Browsing by Author "Dorrington, Rosemary A"

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    SEAmester – South Africa’s first class afloat
    (2016) Dorrington, Rosemary A; Fawcett, Sarah; Gammon, David W; Henry, Tahlia; Hermes, Juliet; Hölscher, Beate; d’Hotman, Jethan; Meiklejohn, Ian; Morris, Tammy; Pinto, Izidine; du Plessis, Marcel; Roman, Raymond; Saunders, Clinton; Shabangu, Fannie W; de Vos, Marc; Walker, David R; Louw, Gavin
    The International Society for Burns Injuries (ISBI) has published guidelines for the management of multiple or mass burns casualties, and recommends that 'each country has or should have a disaster planning system that addresses its own particular needs.' The need for a national burns disaster plan integrated with national and provincial disaster planning was discussed at the South African Burns Society Congress in 2009, but there was no real involvement in the disaster planning prior to the 2010 World Cup; the country would have been poorly prepared had there been a burns disaster during the event. This article identifies some of the lessons learnt and strategies derived from major burns disasters and burns disaster planning from other regions. Members of the South African Burns Society are undertaking an audit of burns care in South Africa to investigate the feasibility of a national burns disaster plan. This audit (which is still under way) also aims to identify weaknesses of burns care in South Africa and implement improvements where necessary.
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    South Africa in the Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition: A multi-institutional and interdisciplinary scientific project
    (2016) Halo, Issufo; Dorrington, Rosemary A; Bornman, Thomas G; de Villiers, Stephanie; Fawcett, Sarah
    The International Society for Burns Injuries (ISBI) has published guidelines for the management of multiple or mass burns casualties, and recommends that 'each country has or should have a disaster planning system that addresses its own particular needs.' The need for a national burns disaster plan integrated with national and provincial disaster planning was discussed at the South African Burns Society Congress in 2009, but there was no real involvement in the disaster planning prior to the 2010 World Cup; the country would have been poorly prepared had there been a burns disaster during the event. This article identifies some of the lessons learnt and strategies derived from major burns disasters and burns disaster planning from other regions. Members of the South African Burns Society are undertaking an audit of burns care in South Africa to investigate the feasibility of a national burns disaster plan. This audit (which is still under way) also aims to identify weaknesses of burns care in South Africa and implement improvements where necessary.
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    South African research in the Southern Ocean: New opportunities but serious challenges
    (2013) Treasure, Anne M; Moloney, Coleen L; Bester, Marthán N; McQuaid, Christopher D; Findlay, Ken P; Best, Peter B; Cowan, Don A; de Bruyn, P J Nico; Dorrington, Rosemary A; Fagereng, Åke; Froneman, P William; Grantham, Geoff H; Hunt, Brian P V; Meiklejohn, K Ian; Pakhomov, Evgeny A; Roychoudhury, Alakendra N; Ryan, Peter G; Smith, Valdon R; Chown, Steven L; Ansorge, Isabelle J
    South Africa has a long track record in Southern Ocean and Antarctic research and has recently invested considerable funds in acquiring new infrastructure for ongoing support of this research. This infrastructure includes a new base at Marion Island and a purpose-built ice capable research vessel, which greatly expand research opportunities. Despite this investment, South Africa's standing as a participant in this critical field is threatened by confusion, lack of funding, lack of consultation and lack of transparency. The research endeavour is presently bedevilled by political manoeuvring among groups with divergent interests that too often have little to do with science, while past and present contributors of research are excluded from discussions that aim to formulate research strategy. This state of affairs is detrimental to the country's aims of developing a leadership role in climate change and Antarctic research and squanders both financial and human capital.