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h1 Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Cape Townh1 Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Cape Town
h2 ANAESTHESIAh2 ANAESTHESIA
* Cardiac anaesthesia* Cardiac anaesthesia
* Cardiac surgery* Cardiac surgery
* Liver transplants* Liver transplants
* Separation of conjoined twins* Separation of conjoined twins
* Burns unit* Burns unit
* Multi-discipline Paediatric Intensive Care Unit* Multi-discipline Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
Supports following ICUsSupports following ICUs
* Respiratory intensive care unit* Respiratory intensive care unit
* Surgical intensive care unit* Surgical intensive care unit
Centre for Pain ManagementCentre for Pain Management
* Patients with chronic pain* Patients with chronic pain
* Acute pain service available for postoperative patients* Acute pain service available for postoperative patients
h2 CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTHh2 CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH
* Full range of paediatric disciplines* Full range of paediatric disciplines:
•Paediatric medicine•Paediatric medicine
•Paediatric surgery•Paediatric surgery
•Paediatric nursing•Paediatric nursing
•Paediatric pathology•Paediatric pathology
•Paediatric radiology•Paediatric radiology
•Paediatric anaesthetics•Paediatric anaesthetics
•Paediatric pulmonology•Paediatric pulmonology
* Children’s public health* Children’s public health
* Pathology* Pathology
* Psychiatry in maternal and child health* Psychiatry in maternal and child health
* Child and adolescent psychiatry* Child and adolescent psychiatry
* Child health unit* Child health unit
* Critical care and children’s heart disease* Critical care and children’s heart disease
* Neonatology* Neonatology
Clinical Services:Clinical Services:
* Ambulatory and emergency* Ambulatory and emergency
* Allergy* Allergy
* Community* Community
* Dermatology* Dermatology
* Diabetes* Diabetes
* Endocrine* Endocrine
* Gastroentenology, heptatology and nutrition* Gastroentenology, heptatology and nutrition
* Haematology / oncology* Haematology / oncology
* Infectious diseases and immunology* Infectious diseases and immunology
* Nuclear medicine* Nuclear medicine
* Poisons* Poisons
* Rheumatology* Rheumatology
h2 CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCESh2 CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES
h3 A. ANATOMICAL PATHOLOGYh3 A. ANATOMICAL PATHOLOGY
* Diseases common in SA:* Diseases common in SA:
• Tuberculosis • Tuberculosis
• Cardiomyopathy • Cardiomyopathy
• Foetal-alcohol syndrome • Foetal-alcohol syndrome
* Various cancers:* Various cancers:
• Oesophageal • Oesophageal
• Gastric • Gastric
• Breast • Breast
• Cervical • Cervical
• Colorectal and hepatocellular carcinomas • Colorectal and hepatocellular carcinomas
• Childhood cancers • Childhood cancers
* Renal and liver pathology* Renal and liver pathology
* Neonatal pathology* Neonatal pathology
* Neuropathology* Neuropathology
* Immunohistochemisty* Immunohistochemisty
* Electron microscopy* Electron microscopy
h3 B. CHEMICAL PATHOLOGYh3 B. CHEMICAL PATHOLOGY
* Deals with metabolic disease* Deals with metabolic disease
* Basic biochemistry* Basic biochemistry
* Cell biology* Cell biology
* Molecular biology* Molecular biology
h3 C. FORENSIC MEDICINE AND TOXICOLOGYh3 C. FORENSIC MEDICINE AND TOXICOLOGY
* Violence against women and children* Violence against women and children
* Role of drugs and toxins in death* Role of drugs and toxins in death
* Firearm injuries* Firearm injuries
h3 D. HAEMATOLOGYh3 D. HAEMATOLOGY
* Outpatient clinics* Outpatient clinics
* Diagnostic and research laboratories* Diagnostic and research laboratories
h3 E. HUMAN GENETICSh3 E. HUMAN GENETICS
* Primary health care in community outreach clinics* Primary health care in community outreach clinics
* Highly sophisticated quaternary services* Highly sophisticated quaternary services
* Heritable disorders which cause childhood handicap incl:* Heritable disorders which cause childhood handicap incl:
• Blindness • Blindness
• Crippling • Crippling
• Profound deafness • Profound deafness
• Mental retardation • Mental retardation
* Clinical rotations in prenatal, paediatric and adult medical genetics incl exposure to:* Clinical rotations in prenatal, paediatric and adult medical genetics incl exposure to:
• Dysmorphology • Dysmorphology
• Teratogenic disorders • Teratogenic disorders
• Metabolic disorders • Metabolic disorders
• Neurogenetics • Neurogenetics
• Cardiogenetics • Cardiogenetics
• Cancer genetics • Cancer genetics
* Theoretic and practical education in genetic counselling and communication* Theoretic and practical education in genetic counselling and communication
* Lab rotations in cytogenetics and molecular genetics* Lab rotations in cytogenetics and molecular genetics
h3 F. IMMUNOLOGYh3 F. IMMUNOLOGY
* Immunology of infectious diseases* Immunology of infectious diseases
* Innate immunity and allergy* Innate immunity and allergy
* Important advances in diseases e.g.* Important advances in diseases e.g.
• Tuberculosis • Tuberculosis
• Bilharzia • Bilharzia
• African Trypanosomiasis • African Trypanosomiasis
• T-cell cykotine responses to allergens (immunotherapy) and mTB protein • T-cell cykotine responses to allergens (immunotherapy) and mTB protein
• Clinical trials in UCT Lung Institute conducted in areas of: • Clinical trials in UCT Lung Institute conducted in areas of:
o Antihistamines o Antihistamines
o Asthma o Asthma
o Eczema o Eczema
h3 G. MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRYh3 G. MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
* GnRH receptors, signalling, structure function and as target for development of therapeutics for treatment of reproductive cancers* GnRH receptors, signalling, structure function and as target for development of therapeutics for treatment of reproductive cancers
* Role of cyclooxygenases and prostaglandins in cervical cancer and other uterine pathologies* Role of cyclooxygenases and prostaglandins in cervical cancer and other uterine pathologies
* Identification of differentially regulated genes associated with the development of cervical cancer* Identification of differentially regulated genes associated with the development of cervical cancer
* The role of the transcription factor AP-1 in oncogenesis* The role of the transcription factor AP-1 in oncogenesis
* Molecular mechanisms involved in the development and maintenance of oesophageal cancer* Molecular mechanisms involved in the development and maintenance of oesophageal cancer
* Identification and characterisation of novel compounds that can be used in the treatment of cancer* Identification and characterisation of novel compounds that can be used in the treatment of cancer
* Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) Structure activity relationships and development of ACE inhibitors for treatment of hypertension, congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction and renal disease* Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) Structure activity relationships and development of ACE inhibitors for treatment of hypertension, congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction and renal disease
* Application of functional proteomics for diagnostics, drug and vaccine development for infectious disease and cancers* Application of functional proteomics for diagnostics, drug and vaccine development for infectious disease and cancers
h3 H. MEDICAL VIROLOGY h3 H. MEDICAL VIROLOGY
* referral laboratory for a large proportion of the regional virus identification* Referral laboratory for a large proportion of the regional virus identification
* members are part of national and international programmes to:* Members are part of national and international programmes to:
• discover an effective vaccine against HIV • Discover an effective vaccine against HIV
• developed candidate HIV vaccines that have been tested in clinical trials • Developed candidate HIV vaccines that have been tested in clinical trials
* participates in the WHO human papillomavirus laboratory network (Labnet)* Participates in the WHO human papillomavirus laboratory network (Labnet)
* collaborating partner in the WHO African AIDS Vaccine Collaborative Centre in Biomedical Research* Collaborating partner in the WHO African AIDS Vaccine Collaborative Centre in Biomedical Research
* interest in working on development of novel diagnostic tools for some of the more neglected but still clinically relevant viral diseases that are common in Africa* Interest in working on development of novel diagnostic tools for some of the more neglected but still clinically relevant viral diseases that are common in Africa
h3 I. MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGYh3 I. MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY
* full range of microbiological diagnostic services including state-of-the-art molecular diagnostics* Full range of microbiological diagnostic services including state-of-the-art molecular diagnostics
* involved in research activities:* Involved in research activities:
• basic science • Basic science
• clinical and diagnostic trials • Clinical and diagnostic trials
* defining the epidemiology and strain biology of major infectious diseases in Southern Africa* Defining the epidemiology and strain biology of major infectious diseases in Southern Africa
* Important areas of research focus on:* Important areas of research focus on:
• Tuberculosis • Tuberculosis
• Bacterial antibiotic resistance • Bacterial antibiotic resistance
• Nosocomial pathogens • Nosocomial pathogens
• Outbreak surveillance • Outbreak surveillance
* developing and evaluating novel diagnostics which are applicable in low-resource settings* Developing and evaluating novel diagnostics which are applicable in low-resource settings
h2 HEALTH AND REHABILITATION SCIENCESh2 HEALTH AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES
h3 A. COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERSh3 A. COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS
* Speech-language pathologists and audiologists work with people who have difficulty hearing, speaking and swallowing* Speech-language pathologists and audiologists work with people who have difficulty hearing, speaking and swallowing
* Speech-Language Pathology is the profession dealing with the management of communication disorders such as:* Speech-Language Pathology is the profession dealing with the management of communication disorders such as:
• Articulation • Articulation
• Voice • Voice
• Fluency • Fluency
• Language and learning • Language and learning
• Swallowing in children and adults • Swallowing in children and adults
* Speech-language therapists work in addressing communication health* Speech-language therapists work in addressing communication health
* Audiology is the profession dealing with the:* Audiology is the profession dealing with the:
• Management of hearing • Management of hearing
• Hearing impairment • Hearing impairment
• Deafness, noise measurement and control • Deafness, noise measurement and control
* Audiologist diagnoses hearing loss and initiates rehabilitation to help the person cope with everyday communicative demands, including the selection and fitting of hearing aids, in adults and children; emotional, linguistic and cognitive functioning and to their home, work and social environment* Audiologist diagnoses hearing loss and initiates rehabilitation to help the person cope with everyday communicative demands, including the selection and fitting of hearing aids, in adults and children; emotional, linguistic and cognitive functioning and to their home, work and social environment
* Rehabilitation also involves aural rehabilitation with adults and children, skills development and education of others* Rehabilitation also involves aural rehabilitation with adults and children, skills development and education of others
* Audiologists also measure and manage exposure to noise in the work environment to help prevent hearing loss* Audiologists also measure and manage exposure to noise in the work environment to help prevent hearing loss
h3 B. NURSING AND MIDWIFERYh3 B. NURSING AND MIDWIFERY
* Committed to the development of competent, caring and autonomous professional nurses and midwives capable of creative and critical thought* Committed to the development of competent, caring and autonomous professional nurses and midwives capable of creative and critical thought
h3 C. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPYh3 C. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
* When one's ability to do things for themselves is disrupted by illness or injury, occupational therapy (OT) helps to restore function and improve quality of life* When one's ability to do things for themselves is disrupted by illness or injury, occupational therapy (OT) helps to restore function and improve quality of life
* Therapists use real occupations to help people who have been ill, injured or disabled to recover their skills, or to develop new ones. This includes:* Therapists use real occupations to help people who have been ill, injured or disabled to recover their skills, or to develop new ones. This includes:
• visiting and assisting clients at home and at work • Visiting and assisting clients at home and at work
• treating patients in clinics and hospitals • Treating patients in clinics and hospitals
• assisting growth and development of disabled children at school • Assisting growth and development of disabled children at school
• promoting the integration of people with physical and mental health concerns • Promoting the integration of people with physical and mental health concerns
h3 D. PHYSIOTHERAPYh3 D. PHYSIOTHERAPY
* Physiotherapy is a client-centered profession that aims at optimizing quality of life. This includes:* Physiotherapy is a client-centered profession that aims at optimizing quality of life. This includes:
• promotion of a healthy life-style • Promotion of a healthy life-style
• prevention of illness and injury for those at risk • Prevention of illness and injury for those at risk
• exercise therapy and electrotherapy to reduce pain • Exercise therapy and electrotherapy to reduce pain
• promote healing and improve function • Promote healing and improve function
* holistic approach to management includes counselling which empowers both client and caregiver to improve quality of life* Holistic approach to management includes counselling which empowers both client and caregiver to improve quality of life
* service is offered to clients of all ages with conditions such as:* Service is offered to clients of all ages with conditions such as:
• Headaches • Headaches
• Bronchitis • Bronchitis
• Asthma • Asthma
• Cerebral palsy • Cerebral palsy
• Strokes • Strokes
• Fractured bones • Fractured bones
• Stiff joints • Stiff joints
• Sports injuries • Sports injuries
• Painful necks and backs • Painful necks and backs
 h2 HUMAN BIOLOGY
 
 h3 A. APPLIED ANATOMY AND BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
 * Biological anthropology tries to understand human variation and human evolution
 * Topics such as:
  • Comparative growth studies
  • Demography
  • Primate behaviour
  • Skeletal biology
  • Forensic anthropology
 * Applied anatomy tries to understand human structure and function
 * Topics such as:
  • Clinical anatomy
  • Structural embryology
  • Growth and development
  • Comparative anatomy
 
 h3 B. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AND MEDICAL IMAGING
 1. Biomedical Engineering:
 * Medical imaging and signal processing
 * Biomechanics
 * Healthcare technology management
 * Rehabilitation engineering
 2. Medical Imaging:
 * Conduct world-class research in medical imaging that specifically addresses the healthcare needs of Africa
 
 h3 C. CELL BIOLOGY
 * Encompasses diverse approaches to understanding normal cellular processes and how they are altered in disease. This includes:
  • Study of melanocytes and melanoma
  • Neuronal development and regeneration
  • Stem cells
  • Identification of novel therapeutic approaches to treat diseases ranging from pigmentary and neuronal disorders to cancer as well as vascular biology in ocular development and disease
 
 h3 D. MRC/UCT RESEARCH UNIT FOR EXERCISE SCINCE AND SPORTS MEDICINE (ESSM)
 * Research factors influencing physical performance and health and to disseminate knowledge and skills through education.
 * Develop a novel understanding of integrated human function during exercise and to use this knowledge:
  • To promote health and well-being
  • To treat and prevent specific chronic diseases
  • To treat and prevent injuries and medical conditions associated with sport and exercise
  • To optimize exercise performance
 * Courses offered:
  • Exercise Science (Hons)
  • Exercise Science (Biokinetics) (Hons)
  • Sport and Exercise Medicine (Masters)
  • Physiotherapy (Masters)
 
 h3 E. NEUROSCIENCE
 * Neurodegenerative disorders (e.g. Parkinson's Disease)
 * Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
 * Neurophysiology and cellular architecture of the mammalian visual system
 * Comparative aspects of neural development
 * Regeneration and degeneration in lower and higher vertebrates
 
 h3 F. NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
 * Train versatile, excellent nutrition scientists and professional dietitians with a special expertise in addressing the needs of Africa
 
 h3 G. PHYSIOLOGY
 * Exercise and neurophysiology
 * Main research fields of specialization in the department include the:
  • Cardiovascular system and neuroscience research
  • Mostly animal models of human disorders
  • Effects of stress, aging and exercise on the brain.
 
 h2 MEDICINE
 * Divisions and research units include:
 * Albertina & Walter Sisulu Institute of Ageing in Africa / Geriatric Medicine
 * Acute Tertiary Medicine
 * Allergology
 * Cardiology
 * Casualty
 * Clinical Skills
 * Clinical Haematology
 * Clinical Pharmacology
 * Endocrinology & Diabetic Medicine
 * Dermatology
 * Gastroenterology
 * Hatter Institute for Cardiology Research
 * Heptatology
 * Infectious Diseases
 * Lipidology
 * Lung Infection and Immunity Unit
 * Nephrology & Hypertension
 * Respiratory Medicine
 * Rheumatology
 * UCT Lung Institute
 
 
 h3 A. ACUTE TERTIARY MEDICINE
 * A team of physicians with interests and expertise in general medicine, skilled in handling undifferentiated problems, cares for patients
 
 h3 B. BIOETHICS CENTRE
 * Centre offers a bioethics consultation service, as well as regular teaching and consultation sessions at all UCT-affiliated hospitals, including the Red Cross Children's Hospital
 
 h3 C. CARDIOLOGY
 * Electrophysiology
 * Evaluation for heart transplantation
 
 h3 D. CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
 * Assays for drugs of abuse
 * Therapeutic level monitoring for patients on a variety of regimens from anticonvulsants to immunosuppresants
 * Assays on request utilising mass-spectrometry linked HPLC
 * Division maintains several active research groupings. Primary interests include:
  • Identification of novel compounds from plants used medicinally by traditional healers
  • Clinical pharmacokinetics of anti-tuberculosis drugs
  • Clinical pharmacokinetics of antiretroviral drugs
  • Several aspects of study into anti-malarial drug action at the in vitro, in vivo and clinical levels
 
 h3 E. GASTROENTEROLOGY
 * Hepatobiliary disease – surgical
 * Colorectal disease – surgical
 * Oesophageal disease - medical/surgical
 * Inflammatory bowel disease - medical/surgical
 * H.pylori-related disease – medical
 
 h3 F. GERIATRIC MEDICINE
 * Division collaborates closely with other units in the Faculty of Health Sciences that have a specific focus on ageing, like Gerontology and Psychogeriatrics
 
 h3 G. HATTER HEART INSTITUTE
 * Cardiac protection against ischaemia
 * The molecular biology of cardiac hypertrophy
 * Molecular, cellular and physiological basis of heart diseases
 
 h3 H. HEPATOLOGY
 * Dedicated hepatological expertise
 * Liver transplantation services
 * Unique porphyria diagnostic and clinical service
 * Clinical and laboratory-based research on liver disease and porphyria
 
 h3 I. INFECTIOUS DISEASES
 * Inpatient and outpatient consulting service
 * Provides dedicated HIV/AIDS clinics
 * In clinical research, particularly in the fields of tuberculosis and HIV
 
 h3 J. LIPIDOLOGY
 * Clinical services
 * Clinical research
 * Diagnostic investigation for dyslipidaemia
 * Laboratory research
 
 h3 K. NEPHROLOGY
 * Renal/porphyria laboratory
 * Active transplant and dialysis service
 * Renal transplants
 
 h3 L. NEUROLOGY
 * Operates a general clinical neurological service. This includes:
  • In-patients
  • Out-patients
  • An acute stroke unit
  • Neurophysiology laboratory
  • Referral and emergency service
 * Specialised clinics for:
  • Stroke
  • Myasthenia gravis
  • Epilepsy
  • Neuro-genetic disorders
  • Dystonia
 
 h3 M. RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
 * Multiple tertiary services with a considerable research output
 * Outpatients' Clinic and the Respiratory Intensive Care Units at Groote Schuur Hospital
 * G F Jooste Hospital High Care Unit
 * Brooklyn Chest and Brewelskloof Tuberculosis Hospitals
 * Thoracic Surgery Clinics - providing the basis for a consolidated thoracic service, both medical and surgical
 
 
 h2 OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
 
 h3 A. GENERAL GYNAECOLOGY
 
 h3 B. PENINSULA MATERNAL AND NEONATAL SERVICE (PMNS)
 * PMNS is a regional system of co-ordinated and tiered obstetric care based upon primary health care principles and associated with the delivery of basic midwifery services to women within their own communities
 * Success of the PMNS as a system of health care is derived from several factors that include:
  • Ability to provide a unitary system of care that recognises common protocols, a common process of patient administration and common lines of clinical authority
  • Common ability to audit and intervene at all levels of management without restriction
 
 h3 C. REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE
 
 h3 D. UROGYNAECOLOGY
 * Represents an interface between gynaecology and urology, as physiological events or diseases affecting the genital tract may also affect the adjacent urinary system
 * Following disorders:
  • Congenital anomalies
  • Incontinence
  • Voiding difficulties
  • Urinary fistulae
  • Bladder neuropathy
  • Genital prolapse
  • Urgency and frequency
  • Urinary tract infection
 
 h3 E. GYNAECOLOGY ONCOLOGY
 * Radiation Oncology
 * Anatomical Pathology
 * Colposcopy Clinic
 * Gynaecology Oncology Pathology Meeting
 * Combined Assessment Clinic
 * Ovary Cancer Clinic
 * Radiotherapy Clinic
 * Vulval Clinic
 * Molar Clinic
 * Hysteroscopy clinic
 * Gynaecological trials unit
 * Gynaecological Cancer Group
 
 h3 F. MATERNAL FETAL MEDICINE
 * Provides tertiary services to pregnant women referred from the various components of the PMNS
 * Unit consists of a fetal medicine service and a number of clinics that cater for women with medical disorders in pregnancy
 * Anaesthesiology
 * Cardiology
 * Neurology
 * General medicine
 * Paediatrics
 * Nephrology
 
 
 h2 PSYCHIATRY AND MENTAL HEALTH
 * Addiction psychiatry/psychology
 * Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health
 * Community and public health psychiatry/psychology
 * Consultation-liaison psychiatry/psychology
 * Forensic psychiatry/psychology
 * Infant psychiatry and mental health
 * Inpatient psychiatry
 * Intellectual disability psychiatry/psychology
 * Neuropsychiatry/neuropsychology (including HIV psychiatry)
 * Psychotherapy
 * Women's mental
 * Mental health services and policy
 * Social determinants of mental health
 * Perinatal mental health
 * Adolescent risk behaviour
 * HIV/AIDS
 * Schizophrenia
 * Bipolar disorder
 * Depression
 * Anxiety disorders (including posttraumatic stress disorder)
 * Foetal alcohol syndrome
 * Violent crime
 * Substance abuse
 
 
 h2 PUBLIC HEALTH AND FAMILY MEDICINE
 * Health Economics Unit
 * Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health Research
 * Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Research
 * Women's Health Research Unit
 * Health and Human Rights Programme
 * Health Policy and Health Systems
 
 
 h2 RADIATION ONCOLOGY
 * Provide good quality, specialised care for patients with cancer
 * Create an uplifting environment for patients, and all who contribute to their well-being
 * Palliative treatment
 * Surgery
 * Radiation therapy
 * Chemotherapy
 * Hormonal therapy
 * Biological therapy
 * Best supportive care
 
 
 h2 SURGERY
 * General Surgery
 * Cardiothoracic Surgery
 * Emergency Medicine
 * Neurosurgery
 * Ophthalmology
 * Orthopaedic Surgery
 * Otorhinolaryngology
 * Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
 * Urology
 
 h3 A. GENERAL SURGERY
 * Four surgical firms of:
  • Colorectal Surgery
  • Hepatobiliary Surgery
  • Surgical Oncology
  • Vascular Surgery
 * Trauma Unit
 * Surgical Intensive Care Unit
 * Transplant Unit
 * Surgical Gastrointestinal Unit
 
 h3 B. OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
 * Full spectrum of pathology at the levels of both the developed world and the developing world is experienced
 * Comprehensive ENT service to state patients and to private patients
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