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LONG SERVICE AWARDSOn 24 October 2012, 577 staff members were awarded certificates in recognition of 20, 30 and 40 years of dedicated service. It was a formal function hosted by the hospital at Moyo Spier. The function recognises long-serving staff members for their hard work and dedication to the public service.

A total of 27 out of the 577 staff members received certificates for 40 years’ service and longer. Head of Health, Prof. K. Househam, Dr Beth Engelbrecht (DDG: Secondary, Tertiary and Emergency Care) and the CEO of Tygerberg Hospital, Dr Dimitri Erasmus, personally handed these certificates to the staff members. Staff were beautifully dressed in their African attire, and were entertained by the Moyo entertainers and the Rudimental Band.

Seen in the pictures are some of the recipients who has 40 years and more service.

Dr B Engelbrecht, Prof K Househam & Dr D Erasmus handed them their certificates.

Tygerberg Hospital- Onder Ons Newsletter March 2013

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FROM THE EDITOR

Welcome everyone, to our first edition of 2013. As you can see, our newsletter had a facelift. I trust it will give you more reading pleasure than before. And whatever your goals and dreams are for the year, pursue them with vigour. Don’t stop believing in yourself. Remember: the best is yet to come.

I also want to thank each staff member for your continuous support to this de-partment. You have been an encouragement.

Lastly, you are welcome to take your own photos, write up an article and send the piece through to us. Your contributions make the newsletter a success. And feel free to contact the Communications/PR Department on 5454/5608 to tell us about the newsworthy and interesting events that have happened in your department. We’re always happy to hear from you. If for some reason we are unavailable, please drop us an email at Laticia.Pienaar@westerncape.gov.za or Rozaun.Botes@westerncape.gov.za.

HUMAN RESOURCE NEWS

New HOD’s Prof B Jeremic-Radiation OncologyDr W Visser-DermatologyDr J Du Toit-OrthopaedicsDr M De Beer-

Andrology Unit

Above: Mr Christo Odendaal Chief Engineer

Above: Mrs Thembisa Mgcodo Administration Officer Personnel

Above: Mrs Ntsakisi Furumele Deputy Director: Pharmacy

Above: Ms Nokuthula Dayimani Housekeeper Administration

New state-of-the-art Haematology Unit at Tygerberg HospitalTygerberg Hospital’s renovated Haematology Unit was officially opened by the Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha, on 19 November 2012.

The Haematology Unit manages patients with a variety of blood disorders. Many of these patients are acutely ill, require intensive chemotherapy, and are vulnerable to life-threatening infections. To date, these patients have been managed in the general medical wards, and their care did not meet the accepted guidelines for the management of haematological conditions.

Minister Theuns Botha said: ‘The opening of this unit today is a momentous and indeed historic occasion for haematology research and the treatment of our patients. We are privileged in this province to have the skills and capacity to create this kind of unit, and thank each and every person who played a role to make this dream a reality.’

The eight-bed unit consists of four single beds, en-suite rooms which allow for maximum isolation to protect the haematology patients in the unit. Its creation is a milestone of which the Western Cape Government is proud, because it exemplifies our mission to deliver an improved quality of care to our patients and an improved working environment for our staff.

Rozaun Botes

Above: From left to right- Dr R Thom-son, Prof S Mehtar, Dr F Bassa, Minister T Botha, Dr P Ciapparelli, Mrs R Basson

Above: From left to right - Minister T Botha, Dr F Bassa, Dr P Ciapparelli, Prof R Moosa

Above: From left to right- Dr P Ciapparelli, Minister T Botha , Dr F Bassa, Prof R Moosa

Above: From left to right-Ms S Henry, ENL Langenhoven, PN Windvogel, Minister T Botha, Dr P Ciapparelli, Dr F Bassa, Mrs R Basson

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DONATIONS Cape Gate Medi Clinic Lighthouse Project

Events: Casual Day Farewell

Above: Centre - Toks van der Linde with the Cape Gate Medi Clinic staff handed over gifts to PN De Beer (left) and to PN Bantam (right) of G3

Above: A cheque of R52 361 was handed to the Tygerberg Children’s Hospital Trust (TCHT) from left to right - L Harris (Light-house Project), M Roets (Founder of Light-house Project), W de Haan ((Lighthouse Project), M Kling ( Funds Procurement Manager of TCHT), T de Jager ((Lighthouse Project), Prof B van der Merwe (Trustee of TCHT)

Above: Ms Berenice Houston was an As-sistant Director: Employment Practices as from 1 April 2008 and took up a Deputy Director: HRM post in the Eden and Cen-tral Karoo Districts, stationed in George on 1 October 2012.

The theme for last year’s Casual day was ‘Get on Board’ Staff was encouraged to dress like sailors, captains or pirates. Pictured above is Ms Astrid Scheffers who dressed as Jack Sparrow

HARTMAN AWARDSOn 25 October 2012, Tygerberg Hospital held their 23rd Hartman Memorial Lecture Awards Ceremony at the Protea Hall. The awards, which marked the highlight on the Nursing calendar, awarded 72 nursing staff for their clinical excellence.

Pictured Above: The Trauma & Emer-gency & Orthopaedic Module Winners from left to right- PN R Abrahams, PN B Lindenberg, NA J Moses, NA S Davids, SN D Conradie, Area Manager S Kleinsmith, NA I Groenewald

Pictured Above: The Rotary Ann Win-ner from left to right- Malcolm Saun-ders-past president, Rene Lesch, PN Martha Cloete (Award Winner), David Holtzhauzen-president of Rotary club Bellville, Area Manager Andrea Jacobs of the Paediatric and Henrietta Venter

STAFF WELLNESS DAYSAt the annual Staff Wellness days that were held on Tuesday 9th and Thursday, the 11th October 2012, staff were treated to wellness screenings that included blood pressure, cholesterol, and eye testing as well as neck,shoulder, hand and foot massages.

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KARAOKE

Our very first ever Spring Karaoke was held on 27 September 2012. Contestants were our very own staff members who had the crowd cheering throughout the show.

SMILE WEEK The Smile Week was held during the week of the 19th -23rd November. Twenty nine children were operated on.

Pictured Above: 10 year old Cassidy Sitella of De Doorns with her mom, who was born with a rare congenital deformity, microcia where the external ears are underdevel-oped or nonexistent

Above: The children enjoyed themselves with the colourful charcters from the Smile Foundation during the children’s party

Puik Prestasies!!!‘n Groep van 31 lede van die Afdeling Kerngeneeskunde het die 15de tweejaarlikse kongres van die Suid-Afrikaanse Vereniging vir Kerngeneeskunde (SAVKG) by “Khaya iBhubesi” in die Noord-Wes provinsie bygewoon. “Khaya iBhubesi”, wat tuiste van die leeu beteken, is op die oewer van die Vaalrivier, naby Parys geleë.

Die kongresgangers het kerngeneeskundiges, wetenskaplikes, farmaseute en radiograwe ingesluit.

Ons personeellede het ons naam hoog gehou met die volgende prestasies:

Prof James Warwick is tot vise-president van die SAVKG verkies en Me Sher-een Bejai, die bestuurder van die Western Cape Academic PET/CT Centre, as sekretaresse/tesourier.

Dr Nisaar Korowlay is as voorsitter van die Vereniging van Kerngeneeskundi-ges verkies.

Prof Annare Ellmann, met haar medewerkers Proff James Warwick en Gerhard Walzl, drs Daleen Kriel en Stephanie Griffith-Richards en Me Lelanie Nolan, het die prys vir die beste referaat by die kongres gewen.

Above: The finalists from left to right: Mr Jeremy Petersen, Ms Jennifer Juta, Mr Albert Xipu, Mr Ebrahim Baatjies, Ms Lee-Ann Strydom

Above: Judge Melanie Glenn (right) an-nounced the winner Mr Albert Xipu with Mrs Laticia Pienaar handing over his prize. Look-ing on from the back: Mr Ebrahim Johnson (judge), Mr Willem Fransman (Programme Director), 2nd place winner Ms Jennifer Juta and 3rd place winner Mr Jeremy Petersen

Bo: Op die foto is die groep tydens ‘n glansgeleentheid met die tema:” Venesiese maskerbal”

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CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY

The annual Christmas party catering for 400 children and their caregivers was held on 6 December 2012. The entertainment for the day included a jumping castle, dancing, singing, Batman and Spiderman paying a visit and Father Christmas handing out gifts. The Management of Tygerberg Children’s Hospital would like to thank all the sponsors and volunteers for their contribution in making the day such a huge success.

HAPPY RETIREMENT

Tygerberg Hospital bid farewell to Ms Johanna Mdini who was employed as a Nursing Assistant for 37 years. We applaud your dedication and commit-ment to Tygerberg Hospital and wish you well with your future endeavours. Pictured above with Ms Mdini is Ms Loubser of the Nursing School.

Above: Ms Dinah Fransman bid fare-well to Tygerberg Hospital after 30 years and 10 months of committed service. We wish you all of the best for your future endavours.

Above: The children could not wait to sit on Father Christmas’s lap

Above: This little one was so excited to meet his heroes, Superman and Batman that he wanted to take a picture with them

Towards the end of German-South African Year of Science, the German Minister of Education and Research, Dr Annette Schavan, and her delegation visited HOPE Cape Town on February 7, 2013. Through this visit, the visitors saw the township Blikkiesdorp, the work HOPE Cape Town is doing there and were informed about the collaboration between the Pharmacology and Virology Divisions of the University of Stellenbosch and HOPE Cape Town.

Just before 4 p.m., Rev. Fr. Stefan Hippler, employees of HOPE Cape Town and Professors Bernd Rosenkranz and Wolfgang Preiser from the University of Stellenbosch welcomed Dr Schavan and her delegation of

about 30 people from the German parliament, academic and other institutions to Blikkiesdorp. Previously, the minister had attended meetings with local and international enterprises and organisations in South Africa in order to consolidate the scientific cooperation between both countries.

To begin the HOPE Cape Town board members, Prof Dr Bernd Rosenkranz, Head of the Division of Pharmacology and his colleague Prof Dr Wolfgang Preiser, Head of the Division of Medical Virology at the University of Stellenbosch, gave insight into their joint German-South African projects on infectious diseases. For instance, German students had the chance to familiarize themselves with common South African disorders which do not or only seldom exist in Germany. On the other hand, South Africans could establish new forms of treatment which have been tested in Germany before.

Subsequently, Father Stefan Hippler introduced the non-profit-organisation HOPE Cape Town to the audience. He addressed specifically the world-wide network of the charity and emphasised the importance of the cooperation between medical research and local support of the needy. Moreover, the catholic priest underlined the work of HOPE Cape Town‘s 30 employees at the Ithemba ward at Tygerberg Hospital and in 20 townships as fundamental tasks and steps for the fight against the HIV virus.

The visibly interested informed minister and her delegation from Germany then were invited to walk through Blikkiesdorp and meet its inhabitants. Rev. Fr. Hippler as well as the HOPE Cape Town community health workers explained to the visitors under which difficult circumstances the people live there. Furthermore, they informed about the severe social problems such as joblessness and domestic violence which people are facing day by day. Doing so, the priest made sure that the foreign visitors got an authentic even though a little uncomfortable read of the life of the poor. “I am not so much into PowerPoint”, states Hippler. A clear utterance which represents his work.

GERMAN MINISTER VISITS HOPE CAPE TOWN

Above: Rev Father Hipler(right) with the German Minister(middle) Ms Annette Schavan

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MAMMAS..... Ietsie om ‘n bietjie oor te lag! Antwoorde gegee deur Graad 2 outjies. Hoekom het die Here Mammas gemaak? 1. Sy is die enigste een wat weet waar is die sello-tape en prestick! 2. Sy moet eintlik net die huis skoon hou. 3. Sy moet ons uithelp as ons gebore word. Hoe het die Here Mammas gemaak? 1. Hy het grond gebruik net soos met almal van ons. 2. Hy het bonatuurlike kragte en baie tou. 3. Die Here het my ma gemaak net soos vir my. Hy het net groter goed soos kop, arms en bene en goeters gebruik. Van watter bestandele is Mammas gemaak? 1. Die Here het Mammas gemaak uit wolke, engeltjie vlerkies en hare en baie ander lekker goed in die wêreld. Maar ook ‘n klein bietjie lelik en gemeen want sy is partykeers kwaai. 2. Hulle het begin om mammas te maak van mans se bene, maar ek dink hulle het meestal ‘n klomp tou en lyn gebruik. Hoekom het jy JOU Mamma gekry en nie sommer enige ander mamma nie? 1. Ons is familie. 2. Die Here het geweet sy hou meer van my as ander kinders se ma’s. Toe jou Mamma klein was, watter soort dogtertjie was sy? 1. My Mamma was altyd net my mamma en niks van daardie ander soort goed nie. 2. Ek weet nie want ek was nie daar nie. Maar ek dink sy was nogal baie baasspelerig. 3. Hulle sê sy was baie gaaf en lief. Voordat sy met jou pa kon trou, wat moes sy van hom weet? 1. Sy van. 2. Sy moes weet van sy aftergrond. Lyk hy soos ‘n skelm? Word hy dronk as hy bier drink? 3. Maak hy ten minste R56,000.00 per jaar? Sy moet weet of hy JA of NEE gesê het vir drugs. Ook of hy JA of NEE sê vir los werkies soos huis werk? Hoekom het jou Mamma met JOU Pappa getrou? Die beste ene ooit!!!!! 1 . My Ouma sê sy kan dit nie verstaan nie, my Ma het seker nie mooi reguit gedink nie. Wie is die baas in julle huis? 1. Mamma wil nie die baas wees nie, maar sy moet want sy sê my pa is dom-onnosel. 2. Ma is. Jy kan dit sien as sy na my kamer kom kyk. Sy sien al die goed onder die bed raak. 3. Ek dink my ma is die baas. Maar net omdat sy soveel meer goed het om te doen as my pa.

Our condolences to the family and friends of staff who passed on and who have lost a loved one:

1. M Haywood 1. Mr S Raubenheimer - Wife

2. V Moolman 2. PN M Mocke- Husband

3. S Martin

4. H Hearne

5. Prof Bolliger

6. S Siyothula

7. D Moses

8. JPJ Adriaanse