UCT Division of Family Medicine & Palliative Medicine

25/07/2025

11/07/2025

Postgraduate Diploma in Family Medicine
For Doctors and CNPs

Advance your career in primary healthcare with this accredited program designed to equip you with practical, patient-centered skills.

📅 Applications open until 31 October
✅ For qualified Doctors & CNPs

Apply now and make a lasting impact in family medicine!

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Family, Community and Emergency CareSouth African Academy of Family Physicians - SAAFPWestern Cape Government Health and Wellness

11/07/2025

📅 Family Medicine Postgraduate Diploma – Contact Week | 07–11 July 2025 🩺

We successfully concluded the Contact Week for the Family Medicine Postgraduate Diploma, held from 07 to 11 July 2025. This intensive academic week provided a valuable opportunity for participants to strengthen clinical knowledge, engage in practical skills training, and deepen their understanding of integrated, patient-centred primary care.

Highlights included sessions on evidence-based practice, clinical reasoning, and procedural skills — all designed to support the evolving role of the family physician in community health systems.

We extend our sincere thanks to all facilitators, academic staff, and support teams who made this week possible. A special note of appreciation goes to our colleagues from Emergency Care, whose collaboration and teaching added significant depth and practical relevance to the programme.

To all our students: thank you for your active participation and continued dedication to improving healthcare at the primary level. We look forward to supporting you on the next stage of your professional journey.
Tasleem RasKlaus Von PressentinFamily, Community and Emergency CareFundi Miya GenuUCT Faculty of Health SciencesSouth African Academy of Family Physicians - SAAFPWestern Cape Government Health and Wellness@karien Conradie@Sheron Forgus

04/07/2025

On 27 June, Associate Professor Tasleem Ras and Dr Moses Isiagi — representing the Department of Family, Community and Emergency Care (FaCE) and the Division of Global Surgery, respectively — attended a Men’s Health event organised by the Manenberg Community Forum. Accompanying them were three elective students from the United States of America, as well as Dr Randall Ortel, a University of Cape Town-trained family doctor with family roots in the area.

The event was supported by two other non-profit organisations: Homestead and Hope Africa. The audience turned out to be an enthusiastic group of young men, keenly interested in making life decisions that would impact their lives holistically, rising above the challenges of living in a community stigmatised by crime and gangsterism.

A lively discussion on sexual health and the socio-economic realities facing young people ensued, warmed by coffee and snacks provided by the local community organisation.

This conversation forms part of a series of community engagements that the Department of FaCE and the Division of Global Surgery are committed to, to develop stronger relationships between these communities and UCT.

Halala! The Faculty of Health Sciences is deeply moved.

On 27 June 2025, Associate Professor Tasleem Ras and Dr Moses Isiagi — representing the Department of Family, Community and Emergency Care (FaCE) and the Division of Global Surgery, respectively — attended a Men’s Health event organised by the Manenberg Community Forum. Accompanying them were three elective students from the United States of America, as well as Dr Randall Ortel, a University of Cape Town-trained family doctor with family roots in the area.

The event was supported by two other non-profit organisations: Homestead and Hope Africa. The audience turned out to be an enthusiastic group of young men, keenly interested in making life decisions that would impact their lives holistically, rising above the challenges of living in a community stigmatised by crime and gangsterism.

A lively discussion on sexual health and the socio-economic realities facing young people ensued, warmed by coffee and snacks provided by the local community organisation.

This conversation forms part of a series of community engagements that the Department of FaCE and the Division of Global Surgery are committed to, to developing stronger relationships between these communities and UCT.

Halala! The Faculty of Health Sciences is deeply moved.

27/06/2025

PCAT Project Partner Workshop held at PRIMAFAMED meeting in Lusaka, Zambia 🇿🇲 on 24–25 June 2025!

Over two productive days, partners from across the region came together to strengthen our collective work on the NIHR-funded Primary Care Assessment Tool (PCAT) Project. From fieldwork planning and cross-cutting challenges to reflections and commitments for the next steps — every session was packed with learning, sharing, and energising discussions.

✨ Highlights included:
✅ Country team introductions and fieldwork preparation
✅ Honest dialogue on capacity needs and CEI leads
✅ CEI WP3 presentations and a mock M&E reporting session
✅ Reflections that set the tone for next steps in our collaboration

Massive appreciation to all the facilitators and partners.

Here’s to deepening our impact on primary health care through partnership and community engagement! 💪🏽🌱



Family, Community and Emergency CareUCT Faculty of Health SciencesSouth African Academy of Family Physicians - SAAFPWestern Cape Government Health and WellnessDivision of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Stellenbosch University

27/06/2025

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27/06/2025

UCT Division of Family Medicine & Palliative Medicine Department of Medicine, UCT UCT Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine UCT Division of Family Medicine & Palliative Medicine School of Health Systems and Public Health at the University of Pretoria Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Wits - University of the Witwatersrand Walter Sisulu University NMD Site (Mthatha Campus) Official page Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University University of the Free State University of Limpopo Family Physicians Group South African Family Medicine Registrars South African Academy of Family Physicians - SAAFP POCUS.meta

27/06/2025

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25/06/2025

👏 We're proud of our amazing colleagues who attended the 2025 Palliative Care Conference in Durban last weekend. This platform allowed them to share their important work in palliative care through engaging talks and impactful academic posters. Their dedication to advancing compassionate, evidence-based care truly reflects the heart of our work.

07/06/2025

🌟 Our first GP Masterclass went really well today!

A big thank you to all our incredible speakers who delivered excellent presentations on:
🔹 Primary care approach to Metabolic Syndrome
🔹 Diabetic Cardio-metabolic-Renal Complications
🔹 Behaviour Change Counselling & Motivational Interviewing
🔹 Ethical Considerations in Chronic Illness Care

We’re grateful to all the delegates who joined us and to the amazing organising team who made today a success. Special thanks to Lucy and SAAFP for their support.

🌙 Eid Ul-Adha Mubarak to our colleagues who couldn’t join us today — we missed you and hope you had a joyful and meaningful day with your loved ones.

📢 Please look out for our next GP Masterclass — the date and theme will be announced soon. We’d love for you to join us again!


Family, Community and Emergency CareUCT Faculty of Health SciencesSouth African Academy of Family Physicians - SAAFPWestern Cape Government Health and WellnessUniversity of Cape Town

07/06/2025

Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/l0-5G0BGTAS4dQEcPzmC3A UCT Division of Family Medicine & Palliative Medicine Family Physicians Group Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University University of the Free State Wits - University of the Witwatersrand UCT Division of Family Medicine & Palliative Medicine South African Family Medicine Registrars Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

06/06/2025

UCT Faculty of Health Sciences The mental strain on all those who work in healthcare can be immense. As a result, levels of depression and mental fatigue are particularly high among the very people who dedicate their lives to the treatment of others.
In light of this, the Ithemba Foundation launched the CrazySocks4Docs (CSD) campaign in South Africa in 2019. CS4D was founded in Australia in 2017 by cardiologist Dr Geoff Toogood to support healthcare professionals battling mental health issues.
On 6 June, the Ithemba Foundation asks you to join them in solidarity with healthcare workers by wearing crazy, mismatched socks on CS4D day.
Let's show that we .



Family, Community and Emergency CareSouth African Academy of Family Physicians - SAAFPWestern Cape Government Health and Wellness