• PhD Didactics, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, 2001
• M .Soc.Sc (Nursing – Critical Care), University of the Free State, South Africa, 1989
• Diplom a in Nursing Education, University of the Free State, South Africa, 1989
• Honors B.Soc.Sc (Nursing), University of the Free State, South Africa, 1984
• B.Soc.Sc (Nursing), University of the Free State, South Africa, 1982

• Associate Professor and Dean: College of Health Sciences (CHS), University of Fujairah (UOF), Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, 1 November 2020 – Up to Present
• Cortical Care Nursing Specialist and Registered Nurse (RN) in Adult and Pediatric Intensive Care Units, : Eugene Marais Hospital (ICU5); Pretoria Heart Hospital (Surgical and Medical ICUs ); and, Waterfall City Hospital (Peads ICU), South Africa, 1 June 2019 – 30 October 2020
• Associate Professor and Head of Department, Fakeeh College for Medical Sciences- Nursing, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 30 May 2018 – 30 May 2019
• Head of Department, Nursing, Fatima College of Health Sciences, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 1 September 2015 – 17 May 2018
• Associate Professor, Fatima College of Health Sciences, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 17 May 2015 – 31 August 2015
• Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University of Health Sciences, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 25 August 2012 – 10 May 2015
• Project Manager and Senior Lecturer, Adelaide Tambo School of Nursing Science, UNEDSA Project , South Africa, July 2009 – 20 August 2012
• MEC Gauteng Department of Health: Accreditation Committee (Hospitals), South Africa, December 2004 – June 2009
• Senior Lecturer, Department of Nursing, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa,October 1998 – December 2004
• Critical Care Specialist and Consultant, Department of Nursing, Technikon, Pretoria, South Africa, October 1997 – September 1998
• Lecturer, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa, October 1997 – September 1998
• Clinical Lecturer, ICU, Jakaranda Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa, August 1996 – September 1997
• Critical Care Nursing Specialist in ICU, Pretoria, South Africa, January 1993 – July 1996
• Lecturer, Department of Nursing, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa, August 1990 – December 1992
• Senior Professional Nurse, Assistant Researcher at Department Cardiothorax, National Hospital, Bloemfontein, South Africa, June 1989 – July 1990
• Sister in Charge – Cardiothoracic Pediatric Unit, Universitas and National Hospitals, Bloemfontein, South Africa, June 1987 – May 1989
• Intensive Care Units (ICU’s) Nurse, Universitas and National Hospitals, Bloemfontein, South Africa, January 1985 – May 1987

• Loutfy, A., Zoromba, M.A., Mohalhed, M.A., El Gazar, H.E., Andargeery, S. Y., El0Monshed, A. H., Van Belkum, C., Ali, A. H. Family-centred care as a mediator in the relationship between parental nurse support and parental str ess in neonatal intensive care units , BMC Nursing, Open Access, 23:572, August 2024, DOI: 10.1186/s12912 - 02 4-02258-4.
• Hassan, A.A, and Van Belkum, C. 2019. Psychoeducational Interventions for People with Schizophrenia: Findings from the Systematic Reviews. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 40:6, 518-534, DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2018. 150 940 5
• De Villiers, M., Van Belkum, C and Maree, J.E. 2018. Palliative Care Needs of People Living in a Newly Established
  Informal Settlement in Tshwane, South Africa. Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery 20 (2), 1-17
• Abu Hantash, D., and Van Belkum, C. 2016. Lived Experiences of Female Undergraduate Students, at a Nursing
  College in Abu Dhabi, about Nursing as a Profession. Journal of Education and Practice, Vol 6, No 33, 2015.
• De Villiers, M., Maree, J.E. and Van Belkum, C. 2014. The Influence of Chronic Pain on the Daily Lives of
  Underprivileged South Africans. Pain Management Nursing, Vol 16. No 2, April 2015. DOI: http://dx.doi.or g/10.1016/ j.pmn. 2014.05.001
• Ibebuike, J.E., Van Belkum, C and Maja, T M. M. 2014. Child headed households: Identification of the households and reasons for their formation in resource poor communities in Soshanguve, South Africa . Journal of Integrative Humanism, Vol. 4, No.1, March 2014.
• Ibebuike, J.E., Van Belkum, C and Maja, T M. M. 2014. An empowerment programme to support children in child headed households in resource-poor communities in Soshanguve, South Africa: phase 2 of an intervention study. BMC Infectious Diseases201414 (Suppl 3): O29. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-S3- O29
• Ibebuike, J.E., Van Belkum, C and Maja, T M. M. 2014. The Lived Experiences and Needs of Children in Child Headed Households in Resource Poor Communities in Soshanguve, South Africa. Journal of Good Governance and Sustainable Development in Africa, Vol. 2, No. 1, Jan., 2014: 61-83
• Matshela, F.R., Maree, J.E. & Van Belkum, C. Prevention and detection of prostate cancer: a pilot intervention in a resource poor South African community. Cancer Nursing, 2013, April 29. PMID: 23432472.
• Van Belkum, C. and Meintjes, J.S. 2013.Caregivers' knowledge regarding early childhood development in Soshanguwe, South Africa. Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, Volume 15, Number 2, 1 January 2013, pp. 187 -186.
• Van Rensburg, J.J., Maree, J.E and Van Belkum, C. 2013. Quality of life from the perspective of the palliative patient in a resource poor community in South Africa. Palliative and supportive care, Vol.11, Issue 01, February 2013:21-28.
• Du Toit, C., Bornman, J. and Van Belkum, C. 2004. Abstracts: Critical Society of Southern Africa, Annual Conference 5-8 August 200. “ Lifestyle adaptation of the patient post coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG). Du Toit, C. South African Journal for Critical Care, Vol 17, No 1: 39.
• Du Toit, C., Bornman, J. and Van Belkum, C. 2003: Lifestyle adaptation of the patient post coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG). Critical Care, vol 7, suppl 2: 255.

In Press:
• George, J., Van Belkum, C., Varghese, J., Cordero R.P. Use of Virtual Reality Technology in Learning Anatomy - A Survey.