Hellen Myezwa (South Africa)

Session

Focused symposium:  Physical Therapy Leadership in Disability and HIV: Sharing International Perspectives (Speaker)

Biography

Hellen Myezwa, PhD, is a physical therapist, lecturer and researcher with an interest in HIV, disability and rehabilitation. She completed her PhD with a focus on mainstreaming HIV into physiotherapy education at the University of Witwatersrand South Africa. Hellen in currently involved in supervising post-graduate students in HIV research, and reviewing HIV input into physiotherapy curricula. Previously, Hellen worked in community-based rehabilitation for 15 years, including treating people living with HIV at both community and hospital level. As part of the provincial health team she was involved in developing home based care programmes where the concept of community participation and empowerment was strongly promoted. Subsequently as the health systems coordinator for South and east Africa under the German Development cooperation (GTZ) she was responsible for the developing a programme for mainstreaming HIV into all programmes funded by GTZ. Myezwa H et al. (2009) Assessment of HIV-positive in-patients using the International Classification Of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg African Journal of AIDS research, 8(1):93-106. Van As M, Myezwa H et al. (2009) The international classification of function (ICF) in adults visiting the HIV outpatient clinic at a regional hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa. AIDS CARE 21:1,50-58. Van Aswegen H, Myezwa H (2008) Exercise overcomes muscle weakness following on Trauma and critical illness South African physiotherapy, 64(2)36-42. Myezwa H et al. (2005) Status of referral to physiotherapy among HIV positive patients at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital Johannesburg South Africa The South African Journal of Physiotherapy: 63(2)27-31.

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