Pre-Congress Workshops
Pre-registration required — limited seats only
WORKSHOP 1
Professional
Etiquette Masterclass
9.00 AM – 1.00 PM
6th September 2026
VENUE
Taj Samudra Colombo
Gregory Room
WORKSHOP 2
Masterclass in
Research
9.00 AM – 1.00 PM
12th September 2026
VENUE
PGIM Academic Centre
Lecture Hall 3
WORKSHOP 3
Lifestyle &
Metabolism
9.00 AM – 1.00 PM
14th September 2026
VENUE
PGIM Academic Centre
Lecture Hall 3
WORKSHOP 4
Medical
Leadership
8.15 AM – 1.45 PM
16th September 2026
VENUE
Professor Rezvi Sheriff
Auditorium ClinMARC, NHSL
Auditorium ClinMARC, NHSL
6.00 PM onwards · Shangri-La Colombo
Inauguration Ceremony · Oration 1
Day 1 — 17th September 2026
Oral Presentations
Spice Room
9.00 AM – 12.00 PM
9.00 AM – 12.00 PM
Clinical Poster Presentations
Spice Room
9.00 AM – 12.00 PM
9.00 AM – 12.00 PM
Clinical Case Presentations
Industry Area
1.00 PM – 3.00 PM
1.00 PM – 3.00 PM
7.00 AM – 7.30 AM
Registration
7.30 AM – 8.30 AM
Breakfast Capsule 1
Examination of the Upper Limb Neurologically
Professor Umapathy N. Thirugnanam
Consultant Neurologist, National Neuroscience Institute (NNI), Singapore
8.30 AM – 9.00 AM
Plenary 01
What Makes a Good Doctor?
Dr Conor Maguire
Vice President (International), Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh
9.00 AM – 9.30 AM
Plenary 02
Internal Medicine in the XXI Century
Professor Ricardo Gomez Huelgas
Past President, European Federation of Internal Medicine; Director of Internal Medicine, University of Málaga, Spain
9.30 AM – 10.10 AM
Oration 02
Oration 02
10.10 AM – 10.30 AM
Tea Break
Symposium 1 — Heart Failure
Symposium 2 — Stroke
10.30 AM – 10.55 AM
Polypill in Heart Failure
Professor Anubha Agarwal
Assistant Professor of Medicine; Co-Director, Program in Global Cardiovascular Health, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, USA
Revolutionising Acute Ischemic Stroke Care
Professor Gary KuiKai
Assistant Dean and Clinical Associate Professor in Neurology; Director of HKU Stroke Unit, The University of Hong Kong
10.55 AM – 11.20 AM
Diabetes and Obesity Related Burden of Heart Failure
Professor Ricardo Gomez Huelgas
Past President, European Federation of Internal Medicine; Director of Internal Medicine, University of Málaga, Spain
Eyes as a Window to Localization of Stroke
Professor Umapathy N. Thirugnanam
Consultant Neurologist, National Neuroscience Institute (NNI), Singapore
11.20 AM – 11.45 AM
Arrhythmia Management in Heart Failure
Dr Mevan Wijetunga
Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of North Dakota; Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Altru Hospital, North Dakota, USA
Prevention of Stroke: The Role of Physicians
Dr Jeyaraj Durai Pandian
President, World Stroke Organization; Professor of Neurology and Dean, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
11.45 AM – 12.00 PM
Lived Experience with Heart Failure
Lived Experience with Stroke
12.00 PM – 12.15 PM
Discussion
Discussion
Symposium 3 — Acute Medicine / Critical Care
Symposium 4 — Endocrinology for Everyday Practice
1.15 PM – 1.40 PM
Update — Management of Sepsis
Dr Krishantha Jayasekera
Consultant Physician, National Hospital Galle, Sri Lanka
Vitamin D: A Practical Guide for Clinicians
Professor Karim Meeran
Professor of Endocrinology, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, UK
1.40 PM – 2.05 PM
Nutrition in the Acute Phase for the Critically Ill
Dr Ganshyam Jagathkar
Consultant Intensivist, Director — Critical Care, Medicover Hospital, Hyderabad, India
Osteosarcopenia
Professor Sarath Lekamwasam
Professor Emeritus in Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
2.05 PM – 2.30 PM
Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism: What’s New in the 2026 Guidelines?
Dr Sabin Koirala
Consultant Intensivist, Director, Nepalese Institute of Critical Care Medicine, Nepal
Subclinical Thyroid Disease: Is Treatment Always Desired?
Professor Karim Meeran
Professor of Endocrinology, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, UK
2.30 PM – 2.45 PM
Discussion
Discussion
Symposium 5 — Rheumatology
Symposium 6 — Dyslipidemia
2.45 PM – 3.10 PM
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Resource-Sensitive Management
Professor Rohini Handa
Senior Consultant Rheumatologist, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India
Review of Current Guidance on Lipid Management
Dr Raman Puri
Consultant Cardiologist, Apollo Hospitals, Delhi; Founder Chairman, Lipid Association of India, India
3.10 PM – 3.35 PM
Inflammatory Back Pain
Dr Kalum Deshapriya
Senior Consultant Rheumatologist, formerly National Hospital Galle, Sri Lanka
Management Dyslipidaemia: Targets Beyond LDL
Professor Doreiraj Prabhakaran
President Elect, World Heart Federation; Director, Centre for Chronic Disease Control, India
3.35 PM – 4.00 PM
Osteoarthritis Beyond NSAIDs
Dr Gunendrika Kasthuriratne
Consultant Rheumatologist, National Hospital of Sri Lanka
Management of Hypertriglyceridaemia
Professor Thilak Weeraratne
Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
4.00 PM – 4.15 PM
Discussion
Discussion
6.30 PM onwards
President’s Dinner (By Invitation)
Day 2 — 18th September 2026
Oral Presentations
Spice Room
9.00 AM – 12.00 PM
9.00 AM – 12.00 PM
Clinical Poster Presentations
Spice Room
9.00 AM – 12.00 PM
9.00 AM – 12.00 PM
Young Internist Programme
Spice Room
1.20 PM – 4.00 PM
1.20 PM – 4.00 PM
Clinical Case Presentations
Industry Area
1.00 PM – 3.00 PM
1.00 PM – 3.00 PM
7.00 AM – 7.30 AM
Registration
7.30 AM – 8.30 AM
Breakfast Capsule 2
Interpretation of ECG
Dr Mevan Wijetunga
Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of North Dakota; Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Altru Hospital, North Dakota, USA
Professor Namal Wijesinghe
President, Ceylon College of Physicians; Clinical and Interventional Cardiologist; Professor of Medicine, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
8.30 AM – 9.00 AM
Plenary 03
Hepatorenal Syndrome: A Continuum, Not a Category
Dr Preetham Boddana
Associate Global Director for South Asia, Royal College of Physicians, London, UK
9.00 AM – 9.30 AM
Plenary 04
AI in Medicine: Shaping the Future while Preserving the Human Touch
Professor Hany Eteiba
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist; President, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, UK
9.30 AM – 10.10 AM
Oration 03
Oration 03
10.10 AM – 10.30 AM
Tea Break
Symposium 7 — Pulmonology
Symposium 8 — Hepatology
10.30 AM – 10.55 AM
Dyspnoea: A Look Beyond the Disease
Dr Deepak Talwar
Consultant & Chairman, Metro Respiratory Center of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, India
Update: Portal Hypertension
Dr Rakhi Maiwall
Professor of Hepatology; Vice-Secretary, International Club of Ascites, India
10.55 AM – 11.20 AM
Heart and Lungs: Prescribers’ Conundrum
Professor Chandanie Wanigatunge
Senior Professor and Chair of Pharmacology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
MASLD to HCC Continuum
Professor Aftab Mohsin
Consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist; President, Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine, Pakistan
11.20 AM – 11.45 AM
Non-Invasive Ventilation
Professor Shital Adikari
Professor & Head in Internal Medicine, Chitwan Medical College, Nepal
From Fatigue to Frailty: Managing the Neglected Problems of Cirrhosis
Professor Madunil Niriella
Senior Professor in Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Colombo North Centre for Liver Diseases, Sri Lanka
11.45 AM – 12.00 PM
Lived Experience with COPD
Lived Experience with Cirrhosis
12.00 PM – 12.15 PM
Discussion
Discussion
Symposium 9 — Clinical Haematology
Symposium 10 — Infectious Diseases
1.15 PM – 1.40 PM
Update: DOAC
Dr Yap Eng Soo
Consultant and Adjunct Associate Professor, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Modern Algorithm for PUO
Professor Shohael Mahmud Arafat
Consultant in Internal Medicine; President, Association of Physicians in Bangladesh, Bangladesh
1.40 PM – 2.05 PM
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Therapies in Adults
Professor Lalindra Gooneratne
Professor in Haematology, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Viral Arthritis in Sri Lanka: An Evolving Challenge in General Medical Practice
Dr Duminda Munidasa
Consultant in Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Hospital, Ragama
2.05 PM – 2.30 PM
The Myeloma Revolution: Moving from Palliation to Cure
Dr Manu Wimalachandra
Consultant Haematologist and Senior Lecturer, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Liver Involvement in Dengue
Professor Anuradha Dassanayake
Professor in Pharmacology and Consultant Physician, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
2.30 PM – 2.45 PM
Discussion
Discussion
Symposium 11 — Mastering Common Medical Presentations
Symposium 12 — Coronary Artery Disease
2.45 PM – 3.10 PM
Anxiety Disorders: Reassure, Treat, or Refer?
Dr N Manjunatha
Professor of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, India
STEMI Equivalents
Dr Gotabhaya Ranasinghe
Consultant General & Interventional Cardiologist, National Hospital of Sri Lanka
3.10 PM – 3.35 PM
Fungal Dermatoses
Dr Indira Kahawita
Consultant Dermatologist, National Hospital of Sri Lanka
Management of High Risk NSTEMI
Professor Hany Eteiba
Consultant Cardiologist; President, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
3.35 PM – 4.00 PM
Recognising Cancer Early
Professor Jayantha Balawardhana
Professor and Consultant Oncologist, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka
INOCA & MINOCA
Dr M. Nabeel Akbar Chaudhry
Assistant Professor of Cardiology and Interventional Cardiologist, Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Pakistan
4.00 PM – 4.15 PM
Discussion
Discussion
Young Internist Programme — Segment 1
Young Internist Programme — Segment 2
1.20 PM – 1.40 PM
International Opportunities for Young Internists through EFIM
Professor Ricardo Gómez Huelgas
Past President, European Federation of Internal Medicine
From Local Training to Global Competence: The Need for Overseas Exposure in Specialist Training in Sri Lanka
Vidya Jothi Professor Prasad Katulanda
Chair, Board of Study, Medicine, Institute of Postgraduate Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
1.40 PM – 2.00 PM
Growing Beyond Borders: How the EFIM Exchange Programme Shaped My Journey as a Young Internist
Dr Nilisha Madurangee
Senior Registrar in Internal Medicine
Post-MTI: The Current UK Landscape and RCP Support for Sri Lankan Postgraduate Trainees
Dr Preetham Boddana
Associate Global Director – South Asia, Royal College of Physicians (London)
2.00 PM – 2.20 PM
Building a Career in Internal Medicine: A Roadmap for Young Internists
Dr Zora Lazurova
Chair, EFIM Young Internists Section
Navigate Your Training Journey through Australian Training Opportunities
Dr Waranga Jaywickrama
Clinical Associate Professor, UWA Medical School, Internal Medicine
3.20 PM – 4.00 PM
Panel Discussion & Q&A — “Where Can We Go from Here? Building International Training Pathways for Sri Lankan Postgraduate Physicians”
Panelists: Prof. Ricardo Gómez Huelgas, Dr Preetham Boddana, Vidya Jothi Professor Prasad Katulanda, Dr Waranga Jaywickrama · Moderator: Dr Dumitha Govindapala
Panelists: Prof. Ricardo Gómez Huelgas, Dr Preetham Boddana, Vidya Jothi Professor Prasad Katulanda, Dr Waranga Jaywickrama · Moderator: Dr Dumitha Govindapala
6.30 PM onwards
CCP Banquet (Pre-Registration)
Day 3 — 19th September 2026
7.00 AM – 7.30 AM
Registration
7.30 AM – 8.30 AM
Breakfast Capsule 3
Imaging for Postgraduate Trainees in Medicine
Dr Asanka Perera
Consultant Radiologist, National Hospital Sri Lanka
8.30 AM – 9.00 AM
Plenary 05
Assessment of Asymptomatic Coronary Artery Disease
Dr Ashok K. Taneja
Consultant Cardiologist-Diabetologist and Physician; President, Association of Physicians of India, India
9.00 AM – 9.30 AM
Plenary 06
Achieving Health Excellence through Person-Centred Care for the Underprivileged
Professor Javed Akram
Chairman, Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine; President, Society of Novel & Rare Diseases, Pakistan
9.30 AM – 10.10 AM
Plenary 07
Rise of the Silent Killer: The Role of Diets & Ethnicity
Professor Neil Poulter
Professor of Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, Imperial College London; Co-Director, International Centre for Cardiovascular Health, UK
10.10 AM – 10.30 AM
Tea Break
Symposium 13 — Diabetes
Symposium 14 — Nephrology
10.30 AM – 10.55 AM
Diabetes Remissions: Reality, Myth or New Paradigm
Dr Noel Somasundaram
Consultant Endocrinologist, Diabetes and Hormone Center Colombo, Sri Lanka
Pragmatic Management of CKD
Dr Jonathan Kwan
Consultant Physician & Nephrologist, North District Hospital, Sheung Shui, Hong Kong
10.55 AM – 11.20 AM
Personalised Diabetic Foot Management to Prevent Amputation
Professor Satyan Rajbhandari
Professor of Medicine; Consultant Endocrinologist, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Chorley Hospital, UK
Proteinuria
Dr Mukunda Prasad Kafle
Consultant Physician & Nephrologist; President, Society of Internal Medicine in Nepal, Nepal
11.20 AM – 11.45 AM
Sarcopenia of Newer GLP-1 RAs
Professor Nitin Kapoor
Professor and Consultant Endocrinologist, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
Post Kidney Transplant Medical Management
Dr Geogy Abraham
Former Director of Nephrology, Madras Medical Mission, India
11.45 AM – 12.00 PM
Lived Experience with Diabetes
Lived Experience with Kidney Disease
12.00 PM – 12.15 PM
Discussion
Discussion
Symposium 15 — Geriatrics
Symposium 16 — Immunology
1.15 PM – 1.40 PM
Frailty Assessment at the Front Door
Dr Conor Maguire
Vice President (International), Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh; Consultant in Medicine of the Elderly, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
Chronic Urticaria: From Diagnosis to Disease Control
Dr Rajiva de Silva
Consultant Immunologist, Medical Research Institute, Sri Lanka
1.40 PM – 2.05 PM
Cognitive Aging at the Crossroads of Faith, Family, and Memory in Sri Lanka
Dr Kapila Ranasinghe
Consultant Psychiatrist, National Institute of Mental Health, Sri Lanka
Vaccination Beyond Childhood
Dr Somia Iqtadar
Associate Professor of Medicine, King Edward Medical University; Senior Vice President, Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine, Pakistan
2.05 PM – 2.30 PM
Palliation and Dignified Death
Professor Harish Agarwal
Regional Geriatric Centre, Dr S. N. Medical College, Jodhpur, India
Biologics: What Every Physician Needs to Know
Professor Inoshi Atukorala
Senior Lecturer in Clinical Medicine & Consultant Rheumatologist, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
2.30 PM – 2.45 PM
Discussion
Discussion
Symposium 17 — The Burden of Modern Diseases
Symposium 18 — Hypertension
2.45 PM – 3.10 PM
Living Longer, Caring Better
Dr Ashok K. Taneja
Consultant Cardiologist-Diabetologist and Physician; President, Association of Physicians of India, India
Contemporary Issues in Hypertension Among South Asians
Professor Doreiraj Prabhakaran
President Elect, World Heart Federation; Director, Centre for Chronic Disease Control, India
3.10 PM – 3.35 PM
Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia
Professor Shehan Williams
Professor in Psychiatry, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Optimal BP-Lowering Drug Sequencing: Which Drugs & When
Professor Neil Poulter
Professor of Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, Imperial College London; Co-Director, International Centre for Cardiovascular Health, UK
3.35 PM – 4.00 PM
Obesity — Essential Concepts in the Management
Professor Nitin Kapoor
Professor and Consultant Endocrinologist, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
Combination Pharmacotherapy and Community-Based Care for Blood Pressure Control
Professor Asita de Silva
Professor of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
4.00 PM – 4.15 PM
Discussion
Discussion