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{"title":"Guillain-barre syndrome as a presenting manifestation of gallbladder carcinoma; paraneoplastic or coincidence","authors":"Jemimah Nallarajah, M. I. Mujahieth","doi":"10.4038/jpgim.8227","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/jpgim.8227","url":null,"abstract":"Corresponding Author: Jemimah Rajakumary Nallarajah, E-mail: < njemmy@gmail.com > https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8322-4004 Received: Sep 2019, Accepted revised version: Dec 2019, Published: Dec 2019 Competing Interests: Authors have declared that no competing interests exist © Authors. This is an open-access article distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are attributed and materials are shared under the same","PeriodicalId":425054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114257798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Kikuchi disease – a rare cause of pyrexia of unknown origin","authors":"Balasubramaniam Branavan, H. Sugathapala","doi":"10.4038/jpgim.8247","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/jpgim.8247","url":null,"abstract":"Corresponding Author: Balasubramaniam Branavan, E-mail: < branaoogle@gmail.com > https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9160-3621 Received: April 2019, Accepted: Sep 2019, Published: Nov 2019 Competing Interests: Authors have declared that no competing interests exist © Authors. This is an open-access article distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are attributed and materials are shared under the same","PeriodicalId":425054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125157697","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Aspects of Moral Character, Civic Purpose, Social Identity in relevance to the Psychological Well-being of Adolescents in Sri Lanka","authors":"M. Chandradasa, C. R. Layani","doi":"10.4038/jpgim.8243","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/jpgim.8243","url":null,"abstract":"Moral character is defined as the complex constellation of psychological characteristics that motivate and enable persons to function as moral agents competently. Character is composed of various character strengths, and these are trainable personal characteristics. Purpose is the long-term, progressive intention to accomplish specific aims that are meaningful to self and the broader world. Character strengths and purpose in adolescence is associated with academic achievement and long-term mental and physical well-being. Identity crisis in adolescence is associated with moral character formation, developing a purpose and psychological well-being. Sri Lanka leads human development indices (HDI) in the region. Retention in secondary schooling is high, but higher education enrolment is less than 20% and below the average for lower-middle income countries. Therefore, more than 80% of adolescents exit the educational system without entering a standard tertiary education course. After leaving school, they do not have opportunities in a structured environment to promote desirable character strengths. Despite laws against child cruelty, corporal punishment and psychological aggression are highly prevalent in Sri Lankan schools. There is sound research evidence that this method is counterproductive to long-term mental well-being and character development. Psychiatry is, at times, criticised for only focusing on psychopathology and not on overall positive mental health. Child and adolescent mental health expertise are limited in the country, and psychiatrists need to look beyond diagnostic categories to facilitate and support the character development of young Sri Lankans. Considering this context, there is a need for school-based, culturally relevant character development programmes for Sri Lankan adolescents. These programmes need to be developed recognising moral, ethical, social and cultural values, employing multi-sectoral collaboration. There has been a rising interest world over on character development in adolescents and its relevance to the mental well-being and future workforce of a country. Even though there have been several publications from the West, we could not access any publications on adolescent character development’s relevance to psychological well-being from Sri Lanka. This article discusses recent and relevant literature on character development in adolescence and the potential application of this evidence to the well-being of Sri Lankan adolescents.","PeriodicalId":425054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114031930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evidence update on vaccine allergy","authors":"W. Dasanayake, N. D. Silva","doi":"10.4038/jpgim.8258","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/jpgim.8258","url":null,"abstract":"Corresponding Author: W M D K Dasanayake, E-mail: <dhanushkadasanayake@yahoo.com > https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6351-9983 Competing Interests: Authors have declared that no competing interests exist © Authors. This is an open-access article distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are attributed and materials are shared under the same","PeriodicalId":425054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128527596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Role of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in Postgraduate Medical Education","authors":"I. Karunathilake","doi":"10.4038/jpgim.8255","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/jpgim.8255","url":null,"abstract":"Corresponding Author: Indika Karunathilake, E-mail: < karunathilake@hotmail.com > https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9772-116X Received: July 2019, Accepted: July 2019, Published: July 2019 Competing Interests: Authors have declared that no competing interests exist © Author. This is an open-access article distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are attributed and materials are shared under the same","PeriodicalId":425054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134102965","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Making research more useful and impactful","authors":"E. Corea, H. Molligoda","doi":"10.4038/jpgim.8256","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/jpgim.8256","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":425054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130839973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Using online learning for Health Information Systems (HIS) training in developing countries: in search of ‘equity’ in health professional training","authors":"P. Siribaddana","doi":"10.4038/jpgim.8226","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/jpgim.8226","url":null,"abstract":"Health information systems (HIS) training is an integral part of HIS implementation and is a mammoth task requiring huge investments of money, other resources and sound pedagogy. Distance learning, utilizing online learning, is an alternative. However, given the enormity of the task, low resource nature of the settings and the complex nature of health care staff training, inequities could emerge, that could hamper the training and limit its ability to achieve the expected outcomes. This paper suggests a rights-based approach to resolve the issue of inequity in such training instances and utilizes the 4As (Availability, Access, Acceptability and Adaptability) framework to evaluate three instances of HIS training in developing countries which made use of online learning. The paper discusses the recognition of inequities and remedies to achieve social justice in future HIS training through a rights-based approach. The paper concludes by suggesting the same as a new approach to health professional training with a focus on social justice.","PeriodicalId":425054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine","volume":"149 ","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133684970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An uncommon complication of a common disease: Varicella zoster myelitis","authors":"S. Mahapitiya, K. P. Wijeweera, H. Hordagoda, W. Bandara","doi":"10.4038/JPGIM.8238","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/JPGIM.8238","url":null,"abstract":"Varicella zoster infection is known to cause chickenpox. Neurological complications related to varicella zoster infection are particularly prevalent among the Immunodeficient patients and rare among immunocompetent patients. We report a case of varicella zoster infection and concomitant long segment dorsal spine transverse myelitis in an immunocompetent patient. CSF was positive for varicella zoster virus (VZV) DNA. Significant improvement was observed following treatment with acyclovir.","PeriodicalId":425054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124395719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Dengue fever a rare cause of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: a case report","authors":"Jemimah Nallarajah, B. S. Sebastiampillai, A. Jayanaga, N. Jayasekara","doi":"10.4038/JPGIM.8220","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/JPGIM.8220","url":null,"abstract":"Corresponding Author: Jemimah Rajakumary Nallarajah, E-mail: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8322-4004 Submitted: December 2018, Accepted: March 2019, Published March 2019 Competing Interests: Authors have declared that no competing interests exist © Authors. This is an open-access article distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are attributed and materials are shared under the same license.","PeriodicalId":425054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine","volume":"53 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123893626","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Interesting fearures associated with Castleman disease","authors":"Jemimah Nallarajah, B. S. Sebastiampillai, M. I. Mujahieth","doi":"10.4038/JPGIM.8229","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/JPGIM.8229","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":425054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121643166","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}