Petra Bester

Experience

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  North-West University / Noordwes-Universiteit

  Feb 1997 - Dec 2001

  Lectured Anatomy to undergraduate students within Health Sciences. Activation and operationalisation of patient and nursing care services within a step-down facility.

  • Lecturer

    Jul 1998 - Dec 2001

  • Consulting Specialist

    Feb 1997 - Jun 1998
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  Qualsa

  Mar 2002 - Dec 2002

  Case Manager

  Intensive care case management on behalf of various medical schemes.

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  Mediclinic

  Mar 2003 - Dec 2004

  Case Manager

  Managed healthcare from the private hospital service provider, worked with an array of medical schemes and private patients, worked also with intensive care and cardiothoracic and neurosurgical events.

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  Bester Tents aka Tentworx

  Feb 2005 - Dec 2008

  Co-Owner

  Co-owner of an unusual events company.

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  North-West University / Noordwes-Universiteit

  Jan 2009 - now

  Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR), conducting transdisciplinary research to address wicked problems within South African health systems. Academic management of health sciences programmes presented through the Unit for Open Distance Learning. Comprehensive experience in lecturing within the undergraduate and postgraduate curricula of nursing programmes, including chairing of postgraduate - later of distance learning programmes.

  • Research Director

    May 2015 - now

  • Academic Manager

    Dec 2012 - Apr 2015

  • Senior lecturer and programme chair

    Jan 2009 - Nov 2012