Advanced Dermatology Hazeldean

[Zulema Estabrooks]

DrPaul Chadwick is the National Clinical and Education Director at the Royal College of Podiatry. He leads the profession's clinical and educational agenda at a strategic national and governmental level. With extensive experience as a podiatrist and consultant, Dr. Chadwick is recognized for his clinical excellence, education, research, and leadership skills. He has also served as an Independent Consultant in the medical devices/technology/affairs field, collaborating with major organizations in wound care and foot health on a global scale. Dr. Chadwick is an influential figure in wound care, actively engaging in international presentations and advisory boards. He has successfully implemented the Royal College's education strategy, incorporating blended learning approaches. Despite his administrative role, Dr. Chadwick maintains his expert clinical status and has numerous peer-reviewed publications to his credit.

Liezl Naude is a highly accomplished Clinical Nurse Specialist in Advanced Wound Care and the founder of Eloquent Learning Health and Eloquent Health & Wellness. She holds a B.Cur degree and a Masters Degree in Community Health Nursing from the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Liezl has specialized in wound care and has completed certifications in the field from the University of the Free State, South Africa, and the University of Hertfordshire, UK.

Her significant contributions to wound management in South Africa began in 2005 when she co-founded the Wound Healing Association of Southern Africa (WHASA) and played a key role in establishing the organization and its official journal, Wound Healing Southern Africa (WHSA). She served as vice-president of WHASA from 2005 to 2007 and was elected as its president from 2007 to 2009. Liezl is also a founding member of the Advisory panel for the World Alliance of Wound and Lymphoedema Care (WAWLC) and continues to be actively involved as an EXCO member.

Liezl has received prestigious recognition for her work, including an Honorary Life Membership from WHASA in 2011 and being named an International Nurse Leader by the International Nurses Association in 2013. She is a sought-after presenter at national and international conferences and has contributed to various local and international journals.

As a Nurse Specialist in Advanced Wound Management at Eloquent Health and Wellness Centre in Pretoria, Liezl's expertise lies in Diabetic Foot Management, Lower limb management, and sports injuries. She is passionate about developing practical training programs in collaboration with organizations and industry members in multiple countries, including South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, and Namibia.

Dr. Jennifer Coetzee completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Pretoria, and post graduate at Wits. She is a consultant microbiologist at Ampath laboratories since 2007, and currently situated at the Ampath National Reference Laboratory in Centurion.

Dr Judey Pretorius gained extensive experience as a Research and Development Formulation Scientist. She was responsible for the Scientific and Biomedical formulation of therapeutic products of premium brands in respective disciplines. Her contributions included cosmeceutical, pharmaceutical and medical device developments.

She is the founder of Biomedical Emporium, a biotechnology company specialising in the formulation of advanced biological products, cell culture processes and tissue engineering for advanced wound healing and an advisory on regenerative medicine. She has made unique formulation discoveries that have had a profound influence on the course of new developments in aesthetic and wound care treatment.

Her laboratory, based in Pretoria, is responsible for all new and innovative developments, cell culture processes and consultation in the research and development of medical and aesthetic product lines.

Dr Judey has given numerous presentations at accredited aesthetic medicine meetings and events. She teaches skin histology, biochemistry, cosmetic chemistry, tissue engineering and medical aesthetics together with numerous leaders in dermatology, plastic and reconstructive surgery, aesthetic medicine and skin therapy.

Dr. Rakesh Newaj is a specialist dermatologist with special interest in dermatosurgery. After obtaining his medical degree from the University of the Witwatersrand, he completed his internship in the United Kingdom. Thereafter, Dr Newaj worked in various fields like Internal medicine, Gynaecology and Urology, before specialising in Dermatology. He obtained his fellowship in Dermatology from the College of Medicine of South Africa in 2002. Since then, he has been in private practice in Johannesburg, Pretoria as well as overseas, in Mauritius. Over the years, Dr. Newaj has performed more than 100000 consultations and more than 6000 skin surgeries. He also performs most of the known cosmetic procedures. As a specialist, he has also contributed vastly to the medical field, by publishing more than a hundred articles in magazines like the Medical chronicles, Specialist forum, Modern medicine, SAMJ and Dermatology review. He has also performeFurthermore, he has been involved in cosmeceutical testing with Future cosmetics for several years and has done some clinical testing with Clinresco. In addition to above, he has attended various courses in Dermatosurgery and with the help of his highly trained staff (each of whom was trained by him and has more than five years of experience working with him), he performs around six hundred skin surgeries a year, mainly for skin cancers, lipomas, keloids, scar remodelling, cysts, warts, blister grafting for vitiligo, etc.

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