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 Address by VIP from Department of Health/ Higher Education / Higher Health/ EDSA |
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| 10h30 | Annual General Meeting | |||
| 12h30 | LUNCH WITH EXHIBITORS | |||
| 13h30 | Second curriculum | |||
| 14h00 |
Men’s Health Program/Men’s Lekgotla: |
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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 | 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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| 15h30 | TEA WITH EXHIBITORS | |||
| 16h00 | Conference closes for the day | |||
| Get dressed for the informal dinner - theme is cowboys and cowgirls | ||||
| 17h00 | Make your way to the conference venue to catch the bus to the dinner Buses leave the conference venue to the pre-dinner excursion and dinner |
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| 18h00-22h00 | Coco-C restaurant venue at Loch Logan waterfront | |||
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 | |||
| Keynote address Higher Health invited |
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| 09h00 | Diversity and Inclusion Disability access |
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| 09h20 | GBV | |||
| 09h40 | tba | |||
| 10h00 | TEA WITH EXHIBITORS | |||
| 10h30 | Mental Health: Academic attitudes, and expectations of academically excluded students Thabo Monyatsi, Psychologist: Academic Support · Central University of Technology, Free State |
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| 11h20 | tba | |||
| 11h40 | Ancestor Calling | |||
| 12h30 | LUNCH WITH EXHIBITORS | |||
| 13h30 | Workshop: Self-care: a practical approach to becoming a better caregiver Dr Munita Dunn-Coetzee, Director of Student Counselling and Development, University of the Free State |
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| 15h00 | Contributions from Universities | |||
| 15h20 | TEA WITH EXHIBITORS | |||
| 16h00 | Conference closes for the day | |||
| 18h00 | Make your way back to the Conference | |||
| 18h30 | Gala Dinner at Windmills Casino Dress for a 007 theme |
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Programme is subject to change
| SAACHS CONFERENCE 2025 DAY 3: FRIDAY 10 JANUARY 2025 |
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| 08h00 | WELCOMING TEA WITH EXHIBITORS |
| 08h30 | Welcome |
| 08h35 | Keynote Address Preventative Health Services |
| 09h00 | Health Seeking behaviour amongst students Nada Laurie PhD, Health and Wellness Centre, University of the Free State |
| 09h30 |
A guide to developing and implementing an effective Peer Education programme |
| 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 |
| 11h20 | Vaccination Programmes for HEI’s |
| 11h40 | Contributions from universities |
| 12h20 | CLOSING ADDRESS Riana Johnson, Regional Chairperson SAACHS (Deputy Director: Health and Wellness Centre, UFS) Sr Miemie Geya, National Chair, SAACHS ( |
| 12h30 | LUNCH WITH EXHIBITORS |
| 13h30 | Conference closes |
Programme is subject to change