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 our training at a new venue and we thank Emcare…
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 in African Children) project PhD student, Victoria Oluwatoni Oyenuga, from…
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 attended the course. Different disciplines were represented by the 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 a wonderful interactive group of students who took the wind…
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 new ones. With the Audio course, the three ladies completed…
An Occupational Screening Spirometry Certificate of Competence Short Course was held in Durban during the second week of March 2019. There were 6 learners in the group. Of the 6, 3 were familiar faces as they were on our Audio…
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 learners in total attended the training. We were true to…
Our second vision screening course in Cape Town ended on Saturday the 16th of February. Four of our five students (occupational health practitioners and technicians) underwent the competency course and one other (not on the photo) sat the attendance course…
The third of the six ACACIA study teams have undergone their spirometry training this past week in lovely Kampala in preparation for the start of their upcoming field work for the ACACIA (Achieving Asthma Control in African Children) study. Fifteen…
Our first spirometry refresher course in Cape Town was held on Friday 8th of February. Five students (occupational health practitioners and technicians) attended the day. We all were reminded how important is it to focus on correct techniques in spirometry…
