Curriculum Vitae

UNA KYRIACOS

Personal Information:

•  Nationality: South African

•  Place of birth: Cape Town, South Africa

•  Language: proficient in English and Afrikaans, read and write Greek

1 Qualifications

Qualifications / Institution / Date
PhD (Nursing)
The development, validation and testing of a vital signs monitoring tool for early identification of deterioration in adult surgical patients / University of Cape Town / 2011
Postgraduate Diploma in Ophthalmic Nursing / University of Cape Town / 2008
ETDP SETA Assessor’s course in 2005. / Assessment College of SA / 2005
Master of Science (Nursing)
A description of cardiac clinic attendance following heart valve replacement surgery. Differences in selected factors between attenders and non-attenders at the Groote Schuur Hospital cardiac clinic". / University of Cape Town / 1993
Baccalaureus Curationis Institutionis et Administrationis (B Cur I et A)
Majors: Education (Distinction), Administration & Community Nursing / University of Port Elizabeth
(now Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University) / 1979
Diploma in Intensive Care Nursing / Wentworth Hospital, Durban / 1976
Diploma in Midwifery (Distinction) / Sandford Maternity Hospital Provincial (PE) / 1973
Diploma in General Nursing / Carinus Nursing College, Cape Town / 1972

2 Current positions

UCT Division of Nursing & Midwifery

§  Senior Lecturer & Deputy Head

§  MSc/PhD Programme Convenor

§  Clinical Stream Convenor/Lecturer/Clinical Teaching: Postgraduate Diploma in Ophthalmic Nursing

Professional Registration

The South African Nursing Council (number 11085511)

3 Supervision of Masters dissertations and PhD theses

PhD candidates:

Graduated: 1

Current: 3

MSc candidates:

Graduated: 7

Current: 5

External examination appointments:

University of Natal

University of Stellenbosch

University of the Witwatersrand

University of the Western Cape

University of Malawi

4 Research Publications

4.1 Peer-reviewed articles

/ Invited* / Citation indices / Impact factor /
KYRIACOS U, Jelsma J, James M, Jordan S (2014) / Plos One 9(1): e87073. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0087073 /

Monitoring vital signs: development of a modified early warning scoring (MEWS) system for general wards in a developing country

/ 3.73
KYRIACOS U, Jelsma J, Jordan S
(2014) / Plos One 9(1): e87320. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0087320 /

Record review to identify factors associated with mortality: using the Cape Town modified early warning scoring (MEWS) observations chart to interpret nurses’ actions

/ 3.73
KYRIACOS U, Jelsma J, Jordan S / Plos One (submitted) / Early warning scoring (EWS) systems for wards in South Africa: a cluster randomised controlled trial
/ 3.73
Roziers R, KYRIACOS U, Ramugondo, E (2014) / The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing Feb, 45(2):91-100 / Newly qualified South African nurses’ lived experience of role transition from student to graduate community service nurse: A phenomenological study / 1.054
U. KYRIACOS N. OCTOBER / Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
2012, 3(4), 1-4 /

Original Article – Clinical Science

Trabeculectomy (with Cytotoxic Adjunct) as first line of treatment in Chronic Glaucoma at a rural secondary level hospital in South Africa

/ Online jnl
U. KYRIACOS, J. JELSMA & S. JORDAN / *Journal of Nursing Management, 2011, 19(3), 311–330 / Monitoring vital signs using early warning scoring systems: a review of the literature / 29 / 1.452
KYRIACOS U, JORDAN S, VAN DEN HEEVER J. / *Journal of Advanced Nursing October 2005 52(1): 91-103 / The biological sciences in nursing: a developing country perspective. / 17 / 1.540
(5 yr 2.347)
KYRIACOS U, VAN DEN HEEVER J. / *Journal of Nursing Education October 1999;38(7):319-25 / A nontraditional curriculum for the preparation of nurse educators in a developing country. / 4 / 0.790
(5 yr 1.353)
U. KYRIACOS, L.D. SCHEEPERS, E.W. HILL & S. JORDAN / Curationis 2009, 32(3): 22-29 / Clinical skills required of ophthalmic nurse practitioners in tertiary level public hospitals in the Western Cape Province / 1 / 0.26
GILLESPIE, R.S., KYRIACOS, U. & MAYERS, P.M. / South African Journal of Critical Care 2006, 22(2): 50-56 / The critical care nursing workforce in Western Cape hospitals - a descriptive survey. / 6
Nash E., Benatar S., Abratt R., Van Zyl Smit R., Van Niekerk J.P.deV., Meyerson D., Ress S., KYRIACOS U., Peter E. / SAMJ 1999, 89(7), pp.704 / Use of antiviral agents in pregnant women with HIV infection / 1.676
KYRIACOS U, VAN DER WALT A. / Curationis 1996;19(3):2-6. / Attitudes of diploma-prepared and graduate registered nurses towards nursing models - a comparative study / 1 / 0.26
KYRIACOS U. / *Curationis Dec 1995;18(4):38-42. / Developing nurses' moral reasoning skills / 2 / 0.26
Benatar S., Abels C., Abratt R., Anthony I., Benatar D., Brooks D., Degenaar J., Dent D., De Villiers M., Du Preez F., Du Toit A., Espley K., Glazewski J., KYRIACOS U., Landman W., Lawrence W., Malan A., Meyerson D., Nash E. / SAMJ 1994, 84(5), pp.254-256 / Statement on withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining therapy / 7 / 1.676
KYRIACOS U. / *Curationis Sept. 1992;15(3):48-51 / Developing critical thinking skills / 6 / 0.26
VAN NIEKERK JP DE V, BROWN U. / SAMJ 1989;76(18:525-6. / Nursing in RSA - a perspective. / 1.676
BROWN U, KOLLMITZ A. / Curationis December 1984;7(4):34-7 / Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) - the Groote Schuur Hospital experience / 0.26

4.2 Books [Brown prior to 1992]

KYRIACOS, U. Coordinating author: Fresh Perspectives: Fundamentals of Nursing. Commissioned by Pearson Education South Africa, Pty Ltd, published in 2008.
KYRIACOS, U. Chapter 1: The Ethics of Nursing. Fresh Perspectives: Fundamentals of Nursing. Commissioned by Pearson Education South Africa Pty Ltd, published in 2008.
KYRIACOS, U. Chapter 3. A Scientific Approach to Nursing. Fresh Perspectives: Fundamentals of Nursing. Commissioned by Pearson Education South Africa, Pty Ltd, published in 2008.
Mellish JM. An introduction to the ethos of nursing - a text for basic student nurses. 1st ed. Durban: Butterworth, 1988. Brown U acknowledged for: Chapter 6: Ethics in nursing:104-117. Later edition: Mellish JM, Paton F..An introduction to the ethos of nursing - a text for basic student nurses. 2nd ed. Sandton: Heinemann 1999.
BROWN, UNA. Workbook for critical care nurses. Durban: Butterworth, 1989.
BROWN U. Clinical nursing - towards a clearer role identity published in Conference Proceedings, Women in Health 1988:151-8. Department of Nursing, University of Cape Town Press.

5 Research: scholarly presentations at congresses (last 10 years)

5.1 International

2012 Invited Theme Convenor and Poster presented: 23rd Annual International Participative Conference: Education in Health Care, Nurse Education Tomorrow Conference, Robinson College, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2-4 September. Poster: Early warning scoring (EWS) chart for wards in South Africa.

2008 Invited keynote speaker: 24th Annual Nurses Conference, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 13-14 October: 3 papers presented:

• The role of the ophthalmic nurse in a developing country

• How do ophthalmic nurses make clinical decisions?

• Differentiating between general and ophthalmic nursing.

2007 Invited Theme Convenor: 18th Annual International Participative Conference: Education in Health Care, Nurse Education Tomorrow Conference, Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, 4-7 September. Paper co-presented with D Powell: The role of the community eye health care worker in the Metro District Health Service, Cape Town South Africa.

2004 Invited Theme group convenor: ‘Education in Clinical Practice’ at the 15 Annual International Participative Conference: Education in Health Care, Nurse Education Tomorrow 2004 Conference; Grey College, University of Durham, United Kingdom. Poster presented entitled: ‘International collaborative pilot study to assess registered nurses’ perceptions of the relevance of biosciences to practice: a South African perspective.’

5.2 Local

2013 Presented a paper entitled ‘Standardising early warning vital signs monitoring and reporting in South Africa’ at the Annual Nursing Education Conference 2-4 September 2013 in Gauteng ‘Making the journey together!’ ISBN 970-0-620-57109-8 Conference Proceedings. Chaired a session as well.

2013 Paper presented at the Western Cape Nursing Research Forum: How to select appropriate statistical tests.

2010 Poster presentation titled: Patient safety: ward-based early warning scoring (EWS) systems: a literature review – Kyriacos U, Jelsma J, Jordan S. Nursing Education Association/Forum for Nursing Deans in South Africa Conference: Towards a new dawn – Excellence in Nursing Scholarship. Cape Town International Conference Centre 11-13 October 2010.

2009 Durban 26 February – 1 March: Co-organiser and speaker: Nurses programme of the Annual National Congress of the Ophthalmological Society of South Africa (OSSA). Paper: History of the development of ophthalmic nurse training in South Africa.

2008 Keynote speaker at the national Nursing Colleges’ Principals’ Committee workshop on 8 September 2008 at the Western Cape College of Nursing, Athlone. Paper entitled “College Research in Broader Perspective.”

2007 South African Society of Cataract and Retinal Surgeons Congress, 19 November, International Conference Centre, Cape Town. South African Society of Ophthalmic Nurses’ programme: Paper presented: “What is the role of the ophthalmic nurse?”

2007 South African Society of Ophthalmic Nurses, Cape Eye Hospital. Paper presented: “How do you teach community eye health workers?”

2005 Annual Congress of the Ophthalmological Society of South Africa, International Conference Centre, Cape Town: South African Society of Ophthalmic Nurses’ programme: Panelist - Holistic patient care in ophthalmology.

2004 Paper entitled “Registered Nurses’ perceptions of relevance of biosciences to their practice” presented at the inaugural Regional Health Sciences Education Meeting of the South African Association of Health Educationalists, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg campus.

6 MEMBERSHIP: SCIENTIFIC PANEL

International Scientific Panel for the Nurse Education Tomorrow (NET) Conference

7 Journal Reviewer: invited

·  African Journal of Health Professions Education

·  African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine

·  F1000Research, open access journal

·  Journal of Nursing Management (international peer-reviewed)

·  Curationis, S African peer-reviewed nursing research journal