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FLAGH
FLAGH (Farm Labour And General Health) LIFEPLAN® The in-depth research done by the multidisciplinary team in the FLAGH programme (2003-2007) was to get an understanding of the underlying causes of the problems experienced on farms. Expert researchers from the multidisciplinary research team integrated the results from this…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/psychosocial-health/social-work
Social Work
[accordion collapsed] What is Social Work? Social Work is a profession. Which means that the student will undergo special training before one may practice as a social worker. The field of work includes a wide range of services which can be rendered to individuals, groups and communities. Professional service…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/pharmacen
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The Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacen™) is a research entity with a clear focus. The programmes of our research entity are linked to national priorities and have international research impact. Pharmacen™ currently consists of three research programmes: Translational neuroscience and neurotherapeutics;…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/compres
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[accordion collapsed] Writing Cabin in Wellington, Western Cape COMPRES is excited to partner with the Centre for Child, Youth, and Family Studies (CCYF) at North-West University to bring researchers a unique retreat space: The Writing Cabin. Set in the scenic Winelands at NWU's Western Cape Regional Office, this space is…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/pharmacen/about-us
About us
This research entity was established in 1999 when the first focus areas were identified on grounds of the proven research output. During the first five years of its existence, a number of changes have occurred which include a change of name, refocusing and, to a certain extent, increased focusing of the research programmes. A new director,…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/pharmacen/staff
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Drug Delivery
The members of the drug delivery sub-programme conduct research on drug delivery processes across biological membranes in order to deliver more patient-effective drugs and the development of novel cost-effective drug delivery systems. Research topics: Optimal physico-chemical properties for an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) to…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/healthethics/cell-line-research
Cell Line Research
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Research Monitoring
RECs have the right to monitor the research they approve. The National Health Research Ethics Council (NHREC) sees this monitoring role of RECs as very important. The South African National Standard: The Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes (SANS 10386:2008) also makes specific reference to monitoring. RECs may…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/healthethics/pcddp
PCDDP
Vivarium SAVC certificate Vivarium SANAS certificate General SOP_ALL_Stor 2: Receipt, Storage and use Scheduled Pharmaceutical and Controlled Substances SOP_All_Waste 1: Waste Management SOP_QA_DOC 6.1: Standard practices for documents SOP_VIV_Acces 1: Entering the GLP area…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/consumer-sciences/b-consumer-sciences
B Consumer Sciences
What does a degree in Consumer Sciences entail? The composition of the South African consumers’ population who gained access to the market environment has changed during the past few years. The role of the consumer scientist is to address the needs of these consumers with regard to food, clothing and textiles. Consumer scientists can therefore…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/musa/programmes-and-pojects
Research programmes and pojects
MUSA currently aims to assist in developing solutions for the various health-system challenges of South Africa and countries surrounding it by conducting research in three programmes, i.e. Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy, and Pharmaceutical Healthcare Governance. In the three programmes we…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/pharmacen/drug-discovery
Drug Discovery
The members of the drug discovery sub-programme have expertise in organic synthesis, structure elucidation, biochemical screening, molecular modelling and property determination. Research topics Design, synthesise and characterise chemical compounds of interest; Evaluate the activities of the compounds at selected biochemical…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/pharmacen/translational-neuroscience-and-neurotherapeutics
Translational Neuroscience and Neurotherapeutics
The members of the translational neuroscience and neurotherapeutics sub-programme have expertise in chemical synthesis of organic compounds, chemical-physical characteristics, structure-activity relationship and drug design, metabolism, inborn metabolic errors and analytical method development. Research topics Drug design…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/pharmacen/contact-us
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Postal address Internal box 36 Potchefstroom Campus North-West University Private Bag X6001 Potchefstroom 2520 Physical address Building G2, Room 101 Potchefstroom Campus 11 Hoffman Street North-West University Potchefstroom 2531 Telephone…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/auther/win-platform
WIN platform
WIN platform The Faculty of Health Sciences, North-west University Potchefstroom (NWU) focuses on rural health and from this focus area the WIN project was initiated. The WIN project is an umbrella project, combining 13 sub-projects of different health science disciplines with a strong emphasis on building inter-sectorial partnerships to…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/healthethics/contact-us