The College of Pathologists
of Sri Lanka

Video competition for undergraduates of universities

Video competition for undergraduates of universities

In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the College of Pathologists of Sri Lanka

The College initiated a video competition among undergraduates of universities for raising public awareness about cancer and the role of pathologists in cancer diagnosis. The videos will be disseminated through social media platforms of the College. The first phase of the above competition was concluded, and the winners were awarded at the 50th Anniversary Celebration event held on 12th March 2025 at Monarch Imperial Hotel, Kotte.

 

 

1st Place - Contestant No. 27

Topic: "Hope in Healing" - Awareness video on cervical cancer

Participants: Shankavy Shanthirasegaram, Sunthareswaran Subangan, Kavippiriyah

Kanakeshwaran, Krishnavi Ratnaranjan, Amalathas Johan Jeevathas, Mithurshan

Jayanathan

Supervised by Dr Lalani J De Silva, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo

 

2nd Place - Contestant No. 1

Topic: "The Invisible Heroes: Early Detection and the Role of Pathologists in Breast

Cancer"

Participant: Q. Rahimaa Lamis

Supervised by Dr Lalani J De Silva, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo

 

3rd Place - Contestant No. 24

Topic: "A Second Chance"

Participants: Kanesamoorthy Kanoojan, Yogendran Mathushanan, Wijayanthy

Wijayakumar, Jegatheswaran Janenthan

Supervised by Dr Jathavani Thepan, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna

 

 

 

Phase II of the competition will begin in early April 2025. The "MostPopular Video Award" will be based on public voting and will be presented at the 50th Anniversary International Conference in October 2025.