Audiology
Mrs. S. Salijee
Functional Disorders and Speech Therapy
The aim of this article to provide insight into function disorder that speech therapists may encounter, while offering practical guidance for treatment.
3 CPD points
Biokinetics
Dr Susan Cronje
Staying active during the golden years
Taking a look at the different ways that physical activity can positively impact the lives of older adults, as well as age specific assessments and exercise plans.
3 CPD points
Biokinetics
Francois Marais
Blood-Flow-Restriction training’s positive effect on exercise-related hormones
This article studies the effect of different Blood-flow-restriction cuff-pressures on hormones related to muscle function and muscle growth.
3 CPD points
Biokinetics
Gary Miller
Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome – Nonsurgical vs Surgical Approaches
The article assesses the conservative treatment of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome compared to the post operative rehabilitation after surgical arthroscopy.
3 CPD points
Biokinetics
Judy Botha
Hip abductor strengthening for knee OA patients
The aim of this article is to assess the effect of hip abductor strengthening as part of knee osteoarthritis treatment.
3 CPD points
Clinical Technology
Dr Sherilene C Benjamin
The Advanced Technologies & Overview in Home Dialysis
The aim of this article is to embrace new technologies and improve the understanding of Home Haemodialysis (HHD) system.
3 CPD points
Dentistry
Dr Sonali Hurribunce
Trigeminal Neuralgia
This review provides a full comprehensive overview of the literature about classification medical and surgical treatment of trigeminal neuralgia (TN).
3 CPD points
Dentistry
Dr Julia West
How effective are space maintainers in the mixed dentition?
The aim of this article is to evaluate the effectiveness of both space maintainers and space regainers in patients in the mixed dentition.
3 CPD points
Dentistry
Dr. J. Hartshorne
Update on dental zirconia (ZIR) – material types, properties, applications, surface treatment and cementation
The aim of this article is to provide the dental clinician with a comprehensive update on dental zirconia.
3 CPD points
Emergency Care
Ms A. Pretorius
Current perspectives on how syncope should be managed in the Emergency Department
The aim of this article was to look at how syncope presents in the Emergency Department, what it may be a symptom of and how it could be managed, especially in high-risk patients.
3 CPD points
Environmental Health
Dr. Johan Schoeman
Toxic air pollution health effects caused by industry emissions
The purpose of the review study was to evaluate the consequences and health effects of toxic air pollutants and expressing strategies for controlling this pollution.
3 CPD points
Ethics
Mrs. M. Rossouw
Universal vs. Local Ethics A Qualitative analysis as experienced by physiotherapists internationally
This study describes contextual shades of ethical situations experienced by physiotherapists internationally.
3 CPD points
Medical Technology
Ms. M. Petersen
Evolution of staining methods for skeletal muscle fiber types
The aim of this article is to describe the histochemical and immunohistochemical staining of muscle tissue as important tools for mammalian muscle fiber type identification and for the elucidation of molecular regulatory signalling pathways of muscle fiber types, muscle diseases, and meat quality improvement.
3 CPD points
Medical Technology
Ms. S. Cohen
A Systematic Review of The Evolution of Human Monkeypox
The aim of this article is to provide information on monkeypox which is gradually evolving to become of global relevance. Surveillance and detection programs are important tools for understanding the continuously changing epidemiology of this re-emerging disease.
3 CPD points
Medical Technology
Mrs. C. Barkhuizen
Pathophysiology and Epidemiology of Dementia and Alzheimer’s
The article provides information on the different aspects of dementia, the various types of dementia, treatment, causes, symptoms, etc.
3 CPD points
Medicine
Nicolene Naidu
Modulation of red cell proteasome via redox metabolism, storage and transfusion
The aim of this article is to identify variation in both activity levels and protein in the membrane, cytosol and red blood cell-derived extra-cellular vehicles as a function of ex vivo ageing, G6PD- dependent metabolic diversity, and conditions that mimic the bloodstream of the recipient.
3 CPD points
Medicine
Prof. H. F Jordaan
Periocular dark circles (PDC) are a common cosmetic complaint. The objective of the study was to develop a standardized grading system for severity.
The aim of this article was to determine factors associated with objective and subjective PDC severity.
3 CPD points
Medicine
Dr. C. Rumboll
Anaesthetic considerations and management of the obese patient in general and for bariatric surgery
The aim of this article is to inform the anaesthetist of the various risks involved in the obese patient, including the classification of obesity and its limitations as well as the commonly performed bariatric procedures performed.
3 CPD points
Medicine
Dr. M. Rabe
A review of common infectious diseases in long-term travellers to low- and middle- income countries
The aim of this article is to describe health problems and gaps in knowledge related to infectious problems and predominant travel-related syndromes among expatriates living in low-and middle-income countries.
3 CPD points
Nursing
Juanita Germishuizen
The connection between nurse managers, their activities, nurse job fulfilment, patient fulfilment, and medical mistakes at unit level
To establish if there is a relationship between nurse managers, patient & nurse fulfilment and medical mistakes.
3 CPD points
Occupational Therapy
Joanna Deane
Play intervention in a hospital setting
The aim of this article is to give the reader a comprehensive overview of the different roles of play interventions in a hospital setting over the last 20 years.
3 CPD points
Occupational Therapy
Jorika Swanpoel
Mirror Neurons-Based Rehabilitation Techniques for Hand Injuries
The aim of this article is to measure the efficacy of different mirror neurons-based rehabilitation techniques in hand injuries.
3 CPD points
Occupational Therapy
Corissa Singh
Fall prevention in older adults with the use of technology in occupational therapy
The aim of this article is to review how can the use of technology assist in fall prevention in older adults.
3 CPD points
Occupational Therapy
Bronwyn Reed
The use and non-use of and the unmet needs for assistive devices in advanced cancer patients living at hom
The aim of this article is to investigate which assistive devices people with advanced cancer have and whether they are in use. In addition, to explore the characteristics of people with advanced cancer who has unmet needs for assistive devices.
3 CPD points
Occupational Therapy
Lindsay Scaife
A study looking at the development of handwriting in children with dysgraphia compared to typically developing children
The aim of this article is to describe the findings of a study looking at specific features in the development of handwriting for typically developing children compared to those with dysgraphia.
3 CPD points
Occupational Therapy
Ledene Hanekom
Effect of exercise on persons with intellectual disability (ID) and developmental coordination disorder (DCD)
The aim of this article is to examine the effect of combining core stability exercises with coordination exercises on motor proficiency of children diagnosed with ID and DCD.
3 CPD points
Occupational Therapy
Tanya van Schoor
Disturbed sleep and PTSD
The aim of this article is to explore the relationship between sleep disturbances and PTSD.
3 CPD points
Occupational Therapy
Mary Tapfuma
Desirable Occupational therapy interventions for Autistic children and youth
The aim of this article is to understand Autistic adults’ perspectives of occupational therapy intervention for Autistic children and youth.
3 CPD points
Occupational Therapy
Aayesha Mahomed
Predicting return to work (RTW) in Chinese patients with occupational upper extremity (UE) injury
The aim of this article is to demonstrate that machine learning models can be used for predicting RTW in Chinese patients with traumatic UE injuries, indicating high predictive performance.
3 CPD points
Psychology
Mrs. B. Marsh
Covid-19 Survivors and Depression, anxiety and post-traumatic growth
The aim of this article was to investigate the depression, anxiety and Post Traumatic Growth and their correlates among COVID-19 survivors after six-month discharge.
3 CPD points
Radiography
Yvonne Oosthuysen
The Value of Ultrasound in Evaluating Breast Implants
The aim of our study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of ultrasound in the evaluation of the integrity of silicone breast implants and identify the main sign of intact and ruptured breast implants.
3 CPD points
Radiography
Ayanda Nkosi
Chest radiography evaluation of central venous catheter tip positioning: a retrospective observational study
The aim of this article is to assess whether the tip-to-carina distance could detect the passage of the Central tip into the superior vena cava and the right atrium (RA), and to accordingly suggest cut off reference values for these two aspects.
3 CPD points