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our commitment to continuing professional development
Life Rehabilitation is a specialised healthcare service dedicated to treating and rehabilitating clients who have become acutely disabled by a stroke, major trauma, brain injury, spinal cord injury, or by complex orthopaedic, neurological or other medical conditions. Life Rehabilitation forms part of the Life Healthcare Group, which is a JSE-listed hospital operator with more than 60 private acute care facilities in South Africa. Since its inception in 1997, Life Rehabilitation has grown to become the largest provider of acute rehabilitation services in South Africa and Africa as a whole with seven centres, a total of 265 beds and more than 400 healthcare and rehabilitation professionals, including some of the most respected acute rehabilitation doctors and therapists in the country. All seven facilities are custom built or refurbished and equipped with modern equipment to suit the specific needs of all our acute rehabilitation clients and to meet legal criteria laid down by the Department of Health.
We are committed to offering expert, interdisciplinary rehabilitation-related CPD courses in the interest of developing this exciting field of practice. We look forward to your participation in our learning activities for 2014/15. We present an opportunity for:
skills development and detailed topic exploration;
discussion on current issues in the field; as well as
an opportunity to network with professionals having similar interests.
details
The cost of the workshops varies. Please contact the unit directly for the costs and banking details.
All events are CPD accredited and certificates will be presented to all attendees at the end of each event.
The final detailed programme and registration form will be available from the contact person at the venue.
All of our CPD activities include refreshments.
registration procedure 1. Please liaise with the venue’s contact person to confirm whether places are
Life Rehabilitation is still the only group accredited ISO-9001:2008 rehabilitation network in South Africa, evidence that our quality standards meet international criteria.
available, and to make a booking. 2. You should then make payment directly into the bank account, and fax proof of payment to the contact person for the event. No places are
As part of our commitment to continuing professional development (CPD) in the field of rehabilitation in South Africa, we offer a number of educational activities in this specialised field. We continue to focus on specialist skills training workshops, presented by recognised experts in the field. The events are designed to lay a theoretical framework and build practical skills that practitioners can utilise in developing and consolidating their own fields of practice.
confirmed until proof of payment has been received. 3. We are regrettably unable to accept payment at the event. 4. Registration will be confirmed once registration details and proof of payment has been received. 5. Participants are encouraged to register early as places are limited. Bookings close two weeks prior to the event or earlier, if capacity has been reached.
Day/Date
Venue
Topic
Contact person
Contact number
Email address
9 May 2014
Life St Dominic’s Hospital
Ethics round table discussion
Liesel Durrheim
043 742 0723
[email protected]
East London
Speaker: Dr Eric Hodgson, critical care specialist, pain specialist and head of anaesthetics, Chief Albert Luthuli Hospital.
Life Pasteur Hospital
Ethics
Corleia van der Westhuizen
051 520 1230
Corleia.vanderwesthuizen@lifehealthcar e.co.za
Bloemfontein
Speaker: Dr Henriette van den Berg, psychologist and director of the post graduate school, University of the Free State.
Life Eugene Marais Hospital
Wheelchair seating
Thea Mostert
012 334 2606
[email protected]
Pretoria
Speakers: Emily Coetzer, occupational therapist and Dr Janine Botha, general practitioner.
Life Pasteur Hospital Bloemfontein
Lower limb amputee rehabilitation
Corleia van der Westhuizen
051 520 1230
Corleia.vanderwesthuizen@lifehealthcar e.co.za
2 - 13 June 2014
Life St Dominic’s Hospital
Basic adult Bobath course (NDT)
Liesel Durrheim
043 742 0723
[email protected]
7 - 11 July 2014
East London
Speaker: Lynn Fearnhead, physiotherapistIBITA Bobath instructor.
22 May 2014
2 - 6 June 2014
12 June 2014
Speaker: Tarina van der Stockt, physiotherapist.
DISCLAIMER Whilst every effort will be made to ensure that the workshops are presented by the advertised speakers, Life Rehabilitation reserves the right to source new/additional speakers in the event of an advertised speaker not being able to honour his/her commitment.
Day/Date
Venue
Topic
Contact Person
Contact number
Email address
10 July 2014
Life Vincent Pallotti Hospital
Caring for patients who have had a stroke or traumatic head injury (workshop for carers at old age homes)
Laylah Leukes
021 506 5360
[email protected]
Cape Town
Speakers: Various members of the interdisciplinary rehabilitation team at Life Vincent Pallotti Hospital.
Life New Kensington Clinic
Nutrition in the rehabilitation setting
Anna Bizos
011 538 4700
[email protected]
Johannesburg
Speakers: Various members of the interdisciplinary rehabilitation team at Life New Kensington Clinic.
Life Entabeni Hospital
Dysphagia screening for nurses
Sharon Bransby
031 204 1427
[email protected]
Durban
Speaker: Prof. Mershen Pillay, speech pathologist and audiologist, lecturer at University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Life Eugene Marais Hospital
Latest developments in HIV
Thea Mostert
012 334 2606
[email protected]
Pretoria
Speakers: Dr Heidi Prinsloo, specialist physician and Dr Magriet Spies, social worker.
Life Vincent Pallotti Hospital
Sensory intelligence
Laylah Leukes
021 506 5360
[email protected]
Cape Town
Speaker: Dr Annemarie Lombard, founder and CEO of Sensory Intelligence.
July 2014
5 August 2014
12 August 2014
28 August 2014
DISCLAIMER Whilst every effort will be made to ensure that the workshops are presented by the advertised speakers, Life Rehabilitation reserves the right to source new/additional speakers in the event of an advertised speaker not being able to honour his/her commitment.
Day/Date
Venue
Topic
23 September 2014
Life Riverfield Lodge
Dietary considerations for dysphagia
Johannesburg
Speaker: Prof. Mershen Pillay, speech pathologist and audiologist, lecturer at University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Life Pasteur
Cervical auscultation for dysphagia
Bloemfontein
Speaker: Prof. Mershen Pillay, speech pathologist and audiologist, lecturer at University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Life Entabeni Hospital
Vision after brain injury
Durban
Speaker: Casha Meintjies, optometrist with special interest in neuro optometry.
Life Vincent Pallotti Hospital
Ethics: balancing patients’ rights and responsibilities
Cape Town
Speaker: TBC
2 October 2014
24 October 2014
13 November 2014
Contact Person Deantha Pillay
Contact number
Email address
0860 748 373
[email protected]
or
or
Marge Masson
[email protected]
Corleia van der Westhuizen
051 520 1230
Corleia.vanderwesthuizen@lifehealthcare. co.za
Sharon Bransby
031 204 1427
[email protected]
Laylah Leukes
021 506 5360
[email protected]
DISCLAIMER Whilst every effort will be made to ensure that the workshops are presented by the advertised speakers, Life Rehabilitation reserves the right to source new/additional speakers in the event of an advertised speaker not being able to honour his/her commitment.
LIFE ENTABENI HOSPITAL 148 Mazisi Kunene Road, Berea, Durban 4001 Telephone number: 031 204 1300 (ext 360) Email:
[email protected]
LIFE RIVERFIELD LODGE 34 Southernwoods Road, Nietgedacht, Johannesburg 2194 Telephone number: 086 074 8373 Email:
[email protected]
LIFE EUGENE MARAIS HOSPITAL 696 5th Avenue, Les Marais, Pretoria 0084 Telephone number: 012 334 2603 Email:
[email protected]
LIFE ST DOMINIC’S HOSPITAL 38-40 St Mark’s Road, East London 5201 Telephone number: 043 742 0723 Email:
[email protected]
LIFE NEW KENSINGTON CLINIC 23 Roberts Avenue, Kensington, Johannesburg 2094 Telephone number: 011 538 4700 Email:
[email protected]
LIFE VINCENT PALLOTTI HOSPITAL The Park, Park Lane, Pinelands, Cape Town 7405 Telephone number: 021 506 5360 Email:
[email protected]
LIFE PASTEUR HOSPITAL 54 Pasteur Drive, Hospital Park, Bloemfontein 9301 Telephone number: 051 520 1230 Email:
[email protected]
LIFE REHABILITATION – NATIONAL OFFICE Oxford Manor, 21 Chaplin Road, Illovo, Johannesburg 2196 Telephone number: 011 219 9626 Email:
[email protected] Website: www.rehab.co.za
