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>> Wound Care 9 June Page 15

>> Health Technology Assessment (SAHTAS) 9 June Page 16

>> Healthcare Management 9-10 June Page 18

>> Internal Medicine 9 June Page 20

>> Nursing 10 June Page 21

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The 6th edition of Africa Health Congress will take place at the Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa from 8-10 June 2016 and will host more conference tracks than ever before.

17 CPD accredited conferences will bring together locally and internationally acclaimed speakers to discuss, showcase and share their experiences and insights into the latest methods, developments and technologies in the healthcare industry.

The congress features a combination of clinical and non-clinical conferences and will be introducing six brand new tracks to the line-up: Wound Care, Gastroenterology, Clinical Engineering (in association with CEASA & IFMBE), Medical Managers (in association with SASMM), South African Preventive Medicine (in association with SAPHMA), and Health Technology Assessment (in association with SAHTAS).

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Gastroenterology Internal Medicine South African Preventive Medicine (SAPHMA)

Hospital Build Clinical Engineering (CEASA & IFBME)

Public Health Ethics, Human Rights & Medical Law

Decontamination & Sterilisation (CSSD) Patient Safety

Medical Managers (SASMM) Wound Care Nursing

Total Radiology

Emergency Medicine and ECG Health Technology Assessment (SAHTAS)

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Theme: The role of National Standards in ensuring quality, safety and access in public and private hospital and primary healthcare establishments in South Africa

CHAIR:Prof Stuart Whittaker, Former Chief Executive Officer, The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA), Cape Town, South Africa

CO-CHAIR:Prof Ethelwynn Stellenberg, Associate Professor in Nursing, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa

SPeAKeR FACUlTY:Bafana Msibi, Acting CEO, The Office of Health Standards Compliance, Durban, South Africa

Dr Grace Labadarios, Standards Development Coordinator, The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa, Cape Town, South Africa

Prof Lizo Mazwai, Chair, The Office of Health Standards Compliance, Durban, South Africa

Dr Steve Taylor, Group Medical Director, Life Healthcare Group; Board, Hospital Association of South Africa (HASA), Johannesburg, South Africa

Benefits of attending:

• Review updates in health service standards

• Assess quality management improvement systems and tools to achieve quality excellence

• Discuss complaints about poor healthcare

• Review health standards compliance

KeY toPiCs:

• Universal health coverage

• Quality assurance

• Role structure and operations of The Office of Health Standards Compliance

• Complaints of non-compliance

• Adverse events and nursing care

• The ideal clinic programme

• Institution of core health standards in public and private service providers

WHo sHoULd attend:

• Chief medical officers• Medical directors• Quality managers• Quality assurance managers• Hospital managers• Director of operations• Director of administration• Healthcare consultants

09:20 Opening remarks from Chair and moderator: Prof Stuart Whittaker

SeSSION 1: KeYNOTe PReSeNTATION09:30 Standards, quality assurance, the Office of Health Standards

Compliance and their impact on Universal Health Coverage Prof Lizo Mazwai10:00 Q&A

SeSSION 2: THe ROle STRUCTURe AND OPeRATIONS OF THe OHSC 10:10 Structure and composition of the OHSC Bafana Msibi10:40 National core standards for hospitals and primary healthcare

establishments in the public and private sectors Dr Grace Labadarios11:10 The role of the private sector in meeting national standards Dr Steve Taylor11:40 Q&A12:00 lunch break

SeSSION 3: PATIeNT RIgHTS AND PATIeNT SAFeTY13:30 The management of complaints against public and private

healthcare establishments Speaker to be advised13:50 Adverse events and nursing care Prof Ethelwynn Stellenberg14:10 The ideal clinic programme Speaker to be advised14:30 Q&A14:45 Coffee break

SeSSION 4: PANel DISCUSSION15:30 Equitable, affordable healthcare in South Africa – possible? Moderator: Prof Stuart Whittaker Prof Lizo Mazwai Dr Steve Taylor Prof Ethelwynn Stellenberg 16:15 Close of conference

QuAlITy mAnAgemenT WeDNeSDAY 8TH JUNe


gASTroenTerology

09:20 Opening remarks and welcome

SeSSION 1: gI IMAgINg09:30 Modern imaging of focal liver lesions Prof Dr Christoph F Dietrich

10:00 Best practice: IBD ultrasound in paediatric patients Dr Dagmar Schreiber

10:30 All kinds of cholangiodrainage – including PTC and EUS CD Prof Dr Christoph F Dietrich

11:00 Q & A

SeSSION 2: HePATOlOgY11:10 Update on the management of alcoholic Hepatitis Dr Legangwa M. Segwagwe

11:40 A Case of headache, forehead ulcer and obstructive jaundice Dr Smita Devani

12:10 Q & A

12:20 Networking lunch

SeSSION 3: eNDOSCOPY13:50 gIT bleeding - the cardiac dilemma Dr Ismail Moola

14:20 Case study: Duodenal duplication cyst Dr Smita Devani

14:50 Coffee break

SESSION 4 – INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE15:30 Updates in the medical treatment of IBD Dr Apostol Pappas

16:00 Crohn’s disease of the upper gastrointestinal tract Speaker TBC

16:30 New targets and new therapies for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Speaker TBC

17:15 Q & A

17:30 Close of conference

WeDNeSDAY 8TH JUNe

SPeAKeR FACUlTY:Dr Apostol Pappas, Gastroenterologist, Mayo Clinic of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa

Prof Dr Christoph F Dietrich, Board Member, World Journal of Gastroenterology & Gastroenterologist, Chefarzt der Inneren Medizin, Germany

Dr Dagmar Schreiber, Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Wasserburg, Germany

Dr Ismail Moola, Gastroenterologist, Netcare, Pretoria, South Africa

Dr Legangwa M. Segwagwe, Gastroenterologist & Director, Centre for Digestive Health - The GI Clinic, Gaborone, Botswana

Dr Smita Devani, Gastroenterologist & Lecturer, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya


• Evaluate best practice IBD ultrasound for paediatric patients

• Review alcoholic hepatitis management

• Diagnose Duodenal duplication cyst

KeY toPiCs:

• Modern imaging of focal liver lesions

• GIT bleeding - the cardiac dilemma

• Update on the management of alcoholic Hepatitis

• Best practice: IBD ultrasound in paediatric patients

WHo sHoULd attend:

• Gastroenterologists• Hepatologists• Internists• General practitioners


SeSSION 1: eMeRgeNCY MeDICINe09:00 Point of care cardiac markers in the emergency centre Jacques Malan

09:30 eCg as triage tool in chest pain a look at ST segments Kamil Vallabh

10:00 Coffee break

10:45 Cardiac Ultrasound on the frontline Jacques Malan Kamil Vallabh

11:15 Cardiac risk scores in the emergency centre Ebrahim D’Andrea

11:45 Q&A


SeSSION 2: ADVANCeD eCg CONCePTS FOR THe eR DOCS13:45 VT vs SVT Jacques Malan

14:15 Coronary artery localization and anatomy Kamil Vallabh

14:45 electrolyte disasters Ebrahim D’Andrea

15:15 Q&A


SPeAKeR FACUlTY:Jacques Malan, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Victoria Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

Kamil Vallabh, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Mitchell’s Plain Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

Ebrahim D’Andrea, Emergency Physician, Director, MD Inc, Cape Town, South Africa


• Review POC cardiac markers

• Appreciate ECG as a triage tool

• Analyse ultrasound capabilities in emergency situations

• Identify certain electrolyte disasters

KeY toPiCs:

• Point of care cardiac markers in the emergency centre

• ECG as triage tool in chest pain a look at ST segments

• Cardiac ultrasound on the frontline

• Cardiac risk scores in the emergency centre

• VT vs SVT

• Coronary artery localization and anatomy

• Electrolyte disasters

WHo sHoULd attend:

• GPs• Medical officers• Emergency medicine registrars• Trauma surgeons• Emergency medicine

practitioners• Junior doctors• Paramedics• Nurses• Community health workers• Remote surgeons• Rural doctors

emergenCy meDICIne AnD eCg

WeDNeSDAY 8TH JUNe


KeY toPiCs:

• Diagnosis and management of nipple discharge

• The future of high-field MRI: 7 Tesla and beyond

• Evaluation and management of focal pulmonary lesions

• Ultrasound guided abdominal interventions

WHo sHoULd attend:

• Radiologists• Radiographers• Radiology technicians• X-Ray technicians• Sonographers• Mammographers• Interventional radiologists• Radiology internists• Registrars• Radiology department directors• Radiology lecturers/professors• Technologists• Directors - health technology• Directors of technical service


• Debate the role of UAE (uterine artery embolization) in managing symptomatic fibroids

• Critique approaches to bowel obstruction in the neonate and older child

• Appraise the role of the radiographer in stroke management

• Evaluate ultrasound of the lung and mediastinum

09:20 Opening remarks by Chairs: Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjäger Dr Sudhir Vinayak

SeSSION 1: BReAST & WOMeN’S IMAgINg09:30 Diagnosis and management of nipple discharge Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjäger

10:00 Breast ultrasound update Prof Boris Brkljacic

10:30 Imaging the postoperative breast Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjäger

11:00 Break

SeSSION 2: KeYNOTe PReSeNTATIONS11:15 Introduction of keynote speaker Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger

11:20 Keynote 1: The future of high-field MRI: 7 Tesla and beyond Prof Dr Siegfried Trattnig

12:00 Introduction of keynote speaker Dr Sudhir Vinayak

12:05 Keynote 2: establishing an enterprise-wide PACS & RIS (with VNA) in Western Cape Government Health

Mr Ian de Vega Dr Ashmitha Rajkumar


SeSSION 3: AFRICA HeAlTH MeeTS eUROPeAN SOCIeTY OF RADIOlOgY14:00 Acute abdomen in adults: US vs CT Prof Lorenzo Derchi

14:30 Evaluation and management of focal pulmonary lesions: Innovative strategies for a personalised approach

Prof Hans-Ulrich Kauczor

15:00 Vascular ultrasound in the era of CTA and MRA Prof Boris Brkljacic

15:30 Coffee break

SeSSION 4: POT POURRI16:15 FAST - Focused assessment with sonography for trauma Dr Sudhir Vinayak

16:45 Imaging Pneumonia Prof. Hans-Ulrich Kauczor

17:15 The sound of the lung - ultrasound of lung and mediastinum Prof. Christoph Dietrich

17:45 Closing remarks and close of day one

ToTAl rADIology

DAY ONe

WeDNeSDAY 8TH JUNe


glOBAl CONFeReNCe CHAIR:Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjäger, Professor and Chairman of General Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

COMMITTee MeMBeRSDr Jaishree Naidoo, Chairperson, South African Society of Paediatric Imaging; President, African Society of Paediatric Imaging, Johannesburg, South AfricaDr Sudhir Vinayak, Chairman of Radiology, Aga Khan University Hospital; President, African Society of Radiology, Nairobi, Kenya

SPeAKeR FACUlTY:Anthony John Bedson, Manager of Radiology, Clinical Imaging Institute, Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, UAE Dr Andrew Lawson, Interventional Radiologist, Mediclinic, Cape Town & Netcare Hospital, Pretoria, South AfricaDr Arjun Kalyanpur, CEO & Chief Radiologist, Teleradiology Solutions, Bangalore, IndiaDr Ashmitha Rajkumar, Consultant Radiologist, Mitchells Plain Hospital, Western Cape Department of Health, Cape Town, South AfricaProf Boris Brkljacic, Chairman: ESR External Affairs Committee & Chairman of Radiology, University Hospital Zagreb, CroatiaProf Christoph Dietrich, Chair of Internal Medicine, Caritas Krankenhaus Bad Mergentheim, GermanyElizabeth Zinn, Head Radiographer, Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa Halvani Moodley, Specialist Radiologist, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaProf Hans-Ulrich Kauczor, Chairman of Radiology, Medical University Heidelberg, GermanyMr Ian de Vega, Director Information Management, Western Cape Government Health, CapeTown, South AfricaProf. Lorenzo Derchi, 2nd ESR Vice President, Chairman of Radiology, University Hospital Genoa, ItalyDr Nasreen Mahomed, Specialist Radiologist, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaProf Dr Peter Brader, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University Vienna & Diagnostikum Graz Süd West, Graz, AustriaDr Siegfried Trattnig, Professor and Chairman, MR Centre of Excellence, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

08:50 Opening remarks by Chairs:

Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjäger, Dr Sudhir Vinayak

SeSSION 5: INTeRVeNTIONAl RADIOlOgY09:00 The role of UAe (uterine artery embolization) in managing

symptomatic fibroids Dr Andrew Lawson

09:30 Ultrasound guided abdominal interventions – evidence based Prof Christoph Dietrich

10:00 The new revolution ACT Dr Arjun Kalyanpur

10:30 Break

SeSSION 6: MUSCUlOSKeleTAl RADIOlOgY10:45 Imaging the diabetic foot Prof Dr Peter Brader

11:15 MRI of the intervertebral disc Prof Dr Siegfried Trattnig

11:45 Imaging of sport injuries Prof Dr Peter Brader


SeSSION 7: PAeDIATRIC RADIOlOgY13:45 Approach to bowel obstruction in the neonate and older child Dr Jaishree Naidoo

14:15 Imaging approach to epilepsy in children Nasreen Mahomed

14:45 Approach to elbow fracture reporting in children Halvani Moodley

15:15 Coffee break

SeSSION 8: RADIOgRAPHeRS & MANAgeMeNT16:00 The role of the radiographer in stroke management Anthony John Bedson

16:30 Liver transplants – a radiographer’s involvement Elizabeth Zinn

17:00 Claustrophobia and MRI Anthony John Bedson

17:30 Discussion & closing remarks by Chair


DAY TWO

THURSDAY 9TH JUNe


KeY toPiCs:

• Leadership in healthcare

• Mental health and social determinants

• Health systems

• Global healthcare policies

WHo sHoULd attend:

• Ministers• Ministerial advisors• Policy makers • Public health specialists• CEOs• CFOs• Directors• Allied health professionals


• Review challenges and opportunities in Africa’s public health initiatives

• Appreciate the burden of mental illness: globally and locally

• Identify a national health system that is socially just

• Discuss policy, implementation and governance

In association with Supported by

09:45 PHASA welcome address Julia Moorman

SeSSION 1: leADeRS IN HeAlTHCARe10:00 Keynote address: Africa in the global health village: challenges

and opportunities Speaker TBC

10:20 Navigating Nigeria’s public healthcare system Dr Jide Idris

10:40 Building Botswana’s healthcare provision for all Haruna Jibil

11:00 Delivering on the sustainable development goals within Zimbabwe Dr Gerald Gwinji

11:20 Public health needs of the Namibian population Andreas Mwoombala


SeSSION 2: MeNTAl HeAlTH & SOCIAl DeTeRMINANTS 13:10 Poverty and the social determinants of mental health – taking the

sustainable development goals forward Prof Jonathan Burns

13:40 Rural mental health Dr Meba Alphonse Kanda Charlene Sunkel

14:10 Networking coffee break

14:55 The burden of mental illness: globally and locally Prof Melvyn Freeman

15:25 Who should deliver mental health care? Dr Mvuyiso Talatala

15:55 ensuring suitable occupational therapy in South Africa Dr Fasloen Adams

16:25 Q&A

16:55 Close of day one

PuBlIC heAlTh

DAY ONe

WeDNeSDAY 8TH JUNe

Theme: Delivering healthcare access for all across Africa


CONFeReNCe CHAIR:Dr Julia Moorman, President, PHASA, Johannesburg, South Africa

CO-CHAIR:Dr Andre Rose, Senior Lecturer/Med Specialist: Community Health, Health Sciences Faculty, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa

SPeAKeR FACUlTY:Andreas Mwoombala, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health Namibia, Windhoek, NamibiaCharlene Sunkel, Programme Manager: Advocacy & Development, South Africa Federation for Mental Health, Johannesburg, South AfricaDr Fasloen Adams, Lecturer, University of Witswatersrand, Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa (OTASA), Pretoria, South AfricaFeston Kaupa, Chief Executive Officer, Central Medical Stores Trust, Lilongwe, MalawiProf Francesco Paolucci, Head of Health Policy Program, Associate Professor, Murdoch University, Perth, AustraliaDr Gerald Gwinji, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and Child Care, Ministry of Health Zimbabwe, Harare, ZimbabweHaruna Jibil, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health Botswana, Gabarone, BotswanaDr Jide Ibris, Commissioner for Health, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Lagos, Nigeria Prof Jonathan Burn, Head of Psychiatry, University of KwaZulu Natal, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa Julius Mugwagwa, Research Fellow, Open University - Co-Director of Innogen, Global Health, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UKMalaki Tshipayagae, MD, Hospital Superintendent and Senior Consultant Surgeon, Nyangagbwe Hospital, Francistown, BotswanaDr Meba Alphonse Kanda, Medical officer, West Rand Health District, Task team member, RMHC, Member, RuDASA, Johannesburg, South Africa Mvuyiso Talatala, President, South African Society of Psychiatrists, Specialist Psychiatrist, Dr SK Matseke Memorial Hospital, Johannesburg, South AfricaDr Raju Bhatia, Founder, World CSR Day, New Delhi, IndiaDr Terna Nomhwange, M&E Focal Person, World Health Organization, Lagos, Nigeria

10:15 PHASA opening remarks Dr Julia Moorman

SeSSION 3: HeAlTH SYSTeMS

10:20 Keynote address: Designing a national health system that is socially just: Lessons learnt

Prof Francesco Paolucci

11:00 Challenges and opportunities in public health care service delivery in Botswana

Malaki Tshipayagae

11:30 WHO efforts in combatting NCDs across Africa Dr Terna Nomhwange

12:00 Q&A


SeSSION 4: glOBAl HeAlTHCARe POlICIeS

13:45 Interactive panel discussion: Policy, implementation and governance – bridging the gap

Dr Julius Mugwagwa Dr Gerald Gwinji Francesco Paolucci

14:45 Coffee break

15:30 Quality assurance in Malawi’s acquisition of medicine and medical supplies

Feston Kaupa

16:00 Sustainability and quality in healthcare Dr Raju Bhatia

16:30 Q&A


DAY TWO

THURSDAY 9TH JUNe


KeY toPiCs:• Design and planning• Efficiency • Digital infrastructure• Planning & management

• Investing in the future

WHo sHoULd attend:

• Architects, designers and quantity surveyors

• Hospital engineers and maintenance personnel

• Clinical engineering managers/directors

• Clinical engineering practitioners

• Facilities planners, administrators and managers

• Hospital CEOs• Senior nurses• Heads of procurement• Procurement directors/

managers• Operational managers• Directors• CFOs


• Appreciate the importance of the patient within the design phase of a healthcare facility

• Discover green and cost effective builds in healthcare

• Review healthcare infrastructure development in Sub-Saharan Africa

• Identify the importance of planning a sustainable healthcare facility

• Discuss healthcare reform and technology

10:00 Opening remarks Mohamed Bera

SeSSION 1: DeSIgN AND PlANNINg

10:05 Keynote address: healthcare design: the importance of the patient Victor de Leeuw

10:35 Appropriate solutions for Africa’s healthcare Kevin Hinde

11:05 Designing efficient low cost buildings Hennie Van Wyk

11:35 Q&A Session

11:55 Coffee break

SeSSION 2: eFFICIeNCY

12:40 Alternative building methods Andries Vorster

13:10 Green and cost effective builds in healthcare Andrew Van Der Water

13:40 Q&A Session


SeSSION 3: DIgITAl INFRASTRUCTURe

15:30 Healthcare reform and technology Roelof Steenkamp

16:00 It’s not about robots - It’s about anytime, anywhere, high impact healthcare delivery on demand

Elliot Sack

16:30 Safe, effective and efficient patient care through Health IT Dr Pillia Sushanth

17:00 Q&A Session


hoSPITAl BuIlD

DAY ONe

Theme: Building cost effective, quality and efficient healthcare facilities

WeDNeSDAY 8TH JUNe


08:15 Opening remarks Mohamed Bera

SeSSION 4: PlANNINg & MANAgeMeNT 08:20 Keynote address: Advancing Nigeria’s healthcare facilities Dr Jide Idris

08:50 Health Infrastructure development in Sub-Saharan Africa, what builds the agenda; a Zambian perspective

Christopher Simoonga

09:20 Shaking up hospital management Keith Bonsall

SeSSION 5: CASe STUDY SeSSION 09:50 Advancing paediatric healthcare in Southern Africa: Introduction to

Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital Joe Seoloane Dr Victor Litlhakanyane

10:20 A Botswanan case study Dr Tefo Bubi

10:50 Topic TBC Speaker TBC, AECOM

11:20 Q&A


SeSSION 6: INVeSTINg IN THe FUTURe13:10 Hospitals are not hotels – about the importance of planning a

sustainable healthcare facility CJ DeAngelo

13:40 Health facility development: Want to understand your downstream headaches? Look upstream

Riann Van Der Watt

14:10 Coffee break

14:55 The importance of investing in health infrastructure in Africa Kakulubelwa Caroline Mulalelo

15:25 WHO perspective on meeting demand for healthcare facilities Dr Terna Nomhwange

15:55 Q&A


CONFeReNCe CHAIR:Mohamed Bera, Procurement and Engineering Manager, Lenmed Healthcare, Johannesburg, South Africa

SPeAKeR FACUlTY:Andrew Van Der Water, Group Engineering Manager, Lifehealthcare, Johannesburg, South Africa

Andries Vorster, COO, LTE Medical Supplies, Johannesburg, South Africa

Christopher Simoonga, Director, Directorate of Policy and Planning, Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia

CJ DeAngelo, Senior Hospital Technology Planner and Design Advisory Leader, GE Healthcare, Johannesburg, South Africa

Elliot Sack, Director, eHealth Group, Johannesburg, South Africa

Hennie Van Wyk, Senior Architect, HLM Architects, Johannesburg, South Africa

Dr Jide Ibris, Commissioner for Health, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Lagos, Nigeria

Kakulubelwa Caroline Mulalelo, Chief Planner Infrastructure, Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia

Keith Bonsall, Director, Halcyon Management Services, Johannesburg, South Africa

Kevin Hinde, CEO, A3 Architects, Johannesburg, South Africa

Dr Pillia Sushanth, Sales and Marketing Executive, Meditech, Johannesburg, South Africa

Riann Van Der Watt, Director, REAF Consulting, Johannesburg, South Africa

Roelof Steenkamp, Regional Engineering Manager, Life Healthcare, Johannesburg, South Africa

Dr Tefo Bubi, Founder and President, Life Edge Markets, Gaborone, Botswana

Dr Terna Nomhwange, M&E Focal Person, World Health Organization, Lagos, Nigeria

Victor de Leeuw, Member of the Board, Dutch Health Architects, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

DAY TWO

THURSDAY 9TH JUNe


08:30 Opening remarks by the Chair: Denise Sheard

SeSSION 1: Moderator: Michelle Mutch

08:45 It’s all about quality Tsakane Joyce Selesho Puno Selesho

09:15 Keynote Presentation It’s all about quality - yours, mine and theirs Dr Sue Armstrong

09:45 Maintaining and improving quality through training Susan Meredith

10:15 Q&A

10:30 Coffee break

SeSSION 2: Moderator: Mariana Neve

11:30 What procedures should be followed when decontaminating medical instruments, equipment and theatres following a Klebsiella infection in theatre

Lesley Devenish

12:10 Quality management in the CSSD Terry McAuley

12:50 Q&A

13:00 lunch break

SeSSION 3: CSSD AND THeATRe WORKINg TOgeTHeR AS A TeAMModerator: Mike Hyslop 14:30 Managing scopes, “The danger of not sticking to standards” Georgia Alevizopoulou

15:15 How are gastroscopes and colonoscopes cleaned in theatre Eileen Fisher

15:45 Team building in the interests of quality care Thandi S Letsoalo

16:15 Q&A


KeY toPiCs:

• Quality through training• Quality assurance and monitoring• CSSD and theatre as a team• Quality management and

traceability• COHSASA auditing• Sterilisation standards• Validation/commissioning of

equipment

WHo sHoULd attend:

• CSSD managers• CSSD supervisors• CSSD technicians• Sterile service managers• Sterile processing technicians• Hospital decontamination

coordinators• Endoscope decontamination

technicians• Infection prevention & control

personnel• Theatre unit managers• Theatre scrub staff• Registered nurses• General practitioners• Dental technicians


• Identify optimal sterile techniques and aseptic handling of all sterile items

• Understand quality control parameters and effectiveness for all methods of sterilisation

• Determine quality indicators for assessing the performance of central sterile supply department

• Evaluate team building practices in the workplace

• Discuss updates in standard operating procedures

Supported by

Theme: It’s all about quality

DeConTAmInATIon & STerIlISATIon (CSSD)

DAY ONe

WeDNeSDAY 8TH JUNe


SeSSION 4: Moderator: Johanna Ngobeni

9:30 Are sales representatives adequately prepared to be in our theatres and CSSDs/CRICe

Jeffrey Hampton

10:00 Maintaining facilities to ensure quality – training is key Coralie van Heerden

10:30 Research paper – Are instruments clean Xana Jardine

10:40 Research paper - Reprocessing of ‘single-use’ orthopaedic implants: A study on the effects of repeated reprocessing on single-use screws in screw caddies

Terry McAuley

10:50 Q&A

11.00 Coffee break

SeSSION 5: Moderator: Zenitha Carstens

12:00 COHSASA auditing, “What’s it all about” Jacqui Stewart

12:30 Who takes the blame if we don’t maintain quality Terry Mc Auley

13:10 loan set standard progress Marietjie du Toit

13:20 Q&A

13.30 lunch break

SeSSION 6: Moderator: Roger Sheard

15:00 The science of sterilisation Dr Shamal Vinesh Ramesar

15:30 How do we validate/commission equipment Andrew van der Water

16:00 Sterilisation standards, myths and facts Denise Sheard

16:30 Q&A


CONFeReNCe CHAIR:Denise Sheard, National Chairperson, CFSA, Cape Town, South Africa

SPeAKeR FACUlTY:Andrew van der Water, Group Engineering Manager, Life Healthcare, Illovo, South AfricaCoralie van Heerden, Research Architect, CSIR Built Environment Unit, Pretoria, South AfricaEileen Fisher, Registered Nurse, Endoscopy Unit, Mayo Clinic, Durban, SAGeorgia Alevizopoulou, Senior Clinical & Education Manager, STERIS Europe Middle East and Africa, Greece Jacqui Stewart, Interim Chief Executive, The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa NPC, Pinelands, Cape Town, South AfricaJeffrey Hampton, General Manager; Principal Investigator CRICE Course, Baroque Medical, Johannesburg, South Africa Johanna Ngobeni, Senior Project Manager - Health Technology Department, Netcare Ltd, Johannesburg, South AfricaLesley Devenish, Infection Prevention Manager, Netcare, Johannesburg, South AfricaMarietjie du Toit, Infection Prevention and Control Department, Life Healthcare Group, Illovo, South Africa Mariana Neve, Hospital Manager, Cure Day Clinics, Johannesburg, South AfricaMichelle Mutch, Chairperson, Pretoria CSSD Forum, Pretoria, South AfricaMike Hyslop, Managing Director, PrionTex, Cape Town, South AfricaPuno Selesho, LLB student BA Law, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South AfricaRoger Sheard, South African Representative ISO TC 198 and SABS TC 1039, Cape Town, South AfricaDr Shamal Vinesh Ramesar, Scientific Affairs & Education Manager, Infection Prevention Division, 3M, Sandton, South Africa Dr Sue Armstrong, Senior Lecturer, Department of Nursing Education, Wits University, Johannesburg, South AfricaSusan Meredith, Chairperson, Institute of Decontamination Science, Essex, UKTerry McAuley, Sterilisation & Infection Prevention & Control Consultant, Melbourne, Australia Thandi S Letsoalo, Theatre Unit Manager, Springs Parkland Hospital, Life Healthcare, Illovo, South Africa Tsakane Joyce Selesho, Clinical Tutor & Infection Control Facilitator, Louis Pasteur Private Hospital, Pretoria, South AfricaXana Jardine, Research Student, Nursing Faculty, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaZenitha Carstens, TSSD Supervisor, Mediclinic Panorama, Cape Town, South Africa

DAY TWO

THURSDAY 9TH JUNe


CONFeReNCe CHAIRS:Dr Ntombi Mutshekwane, Researcher, University of the Witwatersrand Chair (Organizing Committee): Dr Mpho Mosoane, Secretary, South African Society of Medical Managers & CEO, Pretoria West Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa

SPeAKeR FACUlTY:Dr Deb Basu, Public Health Medicine Specialist, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital & University of the Witwatersrand Dr Ernest Kenoshi, CEO, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, Pretoria, South AfricaDr Jatin Champaklal Ganda, CEO, Carletonville Hospital, Carletonville, South Africa Dr Lekopane Mogaladi, CEO, Thembisa Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa Dr Mandla Mazizi, CEO, King Edward Hospital, KZN, South AfricaDr Mpho Mosoane, CEO, Pretoria West Hospital, Pretoria, South AfricaDr Ntombi Mutshekwane, Researcher, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaDr Raymond Billa, Chief Executive Officer, Helen Joseph Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa MEC Qedani D. Mahlangu, Honorable Member of the Executive Council, Gauteng Department of Health, Johannesburg, South AfricaDr Tiego Selebano, Head of Department: Gauteng Department of Health, Johannesburg, South Africa

KeY toPiCs:

• Clinical governance and leadership in quality improvement and its impact on service delivery

• Good practices for medical management

• Leading changes in healthcare

• Developing the next generation of medical leaders

• Education & Continuous Professional Development

WHo sHoULd attend:

• Medical managers• Clinical executives• Clinical/Medical directors• Health professionals • Hospital CEOs • District managers• Medical scheme administrators• Policy makers


• Appreciate the potential role of medical managers for providing effective and efficient healthcare

• Understand the role of clinical governance and leadership in quality improvement and its impact on service delivery

• Review current national, regional and global developments in medical management

• Identify the challenges in professionalising medical management

• Discuss the role of medical managers in the implementation of NHI in South Africa

In association with

Theme: Professionalising medical management in South Africa

meDICAl mAnAgerS (SASmm)WeDNeSDAY 8TH JUNe

SeSSION 1: KeYNOTe ADDReSSModerator: Dr Ernest Kenoshi 10:00 Welcome address: Dr Mpho Mosoane10:10 Official opening: QD Mahlangu 10:30 Opening address: Role and importance of clinical governance/

leadership in quality improvement and its impact on service delivery: gauteng Health Platform

Dr Tiego Selebano 11:00 Coffee break SeSSION 2: PANel DISCUSSION11:45 good practices for medical management Moderator: Dr Mpho Mosoane Panellists: Dr Jatin Champaklal Ganda Dr Lekopane Mogaladi Dr Ntombi Mutshekwane Dr Raymond Billa 12:45 Q & A 13:00 lunch breakSeSSION 3: PHYSICIAN-leD ReFORM Moderator: Dr Mandla Mazizi 14:30 leading changes in healthcare Dr Ntombi Mutshekwane 14:55 Developing the next generation of medical leaders Dr Ernest Kenoshi 15:20 Education & Continuous Professional Development Dr Deb Basu 15:50 Q & A SeSSION 4: SASMM ORgANISATION MATTeRS Moderator: Dr Ntombi Mutshekwane16:15 SASMM matters Dr Mpho Mosoane 16:45 World Federation of Medical Managers Dr Tiego Selebano 17:05 Vote of thanks Dr Legopane Mogaladi 17:25 Close of conference


CONFeReNCe CHAIR:Liezl Naude, Wound Management Specialist; Past President, Wound Healing Association of Southern Africa (WHASA); & Owner, Eloquent Learning Health, Pretoria, South Africa

SPeAKeR FACUlTY:Dr Georges Balenda, Head: Folang Wound Clinic, Far East Rand Hospital & Vice-president, Wound Healing Association of South Africa (WHASA), Johannesburg, South AfricaDr Gregory Weir, Vascular Surgeon, Vascular & Hyperbaric Unit, Eugene Marais Hospital, Pretoria, South AfricaHoward Alexander, Podiatrist, Life Healthcare Hospital, Johannesburg, South AfricaDr Johan van Heerden, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Cure Day Clinic, Pretoria, South AfricaLiz Willson-Chandler, Wound Management Specialist, Gift of Givers & Chair: Private Practice Committee, Wound Healing Association of Southern Africa (WHASA), Johannesburg, South AfricaDr Nicolene Shaw, Chief Research Officer, reDermis, Johannesburg, South Africa Prof Simiso Ntuli, Head of Department: Podiatry, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South AfricaSusan Thiart, Wound Management Specialist, Johannesburg, South AfricaDr Wayne Kleintjes, Head: Adult Burns Unit, Tygerberg Hospital & Lecturer: Surgical Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa


• Critique reconstructive surgery in chronic wounds

• Appraise the role of podiatry in Africa

• Debate biofilm facts vs myths

• Evaluate wound bed preparation

KeY toPiCs:

• Vascularisation; making all the difference in the world

• Diabetic foot management consensus document

• Burn wound management - a new approach

• Disaster wound care

WHo sHoULd attend:

• Wound care specialists • Specialist nurses• Podiatrists• Physicians• General surgeons• Vascular surgeons• Dermatologists• Physiotherapists • Allied healthcare professionals

with an interest in wound care

Theme: Wound care difference makers

In partnership withSeSSION 1:08:30 Welcome remarks from the Chair Liezl Naude08:40 Diabetic foot management consensus document Howard Alexander 09:00 Role of podiatry in Africa Prof Simiiso Ntuli 09:20 Wound bed preparation - applying a model Liezl Naude 09:40 Reconstructive surgery in chronic wounds Dr Johan van Heerden 10:00 Keynote address: saving a limb TBC 10:40 Q&A 10:50 Coffee break

SeSSION 2: 11:30 Vascularisation making all the difference in the world Dr Gregory Weir12:00 Burn wound management a new approach Dr Wayne Kleintjes 12:30 Utilising hemoglobin and stemcells Dr Nicolene Shaw 12:50 Disaster wound care Liz Willson-Chandler 13:10 Q & A 13:20 Networking break

SeSSION 3: 14:50 Thinking out of the box in a community setting - a new look at

pressure care Susan Thiart 15:10 Microbial stewardship in this century Speaker TBC15:30 Biofilm facts vs myths TBC 15:50 Running a wound care clinic within the public sector Dr Georges Balenda 16:10 Q & A 16:20 Closing remarks and close of conference

WounD CAre THURSDAY 9TH JUNe



• Appreciate the potential of health technology assessment (HTA) to empower decision-making through the provision of appropriate, context-sensitive and timely evidence

• Understand the roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders in HTA studies at different stages of the health technology life-cycle

• Review current national, regional and global developments in HTA

• Identify the challenges in building national and regional HTA capability

• Discuss the role of HTA in the attainment of universal health access (NHI) in South Africa

KeY toPiCs:

• Health technology (HT) planning, needs assessment and evaluation

• HT availability, accessibility, affordability and acceptability of HT

• Improving allocative and technical efficiencies of HT expenditure

• Role of information technology in HTA

• HT funding and reimbursement models

• HTA capacity building, partnerships, resources and networks

• Optimising HT investment and maximising HT impact

WHo sHoULd attend:

• Public health experts and policy-makers

• Architects, designers and quantity surveyors

• Clinicians• Health professionals

In association with

09:00 Opening remarks by the Conference Co-Chairs and IFMBe HTAD Chair Mladen Poluta Ntombi Mutshekwane Leandro Pecchia

SeSSION 1: ROle OF HTA09:10 Keynote address: HTA and NHI in South Africa Dr Aquina Thulare

09:40 HTA of medical devices: Challenges in design and adoption Dr Leandro Pecchia

10:10 Break

SeSSION 2: FUNDINg AND RelATeD DeCISION-MAKINg10:25 Funding for new technologies in the South African context -

lessons learnt Manie de Klerk

10:55 The economies and pricing impact of authorised medicine in South Africa

Shelley McGee

11:25 Q & A


SeSSION 3: CAPACITY BUIlDINg13:30 Capacity building in HTA: Collaborative effort between South Africa

and Australia Jani Mueller

13:55 Hospital-based HTA: Skills requirements for maximising the value proposition

Prof Davide Croce

14:30 Panel Discussion: Promoting regional collaboration in HTA Moderator: Mladen Poluta

Panellists: Jani Muller Dr Leandro Pecchia Dr Rhona Mijumbi Rob Dickinson Shelley McGee Janine Mitchell

15:00 Coffee break

Theme: Evidence-based decision-making, resource allocation and utilisation of health technologies as part of cost-effective healthcare

heAlTh TeChnology ASSeSSmenT

THURSDAY 9TH JUNe


CONFeReNCe CHAIR:Mladen Poluta, Board Member, Health Technology Assessment Division, International Federation for Medical & Biological Engineering (IFMBE); Member, SAHTAS Interim Exco & Director: Health Technology, Western Cape Government Department of Health, Cape Town, South Africa

CO-CONFeReNCe CHAIR:Ntombi Mutshekwane, Member, SAHTAS Interim Exco & Founder, Mutsh Medical International, Johannesburg, South Africa

SPeAKeR FACUlTY:Dr Aquina Thulare, Technical Specialist (Health Economics), National Health Insurance (NHI), Department of Health, South Africa

Prof Davide Croce, Director: Centre for Research on Health Economics, Social and Health Care Management (CREMS), Università Carlo Cattaneo (LIUC), Italy

Dr Deb Basu, Member, SAHTAS Interim Exco & Public Health Medicine Specialist, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital & University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Dr Ernesto Iadanza, Chair: Clinical Engineering Division, International Federation for Medical & Biological Engineering (IFMBE); Research Fellow, Department of Information Engineering, Università di Firenze, Italy

Jani Mueller, Member, SAHTAS Interim Exco; Director, International Network of Agencies in HTA (INAHTA) / CMeRC, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Dr Leandro Pecchia, Chair: Health Technology Assessment Division, International Federation for Medical & Biological Engineering (IFMBE); Assistant Professor: School of Engineering, University of Warwick, United Kingdom

Prof Manie de Klerk, Chair, Medical Advisors Group & General Manager: Out-of-hospital, Metropolitan Health Risk Management, Cape Town, South Africa

Dr Rhona Mijumbi, Public Health Physician, & Health Policy Analyst, Africa Centre for Systematic Reviews and Knowledge Translation, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

Rob Dickinson, Owner, Fairmed, Hillcrest, South Africa

Shelley McGee, Health Policy and Patient Access Manager, Sanofi Pharmaceuticals & Director, International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcome Research (ISPOR) (SA Chapter), South Africa

SeSSION 4: CASe STUDIeS15:45 Evidence for informing health policy development in Uganda Rhona M Mijumbi

16:15 The Role of HTA in assessing eHealth readiness of a provincial department of health

Ntombi Mutshekwane

16:45 Downstream impacts of inadequate HTA on medical equipment access and availability

Rob Dickinson

17:15 Panel Discussion: HTA, clinical engineering and healthcare Management - how do we collaborate and maximise desired outcomes in the context of Universal Health Access?

Moderator: Ntombi Mutshekwane

Panellists: Dr Aquina Thulare Dr Deb Basu Prof Manie de Klerk Jani Mueller Rob Dickinson

17:30 Closing remarks and close of conference Ntombi Mutshekwane


08:50 Opening remarks by the Chair: Prof Morgan N Chetty

SeSSION 1: Moderator: Prof Dion du Plessis

09:00 Healthcare delivery model: Use of clinical outcomes to drive performance

Dr Funeka Bango

09:20 The ethos and theory of person-centred healthcare Prof Morgan N Chetty

09:50 Patient centricity in healthcare: Pie in the sky? Prof Dion du Plessis

10:20 Q&A

10:30 Coffee break

SeSSION 2: Moderator: Prof Dion du Plessis

11:10 Antimicrobial stewardship in primary healthcare Dr Mukesh Govind

11:30 The medical home as a model of primary care that is patient-centered Anton Prisloo

11:50 The role of patient listening forums Dr Sello Motaung

12:10 Q&A

12:30 lunch break

SeSSION 3: Moderator: Alex Van Der Heever

14:00 All organisations can innovate: A case of Chitungwiza Central Hospital, Harare, Zimbabwe

Dr Obadiah Moyo

14:20 Patient-centered care initiatives in Nigeria Dr Jide Idris

14:40 Patient-centered care initiatives in Zimbabwe Dr Gerald Gwinji

15:00 Q&A

SeSSION 4: Moderator: Anton Prisloo

15:10 Digital innovations in person-centred care Darren Sweidan

15:30 Patient centred health data Barry Childs

15:50 Family’s healthcare support – challenges Alex Van Der Heever

16:00 Q&A

16:10 Close of day one conference

KeY toPiCs:

• Continuity of care and smooth transition across service boundaries

• Patient self-management• Expanding roles for patient and

family advisors (medical home)• Patient-centered care initiatives• Primary care innovation• Review of medical schemes and

models

WHo sHoULd attend:

• Chief executive officers• Chief experience officers• Chief operations officers• Chief medical officers• Chief financial officers• Chief strategy officers• Presidents• Medical directors• Executive directors• Managing directors• Vice presidents• Operations directors• Department heads• Ministers of health


• Attain excellence in healthcare management

• Incorporate patient and family knowledge, values, beliefs and cultural background into the planning and delivery of care

• Communicate and share complete and unbiased information with patients and families

• Collaborate with patients and families in policy and program development, implementation, and evaluation

Theme: Partnering with patients: Ideal or reality?

heAlThCAre mAnAgemenT

DAY ONe

THURSDAY 9TH JUNe


DAY TWO

FRIDAY 10TH JUNe

SeSSION 5: Moderator: Prof Morgan Chetty

09:00 The role of predictive modelling in healthcare Sarah Bennett

09:20 Conversation analysis and narrative approach to improve patient compliance

Prof Morgan N Chetty

10:00 Patient person centred care: The role of schemes and managed care Dr Belinda Richards

10:20 Q&A

10:30 Coffee break

SeSSION 6: Moderator: Barry Childs

11:15 Prescribing wellness to combat the exploding non communicable disease epidemic in South Africa

Dr Maurice Goodman

12:15 Alternative remuneration model to enhance the management of chronic diseases

Dr Vusumuzi Nhlapho

12:45 Q&A

13:00 lunch break

SeSSION 7: PANel DISCUSSION14:30 Partnering with patients: Ideal or reality?

Moderator: Prof Morgan N Chetty

Andrew Wright Anton Prisloo Darren Sweidan Prof Dion du Plessis


CHAIR:Prof Morgan N Chetty, CEO, KwaZulu Natal Managed Care Coalition Ltd; The IPA Foundation of SA; Durban, South Africa

SPeAKeR FACUlTY:Alex Van Der Heever, Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Public and Development Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Andrew Wright, Executive Manager, Managed Care Operations, Medscheme, Cape Town, South Africa

Anton Prisloo, IT Director, IPA Foundation; CEO, The Alliance of South Africa Independent Practitioners Association (ASAIPA), Pretoria, South Africa

Barry Childs, CEO, Lighthouse Actuarial Consulting, Cape Town, South Africa

Dr Belinda Richards, Product Executive, Metropolitan Health Risk Management, Cape Town, South

Darren Sweidan, Head, Health Professional Unit, Strategic Risk Management, Discovery Holdings, Johannesburg, South Africa

Prof Dion du Plessis, Private Healthcare Consultant, Pretoria, South Africa

Dr Funeka Bango, General Manager, Aid for Aids, Cape Town, South Africa

Dr Gerald Gwinji, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and Child Care, Harare, Zimbabwe

Dr Jide Ibris, Commissioner for Health, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Lagos, Nigeria

Dr Maurice Goodman, Chief Medical Officer, Discovery Health, Johannesburg, South Africa

Dr Mukesh Govind, Managing Director, JHB City Medical Group; Chairman, Gauteng General Practitioners forum (GGPF), Pretoria, South Africa

Dr Obadiah Moyo, CEO, Chitungwiza Central Hospital, Harare, Zimbabwe

Sarah Bennett, Senior Actuary, Medscheme, Cape Town, South Africa

Dr Sello Motaung, Clinical Advisor, Bonitas Medical Fund, Johannesburg, South Africa

Dr Vusumuzi Nhlapho, DM, Strategic Risk Management, Discovery Health, Johannesburg, South Africa


KeY toPiCs:

• Diagnosis and treatment of early rheumatoid arthritis

• Diagnosis and treatment of drug-induced kidney injury

• Advances in cardiology

• Obesity in type 2 diabetes mellitus - strategies for composite therapy

08:30 Opening remarks by Chair

SeSSION 1: PUlMONOlOgY 08:40 Whats new in Pulmonology: essentials for the practicing physician Prof Keertan Dheda09:10 Diagnosis and management of ventilator-associated pneumonia Dr Murimisi Mukansi09:40 Cystic Fibrosis: something old and something new Dr Carla Els10:10 Q & A

SeSSION 2: NUCleAR MAgNeTIC ReSONANCe (NMR) THeRAPY10:20 Introduction to NMR therapy and its use as an effective treatment

of osteoarthritis and osteoporosis Dr Joachim Overbeck10:50 Overview of research on the effects of NMR therapy at the cellular level Prof Dr Werner Kullich11:20 Q & A 11:30 Networking lunch

SeSSION 3: CARDIOlOgY13:00 Advances in cardiology over the last 20 years Dr Andrew Ian Sarkin13:30 Topic TBA Dr Ellen M. Makotoko14:00 Pharmaco-invasive strategy for the management of ST elevation

myocardial infarction in Africa Dr Dirk Pretorius

SeSSION 4: A POTPOURRI OF MeDICINe14:30 Coffee break15:15 Obesity in type 2 Diabetes mellitus - strategies for composite therapy Prof Jeffrey Wing15:45 Diagnosis and treatment of early rheumatoid arthritis Prof. G. Omondi Oyoo16:15 Drug-induced liver injury Dr Zaheer Adham16:45 Diagnosis and treatment of drug-induced kidney injury Dr Fikile Yvonne Tsela17:15 Q & A 17:30 Close of conference

SPeAKeR FACUlTY:Dr Andrew Ian Sarkin, Cardiologist & Head: Cardiology Department, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, Pretoria, South AfricaDr Carla Els, Paediatric Pulmonologist and Allergy Specialist, Linksfield Hospital, Johannesburg, South AfricaDr Dirk Pretorius, Interventional Cardiologist, Gateway Private Hospital, KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaDr Ellen M. Makotoko, Interventional Cardiologist & Head of Department: Cardiology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa Dr Fikile Yvonne Tsela, Nephrologist, Louis Pasteur Private Hospital, Centurion, South AfricaProf. G. Omondi Oyoo, Associate Professor: Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaProf Jeffrey Wing, Chief Specialist and Professor: Department of Internal Medicine, Johannesburg Hospital and University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaDr Joachim Overbeck, Consultant: Orthopaedic Surgeon & NMR therapy Practitioner, Deggendorf, GermanyProf Keertan Dheda, Pulmonologist & Head: Division of Pulmonology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaDr Murimisi Mukansi, Consultant Pulmonologist, Helen Joseph Hospital & Lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaProf Dr Werner Kullich, Head of department: Rehabilitation, The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Rehabilitation of Internal Diseases, Saalfelden, AustriaDr Zaheer Adham, Fellow: Gastroenterology & Specialist Physician, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa

WHo sHoULd attend:

• GPs• Internists• Family physicians• Allied medical professionals


• Identify drug-induced liver injury

• Discuss advances in cardiology over the last 20 years

• Review the pulmonology essentials for a practicing physician

• Diagnose cystic fibrosis

Theme: It’s all about quality patient care

InTernAl meDICIne THURSDAY 9TH JUNe


CONFeReNCe CHAIR:Dr Sharon Vasuthevan, Group Nursing & Quality Executive, Life Healthcare Group, Johannesburg, South Africa

SPeAKeR FACUlTY:Prof Abel Pienaar, Chairperson: Education Committee, South African Nursing Council (SANC), Pretoria, South Africa

Dr Estelle Coustas, Nursing Executive, Mediclinic, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Florence Africa, Former Nursing Director, Western Cape Government: Department of Health, Cape Town, South Africa

Prof Hester Klopper, CEO, Forum for University Nursing Deans of SA (FUNDISA), Pretoria, South Africa

Prof Mavis Malaudzi, Head of Department: Nursing, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

Nelouise Geyer, CEO, Nursing Education Association, Pretoria, South Africa

Dr Sue Armstrong, Snr Lecturer: Nursing, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Tendani Mabuda, Senior Manager: Nursing Services, Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa


• Appraise the role of nursing leadership in driving policy at service level

• Debate the impact of health & education policy on the nursing profession

• Assess how much nurses can be involved in policy making

KeY toPiCs:

• Nurses involvement in health policy

• Nursing education meeting the healthcare needs of South Africa

• Power & policy development in nursing

WHo sHoULd attend:

• Nurse educators• Nurse practitioners • Directors of nursing • Heads of nursing• Registered nurses • Nursing assistants• Nurse managers

nurSIng

08:10 Opening remarks by the Chair Dr Sharon Vasuthevan

SeSSION 1:08:20 Keynote address: Nurses involvement in health policy Prof Hester Klopper09:00 Leadership amongst nurses driving policy at service level Tendani Mabuda09:40 Q & A10:00 Coffee break

SeSSION 2:10:45 Impact of health & education policy on the nursing profession Prof Abel Pienaar 11:15 Panel discussion: Nursing education meeting the healthcare needs

of South Africa Nelouise Geyer Dr Sue Armstrong Tendani Mabuda12:00 Q & A12:10 Networking lunch

SeSSION 3:13:30 Power & policy development in nursing Speaker TBC14:15 Panel discussion: Integrated nursing policy Prof Mavis Malaudzi Dr Estelle Coustas Florence Africa 15:15 Q & A 15:30 Concluding remarks15:40 end of conference

Theme: Getting involved with policy making

FRIDAY 10TH JUNe

Supported by


KeY toPiCs:

• Detection and management of an outbreak

• Protection healthcare workers• Role of immunisation• Outbreak investigation• Screening and environmental

cleaning• Establishing patient safety

programmes

08:20 Opening remarks by the chair: Joy Cleghorn

SeSSION 1:Moderator: Lesley Devenish

08:30 What is an outbreak? Detection and management of an outbreak Evonne Curran

10:00 Q&A

10:15 Coffee break

SeSSION 2: Moderator: Marietjie du Toit

11:00 Protecting healthcare workers and their patients: The role of immunisation

Dr Juno Thomas

12:30 Q&A

12:45 lunch break

SeSSION 3: Moderator: Margareth Clements

14:15 Let’s work an outbreak – as an outbreak workshop Evonne Curran

15:15 Outbreak investigation, screening and environmental cleaning Joy Cleghorn

15:45 Q&A


CONFeReNCe CHAIRS:Joy Cleghorn, President, Infection Control Society of Southern Africa; National Infection Control Risk Manager, Life Healthcare, Illovo, SA

SPeAKeR FACUlTY:Evonne Curran, Honorary Senior Research Fellow – School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK

Dr Juno Thomas, Consultant Clinical Microbiologist, Life Healthcare Group; Head, Outbreak Response Unit, National Health Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa

Margareth Clements, Infection Prevention and Control Specialist, Infection Control Society of Southern Africa, Illovo, South Africa

Marietjie du Toit, Infection Prevention and Control Department, Life Healthcare Group, Illovo, South Africa

Lesley Devenish, Infection Prevention Manager, Infection Prevention & Control and Occupational Health Nursing, Netcare, Bloemfontein, South Africa

WHo sHoULd attend:

• Patient safety officers• Patient safety managers• Quality assurance

Professionals/Managers• Occupational health managers• Chief medical officers• Department managers• Physicians• Laboratory directors/Managers• Laboratory technicians• Nurse administrators• Nurse managers• Risk managers• Unit managers or supervisors• Infection control manager• Infection control coordinator• Theatre unit managers• General practitioners• Infectious disease consultants


• Identify strategies for detection and management of an outbreak

• Identify molecular tools for infection control

• Review strategies to promote safer patient outcomes

• Describe roadmap to zero hospital-acquired infections

Supported by

PATIenT SAfeTy FRIDAY 10TH JUNe


CONFeReNCe CHAIRS:Dr Sinola Rajaram, Preventive Health Medicine Specialist, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital and University of the Witwatersrand; Exco Member, South African Public Health Medicine Association; Johannesburg, South Africa

Dr Deb Basu, Preventive Health Medicine Specialist, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital and University of the Witwatersrand; President (interim), South African Public Health Medicine Association, Johannesburg, South Africa

SPeAKeR FACUlTY:Dr Azwi Manaka, Public Health Medicine Specialist, Far East Rand Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa

Dr Chauntelle Bagwandeen, Public Health Medicine Specialist, University of KwaZulu Natal, KwaZulu Natal, South AfricaDr Flavia Senkubuge, Lecturer, Public Health Medicine Specialist, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Dr Francis Hayera, Chief Specialist, PHM Medicine, University of Limpopo, Limpopo, South Africa Prof Francoise Venter, Deputy Executive Director, WRHI, Associate Professor, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaDr Ian Rowlandson, Chief Scientist, GE Healthcare Diagnostic CardiologyProf Jeffrey Wing, Chief Specialist, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital and University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Dr Leegail Adonis, Public Health Medicine Specialist, South African National Department of Health, Pretoria, South AfricaDr Raniero Guerra, Director General Preventive Medicine and Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health Italy, Rome, ItalyDr Saindhra Moodley, Public Health Medicine Specialist, Steve Biko Academic Hospital and University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Prof Shan Naidoo, Chief Specialist, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic and University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaDr Taskeen Khan, National Professional Officer, World Health Organization, Pretoria Wiedaad Slemming, Lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Benefits of attending:• Review the role of clinical

preventive medicine in South Africa• Determine how preventive

medicine can help alleviate NCDs • Discuss preventive medicine as

a way of improving maternal and child health in Africa

• Employ preventive medicine as a discipline within healthcare facilities

KeY toPiCs:• National Health Insurance and

Preventive Medicine• Role of clinical preventive

medicine in South Africa• Preventive medicine and

priority diseases including: Non-communicable diseases, communicable diseases (HIV/ AIDS), maternal and child health

WHo sHoULd attend:• Public health physicians and

Registrars • Health professionals • Clinical directors• Health professionals• Hospital CEOs • District managers• Medical scheme administrators• Policy makers

Theme: Preventive medicine and National Health Insurance

SeSSION 1: INTRODUCTION TO PReVeNTIVe MeDICINe AS A DISCIPlINeModerators: Prof Shan Naidoo, Dr Taskeen Khan09:50 Welcome address Dr Sinola Rajaram09:55 Official opening address Dr Flavia Senkubuge10:00 Keynote address: NHI and preventive medicine: Italian experience Dr Raniero Guerra

SeSSION 2: PReVeNTIVe MeDICINe IN SOUTH AFRICA 10:40 Interactive panel discussion: the role of clinical preventive

medicine in South Africa Moderators: Dr Deb Basu Dr Leegail Adonis Panellists: Dr Flavia Senkubuge Dr Sinola Rajaram Dr Francis Hayera Dr Azwi Manaka Dr Chauntelle Bagwandeen 11:40 Q&A 12:00 Networking lunch

SeSSION 3: PReVeNTIVe MeDICINe AND PRIORITY DISeASeSModerators: Dr Francis Hayera, Dr Flavia Senkubuge13:30 Maternal and child health Wiedaad Slemming14:00 Communicable diseases (HIV/TB) Prof Francoise Venter14:30 Non-communicable diseases Prof Jeffrey Wing15:45 Clinical advantages of the unique algorithms that help prediction

and risk stratification for prevention of sudden cardiac death Ian Rowlandson15:00 Coffee break16:15 Q&A

SeSSION 4: ORgANISATION MATTeRS 16:30 SAPHMA MATTeR: Dr Deb Basu16:50 Panel Discussion: World Forum for Public health and Preventive

Medicine Dr Raniero Guerra Dr Flavia Senkubuge Dr Sinola Rajaram 17:30 Close of conference

SouTh AfrICAn PrevenTIve meDICIne

FRIDAY 10TH JUNe

In association with


KeY toPiCs:• Medical equipment and devices • Planning and assessment• Procurement and

commissioning• Utilisation and maintenance• Capacity building and

partnerships• Sustainable healthcare service

delivery

08:00 Opening remarks by Conference Co-Chairs and IFMBe CeD Chair Mladen Poluta Jeff Fry Dr Ernesto Iadanza

SeSSION 1: ROle AND ReCOgNITION08:10 Keynote presentation: Roadmap to the recognition of the role of

clinical/biomedical engineering in healthcare. An update on the global and Italian situations

Dr Ernesto Iadanza

08:40 The role of clinical engineering in healthcare: a “South African” model Johan van Roon

09:10 Q&A

09:30 Coffee break

SeSSION 2: NATIONAl CONTeXT/ISSUeS10:15 Clinical engineering and the National Health Technology Strategy Sam Bakhane

10:45 Medical device regulations in South Africa and the African region Madeleine Pearce 11:15 Q&A

SeSSION 3: RegIONAl CONTeXT/ISSUeS11:35 Clinical/biomedical engineering in Kenya: Capacity building and

partnerships Salome Mwaura


13:05 THeT Workshop on building clinical engineering capacity in the African Region: Report back

Anna Worm

13:35 Medical equipment challenges in resource-scarce settings Rob Dickinson

WHo sHoULd attend:• Architects, designers and

quantity surveyors• Hospital engineers and

maintenance personnel• Clinical engineering managers/

directors• Clinical engineering

practitioners• Facilities planners,

administrators and managers• Hospital CEOs• Senior nurses• Heads of procurement• Procurement directors/

managers• Operational managers• Directors• CFOs

Benefits of attending:• Appreciate the importance of

medical equipment life-cycle management as part of effective healthcare delivery

• Understand the roles and responsibilities in medical equipment planning, assessment, procurement, utilisation and maintenance

• Review current national, regional and global developments in clinical engineering

• Identify the challenges in - and possible solutions to - building national and regional CE capability

• Discuss the role of clinical engineering in the attainment of universal health access

In association withTheme: Managing the medical equipment life-cycle in support of universal health access

ClInICAl engIneerIng FRIDAY 10TH JUNe


CONFeReNCe CHAIR:Mladen Poluta, Board Member, Clinical Engineering Division, International Federation for Medical & Biological Engineering (IFMBE) / Director: Health Technology, Western Cape Government Department of Health, Cape Town, South Africa

CO-CHAIR:Jeff Fry, President, Clinical Engineering Association of South Africa (CEASA) / Business Unit Manager, Uniref, Cape Town, South Africa

SPeAKeR FACUlTY:Anna Worm, Biomedical Engineering Consultant, Tropical Health & Education Trust (THET), London, United Kingdom

Dr Baset Khalaf, Senior Lecturer: Clinical Engineering Department of Electrical Engineering, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa

Prof Davide Croce, Director, Centre for Research on Health Economics, Social and Health Care Management (CREMS), Università Carlo Cattaneo (LIUC), Castellanza, Italy

Dean Hodgkiss, Director: LookSee.Do, The Innovation Hub, Pretoria, South Africa

Dr Ernesto Iadanza, Chair, IFMBE Clinical Engineering Division / Research Fellow, Department of Information Engineering, Università di Firenze, Florence, Italy

Johan van Roon, Past-President, CEASA / Member, Professional Technician Registration Committee, Engineering Council of South Africa, George, South Africa

Madeleine Pearce, Chair: Regulatory Committee, South African Medical Device Industry Association, Johannesburg, South Africa (SAMED)

Riaan van der Watt, Managing Director, Reaf Consulting (Pty) Ltd, Pretoria, South Africa

Rob Dickinson, Owner, Fairmed, Hillcrest, South Africa

Sam Bakhane, Director: Health Technology, National Department of Health, Pretoria, South Africa

Salome Mwaura, Treasurer, Association of Medical Engineering of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya

SeSSION 4: lOOKINg AHeAD14:05 The role of clinical engineering in health facility design,

implementation and commissioning Riaan van der Watt

14:35 Tele-assist maintenance: A game changer? Dean Hodgkiss

15:05 Mentor for the future - bridging the gap Jeff Fry

15:35 Panel Discussion: NHI and the role of clinical engineering Moderator: Mladen Poluta Panellists: • Dr Ernesto Iadanza • Madeleine Pearce • Prof Davide Croce • Riaan van der Watt • Sam Bakhane • Dr Baset Khalaf

15:55 Closing remarks by Conference Co-Chair Jeff Fry




• Review the achievements of the UN sustainable development goals in Africa

• Appreciate organisational ethics, human rights and justice

• Identify new directions on treatment and the prospects of cure for HIV- AIDs in the 21st century

• Discuss ethical and regulatory guidelines in promoting maternal and child health

KeY toPiCs:

• United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

• Corruption and inclusive societies

• Leadership

• Improving child health in Africa

• HIV, AIDS & Malaria

08:15 Opening remarks Professor Sylvester C Chima

SeSSION 1: elIMINATION OF CORRUPTION AND PROMOTINg JUST, PeACeFUl AND INClUSIVe SOCIeTIeS

08:30 Keynote address: Bioethics and achievement of the United Nations Sustainable development goals in Africa in the 21st Century

Prof Godfrey Tangwa

09:00 Operating within the ideologies of culture: the African person, corruption and the quest for just and inclusive societies

Dr Elvis Lmafidon

09:30 Leadership, organizational ethics, human rights and justice: towards the minimisation of corruption and promotion of just and peaceful development in African societies

Professor Sylvester C Chima

10:00 Why the humanities matter Professor Peter Vale

10:30 Q&A

10:45 Coffee break

SeSSION 2: HIV, AIDS & MAlARIA

11:30 Keynote address: New directions on treatment and the prospects of cure for HIV- AIDs in the 21st century

Prof Thumbi N’dungu

12:00 New dimensions of shame and blame for adolescents on antiretroviral treatment (ARVS)

Dr Beth Vale

12:30 WHO perspective Dr Terna Nomhwange

13:00 Q&A


WHo sHoULd attend:

• GPs and private practitioners• Registrars• Professors• Policy makers• Medical law practitioners• Medical students• Professional nurses• Allied healthcare professionals

Theme: Bioethics and achievement of the United Nations Sustainable development goals in the 21st Century: With a focus on Leadership, Organisational ethics, elimination of corruption and promoting just, peaceful and inclusive societies. As well as finding a cure for HIV-AIDs, Malaria, TB, Reducing maternal mortality and improving child health in Africa

eThICS, humAn rIghTS AnD meDICAl lAW

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CONFeReNCe CHAIR:

Professor Sylvester C Chima, MD, LLM, Associate Professor and Head: Programme of Bio & Research Ethics and Medical Law, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

SPeAKeR FACUlTY:

Dr Beth Vale, PhD, Postgraduate Scholar, Oxford University, Oxford, UK

Dr Elvis Lmafidon, Department of Philosophy, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria

Dr. Fahmida Mamdoo, MBBCh FCPaed (SA) Cert Neonatology (SA), Head Clinical Neonatology Unit: RK Khan Hospital, Chatsworth, Durban; Honorary Clinical Lecturer, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

Prof Godfrey B. Tangwa, Professor of Philosophy, University of Yaoundé, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Prof Julius Kipkemboi, PhD, Department of Biological Sciences, Egerton University, Egerton, Kenya

Dr Patrick Okonta, MBBCH, FWACS, DRH, MPH, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist and Associate Professor, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria

Dr Terna Nomhwange, M&E Focal Person, World Health Organization, Lagos, Nigeria

Prof Thumbi N’dungu, PhD, Director of the HIV Pathogenesis Programme (HPP) at the Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

SeSSION 3: SUSTAINABle DeVelOPMeNT gOAlS

14:45 Eliminating corruption and achieving sustainable development goals in Africa

Prof Julius Kipkemboi

15:15 Empirical Bioethics: Using mixed methods research to evaluate the practice of informed consent by doctors, nurses and patients in South Africa

Professor Sylvester C Chima

15:45 Q&A

SeSSION 4: IMPROVINg MATeRNAl AND CHIlD HeAlTH

16:00 Promoting maternal and child health: ethical and regulatory guidelines for the operation of human milk banks in South Africa

Co- presenters:

Dr. Fahmida Mamdoo Professor Sylvester C Chima

16:30 Oocyte donation for assisted conception: current practice and potential ethical and legal implications

Dr Patrick Okonta

17:00 Informed consent: a patient’s right to refuse medical treatment Professor Sylvester C Chima

17:30 Q&A

17:45 Closing remarks Professor Sylvester C Chima


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