ACTIVITIES
Our activities include:
- Teaching of Health Care professionals nationally in the complicated areas of Thrombosis and Haemostasis.
- Promoting the use of Thromboprophylaxis in the government and private sectors by engaging with the relevant authorities.
- Training and endorsing anti-coagulation clinics both locally and nationally.
- Research Projects include:
- HIV and Thrombosis
- HIV and TTP
- HIV and Thrombosis in pregnancy
- Aviation related Thrombosis
- Covid-19 and Thrombosis
- Preventing Covid-19 spread with masks - Aviation related
- Anti coagulation Clinics use of Rivoroxaban
- We run a Rare Disease Unit at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital with a special interest in Gaucher's Disease. We offer the following services:
- Free Screening of all adult Rare Disease patients
- Free annual examinations for private patients
- Free infusions
- Managing the state adult Gaucher Disease patients
The Rare disease Unit is partially sponsored by an unrestricted grant from Sanofi Genzyme.