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College
of Venereologists annual sessions
The 11th annual scientific sessions,
the key event of the College of Venereologists of Sri
Lanka, will be held on October 13 and 14 at the Lionel
Memorial Auditorium, Sri Lanka Medical Association,
No 6, Wijerama House, Colombo 7.
The Chief Guest, Professor Dulitha
Fernando -- Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University
of Colombo and renowned Community Physician will inaugurate
the sessions.
The guest of honour will be Dr. Russell
Waddell, a senior consultant sexual health physician
and Clinic Manager, STD Services of the Royal Adelaide
Hospital in South Australia.
Dr. K.A.M. Ariyaratne will deliver
the Presidential address on 'Sexually Transmitted Infections
and AIDS: Challenges for the future' at the inauguration.
The college will confer a fellowship
on Dr. Lilani Rajapakse, Consultant in Venereology and
former President of the College of Venereologists, in
recognition of her services to the field of venereology.
The sessions from 8.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. each day will
include symposia on 'Genital Herpes and recent advances
in HIV prophylaxis' and guest lectures on 'Vaccines
for Human Papiloma Virus infection, Diagnosis of gonorrhoea
and syphilis'.
The speakers will be Dr. Iyanthi Abeywickreme,
Consultant Venereologist, National STD/AIDS Control
Programme & former director of NSACP, Dr. David
Barlow, Consultant Genitourinary Physician, Guy's and
St.Thomas's Hospital, UK, Dr. Ben Goh, Consultant Genitourinary
Physician, Barts and the London NHS Trust, Moorfields
Eye Hospital NHS Trust,UK, Dr. Kanishka Karunarathne,
Consultant Gynaecological Surgeon, Cancer Institute,
Maharagama, Dr. Enoka Corea, Senior Lecturer, Dept.
of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of
Colombo, Dr. Harindra Veerakathy, Clinic Director, Department
of GU Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, Portsmouth, UK
and Dr. Waddell.
The office bearers of the college:
Dr. K.A.M. Ariyarathne (President), Dr. S. Mananwatta
(Vice President), Dr. C.D. Wickramasooriya (President-elect),
Dr. K. Buddhakorale (Immediate Past President), Dr.
G. Weerasinghe (Secretary) and Members of the Council
Dr. M.P.W. Gunathilake (Assistant Secretary), Dr. Lucian
Jayasuriya (Editor), Dr. D.O.C. de Alwis (Treasurer),
Dr. G.N. Jayakuru, Dr. I. Abeywickreme, Dr. N. Punchihewa,
Dr. S. Perera, Dr. J. Ranatunga, Dr. P.A. Dharmasiri.
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