Supports following ICUs
Centre for Pain Management
•Paediatric medicine •Paediatric surgery •Paediatric nursing •Paediatric pathology •Paediatric radiology •Paediatric anaesthetics •Paediatric pulmonology
Clinical Services:
• Tuberculosis • Cardiomyopathy • Foetal-alcohol syndrome
• Oesophageal • Gastric • Breast • Cervical • Colorectal and hepatocellular carcinomas • Childhood cancers
• Blindness • Crippling • Profound deafness • Mental retardation
• Dysmorphology • Teratogenic disorders • Metabolic disorders • Neurogenetics • Cardiogenetics • Cancer genetics
• Tuberculosis • Bilharzia • African Trypanosomiasis • T-cell cykotine responses to allergens (immunotherapy) and mTB protein • Clinical trials in UCT Lung Institute conducted in areas of: o Antihistamines o Asthma o Eczema
• Discover an effective vaccine against HIV • Developed candidate HIV vaccines that have been tested in clinical trials
• Basic science • Clinical and diagnostic trials
• Tuberculosis • Bacterial antibiotic resistance • Nosocomial pathogens • Outbreak surveillance
• Articulation • Voice • Fluency • Language and learning • Swallowing in children and adults
• Management of hearing • Hearing impairment • Deafness, noise measurement and control
• Visiting and assisting clients at home and at work • Treating patients in clinics and hospitals • Assisting growth and development of disabled children at school • Promoting the integration of people with physical and mental health concerns
• Promotion of a healthy life-style • Prevention of illness and injury for those at risk • Exercise therapy and electrotherapy to reduce pain • Promote healing and improve function
• Headaches • Bronchitis • Asthma • Cerebral palsy • Strokes • Fractured bones • Stiff joints • Sports injuries • Painful necks and backs
• Comparative growth studies • Demography • Primate behaviour • Skeletal biology • Forensic anthropology
• Clinical anatomy • Structural embryology • Growth and development • Comparative anatomy
1. Biomedical Engineering:
2. Medical Imaging:
• 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
• 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
• Exercise Science (Hons) • Exercise Science (Biokinetics) (Hons) • Sport and Exercise Medicine (Masters) • Physiotherapy (Masters)
• Cardiovascular system and neuroscience research • Mostly animal models of human disorders • Effects of stress, aging and exercise on the brain.
• 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
• In-patients • Out-patients • An acute stroke unit • Neurophysiology laboratory • Referral and emergency service
• Stroke • Myasthenia gravis • Epilepsy • Neuro-genetic disorders • Dystonia
• 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
• Congenital anomalies • Incontinence • Voiding difficulties • Urinary fistulae • Bladder neuropathy • Genital prolapse • Urgency and frequency • Urinary tract infection
• Colorectal Surgery • Hepatobiliary Surgery • Surgical Oncology • Vascular Surgery