Dr. (Mrs.) K. Sanchayan

Dr. (Mrs.) K. Sanchayan

MBBS (Jaffna) PhD (Colombo)

Head and Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology (Grade II),
Department of Pharmacology,
Faculty of Medicine,
University of Jaffna

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Chronology of carrier

Senior lecturer in Pharmacology (December 2018 to date)

Temporary lecturer (December 2015 – November 2018)

Reading for PhD (November 2012 – October 2017)

Lecturer in Pharmacology (December 2007 – November 2015)

Intern medical officer (2006-2007)

 

Other positions

Chairperson, scholarship committee 2022

Committee member of Jaffna science association section – C 2021

SLACPT council member (2018-2021)

MB BS   

2006 

University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

PhD

2017 

Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo.
  1. K Sanchayan, R Fernandopulle, A Amarasinghe, S N Thiyahiny, S Sri Ranganthan. Active safety monitoring of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine in the National Immunisation Programme of Sri Lanka. Ceylon Medical Journal 2017: 62(1): 12-19

  2. K Sanchayan, R Fernandopulle, A Amarasinghe, S N Thiyahiny, S Sri Ranganthan. Safety of live attenuated Japanese encephalitis vaccine given at the age of 9 months in the National Immunization Programme of Sri Lanka. Ceylon Medical Journal 2016: 61(3): 99-105.

  3. S N Thiyahiny, M G Sathiadas, K Sanchayan, C Vamamedan, R Balasubramanium, S Sri Ranganathan. Medicines use in hospitalized children: current status and outcome after intervention. Ceylon Medical Journal 2016: 61(3): 123-29.

 Abstracts
  1.  Y Guruparan, K Sanchayan, MG Sathiadas, S N Thiyahiny. Knowledge on paracetamol among mothers of children admitted to paediatric units, Teaching Hospital Jaffna. Oral presentation, 23rd Annual Session of Jaffna Science Association, May 2016.

  2. Y Guruparan, K Sanchayan, MG Sathiadas, S N Thiyahiny. Knowledge on paracetamol among mothers of children admitted to paediatric units, Teaching Hospital Jaffna. Oral presentation, 23rd Annual Session of Jaffna Science Association, May 2016.

  3. Sanchayan K, Fernandopulle R, Amarasinghe A, Thiyahiny S N, Sri Ranganathan S Adverse Events following Live Japanese Encephalitis vaccine (SA14-14-2): Results from interim analysis of Cohort Event Monitoring in Jaffna RDHS area. Oral presentation, Sri Lanka Medical Association Annual Scientific Sessions, July 2014.

  4. Kumuthini Sanchayan, Nishara Rajathurai, Thiyahini Sunil Navaratinaraja, Shalini Sri Ranganathan. Thiriposha feeding among one year and 9 months children in Jaffna RDHS area: an analysis from 24 hour recall. Oral presentation, Joint Scientific Session of Jaffna Medical Faculty Overseas Alumni & Local Alumni, July 2014.

  5. Sanchayan K, Fernandopulle R, Amarasinghe A, Thiyahiny S N, Sri Ranganathan S. Frequency of Injection Site Reactions following MMR and live JE Vaccines in the Jaffna RDHS area: Interim analysis of an Active Surveillance Study. Oral presentation, Jaffna Medical Association Annual Scientific Sessions, September 2013.

  6. Kumuthini Sanchayan, Rohini Fernandopulle, Ananda Amerasinghe, Thiyahiny Sunil Navaratinaraja, Shalini Sri Ranganathan. A pilot study of Cohort Event Monitoring in detecting adverse events following immunisation associated with Measles-Mumps-Rubella and live attenuated Japanese Encephalitis (JE) vaccine. Oral presentation, Jaffna Medical Association Annual Scientific Sessions, November – December 2012.

  7. Thiyahiny S N, Sathiadas MG, Sanchayan K, Sunantha S, Vamamedan, Balasubramaniam R, Sri Ranganathan S. An analysis of quality of drug prescriptions for hospitalized children: Effectiveness of prescription indicators. Oral presentation, Seventh Asian Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology, October, 2012.
  1. Vaccine safety
  2. AEFI
  3. Pharmacovigilance
  4. Endocrinology