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Newsletter
Issue 49
October 2017
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Dear reader
Welcome to the newsletter of the SLCM
before starting please take a minute to follow the link below and submit the form to confirm that you have received this Newsletter .
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CONTENTS
Annual General Meeting 2017
Looking Back
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26TH ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS 2017
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2nd South Asian Melioidosis Congress
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The Bulletin of the Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists – 2017
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ABSTRACT BOOK - 2ND SOUTH ASIAN MELIOIDOSIS CONGRESS
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News from the college
CME on Line
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Continuing Medical Education
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Members Area
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Seminar on Strengthening Universal Health Coverage for the fight against Anti-Microbial Resistance
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NHSL Commemorates Global Hand washing Day 2017 with Hand Washing Ceremony of a Different Nature
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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
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Publications
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Antibiotic Guidelines 2016
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Biosafety Manual for Medical Laboratories
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The manual for infection prevention and control in hospitals 2005
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Other news
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Laboratory Information Management System Phase 1 – Update
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The official Facebook page of the SLCM
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The AGM of the SLCM will be held on 27th of October 2017 (Friday) from 11.30am to 4.00pm at the “On Golden Pond”, Hotel Taj Samudra, No 25, Galle Face Centre Road, Colombo 3.
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Please note that the lunch will be served at 11.30am and the AGM will be started at 1.00pm. (Lunch is fully sponsored by the SLCM).
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We need to inform the number of participants and make the full payment to the venue prior to the event.
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If you have not confirmed your participation please do so before the 23rd by Following the Link Below .
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Although great strides have been made in many areas of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases, for example, in the prevention of many infectious diseases by vaccination, a number of challenges remain to be addressed. Sepsis is one of the leading causes of death in the world and continues to pose a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge with the fourth revision of the “Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock” being published early this year. The theme of the Annual Scientific Sessions this year was “Combating sepsis”.
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The 2nd South Asian Melioidosis Congress was held at the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel on 29th and 30th August. As its name implies, this was the second Congress on Melioidosis to be held in this region, involving countries like India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Pakistan, to increase awareness about melioidosis.
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The College published the Bulletin of the Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists for 2017, to coincide with the scientific sessions.
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Editorial work was done by Dr. Roshan Jayasuriya and the Editorial Board.
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It contained the previous year’s Presidential Address delivered by Dr. Kanthi Nanayakkara, the Siri Wickremesinghe oration for 2017, abstracts of oral and poster presentations made at the 2017 annual sessions, summaries of some CME lectures, articles and summaries of presentations at the scientific sessions.
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A separate abstract book was published for the 2nd South Asian Melioidosis Congress which contained biographies of the faculty of speakers and abstracts of their lectures and the abstracts of the poster presentations.
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News from the college
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Fellowships 2017
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Fellowships were awarded to three distinguished members of the college, Dr. Sujatha Mananwatta Dr. Ranjith Perera Prof. N.P. Sunil Chandra.
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Prof. N.P. Sunil Chandra.
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CME On Line
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Check out the new addition to our Website , dedicated to
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Maintaining lifelong knowledge and skills is essential for safe clinical practice. Continuing medical education (CME) is an established method that can facilitate lifelong learning. It focuses on maintaining or developing knowledge, skills and relationships to ensure competent practice (1).
Continuing medical education (CME) is important for professional development among health personnel (2).
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A 56 years old male presented with a 10 month history of a verrucoid cutaneous lesion on his right lower limb. Irrespective of on and off treatment, the lesion slowly progressed. There is no regional lymphadenopathy. He could not recall any prick injury or trauma to the site. He is a carpenter from Matara area
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Members Area
Highlights articles and news items sent by members
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On September 7, 2017, a seminar was held at the Kingsbury Hotel in Colombo, as part of this ongoing global movement to combat Anti Microbial Resistance (AMR).
This seminar was titled ‘Strengthening Universal Health Coverage for the fight against Anti-Microbial Resistance’.
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Global Handwashing Day is an annual global advocacy day dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of hand washing as to prevent infectious diseases and save lives. It is celebrated annually on October 15 worldwide and it is an opportunity to encourage public and healthcare workers to wash their hands at critical times.
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Hospital outbreaks of Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) have been described globally due to contaminated solutions and medical devices in different parts of the world while there have been no reported outbreaks of in Sri Lanka in the past. However, during July and August 2017, an outbreak of BCC was noted in three major hospitals in Sri Lanka
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‘Empirical and prophylactic use of antimicrobials- National guidelines -2016’ Download The Electronic Version
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The Biosafety Manual was developed to guide the all medical laboratories in the state and private sector in their development of biosafety policies and programmes.
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The “Hospital Infection Control Manual” was first printed by the Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists in 2005. Download
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Other News
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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. By By Dr R.Jayasuriya , Consultant Microbiologists , NIHS , Kalutara
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Dear all, The official Facebook page of SLCM has now been created. Please visit the page and forward to your friends. https://www.facebook.com/The-Sri-Lanka-College-of-Microbiologists-1121908244613476/ Thank you Dr Enoka Corea President Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists No.06, “Wijerama House”, Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka
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Welcome New Members
Our membership now stands at 229 including the 14 new members who joined during this year.
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We warmly welcome doctors Dr.M.C. Thivandika Jayasundera, Dr.M.A. Yasanthi Fernando, Dr.K.D.D. Saranga Wijeweera, Dr. M.A. Nisansala Manchanayaka, Dr. I. Umayangani Ratnasekera, Dr. M.R.D. Nadee Sugathadasa, Dr. P.G.R.I. Sewwandi Welagedara, Dr. Y. Chaturangi Waniganayake, Dr. I. Anuruddhika Liyanage, Dr. D. Narmada Weerakoon, Dr. S. Dilmini Senarathna, Dr. W.D.D.I. Shanthakumara, Dr. Thisum Nilukshi Samaranayake and Dr. Nirmitha Lalindi De Silva
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Do you have an article you wish to publish in the newsletter or the college website ?
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Forward it to Dr Roshan Jayasuriya , Editor, Sri lanka Collage of Microbiologists
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