof Shaman Rajindrajith
- Paediatric Death Reviews – Dr. Rajesh Mehta
- Infant Death surveillance – The Sri Lanka’s model – Dr. Kapila Jayaratne
10.30 – 11.00 am
TEA
Session 11:
11.00 am – 12.30 pm
Symposium 9
Health effects of indigenous and traditional foods
- Health effects of coconut oil – Prof. Ranil Jayawardene
- Sri Lankan cereal food habit: a double edged sword in health – Prof. Anoma Chandrasekara
- Traditional fermented foods and their health benefits – Prof. Terrence Madhujith
12.30 – 1.30 pm
Lunch
Session 12:
1.30 – 2.30 pm
Free Paper Session 2
Session 13:
2.30 – 4.00 pm
Symposium 12
Current concepts in spinal cord rehabilitation
- Basic concepts of spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation – Dr. Champika Gunawardena
- Medical issues and modern concepts in spinal cord injury rehabilitation – Dr. Gerard Weber
- Physiotherapy interventions in SCI rehabilitation – Mrs. Samanthi Jayathilake
- Occupational therapy interventions in SCI rehabilitation – Dr. Ajith Kithsiri
4.00 pm
TEA
Hall C
Parallel Session
Session 10:
9.00 – 10.30 am
Symposium 7
Nurses/ Allied health programme
Communication in action (Role play)
Prof. R. M. Mudiyanse/ Dr. Amila Jayasinghe/ Dr. Sajith Edirisinghe/ Miss Anuradha Rathnayake/ S. Krishna Pradeep/ Dr. Kanthi Hettigoda/ Dr. Amali Dalpadadu/ Ms Ramya Ekanayaka
10.30 – 11.00 am
TEA
Session 11:
11.00 am – 12.30 pm
Symposium 10
Nurses/ Allied health programme
Teamwork
- Working as a team – Dr. Upul Dissanayake
- Ensuring workplace safety – Mrs R A D C Karunaratne
- Achieving work-life balance – Dr. Chathurie Suraweera
12.30 – 1.30 pm
Lunch
Session 12:
1.30 – 2.30 pm