The CCPSL Talent Show 2026 was held on the afternoon of 23 July 2026 during the Annual Academic Sessions at Hotel Galadari, Colombo.The programme featured 12 performances including group songs, cultural presentations, dances, duets and dramatic performances, with more than 90 participants ranging from MSc trainees to senior consultants.The event strengthened fellowship and collegiality across […]

The College Oration 2026 was held on 21 July 2026 at Hotel Galadari, Colombo.The Oration was delivered by Senior Professor Sunitha Rohini De Alwis Seneviratne on ‘A Journey Through Time: The History of Public Health and Wellbeing in Sri Lanka.’The presentation traced the evolution of public health and wellbeing in Sri Lanka over more than […]

The pre-congress workshop Rapid Needs Assessment in Emergencies was held on 20 July 2026 from 1.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. at the MSF South Asia Office in Colombo.The session was facilitated by Maartje Hoetjes, Emergency Support Manager at Médecins Sans Frontières Operational Centre Amsterdam. The workshop covered rapid health assessment principles, data collection, prioritisation, stakeholder […]

The pre-congress workshop Climate, Environment and Infectious Disease Risk: Modern Approaches for Surveillance, Prediction and Action was held on 20 July 2026 from 8.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. at the Family Health Bureau Auditorium.The session was conducted by Dr. Prasad Liyanage of Heidelberg University and was attended by 115 participants. It covered environmental epidemiology, climate-sensitive […]

The Dr. F. A. Wickremasinghe Oration 2026 was held on 26 June 2026 at the National Film Corporation Theatre, Colombo.Dr. Nuwan Thotawaththa, Senior Registrar in Community Medicine, delivered the oration on ‘Storytelling for Health: Narrative Nonfiction as a Communication Strategy in Child and Family Health Promotion in Sri Lanka.’The presentation explored narrative nonfiction as a […]

CCPSL, in collaboration with the College of Palliative Medicine of Sri Lanka, conducted a Workshop on Systematic Review on 18 April 2026.The hybrid programme strengthened practical skills in evidence synthesis, research-question development, literature searching, study selection, quality assessment and reporting according to international standards.The workshop combined in-person and online learning and reflected the two Colleges’ […]

The Dr. A. V. K. V. de Silva Oration 2025 was held on 16 December 2025 at the Sri Lanka Medical Association, Colombo.The oration was delivered by Dr. Chithramali Hasanthika Rodrigo, Consultant Community Physician, on ‘Wellbeing among Menopausal Women in Sri Lanka; Navigating the Way Forward.’The presentation examined menopause as an important life-course and public […]