2025 Conference Pre-Conference Day
| SAACHS CONFERENCE 2025 PRE-CONFERENCE DAY: TUESDAY 7 JANUARY 2025 |
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| Checkin at your hotels | ||||
| 14h00-17h00 | Register at Windmills Conference Centre | |||
| Delegates free time | ||||
| 18h00 | Shisanyama Dinner and karaoke at Diamond Lil's Action Bar at the Windmills Casino | |||
Programme is subject to change
2025 Conference Day 1
| SAACHS CONFERENCE 2025 DAY 1: WEDNESDAY 8 JANUARY 2025 |
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| 08h30 | Registration and welcoming refreshments | |||
| 09h30 | Conference starts in Windmills A&B | |||
| Welcome Miemie Geya, National Chair, SAACHS |
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| 09h45 | Keynote Address Mr Monyatso Mahlatsi, MEC for Health: Free State |
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| 10h15 | Annual General Meeting | |||
| 12h00 | LUNCH WITH EXHIBITORS | |||
| 13h00 | Member Round Tables Engage with colleagues in round tables where you can share your experiences and discuss solutions to key challenges facing health care workers. Topics will include GBV, Mental Health, Social Media, Addictions, and 'Dr Google' (helping patients who challenge treatment advice based on Google searches, TikTok videos and other social media). |
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| 14h00 | Lessons from the Lekgotla: The Men’s Health Program Transforming student experience and tackling mental health challenges Shibashiba Moabelo, Coordinator: HIV and AIDS, University of the Free State Nothando Hlophe, Head of Social Support, University of the Free State |
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| 14h30 | The value of a HIV support group: A case study from the UFS campus Sr Theresa de Vries, Senior Officer: Professional Nurse, University of the Free State |
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| 15h00 | TEA WITH EXHIBITORS | |||
| 15h30 | Support of pregnant students at universities Dr. Annah Sefolosha, Head of Department, Directorate of Health and Wellness, Tshwane University of Technology |
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| 16h15 | Conference closes for the day | |||
| Get dressed for the informal dinner - theme is cowboys and cowgirls | ||||
| 18h00-22h00 | Coco-C restaurant venue at Loch Logan waterfront Make your own way to the dinner venue |
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Programme is subject to change
2025 Conference Day 2
| SAACHS CONFERENCE 2025 DAY 2: THURSDAY 9 JANUARY 2025 |
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| 08h00 | Arrival tea with exhibitors | |||
| 08h30 | Conference starts Gali Mokgosi: MC |
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| 08h45 | Keynote address Nicole Morris, Dean of Students, Sol Plaatje University |
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| 09h15 | GBV – Fear responses and minimising trauma for students (a literature review) Retlotilwe Mtimkulu, Social worker, Central University of Technology, Free State |
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| 09h45 | Academic exclusion and mental health challenges: a case study of the Central University of Technology Thabo Monyatsi, Psychologist: Academic Support · Central University of Technology, Free State |
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| 10h15 | TEA WITH EXHIBITORS | |||
| 10h45 | Collaborate using telehealth for everybody's health – United healthcare for all Douglas Reed, Atlantic Holdings |
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| 11h15 | Higher Health Topic and speaker tba |
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| 11h45 | Ancestor Calling Victoria Dithebe, University of the Free State |
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| 12h15 | LUNCH WITH EXHIBITORS | |||
| 13h15 | Workshop | Self-care: a practical approach to becoming a better caregiver Dr Munita Dunn-Coetzee, Director: Health and Wellness Center, University of the Free State |
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| 15h00 | TEA WITH EXHIBITORS | |||
| 15h30 | Escalation of unplanned pregnancies in the presence of contraceptives at a South African University Dr. Tandiwe v Nngaxa: Manager Health and Wellness Centre, Walter Sisulu University |
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| 16h00 | Conference closes for the day | |||
| 18h00 | Make your own way to Windmills Casino for the Gala Dinner | |||
| 18h30 | Pre-dinner drinks | |||
| 19h00 | Gala Dinner at Windmills Casino Dress for a 007 theme |
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Programme is subject to change
Programme is subject to change