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- ItemDeath certificates : let’s get it right!(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2009-09) Pieterse, Desiree; Groenewald, Pam; Bradshaw, Debbie; Burger, Elsie H.; Rohde, Jon; Reagon, Gavin
- ItemEpidemiology of lower respiratory infection and pneumonia in South Africa (1997 – 2015) : a systematic review protocol(BMJ Publishing Group, 2016) Roomaney, Rifqah A.; Pillay-van Wyk, Victoria; Awotiwon, Oluwatoyin F.; Dhansay, Ali; Groenewald, Pam; Joubert, Jane D.; Nglazi, Mweete D.; Nicol, Edward; Bradshaw, DebbieIntroduction: Lower respiratory infections (LRIs) and pneumonia are among the leading causes of death worldwide, especially in children aged under 5 years, and these patterns are reflected in the South African population. Local epidemiological data for LRIs and pneumonia are required to inform the Second National Burden of Disease Study underway in South Africa. The aim of this systematic review is to identify published studies reporting the prevalence, incidence, case fatality, duration or severity of LRI and pneumonia in adults and children in South Africa. Methods and analysis: Electronic database searches will be conducted to obtain studies reporting on the prevalence, incidence, case fatality, duration and severity of LRI and pneumonia in South Africa between January 1997 and December 2015. Studies that are assessed to have moderate or low risk of bias will be included in a meta-analysis, if appropriate. Where meta-analysis is not possible, the articles will be described narratively. Subgroup analysis (eg, age groups) will also be conducted where enough information is available. Ethics and dissemination: This systematic review will only include published data with no linked patientlevel information; thus, no ethics approval is required. The findings will be used to calculate the burden of disease attributed to LRI and pneumonia in South Africa and will highlight the type of epidemiological data available in the country. The article will be disseminated in a peer-reviewed publication.
- ItemMedical certification of death in South Africa – moving forward(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2015) Burger, Elsie Helena; Groenewald, Pam; Rossouw, Anastasia; Bradshaw, DebbieDespite improvements to the Death Notification Form (DNF) used in South Africa (SA), the quality of cause-of-death information remains suboptimal. To address these inadequacies, the government ran a train-the-trainer programme on completion of the DNF, targeting doctors in public sector hospitals. Training materials were developed and workshops were held in all provinces. This article reflects on the lessons learnt from the training and highlights issues that need to be addressed to improve medical certification and cause-of-death data in SA. The DNF should be completed truthfully and accurately, and confidentiality of the information on the form should be maintained. The underlying cause of death should be entered on the lowest completed line in the cause-of-death section, and if appropriate, HIV should be entered here. Exclusion clauses for HIV in life insurance policies with Association of Savings and Investments South Africa companies were scrapped in 2005. Interactive workshops provide a good learning environment, but are logistically challenging. More use should be made of online training resources, particularly with continuing professional development accreditation and helpline support. In addition, training in the completion of the DNF should become part of the curriculum in all medical schools, and part of the orientation of interns and community service doctors in all facilities.