Centre for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation - UCFM

30/10/2026

MOVEMENT MATTERS 2026 | 20th Anniversary Scientific Conference | Department of Allied Health Sciences | Faculty of Medicine | University of Colombo

Movement is fundamental to life from the first steps of infancy, through childhood and sport, to active adulthood and healthy ageing. 💙

In 2026, the Department of Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, proudly celebrates 20 years of excellence in education, research, and clinical practice in Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation, and Sport & Exercise Medicine.

In collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOC SL) this milestone celebration highlights the importance of Movement Across the Lifespan and the need to build a stronger sports culture as Sri Lanka faces the growing challenges of non-communicable diseases, an ageing population, and the evolving demands of sport.

✨ Highlights of Movement Matters 2026

📚 Pre-Congress Workshops

🧓 Safe Mobility, Independence & Healthy Ageing | 17th November 2026

🏃 Safe Sport, Exercise & Injury Prevention | 22nd November 2026

🎉 Main Conference

📅 Date: 26th November 2026
⏰ Time: 8.00 a.m. – 5.30 p.m.
📍 Venue: Main Auditorium, UCFM Tower, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo

🎓 Inauguration Ceremony

🎤 Keynote Address by Prof. Alex Kountouris, Senior Lecturer at La Trobe University, Australia, and former Sports Science and Sports Medicine Manager at Cricket Australia.

🧓 Symposium 01: Older Adults – Healthy Ageing & Rehabilitation

🏃 Symposium 02: Active Adults & Athletes – Optimising Sport & Health in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

👶 Symposium 03: Children & Adolescents – Advancing Child Development through Lifelong Movement

💬 Panel Discussion: Creating a Movement & Sports Culture

🎨 Inter-School Live Art Session

📜 Launch of Certificate Programmes

📖 Launch of the 20th Anniversary Commemorative Publication

Join us as we celebrate two decades of achievements, share knowledge, inspire collaboration, and work together towards a healthier, more active future for Sri Lanka! 🇱🇰💙

📲 Scan the QR code on the flyer to register.

30/10/2026

MOVEMENT MATTERS 2026 | 20th Anniversary Scientific Conference | Department of Allied Health Sciences | Faculty of Medicine | University of Colombo | Sri Lanka

MOVEMENT MATTERS 2026 | 20th Anniversary Scientific Conference | Department of Allied Health Sciences | Faculty of Medicine | University of Colombo.
In collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOC SL)
Movement is fundamental to life from the first steps of infancy, through childhood and sport, to active adulthood and healthy ageing. 💙
In 2026, the Department of Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, proudly celebrates 20 years of excellence in education, research, and clinical practice in Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation, and Sport & Exercise Medicine.
✨ Highlights of Movement Matters 2026
📚 Pre-Congress Workshops
🧓 Safe Mobility, Independence & Healthy Ageing | 17th November 2026
🏃 Safe Sport, Exercise & Injury Prevention | 22nd November 2026
🎉 Main Conference
📅 Date: 26th November 2026
⏰ Time: 8.00 a.m. – 5.30 p.m.
📍 Venue: Main Auditorium, UCFM Tower, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo
🎓 Inauguration Ceremony
🎤 Keynote Address by Prof. Alex Kountouris, Senior Lecturer at La Trobe University, Australia, and former Sports Science and Sports Medicine Manager at Cricket Australia.
🧓 Symposium 01: Older Adults – Healthy Ageing & Rehabilitation
🏃 Symposium 02: Active Adults & Athletes – Optimising Sport & Health in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
👶 Symposium 03: Children & Adolescents – Advancing Child Development through Lifelong Movement
💬 Panel Discussion: Creating a Movement & Sports Culture
🎨 Inter-School Live Art Session
📜 Launch of Certificate Programmes
📖 Launch of the 20th Anniversary Commemorative Publication
Join us as we celebrate two decades of achievements, share knowledge, inspire collaboration, and work together towards a healthier, more active future for Sri Lanka! 🇱🇰💙
📲 Scan the QR code on the flyer to register.
https://med.cmb.ac.lk/movement-matters/

30/10/2026

🌟 ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ පුරවැසියන් සුරක්ෂිතව හා නිරෝගීව රැකබලා ගනිමු! 🌟

👵👴 වැඩිහිටියන් රැකබලා ගන්නා පුද්ගලයන් සඳහා වූ වැඩමුළුව

කොළඹ විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයේ, වෛද්‍ය පීඨයේ, සම සෞඛ්‍ය විද්‍යා අධ්‍යයනාංශය මගින් සංවිධානය කරනු ලබන "Movement Matters" 20 වන සංවත්සර විද්‍යාත්මක සම්මේලනයට සමගාමීව පැවැත්වෙන විශේෂ වැඩමුළුවට ඔබත් සම්බන්ධ වන්න.

මෙම විශේෂ වැඩමුළුව ලෝක සෞඛ්‍ය සංවිධානය (WHO) සමග එකතුව සංවිධානය කරනු ලබයි.

තේමාව: ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ පුරවැසියන්ගේ නිරෝගී ගුණාත්මක දිවිය සහ සුරක්ෂිත චලනයන් (Safe Mobility, Independence & Healthy Ageing)

🎯 වැඩමුළුවේදී සාකච්ඡා කෙරෙන ප්‍රධාන මාතෘකා:
🔹 ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ පුරවැසියන්ගේ නිරෝගී ගුණාත්මක දිවියකට පුද්ගල කේන්ද්‍රීය සත්කාරය
🔹 මාංශ පේශි ශක්තිය වර්ධනය සහ ශාරීරික ක්‍රියාකාරකම්
🔹 වැටීම් වැළැක්වීම සහ නිවසේ ආරක්ෂාව
🔹 ඇවිදීමේ ආධාරක උපකරණ නිවැරදි භාවිතය (Crutches, Walkers...)
🔹 වැඩිහිටියන් ආරක්ෂිතව ස්ථාන මාරු කිරීම (Patient transfering skills), නිවැරදි ඉරියව්වලින් තැබීම සහ පීඩන තුවාල (Pressure sores) වැළැක්වීම
🔹 වැඩිහිටියන්ගේ අවධානය යොමු කළ යුතු සෞඛ්‍ය වෙනස්කම් හඳුනාගැනීම

👥 සහභාගී විය හැකි පුද්ගලයන්:
✔️ හෙද නිලධාරීන්, හෙද සහායකයින් සහ සෞඛ්‍ය සත්කාර සහායකයින්
✔️ නිවසේදී වැඩිහිටියන් රකබලා ගන්නා පවුලේ සාමාජිකයින්
✔️ වැඩිහිටි සත්කාර මධ්‍යස්ථානවල සේවය කරන සමාජ හා ප්‍රජා සත්කාර සේවකයින්

📅 දිනය: 2026 නොවැම්බර් 17 වන අඟහරුවාදා
⏰ වේලාව: පෙ.ව. 9.00 සිට ප.ව. 4.00 දක්වා
📍 ස්ථානය: 10 වන මහල, UCFM කුළුණ, වෛද්‍ය පීඨය, කොළඹ විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය
🗣️ මාධ්‍යය: සිංහල

දිවා ආහාරය සහ සහතික පත්‍රයක් ලබා දෙනු ලැබේ.

💰 ලියාපදිංචි ගාස්තු:
• කලින් ලියාපදිංචි වීමේ විශේෂ ගාස්තුව: රු. 5,000 (2026 නොවැම්බර් 03 වන දින දක්වා පමණි)
• සාමාන්‍ය ලියාපදිංචි ගාස්තුව: රු. 7,000
• එදින ලියාපදිංචි වීමේ ගාස්තුව: රු. 9,000
දිවා ආහාරය සහ සහතික පත්‍රයක් ලබා දෙනු ලැබේ.

📲 ලියාපදිංචි වීම සඳහා:
ඡායාරූපයේ ඇති QR සංකේතය (QR Code) Scan කරන්න.
ලියාපදිංචි වීම සඳහා: https://forms.gle/BV8nj2CUu23ajgAP9

📞 වැඩිදුර තොරතුරු සඳහා අමතන්න:
• දුරකථන: 075 545 5580 (Ms. Hanshani)
• විද්‍යුත් තැපෑල: [email protected]
• වෙබ් අඩවිය: https://med.cmb.ac.lk/movement-matters/

21/10/2026

📢 𝗠𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦: 𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲

Join us for “Safe Mobility, Independence & Healthy Ageing,” an engaging, hands-on workshop exploring how evidence-based approaches can promote safe mobility, prevent falls, and support independence and healthy ageing in older adults.

Organized by the Department of Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, as part of the Movement Matters, 20th Anniversary Scientific Conference 2026 in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO).

📅 Date: 17th November 2026
⏰ Time: 9.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m.
📍 Venue: UCFM Tower, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo

Discover practical knowledge and skills in falls prevention, safe mobility, home safety, physical activity, and person-centred elderly care.

🎯 Ideal for nursing professionals, healthcare assistants, family caregivers, and community care workers.

💰Early Bird Registration: LKR 5,000 (until 3rd November 2026).

🔗 Scan the QR code on the flyer to register!
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/BV8nj2CUu23ajgAP9

Let’s work together to promote safe mobility, independence, and healthy ageing. 💙

Move better, Feel better, Live better 💡

10/10/2026

Beyond Falls Among Older Adults | A Physiotherapist's Perspective | Dr. Subhashini Jayawardane

Webinar Recording

07/10/2026

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰!
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/Ah8chsXmBZb7bR7aA

🔴 FREE WEBINAR | 🩺 Exercise Prescription for Hypertension in Physiotherapy Practice

Hypertension remains the leading global risk factor for cardiovascular disease, yet its management is often viewed as medication-driven. Physiotherapists are uniquely positioned to play a crucial role in both prevention and management through exercise and lifestyle interventions.

This webinar aims to bridge the knowledge gap by highlighting the importance of hypertension as a treatable condition within physiotherapy practice, with special attention to high-risk populations such as South Asians. It will empower physiotherapists to confidently integrate evidence-based exercise strategies into patient care and contribute actively to combating this widespread condition.

Join us for an engaging webinar focusing on practical exercise prescription and physiotherapy management of hypertension, with particular relevance to clinical practice and high-risk populations.

🎙️ Guest Speaker:
Dr. Suranga Dassanayake
PhD, MPhil, MSc, BSc, DipPT
Teaching Fellow in Clinical Anatomy
University of Otago, New Zealand

📅 Date: 8 October 2026
🕡 Time: 6:30 PM (Sri Lanka Time)
💻 Format: Online Webinar
🎟️ Registration: FREE

📲 Scan the QR code on the flyer to register now!
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/Ah8chsXmBZb7bR7aA

Organized by the Centre for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

👉 Share this post with physiotherapists, physiotherapy students, exercise professionals, and healthcare professionals who may benefit from this session!

02/10/2026

Movement Matters | 🌿 Promoting Healthy Ageing Through Movement! 💪❤️

On 2 October 2026, the Centre for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, conducted an awareness and exercise session for older adults at Mallika Niwasa Samithiya, Colombo 05, Sri Lanka.

The programme was organized in commemoration of World Elders’ Day, with the aim of promoting healthy ageing, physical activity, and active participation among older adults. 👵👴🌸

The event also served as a dissemination activity of the CAPAGE Erasmus+ Project, supporting the sharing of knowledge and promoting awareness related to healthy ageing and geriatric care.

🙏 Our sincere appreciation and special thanks to the administration of Mallika Niwasa Samithiya for granting permission and providing their valuable support in making this programme a success.

Together, let’s encourage active ageing, healthy living, and a more movement-friendly society! 🌿💚

01/10/2026

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🌿 FREE ZOOM WEBINAR | EMPOWERING HEALTHY AGEING 🌿

Join us for an insightful webinar exploring a physiotherapist’s perspective on preventing falls and promoting healthy ageing among older people.

🧓 Beyond Falls Among Older People: A Physiotherapist’s Perspective

🎙️ Resource Person:
Dr. Subhashini Jayawardane
Physiotherapist, Physio Choice (Pvt) Ltd, Australia
Former Head, Department of Allied Health Sciences
Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

📅 Date: 01 October 2026
⏰ Time: 5:30 PM (Sri Lanka Time)
💻 Platform: Zoom
🎟️ Free Webinar

✨ In Commemoration of World Elders’ Day

This webinar will provide valuable insights into falls among older people, physiotherapy-based approaches, and strategies to support active and healthy ageing.

👉 Register Now! Scan the QR code on the flyer to register.
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/UsReNCKAyMsZLJoh7

Organized by the Centre for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, through the CAPAGE – Capacity for Active Ageing initiative, with the support of the European Union.

28/09/2026

Movement Matters: Move Better, Feel Better, Live Better.

Join us as the Department of Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, celebrates its 20th Anniversary with an exciting lineup of flagship events! From our landmark Scientific Congress focusing on movement across the lifespan to specialized training workshops and an inter-school art competition, there is something for everyone dedicated to health, rehabilitation, and wellness.

📅 Save the Dates: November 17 – December 1, 2026

Swipe through to check out the full schedule of events and mark your calendars! 👇

10/08/2026

𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐏 𝐎𝐍 𝐍𝐄𝐔𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐊𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐇𝐀𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

Join us for an exciting and clinically relevant workshop exploring how neuroplasticity principles can be applied to improve stroke rehabilitation and recovery.

Organized as a part of Movement Matters: Colombo Physiotherapy Week 2026, by the Centre for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, and Physiotherapy Students' Welfare Society, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The workshop is funded by the CAPAGE ERASMUS+ Project of the European Union.

📅 Date: 9th September 2026
⏰ Time: 9.00 AM – 1.00 PM
📍 Venue: Lecture Hall 2, UCFM Tower

🎓 Workshop Highlights

🔹 Stroke burden, prevalence & challenges in Sri Lanka
🔹 Bridging acute care to community reintegration
🔹 Neuroplasticity in stroke recovery
🔹 Afferent stimulation to drive neuroplasticity
🔹 Physiotherapy in stroke rehabilitation: from impairment to function
🔹 Task-specific training and motor learning
🔹 Case-based discussion: Designing neuroplasticity-driven rehabilitation with gamification

🎯 Target audience: SLMC Registered Physiotherapists

🚨 ONLY 30 SEATS AVAILABLE!

🍽️ Lunch & certificates will be provided.

📲 Scan the QR code on the flyer to register.

Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your knowledge and clinical approach to stroke rehabilitation and neuroplasticity!