Health Sciences and Pharmacy Online Masters graduation list and research topics
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- the list is in order of graduation date with no other criteria
- Research links marked with * are available on the UKZN research space
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| Surname | Firstname | Qualification | Date of Graduation | Research Topic | Research Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langa Estaleva | Calvina Ernesto | Master of Health Sciences (Antibiotic Stewardship & Conservation) | 07 April 2017 | Extended spectrum ß-Lactamase and plasmid mediated AmpC resistance in clinical isolates of Escherichia coli from the Central Hospital of Maputo, Mozambique | Zimba, T.F.; Sundsfjord, A.S. & Essack, S.Y. |
| Reddy | Prishani | Master of Health Sciences (Chronic Disease Rehabilitation) | 07 April 2017 | Physiotherapists knowledge, attitude, perception and practice of the International Classification of Function, Disability and Health (ICFDH) in Gert Sibande District, Mpumalanga Province. See Also T. Nadasan, P. Reddy, P. Reddy, Physiotherapists knowledge, attitude, perception and practice of the International classification of function (ICF), disability and health in Gert Sibande district, Mpumalanga Province; South Africa, Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Volume 61, Supplement, 2018, Pages e538-e539, ISSN 1877-0657, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rehab.2018.05.1255. | Nadasan, T. |
| Moyo | Nokuthemba Sibusiso | Master of Pharmacy (Pharmacovigilance) | 07 April 2017 | Evaluating adverse drug reactions associated with antibiotic use in a public sector hospital | Oosthuizen, F. |
| Hutheram | Karmishtha | Master of Pharmacy (Pharmacovigilance) | 07 April 2017 | Investigating patients’ knowledge and use of the patient information leaflet regarding their Warfarin therapy | Ojewole, E.B. |
| Gounden | Sarah-Jane | Master of Pharmacy (Pharmacovigilance) | 07 April 2017 | Safety profile of anti-retroviral medicine in South Africa based on reported adverse drug reactions | Oosthuizen, F. Ojewole, E.B. |
| Reddy | Thereshen | Master of Pharmacy (Pharmaco-economics) | 07 April 2017 | An exploratory study into the impact of Schedule Zero exemption from the Single Exit Price policy and the use of these medicines in South Africa. See also PERUMAL-PILLAY, V. A., REDDY, T. & SULEMAN, F. 2019. An Exploratory Study Into the Use and Pricing of Schedule Zero Medicines Post Exemption From the Single Exit Price Policy in South Africa. Global Journal of Health Science, 11. | Suleman, F. & Perumal-Pillay, V.A. |
| Van Der Walt | Kenneth Trevin | Master of Pharmacy (Pharmacy Practice) | 07 April 2017 | Clinical pharmacy services in a South African private hospital group, and the factors hindering their progress | Gray, A.L. |
| Singh | Shanay | Master of Pharmacy (Pharmacy Practice) | 07 April 2017 | Antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic stewardship: Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions amongst final-year undergraduate health professional students in a South African University | Essack, S.Y. |
| Moustafa | Iman | Master of Health Sciences | 07 April 2017 | Efficacy and safety of Aprepitant in combination with Dexamethasone, Granisetron and Metoclopramide (DGM) as a prophylaxis of CINV in high emetogenic chemotherapy and safety of Aprepitant in combination with Dexamethasone, Granisetron and Metoclopramide (DGM) as a prophylaxis of CINV in high emetogenic chemotherapy. See also MOUSTAFA, I., OOSTHUIZEN, F. & BADAWY, M. E. 2017. Efficacy and Safety of Aprepitant in Combination with Dexamethasone, Granisetron and Metoclopramide as a Prophylaxis of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in a Acute and Delayed Emesis in Arab Cancer Patient. Cancer Medicine & Anti Cancer Drugs, 2, 7. | Oosthuizen, F. |
| Govender | Seshnee | Master of Pharmacy (Pharmacy Practice) | 07 April 2017 | Antibiotic prophylaxis in a primary level hospital: A medicines use evaluation to assess compliance in caesarean sections * | Gray, A.L. |
| Mthombeni | Tiyani Comfort | Master of Pharmacy (Pharmacy Practice) | 07 April 2017 | Knowledge, attitudes and practices about Hepatitis B infection and vaccination among healthcare workers in Nkhensani Hospital in Mopani District, Limpopo Province of South Africa | Suleman, F. |
| Seorathan | Samantha | Master of Pharmacy (Pharmacy Practice | 07 April 2017 | Psychiatric patients’ perceptions concerning medication adherence: Perceived barriers and support from hospital Pharmacists | Suleman, F. |
| Hendrik | De Jager | Master of Pharmacy (Pharmaco-economics) | 07 April 2017 | The impact of the introduction of generics and generic references pricing and candesartan and rosuvastatin utilisation, price and expenditure in South Africa | Suleman, F |
| Mafundikwa | Tafadzwa | Master of Pharmacy (Pharmacy Practice | 20 April 2018 | Knowledge, attitudes and practices of community pharmacists in Harare regarding the reporting of adverse drug reactions | Gray, A |
| Cara | Abdul | Master of Pharmacy (Pharmaco-economics) | 20 April 2018 | Development of a pharmacoeconomic model to compare the cost-effectiveness of low versus high dose colistin in the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia caused by Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) Gram negative bacteria in Saudi Arabia See also Cost-effectiveness analysis of low versus high dose colistin in the treatment of multi-drug resistant pneumonia in Saudi Arabia | Suleman, F. & T Zaidi |
| Chirinda | Libert | Master of Health Sciences (Pharmacovigilance) | 20 April 2018 | Health care practitioners’ knowledge and perceptions of pharmacovigilance and barriers to reporting adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in Zimbabwe | Oosthuizen, F |
| Dambamupfe | Victoria | Master of Health Sciences (Chronic Disease Rehabilitation) | 20 April 2018 | The level of knowledge and perceptions about the role of exercise in the management of type two diabetes mellitus among adult patients in Harare, Zimbabwe | Chetty, V & Lawler, ST |
| Hamisi | Tadala | Master of Health Sciences (Antibiotic Stewardship & Conservation) | 20 April 2018 | Evaluating medicine supply to Kamuzu central hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi, to assess continuity of supply medicines | Suleman, F; Smabrekke, L & Khuluza, F |
| Matambo | Ernest | Master of Health Sciences (Antibiotic Stewardship & Conservation) | 20 April 2018 | Antibiotic prescribing in treatment of non-severe paediatric community acquired pneumonia at Limbe Health Centre, Blantyre | Smabrekke, L; Solomon, V & Dzinjalamala, F |
| Govender | Kumeren | Master of Health Sciences | 13 Sept 2018 | Clinical risk factors for in-hospital mortality in older adults with HIV infection: Findings from a South African hospital administrative dataset. See also Govender, K., Suleman, F., & Moodley, Y. (2017). Clinical risk factors for in-hospital mortality in older adults with HIV infection: findings from a South African hospital administrative dataset. The Pan African medical journal, 26, 126. https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2017.26.126.11000 | Suleman, F & Moodley, Y |
| Barday | Zeenat | Master of Pharmacy (Pharmacoeconomics) | 13 Sept 2018 | The cost effectiveness of pharmacotherapy and associated costs to schizophrenia: A health insurer’s perspective | Oosthuizen, F & Suleman, F |
| Sambakunsi | Cecilia | Master of Health Sciences (Antibiotic Stewardship & Conservation) | 13 Sept 2018 | Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to self-medication with antimicrobial agents among rural and urban communities in Malawi See also Sambakusi, C. S. (2019). Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to self-medication with antimicrobials in Lilongwe, Malawi. Malawi Medical Journal, 31(4), 225-232. | Mponda, J, Solomon, V & Smabrekke, L |
| Singh | Ishara | Master of Pharmacy (Pharmacy Practice) | 13 Sept 2018 | A restrospective review of benzodiazepine use: A case study from a chronic dispensing unit | Oosthuizen, F |
| Maharaj | Bhavna | Master of Pharmacy (Pharmacy Practice | 2018 | Early experiences with Isoniazid Preventive Therapy roll-out in an ART programme: a Pharmacist’s perspective See also Implementing isoniazid preventive therapy in a tuberculosis treatment-experienced cohort on ART | Gengiah, T |
| Zwane | Sifundo | Master of Pharmacy (Pharmaco-economics) | 20 April 2018 | A comparative cost analysis of antibiotic treatment for community acquired pneumonia (CAP) in adult inpatients at Piggs Peak government hospital in Swaziland. See Zwane, S. P., McGee, S.-A. M., & Suleman, F. (2018). A Comparative Cost Analysis of Antibiotic Treatment for Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) in Adult Inpatients at Piggs Peak Government Hospital in Swaziland. Frontiers in Public Health, 6(303). | McGee, S & Suleman,F |