Decisive events in the establishment of the practice
May 1997 – The founding of
Therapeutic Informatics in Windhoek
February 2003 – Commencing the
lecturing of Philosophy at the University of Namibia
August 2008 – The presentation
of papers on the topics of
The Atheist Solution to the Problem of Evil and
Applying Applied Ethics through ethics consulting in
Bioethics
at the XXII World Congress of Philosophy in Seoul, South
Korea
October 2008 – The
presentation of a paper on the topic of
A Case for Ethics Consulting in Southern Africa at
the South African Lymphoma Study Group in Cape Town
December 2008 – The
presentation of a paper on the topic of A
Proposal for the introduction of Medical Information
Therapists into the current health care system
at the Medical Faculty of the University of Ulm, Germany
March 2010 – The academic
substantiation of the concept of information as therapy in a
DPhil study on the topic of
Patient Autonomy and Evidence-based Patient Choice:
Philosophical and Ethical perspectives
at the University of Stellenbosch
August 2010
– The scrutinising of the concept of Medical Information
Therapy at a colloquium of the Faculty of Medicine and
Health Sciences of the University of Stellenbosch
March 2011 – Commencing the
lecturing of Advanced Business Ethics up to Doctorate level
at the Namibia Business School
March 2012 – Commencing the
lecturing of Professional Ethics at the University of
Namibia School of Medicine
March 2012 – The debating of
the concept of information as therapy under the topic of
'n Nuwe Ruimte vir Spiritualiteit at the
Stellenbosch Word Festival
September 2012 – The
introduction of the concept of information as therapy under
the topic of 'n Nuwe Ruimte vir Spiritualiteit at a
Business Seminar in the Old Main Building of the University
of Stellenbosch
Programme of Business Seminar
April 2013 – The introduction
of the practice in the Namibian press
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July 2013 – The launch of the
practice website
October 2013 – The publication
of an article on the topic of Medical Information Therapy
and medical malpractice litigation in South Africa in the
South African Journal for Bioethics and Law
March 2015 – Qualifying as
Certified Ethics Officer of the Ethics Institute of South
Africa
April 2015 – Lecturing on the
topic of Medical Information Therapy upon invitation at the
University of Ulm School of Medicine
August 2015 - The appointment
as Research Associate at the Stellenbosch University School
of Medicine
February 2016
– The hosting of a Second Colloquium with an international
Study Group at the University of Namibia University School
of Medicine to continue work on the topic of The composition
of an international postgraduate curriculum for the training
of Medical Information Therapists as a new medical specialty
August 2016
– The hosting of a Second Colloquium with an international
Study Group at the University of Namibia University School
of Medicine to continue work on the topic of The composition
of an international postgraduate curriculum for the training
of Medical Information Therapists as a new medical specialty
August 2016
– The appointment as Ethicist on the Board of the South
African Medico-Legal Association
January 2017
– Listing in The Namibia Trade Directory
January 2022
– Giving a presentation at the Trinity College School of
Medicine on the topic of Teaching and implementing ethics,
jurisprudence and professionalism across a 5 year
undergraduate medical degree – how to do it and what to
teach?
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