2025 Conference Pre-Conference Day

SAACHS CONFERENCE 2025
PRE-CONFERENCE DAY: TUESDAY 7 JANUARY 2025
  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
08h30 Registration and welcoming refreshments
09h30 Conference starts in Windmills A&B
  Welcome
Miemie Geya, National Chair, SAACHS
09h45 Keynote Address
Mr Monyatso Mahlatsi, MEC for Health: Free State
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).
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
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
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
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

Programme is subject to change 

2025 Conference Day 2 

SAACHS CONFERENCE 2025
DAY 2: THURSDAY 9 JANUARY 2025
08h00 Arrival tea with exhibitors
08h30 Conference starts
08h45 Keynote address
Prof Hester Klopper, Vice-Chancellor of UFS (invited)
09h15 GBV – Fear responses and minimising trauma for students (a literature review)
Retlotilwe Mtimkulu, Social worker, Central University of Technology, Free State
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
10h15 TEA WITH EXHIBITORS
10h45 Collaborate using telehealth for everybody's health – United healthcare for all
Douglas Reed, Atlantic Holdings
11h15 Member Round Table Report-back
Discussion champions will share report-backs from the Round Tables hosted on day one of the conference, with a focus on key challenges and possible solutions.
11h45 Ancestor Calling 
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
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
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

Programme is subject to change

 

2025 Conference Day 3

SAACHS CONFERENCE 2025
DAY 3: FRIDAY 10 JANUARY 2025
08h00 WELCOMING TEA WITH EXHIBITORS
08h30 Welcome
08h35 Keynote address
Dr Karabo Bernard Sebake, Dean of Students: CUT
09h00 Health Seeking behaviour amongst students
Nada Laurie PhD, Health and Wellness Centre, University of the Free State
09h30 Knowledge, attitudes and practices of undergraduate students regarding family planning
Sr Alidah Kekana, Nurse Clinician: Student Health Service, University of Pretoria
10h00 TEA WITH EXHIBITORS
10h30 Student Food Insecurity
Prof Louise van den Berg, University of the Free State
11h00 Food budgeting for students
Ermi Spies, Lecturer, University of the Free State
11h30 Anti-microbial resistance in sexually transmitted infections and diseases
A report from students
Mr Sabelo Ntenza, Professional Nurse, Central University of Technology
12h00 LUNCH
12h30 Good Practice in Campus Health Emergency Medical Services
Mr. Zandisile Mathafeni, Paramedic, Wits University Campus Health Emergency Medical Services
13h00 Factors Associated with Vulvovaginal Candidiasis Among Female University Students
Esther Modise, Senior Professional Nurse, Sefako Makgatho Health Science University 
13h30 CLOSING ADDRESS
Riana Johnson, Regional Chairperson SAACHS (Deputy Director: Health and Wellness Centre, UFS)
Sr Miemie Geya, National Chair, SAACHS
13h45 Delegates depart

 

Programme is subject to change