Objectives:

Understand the importance of correct certification of cause of death
Understand your role as doctor in producing reliable causes of death statistics
Correctly complete a death certificate
Look at case scenarios to understand certification requirements for special circumstances 

Questions/key issues to be covered:

Uses of mortality data
Doctors’ role in producing reliable mortality data
How to correctly complete the death notification form
Ethical and legal requirements for completing the DNF.

Speakers:

Dr Luvuyo Bayeni  
Chief Director for Human Resources for Health

Mr Mbhekiseni Khumalo  
Director for Epidemiology and Surveillance 

Dr Pamela Groenewald
Specialist Scientist

Dr Natasha Kallis
Clinician researcher

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