Technical Session III (Parallel) - Allied Health Science

Theme : Nursing and Midwifery

Chairperson

Prof. SSP Warnakulasuriya
Professor in Nursing, Dean- Faculty of Nursing, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Speakers

SDD Priyangika, DMUM Dissanayake, and BMC Rathnayake
The Barriers to Continuing Higher Education among Nurses: Observations of a Preliminary Study among Registered Nurses Working in a Tertiary Care Hospital

BGR Shanika, YKP Yodhasinghe, KGNU Kapukotuwa, KWDIL Gunawardhane, K Abhayasinghe, S Senanayake, and J Mendis
Work-related Physical and Psychological Health Concerns of Nurses at University HospitalKotelawala Defence University, Werahera, Sri Lanka: A Descriptive, Mixed-method Study

PLAA Sathsarani, LGS Kavindya, SMPNAB Abhayarathna, KLKTD Sandharenu, AWMKK Bandara, and NFJ Fernando
An Exploration of Coping Strategies Used During the Examination Period by Final Year Allied Health Undergraduates of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University: A Qualitative Study

SAMH Kumara, SW Wimalasekera, G Ponnamperuma, AATD Amarasekara, and SB Gunatilake
Caregiving Skills of Family Caregivers Providing Daily Care to Dependent Stroke Survivors: A Study in Colombo, Sri Lanka

HLDD Bandara, WSM Tissera, GMNT Jayathunga, HMP Herath, and MS Fernando
Prevalence and Pattern of Tobacco, Alcohol and Other Substances Abuse among Male Manual Labourers in Colombo District, Sri Lanka