College of Palliative Medicine of Sri Lanka

A momentous day was held on the 26th of March 2026 at the SLMA Lionel memorial auditorium as part of the CPMSL annual events.

The E M W Jayasooriya oration 2026.

Orator of the evening Dr Hilary Fernando delivered an important oration on urological palliative surgery and care, infront of family , friends , colleagues the medical fraternity, state and non state dignitaries.

The evening was both colourful and vibrant with musical acts

Save the date for the upcoming April webinar hosted by CPMSL!!

Topic: CPMSL Webinar

Time: Apr 2, 2026 08:30 PM Colombo

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March 14th 2026 marked this year's first hands on training physical workshop on wound care conducted by the College of Palliative Medicine of Sri Lanka at University Hospital KDU.

This was part of the certificate course on wound care for healthcare professionals conducted weekly (virtually) who are fine-tuning their skills, knowledge and attitudes in this domain that is extremely important in the field of medicine.

This workshop was an overwhelming success with knowledge sharing and transferring of skills/ techniques and knowledge to all registered participants.

Over 100 participants took part in this physical workshop on wound care.

The candidates were guided by experts in palliative field of care from all multidisciplinary bodies and professionals from the medical fraternity who took tireless efforts to enrich this session to its successful completion.

We trust that these teachings and practical insights will be useful both professionally and academically to all participants. We believe these will be utilised for the betterment of care of our patients and communities as well.

The college president & council with all its members sincerely like to thank all parties who helped coordinate, navigate and organize these proceedings through their guidance, leadership and due diligence.

Till the next hands on training workshop, we hope to welcome in more health care professionals in the future as well.

Few glimpses of the workshop on wound care can be found below.

You are warmly welcome to join this month's upcoming webinar.

CPMSL webinar alert!!

Time: Feb 26, 2026 08:30 PM Colombo

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You are warmly invited to join the upcoming monthly webinar "Frailty and long term care" of the CPMSL.

Date : Thursday, 29th January 2026

Time: 8:30 PM

Link : https://learn.zoom.us/j/98997340191?pwd=XACmPi1RR67C1P9CyG5FxSWhEqCZLV.1

Meeting ID: 989 9734 0191
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Our esteemed speaker is Prof.Alastair Forbes, Visiting Professor: Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu and Emeritus Professor of Medicine at University of East Anglia.

We look forward to your participation

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Applications for the below oration is open.

Kindly send them across as per the attachment to the following email address.

Dear Sir/ Madam/ Colleagues,

Applications are now being called for E M W Jayasuriya Oration 2026. Please find attached flyers with details for your kind attention and necessary action.

Thank you

Sincerely,
Dr. Buddhini Denuwara

Secretary/ CPMSL

Tune into this month's webinar on CKD & Long term care conducted by Consultant Dr Chanaka Aberathne.

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23/12/2025

Topic: CPMSL monthly webinar
Time: Dec 23, 2025 08:30 PM Colombo
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Meeting ID: 973 0588 1427
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Certificate Course on Wound Care for Medical Officers

The College of Palliative Medicine of Sri Lanka conducted the Certificate Course on Wound Care for Medical Officers titled “Scientific Wound Care Management in Day-to-Day Practice – 2025” from 15th July to 05th August 2025, with sessions held online every Tuesday from 9.00 pm to 11.00 pm.

The programme aimed to enhance the knowledge and clinical skills of medical officers in scientific and evidence-based wound management applicable to day-to-day practice.

It was coordinated by Dr. Thusitha Kahaduwa and the sessions on the burden of wounds, wound disruption, wound biology, wound bed preparation, dressing selection, management of bedsores, continence and stoma issues, and wound prevention in primary care, delivered by experts including Dr. Ranga Perera (President CPMSL and Consultant Oncosurgeon), Dr. Thushan Gunarathna (Consultant Vascular Surgeon and Senior Lecturer), Dr. Thusitha Kahaduwa (Palliative care and Wound care Practitioner), Dr. Kithsiri Senanayake (Consultant General Surgeon), Dr. Keerthi Rajapaksha (Consultant General Surgeon) and Dr. Hilary Fernando (Consultant Urological Surgeon).

Following the online sessions, a comprehensive hands-on training workshop was held on 9th August 2025 at the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University Hospital.

The course was accredited by the Education, Training & Research (ET&R) Unit and carried 15 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points.

Two-Day Workshop on Palliative Care

A two-day workshop on palliative care was successfully conducted on the 29th and 30th of July 2025 at the Nursing Training College Auditorium, Anuradhapura.

The programme was organised collaboratively by the Anuradhapura Medical Association (AMA) and the College of Palliative Medicine of Sri Lanka (CPMSL), and coordinated through the Allied Health Professionals Wing of the CPMSL.

The workshop brought together nursing officers and medical officers, with the aim of strengthening their competencies in delivering high-quality palliative care within clinical and community settings.

From hands-on skill development, that focused on stoma care and wound care 2 essential components of palliative management was delivered by trained specialists at the event.