Pathcare Research Committee
To establish and support a culture of research at PathCarePurpose
The PathCare Research Committee (PRC) is a subcommittee of the Board, and acts to secure the integrity of research done at PathCare. This includes operational research, evaluating best practice, research linked to educational programmes or degrees, research aimed at publications and research/innovations with a view to new developments and/or products. The committee facilitates and enables research by providing an easy to use structure to register projects, update progress reports and to link investigators to resources that can support their work.
Guidelines to do research on the PathCare platform (download document)
Committee Members
- Prof Dominique Goedhals (Chair)
- Ms Miekie Treurnicht (Vice-chair)
- Dr Ryan Soldin
- Dr Bongani Mhemedi
- Dr Francois Smit
- Dr Warren Lowman
- Dr Nadine Cronje
Register your project
PathCare supports research on its platform that adds value to our role in patient management as part of the healthcare team
The following documents should be submitted via the secretariat to register projects with the PRC (research@pathcare.net):
- Checklist for registration of project (download document)
- Research proposal
- Signed declarations where relevant (confidentiality agreement, conflict of interest, intellectual property) (download document)
- Proof of approval by a registered ethics committee
- Signed approval of the manager in charge of the section where the research will take place, in order to guarantee that we can meet your expectations (download document)
- All researchers not employed by PathCare should sign a non-disclosure agreement (download here)
Information regarding additional funding for projects
In order to facilitate the execution of registered research projects, the PathCare Research Committee can consider applications for amounts up to R15 000.
This funds can be used for additional laboratory tests, statistical analysis or publication fees. All applications will be evaluated on merit, within the restrictions of our annual budget.
Application for seed funding PRC: Download Form
Research Output for 2024
PathCare Staff that have contributed to research publications is listed below:
PathCare Authors
Stefanus (Dewald) van der Walt;
Jacqueline Goedhals
Journal & Citation
Human Pathology Reports
Type of publication and role
Journal Article (Case Report)
Sabeehah Vawda;
Dominique Goedhals
Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
Journal Article
Colleen Bamford
Journal of Antimicrobial Resistance
Journal Article
Colleen Bamford
Journal of Antimicrobial Resistance
Journal Article
Dominique Goedhals
Sabeehah Vawda
World Hepatitis Summit
Hepatitis B virus infection in South Africa: low rates of laboratory testing jeopardise treatment
Poster Presentation
Colleen Bamford
International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Journal Article
Dominique Goedhals
European Journal of Medical Research
Journal Article
Dominique Goedhals
Journal of Medical Virology
Journal Article
Dominique Goedhals
Virus Research
Journal Article
Ashlin Rampul
Journal of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa
Journal Article
Warren Lowman
South African Medical Journal
Journal Article
Nadine Botha;
Maureen Conradie
SASHB Biennial Congress
A review of genetic testing performed for cystic fibrosis through PathCare
Poster Presentation
Marianne Gomes;
Maureen Conradie
SASHB Biennial Congress
Assessing the landscape of International Genetic Testing for Hereditary Cancer in South Africa: A review of Invitae Tests ordered through PathCare (2016-2024)
Poster Presentation