The new MCQ's for the Allied Health Professions Ethics and Jurisprudence online course have now been updated.  To do the course, click on the "bioethics quiz" tab to get payment details and access to the course.

The following resources are needed to complete the quiz:

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AHPCSA Regulations 2001-1

AHPCSA - Health Care Jurisprudence and Ethics overview

AHPCSA– The Doctrine of Informed Consent in South African Law (presentation) PDF

AHPCSA Code of Ethics

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National Health Act

Bill of Rights - Chapter 2 of SAConstitution-web-eng-02

Patient Rights Charter

Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act92of1996

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Children's Act (38) of 2005

Children and young people -advice booklet medicalprotection.org

Legal guide to age thresholds for children and young people

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SAMJ Appointment cancellations and no shows

SAMJ Guidelines for the use of WhatsApp Groups in a clinical setting

For official updates on the Corona virus in South Africa please click on the link below to access the Government portal:

https://sacoronavirus.co.za/

CPD Online Presentations - June 2024 (Email: info@aromasa.org.za to book)

Presentation 1: Tuesday 18 June 2024: 19h00 to 20h30 - Basic Introduction to Chemistry : Doryce Sher

Presentation 2: Tuesday 25 June 2024: 19h00 to 20h30 - Chemical Compositions of Essential Oils : Yoland Irwin

Aromatherapy Awareness Week - 10 to 16 June 2024

National AGM - 28 August 2024

CPD Online Presentations  - October 2022 (date and topic to be confirmed)

CPD Online Presentations - August 2024 (Email: info@aromasa.org.za to book)

Presentation 1: Wednesday 21 August 2024: 19h00 to 20h30 - 4 Phases of a Woman : Dr Catherine Knight

Presentation 2: Wednesday 28 August 2024: 20h00 to 21h30 - Essential Oils for Women's Conditions : Zuleikha Ismail

CPD Online Presentations - October 2024 (Email: info@aromasa.org.za to book)

Presentation 1 - Tuesday 8 October 2024: 19h00 to 20h30 - Children's Mental Health Conditions, ADHD & Autism - A & P : Speaker to be confirmed

Presentation 2 - Tuesday 15 October 2024: 19h00 to 20h30 - Children's Mental Health Conditions, ADHD & Autism - Aromatherapy : Speaker to be confirmed

CPD  Presentation - November 2024 (Email: info@aromasa.org.za to book)

Saturday 16 November 2024: Time to be confirmed - Care of the Carer: Focusing on the Immune System and Self Care.

For this presentations Branch Reps will organize a venue in Durban, Cape Town & Gauteng for those members who would like to watch the presentations together.  The Speakers will still be presenting online.

In order to practice as an aromatherapist in South Africa, you need to be registered with the Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa (AHPCSA) as a Therapeutic Aromatherapist.  Training is over 2 years at an accredited institution.  Currently the only institutions recognized by the AHPCSA for therapeutic aromatherapy are Camelot International and Potchefstroom Akademie.  For contact details of these institutions please click on "Education" on the link below:

Education