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Your access to and use of the Website (as defined below) is subject to these terms and conditions (“Terms”). Please read these Terms carefully before accessing or using this Website. All of the terms and conditions in the Terms are important, but please pay special attention to the parts that are inside a box with bold writing. These parts contain information about the Terms that have special consequences for you.

1. What do these Terms regulate?

1.1 This site https://knowledgetranslation.co.za (“Website“) is managed by the clinical research unit known as the Knowledge Translation Unit (the “KTU“) under the management and control of the Health Foundation of South Africa (NPC), registration number 2011/128044/08, a non-profit company registered in accordance with the company laws of the Republic of South Africa (the “HFSA“). Any reference to “we“, “our” or “us” shall include the KTU and the HFSA.

1.2 These Terms apply to any person (hereinafter referred to as “users” or “you” or “your“) who, for whatever purpose:

1.2.1 registers, enrols or joins the Website; or

1.2.2 accesses, refers to, views, distributes, downloads, amends and/or otherwise uses, the information and materials made available by us on the Website (the “Content“). For avoidance of doubt, the Content shall include all guides, training materials, job aids, and other information made available by us on the Website from time to time.

1.3 The activities listed above and/ or the ability to view, access, participate in, use, and/or download the Content on the Website shall be referred to as the “Services“.

2. Your agreement to these Terms

2.1 By accessing, using and/or downloading any Content from the Website in any way, you agree that you enter into a legally binding contract with us upon these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the Terms or the Privacy Policy, please do not continue to access, use or download any Content from the Website.

2.2 These Terms, the Privacy Policy, and any additional document we incorporate by reference in these Terms constitute the complete and exclusive understanding and agreement between you and us.

2.3 These Terms may be updated or amended by us at any time in our sole discretion. If you continue to access or use the Website and/or our Content after amendments are made and displayed, you will be deemed to have accepted these changes.

2.4 If you do not agree with any term or condition in these Terms, the Privacy Policy, or any policies or additional documents we incorporate by reference, or any subsequent changes thereto or become dissatisfied with us, the Website or our Privacy Policy, you must not continue to use the Website or our Services.

2.5 You may print a copy of these Terms. If you have any difficulty printing these Terms or require assistance in obtaining a hard copy or electronic copy of these Terms, you should contact our support team at ktu@uct.ac.za.

3. Accessing and the use of the Services

3.1 You agree that you are solely responsible for obtaining and maintaining all facilities, services, products and equipment which may be required by you to use the Website and the Services.

3.2 The Website and the Services available through the Website may contain links to other third party websites, including (without limitation) social media platforms (“Third Party Websites“). If you link to Third Party Websites, you may be subject to those Third Party Websites’ terms and conditions and other policies. We do not in any way whatsoever endorse or take responsibility for the content, privacy policies and views expressed in or by any Third Party Websites.

4. Accuracy of Information

4.1 The Content available on the Website has been developed to assist with the implementation of training programmes for health professionals and/or community health workers and to educate the public.

4.2 Whilst all reasonable and foreseeable steps and precautions have been taken to ensure the accuracy of all the Content available on the Website, the Content is provided on an “as is” basis without any warranties regarding accuracy, relevance, usefulness or fitness for purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the HFSA and all its affiliates and the KTU cannot be held liable or responsible for any aspect of healthcare administered with the aid of this information or any other use of Content, including any use which is not in accordance with any guidelines or misuse outside the Republic of South Africa.

4.3 You understand and agree that the information, details and descriptions set out on this Website may change from time to time. This Website may therefore not always contain the correct or most up-to-date information, details and descriptions relating to the Content or Services.

4.4 Health Care Professionals are strongly advised to consult a variety of sources and use their own professional judgment when treating patients using the Content. It is the responsibility of Users to ensure that the Content is appropriate to the care required for each of their patients within their respective geographical regions. The Content should not be considered a substitute for such professional judgment.

This paragraph 4 constitutes an assumption of risk and/or liability by you and limits and excludes liabilities, obligations and legal responsibility which we will have towards you and other persons. This paragraph 4 also limits and excludes your rights and remedies against us and places various risks, liabilities, obligations and legal responsibilities on you. Please ensure that you have read and understood the terms in this paragraph 4.

5. Your behaviour when using the Website and the Services

5.1 You may not use the Website to obtain or distribute material containing viruses or any other destructive materials or data or code which is able to corrupt, interfere with, jeopardise, disrupt, disable, harm or otherwise impede in any manner the operation of a computer system or hardware or software.

5.2 You must not perform any act which may jeopardise or interfere with the functionality or the operation of any part of the Website or our Services.

5.3 You are strictly prohibited from using the Website for “spoofing”, “hacking”, “flaming”, “cracking”, “phishing” or “spamming” or any other activity designed or aimed at achieving purposes similar or the same as the aforementioned acts.

5.4 You shall not intercept any information transmitted to or from us or the Website which is not intended by us to be received by you.

5.5 Subject to the further provisions of these Terms, you are not allowed to: (i) frame, modify, commercialise, exploit and/or alter the Website or the Content; (ii) incorporate any part of the Content in any other work or publication; and/or (iii) perform any other act which may not be considered fair use.

5.6 Any restrictions on the use of the Website or the Content shall also apply to any part of the Website or the Content which may be cached when using the Website or the Content.

6. Intellectual Property Rights

6.1 We reserve all rights (including all intellectual property rights) not expressly granted herein to the Website and the Content we make available on or via the Website.

6.2 You agree to not engage in the use, copying, or distribution of any of the Content, other than as expressly permitted herein. If you download or print a copy of the Content, for personal use, you must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained therein and you may not share any Content with anyone else without our prior written consent. Such consent can be applied for by emailing us at ktu@uct.ac.za and providing us with your name, organisation (if relevant) and details on where and with whom you wish to share the Content (location, setting, intended users). We reserve the right to withhold consent at our absolute discretion.

6.3 You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security related features of the Website or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on the use of the Website or the Content therein. All moral rights of KTU and its employees/agents are reserved.

6.4 Any reproduction, modification, creation of derivative works from or redistribution of the Website, is expressly prohibited. Copying or reproducing the Website, the Content, or any portion thereof to any other server or location for further reproduction or redistribution is expressly prohibited.

6.5 Without limiting the foregoing, you agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes, any aspect of the Content.

7. Collection of Personal Information

We collect personal information from you. We will handle the collection, processing and storage of your personal information in accordance with our privacy policy further described in our Privacy Policy.

8. Indemnity

8.1 As far as the law allows, you agree to defend, indemnify us and hold us and our officers, subsidiaries, holding companies, affiliates, successors, assigns, directors, officers, agents, service providers, suppliers, and employees harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorneys’ fees) arising from:

8.1.1 your use of and access to the Website, the Content including but not limited to the Services;

8.1.2 your violation of any term of these Terms;

8.1.3 your violation of any third party right, including without limitation any copyright, trademark, trade secret or other property, or privacy right; or

8.1.4 any claim that your content caused damage to a third party.

8.2 This indemnification obligation will survive termination, modification or expiration of these Terms and your use of the Services and the Website.

This paragraph 8 constitutes an assumption of risk and/or liability by you and limits and excludes liabilities, obligations and legal responsibility which we will have towards you and other persons. This paragraph 8 also limits and excludes your rights and remedies against us and places various risks, liabilities, obligations and legal responsibilities on you. Please ensure that you have read and understood the terms in this paragraph 8.

9. Limitation of Liability

9.1 Subject to paragraph 9.2 below, and as far as the law allows, neither us nor any of our agents, officers, subsidiaries, holding companies, affiliates, successors, assigns, directors, service providers, suppliers, employees or representatives shall be liable for any damage, loss or liability of whatsoever nature arising from the use or inability to use the Website or the Services or content provided, from and through the Website. Furthermore, we make no representations or warranties, implied or otherwise, that, amongst others, the Content available from the Website are free from errors or omissions or that the Services will be 100% uninterrupted and error free.

9.2 As far as the law allows, no provision of these Terms (or any contract governed by these Terms):

9.2.1 does or purports to limit or exempt us from any liability (including, without limitation, for any loss directly or indirectly attributable to our gross negligence or wilful default or that of any other person acting for or controlled by us) to the extent that the law does not allow such a limitation or exemption; and

9.2.2 requires you to assume risk or liability, to the extent that the law does not allow such an assumption of risk or liability.

This paragraph 9 constitutes an assumption of risk and/or liability by you and limits and excludes liabilities, obligations and legal responsibility which we will have towards you and other persons. This paragraph 9 also limits and excludes your rights and remedies against us and places various risks, liabilities, obligations and legal responsibilities on you. Please ensure that you have read and understood the terms in this paragraph 9.

10. Exclusion of warranties and representations

As far as the law allows, the Website and the Services are provided without any representation or warranty whatsoever, whether express, implied or statutory, including (without limitation) any representation or warranty as to the operation, integrity, compatibility, availability or functionality of the Website or as to the operation, accuracy, completeness, integrity, compatibility, availability functionality or reliability of the Content.

This paragraph 10 constitutes an assumption of risk and/or liability by you and limits and excludes liabilities, obligations and legal responsibility which we will have towards you and other persons. This paragraph 10 also limits and excludes your rights and remedies against us and places various risks, liabilities, obligations and legal responsibilities on you. Please ensure that you have read and understood the terms in this paragraph 10.

11. Assignment

These Terms, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you. We may, at any time, transfer or assign any or all of our rights and obligations under these Terms. We will notify you if we assign any rights or obligations to a third party. We do not have to inform you where we assign any rights or obligations to any of our affiliates or sub-contractors which we may appoint.

12. Successors and assigns

These Terms shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon each party’s successors and assigns.

13. Violation of Terms

Please report any violations of the Terms (including the Privacy Policy or any documents incorporated by reference) that you become aware of by contacting us at ktu@uct.ac.za. Any failure to act by us with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches by you or others.

14. Electronic Communications

14.1 By using the Website and/or the Services and accepting these Terms, you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications sent by you or us satisfy any legal requirements, including but not limited to the requirement that such communications should be “in writing”. For the purposes of this paragraph, a “data message” means data generated, sent, received or stored by electronic means.

14.2 You agree specifically that:

14.2.1 the agreement will be treated as if it was concluded at our physical address on the date on which you first made any use of the Website and/or Services;

14.2.2 any data message sent by either you or us to the other will be deemed to have been sent from our physical address if neither your usual place of business nor residence is located within South Africa;

14.2.3 subject to the further provisions of these Terms, any communication sent to you by an information system programmed to operate automatically on our behalf will be a data message attributable to, or authorised by us; and

14.2.4 subject to the further provision of these Terms, a data message sent by you to us will only be treated as having been received by us when an acknowledgement of receipt is sent by us personally or a person who had authority to act on our behalf in respect of that data message.

15. Consumer Protection Act

15.1 If these Terms (or any contract governed by these Terms) or the Services provided and/or made available on the Website are regulated by or subject to the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008, as may be amended from time to time (the “Consumer Protection Act“), it is not intended that any provision of these Terms contravene any provision of the Consumer Protection Act. Therefore all provisions of these Terms must be treated as being qualified, to the extent necessary, to ensure that the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act are complied with.

15.2 No provision of these Terms (or any contract governed by these Terms):

15.2.1 does or purports to limit or exempt us from any liability (including, without limitation, for any loss directly or indirectly attributable to our gross negligence or wilful default or that of any other person acting for or controlled by us) to the extent that the law does not allow such a limitation or exemption;

15.2.2 requires you to assume risk or liability for the kind of liability or loss, to the extent that the law does not allow such an assumption of risk or liability; or

15.2.3 limits or excludes any warranties or obligations which are implied into these Terms (or any contract governed by these Terms) by the Consumer Protection Act (to the extent applicable) or which we give under the Consumer Protection Act (to the extent applicable), to the extent that the law does not allow them to be limited or excluded.

16. Interpretation and miscellaneous provisions

16.1 These Terms and the relationship between us shall be governed and construed in accordance with South African law. Any disputes arising in connection with these Terms and our Services shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Cape Town, South Africa. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the Terms is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid (including, without limitation, because such provision is inconsistent with the laws of another jurisdiction) or inapplicable, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision.

16.2 The termination of any contract created by these Terms will be without prejudice to any other rights or remedies that you or we may be entitled to under the agreement or at law, and will not affect any of our or your accrued rights or liabilities nor the coming into or continuance in force of any provision of these Terms which is expressly or by implication intended to come into or continue in force on or after such termination.

17. How to contact us

If you have questions about these Terms, our Privacy Policy or any documents incorporated by reference in these Terms, please contact us at ktu@uct.ac.za.
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services that focuses on protecting public health through disease control, injury prevention, and health promotion in the United States and globally  – www.cdc.gov
The United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is a U.S. government initiative designed to combat the global HIV/AIDS epidemic and provide aid to those affected by the disease  – www.state.gov/about-us-pepfar
Advanced Diploma (AdvDip)
A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is a doctoral research degree and the highest level of academic qualification that can be achieved.
Knowledge translation refers to the activities involved in making academic research accessible to the people and organisations who will use it in daily practice. It is most often used in public health and the health professions.
Instructional design refers to the systematic design, development and delivery of physical or digital educational materials and experiences in a manner that is consistent and reliable, resulting in a learning process that is engaging, efficient and effective.
The World Bank is an international institution that provides financial assistance to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for large, long-term projects – www.worldbank.org
The National School of Public Health (ENSP) is one of the units at Fiocruz and focuses on training and researching in the field of public health – https://ensp.fiocruz.br/
Fiocruz, under the Brazil Ministry of Health, is a prominent institution of science and technology in health in Latin America – https://portal.fiocruz.br/en
The A Hora é Agora (AHA) project aims of strengthening health services in some municipalities by expanding access to HIV testing and treatment – www.ahoraeagora.org
People Development Centre (PDC) is the regional training centre for the Western Cape government Department of Health and Wellness, South Africa – www.westerncape.gov.za/your_gov/185
Masters of Science (MSc)
The Health Foundation is an independent Non-Profit Company and Public Benefit Organisation, that offers a platform for partnerships between public, private and civil sectors to boost resources and enhance services in the public health sector – www.thehealthfoundation.org.za
Large Language Models (LLMs) are a type of AI that are able to recognise, interpret and generate text in natural human-like language using complex computer science
Bachelor of Science Medicine (BSc Med)
This intervention focused on identifying cases of depression by nurses. Individual and group psycho-social counselling session were facilitated by lay-health workers.
Stepped care refers to the evidence-based system of delivering mental health care along a hierarchy of treatments and supports, allowing the individual to ‘step up’ or ‘step down’ to the appropriate level of care as their needs change.
The World Health Organisation’s PEN (Package of Essential Noncommunicable diseases) protocol aims to improve the prevention, early diagnosis, and management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) – www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240009226
The Ideal Clinic initiative is a strategy the South African government designed to respond to the current deficiencies in the quality of primary health care services – www.idealhealthfacility.org.za
Mental Health INTegration programme (MhINT)
Western Cape B-2-2 Wheel
Western Cape B-2-2 Wheel
Western Cape B-2-2 Wheel

Western Cape Birth-to-Two (B-2-2) Wheel - 2024

The B-2-2 wheel is a tool designed to be used alongside the PACK Child guide. It assists primary health care clinicians to plan a child’s routine care from birth to two years of age and streamline visits with the carer-child pair. It includes information on routine immunisations, development visits, growth monitoring, other routine screenings and First 1000 days messaging. It aligns with the Road to Health Booklet clinic visit schedule.

The B-2-2 wheel was developed in 2019 by the KTU in collaboration with various stakeholders and was adopted by the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness in 2023.  (in collaboration with the )

(File includes assembly instructions)
Western Cape B-2-2 Wheel
Western Cape B-2-2 Wheel
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (or PrEP) is medicine taken to prevent getting HIV. PrEP is highly effective for preventing HIV when taken as prescribed.
Nurse Initiated Management of Anti-Retroviral Therapy (NIMART)
Adult education principles propose that:
  • Adults learn by doing
  • Adults learn well when they feel respected
  • Adults bring experience and knowledge into learning situations
  • The facilitator does not need to be the expert
  • Learning must be relevant and goal orientated
By looking at transmission frequency and timing within households, and how many contacts develop symptoms or not.
The STOPCOV intervention involved the allocation of a lay health worker providing support for 1 month of follow-up which included:
  • Household assessment
  • Package of surface cleaner
  • Gloves, masks
  • Regular calls and text messages
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is the virus that causes COVID-19 disease.
The MMed (Family Medicine) along with the fellowship in the College of Family Medicine [FCFP (SA)] is the degree required to register as a Specialist Family Physician with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA).
Hypertension: High blood pressure
Transfer of authority, functions, resources from the main/tertiary health centres, to the periphery/more local, accessible clinics.
Multimorbidity or MLTC (multiple long-term conditions) describes the co-existence or presence of 2 or more chronic conditions.
CD4 cells are a type of white blood cell, which help the body respond to infection.
A randomised control trial (RCT) is a trial where randomly assigned subjects are placed in 2 group: one group is the experimental group (they receive the intervention) and the other the control/comparison group.
Pragmatic trials are research trials that occur in real-life, routine practise conditions. Not in a laboratory under ideal, de-contextualised conditions.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of PEPFAR, is a federal agency that conducts and supports health promotion, prevention and preparedness activities in the United States, with the goal of improving overall public health – www.cdc.gov
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent agency of the United States government that is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance – www.usaid.gov
The Global Fund is a worldwide partnership to defeat HIV, TB and malaria and ensure a healthier, safer, more equitable future for all – www.theglobalfund.org
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is part of NIH, a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. – www.nimh.nih.gov
Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness (WCG), South Africa – www.westerncape.gov.za/dept/health
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Mobile phone and other wireless health technologies
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is the British government’s major funder of clinical, public health, social care and translational research – www.nihr.ac.uk
The European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) is a public-public partnership between countries in Europe and sub-Saharan Africa, supported by the European Union – www.edctp.org
Human Service Research Institute (HSRI) is a nonprofit, mission-driven institute that provides research, evaluation, program implementation, and data and statistical services to help create sustainable, person-driven systems – www.hsri.org
The WHO Academy is the World Health Organization’s learning centre for anybody who strives to improve health – www.who.int/about/who-academy
The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) is the leading accountancy body in South Africa and one of the prominent institutes globally – www.saica.org.za
Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) is an independent, transdisciplinary scientific research institute based across two campuses in the province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) in South Africa – www.ahri.org
The British Medical Journal (BMJ) is a weekly peer-reviewed medical journal – www.bmj.com
The Practical Approach to Lung Health (PAL) is a strategy formulated by the World Health Organization (WHO), to help overcome the challenge posed by weak health systems. This initiative is aimed at managing respiratory patients in primary health care settings while expanding TB detection and good-quality TB services – WHO PAL
Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Toxicology (PG Dip MedTox)
Diploma in Primary Emergency Care (Dip PEC)
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB)
Bachelor of Nursing (BN)
PALSA Plus is an expansion of the Practical Approach to Lung Health in South Africa (PALSA) decision support tool to include HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections. PALSA was adapted from WHO Practical Approach to LungHealth.
Antiretrovirals (ARVs) are medications used in HIV (Human iImunodeficiency Virus) treatment.
Diploma in HIV Management (Dip HIV Man)
Bachelor of Nursing Science (BCur)
The Better Health Programme South Africa aims to combat non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and strengthen local health systems in order to improve health, and thereby contribute to inclusive economic growth and poverty reduction – Mott MacDonald Project
Adult Primary Care (APC), formerly known as Primary Care 101 (PC101) is a primary health care decision support tool and programme tailored to reflect South African National Department of Health guidelines and policies. This is the national South African version of PACK.
TB HIV Care is a registered non-profit organisation that puts integrated care at the heart of responding to TB, HIV and other major diseases. We work to prevent, find and treat TB and HIV in South Africa as well as targeting our interventions to address the needs of populations at risk, such as inmates, sex workers and people who inject drugs – tbhivcare.org
Right to Care (RTC) is a healthcare non-profit organization that was started in response to the public healthcare emergency of HIV and AIDS in South Africa in 2001. It was one of the first organizations to make HIV treatment available to South African public patients. – righttocare.org
The University of Cape Town (UCT) is a public research university in Cape Town, South Africa – www.uct.ac.za
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health – who.int
The University of Cape Town Lung Institute (UCTLI) is a private company wholly owned by the University of Cape Town (UCT). They provide clinical services and conduct research in the fields of Respiratory Medicine, Tuberculosis, COVID-19 and Allergy – lunginstitute.co.za
South African National Department of Health (NDoH) – www.health.gov.za
Master of Education (MEd)
Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing Education (PG Dip Nursing Ed)
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Diploma in Nursing (Dip Nursing)
Associate General Accountant (AGA)
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Diploma in Child Health (DCH)
Low-Middle Income Countries (LMICs)
Primary Health Care (PHC) is the routine and preventive health care provided in a community setting.
Practical Approach to Lung Health in South Africa (PALSA) decision support tool. Adapted from WHO Practical Approach to Lung Health.

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a combination of medications used to treat HIV (Human iImunodeficiency Virus).

Defibniation explanation.

Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) is a strategy formulated by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), presented in 1996 as the principal strategy to improve child health – WHO IMCI
PACK Campo Grande Adult 2023-24
PACK Campo Grande Adult 2023-24
PACK Campo Grande Adult 2023-24

PACK Brasil Adulto 2023-24 eBook (Campo Grande)

The PACK Brasil Adulto guide provides a comprehensive, integrated clinical approach to the adult patient in a primary care setting. It has been designed for use by primary health care clinicians and covers over 500 symptoms, syndromes, diagnoses and conditions. It is structured as a clinical decision support tool for a nurse or doctor to use in every consultation. It follows a symptom-based approach and prompts the diagnosis of common conditions, including priority long-term health conditions. It also facilitates the routine care of the client with one or more long-term health conditions.

Online Training

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PACK Florianópolis Adult 2023-24
PACK Florianópolis Adult 2023-24
PACK Florianópolis Adult 2023-24

PACK Brasil Adulto 2023-24 eBook (Florianópolis)

The PACK Brasil Adulto guide provides a comprehensive, integrated clinical approach to the adult patient in a primary care setting. It has been designed for use by primary health care clinicians and covers over 500 symptoms, syndromes, diagnoses and conditions. It is structured as a clinical decision support tool for a nurse or doctor to use in every consultation. It follows a symptom-based approach and prompts the diagnosis of common conditions, including priority long-term health conditions. It also facilitates the routine care of the client with one or more long-term health conditions.

Key updates in the 2023 version include important aspects of TB and HIV prophylaxis (TPT, PrEP and VTP) and treatment, as well as an integrated approach to COVID-19 screening and management.

Online Training

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Adult Primary Care APC 2023
Adult Primary Care APC 2023
Adult Primary Care APC 2023

Adult Primary Care (APC) 2023 eBook

The Adult Primary Care (APC) clinical tool provides a comprehensive and practical approach to the primary care of adults in South Africa. It was designed for use during a consultation by primary health care clinicians. It covers over 500 symptoms, syndromes, diagnoses and chronic conditions, providing guidance around the management of communicable and non-communicable conditions, maternal and women’s health, mental health, musculoskeletal health, and palliative care. It was developed using approved clinical policies and guidelines issued by the South African National Department of Health and consolidates these into one integrated clinical decision-making support tool.

An online training package comprising simulated case scenarios accompanies this tool and is hosted on the Knowledge Hub. APC is being implemented as part of the Integrated Clinical Services Management (ICSM), a key focus within the Ideal Clinic Realisation and Maintenance (ICRM) initiative and is also complemented by the Health for All health promotion tool.

APC eBook button demo
PACK eBook interactivity

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PACK Western Cape Child 2023
PACK Western Cape Child 2023
PACK Western Cape Child 2023

PACK Western Cape Child 2023 eBook

The PACK Child guide is a comprehensive clinical decision-making support tool for managing children who present to primary care facilities across the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It expands on IMCI recommendations to equip primary health care clinicians to diagnose and manage common childhood conditions, including long-term health conditions, in children aged 0–13 years. The guide integrates the routine care of the child into every visit as well as important themes like the First 1000 days initiative.

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PACK Child eBook button demo
PACK eBook interactivity
Western Cape Wound Care Guide 2021
Western Cape Wound Care Guide 2021
Western Cape Wound Care Guide 2021
Western Cape Wound Care Guide 2021

Western Cape Wound Care Guide 2021

This guideline addresses the complexity of wound care management across all levels of care, includes guidance on preventing wounds in vulnerable patients and aims to standardise the management of chronic wounds in these groups.

It was designed, edited and formatted by the Knowledge Translation Unit (KTU) in collaboration with numerous stakeholders.

Stakeholders include:

  • the Metro District Health Services (MDHS) in the Western Cape of South Africa,
  • the Provincial Clinical Governance Committee
  • the Non-Communicable Disease Audit Task Team
  • inputs from the Provincial Department of Health Supply Chain Management (SCM).
PACK Western Cape Adult 2023
PACK Western Cape Adult 2023
PACK Western Cape Adult 2023

PACK Western Cape Adult 2023 eBook

The PACK Western Cape Adult guide provides a comprehensive and practical approach to the primary care of adults in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It was designed as a clinical decision-making support tool for use by primary health care clinicians in every patient consultation. It covers over 500 symptoms, syndromes, diagnoses and chronic conditions. Following a symptom-based approach, it prompts the diagnosis of common conditions and facilitates the routine care of patients with one or more long-term health conditions.

Key updates in the 2023 version include important aspects of TB and HIV prophylaxis and treatment, as well as an integrated approach to COVID-19 screening and management.

Online Training

Click on the course image below to start your training