6TH CONGRESS OF THE PAEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH ASIAN COUNTRIES & THE 12TH ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS OF THE SRI LANKA COLLEGE OF PAEDIATRICIANS & PAEDIATRIC NURSING SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS

PRE CONGRESS WORKSHOP ON CHILD NUTRITION


Venue : Oak Room - Cinnamon Grand, Colombo
Date    : 17th June 2009
Time   :  9.00am -2.00pm

Introductory lecture by -
Dr. Mossain Hossain, UNICEF

Speaker 1 -          Exclusive breastfeeding in the context of morbidity and mortality  
                             Prof. Thalukdar,  Bangladesh
Speaker 2 –         Complementary feeding – Experience from Sri Lanka
                             Prof. Harendra de Silva, Sri Lanka
Speaker 3 –         Childhood obesity and metabolic consequences
                             Dr. Pujitha Wickramasinghe, Sri Lanka
Speaker 4 –       Severe aquatic malnutrition in hospitals programming challenges in Sri Lanka
                             Dr. Renuka Jayatissa, MRI, Sri Lanka
Speaker 5 -          Impact of early nutrition on health outcome
                             Prof. CS Yajnik, India

 

INAUGURATION PROGRAMME

Wednesday 17th June 2009 - Oak Room, Cinnamon Grand Hotel

6.00 pm      Arrival of Guests

6.15 pm      Arrival of Chief Guest & Guest of Honour

6.30 pm      Ceremonial Procession, National Anthem & Lighting of the lamp of learning

6.45 pm      Welcome Address
                    Dr. H.T. Wickramasinghe, President SLCP

6.55 pm      Address by the Chief Guest
                    His Excellency, Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka

7.10 pm      Address by the Guest of Honour
                    Honourable Minister of Health, Nimal Siripala de Silva

7.20 pm      Address by the President, South Asian Paediatric Association
                    Dr. Dilip Mukherjee

7.30 pm      Presentation of the SLCP Gold Medal for the Diploma of Child Health, 2008
                   Dr. Pathum Vidana Dissanayake

7.35 pm      Professor C. C. de Silva Oration
                   “Childhood nephrotic syndrome : steroid sensitive, steroid resistant and beyond”
                   Dr. Asiri Abeygunawardene

8.30 pm      Vote of Thanks
                    Dr. Dishna de Silva, Honorary Secretary, SLCP

8.35 pm      Cultural display, Fellowship and Refreshments in the Atrium Lobby

SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS - ACADEMIC PROGRAMME

Thursday 18th June 2009 - Oak Room, Cinnamon Grand Hotel

7.00 - 8.00 am:                  Registration

Session I                          Plenary Lecture 1

Chairperson:       Prof. Priyani Soysa
8.00 - 8.30 am      Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children      
                             Prof. G J Cleghorn (Australia)
                            
Session II             Symposium I (Nephrology) 

Chairpersons:     Dr. Asiri Abeygunawardena and Prof. U K Jayantha
8.30 - 9.45 am      Prevention and delaying progression of chronic renal failure
                            - Prof. Arvind Bagga (India) 
                           Mineral and bone disorder in paediatric chronic kidney disease                   
                            - Dr. Lesley Rees (UK) 
                           Chronic renal failure & emerging problems in developing countries
                            - Prof. Chandra Abeysekera (SL)
                                                                                                                                            
Session III             Plenary Lecture 2

Chairperson:        Dr. Sarath de Silva
9.45 - 10.15 am      Childhood epilepsy  
                             Prof. Veena Kalra (India)


                           
10.15 - 10.45 am                TEA/COFFEE BREAK

Session IV                          Free Papers: Oral Presentation

Chairpersons:

Dr. J S D K Weeraman and Dr. Rohitha Seneviratne

10.45 - 11.00 am (FP 01)  

Prevalence of functional gastrointestinal diseases among a cohort of Sri Lankan school  children aged 12 to 16 years.
N M Devanarayana, C Adikari, W Pannala, S Rajindrajith

11.00 – 11.15 am (FP 02)  

Functional abdominal pain in children and adolescents: association with impaired gastric motility.
N M Devanarayana, R. Dharmawansa, S Rajindrajith

11.15 – 11.30 am (FP 03)

Constipation and exposure to stressful life events in 10 to 16 year olds: a Sri Lankan experience.  
S Rajindrajith, N M Devanarayana

11.30 – 11.45 am (FP 04)  

Faecal incontinence in Sri Lanka children and adolescents: an epidemiological survey.
S Rajindrajith, N M Devanarayana

 

Session V                          Symposium 2 (Neurology)  
                                         
Chairpersons:              Dr. Deepthi Samarage and Dr. LakKumar Fernando

11.45 am - 1.00 pm            Neuroimaging                                     Dr. I N A Gunaratne (SL)
                                         Management of childhood strokes        Dr. Pyara Ratnayake (SL)
                                         Encephalitis in childhood                     Dr. Veena Kalra (India)

 

LUNCHEON EVENT SPONSORED BY WYETH E I & M (PVT) LTD & FONTERRA BRANDS LANKA (PVT) LTD

12.00 - 12.30pm         Pre-lunch Lecture (Hall A)       Pre-lunch Lecture (Hall B)
                                Pneumococcal Vaccine                Role of nutrition in the developing brain
                               Dr. Curian Thomas                             Dr. G J Cleghorn

12.30pm – 1.15pm                  LUNCH – Atrium Lobby

Session VI                      Free Papers: Oral Presentation

Chairpersons:

Prof. Dulani Gunasekera and Dr. Sandya Lokuarachchi

2.30 – 2.45 pm (FP 05)   

Prevalence of hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia in neonates presenting with sepsis in a single centre in Pakistan.
Sultan Ahmad

2.45 – 3.00 pm (FP 06)   

Neuroimaging in neonates: An audit of 3 years in a centre in India.
K Prakashini, V R K Rao

3.00 – 3.15 pm (FP 07)    

Analysis of body mass index using Hattori chart in a group of Sri Lankan children. 
V P Wickramasinghe, S P Lamabadusuriya, G J Cleghorn, P S W Davies

3.15 – 3.30 pm (FP 08)  

Transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defects in children with a self-expanding nitinol double disc device: a single centre study over a period of 2 years.
D Samarasinghe, S Narenthiran, N Fernando, W Santharaj, S Perera, S Irugalbandara, M Goonetilleke, D Weerasuriya, R Morawakkorala, U Senarath

3.30 - 4.00 pm                 TEA/COFFEE BREAK

Session VII            Plenary Lecture 3

Chairperson:          Prof. Chandra Abeysekera
4.00 - 4.30 pm          Long-term complications of renal transplantation in childhood
                                 Dr. Lesley Rees (United Kingdom)

Session VIII            Symposium 3 (Paediatric Chest Medicine)
                                      
Chairpersons:         Dr. Chandra Rajapakse and Dr. I V Devasiri

4.30 - 5.45 pm              Congenital heart disease ; when to act and what to do?
                                                                                   Dr. Duminda Samarasinghe (SL)
                                   ECMO: new developments                      Dr. Richard Fermin (UK)
                                 Community acquired pneumonia: current challenges in global eradication                                                                                                 Prof.Sunit Singhi (India)

Friday 19th June 2009 - Oak Room, Cinnamon Grand Hotel

7.00 - 8.00 am:                    Registration

Session IX                          Plenary Lecture 4

Chairperson:                      Prof. M P Senanayake
8.00 - 8.30 am                     Setting up paediatric emergency services
                                           Prof.Sunit Singhi (India)
                                       

Session X                           Symposium 4 (Neonatology)

Chairpersons:                    Prof. Sujeewa Amarasena and Dr. Srilal de Silva

8.30 - 9.45 am                     Meconium aspiration syndrome               Prof. B D Bhatia (India)
                                           Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy       Dr Ashok Deorari (India)
                                           Neonatal seizures                         Dr. Medha Weerasekera (SL)

Session XI                          Plenary Lecture 5

Chairperson:                     Dr. Neomal Gunaratne
9.45 - 10.15 am                   The young and adolescent females in sport                                            Dr. B J C Perera

10.15 - 10.45 am                TEA/COFFEE BREAK

Session XII                        Free Papers: Oral Presentation

Chairpersons:

Dr. Sandya Bandara and Dr. Lilanthi de Silva

10.45 - 11.00 am (FP 09)

Living with growth hormone deficiency: What is the psychological impact?
K S H de Silva, P de Zoysa, K K Vithanage

11.00 – 11.15 am (FP 10)  

Effect of treatment with a gonadotrophin releasing hormone analogue on the growth pattern of children with central precocious puberty. 
K S H de Silva, N Gunawardena, D Withanage, S T Samarawickrema

11.15 – 11.30 am (FP 11)  

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in childhood epilepsy.
P R D Ranawaka, K Karunaratne, D S G Mettananda

11.30 – 11.45 am (FP 12)  

Clinical correlation of cutaneous and neurological manifestations of tuberous sclerosis.
J Galahitiyawa, J Wanigasinghe, J K K Seneviratne

 

Session XIII                   Symposium 5 (Gastroenterology) 

Chairpersons:                 Dr. M Arambepola and Dr. M Fernandopulle

11.45 am - 1.00 pm           Paediatric liver transplantation      Prof.  S Prabakharan (Singapore)
                                       Gastro-esophageal reflux in children   Prof.  Iqbal Memom (Pakistan)
                                       Current status of pro-biot                   Prof. Bhaskar Raju (India)

LUNCHEON EVENT SPONSORED BY NESTLE LANKA LTD

1.00 - 1.30 pm                Pre-Lunch Lecture - Oak Room
                                      Nutrition
                                      Prof. Bhaskar Raju (India)

1.30 - 2.30 pm                Lunch – Atrium Lobby

 

Session XIV                  Free Papers: Oral Presentation

Chairpersons:

Dr. Ramya de Silva and Dr. Nandani Wickremasinghe

2.30 – 2.45 pm (FP 13)  

Relationship between acute lower respiratory infection and malnutrition in children aged 6 months to 5 years in a centre in India.
Y Ramesh Bhat, S Sushma, K B S Vishal, M Tanuja

2.45 – 3.00 pm (FP 14)  

Evaluation of consonant development following cleft palate surgery: Comparison of isolated cleft palate versus Pierre Robin sequence 
S M S W Jayathilake, A R Gunasekera, D C de Silva, B Wijethilake

3.00 – 3.15 pm (FP 15)  

Special paediatric dialysis nursing improves outcome in children on chronic peritoneal dialysis
V N Gunasekara, Y H Chan, E Aragon, P P Poong, L K Lim, H K Yap

3.15 – 3.30 pm (FP 16)  

Post procedural analgesia and pain management following discharged from  paediatric emergency department 
Lalith Gamage

 

3.30 - 4.00 pm                 TEA/COFFEE BREAK

Session XV                      Symposium 6 (Psychiatry)

Chairperson:

4.00 – 5.15 pm               Attention deficit hyperactivity disorders      Dr. Swarna Wijetunge (SL)
                                     Incredible years                                Ms. Nishalie Fernandopulle (SL)
                                     Fantastic children                                    Prof. Hemamali Perera (SL)

8.00 pm                           CONGRESS BANQUET

 

Saturday 20th June 2009 - Oak Room, Cinnamon Grand Hotel

7.00 - 8.00 am:                   Registration

Session XVI                       Plenary Lecture 6

Chairperson:                     Prof. Harendra de Silva

8.00 - 8.30 am                     Child trafficking and use of DNA technology: PROKIDS program
                                            Prof. Jose A Lorente (Spain)

Session XVII                      Symposium 7 (Oncology)

Chairpersons:                    Dr. Pushpa Punchihewa and Dr. N Katugaha

8.30 - 9.45 am                     Child cancer and genetics                     Prof. Jose Lorente (Spain)
                                           New developments in diagnosis of childhood leukaemia                                                                                                   Dr. Baddike Jayaratne (SL)
                                          Current Management of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia                                                                                                              Dr. Keith Waters (Australia)

Session XVIII                               Plenary Lecture 7

Chairperson:                     Prof. A S B Wijekoon

9.45 - 10.15 am                   Acute childhood poisoning: The Sri Lankan scenario
                                            Dr. G N Lucas (Sri Lanka)

10.15 - 10.30 am                TEA/COFFEE BREAK

Session XIX                        Plenary Lecture 8

Chairperson:                     Prof. Narada Warnasuriya

10.30 - 11.00 am              Early life origins of Type II diabetes and heart diseases in South Asia
                                         Prof. C Yajnik (India)

Session XX                         Plenary Lecture 9

Chairperson:                     Dr. D H Karunathilaka

11.00 - 11.30 am            Emerging diseases: Bangladesh perspective with special reference to                                       children  
                                      Prof. Md. Sirajul Islam (Bangladesh)
        
                 
Session XXI                        Plenary Lecture 10  

Chairperson:                    Dr. Shamya de Silva


11.30 - 12.00 pm                Preventing child injury and related disability: regional perspectives
                                          Dr. Shanthi Amaratunga (New Zealand)       

  

LUNCHEON EVENT SPONSORED BY GLAXOSMITHKLINE PHARMACEUTICALS

1.00 - 1.30 pm                  Pre-Lunch Lecture - Oak Room
                                       IPV versus OPV   
                                        Prof. Jacob John (India)
                                          
1.30 - 2.30 pm                  Lunch – Atrium Lobby

 

Session XXII                        Symposium 8 (Cleft Palate)

Chairpersons:                     Dr. Malik Samarasinghe  and Dr. Shanthamali de Silva
1.15 -2.30pm                         Surgical perspective                     Dr. Romesh Gunasekara (SL)
                                            ENT aspects                                 Dr. Saman Yasawardana (SL)
                                            Role of geneticist                              Dr. Deepthi de Silva (SL) 
                                            Feeding and speech                          Ms. Malka Jayathilaka(SL)            

2.30 pm                                 CLOSING CEREMONY