Staff School of Medicine

Curriculum Vitae

Prof Mathys Labuschagne

Position

Professor

Department

School of Biomedical Sciences

Address

D202 Block A Francois Retief Building

School of Clinical Medicine

IB G1

UFS

Telephone

0514013869

Office

Francois Retief Building: Block A A202

Information

Short CV

Short CV: Mathys Labuschagne, MB ChB, M Med (Ophth), PHD (HPE)

Mathys Labuschagne is the Head of the Clinical Simulation and Skills Unit, School of Medicine, University of the Free State. He completed his MB ChB degree in 1981 at the University of the Orange Free State and after completing his Internship in Bethlehem he went into private practice as a general practitioner in Bloemfontein. After twelve years in general practice he started to specialise in Ophthalmology. He completed M Med (Ophth) in 2006 and worked as a full-time consultant and lecturer in the Department of Ophthalmology at Universitas Hospital in Bloemfontein. He obtained his PHD with the title: Clinical Simulation to enhance undergraduate medical education and training at the University of the Free State, in Health Professions Education in June 2012 from the University of the Free State.

Mathys was appointed as head of the Clinical Simulation and Skills Unit of the School of Medicine in September 2012 and established the unit that is now fully functional. The facility is utilised for undergraduate and postgraduate medical simulation training as well as interprofessional training.

POSITIONS HELD

General practitioner: (1990 - 2002)
Registrar: Department of Ophthalmology, Free State Department of Health. (2002 - 2006)
Medical specialist / senior lecturer: Department Ophthalmology, University of the Free State. (2007 - 2012)
Head of Unit: Clinical Simulation and Skills Unit, School of Medicine, University of the Free State (2012-to date).

MEMBERSHIP

Health Professionals Council of South Africa (HPCSA) [MP0317446]
South African Medical Association member since 1988 [19405]
Medical Protection Society
Ophthalmological Society of South Africa (OSSA)
Executive Committee as Young Leader in Ophthalmology (2009-2010)
Counsellor College of Ophthalmologists of South Africa (CMSA) 2012-2014
International Council of Ophthalmology: Ophthalmic Educators Group 2016-to date
South African Association of Health Educationalists (2006-current)

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Invited evaluation and expert in different national and international academic settings
Postgraduate teaching and supervision of 8 Masters and 6 Ph.D. students
External and internal examination of Master dissertations and PhD theses.
Currently supervisor for 4 PhD and one Master’s candidates.
Responsible for postgraduate training of Registrars in Ophthalmology in four years of training.
Undergraduate teaching in 7 undergraduate modules.
Assessment of five PhD theses and eight Master’s dissertations from UCT, Stellenbosch University, Wits, Northwest University and the UFS.
Undergraduate external examiner and moderator for undergraduate graduate entry medical programme (GEMP 2 and 3) at Wits.
Examiner and moderator for postgraduate examinations for the Fellowship of the College of Ophthalmologists at the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa (CMSA)

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Author and co-author of papers presented at national and international conferences
Research focus areas include:
- Surgical skills development and mastery of learning;
- Debriefing research and a
- Collaborative research project for Clinical Skills App development (UCT, SU, UFS, Wits).

ARTICLE PUBLICATION

Published 31 articles in accredited scientific journals and one book chapter. Twenty two articles were published in the past five years.

PAPERS PRESENTED
• During the academic career since 2006, six international conferences and 46 papers at national conferences were presented.
24 papers presented at local, national and international forums, seminars, workshops and conferences, in the last 5 years

LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION
• Head of Clinical Simulation and Skills Unit. 2012 – to date.

Faculty of Health Sciences committees:

Faculty Board,
Exco SBMS,
MB ChB Programme committee;
M Med Committee;
Selection committee MB ChB;
Selection Committee Health Professions Education;
2016-2017 Faculty Research Forum organizing committee.
2021 Project coordinator of the Faculty of Health Sciences Digitalization Simulation Project.

National committees.

2021-2024: Vice chairperson of Central Region branch of the Southern African Association for Healthcare Educationalists (SAAHE).
2017-2020: Academic coordinator for the Central Region of the Southern African Association for Healthcare Educationalists (SAAHE).
2017–present: SAAHE Simulation Special Interest Group, as member of the organising committee.

International committees:

International Council of Ophthalmology: Ophthalmic Educators Group.
2021-2024: Ophthalmology Foundation Education Simulation Subcommittee. (Affiliate of the International Council of Ophthalmology)

Publications (Short List)

ORCID iD

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6273-0736

Adefuye AA, Hattingh MGM, Labuschagne MJ, Busari J. 2022. The use of Peer Physical Examination in Undergraduate Health Professions Education: Exploring the perceptions of Students and Educators’ in a Multicultural, Multiracial Institution. African Journal of Health Professions Education. https://doi.org/10.7196/AJHPE.2022.v14i4.1544
Swinfen D, Labuschagne MJ, Joubert G. 2022. Student review of doctor-patient communication skills training in a South African undergraduate medical programme. African Journal of Health Professions Education. https://doi.org/10.7196/AJHPE.2022.v14i3.1570
Van der Merwe A, Barnes RY, Labuschagne MJ. 2022. From implementation to revising simulation integration into undergraduate physiotherapy training. Afr J Health Professions Educ 2022;14(3):122-128. https://doi.org/10.7196/AJHPE.2022.v14i3.1530
Van der Merwe, A., Barnes, RY & Labuschagne, MJ. 2022. The PIER framework for healthcare simulation integration in undergraduate physiotherapy education. BMC Med Educ 22, 690 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03751-7
Labuschagne MJ,*, Arbee A, de Klerk C, de Vries E, de Waal T,Jhetam T, Piest B, Prins J, Uys S, van Wyk Ra, van Rooyen C. 2022. A comparison of the effectiveness of QCPR and conventional CPR training in final-year medical students at a South African university. African Journal of Emergency Care.12 (2022)106-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2022.02.001
Van der Merwe A, Barnes RY, Labuschagne MJ. 2022. How to plan for simulation integration into undergraduate physiotherapy training. African Journal of Health Professions Education. 14(2): 60-64. https://doi.org/10.7196/AJHPE.2022.v14i2.1446
Labuschagne MJ. 2021. Review Article. Simulation-based ophthalmic surgery training: beyond simulators. South African Ophthalmology Journal. 16(3):9-12. ISSN: 2218-8304 https://www.medicalacademic.co.za/magazines/sa-ophthalmology-journal-winter-vol16%e2%80%a2no3/
Nel CPG, Labuschagne MJ, van Zyl GJ. 2021. Role and value of simulation in plastic surgery education and training: recommendations for implementation. Journal for New Generation Sciences. 19 (1) ISSN 1684-4998. https://hdl.handle.net/10520/ejc-newgen-v19-n1-a3
Nel, CPG; van Zyl, GJ; Labuschagne, MJ. 2021. Simulation in plastic surgery: Features and uses that lead to effective learning. African Journal of Health Professions Education, 13(1): 29-35. ISSN 2078-5127. DOI:10.7196/AJHPE.2021.v13i1.1181
Van Wyk R, Labuschagne MJ, Joubert GJ. 2020. Simulation as an educational strategy to deliver interprofessional education. African Journal of Health Professions Education 12(2):74-80. DOI:10.7196/AJHPE.2020.v12i2.1213
Nel CPG, van Zyl GJ, Labuschagne MJ. 2020.Enhancement of Plastic Surgery Training by Including Simulation in Education and Training Programmes. African Journal of Health Professions Education 12(2):68-73. DOI:10.7196/AJHPE.2020.v12i2.1182
Hattingh MGM, Labuschagne MJ. 2019. Health sciences students` perspectives on the ethical aspects of peer physical examination (PPE). Journal of Academic Ethics. DOI: 10.1007/s10805-019-09334-4
Botma Y, Labuschagne MJ. 2019. Students’ perceptions of interprofessional education and collaborative practice: analysis of freehand drawings, Journal of Interprofessional Care. DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2019.1605981.
Botma Y, Labuschagne MJ. 2019. Application of the Donabedian quality assurance approach in developing an educational programme. Innovations in Education and Teaching International. 56(2): 363–372. DOI:10.1080/14703297.2017.1378587
Breedt S, Labuschagne MJ. 2019. Preparation of nursing students for operating room exposure: a South African perspective. African Journal of Health Professions Education. 11(1):22-26. DOI:10.7196/AJHPE.2019.v11i1.1072
Nel CPG, Labuschagne MJ, Van Zyl GJ. 2018. Why is Research Needed on Simulation to Enhance Plastic Surgery Education and Training?International Journal for Cross-disciplinary subjects in Education (IJCDSE) 1(1) ISSN 2042-6364.
Nel CPG, van Zyl GJ, Labuschagne MJ. 2018. Role and value of simulation as an education and training method in enhancing post graduate plastic surgery education and training.International Journal for Cross-disciplinary subjects in Education (IJCDSE) ISSN 2042-6364.
Campbell, R.G., Labuschagne, M.J., Bezuidenhout, J. 2018. Perspectives of advanced life support paramedics on clinical simulation for summative assessment in South Africa: is it time for a change? African Journal of Health Professions Education.10(3):183-188. DOI: 10.7196/AJHPE.2018.v10i3.962. http://www.ajhpe.org.za/index.php/ajhpe/article/view/998/616205
Cairncross, J.P., Steinberg, W.J., Labuschagne, M.J. 2017. Prevalence of eye pathology in a group of diabetic patients at National District Hospital Outpatient Department in Bloemfontein, South Africa. African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine 9(1):7. DOI: 10.4102/phcfm.v9i1.1440 URL phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/1440

Labuschagne, M.J., Nel, M.M., Nel, P.P.C., Van Zyl, G.J. 2014. Recommendations for the establishment of a clinical simulation unit to train South African medical students. African Journal of Health Professions Education. 6(2):138-142. DOI:10.7196/AJHPE.345
Labuschagne, M.J. 2013. When to be concerned about a conjunctival growth? South African Family Practice Journal. 55(5):421-425. ISSN (Print): 2078-6190, ISSN (Web): 2078-6204
Labuschagne, M.J. 2013. The role of simulation training in ophthalmology. CME The journal of CPD. 31(4). ISSN 1016-6742
Stulting, A.A., Labuschagne M.J. 2013.Glaucoma: The least the general practitioner should know. CME The journal of CPD. 31(4). ISSN 1016-6742
Labuschagne, M.J. 2013. Glaucoma: what should the general practitioner know? Published as updated reprint in South African Family Practice Journal. 55(2). ISSN (Print): 2078-6190, ISSN (Web): 2078-6204
Labuschagne, M.J. 2010. Glaucoma: What should the general practitioner know?Published in an accredited journal - South African Family Practice Journal. 52(6).ISSN (Print) 1726-426X
Labuschagne, M.J., Stulting, A.A. 2009. Case Report and Literature Review. White dot syndrome. South African Ophthalmology Journal. 4(4). ISSN: 2218-8304
Labuschagne,M. J., Mahomed, F., Stulting, A.A., Molentze, W.F. 2006. Thyroid eye disease in patients with hyperthyroidism in the Universitas Academic Hospital Complex, Bloemfontein. South African Ophthalmology Journal. 1(3). ISSN: 2218-8304