Professor Petra Brysiewicz is a full professor in the School of Nursing and Public Health at the University of…
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KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. She is currently involved in teaching Trauma/Emergency Nursing at undergraduate and postgraduate level as well as Qualitative Research Methods course at master’s level. Professor Brysiewicz is the immediate past president of Emergency Nurses Society of South Africa and an Executive Committee Member of various emergency care organizations and through these societies is playing an active role in the further development of emergency care in South Africa and Africa. Her research areas of interest include the psychosocial implications of violence and injury.
Mrs Kath Defillipi
Area: Palliative Care
Location:Hospice Palliative Care Association of SA (HPCA)
Mrs Kath Defilippicoordinated the development of the SANC-recognized Short Course in Palliative Nursing..
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and was a driving force in the compilation of the Hospice Palliative Care standards. In addition, she was instrumental in making palliative care accessible for South Africans infected with HIV and TB. As a pioneer, Ms Defilippi started South Coast Hospice and served as the inaugural chair of the African Palliative Care Association and the expansion of palliative care services on the African continent.
Dr Tanya Heyns is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Nursing Science within the Faculty of Health
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Sciences at the University of Pretoria. She is currently involved in teaching Trauma/Emergency Nursing at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Dr Heyns has a focused research programme in Practice Development, which guides all current research projects – including personal and post-graduate scholars’ research. She is the current president of the Emergency Nurses Society of South Africa and involved in various organisations to further develop emergency care in South Africa and Africa.
Dr Maree is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Nursing Science at the University of Pretoria
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where she is responsible for the management of the post-basic and postgraduate clinical nursing programmes and the research accompaniment of master’s and doctoral students. Dr Carin Maree’s career has included working in various areas of neonatal and child nursing, nursing management and nursing education and research. She has been involved with nursing education since 1999 within the Department of Nursing Science at the University of Pretoria where she was responsible for the development of the post-basic and postgraduate programmes in neonatal nursing science. Dr Maree is a founding fellow of ANSA and serves on the committees of NNASA, SANITSA and FUNDISA, and is a member of various professional bodies. She has presented at national and international conferences and has been published in national and international journals. Dr Maree’s main interests are neonatal intensive care nursing science, reflective learning and teaching, wholebrain (holistic) learning, nursing education and qualitative research and nursing management.
Prof Magda Mulder has developed and established wound care as a speciality area at the School of Nursing
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at the University of the Free State. Since 2003, 93 wound care experts have been trained. Prof Mulder has also assisted in the establishment of a wound care clinic at the Universitas Hospital in Bloemfontein. In addition, Prof Mulder acts as a wound care consultant for patients, professional nurses, medical practitioners and medical companies and legal practitioners. Prof Mulder has written a wound care textbook in cooperation with a team of co-workers entitled Basic Principles of Wound Care and has developed a curriculum for the Postgraduate Diploma in wound care in conjunction with the new HEQF. In addition, Prof Mulder has offered more than 20 workshops and delivered more than 30 presentations in her field and has developed a classification system for wound care products in South Africa which are used by various medical companies and specialists in wound care.
Ms Nokuzola Cynthia Mzolo
Area: Midwifery
Location: Department of Health KwaZulu-Natal (DOH KZN)
Ms Mzolo has been a District Clinical Specialist Advanced Midwife at Sisonke/Harry Gwala District in
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KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) since 2012. She assists in providing leadership, clinical governance and outreach support to all sub-districts in Sisonke in the Maternal Neonatal Child and Women’s Health Programme in pursuit of the reduction of perinatal and child mortality. Ms Mzolo previously worked at McCord maternity unit and as a facilitator for the Decentralised Education Programme in Advanced Midwifery and Neonatal Nursing Science (DEPAM). In 2000, she joined the Centre for Rural Health (CRH) to facilitate quality improvement and operational research in Maternal and Neonatal Health (including PMTCT) in KZN, Limpopo Province and Swaziland. Ms Mzolo is a member of the National Ministerial Committee on Perinatal Morbidity and Mortality (NaPeMMCo) and has represented KZN since its inception in 2008. In addition, Ms Mzolo represents KZN through the Midwives in the Society of Midwives of South Africa (SOMSA).
Ms Dolly Nyasulu
Area: Midwifery
Location: University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban (UKZN)
Ms Louwna Pretorius is the National Occupational Health Services Coordinator for Corobrik Pty (Ltd). She is
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an Occupational Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE) Consultant, auditor and accredited facilitator, as well as assessor and moderator. Ms Pretorius has extensive experience in the field of ISO 14001 and OHSAS management systems. She is a member of the International Committee on Occupational Health (ICOH) and has been the Chairperson for the Scientific Committee on Occupational Health Nursing (SCOHN) within ICOH since 2008. Ms Pretorius is a former president of the South Africa Society of Occupational Health Nursing Practitioners (SASOHN) and was a member of the South African Nursing Council (SANC) from 2003 to 2008.
Dr Heilie Uys is a trained Nephrology Nurse and has been involved in dialysis and transplantation since
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1976. She was also Professor in Nursing at the Rand Afrikaans University (RAU) and has established the training course for Nephrology Nurses at both RAU and the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth. Dr Uys is also an honorary Life member of the Renal Care Society of South Africa.
Prof Fhumulani Mavis Mulaudzi is the Head of Department of Nursing Science and Chairperson of the School
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of Health Care Sciences at the University of Pretoria. She is currently the Chairperson of the Forum for University Nursing Deans in South Africa (FUNDISA), Member of the CSIR Research Ethics Committee, QUAD member of the African Regulatory Committee, a co-facilitator of the Bamboo Bridge and the treasurer of the South African Health Care Sciences Deans Committee. Prof Mulaudzi was a runner-up for the Distinguished Women in Science award 2011for her work in indigenous knowledge system research. She is currently the Chief Editor of the Curationis Nursing Journal. Her research interest lies in human rights and ethics, HIV/AIDS, indigenous knowledge system and reproductive health. She is known for promoting the philosophy of Ubuntu in nursing ethics. Prof Mulaudzi’s work is recognised and appreciated by her peers both nationally and internationally. This is evident by a number of times that she has read papers as a key-note speaker in international and national conferences.
Professor Marie Poggenpoel has been a tenured professor in Psychiatric Nursing Science at the University of
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Johannesburg since 1989 and is an expert regarding qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. Prof Poggenpoel has published more than 150 articles in international and national journals and has been the supervisor/co-supervisor of more than 100 doctorates and 150 master’s candidates. In South Africa, Prof Poggenpoel is rated as an established researcher by the NRF and has received several awards for excellence in research, the most recent award being the “International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame” awarded by Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Honor Society of Nursing in July 2013 in Prague.
Educators
Prof Mary Chabeli
Area: Teaching Reflective Thinking
Location: University of Johannesburg (UJ)
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Prof Mary Chabeli is a full professor in nursing education at the University of Johannesburg where she is
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presently the Head of the Nursing Department. She holds a Doctorate in nursing education with the niche area in critical and reflective thinking. Prof Chabeli has presented papers at numerous national and international conferences and has been published in accredited journals.
Professor Nomathandazo Gwele is Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic at the Durban University of
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Technology (DUT) – a position she has held since 2010. She was previously Executive Dean: Health Sciences at DUT. Prior to that, Prof Gwele was Professor and Head of School: Nursing at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and before that the University of Natal. She began her academic career at the universities of Transkei and Natal. Prof Gwele chairs and serves on various academic committees and has a string of publications, research grant experiences, scholarships, and prizes to her name. She has successfully supervised 22 Masters and 6 PhD degrees, and is currently leading the institution-wide student engagement and curriculum renewal projects at DUT.
Prof Hester Klopper is an international academic and professional leader with extensive international
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networks in global health, public health, policy development and nursing and healthcare. Prof Klopper is the Chief Executive Officer of the Forum for University Nursing Deans in South Africa (FUNDISA) as well as the President of the honour society of Nurses Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) (2013 to 2015). She also holds an Extra-ordinary Professor position with INSINQ, a research focus area based at NWU-P and full professorial appointment to UWC. Prior positions held include the Dean of the Faculty of Community and Health Sciences (UWC) in South Africa. As a scholar, her research programme focuses on positive practice environments, patient safety and quality healthcare, health systems and health policy, as well as nursing education research. A continued interest is global health and the role nurses play in policy influence and strengthening health systems.
Prof Dalena van Rooyen
Area: Educational Unit Development
Location: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU)
Professor Dalena van Rooyen is currently the Director of the School of Clinical Care Sciences at the Nelson
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Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth. She is one of the professional editors for the Health SA Gesondheid journal, the President of the Academy of Nursing of South Africa (ANSA) as well as the Vice-Chairperson for the Nursing Education Association (NEA). Prof van Rooyen is also lead researcher on a number of research projects, including an international project on barriers to mental healthcare and has a special interest in evidence-based practice and utilising technology to improve patient outcomes in various healthcare settings.
Dr Sharon Vasuthevan is currently the Group Nursing Executive of the Life Healthcare private hospital group.
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Dr Vasuthevan has contributed significantly to Nursing Education through her work and affiliations at various professional levels. She has been the Chairperson of the Nursing Education Association (NEA) since 2005 to date and was appointed as a member of the 14th and 15th South African Nursing Councils (SANC) and currently serves as the Vice-Chairperson. Dr Vasuthevan is also Vice-President of the Interim Board of the Academy of Nursing of South Africa (ANSA), Chair of the Education Committee of the Council, African representative on the ICN Education Network, a Trustee of the Nursing Foundation of South Africa and Chairperson of the Life College of Learning Council. She is the editor of the De Haan’s Health of Southern Africa 10th edition and has published various articles and chapters on nursing education and leadership.
Ms Eileen Brannigan championed the cause of nurses and the nursing profession,
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and played an active role in nursing management systems that promoted quality patient care. Ms Brannigan played a leading role in uniting the organised profession to form DENOSA and also served on the South African Nursing Council (SANC), chairing the Laws and Ethics Committee. As a nursing leader in the private sector, Ms Brannigan developed nursing staffing norms, salary structures and systems that advanced quality nursing care.
Mrs Kath Defillipi
Dr Tanya Heyns
Dr Carin Maree
Ms Nokuzola Cynthia Mzolo
Ms Louwna Pretorius
Dr Heilie Uys
Prof Mavis Mulaudzi
Prof Mary Chabeli
Prof Nomthandazo Gwele
Prof Hester Klopper
Dr Sharon Vasuthevan
Ms Eileen Brannigan