SUTHESAPAVAN PRASANTH
Moratuwa
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Regional Medical Officer
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
- Total joint replacement surgery, Arthroscopic procedures, Spinal surgeries, Limb reconstruction surgeries
- CTEV serial casting
- Joint aspiration/ Arthrotomy
- Pain Management and fluid management
- 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
- Workshop on writing a research proposal- 2012
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation & Primary Trauma Care-2010
Researchexperiencepublications
- 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
01.2016
Medical Officer/Department of Orthopaedics
District General Hospital-Vavuniya, Sri Lanka
12.2013 - 11.2016
Medical Officer/OPD Emergency Department
District General Hospital-Vavuniya
09.2012 - 11.2013
Relief House Officer
District General Hospital-Vavuniya
10.2011 - 08.2012
Relief House Officer
North Central Teaching Hospital-Ragama, Sri Lanka
09.2011 - 10.2011
Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo
Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna
Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna
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