Are we coping with Covid-19 in SA and Africa? A webinar by Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine
| When: | Thursday, 11 June 2020 - Thursday, 11 June 2020 |
| Where: | Off campus |
| Start time: | 16:00 |
| Enquiries: | |
| RSVP: | https://bit.ly/2zOK7IT |
| Cost: | Free but registration required. |
The Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine & Wits University Press, sponsored by Sabinet, present a Covid-19 webinar on 11 June,16:00 CAT (10:00 EST). #WJCMCovid-19
Join medical experts in discussion about current management protocols and the impact of Covid-19 in South Africa and other parts of Africa. (16:00-17:00pm Central Africa Time and 10:00-11:00am Eastern Standard Time for the US & Canada). #WJCMCovid-19
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AGENDA
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TIME |
TOPIC |
SPEAKER |
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY |
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16:00 |
Introduction to the Covid-19 Webinar |
Chair: Prof. Pravin Manga |
Editor in Chief: Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine, Emeritus Professor Internal Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Wits University |
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16:05 |
Covid-19 Diagnostic Testing and Epidemiological Modelling: Controversies This talk will focus primarily on the controversies surrounding diagnostic testing, taking into account the principles, application and interpretation thereof |
Dr Warren Lowman |
Pathologist, Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, School of Pathology Wits University |
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16:12 |
Covid-19: An African Perspective This talk will cover the management of COVID-19 in Ghana, the projections of COVID-19 spread in Ghana and the rest of Africa, and whether African healthcare systems can cope. |
Dr Dwomoa Adu |
Consultant nephrologist, Honorary Senior Research Fellow, University of Ghana Medical School
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16:19 |
Covid-19 in the Workplace This talk with cover staff and unit preparations for Covid-19; Occupational Health and Safety issues; staff isolation, testing and precautions. |
Adjunct Prof. Feroza Motara
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Academic HoD in Emergency Medicine in the Department of Family Medicine, Wits University; Head of the Emergency Medicine Unit, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital; and Cluster Head of Gauteng Emergency Medicine.
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16:26 |
Covid-19 Therapy: Recent Advances and Research Trends This talk will cover the up-to-date evidence for various treatment options and current research trends. |
Prof. Guy Richards |
Emeritus Professor of Critical Care, Wits University |
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16:33 |
Preventing Covid-19: Modifying Behaviour
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Dr Mark Tomlinson |
Co-Director, Institute for Life Course Health Research, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University |
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16:40 |
Q&A |
All Speakers |
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The Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine is a peer-reviewed, Open Access scientific research journal published triannually, and was established to provide a forum to showcase scientific research from the School of Clinical Medicine at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg as well as from other institutions nationally and internationally. Submissions are welcomed and the journal has a particular focus to encourage clinical and translational research especially from new academics, including students, fellows and junior consultants.
This journal is indexed with PubMed Central.
The current issue of the journal is a Covid-19 Special Issue. The next issue of the Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine will be published in July 2020.
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