04/09/2026
Meet Our Featured Speaker | PhD© Thandeka Mhlanga
The South African Society of Stomates (SASS) is honored to welcome – PhD© Thandeka Mhlanga, Chief Dietitian at SMU from Gqeberha to the SASS 2026 National Conference.
This accomplished Dietitian holds a BSc in Dietetics and a master’s degree in Dietetics from Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University. Currently a Chief Dietitian and Clinical Coordinator at Livingstone Tertiary Hospital, she brings extensive clinical, leadership and student-training experience and is also pursuing her PhD at SMU.
Presentation:
Nutrition, Output & Wound Healing. What you and wound nurses need to know but aren't always told.
Join PhD© Thandeka Mhlanga as she explores protein and micronutrient deficiencies in non-healing wounds. Dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, and relation to delayed wound healing. When and how to involve dieticians effectively. Nursing-led monitoring strategies as part of the multidisciplinary team. High-output stomas/ open abdomen with fistulas, and their impact on skin and wound healing.
2–3 October 2026
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Woodstock, Cape Town
Register today: www.sass2026.co.za