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February 2014
CURRICULUM VITAE
SHEILA ELIZABETH CLOW
1.GENERAL DETAILS
Age54 years
SexFemale
Marital StatusSingle
Place & Date of BirthDurban22/06/59
NationalitySouth African
Home LanguageEnglish
Present OccupationAssociate Professor,
Division of Nursing and Midwifery
University of Cape Town
Address16 Leighwoods
57 Kenilworth Road
KENILWORTH
7708
Telephone Number(021) 671 1838
Fax number(021) 406 6323
2.EDUCATION
2.1Matriculation
SchoolDurban Girls' College
Year1976
CertificateNatal Senior Certificate
2.2Senior School Achievements
Deputy Head Girl
Chairperson - Students' Christian Association
Senior Librarian
Senior Choir Leader (obtained music colours)
School Tennis Captain (represented school in all age groups in tennis, swimming, hockey & netball)
2.3Tertiary Education
1.UniversityUniversity of Natal (Durban)
DegreeBachelor of Social Science (Nursing)
Year1980
Final Year Dissertation - Social Anthropology III
"The interplay of economic, legislative and social forces that initiated and maintained the oscillating pattern of life of the black migrant worker in South Africa."
2.UniversityUniversity of Natal (Durban)
Diploma in Community Nursing
Year1988
3.UniversityUniversity of Cape Town
DegreeMaster of Science (Nursing)
Year1990
Thesis Title
"The effect of civil unrest on nursing personnel and nursing services in the Cape Peninsula during 1986."
4.UniversityUniversity of Cape Town
DiplomaAdvanced University Diploma in Nursing Education
Obtained distinction in Nursing Didactics
Year1995
5.UniversityUniversity of Cape Town
Degree PhD (Maternal and Child Health)
Years of registration 2006 to date.
2.4Undergraduate Activities and Achievements
Positions Held1st year Class Representative (1977)
Students' Representative Council
Executive member (1979 - 1980)
National Union of South African Students
National Council member (1979 - 1980)
Social Science Faculty Board Student Representative (1979 - 1980)
Founder & Chairperson of Nursing Society
Initiator of Health Education Programmes on campus (1979)
Students' Visiting Lecturers' Trust Fund Secretary & Co- ordinator (1979/80)
SocietiesStudent YMCA member (1977 - 1980)
- Committee (1978/79)
SportNatal Girls' Golf Team (1977)
Natal Ladies' Golf Team (1978)
3.POSTGRADUATE WORK AND CURRENT RESEARCH
As part of an MRC project led by Dr Derek Yach assessing the needs of the health services during and after periods of political violence, I was responsible for the section relating to nurses and nursing services. This was later expanded into my masters project.
As a departmental team (UCT Department of Nursing) we undertook research into the health profile and living conditions of domestic workers and their children, and the conditions of service of the domestic workers. This preceded the extension of the provision of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act to domestic workers. I was responsible for drafting the successful grant proposal submitted to the MRC, and later project co-ordinator. (August 1994 - September 1997.)
In collaboration with two researchers in the UCT Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (Dr Richard Johanson & Dr Peter de Jong), we implemented a project (The St Monica's Midwifery Assisted delivery trial) to investigate the feasibility of registered midwives doing vacuum deliveries for prolonged labour and fetal distress. Funding was obtained from the MRC, and I co-ordinated the project for a short period.
In collaboration with two nursing colleagues, we undertook a participatory action research with registered nurses in developing a paediatric critical care nursing curriculum action research project to design a curriculum. Funding was obtained from the Critical Care Society (South Africa)
Current research is towards a PhD (in Maternal and Child Health). This is a cluster randomised trial to determine if atraining and mentoring intervention would improve the standard of clinical management in labour by midwives in rural primary level facilities. A research development grant from the MRC for R50 000, and an NRF grant for R90 000 were awarded. A research development grant of R30 000 was granted from the University of Cape Town University Research Committee Emerging Researcher Programme.
4.CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION
4.1Papers Invited
1."The effect of civil unrest on nursing personnel and nursing services in the Cape Peninsula, 1986" presented at the Sixth Conference of the Epidemiology Society of South Africa, Cape Town, May 1987.
2."Civil unrest - the challenge for nurse managers" presented at the "Women in Health" Conference, UCT, Cape Town, September 1987.
3."Stillbirth - does the law help or hinder?" presented at the first congress of the Society for Midwives of Southern Africa, in Bloemfontein, September 1988.
4."Midwifery - quo vadis" Keynote address presented at the 2nd congress of the Society for Midwives of Southern Africa, Johannesburg, April 1990.
5."Midwifery Education for the 1990's - preparing to meet the challenges" presented at the 4th Modern Midwifery Conference, Cape Town, April 1991.
6."Midwifery - a brave new world" - keynote address, 3rd congress of the Society of Midwives of Southern Africa, Port Elizabeth, April 1992.
7.“Vacuum deliveries by registered midwives using the silc-cup” presented at Modern Midwifery 1997, Cape Town, April 1997
8.“Midwifery in South Africa” presented at the conference of the French Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Indian Ocean Islands chapter, REUNION, November 2000
9. “Research ethics and the nurse” presented at the 10th annual Road to Research Day, UCT, Cape Town, August 2004
10.“Midwives and the caesarean epidemic. Is there a future for midwives?”
presented at the Society for Private Nurse Practitioners national conference, Cape Town, September 2004
11.“Midwifery in South Africa – in crisis?” presented to the Society of Midwives of South Africa 7thnational congress in Durban, December 2007
12.“Midwife-led units in the community”, presented at a symposium co-hosted by the International Confederation of Midwives, UNFPA, WHO, Global Health Workforce Alliance, in Washington DC, USA to precede the Women Deliver congress, June 2010
13.“South African striving to meet Millennium development goals 4 &5”, plenary address to the 5th DENOSA (Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa) National Congress, Bela Bela, October 2010
14.“Midwife-led care in out-of-hospital settings, Cape Peninsula, South Africa”, presented at a plenary session of the 29th triennial congress of the International Confederation of Midwives, Durban,SOUTH AFRICA, June 2011
15.“The regulatory environment influencing independent Midwifery practice in South Africa”. Presented at the Sensitive Midwifery symposium, Cape Town, May 2013
16“Critical evaluation of the partograph – are we alert and active enough?” Workshop presented to the Society of Midwives of South Africa national congress in Cape Town, December 2013
4.2Papers accepted
1."Civil unrest - the challenge for nurse managers" presented at the 11th congress of the Epidemiology Society of Southern Africa, Cape Town, July 1991.
2."Political Violence and Health : Agenda for Nursing" presented at the conference "Women & Health Policy : International Perspectives" Los Angeles, USA, October 1991.
3."What does it take to be 'with women'" presented at the 23rd Triennial conference of the International Confederation of Midwives, Vancouver, CANADA, May 1993
4."Promoting health in a politically violent climate" The First International Conference on Community Health Nursing Research,Edmonton,CANADA, September 1993
5."Conditions of service for women in domestic work - a health issue?" presented at the Sixth International Conference on Women's Health Issues, Gaborone, BOTSWANA, July 1994
6.“Safe childbirth for safe motherhood” presented at the 24th Triennial conference of the International Confederation of Midwives, Oslo, NORWAY, May 1996
7.“Safe childbirth for safe motherhood” - empowering midwives through clinical research” presented at ‘Nursing at the cutting edge - caring for the 21st century’ an international conference held in Durban,SOUTH AFRICA, November 1996
8.“Nurses, truth and human rights in health” presented at the centennial conference of the International Council of Nurses, London, UK, June 1999
9. Clow SE & Christie K “Birthing a birthing unit” Presented at the 25th Triennial congress of the International Confederation of Midwives, Vienna, AUSTRIA,April 2002
10.“Saving mothers in South Africa“ Presented at the 25th Triennial congress of the International Confederation of Midwives, Vienna, AUSTRIA, April 2002
11.Clow SE & Christie K “Birthing a birthing unit”. Presented at the 3rd annual national congress of the Society of Midwives in South Africa, Cape Town, December 2003
12.“Process indicators for safe motherhood”. Workshop presented at the 3rd annual national congress of the Society of Midwives in South Africa, Cape Town,December 2003
13. “The value and use of the partograph”. Workshop presented on behalf of the Western Cape provincial maternity guidelines group, at the 3rd annual national congress of the Society of Midwives in South Africa,Cape Town, December 2003
14.Coetzee Minette, Britton Margretta and Clow Sheila E. “Finding the Voice of Clinical Experience: Participatory Action Research with Registered Nurses in the Critical Care Unit.” INVITED WORKSHOP at the European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Critical Care International Conference, London, UK, September 2004
15.“Clinical decision making in labour for safer birth” Presented to the 4th annual National Congress of the Society of Midwives of South Africa, Johannesburg, December 2004
16. “Clinical decision making in labour for safer birth”. Presented to the 24th annual Priorities in Perinatal Care Congress, Club Mykonos, Langebaan, March 2005
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- Coetzee Minette, Britton Margretta and Clow Sheila E. “Finding the Voice of Clinical Experience: Participatory Action Research with Registered Nurses in the Critical Care Unit.”Presented to the SAAHE congress, Cape Town, April 2005
- “Improving clinical practice through ongoing education of registered nurse-midwives in South Africa.” Presented to the International Council of Nurses’ 23rd Quadrennial Congress, Taipei, TAIWAN, May 2005
- Clow Sheila E & Coetzee Minette. “Family centred learning for family centred care”. Presented to the 7th International Family Nursing Conference, Victoria, CANADA, June 2005
- “Improving clinical practice through ongoing education of registered midwives in South Africa.” Presented at the 11thUCT/GSH Road to Research Day,Cape Town, September 2005
- “Skilful care in labour – what tools does the midwife need?” Presented to the 5thNational Congress of the Society of Midwives of South Africa, Nelspruit, December 2005
- “Clinical decision making in labour : implications for education, practice and health service planning.” Presented to the 6thNational Congress of the Society of Midwives of South Africa, Port Elizabeth, December 2006
- Marcus JK & Clow Sheila E. “Ambulance response times – are we getting there?” Presented to the 26th annual Priorities in Perinatal Care Congress, Hartenbos, March 2007
- “Improving intrapartum care by registered midwives in two rural regions of South Africa through focussed in-service training and mentorship development and support.” Presented to the 28th triennial congress of the International Confederation of Midwives, Glasgow, SCOTLAND, June 2008
- Groenewald-Neethling SJ,Clow SE & Pattinson RC “A Comparison of two training methods for basic antenatal care: ‘face to face’ and ‘train the trainers’. Presented to the 28th annual Priorities in Perinatal Care Congress, Champagne Castle, March 2009
- Groenewald-Neethling SJ,Clow SE & Pattinson RC “A Comparison of two training methods for basic antenatal care: ‘face to face’ and ‘train the trainers’. Presented to the 24th quadrennial international congress of the International Council of Nurses, held in Durban, SOUTH AFRICA June 2009
- Groenewald-Neethling SJ,Clow SE & Pattinson RC “A Comparison of the costs of two training methods for basic antenatal care: ‘face to face’ and ‘train the trainers’. Presented to the 29th annual Priorities in Perinatal Care Congress, Goudini, Western Cape, March 2010
- Clow, SE, Marcus JK & Adams, C “Midwife-run care in out-of-hospital settings”, presented at the 29th triennial congress of the International Confederation of Midwives, Durban, SOUTH AFRICA, June 2011
- Groenewald-Neethling SJ,Clow SE, Pattinson RC & Makin J.“Counting the Cost”: A Comparison of two training methods for upscaling practice innovations (Basic Antenatal Care)presented at the 29th triennial congress of the International Confederation of Midwives, Durban, SOUTH AFRICA, June 2011
- Clow SE“Modifying and testing an audit instrument for partograph evaluation”.Presented to the 31st annual Priorities in Perinatal Care Congress, Kruger Gate, Mpumalanga, March 2012
- Clow SE “Modifying and testing an audit instrument for partograph evaluation”. Presented to theNational Congress of the Society of Midwives of South Africa, Tshwane, December 2012
- Clow, SE “Monitoring in labour- the clock is ticking”. Presented to the 32ndannual Priorities in Perinatal Care Congress, Mpekweni Beach, Eastern Cape, March 2013
4.3Poster invited
1.Nurses and violence - Caring for the Carers, presented at a Public Health Research Awareness Week, Cape Town Civic Centre, February 1990.
4.4Posters accepted
1.“Let the community teach the nurses” Coetzee M and Clow S, presented at the 6th International Participative Conference for nurses, midwives, health visitors and other health care professionals, University of Durham, UK, September 1995
2.“Caring for the carers - the impact of political violence on nurses and midwives”. Clow S, presented at the 24th Triennial conference of the International Confederation of Midwives, Oslo, NORWAY, May 1996
3.“Rural health - students lead the way” Ntuli Z and Clow S, presented at the centennial conference of the International Council of Nurses, London, UK, June 1999
4.“Let the community teach the heath professionals” co-authored with Minette Coetzee, for presentation at the Ottawa in Africa conference on Medical Education, Cape Town, March 2000
5.Clinical decision making in labour – how do “part time” midwives fare? Presented at the 25th annual Priorities in Perinatal Care conference, Champagne Castle, Kwazulu- Natal, March 2006
6.Clinical decision making in labour – how do “part time” midwives fare? Presented at the 12thUCT/GSH Road to Research Day,Cape Town, September 2006
4.5Conference organisation
1.Conference Convening Committee : Women in Health 1987 Publicity portfolio.
2.Co-convenor Women and Health session of Women's Bureau Congress 1991.
3.Convenor : Cape Town programme of National Breastfeeding Week February 1993.
4.Convenor : Constitutional congress of the Society for Midwives of Southern Africa, April 1995
5.Convenor : Road to Research committee, 1995 - 1997 and 1999 - 2005. This is an annual joint venture between the UCT Department of Nursing and the GSH Nursing Division to promote and share Nursing research in the region.
6.Local convenor for the preconference seminar on Multiprofessional Education for the Ottawa in Africa (medical education) conference held in Cape Town, March 2000
7. Convenor : Society of Midwives in South Africa 3rd annual national conference held in Cape Town, December 2003
8.Committee member : Conference bid committee for the International Confederation of Midwives Conference for Durban 2011. (This congress has been awarded to South Africa)
9.Chair : Scientific and Professional Programme committee for the 2011 International Confederation of Midwives’ congress held in Durban South Africa.
10.Member of the central organising committee for the 2011 International Confederation of Midwives’ congress held in Durban South Africa.
5PUBLICATIONS
5.1Articles
1.Taitz, J and Clow, S Effect of the legislative definition of the terms "stillbirth" and "viable" - a medico-legal impasse. South African Medical Journal 1988; 73:240-1
2.Clow S. The effect of civil unrest on nurses and nursing services in the Cape Peninsula 1986. The South African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection 1988 April-June 3(2) Part 2.
3.Clow S, (compiler). Women in Health. Proceedings of the 50th anniversary of nurses at UCT Conference; 1987 September 9 -11; Cape Town : Department of Nursing, UCT 1988.
4.Clow S. Nurses and civil unrest - the challenge for nurse managers. In : Clow S, (compiler). Women in Health. Proceedings of the 50th anniversary of nurses at UCT Conference; 1987 September 9 -11; Cape Town. 1988:212-222.
5.Clow S. What does it take to be 'with women'? In : Midwives : hear the heartbeat of the future. Proceedings of the 23rd Triennial Conference of the International Confederation of Midwives; 1993 May 9 -14; Vancouver, Canada. ICM 1993:433-438.
6.Clow S. Promoting Health in a Politically Violent Climate.
In : King M, Stinson SM & Mills K (eds). Health promotion, Illness and Injury prevention. Proceedings of the First International Conference on Community Health Nursing Research; 1993 September 26 -29; Edmonton, Canada. Edmonton Board of Health 1993:53.
7.Clow S Midwifery for the 21st century COPE Vol 8 (2) August 1994
8.Clow S. Delivering Midwifery to the 21st century Nursing News Vol 21(5) May 1997
9.Clow S Nurses and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Nursing News Vol 21(9) : 5 - 6, September 1997
10.Clow S Nurses and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Nursing News Vol 22(6) : 12 - 14, June 1998
- Jelsma J & Clow S. Ethical issues relating to qualitative research. South AfricanJournal of Physiotherapy. 61:3-6. 2005
- Coetzee M, Britton M & Clow SE Finding the voice of clinical experience: participatory action research with registered nurses in developing a childcritical care curriculum. Journal of Intensive and Critical Care Nursing 2005
- Clow SE Clinical decision making in labour by registered midwives. In Pattinson RC (ed) Intrapartum care in South Africa : Review and guidelines. Pretoria, MRC Pretoria 2006
- Contributor: Pattinson RC (ed) Intrapartum care in South Africa : Review and guidelines. Pretoria, MRC Pretoria 2006
- Contributor :Pattinson RC (ed) Saving Babies 2006. MRC Pretoria 2007
- Marcus J & Clow SE 2009 Response times of ambulances to calls from Midwife Obstetric units within the Peninsula Maternal and Neonatal Service. Curationis 32(1);59-65
- Contributor : UNFPA 2011 “The State of the World’s Midwifery, 2011 : Delivering Health Saving Lives” p12. UNFPA, New York
5.2Submissions to Commissions / Legislation
1.The Law Commission of the Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act No 81 of 1963 (1988)
2.The Goldstone Commission of Inquiry into Public Violence (1994)
3.Co-convenor of preliminary submission on Nursing to the Truth & Reconciliation Commission, on behalf of the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (June 1997)
4.Convenor of submission on Nursing to the Truth & Reconciliation Commission, on behalf of the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (December 1997)
5.Submission on behalf of the University of Cape Town to the Parliamentary Health Committee in respect of the Nursing Bill. Invited to give oral testimony (2005)
6.EDITORIAL APPOINTMENTS
1989 to dateAppointed to the editorial review panel of Curationis (the research journal of the South African Nursing Association)
1995 -2002Appointed to the Editorial Board, Curationis (now under the auspices of the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa)
2000 to dateAppointed to the editorial review panel of the International Nursing Review – an international peer-reviewed journal published by the International Council of Nurses
2008 to dateEditorial reference group for Midwifery for the journal, Professional Nursing Today, a multidisciplinary South African nursing and midwifery journal
7.PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1981Registered as a General Nurse and Midwife with the South African Nursing Council.
Junior Sister, Addington Hospital, Durban, working in paediatric and medical wards.
1982Staff Nurse, Wellington Hospital, London, working in Intensive and Progressive Care Units specializing in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
1983Taroom Hospital, Queensland, Australia (January - May)
Thursday Island Hospital Board, Queensland, Australia (July - September) in both cases working in primary health care settings.