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Guidelines on Microbiological Investigations, Antimicrobials, Vaccines, Infection Prevention and Control Practices in Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Piume madushani

OGM January 2021

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Piume madushani

An Ordinary General Meeting of the Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists (SLCM) was held online through Google Meet on 15th January 2021. Meeting was chaired by Prof Nadira Karunaweera, President of the SLCM 2020-2021. Eighteen members were present and eleven members were excused for the…

The Siri Wickremesinghe Memorial Oration 2021

Posted on March 19, 2021August 13, 2021 by Piume madushani

Conforming to the current health and safety regulations, the induction and oration were conducted this year as a ‘hybrid event’. The Siri Wickremesinghe Oration 2021, “Fighting the rising tide of antibiotic resistance; exploring non-pharmacological options, challenges and benefits Prof. Nelun Perera Consultant Microbiologist & Hon….

The Siri Wickremesinghe Memorial Oration

Posted on March 19, 2021August 13, 2021 by Piume madushani

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.

Induction of Professor Nadira Karunaweera as the President of Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists 2021

Posted on March 19, 2021July 28, 2021 by Piume madushani

Professor Nadira Karunaweera was inducted as the President of Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists on the 27th of February 2021 at the “The Grand Ballroom”, Galle Face Hotel Colombo.

Amendment to anti rabies post exposure therapy (PET) protocol

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Roshan ( Web Admin )

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…

Format for submitting articles to the Web Site and News Letter

Posted on February 27, 2019February 27, 2019 by Roshan ( Web Admin )

Format for submitting articles to the Web Site and News Letter Articles can include A Topic Text up to 750 words Up to 5 Images One Featured image The text of the article should be sent in word format. Images should not be included/incorporated in…

LABORATORY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM – NIHS Kalutara

Posted on April 16, 2018April 16, 2018 by Roshan ( Web Admin )

By Dr R.JayasuriyaConsultant MicrobiologistsNIHS Kalutara The ministry of health and the Sri Lanka Collage of Microbiologists has initiated the process to move away from the paper based system and to implement a common Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) in all state sector microbiology laboratories. The…

Ordinary General Meeting of the Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists (SLCM)

Posted on April 15, 2018April 16, 2018 by Roshan ( Web Admin )

An ordinary general meeting of the SLCM will be held on Friday, 4th May 2018 from 2.00pm to 3.30pm (after the CME) at the Aldo Castellani Auditorium of the Medical Research Institute, Colombo 8. Please be present. The agenda is as follows. 1. Minutes of…