Centre For Research - National Hospital Kandy

🎓✨ Celebrating the Successful Conclusion of the Research Course for Healthcare Professionals ✨🎓

The Centre for Research, National Hospital Kandy is proud to announce the successful completion of the Research Course for Healthcare Professionals, followed by the Certificate Awarding Ceremony held on 28th April 2026 at the Centre for Research.

This programme was designed to strengthen research knowledge, promote evidence-based practice, and inspire healthcare professionals to contribute meaningfully to the advancement of healthcare through research.

We were honoured by the presence of Dr. Raveendra Prasad Welivita, Deputy Director of the National Hospital Kandy, as the Chief Guest for this special occasion.

We extend our sincere gratitude to our Principal Investigator, Dr. Nishantha Nanayakkara, for his invaluable guidance, leadership, and continuous support throughout the programme.

Our heartfelt appreciation also goes to all resource persons, contributors, organizers, and participants who made this programme a success.

Congratulations to all participants on successfully completing the course. Your dedication to learning, research, and evidence-based healthcare is truly commendable. 🌟

📸 Moments from the certificate awarding ceremony are shared below.

✨ Module 06! ✨

The sixth session of the Research Course for Healthcare Employees on “Artificial Intelligence in Medical Research“ was conducted by Dr. Janaka Wijayakulasooriya, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, at the Centre for Research - National Hospital Kandy 22.12.2025.

👏 We extend our heartfelt thanks to Dr. Janaka Wijayakulasooriya for his inspiring lecture and to all participants for their enthusiasm.

📷 Here are some highlights from the day!

Module 05: Research Course for Healthcare Employees

The fifth session on “From Bedside Questions to Bench Discoveries - Building Biomedical Impact with the Resources around us” was successfully conducted by Prof.Jayantha Gunaratne, Senior Principal Investigator, IMCB, National University of Singapore
at the Centre for Research – National Hospital, Kandy, on 06.11.2025.

We extend our sincere gratitude to Prof.Jayantha Gunaratne for his inspiring and insightful session, and to all participants for their active engagement and enthusiasm throughout the session.

Here are some memorable highlights from the day!

Critical Review: Microplastic Pollution and Public Health in Sri Lanka – Evidence, Policy Gaps, and Research Priorities

Read Article - https://bit.ly/3X8RFgv

Lack of evidence for viral etiology in symptomatic chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka

Read Article - http://bit.ly/47lLbj7

Understanding Kidney Stones: Causes to Cure

Read Article - http://bit.ly/4nV0PsL

Research Review: Microplastic Pollution and Human Health Risk Assessment

Read Article - http://bit.ly/4hzjDvr

✨ Module 04: Research Course for Healthcare Employees ✨

The fourth session on “Basic Statistics for Health Care Research” was successfully conducted by Dr. Hemalika T.K Abeysundara, Senior Lecturer,Department of Statistics and Computer Science, University of Peradeniya at the Centre for Research – National Hospital, Kandy, on 15.10.2025.

👏 We extend our sincere gratitude to Dr. Hemalika T.K Abeysundara for her inspiring and insightful session, and to all participants for their active engagement and enthusiasm throughout the session.

📸 Here are some memorable highlights from the day!

Etiological Factors of Gastrointestinal Cancer and the Association Between Diet Quality in Sri Lanka

Read Article - http://bit.ly/4nfmGKn

Longitudinal evaluation of anti-SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody levels in 3-dose homologous (mRNA-1273- mRNA-1273- BNT162b2) vaccinated kidney transplant population: 18-month follow-up

Read Article - http://bit.ly/3W6VDFZ

The Order of Draw and Rationale of Blood Collection Tubes: A Review of Guidelines and Pre-Analytical Considerations

Read Article - http://bit.ly/4nh3EEb