Objectives:

Improve the development, management, awareness and uptake of the STGs and EML;
Improve understanding of HTA methodology and changes to the STGs and EML;
Expand the stakeholder database and develop lessons learned to improve communication;
Improve  equitable access and availability of essential medicines; and
Promote the rational use of medicine.

Speakers:

Ms Maropeng Rapetsoa
Pharmaceutical Policy Specialist
Essential Drugs Programme

Professor Marc Blockman
Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre  for Medicines Information; Managing Editor: South African Medicines Formulary; Medical Specialist and Professor: Clinical Pharmacology

Dr Andrew Lofts Gray
Senior Lecturer:Division of Pharmacology, UKZN
Consultant Pharmacist: CAPRISA
Visiting Fellow: Rhodes University
Associate Editor: South African Pharmaceutical Journal

Dr Gayle Tatz
Registrar: Clinical Pharmacology

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Organophosphate pathophysiology
Treatment of Organophosphate overdose

Speakers:

Mr Louis van Rensburg
EMS District Manager

Mrs Claudia King (Hodges)
Paramedic

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Capacity Building :  Stakeholders on the interpretation of Early Warning Signs for Extreme Weather events

Information sharing: Relevant research with the stakeholders for strengthening evident based decision making towards adaptation to Climate Change Impacts.

Benchmarking : Best practices from other affected provinces with stakeholders on Climate Change response can be strengthened through benchmarking.

Capacity Building: Stakeholders on the department’s Climate Change and Health Adaptation and Mitigation interventions.

Speakers:

Ms B Makhafola
Director

Ms B Nemukula
Deputy Director

Ms B Modikoe
Coordinator Environmental Health

Dr B Kistnasamy
Chief Director

Dr K Ncongwane
Public Health Scientist

Prof C Wright
University Professor

Ms C Madondo
Senior Programme Manager

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To provide an overview of the 2024 guideline on the Management of Tuberculosis in Children and Adolescents:  A Clinical Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Drug-susceptible TB in Children and Adolescents in South Africa
To highlight most important changes related to diagnosis and treatment of drug-susceptible TB in children and adolescents

Speakers:

Prof Norbert Ndjeka
Chief Director: TB Control and Management

Dr Karen du Preez
Clinician and Senior researcher

Prof Helena Rabie
Clinical Head Paediatric Infectious Diseases,

Dr Juaneta Luiz
Study Site Coordinator / Research Medical Officer, UCT Paediatric TB Research Unit, Dora Nginza Hospital

Prof H. Simon Schaaf
Emeritus professor/Principal researcher

Dr Juli Switala
Paediatric TB Technical Specialist

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Objectives:

Improve the development, management, awareness and uptake of the STGs and EML;
Improve understanding of HTA methodology and changes to the STGs and EML;
Expand the stakeholder database and develop lessons learned to improve communication;
Improve  equitable access and availability of essential medicines; and
Promote the rational use of medicines.

Speakers:

Professor Clint Hendrikse
Associate Professor and Head: Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family, Community and Emergency Care

Ms Maropeng Rapetsoa
Pharmaceutical Policy Specialist
Essential Drugs Programme

Associate Professor Nqoba Tsabedze
Academic Head: Division of Cardiology, University of the Witwatersrand.
Clinical Head: Division of Cardiology at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital

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To provide an overview of the National Oral Health Policy &Strategy (NOHP&S)2024-2034 to health professionals and managers.
To provide an overview of the Global Oral Health Strategy (GOHS) 2023-2030 to health professionals and managers.
To recommend to health professionals and managers how to implement the NOHP&S and GOHS in a phased approach.

Speakers:

Professor Simon Nemutandani
Head of Oral Health Services in Limpopo Province and University of Limpopo.

Dr. Mzimkhulu Mcuba
Manager Oral Health Services

Dr. Makino Yuka
Technical Officer for Oral Health

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Move people from an Individual to a systems understanding of error
Introduce the contributory factors and swiss cheese model
Understanding how humans are wired – a deeper dive into some of the common factors in EMS

Speakers:

Dr Heather Tuffin
Founding Director – Regenerating Organisation

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Mandatory reporting of child abuse in terms of the Children’s Act no 38 of 2005.  
Purpose and screening of persons having access to children or working with children as required by the Children’s Act.

Speakers:

Mr Nkatane Matsomane
Deputy Director: Child Protection Register

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•    Strengthening awareness of the importance of life course vaccines     Empowering healthcare workers on the updated information regarding vaccines
•    Improved uptake of the life course vaccines    Continuous information-sharing session on vaccination through Knowledge hub for both public and private healthcare workers and academics
•    Continuous update on the new developments around vaccines in  South Africa     An integrated approach to improving the implementation and reporting around the Expanded Programme on Immunisation in the public and private sector

Speakers:

Ms Elizabeth Maseti
Deputy Director: Expanded Program on Immunisation (National EPI Manager)

Ms Sisanda Mtatambi
Pharmaceutical Policy Specialist

Ms Feni Moditswana M. Motshwane
Deputy Director: Integrated School Health

Ms Ester Khosa-Lesola
Surveillance Officer: Vaccine Preventable Disease

Ms Nomkhosi Mokoena
Assistant Director: Health Promotion

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This webinar will provide a comprehensive update on the implementation of the BPAL-L (Bedaquiline, Pretomanid, Linezolid, Levofloxacin) regimen for the treatment of drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) in South Africa. BPAL-L regimen has the potential to significantly improve treatment outcomes for DR-TB patients. This session will provide updates from the National TB Programme on the status of BPAL-L implementation, successes and challenges encountered. The session will discuss possible solutions needed to mitigate challenges. The webinar will include a Q&A session to address concerns from health workers directly involved in the implementation of BPaL-L.

Speakers:

Prof Norbert Ndjeka
Chief Director: TB Control and Management

Ms Yulene Kock
Deputy Director: DR-TB

Dr Francesca Conradie
Technical Officer DR-TB

Dr Pauline Howell
Deputy Director

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