Haemophilia Nurse Coordinator
Groote Schuur Hospital Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Anne-Louise Cruickshank
Dip Nursing Science, Midwifery, Paediatrics and Intensive Care
Haemophilia Nurse Coordinator western Cape
Affiliated to University of Cape Town and the South African Haemophilia Foundation
Anne-Louise’s commitment to Haemophilia began in 1991 when she worked at the Paediatric Haematology Unit at Johannesburg Hospital. In 1996, she was awarded the Arthur Robertson travelling fellowship by the South African Haemophilia Foundation (SAHF). The fellowship gave her the opportunity to travel to Canada for highly specialised training at the Hospital for Sick Children and St. Michael's Hospital.
For the past 21 years at the of University of Cape Town based at Groote Schuur Hospital,
A-L co-ordinates comprehensive care for patients with the bleeding disorder haemophilia in the Western Cape Province, including implementing and coordinating the national outreach program.
Together with South African nursing colleague Anne Gillham and Jill Smith from Australia, Anne-Louise developed the curriculum and training material for the World Federation of Haemophilia (WFH) -recognised Haemophilia Nurses’ Training Course. This training has taken her to all 9 Provinces of South Africa as well as to Namibia, Kenya, Lesotho, Ethiopia Zambia, Malawi and Mauritius.
Anne-Louise has been a study co-ordinator on international clinical trials and has contributed to several publications.
During her time at the University of Cape Town, Anne-Louise has been involved in development and implementation of a national South African Bleeding Disorders Registry.
In July 2010 at the WFH Buenos Aires Congress she was awarded the Novo Nordisk Haemophilia Foundation Community Award.
Anne-Louise is currently the Secretary of the SAHF Medical and Scientific Advisory Council and a member of the South African Haemophilia Nurses Committee and is a member of International Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis Nurses committee.
NUR 02.6 - Complexities of Care: Managing Co-Morbidities
Monday, June 26, 2023
16:30 – 18:30 ET