Academic Sessions

25th Annual Academic Sessions 2026

Silver Jubilee Meeting · Advancing Radiology with Excellence, Innovation and Compassion

Friday – Monday, 18 – 21 September 2026Cinnamon Grand, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Friday, 18th September 2026

Cinnamon Grand, Colombo

Pre-Congress Workshop

Paediatric Imaging: Current Practice and Future Trends

8:30 AM – 1:30 PMCinnamon Grand, Colombo

Resource Persons

Dr. Katharine HallidayDr. Kristina PrelogDr. Joanna BrownDr. Madhavi JayachandraDr. Navoda AtapattuDr. Nilushi HewawasamDr. Jerard Fernando

Detailed programme will be shared in due course.

Inauguration Ceremony

Inauguration Ceremony

From 6:00 PMOak Room, Cinnamon Grand
Dr. S N B Talwatte Memorial Oration

The inauguration marks the opening ceremony of the Annual Academic Sessions 2026.

It boasts the years-old traditions and formalities of the SLCR, with a ceremonial procession, the President's speech, speeches by the Chief Guest and Guest of Honour, and the awarding of gold medals and fellowships.

Commencing at 6:00 PM, the evening will progress into the night and conclude with a formal dinner for the academic faculty, SLCR council, SLCR members and all distinguished invitees.

Saturday, 19th September 2026

Cinnamon Grand, Colombo

8:00 – 8:25 AM

Registration

8:25 – 8:30 AM

Opening Remarks

Session 1 — Paediatric Imaging: Meet the Experts

8:30 – 9:10 AM

Key Note Address — The Investigation of Suspected Physical Abuse in Babies

Dr. Katharine Halliday

9:10 – 9:30 AM

Acute Scrotum in Children: Sonographic Pearls and Pitfalls

Dr. Nilushi Hewawasam

9:30 – 9:50 AM

Paediatric Pelvic Emergencies

Dr. Joanna Brown

9:50 – 10:10 AM

Imaging Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Children

Dr. Kristina Prelog

10:10 – 10:30 AM

Imaging Evaluation of Neonatal Lung Diseases for Practicing Radiologists

Prof. Edward Lee

Tea Break · 10:30 – 11:00 AM

Session 2 — Pearls in Imaging

11:00 – 11:25 AM

Challenging Cases in Thoracic Imaging

Dr. Ramachandra Chittal

11:25 – 11:50 AM

Signs That Matter: Classical and Less-Recognized Clues in Gynaecology

Prof. Sathi Sukumar

11:50 AM – 12:15 PM

Cases for Aces: Hepato-Biliary System

Prof. Kumar Sandrasegaran

12:15 – 12:40 PM

Seeing the Scars: A Modern Approach to Imaging in Demyelinating Disease

Dr. Amila Chandrakumara

Lunch · 12:40 – 1:40 PM

Session 3 — Interventional Radiology

1:40 – 2:10 PM

US Guided Interventions: Upper and Lower Limbs

Dr. Udara Kularatne

2:10 – 2:35 PM

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Imaging, EVAR and Surveillance

Dr. Sathyaseelan Maniharan

2:35 – 3:00 PM

Y-90 Radioembolization for Liver Tumours: Shaping the Future of Hepatic Oncology in Sri Lanka

Dr. Praneeth Athukorala

3:00 – 3:25 PM

Image Guided Lung Biopsies: Hard Learned Lessons Behind the Needle

Dr. Suresh Fernando

Tea Break · 3:25 – 3:50 PM

Session 4 — Emergency Radiology

3:55 – 4:20 PM

Approach to Brain Haemorrhage

Dr. Calvin Soh

4:20 – 4:45 PM

Pneumothorax — Pearls and Pitfalls

Dr. Ramachandra Chittal

4:45 – 5:10 PM

Small Bowel SOS: Clues on Imaging

Dr. Suresh Fernando

Sunday, 20th September 2026

Cinnamon Grand, Colombo

Sunrise Session — Researchers on Stage

7:30 – 8:30 AM

Free Paper Presentations

Session 1 — Oncology Imaging

8:30 – 8:55 AM

Peritoneal Malignancy: Location, Location, Location

Dr. Kyungmin Kim

8:55 – 9:20 AM

How I Report a Solid Renal Mass

Prof. Kumar Sandrasegaran

9:20 – 9:45 AM

Pitfalls in Lung Cancer Imaging

Dr. Ramachandra Chittal

9:45 – 10:10 AM

Approach to Brain Tumours

Dr. Calvin Soh

Tea Break · 10:10 – 10:40 AM

Session 2 — Post Treatment Imaging

10:40 – 11:05 AM

Post Operative Spine: Imaging Diagnosis of Complications

Dr. Udara Kularatne

11:05 – 11:30 AM

Rectal and Anal Cancer after Chemotherapy: Tumour or Treatment Effect

Dr. Kyungmin Kim

11:30 – 11:55 AM

Mabs and Nibs: What the Radiologist Needs to Know About Newer Biological Agents

Prof. Kumar Sandrasegaran

11:55 AM – 12:20 PM

Post Operative Complications after Pelvic Surgery

Dr. Nishant Omar

12:20 – 12:55 PM

Radiology Quiz: Spot the Diagnosis

Dr. Deepthi Jayasinghe

Lunch · 12:55 – 1:50 PM

Session 3 — Advances in Imaging

1:50 – 2:15 PM

Multi-Modality Imaging in Adrenal Lesions

Dr. Nishant Omar

2:15 – 2:40 PM

Spinal Imaging: AP and Lateral Thinking

Dr. Calvin Soh

2:40 – 3:05 PM

MRI of Upper and Lower Limb: Unusual Suspects

Dr. Udara Kularatne

Tea Break · 3:05 – 3:30 PM

Session 4 — Pancreatic Imaging: What is New

3:30 – 3:55 PM

Pancreatic Cysts: Follow Up

Prof. Kumar Sandrasegaran

3:55 – 4:20 PM

Pancreatic Cancer Imaging — Thinking Like a Surgeon

Dr. Kyungmin Kim

4:20 – 4:45 PM

New Concepts of Acute Pancreatitis

Prof. Kumar Sandrasegaran

4:45 – 5:00 PM

Award Ceremony

5:00 PM

Closing Remarks

Monday, 21st September 2026

Postgraduate Institute of Medicine

Post-Congress Workshop

Mastering the Radiology Viva: Interactive Case-based Exam Preparation

8:30 AM – 2:00 PMAcademic Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medicine

Resource Persons

Prof. S. SukumarProf. Kumar SandrasegaranDr. Suresh FernandoDr. Ramachandran Chittal

Registration

Early bird closes 15th July 2026 · Regular registration closes 15th August 2026.

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