Conference Presentations
7th APAMT Confrence Presentations -
Chandigarh, India 7th Dec 2008 - 10th Dec 2008 		 

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

  1. Fahim M , Konradsen F , Azher S , Manuweera G , Eddleston M ,Dawson A .  Pattern of Pesticide Storage before Pesticide Self-Poisoning in Rural Sri Lanka A Prospective Survey. APAMT Congress - Chandigarh, India 7th Dec - 10th Dec 2008
  2. Pieris R, Weerasinghe , Manuweera G, Konradsen F, Dawson A . Assessment of A Non Structured Distribution of Pesticides Safe Storage Boxes In Sri Lanka. APAMT Congress - Chandigarh, India 7th Dec - 10th Dec 2008
  3. Fahim M , Gunnell D, Jayamanne S, Kularatne K, Eddleston M, Dawson A . The Pattern of Repetition of Self-Harm Among Prospectively Observed Poisoning Patients in Sri Lanka. APAMT Congress - Chandigarh, India 7th Dec - 10th Dec 2008
  4. Gawarammana IB, Kularathna KS, Dawson AH . Potassium Homeostasis in Patients with Acute Organophosphorus Poisoning. APAMT Congress - Chandigarh, India 7th Dec - 10th Dec 2008
  5. De Silva WDAS, Fernando R, Shahmy S. The Effectiveness of an Educational Intervention on Behaviour Change Among Health Care Providers on Gastrointestinal Decontamination Practices of Patients with Acute Ingestion of Poison. APAMT Congress - Chandigarh, India 7th Dec - 10th Dec 2008
  6. Senarathna L , Buckley N , Dawson A . Early Response to an Educational Intervention on Poisoning Treatment Guidelines – Improvement in Antidote Stocking and Ordering Process.pdf. APAMT Congress - Chandigarh, India 7th Dec - 10th Dec 2008
  7. Gawarammana IB, Ariyananda PL, de Silva NGL, Fernando K,Vidanapathirana M , Kuruppuarachchi MA, Dawson AH .  Emerging Epidemic of Fatal Human Self Poisoning With a Washing Powder in Southern Sri Lanka A Prospective Observational Study. APAMT Congress - Chandigarh, India 7th Dec - 10th Dec 2008
  8. Shihana HSF, Dissanayake AMSDM , Dargan PI, Dawson AH. A Modified Paracetamol Measurement Method and Measuring Plasma Paracetamol Concentrations in Patients With Drug Overdose. APAMT Congress - Chandigarh, India 7th Dec - 10th Dec 2008
  9. Senarathna SMDKG, Sri Ranganathan S, Buckley N , Dawson A,Fernandopulle BMR . Decision Tree Modeling on the Antidotal Therapy of Acute Paracetamol Poisoning Management. APAMT Congress - Chandigarh, India 7th Dec - 10th Dec 2008
  10. Shihana HSF , Dissanayake AMSDM, Kularathne K , Dawson AH Cost Effectiveness of Introducing a New Method for Paracetamol Assay. APAMT Congress - Chandigarh, India 7th Dec - 10th Dec 2008
  11. Gawarammana IB , Jeganathan K . Acute Ischaemic Strokes Following Bites by Sri Lankan Russell’s Viper an Authenticated Case Series. APAMT Congress - Chandigarh, India 7th Dec - 10th Dec 2008
  12. Professor.N Senanyake.Intermediate Syndrome. APAMT Congress - Chandigarh, India 7th Dec - 10th Dec 2008
  13. Yasaratne BMGD , Gawarammana IB, Goonasekara CDA , Kularatne KS, Dawson AH . Predictors of Successful Extubation and Ventilatory Outcome in Organophosphate Poisoning. APAMT Congress - Chandigarh, India 7th Dec - 10th Dec 2008
  14. Jayasinghe SS , Pathirana K . Assessment of Autonomic Function in Patients with Acute Anticholinesterase Poisoning. APAMT Congress - Chandigarh, India 7th Dec - 10th Dec 2008
  15. Jayasekera JMKB, Wazeel AWM , Abeysekera DTDJ, Dissanayake AMSDM .  Low G6PD activity in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Aetiology in Sri Lanka. APAMT Congress - Chandigarh, India 7th Dec - 10th Dec 2008
  16. Rajapakse BN, Thiermann H, Eyer P , Worek F , Bowe S , Buckley NA. Validation of the ‘Testmate Che 460’ Bedside Kit in the Determination of Red Blood Cell Acetylcholinesterase and Plasma Cholinesterase in Organophosphorus, Carbamate and Unknown Pesticide Poisoning.pdf. APAMT Congress - Chandigarh, India 7th Dec - 10th Dec 2008
  17. Gawarammana IB , Gunaratne S, Dawson AH .  Peripheral Burning Pain Predicts Mortality in Paraquat Poisoning. APAMT Congress - Chandigarh, India 7th Dec - 10th Dec 2008
  18. Senarathna L , Ashrofdeen M , Dawson A .  Chlorfluazuron _Atabron_ Poisoning Among Humans- 34 Cases from Two Sri Lankan Hospitals. APAMT Congress - Chandigarh, India 7th Dec - 10th Dec 2008

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

  1. Palangasinghe C , Senarathna L , Ariyananda PL , Dawson AH .  A Study to Determine a Possible Effect of “Tsunami” On The Pattern of Admissions Due To Deliberate Self Poisoning in Galle District. APAMT Congress - Chandigarh, India 7th Dec - 10th Dec 2008
  2. Perera PMS, Shihana HSF, Kularathne K, Dissanayake AMSDM ,Dawson AH .  A Case Report of Acute Methemoglobinemia after Massive Nitrobenzene Ingestion.pdf. APAMT Congress - Chandigarh, India 7th Dec - 10th Dec 2008
  3. Ranawaka RTYS, Lamabadusuriya BA . Study of Labels on Pesticides and How They Deviate From the Current Pesticide Guidelines in Sri Lanka. APAMT Congress - Chandigarh, India 7th Dec - 10th Dec 2008
  4. Rajapakse BN, Sato T, Mohammed F, Buckley NA.  Patterns of Beta-Glucuronidase in Pesticide Self- Poisoning. APAMT Congress - Chandigarh, India 7th Dec - 10th Dec 2008
  5. Jayasinghe SS, Dawson AH, Buckley NA, Pathirana K, Fernando A.  Current Practice of Atropine Therapy in Acute Cholinesterase Inhibitor Pesticide Poisoning. APAMT Congress - Chandigarh, India 7th Dec - 10th Dec 2008
  6. Fernando WKBKM, Zawahir MS , Ariyananda PL.  A Strategy That Could Bring Down the High Mortality Rate That is Seen With Acute Poisoning in Sri Lanka. APAMT Congress - Chandigarh, India 7th Dec - 10th Dec 2008
  7. Perera PMS, Jayamanna SF , Hettiarachchi R , Abeysinghe C, Karunathilaka H , Dawson AH , Buckley NA.  A Phase II Clinical Trial to assess the safety of Clonidine in Acute Organophosphate Poisoning. APAMT Congress - Chandigarh, India 7th Dec - 10th Dec 2008
  8. Fernando R , Weerasuriya D, De Silva WDAS , Gomes RN .The National Poisons Information Centre, Sri Lanka - Twenty Years of Service.pdf. APAMT Congress - Chandigarh, India 7th Dec - 10th Dec 2008
  9. Jayawardane P, Eyer P, Senanayake N, Buckley N , Dawson A .  Relationship Between the Serum Chlorpyrifos Level and the Development of Intermediate Syndrome Following Acute Organophosphate Poisoning.pdf. APAMT Congress - Chandigarh, India 7th Dec - 10th Dec 2008

 

  1. Jayawardane P, Dawson A, Senanayake N, Weerasinghe V. Serial Neurophysiological Studies in 70 patients with Organophosphate
    Poisoning: Early Prediction of Intermediate Syndrome.     4th to 9th October 2006. San Francisco, USA

  2. Jayawardane P, Dawson A, Senanayake N, Weerasinghe VS, Buckley N. Progression of Electrophysiological Abnormalities in Acute Organophosphate Poisoning and the Intermediate syndrome.1st to 4th May 2007. 27th Congress of EAPCCT, Athens, Greece

  3. Perera P, Mark S, Dawson AH, Shahmy S. A Prospective Comparative Cohort Study on the Dosing Pattern of Atropine in Organophosphate Poisoning in Rural Sri Lanka. 1st to 4th May 2007. 27th Congress of EAPCCT, Athens, Greece

  4. Dassanayake WDMTL, Weerasinghe VS, Dangahadeniya U, Kularatne K and Senanayake N. Effects of organophosphate pesticide poisoning on time-course of cognitive processing. 19th to 22nd of April 2006, 26th Congress of EAPCCT, Prague, Czech Republic

  5. Fernando R. Study of suicides in the coroner’s court, Colombo Sri Lanka.9th Indo-Pacific Congress on Legal Medicine & Forensic Sciences of the Indo-Pacific Association of Law, Medicine and Science. 22nd to 27th of July 2007, Colombo, Sri Lanka

  6. Wilks MF, Fernando R, Ariyananda PL, Eddleston M, Berry DJ, Tomenson JA, Buckley NA, Jayamanne S, Gunnell D, Dawson AH. Improvement in survival following paraquat ingestion after introduction of a new formulation with inteon® technology in Sri Lanka.  6/8/2006, 5th Congress of APAMT, Colombo               

  7. Senarathne L. All published paraquat nomograms provide similar results in the prediction of a fatal outcome- a prospective validation. 6/8/2006, 5th Congress of APAMT, Colombo                               

  8. Dassanayake WDMTL, Weerasinghe VS, Dangahadeniya U, Kularatne K and Senanayake N. Cognitive processing of visual and auditory stimuli in patients with organophosphate insecticide poisoning. 6/8/2006, 5th Congress of APAMT, Colombo                             

  9. Jayawardane P, Dawson AH, Senanayake N, Weerasinghe VS. Neurophysiological correlations in organophosphate poisoning. 6/8/2006, 5th Congress of APAMT, Colombo              

  10. Eddleston M. Variable clinical toxicity and response to pralidoxime of organophosphorus pesticides. 6/8/2006, 5th Congress of APAMT, Colombo             

  11. Konradsen F, Pieris R, Weerasinghe M,  van der Hoek W, Eddleston M, Dawson AH. Pesticide safe storage devices in Sri Lanka – a feasible intervention to reduce self-poisoning? 7/8/2006, 5th Congress of APAMT, Colombo           

  12. Eddleston M. Pesticide self-poisoning in Asia. 7/8/2006, 5th Congress of APAMT, Colombo                           

  13. Azher S, Dawson AH, Buckley NA, Eddleston M. Human toxicity of pesticides in self-poisoning. 7/8/2006, 5th Congress of APAMT, Colombo                               

  14. Gawarammana I. Diagnosis of poisoning of unknown origin: a practical approach to the drowsy poisoned patient in a resource poor setting. 8/8/2006, 5th Congress of APAMT, Colombo                               

  15. Senarathena G. The economical burden of current management of patients with acute paracetamol poisoning in a tertiary care hospital of Sri Lanka. 8/8/2006, 5th Congress of APAMT, Colombo     

  16. Gawarammana I. Herbal remedies and risk of lead poisoning, encephalopathy, polyneuropathy and anaemia: three cases. 8/8/2006, 5th Congress of APAMT, Colombo

  17. Roberts D. Clinical outcomes from acute intentional self-poisoning with the herbicide propanil (3,4-dichloropropioanilide). 8/8/2006, 5th Congress of APAMT, Colombo    

  18. Rajapakse BN, Eddleston M, Dawson AH, Eyer P, Worek F, Mohamed F, Buckley NA. Rbc-ache as a predictor of intubation in organophosphate poisoned patients. 5th Congress of APAMT, Colombo      

  19. Jayawardane P, Dawson AH, Buckley NA, Senanayake N. Neurophysiological monitoring of the effects of pralidoxime in acute organophosphate poisoning. 5th Congress of APAMT, Colombo

  20. Gunawardena G, Roberts MS, Buckley NA. Isoprostanes: Potential markers and mediators of paraquat poisoning. 5th Congress of APAMT, Colombo           

  21. Weerasinghe M, Konradsen F, Pieris R. Intervention of different pesticide safe storage devices in the rural farming communities in Sri Lanka. 5th Congress of APAMT, Colombo

  22. Basher A. Travel related poisoning, an emerging toxicological problem in Bangladesh. 5th Congress of APAMT, Colombo

  23. Aroona AA, Senarathna L, Mohamed F. Are guidelines for decontamination of patients with poisoning practiced in peripheral hospitals of Sri Lanka? 5th Congress of APAMT, Colombo

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