The Sri Lankan National Institute of Health Sciences (NIHS) and Asian Collaboration for Excellence in Non-communicable Disease (ASCEND) Program will hold the upcoming Regional Forum:
From evidence to effective implementation: Improving the prevention and control of NCDs to take place from the 26th – 30th May 2015 at the NIHS Regional Training Centre in Kalutara, Sri Lanka.
The aim of the Forum is to understand how to improve the prevention and control of non- communicable diseases (NCD) and to apply findings from the rapidly expanding evidence base from around the world. There will be a major focus on how to achieve the World Health Organization’s NCD targets by 2025.
The Forum is aimed at health professionals, health authorities, NCD district officers, researchers and program staff involved in NCD prevention and control from both governmental and non-governmental organisations. Research students and other trainees from around the region.
The Forum will combine the latest research findings with practical examples of NCD prevention programs and strategies.The NIHS is a WHO collaborating Centre for Public Health Workforce Development.
The NCD Asia Pacific Alliance Executive Director Dr. Rodrigo Rodriguez-Fernandez will be presenting an update on the practicality and lessons learned regarding the establishment of joint partnerships for the advancement of NCD prevention and treatment within the Asian Pacific Region.
For further information contact ascend-forum@unimelb.edu.au
To read more about the The Asian Collaboration for Excellence in Non-communicable Disease (ASCEND) Research Network click here.
List of Confirmed Speakers
- Dr Sushil Baral
Executive Director
Health Research and Social Development Forum (HERD)
Kathmandu, Nepal
- Dr. Fabrizio D’Esposito
Senior Research Fellow | International Programs Manager
Noncommunicable Diseases Unit
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
- Dr Anders Deejgard
World Diabetes Foundation, Denmark
- Dr. Lanka Dissanyake
WHO, Sri Lanka
- Dr Manoj Fernando
Rajarata University-PLAN Health Promotion
- Dr Renu Garg
WHO SEARO, India
- Dorothea Kanthack-Chan
GACD, United Kingdom
- Najith Guruge
Rajarata University-PLAN Health Promotion
- Dr Indika Kurunathilake
Senior Lecturer in Medicine
University of Colombo
- Dr. Prasad Katulanda
Senior Lecturer in Medicine
University of Colombo
Hon. Consultant Endocrinologist & Diabetologist
University Medical Unit National Hospital,
University of Colombo, SL
- Dr. Gamlath Lakshman
Director,
NIHS, SriLanka
- Jacob Madsen
World Diabetes Foundation, Denmark
- Professor Ajay Mahal
School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine,
Monash University
Australia
- Dr. Prashant Mathur
Senior Research Scientist
Division of Noncommunicable Diseases
Indian Council of Medical Research
(Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India)
- Dr. Firdosi Mehta
Formerly, WHO SriLanka
- Professor Harry Minas
School of Population and Global Health
University of Melbourne
Australia
- Dr Sailesh Mohan
Senior Research Scientist
PHFI, India
- Dr. Aliya Naheed, MPH, PhD,
Interim Head, Chronic Non-communicable Disease Unit,
Centre for Equity and Health Systems
Bangladesh
- Professor Brian Oldenburg
Chair of Noncommunicable Disease Control &
Director, Centre for Health Equity
Melbourne School of Population & Global Health
University of Melbourne
- Professor Prabahkaran
PHFI, India
- Professor Karl Pelzer
Senior Research Scientists
ASEAN Institute, Mahidol University,
Thailand
- Professor Supa Penpid
ASEAN Director, Mahidol University,
Thailand
- Professor Paras Pokharel
BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
Dharan, Nepal
- Dr. Lal B Rawal
Research Fellows, icddr,b &
James P Grant School of Public Health
BRAC University
Bangladesh
- Dr Rodrigo Rodriguez-Fernandez
Executive Director
NCD Asia Pacific Alliance
- Professor Richard F. Southby
Executive Dean and Distinguished Professor of Global Health Emeritus
Milken Institute School of Public Health
The George Washington University
- Dr Janet Southby
The George Washington University
- Mr Supriyanto
Country Director, PLAN
- Professor KR Thankappan
SCTIMST, India
- Dr. Nihal Thomas
Professor and Head, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism & Vice-Principal(Research) Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
- Professor Wah Yun LOW
Head, Research Management Center,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya
- Dr. Kremlin Wickramasinghe
Research Fellow
Oxford University, UK
- Dr. Denis Xavier
Professor and Head, Dept. of Pharmacology,
St. John’s Medical College
Head, Division of Clinical Research and Training, St. John’s Research Institute, Bangalore, India
- Professor Guo Yan
School of Public Health
Peking University, China
- Dr Xuefeng Zhong
Senior Research Fellow,
Anhui Centre for Disease Control, China
Other attendees include:
- Health Ministry, NIHS and other relevant government agencies/institutes
- NCD/Public Health Officers from SL Public Health Services
- World Health Organization
- Other e.g. NGOs, relevant Institutes etc.
- Other Sri Lanka education/research/professional institutions, including University of Columbo, PGIM etc
