Venue: The Wanderers Club, Johannesburg
Hosted by: Wits Biomedical Informatics and Translational Science (WitsBITS)
Day 1 - Session 1: Ask a Techie
Time |
Topic |
Speaker |
| Chair: Jaco Dreyer | ||
| 07:30 - 08:30 | Registration & Tea | |
| 08:30 - 08:40 | Opening and Welcome |
Prof Maria Papathanasopoulos Assistant Dean Research Postgraduate Affairs, Wits University |
| 08:40 - 08:45 | Introduction |
Dr Mike Klipin Head of Division: WitsBITS |
| 08:45 - 09:25 | Keynote Address |
Prof Paul Harris Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| 09:25 - 09:45 | Barriers to a successful REDCap Use |
Craig Innes The Aurum Institute |
| 09:45 - 10:05 | Establishment of a Human Tuberculosis Tissue Biobank - From Physical Collections to Digital Twins |
Kapongo Lumamba Africa Health Research Institute |
| 10:05 - 10:15 | Q & A Session | |
| 10:15 - 10:30 |
Tea Break (15 minutes) |
|
| Chair: Marta Vicente-Crespo | ||
| 10:30- 10:50 | Using APIs to manage data transfer between REDCap projects |
Njabulo Dayi Africa Health Research Institute |
| 10:50 - 11:10 | From Tongue to Results: Novel Swab Testing and the REDCap API could END TB! |
Floris Swanepoel Perinatal HIV Research Unit |
| 11:10 - 11:30 | Streamlining Data Collection for the DS-I Africa Coordinating Centre: 2nd Edition |
Tinotenda Muzambi DS-I Africa, Integrative Biomedical Sciences, University of Cape Town |
| 11:30 - 11:50 | Dashboard for Visualization of REDCap Clinical Surveillance Data |
Harouna Soumare & Dolo Nosamiefan African Center of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases, Redeemer's University |
| 11:50 - 12:10 | Stellenbosch University REDCap Support: Email Case Studies Presentation |
Millicent van Wyhe & Kim Stanley Stellenbosch University |
| 12:10 - 12:20 | Q & A Session | |
| 12:20 - 13:20 |
Lunch Break (1 hour) |
|
Day 1 - Session 2: Everything Mobile Applications
Time |
Topic |
Speaker |
| Chair: Tsundzukani Siwelana | ||
| 13:20 - 13:35 | Interactive Quiz: Kahoot Game | |
| 13:35 - 13:55 | Implementing REDCap in the Deciphering Developmental Disorders in Africa (DDD-Africa) Project: Advancing Genomic Medicine and Data Management in Resource-Constrained Settings |
Daniesha Govender DDD-Africa, Wits University |
|
13:55 -14:20 |
Panel discussion: Constraints of data collection in remote areas/resource constrained environments |
Moderator: Minenhle Mayisela Wits University |
| 14:20 - 14:50 | What's New, What's Next |
Rob Taylor Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| 14:50 - 15:05 | Q & A Session | |
| 15:05 - 15:20 |
Tea Break (15 minutes) |
|
| Chair: Zekhethelo Maseko | ||
| 15:20 - 15:40 | Use of MyCap in Clinical Trials |
Aasiyah Jardine Clinical HIV Research Unit |
| 15:40 - 16:00 | What we need to know about the REDCap Mobile Apps: Mobile Offline App and MyCap |
Jaco Dreyer & Giovanni Delacqua Africa Health Research Institute & Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| 16:00 - 16:10 | Q & A Session | |
| 16:10 - 16:15 | Day 1 wrap-up | |
Day 2: Plenary Sessions
Time |
Title |
Speaker |
| Chair: Katherine Johnston | ||
| 07:30 - 08:30 | Late registration & Tea | |
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Keynote Address |
Prof Scott Hazelhurst School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Wits University |
| 09:00 - 09:20 | Embracing Electronic Consent: A Modern Alternative to Paper-based Consent in Clinical Trials |
Aneesa Lakhi, Adriane Kock & Craig Innes The Aurum Institute |
| 09:20 - 09:40 | Wits VIDA Visitor Register REDCap Project |
Mlungisi Zungu Wits VIDA |
| 09:40 - 10:00 | Quadratic Voting using REDCap: Piloting and Comparing Responses to Likert Scale |
Lebohang Mlambo & Floris Swanepoel Perinatal HIV Research Unit |
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Q & A Session | |
| 10:15 - 10:30 |
Tea Break (15 minutes) |
|
| Chair: Khuthadzo Hlongwane | ||
| 10:30 - 10:40 | Tricks of the Trade Part I |
Katherine Johnston & Tendayi Mutangadura University of Cape Town |
| 10:40 - 11:00 | Implementation and Support of Clinical Trials Using REDCap as eSource: Practical Insights and Advantages |
Edwin Mkwanazi Africa Health Research Institute |
| 11:00 - 11:20 | Quantifying the Carbon Footprint of a South African Randomized Controlled Trial: Applicability, Adaptability of a novel tool utilsing REDCap |
Ishen Seocharan & Lesley-Ann Erasmus-Claassen South African Medical Research Council |
| 11:20 - 11:40 | Quality Control in longitudinal data collection using REDCap Quality Control Validation |
Siyanda Madala & Rodney Tholanah Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience |
| 11:40 - 12:00 | REDCap as a tool for monitoring and evaluation of capacity strengthening programs |
Rita Karoki African Population and Health Research Center |
| 12:00 - 12:20 | How to Pivot REDCap as a Training Support Platform |
Rolanda Julius DS-I Africa Coordinating Centre, University of Cape Town |
| 12:20 - 12:40 | Q & A Session | |
| 12:40 - 13:40 |
Lunch Break (1 hour) |
|
| Chair: Andile Jabavu | ||
| 13:40 - 14:10 | Innovative and Empowering ways to use REDCap in Deaf Studies |
Prof Claudine Storbeck Centre for Deaf Studies, Wits University |
| 14:10 - 14:30 | The use of REDCap database in a multicentred two country phase II acceptability study and management of data |
Amanda Mona Wits Match Research Unit |
| 14:30 - 14:50 | Use of Multi-language Functionality in Survey Administration on REDCap |
Patrick Amboka African Population and Health Research Center |
| 14:50 - 15:10 | Multilingual REDCap Questionnaire to Investigate Intimate Partner Femicide Risk Factors in South Africa |
Clive Sibiya & Ishen Seocharan South African Medical Research Council |
| 15:10 - 15:25 | Q & A Session | |
| 15:25 - 15:40 |
Tea Break (15 minutes) |
|
| Chair: Annemie Stewart | ||
| 15:40 - 15:50 |
Tricks of the Trade Part II |
Zekhethelo Maseko & Itumeleng Malatji Wits Univeristy |
| 15:50 - 16:00 | Closing remarks & 2025 REDCap Africa Symposium host | REDCap Africa Committee |