Interest Groups
SASOP Special Interest groups and conveners (2012-2014)Biological Psychiary - Prof. Soraya Seedat
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - Dr. Wendy Duncan
Clinical trials - Prof. Dana Niehaus
Forensic Psychiatry - Prof. Ugesh Subramaney
HIV & Neuropsychiatry - Dr Rene Nassen
Old Age Psychiatry -
Philosophy of Psychiatry -
Psychiatrists in Private Practice - Dr. Willem van Rooy
Social Psychiatry -
Spirituality & Psychiatry - Dr. Bernard van Rensburg
State Employed - Dr. Robin Allen
Substance Disorders & Addiction - Dr. Volker Hitzeroth
Young Psychiatrists - Dr. Simon Mothapo
Special Interest Group for Cellular and Molecular Psychiatry - Dr Kobus Roux
Pain - Dr Shaquir Salduker
STATE EMPLOYED SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP
National Convener (2010-2012) Dr. Bernard van Rensburg bernardj@gpg.gov.za
National SESIG Committee (2010-2012)
- Eastern Cape - Dr. Stephan van Wyk
- Free State – Vacant
- KZN – Dr. Suvira Ramlall
- Limpopo – Dr. Mashele Kewana
- Northern Gauteng – Dr. Kagiso Maaroganye
- Southern Gauteng - Dr. Bernard van Rensburg
- Western Cape – Dr. Robin Allen
Dates of meetings held
26 July 2012 telephone conference; Windhoek strategic workshop 30 Mar - 1 Apr 2012; 25 January 2012 telephone conference; 20 October 2011 telephone conference; 23 September 2011 Protea Hotel, Stellenbosch; 30 June 2011 telephone conference; 24 March 2011 telephone conference
SESIG Constitution
SESIG Overview
Policy and position statements
SASOP and SESIG Position Statements on Psychiatric Care in the Public Sector (2012) - (*see below)
SESIG position statements on mental health facilities and staffing (2007)
SESIG Position statement on OSD (2009)
SESIG strategic statement for 2010-2012 (2010)
SASOP President Headline article on the relationship between private and state sector psychiatrists (2011)
SESIG Draft discussion document with SAMA (2011)
Public sector publications
Szabo CP. Evidence, resources and an open formulary for the state sector. [Editorial] South African Psychiatry Review. 2006; (9): 193-195
Janse van Rensburg ABR. A framework for current public mental health care practice In South Africa. African Journal of Psychiatry. 2007; 10(4): 205-209.
Rangaka T. South African Human Rights Commission Public Enquiry. African Journal of Psychiatry. 2007;10:233-239.
Janse van Rensburg ABR. Available resources and human rights - a South African perspective. [Editorial] African Jounral of Psychiatry. July 2001; 14(3): 173-174
Upcoming event(s)
SESIG AGM - Sunday 9th September 2012: 7h00-8h00; in 'Springbok' venue at Misty Hills Country Hotel, Muldersdrift Johannesburg
SESIG National Convener and National Committee Nominations 2012-2014 - Election during SESIG AGM
SESIG Strategic Planning Workshop: Windhoek 31 March to 1 April 2012
SESIG Reports
2010-2012 Convener's reports to SASOP Board of Directors, National Council and Advisory Committee
SESIG Membership
* SASOP and SESIG POSITION STATEMENTS ON PSYCHIATRIC CARE IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR (South African Journal of Psychiatry. Aug 2012, Vol 18(3): pp133-148):
SESIG_GUIDELINES_STANDARDS_PUBLIC_SECTOR.pdf
SPIRITUALITY & PSYCHIATRY SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP
National Convener (2010-2012) Dr. Bernard van Rensburg bernardj@gpg.gov.za
National S&P Committee (2010-2012)
- Dr. Judy Ludwick-Erwee
- Dr. Petrie van der Merwe
Dates of meetings held
25 September 2011, Protea Hotel Stellenbosch; 17 October 2010 Convention Centre, East London
Spirituality and Psychiatry (S&P) SIG Constitution
Policy and position statements
Spirituality and Psychiatry publications
S&P SIG reports
2011-2012 Convener's reports to SASOP Board of Directors and National Council
References
The role of spirituality in South African specialist psychiatric practice and training. Janse van Rensburg, ABR. http://wiredspace.wits.ac.za/handle/10539/11211
Religion and Psychiatry. Editor(s): Peter J. Verhagen, Herman M. Van Praag, Juan J. López-Ibor Jr, John L Cox, Driss Moussaoui. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470682203
Spirituality and Psychiatry - Edited by Chris Cook, Andrew Powell and Andrew Sims http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/publications/books/rcpp/9781904671718.aspx
Societies
World Psychiatric Association - Religion, Spirituality & Psychiatry Section, http://www.religionandpsychiatry.com/
Royal College of Psychiatrists Special interest group http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/members/specialinterestgroups/spirituality.aspx ;
Dutch Foundation for Psychiatry and Religion; “KSGV” www.ksgv.nl
