The 30th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of microbiologists is scheduled to be held from 25th to 27th of August 2021. The Annual Bulletin of the Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists will be published to coincide with the sessions. The aims of…
Dr. Madhumanee Abeywardena MD (USSR) Diploma in Medical Microbiology MD in Medical Microbiology Consultant Clinical Microbiologist Sirimavo Bandaranayake Specialized Children’s Hospital
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…
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…
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…
Early bird registration of Rs. 6,000/- is 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. This year Sessions will be held from 13th to 15th of August 2019 at the Ramada Colombo,…
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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 -15thAugust 2019 Ramada , Colombo , Sri Lanka A Pre-Congress Workshop on…
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…
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…
The inaugural Infectious Diseases Conference was organized by the Infectious Diseases Forum of the Ceylon College of Physicians in Collaboration with DNDi, Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists and Sri Lanka College of Internal Medicine.
Hand, foot, and mouth disease is considered a self-limiting illness. It primarily affects infants and young children; however, it can also affect adolescents and adults.
Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease caused by an Orthopoxvirus belonging to the family Poxviridea. Variola virus, vaccinia virus, and cowpox virus are all members of the Orthopoxvirus genus.
SLCM intends to give recommendations in order to minimize fatalities due to medication errors and severe adverse reactions including anaphylaxis in view of the recent events of several cases of antibiotic associated anaphylaxis reported in the country and to ensure patient safety when administering antibiotics.
The Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists has ventured on a series of media programmes in collaboration with the Independence Television Network (ITN) channel.
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists (SLCM) was held on the 14th of October 2022, (Friday) from 11.30am to 3.30pm at the “Mihilaka Medura”, BMICH, Colombo 7
Procurement encompasses a range of activities involved in obtaining goods, services, works and consultancy through competitive bidding process.
The World Health Organization is encouraging the global community to ‘Go Blue for AMR’ campaign, particularly on 24 November.
The Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists invites its members to join the campaign as an individual or a workplace/ organization or a community.
