25-26 March 2026 - Sandton Convention Centre
Lebogang Brenda Molepo is a pharmacist with 17 years of professional experience in both public and private healthcare sectors. She began her career with an internship at Pietersburg Hospital, followed by community service at Matlala Hospital. She later worked for one year as a pharmacist and two years as a ward pharmacist at Mediclinic Limpopo, before returning to Pietersburg Hospital where she currently serves as a Grade 3 Pharmacist and Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) focal person.
Lebogang holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Limpopo, a certificate in advanced field epidemiology, and certificates in Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). She is also a guest lecturer for fourth-year pharmacy students at the University of Limpopo.
She serves on both provincial and institutional committees for AMS, IPC, and Rational Medicine Use (RMU), as well as Outbreak Response Team. In addition, she trains healthcare professionals across Limpopo on implementing AMS in public institutions, strengthening capacity for responsible antibiotic use.
Her research interests focus on antimicrobial stewardship, rational drug use, and combating antimicrobial resistance. She is currently pursuing a Master of Pharmacy (Clinical) at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, with research on carbapenem prescribing patterns in tertiary hospitals. Lebogang has published work in this field, including the paper “Is using antimicrobial and sporicidal curtains with LED medical lights a solution for hospital-associated infections?”
With extensive expertise in clinical pharmacy, Lebogang is committed to advancing evidence-based practices, integrating global guidelines into the South African healthcare context, and contributing to strategies that improve patient outcomes and combating antimicrobial resistance.
