Past Courses

March saw us presenting our first Audiometry course in Cape Town for 2020. There was a group of 10 learners; mostly familiar faces who did both Spirometry and Vision Screening…

We ended February off with our first Spirometry Course in Cape town for 2020. There was a group of 10 learners, mostly completely new to occupational spirometry. We had fun…

It was a delight to come together as a team – the IMPALA team – creating the first of its kind IMPALA symposium at the 10th KEMRI Annual Scientific and…

We kicked off our 2020 training in Cape Town with a Vision Screening short course attended by 5 students. It was a pleasure for me to teach in Cape Town…

It was my pleasure to teach the vision screening course to 4 students in Durban. Vision screening was new to most of our learners so there was a lot of…

What a beautiful part of the world to be able to teach spiro. I love White River and the peaceful surroundings. I loved driving out of the crazy city into…

It was my pleasure to teach the Audiometry Certificate of Competence Short Course to 8 students in Durban. The group was all very keen to learn about Audiometry and actively…

Our last Audiometry Short Course for 2019 was attended by 6 students in Cape Town. Dedicated students worked hard to become audiometrists. We focused on how to calculate the percentage…

This was the first of its kind 6-week skills in Occupational Heath Training Programme and wow was it something special! The Illovo medical team leaders Riekie Leveson and Ernest Peresu…

It was my pleasure to teach the foundational spirometry course to 12 students from 6 countries for Illovo at their training facility in Eston. There were representatives from Malawi, Swaziland,…

Education for Health Africa offered the History Taking and Physical Examination Course at the Illovo Training Academy in Eston Kwa-Zulu Natal between the 21st and 25th October 2019. The “United…

Education for Health Africa offered the Baseline Health Risk Assessment Course at the Illovo Training Academy in Eston Kwa-Zulu Natal between the 14th and 18th October 2019. The “United Nations…

I was delighted to finally meet with my colleagues – now friends – in Khartoum recently! Working with Prof Asma Elsony, Dr Rashid Osman, Hana El Sadig and the whole…

Education for Health Africa offered the Introduction to Occupational Health Course at the Illovo Training Academy in Eston Kwa-Zulu Natal between the 7th and 11th October 2019. The course offered…

Luxembourg is like some kind of “Happy Land”. The roads are smooth and perfect. The trees are green and perfect. The cars are neat and unbashed. There are children as…

Meeting colleagues at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) meeting each year is always a highlight for me. I love coming together with colleagues from all over the world to discuss…

Our Vision Screening Short Course in Cape Town ended on Friday the 27th of September 2019. Twelve students (occupational health practitioners and a technician) attended the course at the Absolute…

We teamed up with ATA International to teach Spirometry, Audiometry and Vision refresher courses for 12 students on the Acacia Bulyanhulu Gold Mine in Tanzania. Students also came from 2…

For the first time the Audiometry Short Course was split over a weekend by Education for Health Africa in Cape Town. Nine students attended the 3 days and had positive…

As providence would have it, shortly after arrangements were made to conduct spirometry training for TB Sequel at MRC Gambia, a request for training from Dr Sunkaru Touray Pulmonologist and…

The team at CISPOC (Centro de Investigação e Treino em Saúde da Polana Caniço) in Maputo are simply delightful. I thoroughly enjoyed spending the week with them in learning spirometry…

I love Mbeya! Every time I am blessed with the opportunity to travel, I learn something about myself as well as the place I am visiting. I have learnt that…

Education for Health Africa presented a Spirometry Short Course in Cape Town from the 31st of July till the 2nd of August 2019. Six students attended the three days with…

In an effort to ensure excellence in spirometry and to maximize the amount and quality of the spirometry data in the TB Sequel study, The Klinikum der Universität München Division…

Education for Health Africa held a successful short course in Audiometry from the 23rd to 25th of July 2019, in Durban. Fourteen students attended the day of which some of…

A spirometry refresher course in Durban was held on Monday the 15th of July 2019. Eight occupational health practitioners attended the day. We shared experiences, brushed up on practical skills…

Education for Health Africa presented a Spirometry Short Course in Durban from the 16th to 19th of July. Eight students attended the three days to become spirometrists. They are planning…

Following on from the Pan African Thoracic Society (PATS) spirometry training which took place last year, 2018, at Kibong’oto Infectious Diseases Hospital (KIDH) in Kilmanjaro, Tanzania we were able to…

A comprehensive spirometry programme was held in Nairobi at the 5th KISLHC between the 25th and 27th June 2019 including a 1 day Pan African Thoracic Society (PATS) 1-day Certificate…

Spirometry kicked off at the 5th KISLHC in Nairobi with a very well attended 1-day spirometry workshop. Two local Kenyan spirometry experts, Dr Sammy Gitonga and Dr Salim Masoud together…

We taught a Spirometry Short Course for 6 students who are busy with their qualification in Occupational Health at the University of Johannesburg. This was the third of three short…

We taught a Vision Screening Short Course for 6 students who are busy with their qualification in Occupational Health at the University of Johannesburg. This was the second of three…

We taught an Audiometry Course for 6 students who are busy with their qualification in Occupational Health at the University of Johannesburg. It was my absolute pleasure to facilitate for…

The 2019 Pan African Thoracic Society (PATS) Methods in Clinical Operational Research (MECOR) programme started off with a very happy and very interactive spirometry 1-day certificate of attendance workshop in…

Education for Health Africa hosted another successful Spirometry Short Course at the Absolute Health venue in Lagoon Beach, Milnerton. Since 13 students (technicians, professional nurses, occupational health nurse practitioner and…

What a joy it was to be stepping onto Zimbabwean soil again after 16 years. Thank you to the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Collaboration for Global Health Research…

Our Audiometry Screening Short Course in Cape Town was held from the 15th to the 17th of May. Eleven students (occupational health practitioners and technicians) attended the course. We did…

It was fun to facilitate another Pan African Thoracic Society (PATS) spirometry training course in my hometown on 23rd – 26th April 2019 and to welcoming ACACIA (Achieving Asthma Control…

The first reviewed vision screening courses was facilitated at Sere-Med in Linbro Park, Johannesburg. It was held on the 13th and 14th of April 2019. A total of 11 students…

The Spirometry competency course was held at Absolute Health in Lagoon Beach at the absolute wonderful venue. Ten students attended the course from 27 – 29 March 2019. This was…

The first Education for Health Africa Occupational Screening Audiometry course in Port Elizabeth was held on 13 – 15 March 2019. There were 5 learners; 3 familiar faces and two…

We were privileged to have an International learner on our 2-day Occupational Vision Screening Course all the way from Equatorial Guinea. It was interesting to exchange knowledge and experience. Six…

Certificate of Competence in Foundational Spirometry short course and Spirometry Quality Assurance and Over-reading workshop By Lindsay Zurba, Education for Health Africa (EFHA) Spirometry is on the map at Kibong’oto…

First Pan African Thoracic Society Spirometry Training 2017 in Uganda The Pan African Thoracic Society (PATS) and the Ugandan Thoracic Society (UTS), hosted a Foundational Spirometry Certificate of Competence Short…

Certificate of Competence in Foundational Spirometry short course and Spirometry Quality Assurance workshop Report by Lindsay Zurba of Education for Health Africa (EFHA) Professor Falade and his team from the…

The Pan-African Thoracic Society (PATS) and the Ethiopian Thoracic Society (ETS) hosted a Foundational Spirometry Certificate of Competence Short Course in Addis Ababa from 17th to 19th November 2017 at…