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The South African Centre for Evidence Based Nursing and Midwifery

 

The South African Centre for Evidence Based Nursing and Midwifery: a collaborating centre of the Joanna Briggs Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

School of Nursing, Faculty of Community and Development Disciplines
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Memorial Tower Building
Durban 4041
South Africa
 
Phone: +27 31 260 2497
Fax: +27 31 260 1543

Director:

Dr Petra Brysiewicz
Email: Brysiewiczp@ukzn.ac.za
 

Deputy Director:

Ms Zethu Nkosi
Email: Nkosizz@ukzn.ac.za

Core Team Members:

Professor Oluyinka Adejuno
Ms Petra Brysiewicz
Ms Joanne Kisten
Ms Penny Orton
 
Advisory Panel:
Eileen Brannigan
National Nursing Manager: Netcare
 
Nelouise Geyer
DENOSA
 
Hlamalani  Manzini
Limpopo department of health and welfare
 
Taryn Young
SA Cochrane Centre
 
Rhosta Gcaba
KwaZulu-Natal department of health
 
Karen Michell
Concept Safety Systems
 
Andrew Argent
Critical Care Society and paediatrician
 
Laetitia Rispel
Gauteng department of health

Developments in 2004

  • March 2004 - Workshop for the core team in conducting comprehensive Systematic Reviews. The Workshop was facilitated by Prof Alan Pearson and Mr. Rick Wiechula from JBI.
  • On 1st April 2004, the Centre was formally launched. Professor Alan Pearson provided an informative overview of the activities of JBI and the expectations of Collaborating Centres.

 

2005

Please watch this site for further information regarding workshops on evidence-based care.

Systematic Reviews

The South African Centre is currently developing a proposal to undertake Systematic Review in three aspects of home-based care for persons living with HIV/AIDS in Africa. The three reviews will focus on the following:

  • The experience of caregivers
  • The effectiveness of home-based care
  • The feasibility of home-based care