Sri Lanka College of Oncologists

International Faculty
Professor Ananya Choudhury, Professor of Clinical Oncology, University of Manchester, UK. Professor Bruce Morland, Professor of Paediatric Oncology, University of Birmingham, UK. Professor Kan Yonemori, Head, Department of Breast and Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan Dr. Tim Benepal, Consultant Medical Oncologist, St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK Dr. Asanga Fernando, Consultant Cancer Liaison Psychiatrist, St. George’s University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK Dr. Shirlynn Ho, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, National Cancer Centre, Singapore. Dr. Jayasingham Jayamohan, Consultant Radiation Oncologist, Westmead Cancer Centre, Sydney, Australia Dr. Martin Scott-Brown, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry UK.
National Faculty
Dr. Chinthaka Appuhamy, Consultant Radiologist, Colombo South Teaching Hospital. Mr. Eraj de Silva, Attorney-at-Law Dr. Eranga Ganewatte, Consultant Radiologist, Base Hospital, Karawanella Dr. Sanjeeva Gunasekera Consultant Paediatric Oncologist, Apeksha Hospital, Maharagama. Dr. Thushari Hapuarachchi Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Apeksha Hospital, Maharagama Dr. Primali Jayasekera, Consultant Mycologist, Medical Research Institute, Colombo Dr. Sajeevani Jayawardena, Consultant Oncologist, Teaching Hospital, Kurunegala Devinda Jayathilake Consultant Haemato-oncologist, Apeksha Hospital, Maharagama Dr. Nuradh Joseph, Consultant Oncologist, Teaching Hospital, Jaffna. Dr. Sarada Kannangara, Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist, Apeksha Hospital, Maharagama Dr. Uditha Kumarasena, Consultant Radiologist, Apeksha Hospital, Maharagama Dr. Rasitha Manatunga, Consultant Surgical Oncologist, Teaching Hospital, Kandy Dr. Randima Nanayakkara Consultant Surgical Oncologist, Teaching Hospital, Anuradhapura. Dr. Mahendra Perera, Senior Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Neville Fernando Teaching Hospitals Dr. Damayanthi Pieris, Senior Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Apeksha Hospital, Maharagama. Dr. Chrishanthi Rajasooriyar, Consultant Oncologist, Teaching Hospital, Jaffna. Dr. Lakma Subasinghe Consultant Radiologist, Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children Dr. Sujeeva Weerasinghe Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Apeksha Hospital, Maharagama Dr. Mahilal Wijekoon, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, General Hospital, Hambantota

International Faculty

Professor Ananya Choudhury,
Professor of Clinical Oncology, University of Manchester, UK.

Professor Bruce Morland,
Professor of Paediatric Oncology, University of Birmingham, UK.

Professor Kan Yonemori,
Head, Department of Breast and Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

Dr. Tim Benepal,
Consultant Medical Oncologist, St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK

Dr. Asanga Fernando,
Consultant Cancer Liaison Psychiatrist, St. George’s University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK

Dr. Shirlynn Ho,
Consultant in Palliative Medicine, National Cancer Centre, Singapore.

Dr. Jayasingham Jayamohan,
Consultant Radiation Oncologist, Westmead Cancer Centre, Sydney, Australia

Dr. Martin Scott-Brown,
Consultant Clinical Oncologist,

University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry UK.

National Faculty

Dr. Chinthaka Appuhamy,
Consultant Radiologist, Colombo South Teaching Hospital.

Mr. Eraj de Silva,
Attorney-at-Law

Dr. Eranga Ganewatte,
Consultant Radiologist, Base Hospital, Karawanella

Dr. Sanjeeva Gunasekera
Consultant Paediatric Oncologist, Apeksha Hospital, Maharagama.

Dr. Thushari Hapuarachchi
Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Apeksha Hospital, Maharagama

Dr. Primali Jayasekera,
Consultant Mycologist, Medical Research Institute, Colombo

Dr. Sajeevani Jayawardena,
Consultant Oncologist, Teaching Hospital, Kurunegala

Devinda Jayathilake
Consultant Haemato-oncologist, Apeksha Hospital, Maharagama

Dr. Nuradh Joseph,
Consultant Oncologist, Teaching Hospital, Jaffna.

Dr. Sarada Kannangara,
Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist, Apeksha Hospital, Maharagama

Dr. Uditha Kumarasena,
Consultant Radiologist, Apeksha Hospital, Maharagama

Dr. Rasitha Manatunga,
Consultant Surgical Oncologist, Teaching Hospital, Kandy

Dr. Randima Nanayakkara
Consultant Surgical Oncologist, Teaching Hospital, Anuradhapura.

Dr. Mahendra Perera,
Senior Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Neville Fernando Teaching Hospitals

Dr. Damayanthi Pieris,
Senior Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Apeksha Hospital, Maharagama.

Dr. Chrishanthi Rajasooriyar,
Consultant Oncologist, Teaching Hospital, Jaffna.

Dr. Lakma Subasinghe
Consultant Radiologist, Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children

Dr. Sujeeva Weerasinghe
Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Apeksha Hospital, Maharagama

Dr. Mahilal Wijekoon,
Consultant Clinical Oncologist, General Hospital, Hambantota

Program Schedule

Galadari hotel, Colombo

12th - 14th October 2018

Program Schedule

Title: Pre-Congress workshop Imaging in Oncology

Date: 12^th October 2018

Time	Friday 12th October- Pre-Congress workshop Imaging in Oncology
08:00 - 08:30	Registration
08:30 - 09:00	Precision radiotherapy with the MR Linac Prof. Ananya Choudhury
09:00 - 9:30	The new kid on the block: PET-CT in oncology Dr. Lakma Subasinghe
Site specific overviews of imaging in oncology
9:30 - 10:00	Breast cancer Dr. Uditha Karunasena
10:00 - 10:30	Urology Dr. Nuradh Joseph
10:30 - 10:45	Tea Break
10:45 - 11:15	Lung Dr. Eranga Ganewatte
11:15 - 11:45	Gynecology Dr. Chinthaka Appuhamy
11:45- 12:15	Liver and Upper GI Dr. Eranga Ganewatte
12:15- 12:45	Bone and sarcoma Dr. Chinthaka Appuhamy
12:45 - 13:15	Advances in Interventional Radiology in Oncology Drs. Chinthaka Appuhamy and Eranga Ganewatte

Title:Blending Science and Medicine

Date:Saturday 13th October

"Blending Science and Medicine" Saturday 13th October
Time	Activity
08:30 – 09:00	Keynote Plenary From the bench to bed-side: Drug Development in Oncology Prof. Bruce Morland [UK]
09:00 – 09:30	Plenary II Advances in systemic therapies in Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer Prof. Ananya Choudhury [UK]
09:30 – 10:30	Symposium I – Paediatric, Adolescent, Young adults Oncology Prof. Bruce Morland [UK], Dr. Sanjeeva Gunasekera
10:30-10:45	Tea
10:45-11:15	Plenary III Clinical developments in Breast Cancer Prof. Kan Yonemori [Japan
11:15- 12:15	Symposium II Haemato-oncology Role of Radiotherapy in Lymphoma: Are we still in the game? Dr. Jayasingham Jayamohan [Australia] Management of invasive fungal infections in patients with haematological malignancies Dr. Primali Jayasekera Management of transplant ineligible multiple-myeloma Dr. Devinda Jayathilake
12:15-13:00	Lunch
13:00 – 13:30	Plenary IV Management of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Dr. Martin Scott-Brown [UK]
13:30-14:30	Symposium III Head and Neck and Thyroid Cancers Reconstructive surgery for advanced head and neck cancers Dr. Rasitha Manathunga Advances in radiotherapy for head and neck cancer – Dr. Mahilal Wijekoon Radio-isotope therapy for thyroid cancer – Dr. Damayanthi Peiris
14:30-15:00	Plenary V Changing Concepts in Medical Negligence Mr.Eraj de Silva
15:00 – 15:15	Tea
15:15 – 15:45	Plenary VI Unmet challenges in the management of epithelial ovarian cancer Dr. Mahendra Perera
15.45- 16.45	Symposium IV Gynaeoncology Surgical management of advanced cervical cancer – Dr. Saradha Kannangara New advances in external beam radiotherapy for cervical cancer – Dr. Mahilal Wijekoon Evolution of brachytherapy in cervical cancer – Dr. Chrishanthi Rajasooriyar

Date:Sunday 14th October

Time	Sunday 14th October
08:30 – 09:00	Plenary VI The Psychiatry of Oncology Dr. Asanga Fernando [UK]
09:00 – 10:00	Symposium V Case discussions on upper gastrointestinal cancers Drs. Martin Scott-Brown, Jayasingham Jayamohan, Sajeevani Jayawardena and Randima Nanayakkara
10:00 – 10:30	Plenary VII Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer Dr. Tim Benepal [UK]
10:30-10:45	Tea
10:45-11:45	Free paper session
11:45- 12:45	Symposium VI Case discussions in Palliative Care Drs.Shirlynn Ho, Sujeeva Weerasinghe and Thushari Hapuarachchi
12:15	Concluding Plenary Clinical Oncology across the globe: Quo Vadis Prof. Ananya Choudhury

"BLENDING SCIENCE AND MEDICINE"

Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Oncologists will be held from 12th - 14th October 2018 at the Galadari hotel, Colombo

Program Schedule

Galadari hotel, Colombo

12th - 14th October 2018

Program Schedule

Title: Pre-Congress workshop Imaging in Oncology

Date: 12^th October 2018

Title:Blending Science and Medicine

Date:Saturday 13th October

Date:Sunday 14th October

Click here to download the program schedule

Click here to download the program Poster

Conference

"BLENDING SCIENCE AND MEDICINE"

Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Oncologists will be held from 12th - 14th October 2018 at the Galadari hotel, Colombo

Program Schedule

Galadari hotel, Colombo

12th - 14th October 2018

Program Schedule

Title: Pre-Congress workshop Imaging in Oncology

Date: 12th October 2018

Title:Blending Science and Medicine

Date:Saturday 13th October

Date:Sunday 14th October

Click here to download the program schedule

Click here to download the program Poster

Date: 12^th October 2018