Dr V.Lokeesan

Dr Lokeesan is a senior lecturer in Nursing in the Department of Supplementary Health Sciences, Faculty of Health-Care Sciences, Eastern University, Sri Lanka. He is a registered nurse under Sri Lanka nursing council (Reg No: 08614). He obtained PhD at the School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Australia in 2023. He was awarded a QUT/AHEAD Scholarship in 2019 to complete his PhD which is titled “Effectiveness of the Champions for Skin Integrity model for facilitating uptake of evidence-based diabetic foot ulcer care among healthcare professionals in Sri Lanka”.Lokeesan graduated in 2013 with Bachelor Science Honours in Nursing from Eastern University Sri Lanka and completed a six-month internship program at the National hospital Kandy. He served as a  temporary demonstrator and assistant lecturer in the department of Supplementary Health Sciences and had more than eight years of experience in learning and teaching undergraduate nursing students.In 2020 Lokeesan was awarded a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) through the Queensland University of Technology Academy of Learning and Teaching.

• Google Scholar:
  https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=lq2Z4ssAAAAJ&hl=en
• Research Gate:
  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vignesvararajah-Lokeesan
• ORCID:
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2672-8046

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

1. Pereira, D., Silva, D., Silva, C., Sousa,V., Simões,D., Jocham,B., Palli,C., Grahn,K., Paltamaa,J., Costa,J., Lokeesan,V., Abhayasinghe,M.P.K.W., Dabare,H.P.M., Kamalarupan,L., Liyanage,E., Damayanthi,H.D.W.T., Nanayakkara,P., Chandrathilaka,K.R.M., Wettasinghe, A.H. (2025). Competences of physiotherapists and nurses working with older adults in Sri Lanka: a need analysis exploratory study with students, academics and health professionals. Sri Lanka Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, 1(1),8-21.  https://sljprs.sljol.info/articles/3/files/6800d43c9a50d.pdf
2. Primanda, Y., Nugroho, T. W., & Lokeesan, V. (2023). Prevalence of Erectile Dysfunction Among Men with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Indonesia: An Observational Study. IJNP (Indonesian Journal of Nursing Practices), 7(1). https://doi.org/10.18196/ijnp.v7i1.18111
3. Sujendran, S., Lokeesan, V., Youhasan, P., Sathananthan, T., & Karunakaran, K. E. (2020). Nutritional Status of Primary School Children in Eastern Sri Lanka. International Journal of Healthcare Sciences, 8 (2), 120-125. https://www.researchpublish.com/papers/nutritional-status-of-primary-school-children-in-eastern-sri-lanka
4. Lokeesan, V., & Laavanya, L. (2019). Self-Medication practices among undergraduate nursing students. International Journal of Pharma Research and Health Sciences, 7 (1), 2894-98. http://www.pharmahealthsciences.net/pdfs/volume7-issue12019/7.vol7-issue1-2019-MS-15708.pdf
5. Lokeesan, V., & Joseph, J. (2018). Factors influence on poor asthma control among medical clinic patients seen at Teaching Hospital Batticaloa. International Journal of Advanced Research, 6(Jan). http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/6183
6. Lokeesan, V., & Joseph, J. (2017). Asthma Control Among Adult Asthmatic Patient Teaching Hospital Batticaloa. International journal of scientific progress and research 42(118), 72-77. https://www.ijspr.com/citations/v42n2/IJSPR_4202_2220.pdf  
7. Lokeesan, V., Josepha, J., Kisokanth, G., & Namonithy, S. (2015). Nutritional Status of Grade Five Students in Selected School of Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka. Journal of Nutritional Disorders & Therapy, 5, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.4172/2161-0509.1000162

Presentations at International / National / Regional Conferences /Symposia

1. Yogheshan K, Wijesundara W.M.S.N, Ranasinghe U.C.S, Lokeesan V, Krishana N. (2024) Foot Self-care behaviours among type 2 Diabetes mellitus patients attending clinics at Teaching Hospital Batticaloa. In: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Emerging Trends in Health-Care Sciences, organized by Faculty of Health-Care Sciences, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, 11th July 2023, Sri Lanka.

2. Lokeesan V, Parker C, Finlayson K, Edwards H.  (2023) Effectiveness of the Champions for skin integrity model to facilitate the uptake of evidence-based practice in DFU care among healthcare professionals in Sri Lanka.  In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Emerging Trends in Health-Care Sciences, jointly organized by Faculty of Health-Care Sciences, Eastern University Sri Lanka and ARUNAI Research Foundation, India, 11th July 2023, Sri Lanka.

3. Lokeesan V, Parker C, Finlayson K, Edwards H.  (2022) Facilitating uptake of evidence-based diabetic foot ulcer care in Sri Lanka.  In: Proceedings of the Wounds Australia 2022 Conference, 14-17 September 2022, Sydney, Australia.

4. Lokeesan, V. Josepha, J., Kisokanth, G., & Namonithy, S. (2014) Factors influencing the nutritional status of grade five students in Manmunai north educational division, Batticaloa. In: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference Eastern University, Sri Lanka, 4-5 December 2014, Sri Lanka.

• Non- communicable diseases
• Geriatric Nursing
• Community health
• Diabetic foot ulcers
• Implementation science

Undergraduate – MBBS and B. Sc (Nursing)

• BScHons (Nursing) students:  internal and external 

Postgraduate 

• Supervising MSc research study on “Prevalence of Depression and associated factors among Kidney transplant recipients at a tertiary care Hospital in Sri Lanka”. Master of Science in Applied Epidemiology, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

1. A gold award from the journal of Wound Care 2023 for the “Best innovation in diabetic foot ulcers”

2. Awarded QUT/AHEAD Scholarship to read PhD in 2019

3. Awarded Fellow in Higher Education Academy (FHEA) in 2020

At the University

1. Treasurer, “Eahai Welfare Association”, Faculty of Health-Care Sciences. 

2. Member of the CAPAGE project co-funded by the European Union. 

3. Member of the Ethical Review Committee, Faculty of Health-Care Sciences. 

4. Chairperson Annual Research Session 2025

5. Coordinator for External Studies and Extension Courses, Faculty of Health-Care Sciences.

6. Clinical Coordinator for the BScHons (Nursing) Degree Programme, Faculty of Health-Care Sciences.

7. Coordinator for “Healthy Green Environment for Sustainable Future” project
8. Secretary Annual Research Session 2024
9. Clinical coordinator for the BScHons (Nursing) degree programme
10. Coordinator for ‘Healthy Green Environment for Sustainable Future’ Project
11. Member of Faculty IT Cell committee
12. Member of faculty board as a probationary lecturers’ representative
13. Served as a student counsellor

Professional Membership

1. Member of Wound Australia (Membership No 20524)
2. Eastern University Teachers’ Association
3. Alumni Nurses’ Association, Eastern University Sri Lanka. 

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