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The vision of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is to be a dynamic, people-centred and inclusive environment, internationally recognised for its excellence in research, education and clinical training in medicine and health sciences, and for the contribution it makes to improving health and health care in South Africa, the African continent and beyond.
This faculty was known as the Faculty of Health Sciences until 30 April 2012.
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- ItemAll the king's horses and all the king's men - perhaps exercise physiologists can put SA sport together again(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2009-03) Terblanche, ElmarieExercise physiology is defined as the study of the function of the human body during various acute and chronic exercise conditions as well as the identification of physiological mechanisms underlying physical activity. Exercise represents one of the highest levels of stress to which the body can be exposed. The development of modern exercise physiology can be traced back to physical education, which was a strong academic field in South Africa when it was still part of the school curriculum. Exercise physiology grew out of physical education teachers who identified more with the scientific approach to athletics than teaching physical activities.
- ItemConfronting the illusion of certainty : what has clinical epidemiology contributed?(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006) Volmink, Jimmy
- ItemDiagnostic virology : excessive expenditure or essential contribution to health care?(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009) Preiser, Wolfgang; Editor: SU Language CentreInaugural address delivered by Prof Wolfgang Preiser on 15 September 2009.
- ItemEnteral formula : selecting the right formula for your patient(Medpharm Publications, 2017) Blaauw, Renee; Du Toit, Anna-LenaThe availability of various enteral formulae on the market assists in the individualized management of patients. It provides variety in terms of macronutrient content, fluid options and the addition or omission of certain components, e.g. fibre, electrolytes and immunonutrients. It is imperative that health care practitioners should be familiar with all products locally available and should have the ability to select the most appropriate products to meet the patient’s needs. We provide a brief summary of all enteral formulae in terms of unique features and recommendations for use. Practical application is discussed by means of two case studies.
- ItemFinding a home for my professional soul(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-07) Bezuidenhout, JuanitaJuanita Bezuidenhout was born in Johannesburg and went to school in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Windhoek and Lichtenburg, where she matriculated. She obtained her MBChB degree from Pretoria University and her MMed and PhD degrees in Anatomical Pathology from Stellenbosch University. She is employed as a pathologist in the National Health Laboratory Service and as Deputy Director: Research in the Centre for Health Professions Education of the Stellenbosch University (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. She is a clinician-educator pursuing scholarship in anatomical pathology and teaching and learning, as demonstrated by a PhD in Anatomical Pathology; the Rector’s Award for teaching excellence; a FAIMER fellowship; her position as deputy editor of the African Journal for Health Professions Education; and her role as co-founder and co-director of the sub-Saharan FAIMER Regional Institute. She also has received a Teaching Fellowship, has published in the fields of pathology and education, and received international awards for conference presentations in education. In 2012 she led the College of Pathologists in the process of blueprinting assessment in all pathology disciplines and organised the first ever comprehensive education theme at IAP2012, a leading international anatomical pathology conference. Most recently she was awarded the regional award for excellence as a pathologist by the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS). She has served as national and international examiner in anatomical pathology, and considers quality assurance as being essential to improving practice. She serves on committees of the Faculty, the University and nationally, specifically the Postgraduate Education and Training Committee of the Medical and Dental Professions Board of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). She believes in fostering a culture of collaboration in research, and in continuously improving the training and empowerment of students in their personal and professional development.
- ItemHIV-positive patients in the intensive care unit(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2017) Parker, A.; Lahri, S.; Taljaard, J. J.; Koegelenberg, C. F. N.No abstract available.
- ItemHORTIS-III: Radiation cystitis - a multicenter, prospective, double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in patients with refractory radiation cystitis(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2010) Smit, S. G.; Heyns, C. F.; Cronje, F. J.; Roberts, C. J.Objective: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for refractory late radiation cystitis has been reported with success rates of 60% to 92%. HORTIS (Hyperbaric Oxygen Radiation Tissue Injury Study) is a multicenter study conducted by the Baromedical Research Foundation, South Carolina, USA. Tygerberg Hospital and University of Stellenbosch is one of 6 centers recruiting patients for the radiation cystitis arm (HORTIS-III). Methods: Patients were prospectively randomized: Group A (treatment) received HBOT (100% oxygen at 2.0 atmospheres). Group B (control) received sham treatment (21% oxygen at 1.0 atmosphere). Patients and referring physicians were blinded to the randomization process. Patients received 30-40 sessions of either HBOT or sham treatment. After unblinding, patients in the control group were offered crossover to the treatment group. Primary outcome measures included clinical evaluation, SOMALENT and EPIC scores. Results: In total, 34 patients were screened, 5 met the inclusion and exclusion criteria and agreed to participate. Two patients were randomized to Group A. One patient received 30 sessions of HBOT. One patient absconded after 26 sessions of HBOT. Three patients were randomized to Group B and received 40 sessions of sham treatment. All 3 control patients elected to cross over: two patients completed 40 sessions of HBOT, one stopped at 24 sessions due to an unrelated medical condition (critical limb ischemia). No serious adverse events occurred. At 14 months follow-up after HBOT, 3 patients showed improvement in SOMALENT and EPIC scores. One patient with a vesicovaginal fistula showed complete radiographic resolution at 14 months follow-up. In total, 13 patients have been recruited internationally. Conclusion: HBOT remains a treatment option for refractory late radiation cystitis. The evidence presented is inconclusive due to the low number of patients, but the ongoing multicenter trial is expected to provide conclusive evidence.
- ItemIntimate Partner Violence (IPV) in South Africa : how to break the vicious cycle(Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health (CPMH) Department of Psychiatry & Mental Health, University of Cape Town, 2015-11) Joyner, Kate; Rees, Kate; Honikman, SimoneENGLISH SUMMARY : Half of women murdered in South Africa are killed by their intimate partner. Our country has reported the highest rates of such murders in the world.1 However, the devastating physical, mental and social consequences of this problem are mostly hidden. There is very strong evidence that intimate partner violence (IPV) exists in a vicious cycle with HIV, mental illness, poor reproductive health, poor childhood development and chronic disease, and leads to numerous injuries, disability and death.2,3 Abused women are twice as likely as non-abused women to report physical and mental health problems.4 This problem is costly since women in abusive relationships make greater use of health and other services.
- ItemThe intimate relationship between man and yeast : it's complicated(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-06) Botha, Alfred; Stellenbosch University Language CentreInaugural address delivered on 6 June 2011 by prof Alf Botha.Yeasts public health service; resource allocation; have been associated with mankind’s welfare for a long time. For millennia these unicellular fungi were cultivated by man as a source of food and drink. However, it was only some 140 years ago that Pasteur demonstrated that live yeast is essential for beer and wine fermentations (Pasteur, 1866; 1876). Since then, these organisms were also found to have biotechnological potential in the production of vitamins (Roman, 1957), fine chemicals (Botes et al., 2005; Miao et al., 2011), enzymes (Steyn & Pretorius, 1990), biofuel (Lynd et al., 2002) and even single-cell proteins (Du Preez, 1990; Roman, 1957). However, yeasts are not only important for industrial biotechnology, but these fungi also have potential uses in agriculture. Some yeasts were found to be beneficial for mycorrhizal interactions during which crop performance is enhanced (Fracchia et al., 2003), others inhibit growth of post harvest pathogens on damaged fruit (Chand-Goyal & Spotts, 1997; Roberts, 1990), while a few species are currently being included in biological fertilisers that are claimed to enhance soil quality. However, yeasts may also be detrimental to mankind since a number of species may act as opportunistic pathogens of humans (Ikeda et al., 2002; Lamagni et al., 2001). This phenomenon is of great importance to an ever-increasing immunocompromised human population suffering from HIV/Aids. The extraordinary progress made in yeast biology may largely be ascribed to decades of studying the intrinsic characteristics of these organisms while growing in pure culture (Kurtzman & Fell, 1998; Lodder, 1971). Thus, during the last two hundred years yeast morphology, metabolism, as well as classical and molecular biology, was always at the frontiers of the biological sciences of the time. This review takes a closer look at the reasons for man’s fascination with this versatile group of organisms and focuses on one of the new frontiers in yeast biology, that of its ecology in natural environments. However, before we can explore this realm of science, we first need to obtain a better understanding of the general characteristics of these microscopic eukaryotes that have captured the imagination of so many biologists over the decades.
- ItemMediastinal mass, pneumonia or just plain normal?(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2006) Andronikou, S.; Prabhu, S.; Kasznia-Brown, J.; Jones, R.; Grier, D.; Goldsworthy, L.[No abstract available]
- ItemA modified latex armoured endotracheal tube for distal tracheal resection(Health and Medical Publishing Group -- HMPG, 1982-01) De Roubaix, J. A. M.[No abstract available]
- ItemNot all is rosy with PinkDrive(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2013-03) Apffelstaedt, JustusThe Breast Interest Group of Southern Africa would like to respond to a recent article in the SAMJ regarding the activities of PinkDrive in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
- ItemNow, but not yet : tension in obstetrics(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-06-17) Hall, David R.Inaugural address delivered on 17 June 2010.
- ItemOn borders, boundaries and being a chameleon : metaphors for reframing the academic project(2017-09) Van Schalkwyk, Susan; Heyns, Tania; Centre for Health Professions EducationAcademia is a strange place – particularly for those looking in from the outside. Those of us who reside within its borders have created, and then perpetuated, this strangeness over decades, in some instances even over centuries, by holding to very particular ways of being and doing. This has significant implications for the academic project1 – for the teaching that is practised, for the learning that occurs, and for the research that is undertaken. It also has implications for the way in which the academic project moves forward, how it evolves or ‘moves with the times’, and responds to global, national and local imperatives. In this time of significant uncertainty and instability in higher education in South Africa, the way in which academia is positioning itself in terms of the academic project requires our urgent attention. Questions need to be asked about our entrenched practices, yes, the things we hold dear, and to consider the extent to which these might be complicit in the uncertainty and instability. We also need to ask how academia can use its considerable influence to chart a new way forward, to help reframe the way in which we think about the academic project.
- ItemOut of hospital cardiac arrest due to spontaneous left ventricular rupture(South African Heart Association, 2017) Snyman, H.; Du Preez, L.; Pecoraro, AlfonsoNo abstract available
- ItemPeptide receptor radionuclide therapy of neuroendocrine tumors : how important is internal dosimetry?(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019) Lawal, I.; Louw, L.; Warwick, James; Nyakale, N.; Steyn, R.; Lengana, T.; Ellmann, A.; Kotze, T.; Vangu, M.; Vorster, M.; Sathekge, M.No abstract available
- ItemPerinatale mortaliteit : twee vir 'n stuiwer?(Stellenbosch University : Stellenbosch, 2006) Steyn, WilhelmInaugural address delivered by Prof DW Steyn on 19 September 2006.
- ItemThe placenta : a Cinderella story(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2006) Wright, Colleen AnneInaugural address delivered on 19 September 2009 by Prof CA Wright.
- ItemPrivate practice-driven research(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2016) Mashaphu, Sibongile; Chiliza, BonginkosiENGLISH SUMMARY : No abstract available.
- ItemQuestionable assumptions mar modelling of Kenya home-based testing campaigns(International AIDS Society, 2019) Granich, Reuben; Gupta, Somya; Williams, Brian G.No abstract available.