Center for African Studies

Post-COVID opportunities and needs: exploring potential collaboration

March 26 | 9a-12p EDT

Attend on Zoom.

Please join the Health | Africa Working Group next Friday for the first of 2 Health in Africa working seminars. These seminars will facilitate the exploration of synergies for research, practice, or education with members of the group and faculty from the University of Rwanda and the University of Cape Town with the aim of fostering partnerships. Topics include injury prevention, disability and rehabilitation, low back pain in agricultural workers, medical ethics, and interprofessional education.

• Sports injury prevention & management, exercise – pre and post-COVID
  • University of Rwanda Dr. Nuhu Assuman PT, PhD
  • University of Cape Town Dr. Theresa Burgess PT, PhD
  • University of Florida Dr. Kim Dunleavy, PT, PhD, OCS, FNAP
• Ethical issues related to health professional education during/post COVID
  • University of Cape Town Dr. Theresa Burgess PT, PhD
• Interprofessional education in clinical settings
  • University of Rwanda Dr. Jean-Baptiste Saghatu PT, PhD
  • University of Florida Dr. Kim Dunleavy PT, PhD, OCS, FNAP
• Impact of COVID on health professional education – what have we learned 
  • University of Rwanda Dr. Nuhu Assuman PT, PhD, Dr. Jean-Baptiste Saghatu, PT, PhD
  • University of Cape Town Dr. Theresa Burgess, Heather Talberg MS, PT
• Low back pain/repetitive strain injury management in agricultural and seafood workers
  • University of Florida Dr. Kim Dunleavy PT, PhD, OCS, FNAP

Guests:

University of Rwanda

Dr. Nuhu Assuman

Dr. Jean-Baptiste Saghatu

University of Cape Town

Dr. Theresa Burgess

Heather Talberg