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h1 Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Cape Town | h1 Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Cape Town |
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h2 ANAESTHESIA | h2 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 |
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Supports following ICUs | Supports following ICUs |
* Respiratory intensive care unit | * Respiratory intensive care unit |
* Surgical intensive care unit | * Surgical intensive care unit |
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Centre for Pain Management | Centre 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 |
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h2 CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH | h2 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 |
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* 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 |
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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 |
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h2 CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES | h2 CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES |
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h3 A. ANATOMICAL PATHOLOGY | h3 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 |
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h3 B. CHEMICAL PATHOLOGY | h3 B. CHEMICAL PATHOLOGY |
* Deals with metabolic disease | * Deals with metabolic disease |
* Basic biochemistry | * Basic biochemistry |
* Cell biology | * Cell biology |
* Molecular biology | * Molecular biology |
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h3 C. FORENSIC MEDICINE AND TOXICOLOGY | h3 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 |
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h3 D. HAEMATOLOGY | h3 D. HAEMATOLOGY |
* Outpatient clinics | * Outpatient clinics |
* Diagnostic and research laboratories | * Diagnostic and research laboratories |
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h3 E. HUMAN GENETICS | h3 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 |
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h3 F. IMMUNOLOGY | h3 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 |
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h3 G. MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY | h3 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 |
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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 |
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h3 I. MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY | h3 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 |
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h2 HEALTH AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES | h2 HEALTH AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES |
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h3 A. COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS | h3 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 |
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h3 B. NURSING AND MIDWIFERY | h3 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 |
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h3 C. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY | h3 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 |
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h3 D. PHYSIOTHERAPY | h3 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 |
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h2 HUMAN BIOLOGY | h2 HUMAN BIOLOGY |
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h3 A. APPLIED ANATOMY AND BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | h3 A. APPLIED ANATOMY AND BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY |
* Biological anthropology tries to understand human variation and human evolution | * Biological anthropology tries to understand human variation and human evolution |
* topics such as: | * Topics such as: |
• comparative growth studies | • Comparative growth studies |
• demography | • Demography |
• primate behaviour | • Primate behaviour |
• skeletal biology | • Skeletal biology |
• forensic anthropology | • Forensic anthropology |
* applied anatomy tries to understand human structure and function | * Applied anatomy tries to understand human structure and function |
* topics such as: | * Topics such as: |
• clinical anatomy | • Clinical anatomy |
• structural embryology | • Structural embryology |
• growth and development | • Growth and development |
• comparative anatomy | • Comparative anatomy |
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h3 B. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AND MEDICAL IMAGING | h3 B. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AND MEDICAL IMAGING |
1. Biomedical Engineering: | 1. Biomedical Engineering: |
* medical imaging and signal processing | * Medical imaging and signal processing |
* biomechanics | * Biomechanics |
* healthcare technology management | * Healthcare technology management |
* rehabilitation engineering | * Rehabilitation engineering |
2. Medical Imaging: | 2. Medical Imaging: |
* conduct world-class research in medical imaging that specifically addresses the healthcare needs of Africa | * Conduct world-class research in medical imaging that specifically addresses the healthcare needs of Africa |
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h3 C. CELL BIOLOGY | h3 C. CELL BIOLOGY |
* Encompasses diverse approaches to understanding normal cellular processes and how they are altered in disease. This includes: | * Encompasses diverse approaches to understanding normal cellular processes and how they are altered in disease. This includes: |
• study of melanocytes and melanoma | • Study of melanocytes and melanoma |
• neuronal development and regeneration | • Neuronal development and regeneration |
• stem cells | • 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 | • 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 |
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h3 D. MRC/UCT RESEARCH UNIT FOR EXERCISE SCINCE AND SPORTS MEDICINE (ESSM) | 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. | * 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: | * Develop a novel understanding of integrated human function during exercise and to use this knowledge: |
• To promote health and well-being | • To promote health and well-being |
• To treat and prevent specific chronic diseases | • To treat and prevent specific chronic diseases |
• To treat and prevent injuries and medical conditions associated with sport and exercise | • To treat and prevent injuries and medical conditions associated with sport and exercise |
• To optimize exercise performance | • To optimize exercise performance |
* Courses offered: | * Courses offered: |
• Exercise Science (Hons) | • Exercise Science (Hons) |
• Exercise Science (Biokinetics) (Hons) | • Exercise Science (Biokinetics) (Hons) |
• Sport and Exercise Medicine (Masters) | • Sport and Exercise Medicine (Masters) |
• Physiotherapy (Masters) | • Physiotherapy (Masters) |
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h3 E. NEUROSCIENCE | h3 E. NEUROSCIENCE |
* neurodegenerative disorders (e.g. Parkinson's Disease) | * Neurodegenerative disorders (e.g. Parkinson's Disease) |
* Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) | * Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) |
* neurophysiology and cellular architecture of the mammalian visual system | * Neurophysiology and cellular architecture of the mammalian visual system |
* comparative aspects of neural development | * Comparative aspects of neural development |
* regeneration and degeneration in lower and higher vertebrates | * Regeneration and degeneration in lower and higher vertebrates |
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h3 F. NUTRITION AND DIETETICS | h3 F. NUTRITION AND DIETETICS |
* Train versatile, excellent nutrition scientists and professional dietitians with a special expertise in addressing the needs of Africa | * Train versatile, excellent nutrition scientists and professional dietitians with a special expertise in addressing the needs of Africa |
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h3 G. PHYSIOLOGY | h3 G. PHYSIOLOGY |
* exercise and neurophysiology | * Exercise and neurophysiology |
* main research fields of specialization in the department include the: | * Main research fields of specialization in the department include the: |
• cardiovascular system and neuroscience research | • Cardiovascular system and neuroscience research |
• mostly animal models of human disorders | • Mostly animal models of human disorders |
• Effects of stress, aging and exercise on the brain. | • Effects of stress, aging and exercise on the brain. |
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h2 MEDICINE | h2 MEDICINE |
* Divisions and research units include: | * Divisions and research units include: |
* Albertina & Walter Sisulu Institute of Ageing in Africa / Geriatric Medicine | * Albertina & Walter Sisulu Institute of Ageing in Africa / Geriatric Medicine |
* Acute Tertiary Medicine | * Acute Tertiary Medicine |
* Allergology | * Allergology |
* Cardiology | * Cardiology |
* Casualty | * Casualty |
* Clinical Skills | * Clinical Skills |
* Clinical Haematology | * Clinical Haematology |
* Clinical Pharmacology | * Clinical Pharmacology |
* Endocrinology & Diabetic Medicine | * Endocrinology & Diabetic Medicine |
* Dermatology | * Dermatology |
* Gastroenterology | * Gastroenterology |
* Hatter Institute for Cardiology Research | * Hatter Institute for Cardiology Research |
* Heptatology | * Heptatology |
* Infectious Diseases | * Infectious Diseases |
* Lipidology | * Lipidology |
* Lung Infection and Immunity Unit | * Lung Infection and Immunity Unit |
* Nephrology & Hypertension | * Nephrology & Hypertension |
* Respiratory Medicine | * Respiratory Medicine |
* Rheumatology | * Rheumatology |
* UCT Lung Institute | * UCT Lung Institute |
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h3 A. ACUTE TERTIARY MEDICINE | h3 A. ACUTE TERTIARY MEDICINE |
* A team of physicians with interests and expertise in general medicine, skilled in handling undifferentiated problems, cares for patients | * A team of physicians with interests and expertise in general medicine, skilled in handling undifferentiated problems, cares for patients |
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h3 B. BIOETHICS CENTRE | 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 | * 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 |
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h3 C. CARDIOLOGY | h3 C. CARDIOLOGY |
* Electrophysiology | * Electrophysiology |
* evaluation for heart transplantation | * Evaluation for heart transplantation |
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h3 D. CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY | h3 D. CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY |
* assays for drugs of abuse | * Assays for drugs of abuse |
* therapeutic level monitoring for patients on a variety of regimens from anticonvulsants to immunosuppresants | * Therapeutic level monitoring for patients on a variety of regimens from anticonvulsants to immunosuppresants |
* assays on request utilising mass-spectrometry linked HPLC | * Assays on request utilising mass-spectrometry linked HPLC |
* Division maintains several active research groupings. Primary interests include: | * Division maintains several active research groupings. Primary interests include: |
• identification of novel compounds from plants used medicinally by traditional healers | • Identification of novel compounds from plants used medicinally by traditional healers |
• clinical pharmacokinetics of anti-tuberculosis drugs | • Clinical pharmacokinetics of anti-tuberculosis drugs |
• clinical pharmacokinetics of antiretroviral drugs | • Clinical pharmacokinetics of antiretroviral drugs |
• several aspects of study into anti-malarial drug action at the in vitro, in vivo and clinical levels | • Several aspects of study into anti-malarial drug action at the in vitro, in vivo and clinical levels |
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h3 E. GASTROENTEROLOGY | h3 E. GASTROENTEROLOGY |
* hepatobiliary disease – surgical | * Hepatobiliary disease – surgical |
* colorectal disease – surgical | * Colorectal disease – surgical |
* oesophageal disease - medical/surgical | * Oesophageal disease - medical/surgical |
* inflammatory bowel disease - medical/surgical | * Inflammatory bowel disease - medical/surgical |
* H.pylori-related disease – medical | * H.pylori-related disease – medical |
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h3 F. GERIATRIC MEDICINE | 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 | * Division collaborates closely with other units in the Faculty of Health Sciences that have a specific focus on ageing, like Gerontology and Psychogeriatrics |
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h3 G. HATTER HEART INSTITUTE | h3 G. HATTER HEART INSTITUTE |
* cardiac protection against ischaemia | * Cardiac protection against ischaemia |
* the molecular biology of cardiac hypertrophy | * The molecular biology of cardiac hypertrophy |
* molecular, cellular and physiological basis of heart diseases | * Molecular, cellular and physiological basis of heart diseases |
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h3 H. HEPATOLOGY | h3 H. HEPATOLOGY |
* dedicated hepatological expertise | * Dedicated hepatological expertise |
* liver transplantation services | * Liver transplantation services |
* unique porphyria diagnostic and clinical service | * Unique porphyria diagnostic and clinical service |
* clinical and laboratory-based research on liver disease and porphyria | * Clinical and laboratory-based research on liver disease and porphyria |
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h3 I. INFECTIOUS DISEASES | h3 I. INFECTIOUS DISEASES |
* inpatient and outpatient consulting service | * Inpatient and outpatient consulting service |
* provides dedicated HIV/AIDS clinics | * Provides dedicated HIV/AIDS clinics |
* in clinical research, particularly in the fields of tuberculosis and HIV | * In clinical research, particularly in the fields of tuberculosis and HIV |
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h3 J. LIPIDOLOGY | h3 J. LIPIDOLOGY |
* clinical services | * Clinical services |
* clinical research | * Clinical research |
* diagnostic investigation for dyslipidaemia | * Diagnostic investigation for dyslipidaemia |
* laboratory research | * Laboratory research |
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h3 K. NEPHROLOGY | h3 K. NEPHROLOGY |
* renal/porphyria laboratory | * Renal/porphyria laboratory |
* active transplant and dialysis service | * Active transplant and dialysis service |
* renal transplants | * Renal transplants |
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h3 L. NEUROLOGY | h3 L. NEUROLOGY |
* Operates a general clinical neurological service. This includes: | * Operates a general clinical neurological service. This includes: |
• in-patients | • In-patients |
• out-patients | • Out-patients |
• an acute stroke unit | • An acute stroke unit |
• neurophysiology laboratory | • Neurophysiology laboratory |
• referral and emergency service | • Referral and emergency service |
* Specialised clinics for: | * Specialised clinics for: |
• Stroke | • Stroke |
• myasthenia gravis | • Myasthenia gravis |
• epilepsy | • Epilepsy |
• neuro-genetic disorders | • Neuro-genetic disorders |
• dystonia | • Dystonia |
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h3 M. RESPIRATORY MEDICINE | h3 M. RESPIRATORY MEDICINE |
* multiple tertiary services with a considerable research output | * Multiple tertiary services with a considerable research output |
* Outpatients' Clinic and the Respiratory Intensive Care Units at Groote Schuur Hospital | * Outpatients' Clinic and the Respiratory Intensive Care Units at Groote Schuur Hospital |
* G F Jooste Hospital High Care Unit | * G F Jooste Hospital High Care Unit |
* Brooklyn Chest and Brewelskloof Tuberculosis Hospitals | * Brooklyn Chest and Brewelskloof Tuberculosis Hospitals |
* Thoracic Surgery Clinics - providing the basis for a consolidated thoracic service, both medical and surgical | * Thoracic Surgery Clinics - providing the basis for a consolidated thoracic service, both medical and surgical |
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h2 OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY | h2 OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY |
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h3 A. GENERAL GYNAECOLOGY | h3 A. GENERAL GYNAECOLOGY |
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h3 B. PENINSULA MATERNAL AND NEONATAL SERVICE (PMNS) | 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 | * 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: | * 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 | • 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 | • Common ability to audit and intervene at all levels of management without restriction |
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h3 C. REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE | h3 C. REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE |
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h3 D. UROGYNAECOLOGY | 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 | * 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: | * Following disorders: |
• Congenital anomalies | • Congenital anomalies |
• Incontinence | • Incontinence |
• Voiding difficulties | • Voiding difficulties |
• Urinary fistulae | • Urinary fistulae |
• Bladder neuropathy | • Bladder neuropathy |
• Genital prolapse | • Genital prolapse |
• Urgency and frequency | • Urgency and frequency |
• Urinary tract infection | • Urinary tract infection |
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h3 E. GYNAECOLOGY ONCOLOGY | h3 E. GYNAECOLOGY ONCOLOGY |
* Radiation Oncology | * Radiation Oncology |
* Anatomical Pathology | * Anatomical Pathology |
* Colposcopy Clinic | * Colposcopy Clinic |
* Gynaecology Oncology Pathology Meeting | * Gynaecology Oncology Pathology Meeting |
* Combined Assessment Clinic | * Combined Assessment Clinic |
* Ovary Cancer Clinic | * Ovary Cancer Clinic |
* Radiotherapy Clinic | * Radiotherapy Clinic |
* Vulval Clinic | * Vulval Clinic |
* Molar Clinic | * Molar Clinic |
* Hysteroscopy clinic | * Hysteroscopy clinic |
* Gynaecological trials unit | * Gynaecological trials unit |
* Gynaecological Cancer Group | * Gynaecological Cancer Group |
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h3 F. MATERNAL FETAL MEDICINE | h3 F. MATERNAL FETAL MEDICINE |
* provides tertiary services to pregnant women referred from the various components of the PMNS | * 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 | * Unit consists of a fetal medicine service and a number of clinics that cater for women with medical disorders in pregnancy |
* Anaesthesiology | * Anaesthesiology |
* Cardiology | * Cardiology |
* Neurology | * Neurology |
* General medicine | * General medicine |
* Paediatrics | * Paediatrics |
* Nephrology | * Nephrology |
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h2 PSYCHIATRY AND MENTAL HEALTH | h2 PSYCHIATRY AND MENTAL HEALTH |
* addiction psychiatry/psychology | * Addiction psychiatry/psychology |
* child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health | * Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health |
* community and public health psychiatry/psychology | * Community and public health psychiatry/psychology |
* consultation-liaison psychiatry/psychology | * Consultation-liaison psychiatry/psychology |
* forensic psychiatry/psychology | * Forensic psychiatry/psychology |
* infant psychiatry and mental health | * Infant psychiatry and mental health |
* inpatient psychiatry | * Inpatient psychiatry |
* intellectual disability psychiatry/psychology | * Intellectual disability psychiatry/psychology |
* neuropsychiatry/neuropsychology (including HIV psychiatry) | * Neuropsychiatry/neuropsychology (including HIV psychiatry) |
* psychotherapy | * Psychotherapy |
* women's mental | * Women's mental |
* mental health services and policy | * Mental health services and policy |
* social determinants of mental health | * Social determinants of mental health |
* perinatal mental health | * Perinatal mental health |
* adolescent risk behaviour | * Adolescent risk behaviour |
* HIV/AIDS | * HIV/AIDS |
* Schizophrenia | * Schizophrenia |
* bipolar disorder | * Bipolar disorder |
* depression | * Depression |
* anxiety disorders (including posttraumatic stress disorder) | * Anxiety disorders (including posttraumatic stress disorder) |
* foetal alcohol syndrome | * Foetal alcohol syndrome |
* violent crime | * Violent crime |
* substance abuse | * Substance abuse |
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h2 PUBLIC HEALTH AND FAMILY MEDICINE | h2 PUBLIC HEALTH AND FAMILY MEDICINE |
* Health Economics Unit | * Health Economics Unit |
* Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health Research | * Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health Research |
* Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Research | * Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Research |
* Women's Health Research Unit | * Women's Health Research Unit |
* Health and Human Rights Programme | * Health and Human Rights Programme |
* Health Policy and Health Systems | * Health Policy and Health Systems |
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h2 RADIATION ONCOLOGY | h2 RADIATION ONCOLOGY |
* provide good quality, specialised care for patients with cancer | * Provide good quality, specialised care for patients with cancer |
* create an uplifting environment for patients, and all who contribute to their well-being | * Create an uplifting environment for patients, and all who contribute to their well-being |
* Palliative treatment | * Palliative treatment |
* Surgery | * Surgery |
* radiation therapy | * Radiation therapy |
* chemotherapy | * Chemotherapy |
* hormonal therapy | * Hormonal therapy |
* biological therapy | * Biological therapy |
* best supportive care | * Best supportive care |
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h2 SURGERY | h2 SURGERY |
* General Surgery | * General Surgery |
* Cardiothoracic Surgery | * Cardiothoracic Surgery |
* Emergency Medicine | * Emergency Medicine |
* Neurosurgery | * Neurosurgery |
* Ophthalmology | * Ophthalmology |
* Orthopaedic Surgery | * Orthopaedic Surgery |
* Otorhinolaryngology | * Otorhinolaryngology |
* Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | * Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
* Urology | * Urology |
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h3 A. GENERAL SURGERY | h3 A. GENERAL SURGERY |
* four surgical firms of: | * Four surgical firms of: |
• Colorectal Surgery | • Colorectal Surgery |
• Hepatobiliary Surgery | • Hepatobiliary Surgery |
• Surgical Oncology | • Surgical Oncology |
• Vascular Surgery | • Vascular Surgery |
* Trauma Unit | * Trauma Unit |
* Surgical Intensive Care Unit | * Surgical Intensive Care Unit |
* Transplant Unit | * Transplant Unit |
* Surgical Gastrointestinal Unit | * Surgical Gastrointestinal Unit |
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h3 B. OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY | h3 B. OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY |
* full spectrum of pathology at the levels of both the developed world and the developing world is experienced | * 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 | * Comprehensive ENT service to state patients and to private patients |