Publications

Journals

Mahinda Kommalage Association between severity of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and pain in wrist or hand, Galle Medical Journal, Vol 16: No. 1, March 2011

Kommalage M and Ponnamperuma G (2011) Flexner report and contemporary medical education in South Asia: an exception. Academic Medicine (Accepted).

Kommalage, M. (2011) Using videos to introduce clinical material: effects on empathy. Med Educ. (Accepted).

Kommalage, M. (2011) Hidden and informal curriculum in medical schools: impact on medical profession in Sri Lanka. Ceylon Medical Journal 2011; 56: 29-30.

Kommalage M and Gunawardena S (2011) Evaluation of Physiology lectures conducted by students: comparison between evaluation by staff and students. Adv Physiol Educ 2011 Mar;35(1):48-52.

Kommalage Mahinda, Naduni Imbulgoda (2010) Introduction of student-led physiology tutorial classes to a traditional curriculum, Advances in Physiology Education 34 June 2010.

Kommalage Mahinda, Thabrew Harshani (2010) Running an ETU in a newly established IDP camp in Sri Lanka, Medicine Conflict and Survival, 26: 1, 86 — 94

Kommalage M, Hewawasm P. Sri Lanka: the aftermath. Lancet. 2009 Jul 11;374(9684):116-7.

Kommalage M. Use of the internet by patients attending specialist clinics in Sri Lanka: a cross sectional study. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2009 Feb 12;9:12.

Kommalage M, Thabrew A. The use of websites for disseminating health information in developing countries: an experience from Sri Lanka. Int J Electron Healthc. 2008;4(3):327-38.

Kommalage M, Gunawardena S. IT-based activity in physiology education: an experience from a developing country. Adv Physiol Educ. 2008 Mar;32(1):81-5.

Kommalage M, Gunawardena S. Feasibility of introducing information technology-based activities into medical curricula in developing countries. Med Educ. 2008 Jan;42(1):113.

Mahinda Kommalage, A. Urban Höglund Involvement of spinal GABA receptors in the regulation of intraspinal acetylcholine release. European Journal of Pharmacology, Volume 525, Issues 1-3, 21 November 2005, Pages 69-73

Mahinda Kommalage, A. Urban Höglund Involvement of spinal serotonin receptors in the regulation of intraspinal acetylcholine release. European Journal of Pharmacology, Volume 509, Issues 2-3, 21 February 2005, Pages 127-134

Kommalage M, Höglund AU. (+/-) Epibatidine increases acetylcholine release partly through an action on muscarinic receptors. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol. 2004 May;94(5):238-44.

Klas S.P. Abelson, Mahinda Kommalage, A. Urban Höglund Spinal cholinergic involvement after treatment with aspirin and paracetamol in rats. Neuroscience Letters, Volume 368, Issue 1, 16 September 2004, Pages 116-120

Kommalage M, Höglund AU. Nicotinic Acetylcholinergic Receptors Regulate the Intraspinal Release of Acetylcholine in Male Rats. Pharmacol Toxicol. 2003 Oct;93(4):169-73.

Publications at conferences/professional meetings – Full paper.

The use of websites for disseminating health information in developing countries: an experience from Sri Lanka. 2nd International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance. Cairo, Egypt, December 2008. Presented as case report (a Full paper). Included in the proceedings of the conference as a full paper.

Usage of Information Technology for the Purpose of Health Education in Sri Lanka. 3rd International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance. Bogota, Colombia, November 2009. Presented as case report of social Applications (a Full paper). Included in the proceedings of the conference as a full paper.

Publications at conferences/professional meetings - abstract.

1. Mahinda KD, Pathirana KD, Mendis ALS. The relationship between body mass index and carpal tunnel syndrome. Galle medical journal September 2000 Abstract 10.

2. Somasiri KG, Mendis ALS, Mahinda KD, Does poor English knowledge interfere with active leaning in preclinical medical students? Galle medical journal September 2000, Abstract 21.

3. Mahinda Kommalage and A. Urban Höglund Different Nicotinic acetylcholinergic receptors regulate the intraspinal relase of acetylcholine. P159 Abstracts 7th IUBMB conference, Bergen, Norway. May 4-8. 2002.

4. Spinal serotonin receptors involvement in intraspinal acetylcholine release. AU Hoglund, M Kommalage 4th congress of the European federation of IASP chapter (EFIC) Prague, 2003. Abstract presentation.

5. M Kommalage, AU Hoglund, Epibatidine acts as partial agonist on muscarinic receptors in spinal cord of the rat. 4th congress of the European federation of IASP chapter (EFIC) Prague, 2003. Abstract presentation

6. GABAA receptor agonist muscimol inhibit spinal acetylcholine release. Mahinda Kommalage A. Urban Höglund Abstract of the 4th International Symposium on Microdialysis. June 18-19, 2004. Vienna, Austria.

7. Somasiri KG, Mendis ALS, Nanayakkara AD, Gunawardena S, Imendra KG, Mahinda KD, Wijewickrama DC, Hewawasm SP Designing a poster on a physiology topic as an active learning experience. Proceedings of the annual meeting of the physiological Society of Sri Lanka 2006

8. Mahinda Kommalage Sampath Gunawardena, Unequal IT knowledge among medical undergraduates: inequality starts at school level. Galle medical journal September 2007 Abstract 06.

9. Mahinda Kommalage and Anoj Thabrew, Composition of Sri Lankan health websites, Galle medical journal September 2007 Abstract 11.

10. Kommalage M, Gunawardena S. Introduction of analytical essay writing activity in the medical curriculum Abstract, 9w/p5, AMEE 2008. Association for Medical Education in Europe, Prague, Czech Republic.

11. Mahinda Kommalage, Manila Chamara, PW Chamika, Use of Internet to retrieve health information by patients attending clinics in Galle. Galle medical journal September 2008 Abstract 06

12. Mahinda Kommalage, Naduni Imbulgoda, A comparision of small group discussions and traditional tutorials: student perception. Galle medical journal September 2008 Abstract 01

13. Mahinda Kommalage, KD Pathirana, Association between age and forearm median conduction velocity in carpal tunel syndrom. Galle medical journal September 2009 Abstract 14

14. Mahinda Kommalage, Sampath Gunawardena, What do students and teachers expect from a presentation? Galle medical journal September 2009 Abstract 08

Other Publications

PhD thesis - Spinal Acetylcholine Release: Mechanisms and Receptor Involvement

News Paper article - Private medical colleges and corruption in India; a lesson for us