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Activities in 2003.
The activities of the Cape Town branch during 2003 have
been reported in the SA Heart Newsletter, 2004;1 (1):3.
News for 2004. The
meetings are now accredited for 1.5 CPD points. We invite
all members living in the Western Cape to make every effort
to attend. The new committee
members who were elected at the Annual General Meeting
held on January 27, 2004 are:
Chairman: Johan
Brink
Treasurer: John Stevens
Secretary: Bongani Mayosi
Committee Members: Adie Horak & Basil Levetan
Bongani Mayosi, Secretary
KWAZULU -
NATAL BRANCH
Chairman: Dr D Gillmer (Private Practice)
Treasurer: Dr J Patel (Private Practice)
Secretary: Dr S Khan (Academic Sector)
Exco members: Prof DP Naidoo (Academic Sector), Mr
D Blyth (Academic Sector, Surgeon), Dr S Vythilingum (Private
Practice), Dr K O’Connell (Private Practice), Mr K
Odayan (Private Practice, Surgeon), Mr R Kleinloog (Private
Practice, Surgeon – Co-opted member)
Over the past year the Durban Branch has held three general
meetings. The first meeting was held at the Sun Coast Casino
and was addressed by Dr S Kidgell, a radiologist in private
practice, on the subject of Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Imaging
with the Multislice CT Scanner. The meeting was well attended
and was followed by dinner that was sponsored by the local
branch.
We also enjoyed good support in our subsequent two meetings
which were sponsored by Aventis. The second academic meeting
was held at the Durban Country Club. Presentations were made
by members from the academic sector on The Medical and Surgical
Perspectives on Management of Organic Tricuspid Valve Disease.
The third meeting was our AGM that was held at a local restaurant.
At the meeting Dr Gillmer also presented a progress report
on the upcoming national congress. It has also been encouraging
that members have trusted the local forum to air matters of
concern and intervene in disputes arising amongst colleagues.
To this end another general meeting will be held on the 28th
September.
Dr Gillmer has largely borne the responsibility of organising
the forthcoming congress. Members of the Exco have met weekly
at his rooms to support his efforts. We believe that our preparations
for the congress are on target and hope that national members
will benefit from the academic content as well as enjoy the
social programme and local hospitality.
Dr S Khan, Secretary
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TYGERBERG BRANCH
Branch is dormant, nothing to report.
JOHANNESBURG
BRANCH
Committee members: Prof K Sliwa ( chairperson), Prof
P Manga, Dr M Sussman, Dr J Benjamin, Dr E Klug, Dr R Motara,
Dr E Gale (treasurer), Dr G Letcher (secretary, resigned January
2004).
Meetings: The committee had 2 meetings as a group
in December 2003 and May 2004 discussing the meetings, sponsorship
for text books and the budget. The committe organized 3 meetings
on a Saturday morning at the Rosebank Hotel in Rosebank, Johannesburg.
- 07 February 2004: Carotid artery disease - is there for
a role for the cardiologist?
- 05 June 2004: Controversies in arrythmia management -
a debate
- 30 October 2004: Management of end-of-life decisions
The meetings were very well attended with 50-70 participants
at each meeting. Participants were cardiologists, paediatric
cardiologists and technologists. Meetings were sponsored by
the company Novartis.
Book Sponsorships. At the committee meeting of 4th
May it was decided that each fellow in cardiology, cardiothocacic
surgery and paediatric cardiology should be entitled to a
textbook for up to R2000 each. Dr E Gale (treasurer) issued
cheques for 6 doctors in training.
Karen Sliwa, Chairperson.
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PRETORIA
TAK
Die voorsitter is die enigste ampsdraer van die tak maar
word deur die lede bygestaan soos benodig. 20 Kardioloë
hoofsaaklik vanuit die privaatsektor neem deel aan die aktiwiteite
van die Pretoria Tak van SA Heart. Ongelukkig is die skakeling
met ons tersiëre inrigtings beperk tot ‘n minimum.
Kardiologie kliniese vergaderings word maandeliks gehou by
Pretoria Harthospitaal – ons mees sentraal geleë
hospitaal. Vanjaar kry elke hospitaal groep twee geleenthede
om die kliniese gevalle voor te berei. By geleentheid is ‘n
spreker genooi om sekere sake van praktykvoering toegelig.
Gemiddeld van 12 kardioloë woon die vergaderings by.
Vanjaar kon ons staatmaak op die logistieke ondersteuning
van MSD, BM, Astra-Zeneca, Merck en Medtronic – baie
dankie. Baie dankie aan elkeen wat moeite doen om van hierdie
geleentheid ‘n sukses te maak.
Die kardiologie joernaalklub word maandeliks gehou by ‘n
gastehuis met die logistieke hulp en ondersteuning van Servier.
Hierdie baie interessante en leersame bespreking word gemiddeld
net deur sowat 8 kardioloë bygewoon.
Ons is in die proses om ‘n eweknie evaluasie kommitee
tot stand te bring. Al die kardioloë was genooi om hieraan
deel te hê en ‘n verteenwoordiger te benoem. Almal
is hieroor eens maar ongelukkig is geen respons ontvang uit
die akademie en slegs ‘n minimum belangstelling vanaf
Eugene Marais Hospitaal. Prof DP Myburgh was as voorsitter
verkies met benoemde lede Drs J de Villiers, A Snyders, NAJ
van Rensburg, Mark Stevens, C Badenhorst en L Osrin. Dr HJ
van Rensburg sal gekoopteer word soos nodig. Met die afsterwe
van Prof Myburgh het die proses egter tydelik stil gestaan.
‘n Gebrek aan riglyne siende geen ander sodanige komitee
in privaatpraktyk na ons wete bestaan, het ook die ontwikkeling
vertraag. Ons sien daarna uit om die finale “Cath Lab
Registry” eendag in gebruik te neem om die werk te vergemaklik.
Ons moes vanjaar die saak van toraks chirurge wat by Eugene
Marais Hospitaal hartkaterisasie doen bespreek. Met die hulp
van die SA Heart Exco kon ons die betrokkenes akkuraat inlig
mbt die vereistes wat reeds bestaan vir die uitvoer van hierdie
prosedures. Geen formele klagte is in die verband ontvang
en ons vertrou dat daar by die riglyne gestel gehou word.
Zuid Afrikaans Hospitaal open later vanjaar hul hartkaterisasie
eenheid onder leiding van Dr Les Osrin. Planne vir ‘n
harteenheid by Montana Hospitaal is ver gevorderd. Dr Willem
van Heerden gaan daarheen skuif.
Ons moes vanjaar met leedwese afskeid neem van Prof DP –
Dirk – Myburgh wie oorlede is. Hiermee ook ons meegevoel
aan Dr Willem van Heerden wie sy vrou aan kanker verloor het.
Dr Adriaan Snyders, Voorsitter
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BLOEMFONTEIN
TAK
'n Nuwe tak van SA Heart is op 9 Junie
in Bloemfontein onder die entoesiastiese leiding van Prof
Francis Smit gestig. Op die bestuur dien Dr Nico vd Merwe
as ondervoorsitter, Dr Marius J Swart as sekretaris en as
addisionele lede Prof Hennie Theron, Dr Pierre Jordaan en
Dr Steven Brown.
Daar word beoog om drie vergaderings en een sosiale byeenkoms
per jaar te reël. Die eerste byeenkoms was 'n mini simposium
oor hartoorplantings. Weekliks is daar 'n joernaalbespreking
wat ge-akkrediteer is vir VPO punte. Dit word deur privaat
en provinsiale spesialiste bygewoon.
Marius Swart, Sekretaris
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