08:00 | Welcome Coffee
08:20 | Opening remarks: Preparing for beyond the pandemic
Dr Edward Ngwenya
Moderator: Dr Relebohile Ncha & Dr Muthei Dombo
08:30 | Keynote presentation: The future of healthcare
Hannes van der Merwe
Abstract Presentations
09:00 | Reflections on the concomitants of the restrictive visitation policy during the COVID-19 pandemic: An ubuntu perspective
Dr Moselene AR Du-Plessis
09:15 The unintended but desirable consequences of COVID-19 response in South Africa
Prof Sogo France Matlala
09:30 A rapid review of the experiences and expectations of public sector healthcare services on integrating COVID-19 vaccination into existing services in the Ekurhuleni Health District, 2021
Dr Amilcar Juggernath
09:45 The psychosocial impact of Covid-19 on communities in informal settlements in the Southern Region of the City of Ekurhuleni
Busisiwe Nkosi
10:00 Where to from here? Assessment in the post-pandemic era
Dr Chauntelle Bagwandeen
10:15 Q&A
10:30 | Network Coffee Break
Moderator: Dr Khanyisile Tshabalala & Dr Mantwa Chisale-Mabotja
11:15 | Keynote presentation: Innovation in Population Health: Observations from the World Health Organization (WHO)
Dr Gwen Ramokgopa
11:45 | Innovation Cafe: A tour of current innovation in public health
13:30 | Networking Break & Visit Exhibition
Moderator: Dr John Mathabathe & Dr Jesne Kistan
14:00 | Clinical practice in Public Health
Dr Mehreen Hunter
14:30 | ARisk factors associated with termination of pregnancy at district hospital, Limpopo province, South Africa
Xitshembiso Agrey Ngoveni
14:45 | Identification and uptake of cervical cancer screening during active surveillance in HIV-positive women attending a primary health care facility in Tshwane District, Pretoria
Dr Aniqa Rab & Dr Yeyang Xu
15:00 Assessing cervical precancer treatment rate among women utilising the Johannesburg public sector through record linkage of laboratory data
Dr Amilcar Juggernath
15:15 Mental health of healthcare professionals Dr Girum Lakew Tesema
15:30 Integrated interventions by stakeholders to embark substance abuse in the Dikgale Healthand Demographic Surveillance System, South Africa
Dr Livhuwani Muthelo
15:45 Q&A
Moderator: Dr Atiya Mosam & Dr Shrikant Peters
16:00 | Panel Discussion: Global Public Health Medicine - Differences in training and scope of practice
17:00 | Closing remarks
Dr Gwen Ramokgopa
17:05 | End of Conference