Mr. Demonge Kushan Anthony

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Humanities & Sciences | Department of Education

Career Summary

·Senior Lecturer –Faculty of Humanities & Sciences, SLIIT, Malabe campus from 07th November 2024.

· Awarded CSC type A Scholarship Phd (Rehabilitation Medicine and Physiotherapy) in Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China (Discontinued due to personal reasons)

·Senior Lecturer – School of Nursing, Faculty of Humanities & Sciences, SLIIT, Malabe campus since 01st January 2021 -31st July 2024.

·Consulting/Visiting Physiotherapist at Ninewells Family Wellness, Colombo07 since November 2022.

·Consulting/Visiting Physiotherapist at Ninewells hospital, Colombo05 since July 2021.

·Consulting/Visiting Physiotherapist at Nawaloka Hospitals PLC, Colombo 02 since 24th June 2019.

·Consulting/Visiting Physiotherapist at Nawaloka Premier Center, Colombo 07.

·Physiotherapist in “oDoc” healthcare platform/App Sri Lanka for Physiotherapy video consultations since 10th April 2018.

· Ex- Lecturer – Allied Health Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo.

· Ex-Lecturer – Dept. Of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Health Science, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Colombo.

·Chief Physiotherapist “Vibrant Physio Care” Government Recognized Physiotherapy Centre (Registration no – PHSRC/OMI/292) Under Vibrant Detectives Private Limited from 16th March 2018 – 25th July 2019.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

·Master of Physiotherapy (Community Physiotherapy) [2 year full time with dissertation] 2015-17 – Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka.

·Bachelor of Physiotherapy [4 and half year degree] 2010-15 – Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka with an aggregate of 1st class.

· Suceesfully Completed Certificate of Teaching in Higher Education (CTHE) by General Sir John Kotelawela Defence University.

· Suceesfully Completed Certificate of Teaching in Higher Education (CTHE) by SDC, SLIIT.

· Member of Federation of Indian Manual Therapist [FIMT] by successful completion of Certificate of Manual Therapy in a workshop titled “Manual Therapy in Clinical Reasoning Perspective” by K.Pearlson - M.P.T. (AUS) Founder FIMT.

· Successfully completed Certificate in Basic Dry Needling [CBDN] from International Physical Therapy Institute, Karnataka, India.

· Certified in Basic and Advanced Level Dry Needling (CBDN/DN-1) & (CADN/DN-2) under Dr.Vinod Babu.K, MPT(MSS),MD(AM) Physiotherapist and Acupuncturist,Bangalore, India.

HONOURS AND AWARDS

Research Interests and Memberships

Research Interests

Memberships

·Registered Physiotherapist in Sri Lanka Medical Council [Reg No- 721].

·Member of Sri Lankan Society of Physiotherapy [Reg No- 542].

Ongoing Research

My Publications

Journal Publications

Sudhir Kumar, Sudheera Kunduru, Demonge Kushan Anthony " "Physical Activity Levels among Community Dwelling and Care Home Dwelling Elderly Population" " Indian Journal of Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy, vol.16, Issue 1, 2022, pp.143-149, 10.37506/ijpot.v16i1.17787,
A. M. A. A. U. Alahendra, O. T. S. Perera, M. L. Guruge, D. K. Anthony, C. Dasanayaka, W. M. P. D. S. Wijekoon " "Perceived Self-medication Practices and Associated Factors among Undergraduates in a Non-State University" " SLIIT Journal of Humanities and Sciences (SJHS), vol.2, Issue 1, 2021, pp.29-47, DOI: 10.4038/sjhs.v2i1.38,
D. K. Anthony, L. W. Jayakody, P.C. Bandara, K. Liyanage, W. M. P. D. S. Wijekoon, M. L. Guruge " "The Prevalence and Associated Factors of Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) among the Academic Staff of a Non-State University in Sri Lanka amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic" " SLIIT Journal of Humanities and Sciences (SJHS), vol.2, Issue 1, 2021, pp.48-59, DOI: 10.4038/sjhs.v2i1.39,

Conference Proceedings

S Palanikumar, R.M.A.P.M. Rathnayake, H Wijedasa, C.D.K. Dassanayaka, K Anthony, M.L Guruge, N.P. Edirisinghe Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Emergency Contraceptive Pills among SLIIT Undergraduates in Sri Lanka- Preliminary Findings of a Descriptive Cross-sectional Study in SICASH 2022, year 2025, Colombo, pp.311 - 316., Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, SLIIT, October 2022,
L. W. Jayakody, P.C. Bandara, K. Liyanage, W. M. P. D. S. Wijekoon, D. K. Anthony Prevalence of Computer Vision Syndrome among the Academic Staff of SLIIT, Malabe Campus amidst COVID-19 Pandemic in SICASH 2021, year 2021, Colombo, pp.585-594, Faculty of Humanities and Sciences,SLIIT, 12/2021,
A. M. A. A. U. Alahendra, O. T. S. Perera, M. L. Guruge, D. K. Anthony, C. Dasanayaka, W. M. P. D. S. Wijekoon Perceived Self-medication Practices and Associated Factors among Undergraduates of the Faculty of Humanities and Sciences (FHS), SLIIT in SICASH 2021, year 2021, Colombo, pp.573-584, Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, SLIIT, 12/2021,