The Department of Pharmacology invites professionals to participate in our Grand Rounds series, featuring presentations by experts in the field. Attendees will gain insights into the latest discoveries and trends in pharmaceutical science, enhancing their knowledge of drug development and therapeutic applications. Participation qualifies for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits. Access our events and recordings online for easy participation.Join us in this journey of discovery and innovation in pharmacology.
| 2025 | THEME | PRESENTER |
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| 19 Febr | Practical aspects of Direct Oral Anticoagulants and other anti-coagulants |
Dr Pieter Wessels, Clinical Haematologist, Life Groenkloof Hospital |
| 9 Apr | Diabetes all that is new | Dr L Johnson |
| 21 May | Endocrine disruption found with pharmaceuticals such as paracetamol | Malene Louise Johannsen |
| 20 Aug | TBC | |
| 17 Sept | TBC | |
| 15 Oct | TBC | |
| 19 Nov | TBC | |
| 2024 | ||
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21 Febr |
Dr Anban Pillay, Deputy Director General for Health Regulation and Compliance, National Department of Health |
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20 March |
Prof Claire Guilding is Professor of Pharmacology & Medical Education at Newcastle University, UK. |
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22 May |
"Are Youth uptake of the new and emerging tobacco and nicotine products solutions for Quitting Smoking in South Africa or just new profits for the industry?" |
Prof Lekan Ayo-Yusuf |
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19 June |
"Advances in wound care" |
Liezl Naude |
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21 Aug |
"Breastfeeding" |
Stasha Jordan from South African Breastmilk Reserve |
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25 Sept |
"Medically Significant Venomous Snakes, Spiders and Scorpions in Southern Africa" |
Johan Marais |
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23 Oct |
"Analytical Chemistry Applied to Pharmacology" |
Dr Thrineshen Govender (NWU) |
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20 Nov |
"Advances in Pharmacokinetics and Dynamics in Infectious Diseases" |
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| 2023 | ||
| 1 Febr | "Interprofessional education (IPE) in pharmacology education: transfer, boundaries and chasms" | Prof Champion Nyoni (School of Nursing, University of the Free State) |
| 15 March | “A new agent in the fight against life threatening drug resistant fungal infections, a first in class fungicidal broad spectrum Triterpenoid antifungal: Ibrexafungerp" | Dr Nkechi Azie, VP of Clinical Development and Medical Science, SCYNEXIS, Inc |
| 31 May | "Are psychedelics the future of brain medicines?" | Prof David Nutt, Professor at Neuropsychopharmacology at Imperial College London |
| 14 June | "A holistic approach including early diagnosis and effective treatment is needed to eliminate malaria" | Prof Tiaan de Jager, Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria |
| 16 Aug | "Targeting breast cancer stem cells" | Dr Max Wicha, M.D. - Madeline and Sidney Forbes Professor of Oncology, Director Emeritus, University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan |
| 18 Sep | "Endocrine disrupting chemicals and the use of in vitro bioassays for water quality and food safety" | Dr Natalie Aneck-Hahn, Director of the Environmental Chemical Pollution and Health (ECPH) Research Unit, Deputy Director Medical Biological Sciences in the Department of Urology (Andrology) at the Steve Biko Academic Hospital |
| 18 Oct | "Snakebite Management: Slithering through the Newly Updated Treatment Guidelines" | Prof. Andreas Engelbrecht, Head of Clinical Unit: Emergency Medicine, Department of Critical Care and Emergency Services, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, Head: Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria |
| 22 Nov | "A model to improve antibiotic prescribing in primary care in low-resource settings" | Yasmina Johnson, Pharmaceutical Policy Specialist: Medicine Management, Laboratory and Blood Services Support, Provincial Government: Western Cape |
| 2022 | ||
| 19 Jan | "Coming clean: Saying “know” to drugs" |
Dr Nkereuwem William (Bill) is the Chief Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Supervisor, Addiction Treatment Services at the Federal Shaun Shelly started South Africa’s first non-abstinence-focused programme for people who use drugs in gang-ruled Lavender Hill |
| 16 Febr | "Neurodegenerative disease models in Zebrafish larvae and their application in pharmacological screening" | Dr Yigael Powrie, Division of Paediatric Neurosurgery at the University of Cape Town |
| 23 March | "Design and evaluation of multifunctional neuroprotective agents" | Prof Jacques Joubert, Faculty of Natural Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of the Western Cape |
| 18 May | "Impact of COVID on Clinical Research" | Dr Graham Ellis, Specialist Physician, Snr Director: Medical and Therapeutic Area Strategies, Accelerated Enrollment Solutions (AES) |
| 22 June | "Approaches and Advances in the Treatment of Burns and Chronic Wounds" |
Sr. Febe Bruwer is a Registered Nurse and Advanced wound care practitioner and the owner of The Wound Clinic at Life Roseacres Hospital in Johannesburg Sr. Liezl Naude Liezl Naude is a Clinical Nurse Specialist and Independent Consultant in Advanced Wound Care, founder of Eloquent Learning Health & Eloquent Health & Wellness in Pretoria South Africa |
| 24 Aug |
"The role of hypoxia in the metastasis of breast cancer across the blood-brain barrier" "Radiosensitization in cancer treatment: research concepts to current clinical practice" "Brief overview of radiosensitzation in clinical radiation practice" |
Prof David Fisher was appointed as an adjunct professor in the School of Health Professions at the University of Missouri, Columbia, USA. Prof Joji Mercier is an associate professor at the Department of Physiology, University of Pretoria Dr Mia Hugo works in private practice Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre (WDGMC) and assists weekly as a consultant at the Soweto Comprehensive Cancer Centre at CHBAH |
| 21 Sep | "Physiotherapy and the use of medicines" | Dr Desmond Mathye (University of Pretoria; Health Professions Council of South Africa)
Prof Marianne Unger (Stellenbosch University; Health Professions Council of South Africa)
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| 19 Oct | "New ways to advance cancer care for African patients" | Dr Iman van Den Bout |
| 23 Nov | "Antimicrobial Resistance - the horse has bolted" | Prof Natalie Schellack, Head of Department, Pharmacology, University of Pretoria |
| 2021 | ||
| 3 March | "Point Prevalence surveys of antibiotics across the globe" | Dr Brian Godman |
| 17 March | "AMS stewardship across the globe" | Prof Debbie Goff |
| 7 April | "Current research into snake anti-venoms" | Dr Mornê Strydom, Department of Pharmacology, University of Pretoria |
| 21 April | "Vaccine Hesitancy in the time of COVID-19" | Prof Hannelie Meyer, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University |
| 19 May | "Behavioural therapy in managing AMS in surgery" | Prof Esmita Charani, Research Lead for Practice, NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection, Imperial College London |
| 26 May | Dr Jaco Laubscher, Dr Johan Lourens and Prof Resia Pretorius from Stellenbosch University | |
| 2 June | "The application of Pharmacogenetics in Clinical Practice" | Dr Danny Meyersfeld from DNAlysis Biotechnology |
| 7 July | "Preclinical investigations and risk assessments of nanoparticles" |
Prof Mary Gulumian and Dr Melissa Vetten from NIOH-NHLS, South Africa Prof Werner Cordier from Pharmacology Department, University of Pretoria |
| 21 July | "Updates on wound healing" | Prof Duncan Cromarty from Pharmacology Department, University of Pretoria |
| 1 Sept | "Is Cannabis a panacea?" | Dr Edith Madela-Mntla from Department of Family Medicine, University of Pretoria |
| 15 Sept | "The effect of COVID-19 on the calls received at the Poisons Information Helpline of the Western Cape" |
Ms Carine Marks - Director of the Tygerberg Poisons Information Centre Ms Arina du Plessis, Tygerberg Poisons Information Centre |
| 29 Sept | "E-patients" | Ms Vanessa Carter, AMR activist and communication expert from Devon, UK |
| 13 Oct | "Antibiotic Dosing - advances and developments" | Prof Natalie Schellack, Head of Department, Pharmacology, University of Pretoria |
| 27 Oct | "Harnessing our knowledge of the protective, metabolic and immune functions of the GIT microbiome" |
Prof Adrian Brink, Head of the Division: Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town and the National Health Laboratory Services, Cape Town |
| 10 Nov | "The implementation of Clinical Pharmacogenetics in Sub-Saharan Africa: Barriers and opportunities" | Ms Emiliene Tata, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, UP |
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24 Nov |
"From Pasteur to Plato – Opening the Pandora’s box of Corona" | Dr Adele Visser, JDJ Diagnostics |
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