Hall: B – Day 1 | SLMA Conference

HALL B
TIME
Preventive Medicine
11.00 – 11.30am	Guest Lecture 2 Improving glycaemic control using Insulin pump therapy Prof. Devaka Fernando
11.30 – 01.00pm	Symposium 2 One health concept: Way forward in controlling antimicrobial resistance
Antibiotic usage in animal husbandry in industry sector Dr. H. P. Premasiri Former technical Manager of Gold Coin Feed Mills Lanka Ltd, Former senior poultry adviser for Afghanistan- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Past President of Sri Lanka Veterinary Association
Guidelines and recommendations for use of antibiotics in animal husbandry (especially in fisheries including shrimp farming) Mrs.Sharmila Corea Scientist, The National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA)
The extent of antibacterial usage in Veterinary practice and its role in acquring resistance Prof. Preeni Abeynayake Professor of Veterinary Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Peradeniya
Causes, magnitude, impact of antibiotic resistance in Sri Lanka Dr.Kushlani Jayatilleka Consultant Clinical microbiologist, Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital, A member of Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Project (ARSP) of Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists.
Controlling antimicrobial resistance- Way forward Dr. Janakan Navaratnasingam National Professional officer- WHO
Panel discussion
01.00 – 02.00pm	Lunch
02.00 – 03.30pm	Free Paper Session 2
03.30 – 05.00pm	Symposium 5 NCD Control in Sri Lanka
Challenges ahead – in achieving global NCD targets Dr.Palitha Karunapema Consultant Community Physician, Deputy Director Rehabilitation and Rheumatology Hospital, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka
Challenges faced in achieving optimum care for risk factor control in the curative sector *Dr. Ruwan Ekanayaka* Former Consultant Cardiologist, National Hospital of Sri Lanka
Perceptions of a care giver on delivery for control of NCDs in primary health care setting Dr. Sameera Maduglle MO – NCD, Nuwaraeliya
Health sector response in controlling NCDs: strategies and challenges Dr. Palitha Mahipala Director General of Health Services, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka
05.00 – 05.30pm	Tea
07.00pm onwards	Doctors concert

HALL B

TIME

Preventive Medicine

11.00 – 11.30am

Guest Lecture 2

Improving glycaemic control using Insulin pump therapy

Prof. Devaka Fernando

11.30 – 01.00pm

Symposium 2

One health concept: Way forward in controlling antimicrobial resistance

Antibiotic usage in animal husbandry in industry sector

Dr. H. P. Premasiri

Former technical Manager of Gold Coin Feed Mills Lanka Ltd, Former senior poultry adviser for Afghanistan- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Past President of Sri Lanka Veterinary Association

Guidelines and recommendations for use of antibiotics in animal husbandry (especially in fisheries including shrimp farming)

Mrs.Sharmila Corea

Scientist, The National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA)

The extent of antibacterial usage in Veterinary practice and its role in acquring resistance

Prof. Preeni Abeynayake

Professor of Veterinary Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Peradeniya

Causes, magnitude, impact of antibiotic resistance in Sri Lanka

Dr.Kushlani Jayatilleka

Consultant Clinical microbiologist, Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital, A member of Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Project (ARSP) of Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists.

Controlling antimicrobial resistance- Way forward

Dr. Janakan Navaratnasingam

National Professional officer- WHO

Panel discussion

01.00 – 02.00pm

Lunch

02.00 – 03.30pm

Free Paper Session 2

03.30 – 05.00pm

Symposium 5

NCD Control in Sri Lanka

Challenges ahead – in achieving global NCD targets

Dr.Palitha Karunapema

Consultant Community Physician, Deputy Director Rehabilitation and Rheumatology Hospital, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka

Challenges faced in achieving optimum care for risk factor control in the curative sector

Dr. Ruwan Ekanayaka

Former Consultant Cardiologist, National Hospital of Sri Lanka

Perceptions of a care giver on delivery for control of NCDs in primary health care setting

Dr. Sameera Maduglle

MO – NCD, Nuwaraeliya

Health sector response in controlling NCDs: strategies and challenges

Dr. Palitha Mahipala

Director General of Health Services, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka

05.00 – 05.30pm

Tea

07.00pm onwards

Hall: B – Day 1