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Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Responsibilities• Pre-operative assessment and optimisation of patients awaiting elective surgeries• General anaesthesia and regional anaesthesia for elective, urgent and emergency surgeries – General surgery, otolaryngology (ENT), Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Vascular and transplant, Maxillo-Facial (OMF), Dental, Plastic, Gastro and Genito urinary surgeries• Pre-operative optimisation and anaesthesia for trauma causalities• Intensive care management of post-surgical patients in… Show more Responsibilities• Pre-operative assessment and optimisation of patients awaiting elective surgeries• General anaesthesia and regional anaesthesia for elective, urgent and emergency surgeries – General surgery, otolaryngology (ENT), Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Vascular and transplant, Maxillo-Facial (OMF), Dental, Plastic, Gastro and Genito urinary surgeries• Pre-operative optimisation and anaesthesia for trauma causalities• Intensive care management of post-surgical patients in Surgical ICU• CPR- Code blue doctor for the entire hospital• Pain management – Peripheral nerve blocks, epidural catheter placements FacilityNational Hospital of Sri Lanka (NHSL- Colombo) is the biggest and the leading government health care provider in South East Asia. It is a premier teaching hospital and is the ultimate referral centre in Sri Lanka. It provides speciality and sub speciality care in Cardiothoracic surgery, otolaryngology (ENT), Maxillo-facial surgery, Neurosurgery, Gynaecology, Paediatric surgery, Urology, Vascular and transplant surgery and Plastic and reconstructive surgery. This hospital has bed strength of 3300, 21 operating theatres and 18 intensive care units. Around 5000 surgical procedures are performed in each month. It is the main centre for post- graduate training.City/State: Colombo/Western Province Country: Sri Lanka Show less

Kilinochchi District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka

Responsibilities• Pre-operative assessment and optimisation of patients awaiting elective surgeries• General anaesthesia and regional anaesthesia for elective, urgent and emergency surgeries – General surgery, otolaryngology (ENT), Gynaecology, Obstetrics, Orthopaedics, Eye and Plastic• Pre-operative optimisation and anaesthesia for trauma causalities• Management of patients admitted to general intensive care unit (ICU) – Post Surgical, Trauma, Medical and Obstetric… Show more Responsibilities• Pre-operative assessment and optimisation of patients awaiting elective surgeries• General anaesthesia and regional anaesthesia for elective, urgent and emergency surgeries – General surgery, otolaryngology (ENT), Gynaecology, Obstetrics, Orthopaedics, Eye and Plastic• Pre-operative optimisation and anaesthesia for trauma causalities• Management of patients admitted to general intensive care unit (ICU) – Post Surgical, Trauma, Medical and Obstetric patients• CPR- Code blue doctor for the entire hospital• Pain management – Peripheral nerve blocks, epidural catheter placements• Management of obstetric emergencies• Emergency intubation of trauma patients at Accident and Emergency departmentFacilityKilinochchi General Hospital is a government hospital in Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka. It is the leading hospital in Kilinochchi District and is managed by the health ministry of northern provincial government. It has bed strength of 300 and provides full range of general and acute services including medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetrics, gynaecology, orthopaedics, ENT, eye, accident and emergency and clinics. It comprises of three operating theatres and general intensive care unit with four beds. Around 500 surgical procedures are performed in each month. City/State: Kilinochchi/ Northern ProvinceCountry: Sri Lanka Show less

Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka

Six months full time training in anaesthesia and ICU under supervision of board- certified consultants.Trained to do,• Pre-operative assessment and optimisation of patients awaiting elective surgeries• General anaesthesia and regional anaesthesia for elective, urgent and emergency surgeries – General surgery, ENT, Gynaecology, Obstetrics, Orthopaedics, Eye and Plastic• Pre-operative optimisation and anaesthesia for trauma causalities• Management of patients admitted to… Show more Six months full time training in anaesthesia and ICU under supervision of board- certified consultants.Trained to do,• Pre-operative assessment and optimisation of patients awaiting elective surgeries• General anaesthesia and regional anaesthesia for elective, urgent and emergency surgeries – General surgery, ENT, Gynaecology, Obstetrics, Orthopaedics, Eye and Plastic• Pre-operative optimisation and anaesthesia for trauma causalities• Management of patients admitted to general intensive care unit (ICU) – Post Surgical, Trauma, Medical and Obstetric patients• CPR- Code blue doctor• Pain management – Peripheral nerve blocks, epidural catheter placements• Management of obstetric emergencies• Emergency intubation of trauma patients at Accident and Emergency departmentFacilitiesJaffna Teaching Hospital is a leading hospital in the Northern Province and the only hospital in the province controlled by the central government in Colombo. This is the only teaching hospital in the Northern Province which provide main clinical teaching facility for the University of Jaffna's Faculty of Medicine. As well as general medical and surgical care the hospital provides a wide variety of healthcare services including cardiology, diabetic, dentistry, dermatology, family planning, gynaecology, neurology, obstetrics (ante-natal), oncology, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, otolaryngology (ENT), paediatrics and psychiatry. The hospital also has an Accident and emergency department, three intensive care units, a premature baby unit, a primary health care unit, a pathological laboratory and a blood bank service. In one year the hospital treat about 120,000 in- patient admissions, 300,000 out-patients and 500,000 clinic patients.City/State: Jaffna/ Northern Province Country: Sri Lanka Show less

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Colombo South Teaching Hospital Responsibilities• Initial assessment (history taking and examination) and management of casualty admissions to the general surgical ward• History taking, physical examinations and preparation of routine admissions for surgeries and procedures• Work out differential diagnosis and presenting patient’s summary at ward roundto the consultant surgeons• Clinical teaching to final year medical students• Assessment and management of follow up… Show more Colombo South Teaching Hospital Responsibilities• Initial assessment (history taking and examination) and management of casualty admissions to the general surgical ward• History taking, physical examinations and preparation of routine admissions for surgeries and procedures• Work out differential diagnosis and presenting patient’s summary at ward roundto the consultant surgeons• Clinical teaching to final year medical students• Assessment and management of follow up patients at the clinic visits• Doing procedures such as, urinary catheterisation, Naso-Gastric tube insertion, intravenous cannulation, drawing blood for investigations and intravenous drug administration• Assisting surgeons at major surgeries and perform minor surgeries on casualty patients (wound toilet, suturing).FacilitiesThe Colombo South Teaching Hospital (also called Kalubowila Hospital) is located in Kalubowila, Sri Lanka. It was started on the 2 July 1960 as a base hospital. The hospital was upgraded to a teaching hospital in 1995. Currently, it is the second largest government (national hospital) after the Colombo National Hospital. The hospital has 1,300 beds. It provides treatment to about 150,000 inward patents and 75,000 out patient per year. It serves as the teaching hospital of the Faculty of Medical Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. The hospital covers most of the tertiary specialties and offers a variety of options for clinical electives, including forensic medicine.City/State: Colombo/ Western Province Country: Sri Lanka Show less

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Colombo South Teaching Hospital Responsibilities• Initial assessment (history taking and examination) and management of casualty admissions to the general surgical ward• History taking, physical examinations, order basic investigations and preparation of routine admissions for surgeries and procedures• Work out differential diagnosis and presenting patient’s summary at ward round to the consultant surgeons• Assessment and management of follow up patients at the clinic… Show more Colombo South Teaching Hospital Responsibilities• Initial assessment (history taking and examination) and management of casualty admissions to the general surgical ward• History taking, physical examinations, order basic investigations and preparation of routine admissions for surgeries and procedures• Work out differential diagnosis and presenting patient’s summary at ward round to the consultant surgeons• Assessment and management of follow up patients at the clinic visits• Doing procedures such as, urinary catheterisation, Naso-Gastric tube insertion, intravenous cannulation, drawing blood for investigations and intravenous drug administration• Assisting surgeons at general surgeries and perform surgeries on casualty patients (wound toilet, suturing). Show less

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Colombo South Teaching Hospital Responsibilities• Initial assessment (history taking and examination) and management of casualty admissions to the general medical ward• History taking, physical examinations, work out differential diagnosis, ordering investigations and managing casualty admissions. Also presenting patient’s summary at ward round to the consultant physicians.• Assessment and management of follow up patients to the clinic visits• Doing procedures such as, urinary… Show more Colombo South Teaching Hospital Responsibilities• Initial assessment (history taking and examination) and management of casualty admissions to the general medical ward• History taking, physical examinations, work out differential diagnosis, ordering investigations and managing casualty admissions. Also presenting patient’s summary at ward round to the consultant physicians.• Assessment and management of follow up patients to the clinic visits• Doing procedures such as, urinary catheterisation, Naso-Gastric tube insertion, intravenous cannulation, drawing blood for investigations and intravenous drug administration Show less

Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka

Department of Surgery – Professorial unit of Faculty of Medicine, University of JaffnaResponsibilities• Coordinate tutorials for undergraduate medical students• Demonstrated cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques at workshops• Involved in data collection for the researches undertaken during that period• Worked in professorial surgical wards to teach undergraduate medical students

Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka

Responsibilities• Assist director and advisor on academic work• Assist the director and Board in to enhance the performance of the institution and its goal• Assist in the teaching of students• Perform the responsibilities of the director in his absence from the institute• Develop video clips on science and mathematics subjects for school students• Liaison with schools FacilitiesSERVE-eLearning Institute has been initiated by Dr. Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam in early… Show more Responsibilities• Assist director and advisor on academic work• Assist the director and Board in to enhance the performance of the institution and its goal• Assist in the teaching of students• Perform the responsibilities of the director in his absence from the institute• Develop video clips on science and mathematics subjects for school students• Liaison with schools FacilitiesSERVE-eLearning Institute has been initiated by Dr. Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam in early 2012. It is a registered charity organisation to provide free education to students from impoverished school communities. It is to continue to expand the program to provide opportunities to the Science, Mathematics and English teachers from schools that wish to leverage the online learning resources. It also develop online teaching resources in Science, Mathematics, English and Information Technology tailored to local curricula to facilitate teaching and for worldwide access by anyone who offer free education. Conduct teacher education programs to teachers in schools in the use of computers, free internet resources and SERVE’s eLessons. Provide educational programs for gainful employment of school leavers in the areas of English, ICT and Typing skills.City/State: Jaffna / Northern Province Country: Sri Lanka Show less

Member Of Royal College Of Emergency Medicine (Mrcem) Intermediate

Member Of Royal College Of Emergency Medicine (Mrcem) Primary

Amc Cat

Certificate Of Competence In Anaesthesiology (Cca)

Md Anaesthesiology Part 1A

Bachelor Of Medicine, Bachelor Of Surgery (Mbbs)

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