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SESSION 1: Double threat: HIV & antimicrobial resistance

Uncovering adult HIV mortality causes using minimally invasive tissue sampling: a precision medicine research tool
Dr Marguerite Hall
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Characterisation of colistin-resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii and Klebsiella Pneumoniae isolates from a tertiary-level hospital in Johannesburg
Mrs Anjali Mathew
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Risk factors associated with Klebsiella pneumoniae colonisation and invasive disease in adults hospitalised in Johannesburg
Dr Denasha Reddy
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Decoding genotypic antimicrobial resistance amongst colistin-resistant gram-negative bacterial isolates at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital
Dr Prenika Jaglal
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The effects of dolutegravir on creatinine clearance in children and adolescents living with HIV
Dr Chiara Sewnarain
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SESSION 2: Biomedical advances

Crossing the line: can AI be used to obtain informed consent?
Miss Vanessa Dimtcheva
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3D-printed, tissue-engineered scaffolds for potential liver regeneration following injury
Miss Kate Da Silva
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Ethical analysis of maintaining somatic support in brain-dead pregnant women for foetal viability and delivery
Miss Priyanka Singh
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Using international databases for generating Artificial Intelligence Computer Assisted Detection (AI-CAD) health applications in data scarce environments such as South Africa – a cautionary tale with a proposed solution
Mr Sean Terespolsky
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SESSION 3: Surgical innovations

Outcomes of the living kidney donor program at Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre
Dr Charne Janse van Rensburg
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Vascular and bleeding complications associated with transcatheter aortic-valve implantation (TAVI) for aortic stenosis
Dr Akshay Manga
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The prevalence of prosthetic joint infections in haemophilic patients treated at a tertiary hospital
Dr Ntshuxeko Malepfana
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Changes in ventricular volume following successful endoscopic third ventriculostomy in a South African paediatric cohort
Dr Mohammed Ouwais Abdul Sattar
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SESSION 4: Combating infectious disease

Vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women in South Africa
Dr Mrinmayee Dhar
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Retrospective analysis of microbial colonisation of intravascular catheters at an academic hospital in Johannesburg, 2019-2022
Mr Shawn Lutchman
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Profiles of people reached and accessing pre-exposure prophylaxis through a novel pharmacy model: South Africa
Miss Lettie Makola
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SESSION 5: Chronic disease considerations

Antitumor activity of polymer-conjugated betulinic acid in human pancreatic cancer cells
Ms Karabo Sekopi Mosiane
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A dual microbiome-targeted chemotherapeutic drug delivery system for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer
Miss Shivani Nana
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Hypertension incidence and its correlates in an urban South African middle-aged cohort
Mr Boitumelo Komane
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Genetic insights into dilated cardiomyopathy in African patients using exome sequencing
Miss Minenhle Mayisela
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SESSION 6: Applications beyond the clinic

Prevalence and patterns of workplace violence in primary health care settings in Ekurhuleni, South Africa
Dr Afolake Amodu
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Post-traumatic stress disorder in an antenatal population South Africa: prevalence and associated factors
Dr Megan Fyffe
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Long-acting injectable antipsychotics vs oral antipsychotics: comparing utility and relapse rates in dual diagnosis outpatients
Dr Mohlalefi Charles Letuka
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Decomposition dynamics in shifting environmental conditions: subaerial to freshwater aquatic transitions and vice versa
Miss Alexandra Lindsay
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Bone: formation by autoinduction ex vivo?
Dr Roland Klar
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