Hall: C – Day 3

HALL C

TIME

HEALTH OF SPECIAL CATEGORIES

 

09.45 – 10.15am

Guest Lecture 9

History, Health care and Challenges of Health of Estate Workers in Sri Lanka

Dr. Nithershini Periyasamy

Consultant Community Physician, Directorate of Estate and Urban Health Unit, Ministry of Health

 

10.15 – 10.45am

Tea and poster viewing

 

10.45 – 12.15pm

Symposium 18

Hot Topics in Sports Medicine

 

Introduction to Sports Medicine and Injury Prevention

Dr. Asela Ratnayake

Sports Medicine Unit, Peradeniya Teaching Hospital

 

Planning an exercise schedule scientifically

Dr. Harindu Wijesinghe

Consultant Rheumatologist and Specialist in Sports Medicine, Nawaloka Hospital

 

Anti doping legislation in Sri Lanka

Prof. Arjuna de Silva

Head, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya

 

Drug Doping Testing and Prescribing in Sports Medicine

Dr. Kithsiri Perera

Sports Medicine Unit, Colombo South Teaching Hospital

 

12.15 – 01.15pm

 Lunch, poster viewing  & Debate

“Professional fees of the Private consultations of the professionals should be Peer Reviewed and not Administrator Reviewed” (Hall A)

 

01.15 – 02.45pm

Free Paper Session 9

 

02.45 – 04.15pm

Symposium 21

Illness and health among doctors: do carpenters have good furniture?

 

Introduction

 

Doctors’ Health: Is It Important?

Prof. Saroj Jayasinghe

Consultant Physician and Professor in Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo

 

The Precursors Study: The John Hopkins longitudinal study on health and illness of doctors

Prof. Padmini D Ranasinghe

Director, Hospitalist Education Programs, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, USA

 

Preventive health and Simple Health Tips for a Busy Doctor

Dr. Prasad Katulanda

Consultant Endocrinologist and Senior Lecturer, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo

 

04.15pm

Tea

7.30pm onwards

Banquet