Technical Session II - Medicine

Introduction of the Chairperson

Dr Ranga Perera/ Dr Dumitha Govindapala

Investigating the Clinical Data and Their Correlation with Carcinoembryonic Antigen Levels in a Cohort of Patients with Colorectal Cancer
FT Muhinudeen, AJIS Rathnayake, SL Malaviarachchi and WMMS Bandara

Explanatory Models of Cancer among Sri Lankans: An Interim Analysis
TH Solomons, S Malaviarachchi, J Balawardane and S Manjuka

Early Detection Saves Lives: Diagnosed Stage at the Time of Presentation of Breast Cancer, Time Taken to Seek Treatments and Factors Associated with Treatment Delay in Female Patients at Apeksha Hospital and University Hospital of Kotelawala Defence University
WA Rashmi, TPS Perera, RYBM Perera, DND Perera, KRCI Perera, LWD Prasad, PLDR Prabath, ARM Rifkaan and WDD de Silva

Multi-Drug Resistance in Bacteria Isolated from Respiratory Specimens of COVID-19 Pneumonia Patients Admitted to a Tertiary Care Hospital in Sri Lanka
WMID Nakkawita, T Senaratne and S Weerasinghe

Evaluating Bioequivalence of Two Formulations of Clarithromycin Immediate Release Film Coated Tablets in Healthy Sri Lankan Subjects under Fasting Conditions
US Kulasekara, O Nayanathara, A Ranasinghe, P Gamage, RY Ramasinghe, J Munasinghe, AD De Silva, PH Premaratne, HS Jayasinghearachchi andR Fernandopulle

Prevalence of Staphylococcus and Candida species in the Oral Cavities of the Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate (CLP) Prior to Reconstructive Surgery
HK Wedage, JAMS Jayatilake and WMPSK Wijekoon