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February 2026
PTCMA Update
21 February is Healthy Lifestyle Awareness Day
Every year on February 21, we celebrate Healthy Lifestyle Awareness Day, a day dedicated to promoting the importance of making healthy choices. In a world filled with fast food and sedentary lifestyles, it’s crucial to understand how our daily habits impact our overall health and well-being.
HCP Subscription
Effective 1 March 2026, we will implement a yearly subscription for our Virtual CPD Programmes, which have previously been offered at no cost to practicing clinicians.
This change allows us to continue delivering exceptional quality and expand the value we provide to you.
The subscription will be open to all practicing healthcare professionals, inviting nurses, pharmacists and other allied healthcare practitioners.
Information to subscribe will be shared the last week of February.
Upcoming Virtual CPD Programmes
February events are still open to all clinicians with a valid MP number.
20 February - 09h00
Topic: Unmet Need in the treatment of Breast Cancer
Presenter: Dr Heide Hart (Oncologist)
Education sponsorship provided by Novartis
VCPD recordings - now available on PTCMA Portal
Where possible the Virtual CPDs are recorded and uploaded to the PTCMA Portal.
PTCMA online courses
DMA110
Demystifying Market Access in the South African Healthcare Environment
Moderated by Mark Brand
Independent HTA Consultant; MBA; Electrical Engineering; HTA (USB)
Learning outcomes:
- Understand macro environment issues
- Successfully navigate complex market access processes
- Engage and manage important stakeholders strategically
- Introduction to health technology assessment - HTA
- Enhance your applications for reimbursement
- Understanding value and develop a value proposition
- Align business and market access strategies
- Integrate market access function into your portfolio
Date
9 Mar - 10 Apr 2026
Contact sessions
12, 19 & 26 Mar @19h00 via Zoom
DMA110 Cost (excl. VAT)
R 4 660 Corp Mem
R 4 950 Stan Mem
R 5 245 Ind Mem
R 5 830 Non-Mem
Certificate of completion awarded
IRT101
Intervention Research and Clinical Trials
Moderated by Prof Danie van Zyl
Head of the Department of Internal Medicine in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria
Intervention research is research undertaken to develop new or improved healthcare interventions and to evaluate the effectiveness of pharmacologic interventions. This is considered to be the most reliable evidence in healthcare research. In a clinical trial setting, the researcher aims to explore whether a medical strategy, a treatment or a device is safe and effective for humans. Clinical trials produce the best data available for healthcare decision making by utilising stringent scientific standards and protocols in the design and development of intervention research.
Dates
4 May - 5 Jun 2026
Contact session to be announced
15 CPD points awarded
HEC101
Health Economic and HTA Research
Moderated by Prof Edina Sinanovic
Professor & Head of Health Economics Division at the University of Cape Town
Health economics, which is one of the important components of HTA, covers a wide spectrum of activities related to the cost-effectiveness, affordability and access to medicines. The tools used in health economics may differ depending on the perspective and setting.
This module takes a micro-level view of the health economics of a specific healthcare intervention rather than that of a healthcare programme.
However, it incorporates all the fundamental principles of health economics so that you will be able to use these in many different settings.
Dates
4 May - 5 Jun 2026
No contact sessions
15 CPD points awarded
EBD101
Evidence Based Decision Making in Healthcare
Moderated by:
Prof Manie de Klerk
Extraordinary Associate Professor: University of Stellenbosch Business School and Clinical Director at Advanced Health Intelligence
and Prof Edina Sinanovic
Professor & Head of Health Economics Division at the University of Cape Town
In this module we will aim to assist the phrasing of focused and specific clinical questions requiring decision making, search medical literature and apply validity criteria to therapeutic, health economic and meta-analytic research. By the end of this module, you should be able to understand critical appraisal, learn about evaluating Harm and where Guidelines fit in. You will review economic evaluations with a check list and work through some practical examples in Health Economics.
Dates
4 May - 5 Jun 2026
No contact sessions
20 CPD points awarded
101 courses Cost (excl. VAT)
R 4 365 Corporate Members
R 4 640 Standard Members
R 4 910 Individual Members
R 5 455 Non-Members
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