| NRF RATING | C |
| POSITION | Research Professor |
| QUALIFICATIONS | PhD (Philosophy), DTh (Dogmatics), PhD (Community Health), SA. |
| PORTFOLIO | Prof Lategan’s research focuses on inequality in (South African) healthcare, particularly the influence of social determinants on elderly people.The role of social determinants in health is grounded in the World Health Organization’s definition of social determinants, namely as the “conditions in which people are born, grown, work, live, age and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life” (2024, https://www.who.int/health-topics/social-determinants-of-health). The negative impact of social determinants contributes to the vulnerability of elderly people.
His research focuses on four aspects of elderly care, namely:- Which social determinants contribute to the vulnerability of elderly people?
- What are the ethical consequences of the social determinants on the elderly community?
- How can these social determinants be addressed?
- What are the end-of-life challenges of the elderly community?
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| AREAS OF EXPERTISE | Public health
Community Health
Healthcare
Medical ethics
Vulnerable groups |
| PUBLICATIONS | - Lategan, LOK, Van Zyl, GJ & Kruger WH. 2022. Building blocks for a public health ethics framework for the geriatric community. South African Family Practice. 64(1), a5414. https://doi.org/10.4102/safp. v64i1.5414
- Lategan, LOK, Van Zyl GJ & Kruger WH. 2022. What is public health ethics for the geriatric community? Health SA Gesondheid 27(0), a1824. https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v27i0.1824
- Lategan, LOK & Kokt, D. 2022. Workplace spirituality: The fifth gospel for the modern workplace? KOERS — Bulletin for Christian Scholarship, 87(1). Available at: https://doi.org/10.19108/KOERS.87.1.2535
- Lategan, LOK. 2022. Ageing – a growing (health) challenge with ethical consequences. Advice from the World Health Organization. TCW 58(2): 143-164. https://pubs.ufs.ac.za/index.php/tcw/
- Lategan, LOK. 2022. Die etiek van geriatriese versorging: Is daar genoeg riglyne beskikbaar vir die publieke gesondheidsorg? TCW 58(4): 123-147. https://pubs.ufs.ac.za/index.php/tcw/
- Lategan, LOK. 2023. Bioethics in the context of Christian scholarship: Time for a new discussion in TCW 59 (4): 147 – 164. https://pubs.ufs.ac.za/index.php/tcw
- Lategan, LOK, Van Zyl, GJ & Kruger, WH. 2023. What social determinants will cause ethical challenges in geriatric care? Comments from South Africa. Journal of Public Health in Africa, 14(5). doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2023.2252.
- Lategan, LOK, Nel, EP & Bitzer, EM. 2023. A critical view on doctoral supervisor capacity development at a South African University of Technology. Journal for New Generation Sciences Vol 21 No 1: 86-98. doi.org/10.47588/jngs.2023.21.01.
- Lategan, LOK & Van der Merwe, A. 2023. Ethical guidelines for using bioprinting for humans. MATEC Web of Conferences. 388. 10.1051/matecconf/202338810005. eISSN: 2261-236X
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| PRESENTED CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS | - Lategan, LOK. 2023. Lived doctoral experiences: Six views and recommendations to doctoral students. Presentation to the Council on Higher Education’s (CHE) 2023 Higher Education Conference. 1-3 March 2023. Pretoria.
- Lategan, LOK, Sempe, KEM & Witthuhn, C. 2023. A management framework for multi-institutional research programmes. Poster presentation to International Network of Research Managers Societies (INORMS) Conference, Durban, 31 May – 2 June 2023.
- Lategan, LOK, Bitzer, EM & Swart, C. 2023. The role of Universities of Technology in Building African University Capacity: An institutional study on the professional contribution. Presentation to the Negotiating the Fabric of the African University: Global trends and local realities. UWC / UCT / SU, 12-14 September 2023.
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| EXTERNAL PROFILES | LinkedIn
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Prof. Laetus Lategan
Tel:
llategan@cut.ac.za