CEI Workshop at University of Peradeniya

The Institute for Research & Development in Health and Social Care (IRD) organised a workshop in collaboration with the Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture (PGIA), University of Peradeniya on “Enhancing the Quality of Agriculture Research with Community Engagement and Involvement (CEI)”. The workshop was held on November 11, 2023, at the University of Peradeniya as a pre-congress workshop for the PGIA 35 th Annual Congress 2023.

The workshop was targeted at academics and researchers in the discipline of agriculture. An eminent panel of resource persons who conducted the workshop included Dr. Jim Elliott, Advocate for Patients in Health Research, Health Research Authority, UK, Prof. Athula Sumathipala, Honorary Director, IRD and Chairman, National Institute of Fundamental Studies (NIFS), Dr. Godwin Kodituwakku, Honorary Chairman, IRD, Prof. Duminda Guruge, Department of Health Promotion, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Dr. Thilini Agampodi, Country Co-lead, ECLIPSE Project Sri Lanka and Dr. Prabhath Ranasinghe, Consultant Community Physician, Provincial Department of Health Services, Central Province, Sri Lanka. Prof. C. M. B. Dematawewa, Director, PGIA, University of Peradeniya, Prof. Warshi Dandeniya, PGIA 35 th Congress Coordinator; Prof.

Chandrika Perera, Chairperson/ Publicity and Finance Committee, Annual Congress, PGIA and Dr. Chandana Jayawardena, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya also contributed to the workshop. The workshop was supported by Kings College London, Keele University UK, University of Liverpool, National Institute for Health Research, and the Medical Research Council, UK.