General Information

Join your rural colleagues and others with a passion for Rural Medicine to experience " Rural Practice: The Healthy Adventure "

Join the adventure as Rudasa, the Rural Doctors Association of Southern Africa, invites you to attend the BIG 6th Rudasa Conference to be held in the heart of the BIG 5 country over the long weekend in August.

A sponsored pre-conference workshop on Home based care will start on the morning of the 9th of August.

The conference will focus on the following "BIG 6" themes:

1. Rural doctor recruitment, development & retention
2. HIV / AIDS
3. Emergency medicine
4. Training in procedural skills
5. Gender issues
6. Social interaction with colleagues

Plenaries will be delivered by:

Prof Khaya Mfenyana,
President of Rudasa, Head of the Department of Family Medicine, Unitra

Prof Thanyani Mariba,
Head of Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria.

In addition, sessions will be held to address, amongst others:

• Perinatal problem identification program
• Vertical transmission of HIV
• Paediatric health care
• Coping skills for rural doctors
• Issues in Primary Health Care

An application for accreditation of
14 General CPD points &
1 Ethics CPD point
has been submitted to the SA Academy of Family Practice/Primary care

If you wish to join Rudasa, contact the secretary,
John Tumbo at cell 082 974 7087
or tumbo@lantic.net

or contact Rudasa at
P.O. Box 222, Medunsa, 0204
fax (012) 5214172

The membership fees are R60 per annum.
This will entitle you to a discount for the conference as well.

Congress convenor:
Dr. Andrew Cumberlege
andrewc@social.mpu.gov.za
cell 082 898 2301
fax (013) 741 2206