Newsletter

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Welcome to the newsletter of the SLCM

CONTENTS

Message from the president

Council 2018 -2019

News from the college

Publications

Members Contributions

Message from the President 2018-2019

Message from the President 2018-2019
I have great pleasure in extending my warm greeting to you all through this newsletter on the 50th Anniversary of the Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists. The newsletter has proved to be a useful means of updating knowledge and keeping our members informed of the many SLCM activities. I take this opportunity to thank you all for gracing the ceremony …
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The Council - 2018/2019

The Council  - 2018/2019
President Prof. Ajith Nagahawatte President Elect Dr. Shirani Chandrasiri Vice President Prof. Nadira Karunaweera Joint Secretaries Dr. Gaya Wijayaratne Dr. Kishani Dinapala Treasurer Dr. Nadisha Badanasinghe Editor Prof. Neluka Fernando Council members Dr. Kushlani Jayatilleke (ex officio) Dr. GeethikaPatabendige Dr. Malka Dassanayake Dr. MahenKothalawala Dr. Dhammika Vidanagama Dr. Jananie Kottahachchi Dr. Roshan Jayasuriya Dr. Rohitha Muthugala
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News from the college

The Induction of President & Siri Wickremesinghe Oration 2019

The Induction of President & Siri Wickremesinghe Oration 2019
The Induction of President & Siri Wickremesinghe Oration of the Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists was held on the 13th of February 2018 at 10.30 am at the “Liberty Ballroom, Ramada Colombo”.
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INDUCTION OF Prof. Ajith Nagahawatte AS THE PRESIDENT 2019

INDUCTION OF Prof. Ajith  Nagahawatte AS THE PRESIDENT 2019
Professor Ajith De Silva Nagahawatte was inducted as the President of Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists on the 16th of February 2019 at the “Liberty Ballroom, Ramada Colombo”. Dr. Kushlani Jayatilleke the outgoing president of the SLCM introduced Professor Ajith De Silva Nagahawatte to the gathering. Ajith De Silva Nagahawatte had his primary and secondary education at …
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The Siri Wickremesinghe Oration

Siri Wickremesinghe Oration
The Siri Wickremesinghe Oration was instituted by the Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists in 2004, in memory of the late Dr R S B Wickremesinghe, who was one of the earliest members of the College, and its’ President in 1994.

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The Siri Wickremesinghe Oration 2019

The Siri Wickremesinghe Oration 2019
The Siri Wickremesinghe Oration 2019 ,“Worms and Disease: Demonstrating The Impact of Soil-Transmitted Helminths on Health and Well-Being”
Prof. Nilanthi De Silva
MBBS (Colombo), MSc (London), MD (Colombo)
Cadre Chair and Senior Professor
Faculty of Medicine Ragama



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28TH ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS 2019

28TH ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS 2019

The 28th Annual Scientific Sessions of The Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists and 50th Anniversary Conference on Infectious diseases and Infection Prevention & Control “Breaking barriers for sustainable excellence in patient care”
13th -15th August 2019 Ramada , Colombo , Sri Lanka .
A Pre-Congress Workshop on Infection Control & Prevention will be held on 13th August 2019 with Prof. Dale …

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Registration for the 28th Annual Scientific Sessions

Registration for the 28th Annual Scientific Sessions

Early bird registration Rs. 6,000/- .

Only up to 30th June 2019.


After that full registration fee will be Rs. 7,500/-. We would kindly request you to pre-register for this event to facilitate the organizing process.

Early-bird Registration (before 30th June, 2019) Full sessions with Pre-congress workshop Rs.6,000/- Pre-congress Rs 4,000/- Full sessions …

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OGM January 2019

OGM January 2019

An Ordinary General Meeting of the Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists was held at the Aldo Castellani Auditorium of the Medical Research Institute on 4th of January 2019.
This was chaired by Prof. Ajith Nagahawatte, President of the SLCM 2018-2019.
Thirty-three members were present and 10 members were excused for the meeting. President informed that the newly appointed company secretary …

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World Hand Hygiene Day 2018

World Hand Hygiene Day 2018
SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands - 5 May 2018 It’s in your hands – prevent sepsis in health care Members of the Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists commemorated the global hand hygiene day on the theme declared by the World Health Organization “It’s in your hands – prevent sepsis in health care”. An advocacy photography session was organised on 4th …
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Publications

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Invitation to submit contributions to be published in the Annual Bulletin of the Sri Lanka College of microbiologists 2019

The aims of the bulletin are to,

· Encourage the membership to conduct and publish good quality research
· To support and improve the practice of microbiology in Sri Lanka and
· To share experiences to enrich and upgrade the professional standards.

The editorial board of the Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists invites the membership to send their contributions to the SLCM Bulletin for 2019, to be published in August.

Types of Contributions are,

· Review articles
· Research (original) articles
· Articles
· Case reports
· Abstracts of presentations to be made at Annual Scientific Sessions
· Photo quiz
· Abstracts of research presentations (oral / poster) at Annual Scientific Sessions

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Please note that the deadline for abstract submission for the 28th Annual Scientific Sessions 2019 has been extended to 13th of March 2019.


This date would not be extended further.

Members Contributions

World Hand Hygiene Day 2018

The National Hospital of Sri Lanka Commemorates World Hand Hygiene Day 2018 -

Appreciating Role Models and Champions of Hand Hygiene and Launching the First News Letter on Hand Hygiene

World Hand Hygiene Day highlights the importance of hand hygiene ( HH) in health care and it is commemorated globally on 5th May every year. The theme for 2018 is “it’s in your hands- prevent sepsis in health care”, illustrating the important relationship between good infection prevention and control practices and preventing sepsis.

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Global Hand hygiene Day at Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital (SJGH) 2018

Hand hygiene is an important measure to prevent infections especially due to cross contamination. To emphasize its importance, WHO declared 5th of May as the Global Hand hygiene day. This year the theme was ‘It’s in your hands – prevent sepsis in health care’.

Infection prevention and control team of SJGH implemented various activities to mark this event with participation of different Health care workers including Infection Prevention & Control leaders, health facility leaders and clinical staff.

The following activities were carried out at SJGH to mark the Global Hand Hygiene Day.
  • Displaying posters at clinics and wards to educate the patients regarding the importance of the hand hygiene to prevent sepsis.
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Public Health and Microbiology

Public Health and Microbiology

By Vasanthi Thevanesam Emeritus Professor Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya .
Public Health is defined as ‘the science of protecting the safety and improving the health of communities through education, policy making and research for disease and injury prevention’. Microbes have been seen as a major threat to public health throughout the ages. Although there have …

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Towards an ideal Sepsis bio marker, a glimpse of hope…… whole blood leucocyte transcriptomic profiling……

Towards an ideal Sepsis bio marker, a glimpse of hope……  whole blood leucocyte transcriptomic profiling……

By Dr Mahen Kothalawala MBBS Dip Microbiology MD MPH(NZ) Consultant Clinical Microbiologist Teaching Hospital Kandy Sri Lanka
Sepsis accounts for around 9 million deaths per year globally. During the last decade, number of hospital admissions due to sepsis have increased considerably by 70% in the US and 50% in Western Europe. A similar trend seen all over the world is …

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Biosafety and Biosecurity: a way forward

Biosafety and Biosecurity: a way forward

By Dr. Jananie Kottahachchi MBBS, Diploma (Medical Microbiology), MD (medical Microbiology) Senior Lecturer Grade II Department of Microbiology Consultant microbiologist.
Biological threat from emerging infectious diseases and bioterrorism are ever increasing. It has become essential to increase awareness and preparedness for identifying and containing those agents worldwide. Biosafety and biosecurity are very important practices in medical laboratories. Biosafety refers to …

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Hantavirus; An emerging pathogen in Sri Lanka

Hantavirus; An emerging pathogen in Sri Lanka

By Dr Rohitha Muthugala MBBS, Dip. R & DP, PG Diploma in Med.Microbiology, MD (Medical Virology) Consultant Medical Virologist, Teaching Hospital Kandy .
Transmission of the infection to humans is by inhalation of the viruses via aerosols generated from virus contaminated rodent faeces , urine or saliva. Infections may be sub- clinical or vary from mild flu like illness to fatal …

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CME February - Application of MALDI-TOF MS in Clinical Microbiology

CME February - Application of MALDI-TOF MS in Clinical Microbiology

Dr. Subodha Wickramasinghe (MD), Lecturer, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna Delivered a lecture on “Application of MALDI-TOF MS (Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time Of Flight Mass Spectrometry) in Clinical Microbiology ” . 01st of February 2019 .

A rapid and accurate microbiological diagnosis is associated with decreased mortality and reduced length of hospitalization, especially for severe, …

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Amendment to anti rabies post exposure therapy (PET) protocol

Amendment to anti rabies post exposure therapy (PET) protocol

Dr. Kanthi Nanayakkara Head / department of Rabies and Vaccine Q C, Medical Research Institute, Colombo 8.
Rabies is a viral infection caused by a lyssa virus. It is a zoonotic disease which is prevalent among mammals. Rabies is endemic in Sri Lanka and the main carrier identified in transmitting the disease to humans is the dog followed by cats …

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Forward it to Professor Neluka Fernando , Editor, Sri lanka Collage of Microbiologists

E mail fneluka@gmail.com

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