Physicians Update 2023

Chair: Prof Moosa Patel

08:40 – 09:00
An Update on Lung Cancer
Prof Georgia Demetriou

09:00 – 09:20
An Approach to Immune Thrombocytopenia Purpura
Dr Vinitha Phillip

09:20 – 09:30 Q&A

Chair: Prof Ismail Kalla

09:30 - 10:15
Social Media in Medicine: The Legal, Disciplinary & Reputational Risks
Mrs Emma Sadleir-Berkowitz

10:15 - 10:30 Q&A

Chair: Dr Nimmisha Govind

10:50 – 11:10
Update on COVID-19 Vaccines
Prof Shabir Madhi

11:10 – 11:30
Systemic Sclerosis: A Vascular Snapshot
Dr Claudia Ickinger

11:30 – 11:40 Q&A

Chair: Dr Lara Greenstein

11:40 – 12:00
Clinical Tips to Improve Your Assessment & Care of Complex Older Persons
Prof Brent Tipping

12:00 – 12:20
Palliative Care: Needs & Impact on Quality of Life of Cancer Patients
Dr Mpho Ratshikana-Moloko

12:20 – 12:30 Q&A

Chair: Dr Alan Peter

13:40 - 14:00
Pleural Infections – An Update
Dr Anita Graham

14:00 - 14:20
How to Screen & Treat Cryptococcal Meningitis in 2023
Dr Jeremy Nel

14:20 - 14:30 Q&A

Chair: Prof Jeffrey Wing

14:30 – 14:40
Introduction to Cardiometabolic Medicine
Prof Jeffrey Wing

14:40 - 15:00
Use of Cardiac MRI
Prof Mashudu Nethononda

15:00 – 15:20
My Sweet Heart
Dr Zaheer Bayat

15:10 – 15:30
Management of NASH: Current & Future Options
Dr Bilal Bobat

15:20 – 15:50 Q&A

Chairman: Dr Jarrod Zamparini

16:15 - 16:50
Pharmacogenomics in Personalised Medicine - from Research Bench to Patient Bedside in Africa
Prof Collen Masimirembwa
16:50 - 17:00 Q&A

17:00 - 17:10
Internal Medicine’s Translational Research: Embracing the Era of Precision Medicine
Prof Raquel Duarte

17:10 - 17:15 Closing by Prof Ismail Kalla

Chair: Dr Sarah Stacey

08:30 – 09:15
High Dose vs Recommended Dose Antibiotics in the UCU - Evidence from a Nephrology vs Critical Care Perspective
Prof Graham Paget vs Prof Guy Richards

09:15 – 09:30 Q&A

Chair: Dr Lliam Brannigan

09:30 - 09:50
How to Perform Perioperative Evaluations
Dr John Tilley

09:50 - 10:10
Perioperative Cardiac Evaluation & Tools
Prof Pravin Manga

10:10 - 10:50 Q&A

Chair: Dr June Fabian

10:50 - 11:20
Pathways for Clinician Researchers
Prof Ziyaad Dangor

11:20 - 11:50
CNS Autoimmune Disorders
Prof André Mochan

11:50 - 12:00 Q&A