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Updates to COVID-19 Treatment Rapid Reviews and addition to technical resources on NICD Website

Members, Since early in April, the National Essential Medicines List Sub-Committee on COVID-19 has been publishing rapid reviews of evidence available for treatment options for COVID-19.

These reviews have aimed to conduct rapid evidence synthesis reports of therapeutics for the management of COVID-19.

GP Covid-19 Episode Fee –Discovery Health

In recognition of the pressure that many family practitioners face in caring for COVID positive patients in their practices, outside of the intents of the formal billing rules and guidelines, Discovery Health in collaboration with the Family Practitioner Advisory Board (FPAB) is delighted to be launching a simple but effective benefit structure to appropriately reward family practitioners managing COVID-19 positive patients..

COVID-19: Revised Guidelines for symptom monitoring and management of workers for SARS-CoV-2 infection (version 5: 19 August 2020)

The National Department of Health has published Revised Guidelines for symptom monitoring and management of workers for SARS-CoV-2 infection (version 5: 19 August 2020). In the new guidelines, by voluntary agreement, healthcare workers exposed and quarantined may now return to work after 5 days if they test negative and are still well.

Nedbank Medical Professional Funding Package

To support the Medical Practitioners affected by the national lockdown, Nedbank launched a Medical Professional Funding Package at the beginning of May.

The initial package was an unsecured overdraft facility of up to R200 000, payable from September. We have now extended the offer to the end of November. Thereafter, the facility will become a medium-term loan payable over 18 months.

MBA Research: Predicting Clinicians’ Intentions Towards the Electronic Health Record (EHR)

This research study will only focus on the EHR system. Only physicians are requested to partake in this research as physicians have been identified as the key deciding stakeholders in utilising electronic health platforms and have the ability to influence technology use within the healthcare community.

Call for Comments on the National Adult Hospital Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List (2019) for review in 2020

The National Department of Health has indicated that it will take comments on the current version (2019) of the Adult Hospital Level Standard Treatment Guidelines (STGs) and National Essential Medicines List (EML), which are the basis of the offering at district and regional hospitals in the public sector

Research survey questionnaire: Doctor-Perceived-Barriers to Telephone Clinics at KwaZulu-Natal Hospitals during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The link below is a survey to a study on the "Doctor-Perceived Barriers to Telephone Clinics at KwaZulu-Natal Hospitals during the COVID-19 Pandemic" Your feedback will be useful in identifying barriers to telephone clinics in KZN public and private hospitals as a form of social distancing which could hinder the spread of COVID-19

Zenzele WELCOME BACK campaign implemented by the Foundation for Professional Development

We are calling on doctors to participate in radio interviews for the Zenzele WELCOME BACK campaign implemented by the Foundation for Professional Development with the objective of encouraging HIV positive people who were never initiated on ART or discontinued treatment for any reason to return to care and adhere to ART, and significantly lower their risk of contracting COVID-19

Urgent action demanded to combat violence against health personnel

Urgent action to combat the rising tide of violence against health personnel in every region of the world has been called for by the World Medical Association. On the opening day of the World Health Assembly today (Monday), the WMA presented a statement describing the situation as an international emergency that was intolerable.

Call for Comments on the National Adult Hospital Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List (2019) for review in 2020

The National Department of Health has indicated that it will take comments on the current version (2019) of the Adult Hospital Level Standard Treatment Guidelines (STGs) and National Essential Medicines List (EML), which are the basis of the offering at district and regional hospitals in the public sector

Knowledge, attitudes and current practices of pharmacovigilance amongst medical doctors and pharmacists

As a result of the Thalidomide tragedy in the 1960’s, pharmacovigilance was developed, and its scope has evolved over the years. Scientific evidence has demonstrated that although medicines make a huge and positive contribution to humankind, they also cause undesired effects. It has been found that approximately 50% of medicine-related patient harms that lead to hospitalization are preventable.

Call for Abstracts

The BHF Conference Programme Committee has extended the deadline for abstract submissions and case studies to 28 August 2020. Some abstracts will be published in the BHF’s peer-reviewed ‘Southern African Health Journal’ and on the BHF digital platforms. All abstracts should be in-line with the conference theme: Leading change in strengthening our ecosystem – The Healthcare 2.0 initiative

Abstract themes are as follows:
-The need for agility in leading change

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