Dr. (Mrs). Y. Guruparan

Dr. (Mrs). Y. Guruparan

MBBS (Jaffna), MPhil (Colombo)

Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology,
Department of Pharmacology,
Faculty of Medicine,
University of Jaffna

yalinig.univ.jfn.ac.lk
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Positions
Qualifications
Publications
Research Interests
  1. Senior Lecturer (Grade II): 2022 to date
  2. Lecturer in Pharmacology: 2015 to 2022
  3. Medial officer at District General Hospital, Kilinochchi: 2013 to 2015
  4. Medical officer at Teaching Hospital Jaffna: 2010 to 2013
  5. Medical officer at National Institute of Mental Health: 2007 to 2010
  6. Intern medical officer at National Hospital of Sri Lanka: 2006 to 2007

 

 

Current positions

Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna

  • Paraclinical Coordinator: 2024 to date
  • Student counsellor: 2024, 2025
  • Member, Ethics Review Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna: 2023-2024
  • Assistant Secretary, Ethics Review Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna: 2024 to date
MBBS 2005 University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
MPhil 2022 University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Journal articles

  1. Yalini Guruparan, Thiyahiny S Navaratinaraja, Gowry Selvaratnam, Shalini Sri Ranganathan. Effectiveness of inhaled therapies in asthma among adults in Northern Sri Lanka, a low-income and middle-income country: a prospective observational study: BMJ Open Respiratory Research 2025;12:e002675.
  2. Guruparan K, Kumar R, Guruparan Y, Muhunthan K. Gender-based violence help desk services at Teaching Hospital, Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Jaffna Medical Journal Vol. 35(No. 2 (2023)):31-35. DOI: 10.4038/jmj. v35i2.192
  3. Yalini Guruparan, Thiyahiny S. Navaratinaraja, Gowry Selvaratnam, Nalika Gunawardena and Shalini Sri Ranganathan. Development and validation of a set of patient reported outcome measures to assess effectiveness of asthma prophylaxis. BMC Pulm Med. 2021; 21:295.

 

Conference paper

  1. Guruparan Y, Ajeetha. J, Praveena Priyadharshini. A, Thanusika. N, Nithiyananda. S, Thiyahiny. SN. Pattern of parenteral antibiotic consumption in in-patient units over five years at Teaching Hospital, Jaffna. Research Conference of Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna – August 2024.
  2. Layanthini S, Nanthakumar K, Guruparan Y, Thiyahiny S N. Drug utilization at the Out-Patient Department of the Teaching Hospital, Jaffna. 4th Jaffna University International Research Conference – JUICe 2018: 113-115.

 

Abstracts

  1. Guruparan K, Kumar R, Guruparan Y, Muhunthan K. Gender-based violence: A descriptive study on clients who sought help from the Gender-Based Violence Help Desk, Teaching Hospital, Jaffna. Annual Scientific Sessions of Jaffna Medical Association, 2023.
  2. Guruparan Y, Selvaratnam G, Thiyahiny S.N, Sri Ranganathan S. Factors contributing to asthma control in a cohort of patients receiving treatment at a Teaching Hospital. (Poster) 134th Anniversary International Medical Congress of Sri Lanka Medical Association, 21st -24th September 2021.
  3. Guruparan Y, Selvaratnam G, Nalika Gunawardena, Thiyahiny S.N, Sri Ranganathan S. Patient-reported outcome measures to assess the effectiveness of inhaled medications in asthma. (Oral) Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka Association of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 28th November 2020.
  4. Guruparan Y, Selvaratnam G, Thiyahiny S.N, Sri Ranganathan S. Medicines prescribed for patients with chronic asthma followed up at Teaching Hospital Jaffna. (Oral) Annual Scientific Sessions of Jaffna Medical Association, 29th and 30th of September 2020.
  5. Layanthini S, Guruparan Y, Thiyahiny SN. Quality of prescriptions at the outpatient Department at Teaching Hospital, Jaffna. Poster presentation at Scientific seasons 2017 of Faculty of Medical Sciences University of Sri Jayewardenepura May 2017.
  6. Guruparan Y, Sanchayan K, Thyahiny SN. Knowledge on paracetamol among mothers of children admitted to Teaching hospital Jaffna. Oral presentation at 23rd Annual Scientific Session of Jaffna Science Actuation 2016.

 

  1. Pharmacoepidemiology
  2. Pharmacovigilance