Biography

Ms. Liyanage Lakeesha Sandamali is a Lecturer (Probationary) attached to the Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Ruhuna. She completed her Bachelor of Pharmacy degree at University of Ruhuna. Her current undergraduate teaching areas include Biochemistry, Pharmacy Law and Ethics, Pharmacognosy and Quality Control. She has work experiences in different areas in Pharmacy including Pharmaceutical Industry, Hospital Pharmacy and Community Pharmacy. She has engaged in several research projects including quality of medicines and antibiotic usage.

Qualification

B.Pharm (University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka)

Course/Modules Teaching for undergraduates

• PH1123 Biochemistry I
• PH1132 Pharmaceutics IA
• PH1232 Biochemistry II
• PH1242 Pharmaceutics IB
• PH2134 Pathology & Pharmacology I
• PH2114 Pharmaceutics IIA
• PH2223 Pharmacy Law and Ethics
• PH3153 Pharmacology III
• PH4132 Applied Pharmacology
• PH4233 Hospital Pharmacy
• NUR2111 Pharmacology in Nursing I

Research and publications

Present research interests

Quality use of medicines, Hospital Pharmacy, Pharmaceutics, Improving patient Outcome, Polypharmacy, Patient adherence

Published abstracts of oral presentations

• Manori Jayasinghe, L.L.Sandamali, K.A.K.D.Wijesekara, K.G.I.Kotapola, “Improvement of English Speaking Skills: A Survey of Motivation and Amotivation of Undergraduates at a Faculty Level: Faculty of Allied Health Sciences”, Academic Sessions, University of Ruhuna, 2021.

Published abstracts of poster presentations

• Sandamali Liyanage, KDA Kuruppu, Shukry Zawahir, “Impact of storage conditions on the quality of medicines at public hospitals in Matara district, Sri Lanka”, Proceedings of the 51st Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) Conference, 2019, Thailand, P-199.
• Siriyananda A.M.C.H. M., Gunawardena S., Karunanayaka K.D.S.V., Sandamali L.L, “Comparative evaluation of weight variation, hardness, friability, disintegration, and dissolution parameters of commercially available atorvastatin tablets marketed in Galle, Sri Lanka”, Ruhuna International Science and Technology Conference (RISTCON),2021, Sri Lanka.

Membership of professional associations

• Registered Pharmacist under Sri Lanka Medical Council
• Member of the Ruhuna University Pharmaceutical Society