Dr Jenine de Meyer
Principal Pathologist
Umhlanga Rocks,KwaZulu-Natal
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
33
33
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Pathologist: Microbiology
Neuberg Global
06.2023 - Current
- Use expertise to identify etiology, morphology and clinical significance of identified diseases.
- Provide consultations to referring physicians, guiding treatment decisions based on pathology findings.
- Supervise laboratory staff to maintain consistency, quality and compliance of work performed.
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement within the departments through regular staff training sessions and performance evaluations.
- Evaluate and validate new laboratory equipment, ensuring the adoption of tools that improve diagnostic capabilities.
Acting Consultant Microbiologist
Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital Complex, NHLS
5 2021 - 11.2022
- General Microbiology Laboratory: Interpretation, clinical correlation & authorisation of microbiology tests
- Infection prevention & control measures implemented in wards when applicable
- Teaching & training of registrars: theory & laboratory tutorials
- Undergraduate lectures to medical & health science students & intern technologists
- Formal ward rounds & telephonic consultations with clinicians, providing recommendations & advice on management of patients
- Antimicrobial & diagnostic stewardship education & practices
- Participation in journal presentations, seminars & case presentations
- On-call duties consisting of 16 - 24 hour shifts (on- & off-site) of 6 - 7 days per month
- TB Laboratory: Centralised service provided to the entire KwaZulu-Natal province
- Interpretation & authorisation of staining techniques (AFB & ZN), MGIT cultures, MPT64 Antigen tests, line probe assays & drug susceptibility testing
- Interpretation of GeneXpert Ultra results
- Infection prevention & control implementation for patients admitted to hospital
- Attending to clinical & laboratory queries
- Mycology & Parasitology: Interpretation & authorisation of results
- Recommendations provided to clinicians on management of patients
- Antifungal stewardship practices.
Registrar: Microbiology
Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital Complex, NHLS
01.2017 - 04.2021
- Training was done at 2 hospitals: a central referral & tertiary hospital
- Interpretation, clinical correlation & authorisation of microbiology tests (bacteriology, parasitology, tuberculosis & mycology)
- Formal ward rounds & telephonic consultations with clinicians regarding microbiology results & management of patients
- Infection Prevention & Control implementation
- Undergraduate lectures to medical & health science students & intern technologists
- Participation in journal presentations, seminars & case presentations
- On-call duties consisting of 16 - 24 hour shifts (on- and off-site) of 6 - 7 days per month.
Senior Medical Officer: Anaesthetics & ICU
Port Shepstone Regional Hospital
05.2013 - 12.2016
- Preoperative assessment & work up of patients requiring surgery
- Administration of general, local anaesthesia & sedation to patients
- Intensive care unit admissions & management of adults & children with surgical, gynaecological, obstetric & medical conditions
- Resuscitation of patients in wards & casualty when required
- On-call duties consisting of 16 - 24 hour shifts of 5 - 7 days per month.
Locum Senior House Officer
NHS Trust Hospitals
08.2008 - 11.2012
- Preoperative assessments & work up of patients requiring surgery
- Admission & work up of patients required in the relevant disciplines
- Assistance with surgery in the operating theatre when required
- Management &/or referral of emergency room patients
- LAT ST1: Training in medical microbiology for 8 months
- Locum disciplines: Neurosurgery, General surgery, Urology, Microbiology, Emergency medicine
- Locum working hours consisted of 10 - 16 hours per shift.
Senior Medical Officer: ICU
Ngwelezana Hospital
01.2008 - 07.2008
- Intensive care unit admissions & management of patients with surgical, gynaecological, obstetric & medical conditions
- Resuscitation of patients in wards & casualty when required
- On-call duties consisting of 24 - 72 hour shifts of 6 - 8 days per month.
Senior Medical Officer: Accident and Emergency Medicine Unit
Ngwelezana Hospital
03.2007 - 12.2007
- The unit consists of a minors, majors & resuscitation unit
- Responsibilities included assessment & management of patients with trauma, snake bites, surgical & medical conditions & referral to appropriate medical teams when required
- Admission & management of adults & children in the resuscitation unit for patients requiring observation & treatment in a high care setting or ventilation
- Supervision of 2 doctors working in the minors section & an intern assisting in the majors & resuscitation unit
- Provided services with the SA Red Cross Air Mercy Service Trust
- On-call duties consisting of 24 hour shifts of 6 - 8 days per month.
Community service medical officer
Knysna Provincial Hospital
01.2006 - 12.2006
- Management of adults with surgical, trauma, orthopaedic, medical, psychiatric & obstetric & gynaecological conditions which included assisting with operations, performing caesarian sections, minor surgery & procedures
- Management of paediatic patients with minor surgical, orthopaedic & medical conditions which included assisting with operations & performing minor surgery & procedures
- Mangement of newborns & premature infants
- Management of chronic conditions at peripheral clinics & referral of acute conditions
- Management of patients at the hospital clinic & casualty
- On-call duties consisted of 12 - 24 hour shifts of 7 - 9 days per month.
Intern
Pietermaritzburg Metropolitan Hospital Complex
01.2005 - 12.2005
- Rotations through surgery, orthopaedics, family medicine, paediatrics & anaesthesiology under supervision of senior doctors
- This included admissions, management of conditions, performing minor procedures & assisting with operations
- On-call duties consisted of 24 hour shifts of 8 - 9 days per month.
Education
MMED: Medical Microbiology -
University of KwaZulu-Natal
01.2017 - 11.2022
Diploma in Tropical Medicine And Hygiene -
University of Witwatersrand
01.2021 - 11.2024
FCPath: Microbiology -
College of Medicines of South Africa
01.2017 - 05.2021
Diploma: Anaesthesiology -
College of Medicines of South Africa
01.2014 - 05.2024
MBChB -
University of Pretoria
01.1999 - 12.2004
Diploma: Biotechnology -
Technikon Natal
01.1996 - 12.1998
Skills
Laboratory Management
Certification
Health Professions Council of South Africa, 01/2005, Present, MP0616672
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 02/04/78
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: South African & Irish
Languages
English
Afrikaans
Zulu
Publications
- 2022, FIDSSA Congress Poster, External Ventricular Drain Infections: A retrospective analysis at a Central Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
- 2019, FIDSSA Congress Poster, Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst Superinfection: An Unusual Cause.
- 2016, Publication, Wise, R. De Vasconcellos, K, et al. Outcomes 30 days after ICU admission: the 30DOS study. South African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia, Vol 23, 2017 - Issue 6.
- 2014, Publication, Biccard, BM. Madiba, TE, South African Surgical Outcomes Study Investigators. South African Surgical Outcomes Study: A 7-day prospective observational cohort study. SAMJ. 2015 Jun; 105(6): 465 - 75.
- 2008, Publication, D. Wood, C. Webb, J. de Meyer. Severe snakebites in Northern KwaZuluNatal: Treatment Modalities and Outcomes. SAMJ Vol. 99, No.11 (2009).
References
- Ms Suvina Mahabeer, Neuberg Global Laboratories, Amanzimtoti, +27(31) 904 0500, suvina.mahabeer@neubergglobal.com
- Dr Khine Swe Swe-Han, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital Complex, NHLS, Durban, +27(31) 240 2787, khine.han@nhls.ac.za
- Dr Yesholata Mahabeer, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital Complex, NHLS, Durban, +27(31) 240 2782, MAHAB@ukzn.ac.za
- Dr Prasha Mahabeer, King Edward VIII Hospital, NHLS, Durban, +27(31) 360 3184, Mahabeerp2@ukzn.ac.za
Timeline
Pathologist: Microbiology
Neuberg Global
06.2023 - Current
Diploma in Tropical Medicine And Hygiene -
University of Witwatersrand
01.2021 - 11.2024
MMED: Medical Microbiology -
University of KwaZulu-Natal
01.2017 - 11.2022
FCPath: Microbiology -
College of Medicines of South Africa
01.2017 - 05.2021
Registrar: Microbiology
Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital Complex, NHLS
01.2017 - 04.2021
Diploma: Anaesthesiology -
College of Medicines of South Africa
01.2014 - 05.2024
Senior Medical Officer: Anaesthetics & ICU
Port Shepstone Regional Hospital
05.2013 - 12.2016
Locum Senior House Officer
NHS Trust Hospitals
08.2008 - 11.2012
Senior Medical Officer: ICU
Ngwelezana Hospital
01.2008 - 07.2008
Senior Medical Officer: Accident and Emergency Medicine Unit
Ngwelezana Hospital
03.2007 - 12.2007
Community service medical officer
Knysna Provincial Hospital
01.2006 - 12.2006
Intern
Pietermaritzburg Metropolitan Hospital Complex
01.2005 - 12.2005
MBChB -
University of Pretoria
01.1999 - 12.2004
Diploma: Biotechnology -
Technikon Natal
01.1996 - 12.1998
Acting Consultant Microbiologist
Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital Complex, NHLS
5 2021 - 11.2022
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