Programme

INDUSTRY WORKSHOPS / SYMPOSIA    
14:00-16:00 Insulin Workshop   Hosted by Novo Nordisk  
17:00-18:00 Industry sponsored symposium –   Hosted by MSD  
18:30-19:30 Industry sponsored symposium –
The Single pill of Perindopril, indapamide and amlodpine – a New Approach in the management of Hypertension
Dr M Heradien Hosted by Servier  
OPENING SESSION – Chairs:  Prof B Mash & Prof O Omole   
08:00-08:45 Welcome and Introduction
•Introduction
•Welcome
•Message from Dean of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria
• Message from MEC of Health Gauteng (TBC)
Prof I Govender, Convenor
Prof B Mash, SAAFP President
Prof T de Jager, Dean of Health Sciences, UP
08:45 – 09:00 Commemoration of Health Care Professional Victims of COVID-19 Prof Honey Mabuza
09:00-09:45 Plenary Session 1
Guest Speaker
Covid 19 – COVID-19 in South Africa: The good, the Bad and the Complicated
 
Prof Salim Abdool Karrim  
09:45-10:30 Plenary Session 2
State of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa
 
Prof Shabhir Madhi  
10:30-11:00 Comfort Break    
11:00-13:00 SESSION A.1:  WORKSHOP
Chair:  Prof Richard Cooke
SESSION B.1:  SEMINARS
Chair:  Prof Ndimande
SESSION C.1:  CLINICAL PRACTICE UPDATE
Chair:  Prof Mergan Naidoo
SESSION D.1:  RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
Chair:  Prof Gert Marinkowitz
11:00-11:10 Announcements Announcements    
11:10-12:10 A.1.1
A Taste of Motivational Interviewing
Loren Jordaan & Dr Zelra Malan
B.1.1
Prioritising “already-scarce” intensive care unit resources in the midst of COVID-19: a call for regional triage committees in South Africa
Dr K Naidoo
Ethics
C.1.1
The management of chronic kidney disease in SA- The role of the family physician in a multidisciplinary team Prof Alain Assounga
D.1.1 (Abstract no. 8) Community-orientated primary care: a scoping review of different models, and their effectiveness and feasibility in sub-Saharan Africa  – Prof Bob Mash
D.1.2 (Abstract no. 31) Rural doctors’ lived experiences of clinical courage  – Prof Ian Cooper
D.1.3 (Abstract no. 46) Profile and obstetric outcome of teenage pregnancies compared to pregnant adults at a district hospital  in KwaZulu-Natal  – Dr S Rangiah
D.1.4 (Abstract no. 52) Household factors associated with incomplete immunization of children under five years of age in the Ekurhuleni district – Dr Matjatji Choeu
12:10-13:10 A.1.2
Reengineering examinations in the face of COVID-19: a stop gap measure or a long-term option
Prof Vanessa Burch
B.1.2
“Caring” in the context of COVID-19
Prof Bernhard Gaede
C.1.2
Gender based violence in the district
(TBC)
D.1.5 (Abstract No. 57) Primary Care with Purpose: A Qualitative Study exploring the health Care Desires of Homeless Mothers in the City of Tshwane – Dr Masego Moema
D.1.6 (Abstract No. 60) Reasons given by non-emergency patients received at Jubilee District Hospital for bypassing their designated local clinics – Dr Tebogo Thaba
D.1.7 (Abstract No. 65) Evaluation of the Quality of service delivery in private sector, primary care clinics in Kenya: A descriptive patient survey – Dr Gulnaz Mohamoud
D.1.8 (Abstract No. 44) Teenager engagement in sexual activity – exploring practices and reasons for having sex  – Dr Zakariya Badat
13:00-14:00 Virtual Poster Presentations and Exhibitor Session Lunch Break
AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSIONS – Chair:  Prof Honey Mabuza  
14:00-14:45 Plenary Session 3
JC Coetzee Lecture
Covid 19 Infection and Maternal Health
 
Prof Priya Soma-Pillay
   
14:45-15:30 Plenary Session 4
Covid 19 & PHC Professionals in Africa
 
Dr Vincent Setlhare
   
15:30-15:45 Comfort Break      
15:45-17:50 SESSION A.2: WORKSHOPS
Chair:  Dr Martin Bac
SESSION B.2: SEMINARS
Chair:  Dr K Hlabyago
SESSION C.2:  CLINICAL PRACTICE UPDATE
Chair:  Dr T Ras
SESSION D.2: RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
Chair:  Dr H Brits
15:45-16:40 A.2.1
The role of the family physician in palliative care in the Netherlands and some ethical dilemmas
Dr Frans P.M.Baar (NL)
Ethics
B.2.1
Psychosocial and sexual care pathway in cancer patients in Africa*
Dr Prithy Ramlachan
C.2.1
Schizophrenia diagnoses and management in PHC
Prof L Robertson
D.2.1 (Abstract No. 9) The quality of feedback from outpatient departments at referral hospitals to the primary care providers in the Western Cape: A descriptive survey  – Prof Bob Mash
D.2.2 (Abstract No. 19) Using poster presentation to assess large partnership publicly-funded primary healthcare facilities to optimise antibiotic prescribing in the Western Cape: an exploratory study  – Prof Andrew Ross
D.2.3 (Abstract No. 23) Knowledge and practices of seeking informed consent for medical examinations and procedures by health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo  – Dr Doudou Nzaumvila
D.2.4 (Abstract No. 47) The training of medical students in generalist medical practice and challenges encountered: students’ experiences in four South African medical schools  – Prof Langalibalele Mabuza
16:55-17:50 A.2.2
COVID-19: End of Life Decisions in the Emergency Unit
Liesl Botha
Ethics
B.2.2
Diabetes in the Covid era
Dr Fraser Pirie
C.2.2
Responding to Substance use and Dependence in the District
Mr Shaun Shelly
D.2.5 (Abstract No. 55) Integrated longitudinal community clerkship: What is out there for the students?  – Prof Olukayode Adeleke
D.2.6 ( Abstract No. 59) Setting up Multidisciplinary team meetings in the mental health unit of a district hospital in Tshwane – Dr Nabeela Mohamed
D.2.7 (Abstract No. 66) Evaluation of the quality of communication in consultations by general practitioners in
Primary care settings. Nairobi, Kenya: Descriptive observational cross-sectional study  – Dr Gulnaz Mohamoud
D.2.8 (Abstract No. 21) Perceptions of postgraduate Family Medicine supervision at decentralised training sites from a South African university– Dr Neetha Joe Erumeda
18:00-19:00 Industry sponsored symposium – “GLP1 – obesity, speaker TBC”
Hosted by Novo Nordisk
19:30-20:30 Industry sponsored symposium – ”Out of the Blue: Acquired Haemophilia strike without warning” (Dr Mohammed Karodia)
Hosted by Novo Nordisk
07:30-08:15 Industry Sponsored Symposium – First Injectable Therapy in Type 2  Diabetes (Dr Aslam Amod)
Hosted by Lilly
MORNING PLENARY SESSIONS 
08:30-08:40 Welcome and Introduction
Announcements
Prof Shabir Moosa
08:40-09:30 Plenary Session 5
KM Seedat Lecture:
The family practitioner response globally to Covid 19
 
Prof Amanda Howe
09:30-10:20 Plenary Session 6
Colliding claims:  equity and human rights in pandemic times
Prof Laurel Baldwin-Ragavan
10:20-10:50 COMFORT BREAK
10:50-13:00 SESSION A.3:  WORKSHOPS
Chair:  Prof Yogeswaran
SESSION B.3: SEMINARS
Chair:  Prof Jannie Hugo
SESSION C.3: CLINICAL PRACTICE UPDATE
Chair:  Dr S Rangiah
SESSION D.3: RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
Chair: Prof Tumbo
10:50-11:00 Announcements & entry into sessions
11:00-13:00 A.3.1
Normal labour
PPH
Partogram
Dr Valerie Vannevel
B.3.1
Train the Clinical Trainer
Prof H Brits
C.3.1
COVID-19 management pitfalls and challenges at primary health care settings
Dr P Kaswa
D.3.1 (Abstract No. 10) Preparedness level of front-line healthcare professionals in Tshwane regarding the COVID-19 pandemic – Dr Tombo Bongongo
D.3.2 (Abstract No. 15) Evaluation of patient characteristics, management and outcomes for COVID-19 at district hospitals in the Western Cape, South Africa: descriptive observational study.  – Dr Mellisa Vollenhoven
  A.3.2
CTG interpretation
Shock after miscarriage
Dr Tsakane Hlongwane
B.3.2
Palliative care from home to tertiary hospital?
Rene Krause
Ethics
C.3.2
The science behind resuscitation and 2020 AHA guidelines revisited  – Dr Steven C. Brooks & Lynette Thomas
D.3.3 (Abstract No. 41) The General Practitioner – the opportunity of the Covid19 pandemic to boost their crucial role  – Dr Brian Ruff
D.3.4 (Abstract No. 43) Describing the use of tramadol as management for acute opioid withdrawal during the COVID-19 lockdown in a peri-urban setting in Tshwane, South Africa  – Dr Urvisha Bhoora
  B.3.3
Patient case study illustrating ethical issues
Dr Shannon Odell
  D.3.5 (Abstract No. 45) Harm reduction in an emergency response to homelessness during South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown  – Dr Jan Heese
D.3.6 (Abstract No. 51) Measuring the impact of reduced in-facility service availability in primary care facilities on patients with type2 diabetes mellitus during the COVID-19 pandemic in Cape Town: did home delivery of medication help? – Dr Neal David
D.3.7 (Abstract No. 73) Implementation of GREAT4Diabetes voice messages in WhatsApp to educate and empower patients with type 2 diabetes during the COVID-19 Pandemic, South Africa – Dr Darcelle Schouw
D.3.8 (Abstract No. 79) Health service delivery in homeless city shelters during the first three months of Covid-19 lockdown in Tshwane, South Africa  – Dr Edith Madela-Mtla
13:00-13:55 Virtual Poster Presentations & Exhibitor Session Lunch Break
AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSIONS – Chair Prof Bernard Gaede
13:55-14:00 Announcements      
14:00-14:45 Plenary Session 7
Covid 19 and HIV
 
Prof Theresa Rossouw
   
14:45-15:30 Plenary Session 8
Covid 19 and Children
 
Prof Robin Green
   
15:30-15:45 Comfort Break
15:45-17:50 SESSION A.4: WORKSHOPS
Chair:  Prof R Cooke
SESSION B.4: SEMINARS
Chair:  Prof Derek Hellenberg
SESSION C.4: CLINICAL PRACTICE UPDATE
Chair:  Prof Andrew Ross
SESSION D.4:  RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
Chair:  Prof Ozo Ibeziako
A.4.1
Treatment and prevention of stress and burnout among clinicians
Janine Kirby & Prof Hoffie Conradie
B.4.1
My personal experience Covid 19
Prof Mergan Naidoo & Dr Marthinus Heystek
C.4.1
Approach and management of Autism spectrum disorders in the PHC setting.
Dr MIH Khan
D.4.1 (Abstract No. 17) Traumatic experience of immigrants and how the migration process and losses they experience results into stressful psychological acculturation and behaviour change  – Mr Rowan Madzamba
D.4.2 (Abstract No. 29) Prevalence and associated factors of intimate partner violence amongst women attending prevention of mother to child transmission services in Blantyre, Malawi  – Dr Genesis Chorwe-Sungai
D.4.3 (Abstract No. 35) Diabetes in the Cape Town Metropole – a secondary analysis of the diabetes cascade database 2015 – 2020  – Dr Megan Boake
D.4.4 (Abstract No. 50) Review of parasuicide cases in a South African district hospital, from 2013 to 2018. – Dr Tombo Bongongo
B.4.2
Thromboembolic diseases and Covid 19
Prof Naresh Ranjith
4.3.2
Mental Health – during the COVID 19 pandemic and lock down
Dr HV Mamorobela
D.4.5 (Abstract No. 53) Outcomes and Novel Insights from Treating Drug Resistant Tuberculosis at two rural District Hospitals, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa  – Dr John D Lotz
D.4.6 (Abstract No. 54) Making children happier in the ward: Quality improvement approach  – Prof Olukayode Adeleke
D.4.7 (Abstract No. 62) Patient Alcohol Consumption and Knowledge of Safe Alcohol use at Dr. George Mukhari Academic Hospital, Pretoria  – Dr Kamelia Nashed
D.4.8 (Abstract No. 64) Trauma patients at the Helderberg District Hospital emergency centre, South Africa: A descriptive study  – Dr Trevor Marle
17:30-18:00 SAAFP Awards and Vote of Thanks – Edith Madela-Mntla / Indiran Govender

Please note that this a provisional programme, that is subject to changes and updates. Once the final programme has been finalized, it wil be shared accordingly