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2016 2nd Semester / 2017 2nd Semester / 2020 1st Semester
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Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD): Consolidating Theory into Practice (postponed)

Postponed until further notice The Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS), the African Academy of Sciences (AAS), the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Human Development at the University of the Witwatersrand, the DOHaD Africa Chapter and other partners are hosting a Summer School in April 2020 at STIAS titled Developmental Origins of Health and Disease: Consolidating Theory into Practice.

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Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD): Consolidating Theory into Practice

The Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) and the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Human Development at the University of the Witwatersrand (CoE-Human) together with the DOHaD Africa Chapter are hosting a Summer School in March 2022 at STIAS entitled Developmental Origins of Health and Disease: Consolidating Theory into Practice.
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STIAS Fellow Andrew Macnab receives ROSE Charities International Award

The 2012 ROSE award For outstanding humanitarian assistance to those in need, was presented by Rose Charities International to Dr Andrew J Macnab (a current STIAS Fellow) on March 23 2012 at the charity’s biannual international conference in Malaysia.
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STIAS–PWIAS Colloquium: "Many Voices One Song" Health promoting schools: Evidence, Strategies, Challenges and prospects (9–11 Nov 2011)

The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies (PWIAS), associated with the University of British Columbia, held its second Peter Wall Colloquium Abroad at STIAS from 9–11 November 2011; the focus was on the concept of Health Promoting Schools.
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Healthy mothers, healthy babies – understanding the developmental origins of health and disease - DOHaD Fellows' seminar

What happens in pregnancy and childhood sets us on a trajectory and determines our lifetime risk of disease, said Prof.
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Healthy children to healthy adults: promoting brighter futures - Fellows’ seminar by Andrew MacNab

Promoting healthy behaviours in children is much more effective than trying to change unhealthy behaviours in adults, said Prof.
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Even where the science is clear translating it is a challenge - Fellows' seminar by the DOHaD group

As a paediatrician I’ve spent a lifetime caring for sick and critically injured children.
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Clear evidence that needs implementation - DOHaD fellows' seminar

Prevention of cardiovascular and other non-communicable disease starts with a wish for a child.

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Health Promoting Schools Provide Community-Based Learning Opportunities Conducive to Careers in Rural Practice

Andrew Macnab, Arabat Kasangaki, and Faith Gagnon. 2011. Health Promoting Schools Provide Community-Based Learning Opportunities Conducive to Careers in Ru...

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The evolution of wireless near infrared spectroscopy applications in urology and rationale for clinical use

Macnab, Andrew John; Shadgan, Babak; Stothers, Lynn. 2012. The evolution of wireless near infrared spectroscopy applications in urology and rationale for c...

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Videotaped interviews as a medium to enhance cross-cultural programme evaluation

Kasangaki, Arabat; Macnab, Andrew; Cannon, Wendy. 2012. Videotaped interviews as a medium to enhance cross-cultural programme evaluation. HEALTH PROMOTION ...

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‘Many voices, one song’: a model for an oral health programme as a first step in establishing a health promoting school

Macnab, Andrew; Kasangaki, Arabat. 2012. ‘Many voices, one song’: a model for an oral health programme as a first step in establishing a health promoting s...

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A New General Biomarker-based Incidence Estimator

Kassanjee, Reshma; McWalter, Thomas A.; Baernighausen, Till; Macnab, Andrew et al. 2012. A New General Biomarker-based Incidence Estimator. EPIDEMIOLOGY, 2...

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Use of Near Infrared Spectroscopy as an Alternative to Videourodynamics to Detect Detrusor Overactivity in Women With the Overactive Bladder Syndrome

Mastoroudes, Heleni; Giarenis, Ilias; Vella, Maria; Macnab, Andrew et al. 2012. Use of Near Infrared Spectroscopy as an Alternative to Videourodynamics to ...

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Monitoring Detrusor Oxygenation and Hemodynamics Noninvasively during Dysfunctional Voiding

Andrew J. Macnab, Lynn S. Stothers and Babak Shadgan. 2013. Monitoring Detrusor Oxygenation and Hemodynamics Noninvasively during Dysfunctional Voiding. Ad...

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Health promoting schools: initiatives in Africa

Andrew J Macnab, Donald Stewart and Faith A. Gagnon. 2014. Health promoting schools: initiatives in Africa. Health Education, 114 (4), 246 – 259.

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Health promoting schools: consensus, strategies, and potential

Andrew J Macnab, Faith A. Gagnon, and Donald Stewart. 2014. Health promoting schools: consensus, strategies, and potential. Health Education, 114 (3), 170 ...

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The evolution of near infrared spectroscopy in urology

Andrew J Macnab. 2014. The evolution of near infrared spectroscopy in urology. Biomedical Spectroscopy and Imaging, 3, 311-344

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Oral health promotion in schools: rationale and evaluation

Alex Kizito, Meredith Caitlin, Yili Wang, Arabat Kasangaki and Andrew J. Macnab. 2014. Oral health promotion in schools: rationale and evaluation. Health E...

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Health promoting schools as learning sites for physicians in-training

Shafik Dharamsi, Robert Woollard, Paul Kendal, Isaac Okullo and Andrew J Macnab. 2014. Health promoting schools as learning sites for physicians in-trainin...

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Activities for engaging schools in health promotion

Mohammad Bardi, Andrea Burbank et al and Andrew J. Macnab. 2014. Activities for engaging schools in health promotion. Health Education, 114 (4), 271 – 280

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Near Infrared Spectroscopy Evaluation of Bladder Function: The Impact of Skin Pigmentation on Detection of Physiologic Change during Voiding

Shadgan, Babak, Lynn Stothers, Behnam Molavi, Sharif Mutabazi, Ronald Mukisa, and Andrew Macnab. 2015. Near Infrared Spectroscopy Evaluation of Bladder Fun...

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Children’s Oral Health: The Opportunity for Improvement Using the WHO Health Promoting School Model

Macnab, Andrew J. 2015. Children’s Oral Health: The Opportunity for Improvement Using the WHO Health Promoting School Model. Advances in Public Health 2015...

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The Impact on Absence from School of Rapid Diagnostic Testing and Treatment for Malaria by Teachers

Macnab, Andrew J, Sharif Mutabazi, Ronald Mukisa, Atukwatse M Eliab, Hassan Kigozi, and Rachel Steed. 2016. The Impact on Absence from School of Rapid Diag...

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Malaria in Uganda: School-Based Rapid Diagnostic Testing and Treatment

Macnab, Andrew J, Ronald Mukisa, Sharif Mutabazi, and Rachel Steed. 2016. Malaria in Uganda: School-Based Rapid Diagnostic Testing and Treatment. Internati...

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Optical monitoring of testicular torsion using a miniaturized near infrared spectroscopy sensor

Shadgan, Babak, Majid Kajbafzadeh, Mark Nigro, A.M. Kajbafzadeh and Andrew Macnab. 2017. Optical monitoring of testicular torsion using a miniaturized near...

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Optical monitoring of kidney oxygenation and hemodynamics using a miniaturized near-infrared sensor

Shadgan, Babak, Andrew Macnab, Mark Nigro and Christopher Nguan. 2017. Optical monitoring of kidney oxygenation and hemodynamics using a miniaturized near-...

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Optical monitoring of spinal cord hemodynamics, a feasibility study

Shadgan, Babak, Brian K. Kwon, Femke Streijger, Neda Manouchehri, Kitty So, Katelyn Shortt, KPeter A. Cripton, Andrew Macnab. 2017. Optical monitoring of s...

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Traumatic spinal cord injury in Uganda: a prevention strategy and mechanism to improve home care

Stothers, Lynn, Andrew Macnab, Ronald Mukisa, Sharif Mutabazi and Francis Bajunirwe. 2017. Traumatic spinal cord injury in Uganda: a prevention strategy an...

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Comprehension and construct validity of the Visual Prostate Symptom Score (VPSS) by men with obstructive lower urinary tract symp

Stothers, Lynn, Sharif Mutabazi, Francis Bajunirwe and Andrew Macnab. 2017. Comprehension and construct validity of the Visual Prostate Symptom Score (VPSS...

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Associations between the severity of obstructive lower urinary tract symptoms and care-seeking behavior in rural Africa: A cross-sectional survey from Uganda

Stothers, Lynn, Andrew J. Macnab, Francis Bajunirwe, Sharif Mutabazi and Jonathan Berkowitz. 2017. Associations between the severity of obstructive lower u...

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Global implementation of advanced urological care: Policy implementation research

Stothers, Lynn and Andrew Macnab. 2017. Global implementation of advanced urological care: Policy implementation research. Canadian Urological Association ...

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Understanding and acting on the developmental origins of health and disease in Africa would improve health across generations

Norris, Shane A., Abdallah Daar, Dorairajan Balasubramanian, Peter Byass, Elizabeth Kimani-Murage, Andrew Macnab, Christoff Pauw, Atul Singhal, Chittaranja...

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History teaches everything

Macnab, Andrew. 2017. History teaches everything. Medical Teacher, 39(9), 997–998. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2016.1270446

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Interactive telemedicine platform for management of neurogenic bladder and urinary tract infection prevention for individuals with traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord injury

Stothers, Lynn, Emily Deegan, Babak Shadgan, Andrew Macnab, Alex Kavanagh and Mark Nigro, M. 2018. Interactive telemedicine platform for management of neur...

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In vivo near infrared (NIRS) sensor attachment using fibrin bioadhesive

Shadgan, Babak, Andrew Macnab, Roberto Pagano, Guy Dumont and Brian Kwon. 2018. In vivo near infrared (NIRS) sensor attachment using fibrin bioadhesive. In...

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Optical monitoring of spinal cord subcellular damage after acute spinal cord injury

Shadgan, Babak, Neda Manouchehri, Kitty So, Katelyn Short, Allan Fong, Femke Streijger, Andrew Macnab, Brien K Kwon. 2018. Optical monitoring of spinal cor...

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Reducing the global burden of poor oral health through school-based programmes

Macnab, Andrew J., and Mukisa, Ronald. 2018. Reducing the global burden of poor oral health through school-based programmes. International Journal of Epide...

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Priorities for African youth for engaging in DOHaD

MacNab, Andrew J., and Ronald Mukisa. 2018. Priorities for African youth for engaging in DOHaD. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 9(1...

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Advancing the DOHaD agenda in Africa

MacNab, Andrew J., Abdallah S. Daar, S. Norris, and J. C. Pauw. 2018. Advancing the DOHaD agenda in Africa. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and ...

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Application of near infrared spectroscopy to characterize hemodynamics of pelvic floor musculature in women with lower urinary tract symptoms and voiding dysfunction

Deegan, Emily, Lynn Stothers, Darren Lazare Andrew Macnab. 2018. Application of near infrared spectroscopy to characterize hemodynamics of pelvic floor mus...

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Quantification of pelvic floor muscle strength in female urinary incontinence: A systematic review and comparison of contemporary methodologies

Deegan, Emily, Lynn Stothers, Alex Kavanagh and Andrew Macnab. 2018. Quantification of pelvic floor muscle strength in female urinary incontinence: A syste...

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Developmental origins of health and disease in Africa—influencing early life

Davies, Justine Ina, Andrew John Macnab, Peter Byass, Shane A Norris, Moffat Nyirenda, Atul Singhal, Eugene Sobngwi and Abdallah S Daar. 2018. Developmenta...

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Prevalence estimates for lower urinary tract symptom severity among men in Uganda and sub-Saharan Africa based on regional prevalence data

Bajunirwe, Francis, Lynn Stothers, Jonathan Berkowitz and Andrew Macnab. 2018. Prevalence estimates for lower urinary tract symptom severity among men in U...

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Relevance of open magnetic resonance imaging position (sitting and standing) to quantify pelvic organ prolapse in women

Abdulaziz, Marwa, Alex Kavanagh, Lynn Stothers and Andrew Macnab. 2018. Relevance of open magnetic resonance imaging position (sitting and standing) to qua...

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Methodology for 3D image reconstruction of the female pelvis from upright open MRI (MRO) 2D imaging

Abdulaziz, Marwa, Lynn Stothers and Andrew Macnab. 2018. Methodology for 3D image reconstruction of the female pelvis from upright open MRI (MRO) 2D imagin...

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Celebrity endorsed music videos: innovation to foster youth health promotion

Macnab, Andrew J., and Ronald Mukisa. 2019. Celebrity endorsed music videos: innovation to foster youth health promotion. Health Promotion International, 1...

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Optical Assessment of Spinal Cord Tissue Oxygenation Using a Miniaturized Near Infrared Spectroscopy Sensor

Shadgan, Babak, Andrew Macnab, Allen Fong, Neda Manouchehri, Kitty So, Katelyn Shortt, Femke Streijger, Eric C Sayre, Guy A Dumont, Roberto Pagano, Kyoung-...

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Engaging Afghan men at a societal level to increase women’s access to contraception

Aria, Wais, Josephine De Freitas, Maggie Francis and Andrew Macnab. 2019. Engaging Afghan men at a societal level to increase women’s access to contracepti...

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Simultaneous functional near infrared spectroscopy of the brain and bladder

Macnab, Andrew J., Isabelle van Dongen, Mathijs Bronkhorst and Lynn Stothers. 2020. Simultaneous functional near infrared spectroscopy of the brain and bla...

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Evaluation of cortical neuroexcitation in urinary urgency using simultaneous near infrared spectroscopy of the brain and bladder with quantification of sensation

Macnab, Andrew J., Lynn Stothers, John E. Speich, John and Adam Klausner. 2019. Evaluation of cortical neuroexcitation in urinary urgency using simultaneou...
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STIAS Series Volume 16: Health in Transition

Health in Transition: Translating developmental origins of health and disease science to improve future health in Africa Andrew J Macnab, Abdallah Daar &am...

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Culturally relevant COVID-19 vaccine acceptance strategies in sub-Saharan Africa

Ajeigbe, Olufunke, Getachew Arage, Michael Besong, Winnie Chacha, Rachana Desai, Phidelia Doegah, Twaambo E Hamoonga, Hawawu Hussein, Andrew Matchado, Sthe...

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Would the fetus drawn by Leonardo da Vinci have delivered by the breech?

Macnab, Andrew. 2023. Would the fetus drawn by Leonardo da Vinci have delivered by the breech? Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Editio...

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Standing open magnetic resonance imaging improves detection and staging of pelvic organ prolapse

Stothers, Lynn, Jennifer A. Locke, Marwa Abdulaziz, Darren Lazare, Alex Kavanagh and Andrew Macnab. 2021. Standing open magnetic resonance imaging improves...

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Covid 19: health promotion strategies suited to further global containment of the pandemic

Macnab, Andrew. 2022. Covid 19: health promotion strategies suited to further global containment of the pandemic. Journal of Human Virology & Retroviro...

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How to write up and publish your scientific research

Macnab, Andrew J. 2022. How to write up and publish your scientific research. GHMJ (Global Health Management Journal), 5(2), 88–91. https://doi.org/10.3589...

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How to Write Up and Publish Novel Research

Macnab, Andrew. 2022. How to Write Up and Publish Novel Research. International Journal of Clinical Studies and Medical Case Reports, 22(5). https://doi.or...

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Sexual and gender-related violence against girls in sub-Saharan Africa: a need for effective interventions

Macnab, A. J., Besigye, I., & Tusubira, B. 2024. Sexual and gender-related violence against girls in sub-Saharan Africa: a need for effective intervent...

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“We can make it better you and I” : How Ugandan girls raised awareness of sexual and gender related violence

Macnab, A. J., Besigye, I., & Tusubira, B. 2024. “We can make it better you and I” : How Ugandan girls raised awareness of sexual and gender related vi...

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Broadening the Healthy Aging Paradigm: Inclusion of Gestation, Development, and Reproductive Health

Yao, L., Eikelboom, J., Macnab, A., Yu, Z., Cao, Y., Wei, W., Sun, S., Khalil, A., Cho, W. C., Qamar, F. N., Kremsner, P., Oliu‐Barton, M., Wang, L., Sisa,...

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Bladder anatomy physiology and pathophysiology: Elements that suit near infrared spectroscopic evaluation of voiding dysfunction

AJ Macnab, B Shadgan and L Stothers. 2013. Bladder anatomy physiology and pathophysiology: Elements that suit near infrared spectroscopic evaluation of voi...

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Brighter Smiles Africa – Translation of a Canadian Community-based Health-promoting School Program to Uganda

AJ Macnab, A Kasangaki et al. 2010. Brighter Smiles Africa – Translation of a Canadian Community-based Health-promoting School Program to Uganda. Education...

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Do radio frequencies of medical instruments common in the operating room interfere with near-infrared spectroscopy signals? Advanced Biomedical and Clinical Diagnostic Systems VIII, edited by Tuan Vo-Dinh, Warren S

Shadgan B, Molavi B, Reid WD, O’Brien PJ, Dumont G, Macnab AJ. 2010. Do radio frequencies of medical instruments common in the operating room interfere wit...

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Near-infrared spectroscopy of the bladder: a new technique for studying lower urinary tract function in health and disease

Shadgan B, Afshar K, Stothers L, Macnab AJ. 2010. Near-infrared spectroscopy of the bladder: a new technique for studying lower urinary tract function in h...

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Optical diagnosis of testicular torsion: Feasibility and methodology

B Shadgan, AJ Macnab, L Stothers and KM Kajbafzadeh. 2014. Optical diagnosis of testicular torsion: Feasibility and methodology. Proceedings SPIE: Photonic...

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The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease and Sustainable Development Goals: mapping the way forward

Kajee, N., E. Sobngwi, A. Macnab, and A. S. Daar. 2017. The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease and Sustainable Development Goals: mapping the way ...