DAY 1 – Thursday, May 10 2012
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| 09.00 |
Opening Remarks
Role of Primary Care in the Proposed NHI
Dr. Jane Doherty, Independent Researcher, Part-Time Lecturer, Wits School of Public Health, Johannesburg, South Africa |
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SESSION 1: RHEUMATOLOGY
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| 09.30 |
Topic to be confirmed
Dr. Mohamed A. Makda, Consultant Physician/Rheumatologist, Division of Rheumatology, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 10.00 |
ABC of Osteoporosis
Dr. Stanley Lipschitz, MBBCH, FRACP, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 10.30 |
Topic to be confirmed |
| 11.00 |
COFFEE BREAK
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SESSION 2: HIV
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| 11.30 |
HIV: Latest Advances
Siraaj Adams, Senior Manager, HIV, YourLife Programme, Metropolitan Health Risk Management, Cape Town, South Africa |
| 12.00 |
HIV and Kidney Disease
Prof. Saraladevi Naicker, Professor and Head, Division of Nephrology, Academic Head, Department of Internal Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 12.30 |
LUNCH BREAK
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SESSION 3: DERMATOLOGY
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Moderator:
Dr. Noreen Nisa Moti, Dermatologist, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 14.00 |
Skin Surgery and Procedures for the GP
Dr. MB Roscher, Director, Dermatological Surgery, Department of Dermatology, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KZN, Medical Director, Skin Centre: Skin and Laser Surgery Centre, Durban, South Africa |
| 14.30 |
Common Skin Conditions
Dr. Nokubonga Khoza, Dermatologist, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa |
| 15.00 |
HIV and Skin
Dr. Ncoza Dlova, Dermatology Department, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa |
| 15.30 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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SESSION 4: PULMONOLOGY
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| 16.00 |
Tuberculosis: Diagnosis and Management
Prof. Michelle Wong, Head, Division of Pulmonology, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 16.30 |
Community Acquired Pneumonia
Prof. Charles Feldman, Head, Division of Pulmonology, School of Clinical Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 17.00 |
Discussion |
| 17.30 |
Close of Day 1 |
DAY 2 – Friday, May 11 2012
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SESSION 5: CARDIOLOGY
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| 09.00 |
An Approach to a Patient with Chest Pain
Dr. M.R. Nethononda, MBchB, Mmed, DPhil (Oxford), FCP (SA), Consultant in Cardiology and Cardiac MRI, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Wits University Donald Gordon Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 09.30 |
An Approach to Tachycardia
Dr. Michael Rory Alison, Cardiologist, Sunninghill Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 10.00 |
Heart Failure Management
Dr. Riaz Dawood, Cardiologist, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 10.30 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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SESSION 6: ENDOCRINOLOGY
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| 11.00 |
Diabetes: New Practice Guidelines
Dr. Zaheer Bayat, Specialist Endocrinologist, Chair of Post Graduate Committee, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 11.30 |
Managing Obesity
Speaker to be confirmed |
| 12.00 |
Topic to be confirmed
Dr. Daksha Jivan, Endocrinologist, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 12.30 |
LUNCH BREAK |
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SESSION 7: GASTROENTEROLOGY
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Moderator:
Dr. Peter Barrow, Gastroenterologist, WITS Donald Gordon Medical Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 14.00 |
Practical Approach to Iron Deficiency Anaemia
Dr. Peter Barrow, Gastroenterologist, WITS Donald Gordon Medical Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 14.30 |
Acid Peptic Disease
Dr. Kay Karlsson, Endoscopy Unit Director, WITS Gordon Medical Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 15.00 |
An Approach to Chronic Diarrhoea
Dr. Trevlyn Burger, Consultant Gastroenterologist, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 15.30 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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SESSION 8: OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
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Moderator:
Dr. Francois Lubbe, Gynaecologist and Obstetrician, Mayo Clinic, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 16.00 |
An Introduction to Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
Dr. Francois Lubbe, Gynaecologist and Obstetrician, Mayo Clinic, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 16.30 |
Contraception
Dr. Peter Koll, Council Member, South African Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, South Africa |
| 17.00 |
CLOSE OF THE CONFERENCE |