Dr Robyn Holgate is the Emergency Medicine Manager for Mediclinic Southern Africa and the Chief Medical Officer of ER24. She started her medical career as an ICU and trauma nurse, and later completed her Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBCh) at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. She’s also obtained her MSc in Medicine (in Emergency Medicine).
Professor Nadiya Ahmed is a General Surgeon and Intensive Care Specialist with extensive national and international experience.
An Affiliated Associate Professor in the Department of Critical Care at the University of the Free State, she currently serves as Acting Group Chief Medical Officer at Mediclinic Group Ltd.
Dr Mirriam Matandela is the Government Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer of South Africa at the National Department of Health. She holds a PhD in Health Science with Nursing, Masters in Health Service Management (Cum Laude) and post basic diploma in Trauma and Emergency Nursing Science.
Monyebodi Hendrica Ngoepe grew up and matriculated in Polokwane. She completed her 4-year Nursing Diploma at Lebone College of Nursing in 1990, followed by a Diploma in Operating Theatre Nursing Science (1993), BCUR Degree in Nursing Administration and Education (1997), and Honours Degree in Health Care Studies (2010) through UNISA.
Professor (Dr) Jennifer Chipps is an Emeritus Professor at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) and the DSTI/NRF Decadal Plan Aligned SARChI Research Chair in Digital Health.
Her prior roles include positions at the University of Sydney, the NZ Health Research Council, the NSW Health, and the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Jennifer holds a PhD in Telepsychiatry from UKZN.
Every year HASA hosts a world-class conference featuring several international and South African experts in healthcare. An exhibition runs simultaneously to showcase healthcare.