SINEGUGU DUMA (PhD, FELLOW of ANSA, MCur, BCUR)

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR: DIVISION OF NURSING & MIDWIFERY

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SINEGUGU EVIDENCE DUMA

Division of Nursing and Midwifery

School of health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Cape Town,

Observatory,

7925

Telephone: 0214066321 (O/ H); 0824492635 (Mobile phone)

Code 8 driver’s license

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

2006: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape

Town.

2003: Sexual Assault Forensic Nurse (adult) certificate, School of Nursing, Johns

Hopkins University.

1998: Masters in Nursing Education, School of Nursing, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal

1994: BA .Cur (in Nursing Education and Nursing Administration), UNISA

1989: Diploma in Nursing, General (Psychiatric, Community) Midwifery

Natal College of Nursing

OTHER PERSONAL /DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION

July 2012-June 2013: Plume Lead Researcher Development Programme,

NRF/FUNDISA

July 2011: International Research Internship programme, University of Potchefstoom

2006: Women in Leadership in Higher Education: HERS-SA ACADEMY

2005: Assessor’s course, Assessment College of South Africa

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OTHER PERSONAL /DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION

July 2012-June 2013: Plume Lead Researcher Development Programme,

NRF/FUNDISA

6-29th July 2011: International Research Internship for Health Sciences Researchers,

University of Ottawa, Canada in collaboration with North-West University,

Potchefstroom

2006: Women in Leadership in Higher Education: HERS-SA ACADEMY

2005: Assessor’s course, Assessment College of South Africa

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Member of the International Association for Forensic Nurses (IAFN)

Member of the Forum for Nursing Deans of South Africa

Member of Nursing Education Association

International Advisory committee member -IAFN

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2008 -2013: Head of Division, Division of Nursing and Midwifery

2006-2008: Deputy Director: School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University

of Cape Town and Senior Lecturer, Division of Nursing and Midwifery

2004- 2007: Senior Lecturer, UCT

2001-2004: Lecturer, UCT

1998 -2000: Distance Learning Programme Coordinator and Lecturer, University of

Kwa-Zulu Natal, Institute for Nursing:

1995-1997: Nurse Tutor: Montebello School of Nursing , KwaZulu Natal

1990-1995: King Edward Viii Hospital, Professional Nurse (Renal Unit, Respiratory

Units and Medical Wards)

LEADERSHIP POSITIONS WITHIN UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & REHABILITATION SCIENCES

2010 to date: Member of the Research Portfolio2006-2008: Deputy Director, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

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FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

2007 to date: Member, Readmissions Appeals Committee

2008 to date: Member, Faculty Board

UNIVERSITY

2012 to date: Member, University of Cape Town Senate

2009-2011: Deputy Chairperson of the College of Warden

2010 –to date: Leader of Sexual Violence in Residences Task Team

2008-to date: UCT’s representative in the Senate and Council of the Western Cape

College of Nursing

2005-to date: UCT’s representative on the Single teaching Platform Nursing

Academic Board and Nursing Executive Management Board for the undergraduate

nursing degree in Western Cape

PROFESSION

July 2008-June 2013: Member, South African Nursing Council, SANC

July 2008- June 2013: Chairperson of the SANC Accreditation Committee

July 2008-June 2013: Deputy Chair of the SANC Education Committee

2002 -2005: Committee member of South African Gender- based violence and Health

initiative,

2007-2010: Executive Committee of FUNDISA – Coordinator of the Practice Portfolio

2003-2005: Chairperson of Curriculum Development Committee of the

Undergraduate Nursing Curriculum in the Western Cape for the Single Teaching

Platform: 2003-2005

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

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2013 –to date: Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital HR & Training committee

member

13-14th November 2013: Invitation by the World Health Organization to participate

in the 6th Milestones of a global campaign for violence prevention meeting serving in

the panel on the theme “towards measurable violence prevention targets (sexual

violence).

2011 July: Invited as a consultant for postgraduate nursing curriculum development

by Great Lakes University of Kisumu, Kenya.

2012 July – October: Host and mentor to 4 PhD candidates during qualitative data

analysis from Great Lake University of Kisumu per invitation.

2009-2010: Awarded Honorary membership of the International Association for

Forensic Nursing in recognition of the development of sexual assault forensic nursing

in South Africa.

2010: Awarded the certificate of appreciation by the Institute for Clinical Excellence,

Education and Research for development of Nephrology Nursing training

programme.

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION AT NATIONAL LEVEL

14th June 2013: Nomination for Academy of Nursing of South Africa (ANSA)

fellowship.

9th -10 May 2013: Invitation by National Department of Health (Clinical Forensic

Medical Services and the Gauteng Department of Health & Social Development to

lead the discussions in the Development of Forensic Nursing Association in response

to SANC’s call for this. Emperor’s Palace, Johannesburg.

27th-28th March 2013: Invitation by the South African Nursing Council to lead

facilitate the workshop on the development of clinical competencies for Forensic

Nursing in South Africa. Southern Sun, Pretoria.

21st -22nd December 2012: Invitation by the University of Pretoria to conduct training

workshop for nurses working in Gauteng Medico-legal services on the management

of sexual assault victims.

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18th- 19th November 2010: Invitation by the Mpumalanga Government to facilitate

two workshops for South African College Principals and Academics (CPAS) in nursing

curriculum development and monitoring and evaluation, hosted by the Mpumalanga

College of Nursing.

2008 -2012: Served as a Research Reference Member for the Research on the State

of Nursing (Reson) – Transforming nursing practice, policy and leadership in South

Africa. Wits School of Public Health.

2007: Invitation by the Western Cape Department of Health (Maternal, Women and

Child Health cluster) to develop training programme and develop sexual assault

forensic nursing service for the management of sexual assault victims. To-date at

least 30 nurses have been trained and are running nurse –led sexual assault forensic

nursing services to manage the victims of sexual violence in the province.

2010: Appointed as the External reviewer of the University of Zululand Nursing

programmes

2002: Appointed as the external reviewer of the University of Western Cape Nursing

Programmes

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Undergraduate Teaching Level at University of Cape Town

2011- to date: Development and teaching of a Case study based Special Study

Module for 2nd Year Medical Students (Intimate Partner Violence as a Public Health

Issue)

2001-2003): Development (and teaching) of Practice Management Module for

Physiotherapy 4th year students, UCT (2001-2003)

June –July 2004: Assisted in the development of Multiple Choice Questions for

Family Medicine 4th Year MBCHB programme,

2003-2004: Development of a SANC accredited Regional Single Teaching Platform for

Undergraduate Nurses in Western Cape. The curriculum is currently offered by UWC

with UCT and University of Stellenbosch’s input.

Undergraduate Teaching Level at the University of KwaZulu Natal

1998-1999: Facilitator of the 2nd year Bachelor of Nursing Science 2nd Year students,

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UKZN.

1998-2000: Development (teaching and coordination) of a SANC accredited Case

study based curriculum for Multiple sites and decentralized teaching of the Bridging

Course for Registered Nurses:, UKZN (The programme is still running in all

decentralized sites today)

1999-2001: Development (teaching and coordination) of a SANC accredited Case

study based curriculum for Multiple sites and decentralized teaching of the Post

basic Midwifery for Registered Nurses:, UKZN

Postgraduate Level Teaching at the University of Cape Town

2007-to date: Development and teaching of Research Methods for MSc students in

the Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

2009: Development of a SANC accredited Public-Private Partnership Curriculum in

Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing (Nephrology Nursing Stream)

2001-2006: Development (and teaching) of a SANC accredited Case study based

curriculum for Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing Management

2004-2012: Teaching Gender-based violence and Power dynamics in Postgraduate

Nursing Diploma (Advanced and Neonatal Care students and Child Nursing students).

2011: Teaching of Research Methods in Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing.

Postgraduate Level Teaching at other universities

1999-2000: Teaching of Masters in Nursing Education Modules, UKZN

2006-2008: Teaching of Masters in Nursing Education Modules, UWC (part-time)

2011: Development of curriculum framework for the postgraduate nursing

programmes, Great Lakes University of Kisumu, Kenya

July 2012: Teaching of Nursing Curriculum Development and Teaching and Learning

in Nursing Education Modules in Seychelles National Institute of Health and Social

Studies in collaboration with the University of KwaZulu Natal, (part-time)

Teaching of Short Course

2008 to date: Development, teaching and coordination of the Sexual Assault Forensic

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Nursing Short Course for the training of Sexual Assault Forensic Nurses, in

collaboration with Department of Clinical Forensic Medicine. At least 30 professional

nurses have been trained in Western Cape and are running nurse-led sexual assault

forensic nursing services throughout the province. This service is recognized by the

Provincial Department of Health. The short course training lead to the invitation by

University of Pretoria (December, 2012) to offer the workshops to their postgraduate

nursing students who are working in medico-legal services throughout the Gauteng

Province

Teaching of other Nursing Programmes

1995-1996: Teaching 1st and 2nd year Bridging course for Registered Nurses

programmes, Montebello school of Nursing, KwaZulu Natal

1995-1996: Teaching nursing programme

1995-1996: Teaching nursing auxiliary programme

PhD RESEARCH THESIS SUPERVISION

Mrs E. Van Wyk: Experiences of intimate partners of raped women: A

phenomenology study, leading to a framework for intervention. Primary

Supervisor, graduated in 2010

Ms M Geiger: Building early childhood interventions on cultural resources. For

possible submission in August 2013. Primary supervisor, writing up

Mirriam Wangoro: Development of theoretical framework for mental health

nursing in Kenya: Primary supervisor, data collection

Douglas Newman –Valentine: Transsexual women on the journey of sexual

realignment in a hetero-normative health system in Western Cape. Primary

Supervisor, Awaiting Ethics approval

Tania De Villiers: Engaging men undergraduate students as solutions to sexual

violence in the university residences. Primary Supervisor, Proposal writing

Sufina Musese: Development of a clinical nursing education model in Uganda. Co-

supervisor, Proposal development.

Busisiwe Simelane: The rural Zulu women’s maternal and child health practices and

beliefs: Primary supervisor, Proposal development

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MSc RESEARCH SUPERVISION

Karen Giva: The implementation of problem-based learning in a university in Malawi:

A Case Study: Primary supervisor, graduated in June 2013

Maliapa Motsekie: Operating theatre as a learning environment for student nurses.

Primary supervisor, graduating in December 2013.

Chikoko, Chimwemwe: An investigation into violence against nurses in Southern

region of Malawi. Co-supervisor, graduated December in 2012

Comfort Assogo: Factors that lead to late presentation of Breast cancer among

women in Ghana: Primary Supervisor, graduated in June 2011.

Washiefa Issacs: Nurses experiences of their role in TB management. Primary

Supervisor, graduated in December 2011. Primary supervisor

Oageng Edrick Lesoa: A comparison of Western and African Picture Types chart for

vision testing of preliterate children in Botswana. Co-supervisor, graduated in

December 2008

T. Molefe: An investigation of the experiences of Botswana women diagnosed with

both HIV and Cervical Cancer. Primary Supervisor, graduated with Distinction in

December 2007.

Ms M.E. Ntlale: An investigation of the costs and benefits of nurse migration on their

families. Primary Supervisor, graduated in December 2007

Victor McKinney: An investigation of the challenges facing parents and teachers of

pupils with intellectual impairments, attending a secondary school. Primary

Supervisor, graduated in December 2007.

Gwynneth Stevens: The role of Registered Nurses in developing the clinical skills of

undergraduate student nurses, Co-supervisor –graduation in December 2013

Solomon Gimba: The barriers to the provision of basic psychiatric mental health care

by psychiatric nurses in two psychiatric hospitals in Plateau State, Nigeria. Primary

supervisor, Proposal writing

Zoleka Magwa: Screening of intimate partner violence on pregnant women. Co-

supervision Proposal Writing

Abigail Amoar. The role of primary care givers in decision-making regarding chronic

renal care for children. Co-supervision Proposal Writing

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External examining of PhD and MSc Thesis and other Nursing programmes:

External examiner for the following universities:

University of South Africa (2x PhD Thesis and 4x MSc thesis)

University of Witwatersrand (1 x PhD and 2 x MSc thesis)

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (2 x MSc thesis)

University of Western Cape (6X MSc thesis)

Stellenbosch University: Diploma in Nursing Management

University of Namibia: Bachelor of Nursing Science – 4th Nursing Management

University of Western Cape: Bachelor of Nursing Science - Community Health

Nursing

University of Zululand: Diploma in Nursing Management

HONOURS/ POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN NURSING RESEARCH SUPERVISION

V. Scheepers: Sexual harassment in the workplace. Primary Supervisor, graduated

in 2008

E. Ntlale: Lesotho’s Health Sector’s response to domestic violence.. Primary

Supervisor, graduated in December 2006

P Kiyuka: Attitudes of health professionals towards sexual assault in Mwuanza,

Tanzania: Primary Supervisor, graduated in December 2005

FUNDING AND RESEARCH OUTPUT

2013 -onwards: R1 000 000, Marjorie McIntosh Family Postgraduate Bursary in Child

Nursing & Midwifery

2009- 2011: R 1 200 000, USAID -JPIEGO grant for the Development of the

Mentorship Training programme for Professional nurses in HIV/AIDS ART

management in primary care

2009 –to date: R3 300 000, Fresenius Medical Care for the Development of

Nephrology Nursing at UCT.

2003-2007: R3 000 000. NRF Thuthuka grant holder (with a Bursary-linked Research

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Grant for post graduate students), for PhD and establishing Research

2003: R80 000.00Medical Research Council Staff Credentialing Grant,

PUBLICATIONS IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS

Isaacs, W, Duma SE & Mayers P. 2013. Registered nurses role in diagnosing

childhood TB in South Africa. Africa Journal of Nursing & Midwifery, 15 (1):42-54.

Ntlale, ME & Duma SE, 2012. The costs and benefits of nurse migration on families: A

Lesotho experience. Curationis. 34(1):E1-8. Doi.10.4102/curationis V.341L.13

Duma, SE 2010. Legitimate agents of knowledge, who are they. Curationis, 33 (2), 3-

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Molefe T, Duma SE, 2010, Experiences of Batswana women diagnosed with Both

HIV/AIDS and cervical cancer: Curationis, 32(4), 29-39

Duma, SE.; Khanyile, T and F, Daniels, 2009. Managing Ethical Issues in Sexual

Violence Research using a pilot study: Curationis 32(1), 52-58

Duma, SE. 2008, Nursing management of sexual assault victims and survivors in

South Africa. 2008, Nursing Practice Review, 1(1): 17-20.

Duma, SE., Mekwa, NJ & Denny, L, 2007. Women’s journey of recovery from sexual

assault: a grounded theory – Part:1. Curationis (30)4, 4-11

Duma, SE., Mekwa, N.J. & Denny. L, 2007, Women’s journey of recovery from sexual

assault: a grounded theory – Part 2. Curationis (30)4,12-20

Duma, SE. 2007. Shelter for battered women as a clinical learning site. Africa Journal

of Nursing and Midwifery, Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery. 9 (1) 45-49

Khanyile, TD; Duma, SE; Mbombo, N; Fakude LP , Daniels F & Sabone MS.2006.

Research Integrity and Misconduct: A clarification of the concepts. Curationis, 29 (1),

40-45.

Van Wyk E, Duma SE, Mayers, P. The lived experiences of intimate partners of

female rape victims in Cape Town, South Africa. Violence against women. In press

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Mayers P, Chikoko C, Duma SE. Violence against nurses in the Southern Region of

Malawi. Curationis. In Press.

Kiyuka P. & Duma SE. 2006. Attitudes of health professionals towards sexual assault

in Mwuanza, Tanzania: Kenyan Journal of Nursing,43 (1) 54-59.

Duma, SE & Ogunbanjo G.A, (2004). Forensic documentation of intimate partner

violence in primary health care. South African family Practice. 46 (4) 37-40.

Duma, SE & Cameroon S (2002). Home based care training programme for

Community Health Workers: Evaluation Report. Africa Journal of Nursing and

Midwifery. 4 (1) 46-52.

Duma, SE. (2003). Forensic nursing: a challenging clinical opportunity for dynamic

nurses. Nursing Update, 35-42

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

Chapter 1: The state of nursing regulation. Trends in Nursing, 2012. Edited by Uys

LR and Klopper H. ISBN: 9778-1-86840-729-3

Chapter 9: Specialist and advanced specialist nursing and midwifery practice. Trends

in Nursing, 2012. Edited by Uys LR and Klopper H. ISBN: 9778-1-86840-729-3

Chapter 3: Protecting and promoting the nurses’ rights. Fundamentals of nursing

fresh perspectives. Pearson Prentice Hall. Cape Town. ISBN 978-1-86891-611-5

Chapter 1: Introducing forensic health care in contemporary South Africa. Aspects of

Forensic Medicine: An introduction for Healthcare Professionals. Claremont, Juta &

Co. ISBN978-0-7021-8658-5

CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

1. Duma SE, 1-3 July 2013, Action against sexual violence in the university

residences. Nonviolence in education conference. International Centre for

Nonviolence, Durban University of Technology. Durban.

2. Duma SE, April 29th – 2nd May 2013: Networking and innovations in community

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health development. 10th Annual Conference. Tropical Institute of community

Health and Development, Kisumu, Kenya, www.gluk.ac.ke. Invited Guest

Speaker

3. Duma SE, 14-17th March 2013: Eye Injuries, the silence? 43rd Annual National

Congress of the Ophthalmological Society of South Africa. Cape Town

International Convention Centre. Invited Speaker

4. Duma SE, October 2012: The competencies for clinical forensic nurses in

emergency units. 1st African Emergency Medicine Conference, Accra, Ghana.

5. Duma SE, Postgraduate Diploma in Dermatology Nursing: A UCT Case Study.

October 2012, 3rd Continental Congress of ISD and 65th National Congress of

Dermatology, Durban

6. Duma SE, 15-17th November 2011: The advanced practitioner role in South

Africa: Future for emergency nurses. 3rd Biennial Emergency Medicine in the

developing World Conference, Cape Town International Convention Centre.

Invited Speaker

7. Duma, SE, May 2011: Postgraduate Diploma in Dermatology Nursing: A South

African Medical Nursing Model. 22nd World Congress of Dermatology, Seoul,

Korea

8. Duma SE, 12th May 2010, Delivering quality, serving communities: nurses

leading in chronic care. May 2010, International Nurses Day: CICC Invited Guest

Speaker

9. Duma SE, 29th November 2010. Excellence in Nursing Profession. Red Cross

War Memorial Children’s Hospital Nurses Day. Cape Town. Invited Guest

Speaker

10. Duma SE, 7th May 2009. New legislative development in midwifery and

neonatology nursing. International Midwifery Day Celebration, University of

Stellenbosch. Invited Speaker

11. Duma, SE, September 2008, Collaboration in higher education. Nursing

Education Association Conference, Elangeni Hotel, Durban. Invited Speaker

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12. Duma SE, March 17th -19th , 2007: Migration of Health Professionals: A South

African perspective. Regional policy and research meeting on health worker

migration and retention in East and Southern Africa, Arusha, Tanzania.

13. Duma SE, December 4th -5th, 2006: Are South African nurses migrating to other

countries for greener pastures? 2nd Annual Nursing Empowerment Conference

organised by Lab-epitomy, Southern Sun Hotel, Grayston, Johannesburg.

14. Duma SE :17th -21st August 2006: 17th International Nursing Research Congress,

Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Women’s journey of recovery from sexual assault

trauma: A grounded theory.

15. Duma SE, 25th August 2006: Recovering from sexual assault trauma: Black

Women’s experiences. 12th Road To Research for Nurses Conference, Red

Cross Hospital, cape Town.

16. Duma SE, 16-17th October 2005: Using a pilot study for management of ethical

and practical issues in sexual violence research. Third Conference of the South

African Gender Based Violence and Health Initiative, Stellenbosch, South Africa.

17. Duma SE, 8-11th August 2005 : Women’s journey of Recovery: Using a Pilot

Study for Quality Assurance in Research. Fifth Conference of the Africa Honor

Society of Nursing Tau Lambda Chapter at Large, in Accra, Ghana.:

18. T Khanyile & Duma SE, 9-12th August 2004: Regional Platform Teaching in

Undergraduate Nursing in the Western Cape. Fifth Conference of the Africa

Honor Society of Nursing Tau Lambda Chapter at Large, in Gaborone,

Botswana.

19. Duma, SE, 3rd -5th March 2004: Management of sexual assault victims: A United

States of American Experience. 3rd International Multidisciplinary Health Care in

collaboration with Global Network of the World Health Organization Centres

for Nursing and Midwifery, 3-5th March, UNISA.

20. Duma SE, 6th August 2003: Home-based Care training programme for

community health workers: an evaluation report: Road to Research,

Valkenberg Hospital, Cape Town.

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21. Duma SE, May 17th 2003: Nursing Education in South Africa: International

Nursing Education Day, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland.

22. Duma SE, 23rd-26th April 2002: 2nd Conference of the South African Gender

Based Violence and Health Initiative. Invited as a panellist on Integration of

Gender-Based Violence into Nursing education Curriculum. (This resulted in

assisting UWC to develop a module in their undergraduate nursing curriculum

which I am the external moderator)

23. Duma SE, 3-5th July 2001: Academic excellence and relevance: a challenge for

nurse educators: International Nursing Odyssey, UOVS, Bloemfontein, Free

State.

SELF INITIATED RESEARCH

2008 to date: Self –initiated Research: Clinical Competencies for Forensic Nurses.

This has resulted in 2 conference papers and 1 conference poster presentation. At

least 2 journal articles are prepared for submission before the end of 2013. The

project resulted in the development short course training and development of the

first nurse led sexual assault forensic nursing services in the Western Cape.

2013: Sexual Violence in the university residences: The proposal has been presented

to the College of Wardens, University of Cape Town. An amount of R45 000 has

been received from the Vice Chancellor’s Safety and Violence Initiative towards this

research. Awaiting ethical approval.

1999-2000: Evaluation of home-based care training programme for community

health workers for hospice in South Africa. The project resulted in 1 publication and

conference presentation.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL AND LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES

2008 –to date: editorial board member of Curationis.

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2012-to date: Editorial Board Member, Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery

2002 –to date: Reviewer, Health SA Gesondheid, accredited interdisciplinary

research journal

2003 to-date: Member of the Senate and Council, Western Cape College of Nursing.

REFERENCES

1. Prof H. Kathard, University of Cape Town, 0214066593 (telephone), email:

Harsha.Kathard@uct.ac.za

2. Prof D Kaseje, Great Lakes University of Kisumu, Kenya +254 751 709272/

715702676 (telephone), email: Kasejedan@yahoo.com

3. Prof BR Bhengu, University of KwaZuluNatal, 0312601134 (telephone), email:

Bhengub2@ukzn.ac.za

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