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CCP: Strengthening patient care & looking towards future advancements such as AI
View(s):- 58th Annual Academic Sessions inaugurated on Wednesday will enrich and inspire
By Kumudini Hettiarachchi
The promise is to “enrich” and “inspire”, as the Ceylon College of Physicians (CCP) embarks on its 58th Annual Academic Sessions inclusive of many firsts, next week in Colombo.
Inaugurated on Wednesday, September 10, the sessions on the theme ‘Physician For The Future’ will be held from September 11-13.
Explaining that this year marks a significant milestone in the journey of the CCP as they expand the sessions to a three-day congress in the post-COVID 19 era, CCP President Prof. Prasad Katulanda pointed out that it will enable broader academic engagement and deeper collaboration between all medical specialities.
CCP President Prof. Prasad Katulanda
“For the first time, all speciality colleges and associations in Sri Lanka will join hands with the CCP to bring together cutting-edge knowledge across the entire spectrum of medicine,” he said, underscoring that this collaboration ensures that the deliberations will not only cover the advances in diagnostics, therapeutics and clinical practice but will also extend to emerging fields such as medical technology, artificial intelligence (AI) and medical education – areas that will undoubtedly shape the future of healthcare in Sri Lanka and beyond.
While the CCP will be collaborating with 11 local colleges and associations, its international partners are the Royal College of Physicians of London; the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh; the Royal Australasian College of Physicians; and the Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine.
Prof. Katulanda said that the engagement of these colleges reinforces the global nature of the academic sessions and creates a vibrant platform for knowledge exchange.
The CCP’s strong partnerships with the World Health Organization (WHO) Sri Lanka Office, the Health Ministry, the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Colombo and the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine (PGIM) further highlight the collective effort to strengthen the standards of medical practice in Sri Lanka, he said.
Wednesday’s inauguration will be graced by Chief Guest & Professor Emeritus of Law, Savithri Gunasekara; Special Guest & Health Secretary, Dr. Anil Jasinghe; and Guests of Honour – Prof. Mumtaz Patel, President, Royal College of Physicians, London; Prof. Andrew Elder, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh; Prof. Jennifer Martin, President, Royal Australasian College of Physicians; Prof. George Dalekos, President, European Federation of Internal Medicine; & Prof. Javed Akram, President, Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine.
The CCP Oration on ‘From Data to Diagnosis: Revolutionizing Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Sri Lanka with AI’ will be delivered by Prof. Chamila Mettananda, Professor in the Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya.
Other highlights will be the launch of the CCP’s Continuous Professional Development Portal and the White Paper on AI on Medicine in Sri Lanka.
The CCP Council
| An academic fiesta The academic programme includes pre-congress sessions and breakfast capsules for trainees in medicine, ensuring that the next generation of physicians would be well-equipped for the challenges ahead. There will also be plenary sessions and symposia spanning every discipline of medicine, while the Prof. P.B. Fernando Memorial Oration on ‘Translating Traditional Knowledge into Evidence-Based Herbal Medicine: The Case of Ceylon Cinnamon’ will be delivered by Prof. Priyanga Ranasinghe and the Prof. K. Rajasuriya Memorial Oration on ‘A Multi-Domain Fall Risk Model in Diabetes: From Screening to Prevention’ by Dr. Asha Wettasinghe. Meanwhile, the Felicitation and Networking Evening on September 11 and the CCP Banquet on September 13 will celebrate fellowship, unity and the vibrancy of the CCP. | |
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