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You are invited to a high-impact webinar led by Professor Gavin Churchyard, a global expert in TB and HIV research, focusing on the urgent role of clinical diagnosis and TB preventive therapy (TPT) in the South African context. Aligned with the South African National TB Guidelines, this session will provide practical insights into identifying TB contacts, particularly household and close contacts of infectious TB cases, and initiating TPT without waiting for laboratory confirmation. Designed for doctors and frontline health care workers, this webinar aims to strengthen your ability to implement effective, guideline-based interventions that help curb TB transmission and move us closer to elimination. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from one of South Africa’s leading voices in TB prevention

Speakers:

Prof Norbert Ndjeka
Chief Director: TB Control and Management

Professor Gavin Churchyard
President Emeritus

Objectives:
 
To provide healthcare workers with support in managing patients with Advanced HIV Disease (AHD) and co-infections
Support clinicians who are interested in the Knowledge Hub online Advanced Clinical Care (ACC) course.  
Provide clinical resources and guidelines to support the healthcare professional in the clinic or hospital setting
Provide practical management tools

Questions/key issues to be covered:

Provide health care workers with skills and tools to diagnose HIV positive patients with Advanced HIV disease and its complications.

Speakers:

Dr Dean Solomon
Technical Lead National

Prof Karl Technau
Associate Professor Deputy Director,  (ESRU)
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health (Wits)
Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital, Coronationville, Johannesburg  

Ms Mathilda Ntloana
Deputy Director CCMT

Ms Sebotse Ngake
Director of Child and Youth Health

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Objectives:
 
Identify & understand disparities in EMS access and outcomes across rural and underserved communities
Analyse challenges faced by EMS in these areas
Explore strategic processes in strengthening EMS
Generate practical and scalable solutions to increase equity and sustainability in EMS

Questions/key issues to be covered:

How do socio determinants of health and geography intersect in EMS disparities?
What specific barriers exist in rural and remote areas?
Which effective models can be used to address these disparities?

Speakers:

Mr Louis van Rensburg
EMS District Manager

Mr. Abongile Xeketwana
Manager: EMS Clinical Governance & Quality Improvement

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The webinar will provide a clear overview on the training expectations and outcomes of the platform.
It will provide real-time updates and ensure that the targeted audience is aware that the training is available on the platform.
It will allows for standardized training delivery, progress tracking, and broader reach without the logistical challenges of in-person sessions.

Questions/key issues to be covered:

Assuring the Quality of HIV Rapid Testing
Overview of Rapid HIV testing
Updated 3 Test HIV Rapid Test Algorithm Serial Algorithm

Speakers:

Ms Alarice Marsh
Deputy Director

Mr Joseph Honwani
Deputy Director

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Objectives:

•    Doxycycline as a malaria chemoprophylaxis, clarify it’s role within national malaria prevention strategies
•    Share clinical guidelines and operational experiences for prescribing and distributing Doxycycline
•    Discuss the role of Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) in malaria prevention
•    Facilitate knowledge exchange between policymakers, researchers, and practitioners for sustained malaria      elimination

Questions/key issues to be covered:

•    Role of Doxycycline for malaria in South Africa
•    Understanding Doxycycline: Mechanism & Efficacy Indications, Comparative efficacy with other options & EML specifications
•    Operational use of Chemoprophylaxis and SBCC in Gauteng ’s
•    EML specifications for Doxycycline
•    Treatment strategies to combat malaria

Speakers:

Ms MB Shandukani
Acting-Director Malaria and Other Vector Borne Diseases

Dr. Jaishree Raman
Principal Medical Scientist
Head: Laboratory for Antimalarial Resistance Monitoring and Malaria Operational Research (ARMMOR)

Prof. Karen I Barnes
Professor of clinical pharmacology

Ms Sumari Davis
General Manager of Amayeza

Pinkie Kumalo
Deputy manager (Nursing)

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Objectives:

•    Capacity Building    To improve the air quality through promotion of cleaner air for everyone
•    Information sharing    To strengthen the knowledge and awareness of air pollution impacts to human health
•    Intervention            To reduce the exposure of air pollution through scientific evidence information sharing

Questions/key issues to be covered:

•    Status Quo             More about the air quality around the country
•    Research             Covering all impacts and usage of studies as well as other relevant studies
•    Adaption Interventions     Alleviation of ambient and household air pollution

Speakers:

Ms B Makhafola
Director

Ms B Nemukula
Deputy Director

Mr Sifiso Ngubeni
Assistant Director Environmental Health

Prof Caradee Wright
Research Professor

Mr Abednego Baker
Air Quality Scientist

Mr Vumile Senene
Country Lead SA – Clean Air Fund

Prof Joyce Shirinde
Associate Professor

Amy Sheldon
Research Scientist

Muthise Bulani
Research Scientist

Renee Street
Research Scientist

Video:

Objectives:

To provide healthcare workers with support in managing patients with Advanced HIV Disease (AHD) and co-infections
Support clinicians who are interested in the Knowledge Hub online Advanced Clinical Care (ACC) course.  
Provide clinical resources and guidelines to support the healthcare professional in the clinic or hospital setting
Provide practical management tools

Questions/key issues to be covered:

Provide health care workers with skills and tools to diagnose HIV positive patients with Advanced HIV disease and its complications.

Speakers:

MM Ntloana
Deputy Director; CCMT

Dr Dean Solomon
ACC Technical Lead National

Prof Lucille Blumberg
ID specialist and microbiologist  
NICD

Dr Jeremy Nel
Head of Infectious Diseases at Wits University and Helen Joseph Hospital.

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Objectives:

•Raise global awareness of safety risks in paediatric and newborn care in all health care settings, emphasizing the specific needs of children, families and caregivers.
•Mobilize governments, health care organizations, professional bodies and civil society to implement sustainable strategies for safer care for newborns and children, as part of broader patient safety and quality initiatives.
•Empower parents, caregivers and children in patient safety by promoting education, awareness and active participation in care.
•Advocate for strengthening research on patient safety in paediatric and newborn care.

Speakers:

Ms Sebotse Salvaciah Ngake
Director: Child, Youth & School Health

Dr Sithembile Nqeketo
Reproductive maternal neonatal child and adolescent health National professional officer

Dr Nomlindo Makubalo
EC provincial DCST paediatrician based in Nelson Mandela Bay Health District

Dr Sylvia Cebekhulu
Specialist Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, currently Head of Clinical Unit and Senior Lecturer: Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Prof Angela Dramowski
Professor, Head of Clinical Unit: General Paediatrics, Tygerberg Hospital and Stellenbosch University

Mr Benjamin Khoza
Assistant director -IPC

Dr Sandi Holgate
Senior Specialist Neonatology, Dept of Paediatrics, Tygerberg Hospital and Stellenbosch University

Dr Nirav Patel
Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital and a lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

Dr Siobhan Johnstone
Program Manager, Epidemiologist

Dr Mokgadi Mbuyane
Director Quality Assurance and Improvement

Objectives:

To provide healthcare workers with support in managing patients with Advanced HIV Disease (AHD) and co-infections
Support clinicians who are interested in the Knowledge Hub online Advanced Clinical Care (ACC) course.  
Provide clinical resources and guidelines to support the healthcare professional in the clinic or hospital setting
Provide practical management tools

Questions/key issues to be covered:

Provide health care workers with skills and tools to diagnose HIV positive patients with advanced HIV disease.  

Speakers:

Mr Tebogo Molewa
CCMT program manager

Dr Leon Levin
Paediatrician

Dr Kim Steegen
Medical Scientist