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Rene English
Researcher at Stellenbosch University
Publications - 7
Citations - 320
Rene English is an academic researcher from Stellenbosch University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Health policy. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 7 publications receiving 184 citations.
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COVID-19 in Africa: care and protection for frontline healthcare workers.
Matthew Chersich,Glenda Gray,Lee Fairlie,Quentin Eichbaum,Quentin Eichbaum,Susannah H. Mayhew,Brian W. Allwood,Rene English,Fiona Scorgie,Stanley Luchters,Greg Simpson,Marjan Mosalman Haghighi,Minh D. Pham,Minh D. Pham,Helen Rees +14 more
TL;DR: There are multiple ways that international support and national commitment could help safeguard healthcare workers in Africa, essential for limiting the pandemic’s potentially devastating heath, socio-economic and security impacts on the continent.
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Whole-system change: case study of factors facilitating early implementation of a primary health care reform in a South African province.
TL;DR: Although implementation was not without tensions and weaknesses, particularly at the front-line of the PHC system, the case study highlights how a collective vision can facilitate commitment to and engagement with new policy in complex organisational environments.
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Clinical evolution, management and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 admitted at Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa: a research protocol.
Brian W. Allwood,Coenraad F.N. Koegelenberg,Elvis M Irusen,U Lalla,Razeen Davids,Yazied Chothia,Ryan Davids,Hans Prozesky,Jantjie J Taljaard,Arifa Parker,Eric H Decloedt,Portia Jordan,Sa'ad Lahri,Rafique Moosa,Neshaad Schrueder,Riette Du Toit,Abraham Viljoen,Rene English,Birhanu Teshome Ayele,Peter Nyasulu +19 more
TL;DR: The Cox proportional hazards model is used to investigate the association between the survival time of patients with COVID-19 in relation to one or more of the predictor variables including HIV and TB and the findings will be disseminated in clinical seminars, scientific forums and conferences targeting clinical care providers and policy-makers.
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Reflecting on the current scenario and forecasting the future demand for medical doctors in South Africa up to 2030: towards equal representation of women.
Ritika Tiwari,Angelique Wildschut-February,Lungiswa Nkonki,Rene English,Innocent Karangwa,Usuf Chikte +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a retrospective review of the Health Professions Council of South Africa's (HPCSA) database on registered medical doctors (medical practitioners and medical specialists) from 2002 until 2019 was utilized as an indicator of supply.
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Achieving universal health coverage for people with stroke in South Africa: protocol for a scoping review.
Sjan Mari Van Niekerk,Gakeemah Inglis-Jassiem,Sureshkumar Kamalakannan,Silke Fernandes,Jayne Webster,Rene English,Tracey Smythe,Quinette Louw +7 more
TL;DR: A scoping review to explore the opportunities and challenges within the South African health system to facilitate the achievement of UHC for people with stroke is warranted.