DHSE at the SAAHE Conference 2026 

The annual SAAHE conference taking place from 30 June – 03 July 2026 has been attended by the DHSE team where they presented, held workshops, and showcased posters related to healthcare and health education within the Southern African context and its importance to the health sciences field.

• (Pre-conference workshop) "Doctoral Dilemma" by Prof. Francois Cilliers, Elize Archer, and Marco de Carvalho Filho

• "Developing Compassionate Empathy" by Dr. Natashia Muna and Taahira Goolam Hoosen

• "How far have we come in addressing access to support in South African higher education" by Dr. Gaironeesa Hendricks

• "Supporting academic writing in student teams using a Team-based learning approach" by Adibah Hendricks

• "Undestanding transfer of knowledge, skill, and attitudes in an undergraduate physiotherapy curriculum in clinical education" by Nastassia Timothy

• "When Knowledge Travels" by Prof. Francois Cilliers

• "Paying it Forward: Developing Mentoring Capacity and Culture" by Rhoda Meyer, Prof. Jacky van Wyk, Lynette van der Merwe, Rosaley Prakaschandra, and Dr. Greg Doyle

• "Beyond Words: Artefacts as Reflective Language in South African Medical Education" by Johnathan Muller-Stuurman

• "Supportive Supervision Strategies for Developing Postgraduate Research Writing" by Taahira Goolam Hoosen

• "Papers with Purpose: widening access and enhancing equity through research writing" by Dr. Natashia Muna

• "Neurodiversity and the importance of spoons" by Fayyaad Hendricks

• "Wisdom is like a baobab tree: No one can embrace it" by Nastassia Timothy

• "Health professions education and unprofessional behaviour in the global south: a scoping review of conceptions, theoretical frameworks, and prevalence" by Dr. Lunelle Pienaar

• "Reserach that matters: embedding and evidencing impact in health professionals education research" by Danica Sims and Prof. Francois Cilliers

• "Getting published: Taking international steps toward success" by Anne George, Prof. Francois Cilliers, Ronel Maart, Anthea Hansen, Michelle Hannington, and Ludo Badlangana

• "Simulation for Rural and District Health Training" by Dr. Marvin Jasen, Nabeela Sujee, Monoko Molabe, Ahmad Jassen, Lisena Rammea