Scientific Programme (Subject to Change)
Theme – ABC: Anything But Covid
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Monday 6 February 2023
Tuesday 7 February 2023
Wednesday 8 February 2023
Thursday 9 February 2023
Friday 10 February 2023
MONDAY 6 FEBRUARY 2023 – WORKSHOP 1: DERM: Atopic dermatitis | ||
12:00-12:30 | Registration and mingling | |
12:30-12:45 | Introduction | Suretha Kannenberg |
12:45-13:30 | Evaluation and Management of Atopic Dermatitis | Carol Hlela |
13:30-14:00 | The role of Bleach Baths in Dermatology (AD) | Jabu Makhubele |
14:00-14:30 | The mental health of caregivers of children with atopic dermatitis at a tertiary healthcare centre in Cape Town, South Africa | Shwetha Suresh |
14:30-15:00 | Tea Break | |
15:00-15:30 | The role of Wet Wraps of Atopic Dermatitis – with “LIVE DEMONSTRATION” | Carol Hlela |
15:30-16:00 | Therapeutic Patient Education in Atopic Dermatitis | Suretha Kannenberg |
16:00-16:30 | Panel discussion | Carol Hlela, Suretha Kannenberg, Suresh Shwetha |
TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2023 – WORKSHOP 2: GIT: Feeding practices and methods | ||
7:30-8:00 | Registration and mingling | |
8:00-8:15 | Introduction | Ronalda de Lacy |
8:15-8:45 | Work-up before gastrostomy tube placement | Vivienne Norman |
8:45-9:00 | Video on PEG placement | Ronalda de Lacy |
9:00- 10:30 | Interactive demonstration | Brenda Joshua |
10:30-11:00 | Tea Break | |
11:00-11:30 | Paediatric Gastrostomy Feeding – Best practice recommendations | Shihaam Cader |
11:30-12:00 | Daily management and management of complications | Brenda Joshua |
TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2023 – WORKSHOP 3: ALLERGY BEST PRACTICE | ||
12:00-12:30 | Registration and mingling | |
12:30-13:00 | The clinical implications of basic allergy pathophysiology | Mike Levin |
13:00-13:30 | Allergy history taking | Tamara Kerbelker |
13:30-14:00 | How to interpret skin and immunoCAP tests | Mike Levin |
14:00-14:30 | Components for food allergy | Candice Royal |
14:30-15:00 | Tea Break | |
15:00-15:30 | Incremental oral food challenges | Seth Muller |
15:30-16:00 | Physician/Patient Interactions for best Allergy Management | Jill Warner |
16:00-16:45 | Skin prick test: procedures and quality control (+ hands-on practice) | All |
16:45-17:00 | Questions and close |
Wednesday 08 February 2023 | ||
07:00 – 08:00 | Registration | |
08:00 – 08:15 | Welcome | Rudzani Muloiwa |
08:15 – 09:45 | SESSION 1: PLENARY | Chair: Carol Hlela |
08:15 – 09:00 | Advances in IgE mediated food allergy mechanisms and prevention | John Warner |
09:00 – 09:45 | An update on CMV | Lindo Radebe |
09:45 – 10:15 | REFRESHMENTS | |
10:15 – 12:15 | SESSION 2: ALLERGY | Chair: Sarah Karabus |
10:15 – 10:45 | Advances in allergic rhino-conjunctivitis | Candice Royal |
10:45 – 11:15 | Advances in chronic asthma diagnosis and management | Claudia Gray |
11:15 – 11:45 | Advances in acute asthma management | Tamara Kerbelker |
11:45 – 12:15 | High-risk age periods for children with multiple allergic conditions | Shirani Naidoo |
12:15 – 13:15 | LUNCH | |
13:15 – 13:45 | SESSION 3: GIT | Chair: Ronalda de Lacy |
13:15 – 14:45 | An approach to chronic diarrhoea | Tshepang Mokoto |
13:45 – 14:15 | Nutritional management of chronic diarrhoea | Camelin Blaauw & Mignon van der Merwe |
14:15 – 14:45 | Feeding an infant with reflux | Bernadette Saayman |
14:45 – 15:15 | The management of common GIT symptoms | Lyndall Gibbs |
15:15 – 15:45 | REFRESHMENTS | |
VENUE: Camphor | ||
15:45 – 17:15 | SESSION 4: DERM | Chair: Lauren Knight |
15:45 – 16:15 | An Approch to Infantile Haemangiomas | Antoinette Chateau |
16:15 – 16:45 | Immune endotypes of atopic dermatitis: Opportunities and challenges. | Nonhlanhla Lunjani |
16:45 – 17:15 | Cutaneous manifestations of Rheumatological disease | Lauren Knight |
17:15 – 18:45 | SPONSORED COCKTAIL SYMPOSIUM – LILLY – | Dr Michelle Carrihill |
THURSDAY 09 FEBRUARY 2023 | ||
07:15 – 08:15 | SPONSORED BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM – ROCHE – Latest advances in Spinal Muscular atrophy – A new horizon for South Africa | Dr. Britta McLaren |
08:30 – 10:00 | SESSION 5: PLENARY | Chair: Mike Levin |
08:30 – 09:15 | Genodermatoses- When to suspect and how to investigate | Mark Koh |
09:15 – 10:00 | Inflammatory Bowel Disease-Recent advances | Zeenat Gaibee |
10:00 – 10:30 | REFRESHMENTS |
10:30 – 12:30 | SESSION 6: DERM | Chair: Antionette Chateau |
10:30 – 11:00 | What’s new in paediatric dermatology | Mark Koh |
10:30 – 11:00 | Rare Diseases – what support is available to both patients and HCPs | Kelly du Plessis |
11:30 – 12:00 | Overview of Epidermolysis Bullosa, management and outcomes at Red Cross Children’s Hospital | Akua Senyah |
12:00 – 12:30 | Living well with EB in South Africa | Toni Roberts |
12:30 – 13:30 | LUNCH |
13:30 – 15:00 | SESSION 7: ALLERGY | Chair: Mike Levin |
13:30 – 14:00 | Allergic, dermatological and GIT manifestations of inborn errors of immunity | Brian Eley |
14:00 – 14:30 | Oral immunotherapy for food allergy | Sarah Karabus |
14:30 – 15:00 | Fighting incorrect penicillin allergy labels | Jonny Peter |
15:30 – 17:00 | SESSION 8: GIT | Chair: Lindo Radebe |
15:30 – 16:00 | TBA-Speech Therapy | Vivienne Norman |
16:00 – 16:30 | Chronic liver disease in the older child | Liz Goddard |
16:30 – 17:00 | Acute liver failure- What is new? | Ronalda de Lacy |
19h00 | Speakers’ Dinner (by invitation only). Free evening for all other delegates |
FRIDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2023 | ||
07:15 – 08:15 | SPONSORED BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM – LOREAL |
08:30 – 10:00 | SESSION 9: PLENARY | Chair: Ronalda De Lacy |
08:30 – 09:15 | Vascular anomalies: Diagnosis and management | Mark Koh |
09:15 – 10:00 | New biologics for allergy | John Warner |
10:00 – 10:30 | REFRESHMENTS |
10:30 – 12:45 | SESSION 10: ETHICS | Chair: Rudzani Muloiwa |
10:30 – 11:00 | Ethical considerations in anaphylaxis | Sharon Kling |
11:00 – 11:30 | Skin colour, population group and dermatology. | Bianca Tod |
11:30 – 12:00 | Withdrawing medical provided feeds in palliative care | Lyndall Gibbs |
12:00 – 12:30 | Non-disclosure in paediatric and adolescent patients | Sharon Kling |
12:30 – 12:45 | Closing, thanks and next years course |