Anti-Malaria Campaign, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka
01.2016
Supervise all the staffs in regional office- Technical & Administrative
Maintain the Regional Malaria Office
Monitor and evaluate the vector borne related activities that includes parasitological surveillance, malaria case management, notification system, laboratory services etc
In all curative institutions which includes District General Hospital, Base Hospital, Divisional Hospitals and Primary Medical Care Units
Supervise entomological activities of vector borne diseases and techniques such as larval survey, human landing collection, indoor & outdoor hand collection, Cattle bait hut collection, Cattle bait Net Trap collection, Window trap collection and resistant monitoring of all classes of insecticides
Decision making, implementation and supervision of vector control interventions such as insecticide spraying, LLIN distribution, Larvivorous fish distribution, environmental modification etc
According to disease risk stratification
Conducting monthly district level staff conference and evaluate the activities conducted by each team every month
Participate National level monthly & Semi-annual review, District & Provincial Public Health reviews
Conducting in-service training programme for all the type of public health staffs
Participating as resource person for National guideline preparation of vector borne disease
Participating as resource for training workshop of Regional Medical Officers and other public health staffs
Conducting the lectures for Nursing Training School- Vavuniya for vector borne diseases
Conducting awareness programme for public and health staffs
Involving in IEC material preparation
Participating intersectoral meeting conducted by District Secretariat
Producing district level annual action plan of integrated vector borne disease
Involving and publishing innovative approaches of vector borne disease management
Practising Anopheles stephensi elimination strategies and evaluate the programme progress.
Medical Officer/Department of Orthopaedics
District General Hospital-Vavuniya, Sri Lanka
12.2013 - 11.2016
Conducting accident wards round for orthopedic patients
Treating all the trauma related limb and spine in accident and emergency service
Assisting to Consultant Orthopedic surgeons for Major surgical procedures and interventions
Conducting orthopedic clinics twice a week
Clerk the all-orthopedic patients, ordering diagnostic tests as required, writing diagnosis card and follow up arrangement
Acute and chronic patient’s treatment and flow up
Managing all the paediatrics related to orthpadics such as Development Dysplasia of Hip, Congeneital Talipes Equina Varus, Perthes’s disease
Applying serial pop casting for CTEV patients
Performing arthrotomy of larger joints
Doing manipulation and casting of limb injuries
Conducting minor surgeries such as forearm plating, elbow joint wiring, long born platting, applying of external fixators, bimalleolar fixation, and major surgeries hip joint fixation and tibial condylar fixation etc
Conducting field medical camps for elders’ home and differently able community centre.
Medical Officer/OPD Emergency Department
District General Hospital-Vavuniya
09.2012 - 11.2013
Treating OPD patients and admit necessary patients’ relevant units for further inward management
Refer the relevant patient to subspeciality clinic such as dermatology, Rheumatology, Orthopedic and neurology clinics etc
Treating all the medical emergencies and stabilize patient
Health education programme.
Relief House Officer
District General Hospital-Vavuniya
10.2011 - 08.2012
Conducting OPD medical clinic under supervision of Visiting Physician at OPD
Record the all the information new patients which are refereed from OPD
Health education programme for patients with relevant chronic diseases
Conducting neurology clinic twice a week under consultant neurologist
Visiting relevant wards for Neurological referral and communicate updates of management.
Relief House Officer
North Central Teaching Hospital-Ragama, Sri Lanka
09.2011 - 10.2011
Treating OPD patients and admit necessary patients’ relevant units for further inward management
Refer the relevant patient to subspeciality clinic such as dermatology, Rheumatology, Orthopedic and neurology clinics etc
Health education programme.
Education
Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo
Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna
Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna
Skills
Direct Patient Care
Patient Health Education
Patient Care
Surgical Skills
Team work
Good communication
Currentmedicallicensingauthority
Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC), 27547, 09/20/2011, 08/25/2010
Continuingprofessionaldevelopmentactivities
Undertake Continuing Professional Development and Quality Improvement activities in online and face-to-face workshops.
Clinicalproceduralskills
Venipuncture and cannulation
Echocardiography
Lumbar Puncture
Endoscopy
Arterial Blood Gas Sampling
Supra Pubic Catheterization
Intubation (Emergency intubation)
Caesarean Section
Urinary Catheterization
Tracheostomy/Cricothyroidotomy
Placing Nasogastric tube
Laparotomy
Inter Costal Tube Insertion and Pleural Aspiration
General Anesthesia
Ability to give local Anesthesia
Bronchoscopy
Inserting and maintaining peritoneal dialysis catheter and Peritoneal Tapping
Central Venous Cannulation
Minor procedures such as I&D, lump excisions, incision & excision biopsies
Setting and managing the Ventilators
Manipulation of fractures and dislocations under anesthesia, Applying Plaster Cast, Open reduction and Internal fixation/External fixation
Defibrillation and Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitations
Attending normal or assisted Child Birth
Suturing and wound care management
Workhistorydetails
12/01/2016 - Present, Regional Medical Officer – Anti Malaria Campaign, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka, Full time, Anti Malaria campaign is the national focal point for Malaria related activities. I’m working as Reginal Medical Officer for Vavuniya district of our country. Regional Malaria Office is not only handling malaria but also dealing with other vector borne diseases such as Dengue, leishmaniasis and Lymphatic Filariasis.
The following activities are carried out me at the regional office,
1.Supervise all the staffs in regional office- Technical & Administrative
2.Maitain the Regional Malaria Office
3.Monitor and evaluate the vector borne related activities that includes parasitological surveillance, malaria case management, notification system, laboratory services etc. in all curative institutions which includes District General Hospital, Base Hospital, Divisional Hospitals and Primary Medical Care Units.
4.Supervise entomological activities of vector borne diseases and techniques such as larval survey, human landing collection, indoor & outdoor hand collection, Cattle bait hut collection, Cattle bait Net Trap collection, Window trap collection and resistant monitoring of all classes of insecticides.
5.Decision making, implementation and supervision of vector control interventions such as insecticide spraying, LLIN distribution, Larvivorous fish distribution, environmental modification etc. according to disease risk stratification.
6.Conducting monthly district level staff conference and evaluate the activities conducted by each team every month.
7.Participate National level monthly & Semi-annual review, District & Provincial Public Health reviews
8.Conducting in-service training programme for all the type of public health staffs
9.Parcipating as resource person for National guideline preparation of vector borne disease
10.Participating as resource for training workshop of Regional Medical Officers and other public health staffs.
11.Conducting the lectures for Nursing Training School- Vavuniya for vector borne diseases.
12.Conducting awareness programme for public and health staffs
13.Involving in IEC material preparation
14.Participating intersectoral meeting conducted by District Secretariat.
15.Producing district level annual action plan of integrated vector borne disease
16.Involving and publishing innovative approaches of vector borne disease management.
17.Practising Anopheles stephensi elimination strategies and evaluate the programme progress, Regional Malaria Office is district operational unit for Vector borne disease. There are around 50 staffs are working in this office including Entomologist, Public Health Field Officers, Health entomological Officers, Public Health laboratory Technician and Spray Machine Operators and other supportive staff. Proving service of district population around 200,000 with four Medical Officer of Health Areas., Vavuniya, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
12/12/2013 - 11/30/2016, Medical officer-Department of Orthopedic, Full time, Conducting accident wards round for orthopedic patients
Treating all the trauma related limb and spine in accident and emergency service
Assisting to Consultant Orthopedic surgeons for Major surgical procedures and interventions.
Conducting orthopedic clinics twice a week
Clerk the all-orthopedic patients, ordering diagnostic tests as required, writing diagnosis card and follow up arrangement
Acute and chronic patient’s treatment and flow up
Managing all the paediatrics related to orthpadics such as Development Dysplasia of Hip, Congeneital Talipes Equina Varus, Perthes’s disease.
Applying serial pop casting for CTEV patients
Performing arthrotomy of larger joints.
Doing manipulation and casting of limb injuries
Conducting minor surgeries such as forearm plating, elbow joint wiring, long born platting, applying of external fixators, bimalleolar fixation, and major surgeries hip joint fixation and tibial condylar fixation etc.
Conducting field medical camps for elders’ home and differently able community centre, District General Hospital Vavuniya is the biggest tertiary care institution in Vavuniya District which contains bed strength nearly 700. The annual indoor admissions of this hospital are over 50000, and the average daily attendance of patients exceeds 700., Vavuniya, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
04/09/2012 - 12/11/2013, Medical Officer/OPD & Emergency Department, Full time, Treating OPD patients and admit necessary patients’ relevant units for further inward management.
Refer the relevant patient to subspeciality clinic such as dermatology, Rheumatology, Orthopedic and neurology clinics etc.
Treating all the medical emergencies and stabilize patient.
Health education programme, District General Hospital, Vavuniya, Northern province, Sri Lanka
10/16/2011 - 04/08/2012, Relief House Officer- Visiting Physician/OPD clinic and Neurology clinic, Full time, Conducting OPD medical clinic under supervision of Visiting Physician at OPD
Record the all the information new patients which are refereed from OPD
Health education programme for patients with relevant chronic diseases
Conducting neurology clinic twice a week under consultant neurologist
Visiting relevant wards for Neurological referral and communicate updates of management, District General Hospital, Vavuniya, Northern province, Sri Lanka
09/20/2011 - 10/15/2011, Relief House Officer- OPD, Full time, Treating OPD patients and admit necessary patients’ relevant units for further inward management.
Refer the relevant patient to subspeciality clinic such as dermatology, Rheumatology, Orthopedic and neurology clinics etc.
Health education programme, Colombo North Teaching Hospital (CNTH), Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Workexperiencedetails
12/01/2016 - Present, Regional Medical Officer – Anti Malaria Campaign, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka, Full time, Anti Malaria campaign is the national focal point for Malaria related activities. I’m working as Reginal Medical Officer for Vavuniya district of our country. Regional Malaria Office is not only handling malaria but also dealing with other vector borne diseases such as Dengue, leishmaniasis and Lymphatic Filariasis.
The following activities are carried out me at the regional office,
1.Supervise all the staffs in regional office- Technical & Administrative
2.Maitain the Regional Malaria Office
3.Monitor and evaluate the vector borne related activities that includes parasitological surveillance, malaria case management, notification system, laboratory services etc. in all curative institutions which includes District General Hospital, Base Hospital, Divisional Hospitals and Primary Medical Care Units.
4.Supervise entomological activities of vector borne diseases and techniques such as larval survey, human landing collection, indoor & outdoor hand collection, Cattle bait hut collection, Cattle bait Net Trap collection, Window trap collection and resistant monitoring of all classes of insecticides.
5.Decision making, implementation and supervision of vector control interventions such as insecticide spraying, LLIN distribution, Larvivorous fish distribution, environmental modification etc. according to disease risk stratification.
6.Conducting monthly district level staff conference and evaluate the activities conducted by each team every month.
7.Participate National level monthly & Semi-annual review, District & Provincial Public Health reviews
8.Conducting in-service training programme for all the type of public health staffs
9.Parcipating as resource person for National guideline preparation of vector borne disease
10.Participating as resource for training workshop of Regional Medical Officers and other public health staffs.
11.Conducting the lectures for Nursing Training School- Vavuniya for vector borne diseases.
12.Conducting awareness programme for public and health staffs
13.Involving in IEC material preparation
14.Participating intersectoral meeting conducted by District Secretariat.
15.Producing district level annual action plan of integrated vector borne disease
16.Involving and publishing innovative approaches of vector borne disease management.
17.Practising Anopheles stephensi elimination strategies and evaluate the programme progress, Regional Malaria Office is district operational unit for Vector borne disease. There are around 50 staffs are working in this office including Entomologist, Public Health Field Officers, Health entomological Officers, Public Health laboratory Technician and Spray Machine Operators and other supportive staff. Proving service of district population around 200,000 with four Medical Officer of Health Areas., Vavuniya, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
12/12/2013 - 11/30/2016, Medical officer-Department of Orthopedic, Full time, Conducting accident wards round for orthopedic patients
Treating all the trauma related limb and spine in accident and emergency service
Assisting to Consultant Orthopedic surgeons for Major surgical procedures and interventions.
Conducting orthopedic clinics twice a week
Clerk the all-orthopedic patients, ordering diagnostic tests as required, writing diagnosis card and follow up arrangement
Acute and chronic patient’s treatment and flow up
Managing all the paediatrics related to orthpadics such as Development Dysplasia of Hip, Congeneital Talipes Equina Varus, Perthes’s disease.
Applying serial pop casting for CTEV patients
Performing arthrotomy of larger joints.
Doing manipulation and casting of limb injuries
Conducting minor surgeries such as forearm plating, elbow joint wiring, long born platting, applying of external fixators, bimalleolar fixation, and major surgeries hip joint fixation and tibial condylar fixation etc.
Conducting field medical camps for elders’ home and differently able community centre, District General Hospital Vavuniya is the biggest tertiary care institution in Vavuniya District which contains bed strength nearly 700. The annual indoor admissions of this hospital are over 50000, and the average daily attendance of patients exceeds 700., Vavuniya, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
04/09/2012 - 12/11/2013, Medical Officer/OPD & Emergency Department, Full time, Treating OPD patients and admit necessary patients’ relevant units for further inward management.
Refer the relevant patient to subspeciality clinic such as dermatology, Rheumatology, Orthopedic and neurology clinics etc.
Treating all the medical emergencies and stabilize patient.
Health education programme, District General Hospital, Vavuniya, Northern province, Sri Lanka
10/16/2011 - 04/08/2012, Relief House Officer- Visiting Physician/OPD clinic and Neurology clinic, Full time, Conducting OPD medical clinic under supervision of Visiting Physician at OPD
Record the all the information new patients which are refereed from OPD
Health education programme for patients with relevant chronic diseases
Conducting neurology clinic twice a week under consultant neurologist
Visiting relevant wards for Neurological referral and communicate updates of management, District General Hospital, Vavuniya, Northern province, Sri Lanka
09/20/2011 - 10/15/2011, Relief House Officer- OPD, Full time, Treating OPD patients and admit necessary patients’ relevant units for further inward management.
Refer the relevant patient to subspeciality clinic such as dermatology, Rheumatology, Orthopedic and neurology clinics etc.
Health education programme, Colombo North Teaching Hospital (CNTH), Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Workexperiencegeneralpractitioner
11/01/2011 - Present, General Practitioner, Part-time, Provide high-quality, primary health care services to the community, in keeping with best practice standards.
Provide appropriate care and services to patients of all age ranges and levels of health care needs.
Respond to medical/ health problems presented by patients including history taking, diagnosis, investigation, treatment and referral as appropriate.
Provide management of long-term conditions in line with national guidelines and pathways.
Perform minor procedures such as wound care, suture lacerations, applying POP, and lump excision.
Provide appropriate health promotion and preventative health care advice to all patients attending the practice.
Ordering diagnostic tests as required.
Acute and chronic patient’s treatment and flow up.
Do necessary referrals and admissions to District General Hospital Vavuniya.
Family health planning and consultation.
Vaccinations
Nutritional diet planning
Managing sports-related injury and rehabilitation
Palliative care service including wound dressing, Catheter change and wound Nasogastric tube change & other supportive management.
Obstetric services
Providing primary care to a community with a wide variety of clinical conditions and following them up over a considerable long period has given me an in-depth understanding of individual patients, their family dynamics, health concerns and expectations., Barathy Medic Clinic-Kurumankadu, Vavuniya, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
Awardshonourscommendationsachievements
Participated as resource person of quarterly international webinar of Anopheles stephensi update organized by World Health Organization-06/05/2024
Member of Expertise committee to make recommendations on biological products to be used for control of dengue disease, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka-01/09/2024
European Resuscitation Council- Advance Life Supporter provider-04/21/2015
Emergency Ambulance crew Trainer -The Academic professional development, UK
Authorized Medical Officer- Differently able people's medical screening
Authorized Medical Officer – Sports Pre-Participation Examination/Pre-Event Evaluation
Excellence in COVID-19 prevention and control activities 2020-2022
Lecturer at Nursing Training School -Vavuniya (Anatomy, Physiology and Orthopaedics)-2014-2018
Resource person for Anti Malaria campaign- Conducting training workshops, involved in the preparation of entomological guidelines, Vector control guidelines, IEC materials and several Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for prevention of Re-establishment of malaria
Internationallevelconferencetraining
WONCA South Asia conference and Pre-congress workshop- Sri Lanka-2024
Malaria Prevention and Control Technology for BRI counties-People’s Republic of China 2019
Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN) Annual Meeting, Bangkok, Thailand-2019
5th AFC medical conference and Team Physician course- New Delhi 2015
Localnationallevelconferencetraining
Capacity building on prevention and re-establishment of Malaria in Sri Lanka-2023
Training of Medical officers on assessment, diagnosis and management of mental disorders in Primary Medical Care Institutions-2023
Training programme on Vector Bionomics and Integrated vector Management in control of dengue and malaria -2022
Common skin diseases in clinical practice-2022
Research Methodology Training for Medical Officers- Ministry of Health 2021
Developing strategic planning for Malaria vector surveillance and control- Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN)-2021
National Outbreak Stimulation Exercise on Re-Introduction of Malaria-Ministry of Health-2020
Virtual session on new trends in GIS-2020
Virtual session on storytelling with Arc GIS-2020
Inservice training programme for Regional Malaria Officers and Technical Staff of AMC/HQ on entomological surveillance for prevention of re-introduction of Malaria-2020
Malaria Vector Control Methods and Techniques-2019
Sri Lanka Sports & Exercise Medicine Conference (SLSEM)-2018
GIS and Application-Tailor made short course-University of Peradeniya,2018
Inservice training programme for Regional Malaria Officers and Technical Staff of AMC/HQ on entomological surveillance for prevention of Re-introduction of Malaria-2018
Training workshop on Prevention of Re-introduction of Malaria-2017
Training workshop on Integrated Vector Management (IVM)-2017
Training programme in Malaria Entomology-2017
Training on Malaria risk mapping-2017
Spine work shop-Sri Lanka Orthopedic Association 2016
Basic Hand Trauma Care Session 2015
Advance life Supporter Course (European Resuscitation Council) -2015
National Trauma Management Course-International Association for Trauma Surgery and Intensive Care(iatsic)-2014
AO Trauma course- principles in Operative Fracture management-2013
Team physician course for doctors travelling with teams-2013
Sports Medicine Scientific session-4th NOC sports medicine congress-2013
Sri Lanka Heart Association 13th Annual Academic session-2013
Sri Lanka Orthopedic Association annual session-2013
Comprehensive management of physical disability-Sri Lanka Spinal Cord Network (SLSCoN)-2012
The innovative approach to reduce burden and outbreak prevention of dengue in Vavuniya district: “Three scenario hybrid model”-Best Practice-Innovations in Public Administration and Governance (BP-IPAG) Symposium 2024, Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration (SLIDA)
Expansion of the distribution of Aedes aegypti in the Vavuniya District- The 3rd International Conference IC3-IHRAUOC (Institute of Human Resource Advancement, University of Colombo)-2022
Effectiveness of Larvivorous fish, Guppy (Poecilia reticulata) for control of potential malaria vector Anopheles stephensi in three districts of northern Sri Lanka- International Research and Innovation Symposium on Dengue amidst the Pandemic-2022
Clinical audit- To improve COVID-19 patient experience in Intermediate Care Centre (ICC) Vavuniya (Pambaimadu) 2021
Poster presentation-Geographical Information System-based monitoring and evaluation of malaria surveillance without complicated software- National Health Research Symposium 2019.
Mailingaddress
Q27, Soysapura Flats, Moratuwa, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Permanentresidentialaddress
Q27, Soysapura Flats, Moratuwa, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Mobilephonenumber
0094776321205
Additional Qualification
Australian Medical Council Part 1, 2237994, 04/10/2024
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 04/27/1982
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Languages
Tamil
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
Sinhala
Proficient
C2
Timeline
Regional Medical Officer
Anti-Malaria Campaign, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka
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