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February 2023
PTCMA Events Update
15 February is International Childhood Cancer Day
"Globally, childhood cancer is on the rise. It is now estimated that one in 408 children worldwide will be diagnosed with cancer before the age of 15 years.
South Africa’s tertiary academic hospitals have paediatric oncology units that provide specialised treatment. Unfortunately, less than half of expected cases are being diagnosed, and of those diagnosed, most are in stage three or four. Yet with early detection and specialised treatment the survival rate can be much higher."
Notices
Information session on HTA and the UPDATED PTCMA DMA110 course
2 March 2023 @ 19h00
Inviting all colleagues in Medical Technology wishing to gain perspective on:
• The importance of using HTA for medical devices
• How HTA can promote patient access to innovative medical devices
• What role industry can play in expediting HTA decision making
PTCMA Annual General Meeting
16 March 2023 @ 10h00
Join us as we update our members on PTCMA's 2022 achievements and planning for 2023.
This will also be the opportunity to vote for the 2023 ExCo.
Upcoming Virtual CPD Programmes
Dates, topics and presenters are subject to change.
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8 February - 09h00
Topic: Evolution of the Concept of Remission and the Role of JAK inhibitors
Presenter: Dr Elsa van Duuren (Rheumatologist)
Education sponsorship provided by Eli Lilly
9 February - 09h00
Topic: Protecting Yourselves, Protecting Your Patients: Healthcare Worker and University Student Vaccination
Presenter: Prof. Angela Dramowski (Paediatrician)
Education sponsorship provided by Sanofi
10 February - 09h00 - Not recorded
Topic: The importance of Time In Range (TIR) and the clinical benefit of new innovative therapy in the management of T1DM
Presenter: Dr Angela Murphy (Endocrinologist)
Education sponsorship provided by Novo Nordisk
14 February - 09h00
Topic: The role of high-dose intravenous iron in Patient Blood Management
Presenter: Dr Anthony Beeton (Anesthesiologist)
Education sponsorship provided by Aspen
15 February - 19h00 - Not recorded
Topic: Treatment of type 2 diabetes: challenges, hopes and anticipated success
Presenter: Dr Shaifali Joshi (Diabetologist)
Education sponsorship provided by Novo Nordisk
17 February - 09h00
Topic: The plight of the ‘asthmatic patient’ in South Africa
Presenter: Prof. Ismail Sikander Kalla (Specialist Pulmonologist)
Education sponsorship provided by AstraZeneca
21 February - 19h00
Topic: Private vs Public Funding – Benchmarking SOC in Diabetes monitoring
Presenter: Dr Michelle Carrihill (Pediatric Endocrinologist)
22 February - 09h00
Topic: Atopic Dermatitis and its complications
Presenter: Dr Suretha Kannenberg (Dermatologist)
Education sponsorship provided by Organon
23 February - 09h00
Topic: Managing Advanced Prostate Cancer: Are all novel hormone therapies the same?
Presenter: Dr Petrus Wilhelm van Zijl (Radiation Oncologist)
Education sponsorship provided by Astellas
24 February - 09h00
Topic: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - insights in 2023
Presenter: Prof. Guy Richards (Intensivist / Pulmonologist)
Education sponsorship provided by Cipla
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VCPD recordings - now available on PTCMA Portal
Where possible the Virtual CPDs are recorded and uploaded to the PTCMA Portal with Multiple-Choice Questionnaires for CPD accreditation.
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