Precongress 1

Training of trainers on workplace based assessments

Date - 3rd May 2024

Time - 09.00 - 12.00hrs
Venue - UCFM Mini Auditorium 03 (5th Floor), UCFM Tower,Maradana Road, Colombo 08, Sri Lanka

Prof Valarie Wass

Emeritus Professor of Medical Education, Keele University

Honorary Professor of Primary Care Medical Education , University of Aberdeen

Prof Kay Mohanna

MBChB Programme Lead University of Worcester Three Counties Medical School

Prof Michael Kidd

Principal Medical Advisor, Australian Government Department of Health & Professor of Primary Care Reform ANU College of Health and Medicine

Prof Marie Andradess

Visiting Professor of Family Medicine , Jinnah Sindh University Medical Director- Holy family Hospital, Karachi
 

Prof Shyamalee Samarnayaka

Chair Professor and Head, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences University of Sri Jayewardenepura

Chairperson, Board of studies in Family Medicine, Postgraduate institute of Medicine, Sri Lanka

 

Precongress 2
Publishing your Research- Overcoming the Barriers.

Date - 3rd May 2024

Time - 09.00 - 12.00hrs
Venue - UCFM 03 Meeting Room (Level 1), UCFM Tower,Maradana Road, Colombo 08, Sri Lanka

Prof Athula Sumathipala

Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, University of Keel, UK

Emeritus Professor of Global Mental Health, Kings College London, UK

Prof Faridah Amin

Director,Indus College of Family Mediicne and Public Health,Karachi, Pakistan
 

Dr Buddhika Fernando

Senior Research Associate/Lead Bioethics Initiative, Institute for Research and Development in Health and Social Care in Sri Lanka

Precongress 3
Workshop by Spice route movement

Date - 3rd May 2024

Time - 13.30 - 16.30hrs
Venue - UCFM Mini Auditorium 03 (5th Floor), UCFM Tower,Maradana Road, Colombo 08, Sri Lanka

Organiser : Dr Gobith Ratnasingham (Past Chair, Spice Route Sri Lanka) on behalf of Spice Route Sri Lanka


Precongress 4
Cognitive behaviour therapy and mindfulness for Primary Care Physicians

Date - 3rd May 2024

Time - 13.30 - 16.30hrs
Venue - UCFM 03 Meeting Room (Level 1), UCFM Tower,Maradana Road, Colombo 08, Sri Lanka

Introduction to basics of CBT and use of metaphors in the delivery of CBT

Prof Athula Sumathipala

Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, University of Keel, UK Emeritus Professor of Global Mental Health, Kings College London, UK
 

Imparting skills in mindfulness to become better practitioners

Prof Piyanjali Zoysa

Clinical Psychologist

Senior Professor Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
 

"thinking healthy" progarmme for maternal depression in South Aisa; a CBT based manualized evidence based intervention

Ms Oshini Sri Jayasinghe

PhD Fellow University of Liverpool -United Kingdom Research Associate Institute for Research and Development in Health and Social Care -Sri Lanka


 

Precongress 5
Enhancing Primary Healthcare Nursing Practice: Innovations, Challenges, and Best Practices

Date - 3rd May 2024

Time - 09.00 - 12.00hrs
Venue - UCFM Mini Auditorium 02 (Level 02), UCFM Tower,Maradana Road, Colombo 08, Sri Lanka

Leadership and Capacity Building in Primary Healthcare Nursing 
 

Nursing role in Nutrition Promotion: A case for use of Evidence Based Health Promotion Strategies in Primary Healthcare 
 

Advancing Health Promotion Practices: Strategies used in Primary Healthcare Nursing in Australia 
 

Excellence in Primary Care: Enhancing Quality and Ensuring Patient Safety in Primary Healthcare Nursing 

Quality Control in Primary Care: Use of Digital Platforms for record keeping and Clinical Quality Assurance