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A H P R A Registration
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Hashith Wijemanne

Carlton

Summary

I am a highly motivated and passionate Medical Officer with over three years of extensive experience in comprehensive healthcare. My career spans Intensive Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Pain Management and Palliative care across some of the largest, fast-paced Teaching Hospitals under the Ministry of Health of Sri Lanka, where I have adeptly managed patients in high-pressure environments. I am committed to continuous learning and professional development, having completed Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) courses. My skills in patient management, emergency response, and multi-disciplinary teamwork are complemented by my compassionate approach and dedication to ensuring the health and well-being of my patients.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Medical Officer – Intensive Care Unit (Medical ICU, Surgical ICU, Cardiac Care Unit)

Lanka Hospitals
08.2023 - 11.2024
  • Company Overview: JCI Accredited Hospital - Sri Lanka – 350 beds
  • As a highly motivated and skilled doctor, I provide care and management for patients in a 11-bed medical ICU, 7-bed surgical ICU, and 7-bed Cardiac Care Unit (CCU), while working alongside 10 other doctors on a roster with a minimum of 42 hours per week
  • Responsibilities include:
  • Performing procedures in emergency resuscitation including intubation, IV Cannulation, ABG
  • Operating and adjusting ventilators in ICU settings to optimise patient care
  • Rapid and accurate assessment of life-threatening problems in a critically ill patient and help to apply life-support therapy
  • Recognizing and responding rapidly to adverse trends in monitored parameters
  • Attending to all emergencies at the Medical, Surgical and Cardiac ICUs
  • Attending to CODE BLUE calls as team leader of the rapid response team
  • Accompanying critically ill patients during transfers to other tertiary care units
  • Conducting Lectures to the ICU team including fellow ICU doctors and ICU nurses under the guidance of In charge Consultant anaesthetist as a part of continuous Professional Development
  • In addition to my primary responsibilities, I manage perioperative patients at the Bariatric Centre of Lanka Hospitals
  • JCI Accredited Hospital - Sri Lanka – 350 beds

Relief House Officer – Pain Management and Palliative Care

Teaching Hospital Karapitiya
06.2023 - 07.2023
  • Company Overview: Sri Lanka – 2200 beds
  • Developing and implementing individualized treatment plans, ensuring holistic and compassionate care
  • Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, including oncologists, onco-surgeons, nurses, and social workers, to optimize patient outcomes
  • Conducting clinical assessments, prescribing appropriate medications, and independently performing procedures such as pleural fluid and peritoneal fluid aspiration as needed
  • Educating patients and families on pain management strategies and end-of-life care options
  • Staying updated on advancements in pain management and palliative care practices through continuous medical education
  • Sri Lanka – 2200 beds

House Officer – Internal Medicine

Teaching Hospital Karapitiya
12.2022 - 06.2023
  • Company Overview: Sri Lanka – 2200 beds
  • Attending to all Medical Emergencies (Myocardial infarctions, Stroke, cardiac arrest, diabetic crisis, poisoning, snake bite, unconscious patients, respiratory arrest, Acute COPD/ Asthma exacerbation, Acute kidney injury etc.)
  • Independently handling admissions to the medical ward by taking relevant histories, doing physical examination, ordering necessary laboratory and radiological investigations and conducting daily assessments
  • Arranging discharges and issuing medical certificates
  • Conducting the medical clinic for over 100 patients weekly
  • Sri Lanka – 2200 beds

House Officer – Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Teaching Hospital Karapitiya
06.2022 - 12.2022
  • Company Overview: Sri Lanka – 2200 beds
  • Managing all Obstetrical & Gynaecological emergencies
  • Independently handling admissions to the antenatal, postnatal and gynaecological wards by taking relevant histories, doing physical examination, ordering necessary laboratory and radiological investigations and conducting daily assessments
  • Assisting in Caesarean sections and major/minor gynaecological surgeries
  • Managing pre-operative patients as well as post-operative patients until full recovery
  • Handling all stages of labour and promptly managing any complications
  • Sri Lanka – 2200 beds

Research Assistant

National Epilepsy Centre, National Hospital
09.2021 - 12.2021
  • Company Overview: Sri Lanka – 3000 beds
  • Sri Lanka – 3000 beds

Pre Intern Medical Officer/Medical Coordinator – Internal Medicine

Kings Hospital
01.2020 - 12.2020
  • Company Overview: Sri Lanka – 250 beds
  • Recording of all new admissions to the ward with detailed history taking and examination
  • Monitoring patients regularly while adhering to the national COVID-19 protocols
  • Referring and arranging transfers of critical patients to tertiary care centres
  • Ordering laboratory and radiological investigations and prescribing medications under supervision
  • Sri Lanka – 250 beds

Intern Medical Officer

Manipal Teaching Hospital
09.2018 - 09.2019
  • Company Overview: Nepal – 700 beds
  • Completed a rotatory residential internship:
  • 6 months in Medicine and Allied Subjects (ER Duty, Medical ICU, CCU, Medical Ward, Paediatrics, Psychiatry, Dermatology)
  • 6 months in Surgery and Allied Subjects (Surgical ICU, Anaesthesiology, General Surgery, ENT, Ophthalmology, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Community Medicine)
  • Managing the labour room and conducting normal vaginal deliveries independently and suturing of episiotomy & perineal tears
  • Monitoring and carrying out investigations and treatment for patients in the ICU, CCU, ETU, PICU and NICU
  • Obtaining informed & written consent for surgeries and conducting pre–anaesthetic check ups
  • Assisting in the operating theatre for major and minor surgeries including appendicectomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, urological and orthopaedic surgery
  • Assisting in various procedures such as intercostal tube insertion, lumbar puncture and sampling and spinal anaesthesia
  • Nepal – 700 beds

Education

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) -

Manipal College of Medical Sciences
01.2022

AMC CAT MCQ Examination -

Australian Medical Council
01.2024

Skills

  • History taking
  • Patient examination
  • Interpretation of investigation
  • Diagnosis and management
  • Counselling and patient education
  • Delivering bad news with empathy
  • Organization and time management
  • Effective teamwork within a multi-disciplinary team
  • Excellent written and verbal communication
  • Exceptional computer literacy
  • Peritoneal tapping
  • Pleural tapping
  • Electrocardiography
  • Joint fluid aspiration
  • IV transfusion of blood and blood products
  • Application of POP casts
  • Lumbar puncture and sampling
  • IV cannulation
  • Incision and drainage of abscesses
  • Wound dressing
  • Suturing
  • Intubation
  • Arterial blood gas sampling
  • Urethral catheterization
  • Direct patient care
  • Patient health education
  • Patient care
  • Surgical skills

A H P R A Registration

Eligible for limited registration

Registration History

  • Sri Lanka Medical Council, Full, 43880, 2023
  • Sri Lanka Medical Council, Provisional, 38571, 2022
  • Nepal Medical Council, Provisional, 24630, 2018

Certification

2024

Transport of Critically Ill Patients Course for Medical Officers

National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo

Advanced Life Support (ALS)

College of Anaesthesiologists and Intensivists of Sri Lanka

2023

Timeline

Medical Officer – Intensive Care Unit (Medical ICU, Surgical ICU, Cardiac Care Unit)

Lanka Hospitals
08.2023 - 11.2024

Relief House Officer – Pain Management and Palliative Care

Teaching Hospital Karapitiya
06.2023 - 07.2023

House Officer – Internal Medicine

Teaching Hospital Karapitiya
12.2022 - 06.2023

House Officer – Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Teaching Hospital Karapitiya
06.2022 - 12.2022

Research Assistant

National Epilepsy Centre, National Hospital
09.2021 - 12.2021

Pre Intern Medical Officer/Medical Coordinator – Internal Medicine

Kings Hospital
01.2020 - 12.2020

Intern Medical Officer

Manipal Teaching Hospital
09.2018 - 09.2019

AMC CAT MCQ Examination -

Australian Medical Council

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) -

Manipal College of Medical Sciences

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