UCT and Stellenbosch staff visit the new Physiotherapy Department
On the 12th of April, we had a bit of an open day for staff from the Universities of Cape Town and […]
Author: Michael Rowe
Congratulations to our postgraduates
Today we’re very happy to announce the graduation of seven MSc and two PhD students in the Department of Physiotherapy, six of […]
Conran Joseph at Ghent University in Belgium
Dr Conran Joseph received a University Capacity Development Grant to visit Ghent University at the end of March. The purpose of his […]
Student poem (Nkululeko Makelane): Should I give money to my patients?
I’m experimenting with sharing student work as part of the News section on the site (with their permission, of course). This is […]
UWC Physiotherapy at the WCPT 2019 Congress
In May of this year, UWC Physiotherapy will be represented by five staff members at the World Confederation of Physical Therapy Congress […]
The Student Representative Council lives again!
We’re excited to announce that the Student Representative Council has been revived and will be taking a more active role in departmental […]
Danelle’s baby shower
We’d like to congratulate Danelle on the imminent arrival of the newest member of Team Hess, and wish her and Brent all […]
End of orientation week
Yesterday marked the end of the orientation week for the incoming class of 2019. They’ve spent the last few days making new […]
Farewell lunch for the physiotherapy department
Yesterday we had our farewell lunch at Avontuur wine estate in Somerset West.As you can see, it was very sophisticated.
Farhana Karachi graduates with PhD
Congratulations to Ms Farhana Karachi who, earlier this week, graduated with her PhD from the University of Stellenbsoch. The title of her research project is the Implementation and evaluation of a validated evidence-based physiotherapy protocol in a surgical ICU: A controlled before- and after-study.