My Bio
Positions and Scientific Appointments
Presently held positions
These are the current positions and or appointments which I am currently involved in.
- 2021- External Examiner, CPUT BSc EMC Research Methods and Projects
- 2020 - WHO Guideline Methodologist, Prevention, and treatment of wasting in infants and children.
- 2020 - COVID-END Recommending Working Group Member
- 2019 - Senior Lecturer, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Stellenbosch University
- 2018 - Founding Member, SA GRADE Network
- 2018 - Member, Global GRADE Working Group
- 2018 - Member, Individual Guidelines International Network (G-I-N)
- 2017 - External examiner UCT MPhil Emergency Medicine, Clinical Research Methods
- 2017 - External examiner UCT MPH, Evidenced-based Healthcare
- 2016 - Advisory Board Member, Cape Peninsula University of Technology Emergency Care Department
- 2016 - Section Editor, African Journal of Emergency Medicine (AFJEM)
- 2015 - Member, UCT & SU Emergency Medicine Department Research Committee
Past Appointments
- 2019 – 2020 Member, Centre for Evidence-based Health Care Management Committee
- 2018 – 2019 Expert panel member, Belgian Red Cross African Advanced First Aid Guidelines
- 2016 – 2021 Vice-President, Emergency Care Society of South Africa
- 2016 – 2017 Guideline Methodologist, AFEM RSA Emergency Care Guidelines
- 2014 – 2018 Researcher, Centre for Evidence-based Health Care, Stellenbosch University
- 2014 – 2016 Chair, Special Interest Group, Emergency Care Society of South Africa
- 2012 – 2013 Lecturer and Course coordinator, Emergency Care, Durban University of Technology
- 2008 – 2011 Emergency Care Practitioner, ER24, Cape Town and Durban
National and International Projects
- South African Guideline Excellence Project
- Guideline Toolkit
- Resources for researchers considering and conducting COVID-19 evidence syntheses (COVID-END)
- Resources for guideline development and health technology assessment (COVID-END)
- Collaborating in response to COVID-19: supporting national Essential Medicine Committee and Essential Drug Lists for COVID-19
- Global Evidence, Local Adaption (GELA)