The theme of the conference is: “Learning and practicing family medicine and primary healthcare in an era of global change”

The following are some of the topics we will be tackling during the conference:

Artificial intelligence: There is a swift global transition into the use of artificial intelligence (AI), which has been viewed as a paradigm shift. It has been adopted by various sectors owing to its ability to perform tasks more precisely than humans.

Climate change: The climate change in South Africa has had catastrophic effects on people’s lives, with recent heavy rainfall and strong, violent winds experienced in various parts of the country. Victims of these natural disasters turn to primary health care for medical care, and this puts further strain on the already strained health care system.

The rise in obesity, non-communicable diseases, gender-based violence, sexually transmitted infections is another unfortunate change that primary care doctors and family physicians face in their resource-constrained practices.

Change in political front: The government of national unity (GNU) has commenced work. Our greatest hope is to see primary healthcare being reformed to meet the needs of the people it serves. This means equal distribution of resources based on need not affordability.

The conference will provide sessions on clinical topics, talks by invited speakers, presentations of original research, discussions on ethics and poster presentations.

 CPD POINTS

Conference delegates are requested to sign in at registration and again at afternoon tea – in order to claim their CPD points for the conference.