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• Community Health Nursing, Health Teaching and Learning, Nursing Skills Practice

• Community Health, Nursing Education, Pressure Injury

Referred Journal articles

1. Wang, I., Walker, R. M., Gillespie, B. M., Scott, I., Sugathapala, R. D. U. P., & Chaboyer, W. (2024). Risk factors predicting hospital-acquired pressure injury in adult patients: An overview of reviews. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 150, 104642. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2023.104642
2. Sugathapala, R. D. U. P., Latimer, S., Balasuriya, A., Chaboyer, W., Thalib, L., & Gillespie, B. M. (2023). Prevalence and incidence of pressure injuries among older people living in nursing homes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 148, 104605. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2023.104605
3. RDUP Sugathapala, MGR Chandrika, Student nurses' knowledge acquisition on oral medication administration: comparison of lecture demonstration vs. video demonstration. BMC Nursing 20, 9 (2021). https://bmcnurs.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12912-020-00527-6
4. RDUP Sugathapala, A Balasuriya, ST Kudagammana and TMSUB Tennakoon, Incidence of Growth Faltering, Diarrhoeal and Upper Respiratory tract illnesses and Feeding practices during bouts of illness among children between 3 to 4 years, GSTF Journal of Nursing and Health Care (JNHC) Vol.5 No.1, December - 2017 http://dl6.globalstf.org/index.php/jnhc/article/view/1263

Conference papers

• RDUP Sugathapala, A Balasuriya, ST Kudagammana and TMSUB Tennakoon., Morbidity and Treatment practices of Childhood Diarrhoeal and Upper Respiratory Tract Illnesses in Kurunegala Municipal http://theicrd.org/pdf/GPH2018.pdf
• RDUP Sugathapala, A Balasuriya, ST Kudagammana and TMSUB Tennakoon., Incidence and correlates of Growth Faltering among children between 3 to 4 years, Oral Presentation and Abstract at 6th Annual International Global Healthcare Conference, Singapore -2017
• RDUP Sugathapala, A Balasuriya, ST Kudagammana and TMSUB Tennakoon., Patterns of healthcare seeking behavior during bouts of Upper Respiratory Tract Illnesses among preschool children in Kurunegala Municipal Council Area. Oral Presentation and Abstract at 10th International Research Conference, Kotelawala Defence University (KDU), Sri Lanka - 2017
• RDUP Sugathapala, SMSP Siriwardhana, TMSUB Tennakoon: Learning Styles of Nursing and Midwifery Undergraduates of University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka Utilizing the Kolb Learning Style Inventory. Oral Presentation at the 8th International Research Conference, Kotelawala Defence University (KDU), Sri Lanka - 2015
• http://www.kdu.ac.lk/proceedings/irc2015/View_page.php?key=13
• WMTU Wijekoon, TM Senanayake, AP Merusinghe., SM Ramawickrama, RDUP Sugathapala, MDAS Gunathileke., Nutritional status and academic performance among children aged 10 years in type three schools in Mawanella education division, Sri Lanka, Poster presentation at 10th International Research Conference, Kotelawala Defence University (KDU), Sri Lanka - 2017
• HMK Fernando, GDM Karunathilaka, MM Weerasinghe, RPR Rajapaksha, RDUP Sugathapala, MDAS Gunathilake., Awareness of complementary feeding practices among mothers attending child welfare clinics at Rathmalana Medical Officer of Health area, Sri Lanka, Poster presentation at 10th International Research Conference, Kotelawala Defence University (KDU), Sri Lanka - 2017
• KPS Chamara, MD Rupasinghe, MLKD Senanayake, BGPV Dharmakeerthi, KWSPK Silva, HLGS Shashikala, RDUP Sugathapala, I Rodrigo, A study on maternal knowledge of neonatal danger signs among mothers attending child welfare clinics in Piliyandala Medical Officer of Health area, Sri Lanka, Oral Presentation and Abstract at International Nursing Congress, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka - 2018
• KPS Chamara, MD Rupasinghe, MLKD Senanayake, BGPV Dharmakeerthi, KWSPK Silva, HLGS Shashikala, RDUP Sugathapala, I Rodrigo, Factors associated with maternal knowledge and health seeking behavior on neonatal danger signs among mothers attending child welfare clinics in Piliyandala Medical Officer of Health area, Sri Lanka Oral Presentation and Abstract at 04th International Conference on Global Public Health, Sri Lanka - 2018
• SJMNN Premathilake, DA Lakmani, GVCLB Nanayakkara, WCM Karunathilaka, MNP Pathmani, RDUP Sugathapala, A Balasuriya, Parents' awareness about Leisure Time Physical Activity of Children Aged Nine Years in Kesbewa Educational Division, Sri Lanka, Oral presentation at 12th International Research Conference, Kotelawala Defence University (KDU), Sri Lanka - 2019
• RAKP Jayarathna, BPD Silva, GASS Gamasinghearachchi, DBI Chamaleen, MBDT Rajawardhana, DVDM Samarasinghe, RDUP Sugathapala, Effectiveness of an awareness programme on burn prevention and first aid among grade 10 students of type 1 and 2 schools in Kesbewa Divisional area, Piliyandala educational zone, Colombo District, Sri Lanka, Poster presentation at 13th International Research Conference, Kotelawala Defence University (KDU), Sri Lanka - 2020
• WMSD Bandara, RHSP Perera, PSS Panawala, MP Udayangani, KIH Gunathilake, RDUP Sugathapala, TMR Perera, Knowledge and Practices Regarding Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance of Mothers with Pre-school Children in Selected Child Welfare Clinics of Piliyandala MOH area, Sri Lanka, Oral presentation at 14th International Research Conference, Kotelawala Defence University (KDU), Sri Lanka - 2021

Unpublished thesis

• Incidence of Growth Faltering, Diarrhoeal and Respiratory illnesses and Feeding practices during bouts of illnesses among children between 3 to 4 years

Graduate supervision

• Supervision of research projects of BSc Nursing undergraduates since 2016 to 2022

• Visiting lecturer and Examiner - Health Education and Community Health Nursing, Diploma in Nursing programme, Naval Nurses- Training School, Welisara, Sri Lanka 2016 -2022
• External Examiner - Adult Nursing - Clinical module of BSc Nursing Programme, Faculty of Allied Health Science, University of Sri Jayawardenapura, Sri Lanka 2018 -2019
• External Examiner - Fundamentals of Nursing - Clinical module of BSc Nursing Programme, Faculty of Nursing, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
  2019
• Member of Global Science and Technology Forum, Singapore since 2017

Previous positions held

• Head, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, FAHS, KDU (March 2020 -March 2022)
• A/Head, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, FAHS, KDU (March 2017 -March 2018)