Ms. SDPL Weerawardhana
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Email: Piyumiw@kdu.ac.lk, piyumiweerawardena@gmail.com
Qualifications
Educational Qualifications:
- Reading for MPhil at University of Sri Jayewardenepura from 2019
- BSc Nursing (Special), University of Sri Jayewardenepura (2014)
- Certificate course in teaching in higher education (CTHE)(KDU) (2018)
Professional Qualifications:
- Staff nurse at Emergency Treatment Unit, Hemas Hospital, Thalawathugoda (2013 March-2014 July)
Teaching areas
- Nutrition, Palliative care Nursing, Leadership & Management in Nursing, Child Health Nursing, Nursing Skills practice
Research interest
- Nutrition, Palliative Care Nursing, Oncology Nursing
Award & Grant
- Research allowance for 2014, General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University
- University Research Grant for MPhil for three years (From 2019), University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Research & Publication
Referred Journal articles
- “Maternal coping strategies in response to child’s oncological diseases in Sri Lanka”,by Ruwani Nilakshika Padeniya,Ganga Thushari,Danushi Hashara Nissanka,Chandi Shashika,Dilani Hansamala Munasinghe,Deepamal Maduranga Aberathne,Piyumi Lanka Weerawardena,Lahiru Sandaruwan GalgamuwaORCID Icon,Nishantha Kumarasinghe &Lakshika Liyanage.
- Pages 866-871 | Received 12 Dec 2019, Accepted 26 Mar 2020, Published online: 14 Apr 2020
https://doi.org/10.1080/0284186X.2020.1750695
Conference papers
- “COPD and High-Risk Occupations: Knowledge on Causative Substances and Safety Measures and Practice of Safety Measures” by GMKN Kumari1, JMSM Jayasinghe, SMDT Siriwardhana, NAA Madushani, WACD Wirasagoda,SDPL Weerawardhana and V Navarathne, KDU-IRC 2019
- “An assessment of different coping strategies used by mothers of children with cancer in Apeksha Hospital, Maharagama” by
- L Liyanage WMRN Padeniya, JPG Thushari, NBADH Nishshanka, KAC Shashika, MDH Munasinghe, DM Aberathna, SDPL Weerawardhana, GLS Galgamuwa, N Kumarasingha, 11th International Research Conference, KDU 2018
- “Risk factors for road traffic accidents among drivers admitted to teaching hospitals Kandy and Kurunagala in 2017”, by, NEM Madhumali, HMT Bandaranayaka, RMKP Rathnayaka, IUM Vithana, SDPL Weerawardhana, JMKB Jayasekara, 11th International Research Conference, KDU 2018
Presentations/ Posters
- Oral Presentation with publication of paper entitled “Awareness, associated factors, practices and myths regarding acne among the students of University of Sri Jayewardenepura”, S.D.P.L Weerawardhana1,R.T Nanayakkara2, 1B.Sc Nursing Programme, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka,2 Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka. (August 2014) http://www.kdu.ac.lk/proceedings/irc2014/View_page.php?key=80
Involvement
- A member of The International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC)
- A member of Palliative Care Association, Sri Lanka
supervision
Graduate supervision
- Have Supervised five undergraduate research projects by 2020.
- Supervised a syndicate presentation (KDU) as the academic DS for syndicate No L (2018)