Today Tracey Naledi led the launch of our newest Department of Family Community and Emergency Care. Combining Interdisicplinary Palliative Medicine and Care, Sports and Exercise Medicine, Emergency Med and Family Med, this Department is a chance for social accountability

Aidan Baron I get this. 🙃 from an LMIC perspective, I am secretly delighted when an expensive treatment overseas fails to be the be all and end all. As I know it will be a pipe dream for poorer healthcare systems if it is effective. Eg: reboa. Also artesunate in trauma patients, like nooooo

In my experience, there’s a common misconception among students of all stages that if they’re not performing as well as they would like then they are not “smart”. In reality, they have already earned their place in their programme, be it UG or PG, and there is no doubt regarding…

It is really awkward to return manuscripts on African emergency care due to non-inclusion of local authors. Afr J Emerg Med requires at least 25% inclusion.
It is not appropriate to publish research without including local stakeholders as authors.
See RCEM Global Emergency Medicine: res.cloudinary.com/studio-republi…

South Africa is writing a framework that will guide how coalition governments should be constituted and operate. trib.al/7aVirUy

South Africa, through the Department of Science and Innovation, is the only African country among the seventeen (17) countries working together towards global policy guidelines to promote citizen engagement in the production of scientific knowledge. #NationalScienceWeek #NSW2023

2024 University of Cape Town Mastercard Scholarship For International Students

Host: MasterCard

Study Level:
• Masters

Eligible: All African Countries

Benefit:
✅Full Scholarship
✅Accommodation
✅Monthly Stipend

Deadline: July 31, 2023

APPLY↙️
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Join us as we proudly congratulate and celebrate Tekano Board Chair Assoc Prof Tracey Naledi for graduating with a well-deserved Ph.D. at yesterday’s #UCTGrad2023 ceremony! 🎓🌟

Halala! Your accomplishments inspire us all! 👏👏

Hurry up and apply for the Post-Graduate Diploma in Emergency Care. It is an interprofessional classroom and fully online!! Watch this video for information or mail [email protected] youtu.be/-5qkzHV4GVk via YouTube

Wits University joins members of the Deaf Community in celebrating the recognition of South African #SignLanguage as the 12th official language!

This milestone represents a significant step towards inclusivity, accessibility, and equality for all members of our diverse society.

Join us for the launch of the Simulation in Healthcare for African Research and Education (SHARE) initiative, and to meet members of the African Simulation Network to keep growing the simulation community in Africa.

Register here: tinyurl.com/AfricanSim

Proud to be the winner of the NSTF-SA MRC Clinician Scientist award UCT

Do you live in #CapeTown & experienced a situation where someone suddenly #collapsed ? You might be eligible to participate in a #research study on #community views on death and dying, out‐of‐hospital #cardiacarrest , and #access to care. Contact us on: [email protected].

Message of the year:
How do you spot an idiot? Look for the person who is cruel. The kindest person in the room is often the smartest.
🏆 Governor JB Pritzker

A defining moment in history. The official celebration of becoming a Full Professor!!! health.uct.ac.za/rsvp-uct-inaug…

People with disabilities are often among those most adversely affected in an emergency, including a heatwave, yet least able to access support.

Governments should involve people with disabilities in developing a climate action plan.

NEW: Extreme heat fueled by climate change and inadequate government response caused great hardship for people with disabilities during the 2022 heatwaves in Spain.

With more heatwaves looming, authorities should learn from last year’s shortcomings. bit.ly/3r3iPZz

The psychological safety hierarchy of needs at work by Heidi. I appreciate how Heidi has created three categories. At the base are basic safety needs like not being micromanaged. Next is psychological needs like belonging & sense of esteem. At the top is…

Bathong . . .

This you Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦? 😳

The west ba maketse, ba shocked le bone! 😂

Pres. Ramaphosa To The West: Heh lona, ke disappointment & resentment on our part, because we felt like life in the northern hemisphere is much more important than life in the global south