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- Professor Enyonam Yao Kwawukume , Dr. Henry Lawson , Dr Eric Asare Asamoa , Dr. Eli Kwasi Atikpui , Professor Francis A. Abantanga , Professor Kobina Nkyekyer , Prof. Harold Stewart Amonoo-Kuofi , Prof. Daniel Ansong , Dr. Bertha Serwa Ayi , Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye , Professor Aaron Lawson , Professor Afua Adwo Jectey Hesse , Professor Fred Binka , Dr. Philip Anderson , Dr. Daniel M. Yumbya, EBS , Dr. Gyikua Plange-Rhule , COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah
Medical Training & Practice Conference - 2022 (Day 2)
THE MEDICAL AND DENTAL COUNCIL
The Medical and Dental Council is the statutory agency under the Ministry of Health established under Part II of the Health Professions Regulatory Bodies Act, 2013 (Act 857) responsible for the regulation of the training and practice of medicine and dentistry in Ghana.
Functions of the Council
- Assess facilities and contents of programmes for the training of doctors and dentists and physician assistants in training institutions;
- Ensure that the pre-registration training of newly qualified doctors and dentists and physician assistants in accredited training institutions meets the required standards;
- Conduct examinations for the registration of foreign trained medical and dental practitioners and physician assistants;
- Compile and keep registers of registered practitioners;
- Prescribe and enforce professional standards and conduct for practitioners;
- Conduct examinations for the registration of locally trained medical and dental practitioners and physician assistant who do not meet the prescribed conditions for registration; and
- Perform any other functions that are ancillary to the object of the Council.
Core Values
- Integrity: Provision of honest leadership, we share what we see with our stakeholders
- Transparency & Accountability: Commit to take responsibility, be open and accountable for our actions
- Excellence: Commit to achieving highest standards with open-mindedness and a willingness to continuous learning
- Fairness: Equal respect to all persons and treat them without prejudice
- Collaboration & Strategic Partnership: We recognise healthcare as teamwork, so we will work with others to support safe, high-quality care for the public good.
Mission
- Assure and maintain public health, safety and wellbeing
- Promote and maintain public trust in the professions and members of the professions
- Ensure and sustain public confidence in the healthcare system
- Prescribe and enforce professional standards and conduct
Vision
The vision of the Council is to be an internationally acclaimed competent, innovative and accountable regulatory authority for medical and dental practice in Ghana, for the public good.
Shared Value
“Guiding the professions, protecting the public”
Object
The object of Council as provided for under section 27 of Act 857 is to secure in the public interest the highest standards in the training and practice of medicine and dentistry in Ghana.
MEMBERS OF THE 10TH BOARD OF THE COUNCIL
- Prof. Paul Kwame Nyame (Board Chair)
- Dr. Divine Ndonbi Banyubala (Registrar)
- Hon. Mahama Asei Seini – Deputy Minister for Health (Rep. from the Ministry of Health)
- Prof. Margaret Yaa Mansa Lartey (Rep. for the Medical Schools)
- Dr. Constance Addo Yobo (Elected Board Member – Dental)
- Dr. Ernest Yorke (Elected Board Member – Medical)
- Mrs. Stella Otema-Badu (Rep. from the Attorney General Dep’t)
- Mr. Samuel Adjapong (Minister for Health’s Nominee)
- Amb. Mrs. Ambassador Cecilia Gyan Amoah (Nominee)
- Ms. Rebecca Bantey (Elected Board Member – PA and CRA)
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This conference is accredited for a total of 10 CPD Points. In-Person and Virtual attendance is FREE. If you were unable to attend any, you have an opportunity to now do so at your convenience and at NO COST.
Kindly download the programme to see what each of the presenter delivered; on what day, and at what time.
MODERATORS FOR DAY TWO
Prof. Yao Kwawukume
Dr. Henry Lawson
Dr. Eric Asamoa
Dr. Eli Kwasi Atipui
DEVELOPMENT PARTNER
SPONSORS
Overview
Course Description
As part of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Medical and Dental Council (MDC), the Council is organizing this conference titled; MEDICAL TRAINING & PRACTICE CONFERENCE - 2022. Under the theme; Medical Training & Practice in Ghana: The Past, Present & Future.
SUB-THEMES
Boosting local production of general duty and specialist doctors and dentists
Research in Health Professions Education and Practice
Medical and Dental Education within and without the University Framework
Course Content
Lecture Sessions
- Medical Training & Practice Conference - 2022 (Day 2) 8 hours
Downloadables
- MDC DAILY PROGRAMME/AGENDA (FULL)
About Facilitators
- 1 Course on CES
Professor Enyonam Yao Kwawukume
Founder and President of the Family Health University College
Family Health University College - Ghana
Professor Enyonam Yao Kwawukume is the founder and president of the Family Health University College which comprises the Family Health Medical School which is the premier private medical school in Ghana, the School of Nursing and Midwifery, and the Family Health Hospital all of which he co-founded with his wife.
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- 1 Course on CES
Dr. Henry Lawson
M.B.Ch.B, FWACP(FamMed), FGCP(FamMed)
Vice-Rector
Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons
Dr. Henry Lawson is a pioneer consultant in Family Medicine in Ghana who has had extensive experience in medical education at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
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- 1 Course on CES
Dr Eric Asare Asamoa
BDS, FMDS, FWACS, FGCS, FICD (Int. College of Dentistry)
Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Examiner in Dental Surgery
West African College of Surgeons
Dr. Eric Asare Asamoa is a Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, a Fellow of the West African College of Surgeons, the Medical College in Dentistry, Nigeria; and a foundation Fellow of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons.
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- 1 Course on CES
Dr. Eli Kwasi Atikpui
MBCh.B, MPH, LLB
Past Registrar - MDC Ghana
Medical and Dental Council
Dr. Eli Kwasi Atikpui obtained his BSc. (Human Biology) and MB.
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- 1 Course on CES
Professor Francis A. Abantanga
MD, Pediatric Surgeon, Ph.D., FWACS, FGCS
Professor of Paediatric Surgery, Consultant General Paediatric Surgeon
University for Development Studies and Tamale Teaching Hospital
Professor Francis A. Abantanga, MD, is a Professor of Paediatric Surgery and former Dean of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences (renamed School of Medicine in 2021), University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana.
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- 1 Course on CES
Professor Kobina Nkyekyer
MBChB, FGCPS, FWACS, FRCOG (UK),
consultant Obstetrician/Gynaecologist, Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
University of Ghana Medical School and Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
Professor Kobina Nkyekyer is an alumnus of the University of Ghana Medical School and is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology of the same institution. He is also a consultant Obstetrician/Gynaecologist in the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.
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- 2 Courses on CES
Prof. Harold Stewart Amonoo-Kuofi
MBChB, DipEd, DipTheo, Ph.D
Medical Doctor and Clinical Neuroanatomist
Cape Coast Technical University
Professor Harold Stewart Amonoo-Kuofi is a Medical Doctor and Clinical Neuroanatomist by profession.
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- 1 Course on CES
Prof. Daniel Ansong
MBChB, FGCPS, FWACP,
Professor of Paediatrics and the Dean of the School of Medicine and Dentistry
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana
Professor Daniel Ansong is a Professor of Paediatrics and the Dean of the School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). He previously held the position of Deputy Director in charge of Research and Development of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH).
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- 1 Course on CES
Dr. Bertha Serwa Ayi
MD, FACP, FIDSA, MBA
Infectious Disease Consultant and Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Essentia Health West in Fargo, ND, USA, and the University of North Dakota and the Kansas Health Science Centre USA.
Dr. Bertha Serwa Ayi is an Infectious Disease Consultant at Essentia Health West in Fargo, ND, USA. She is a clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of North Dakota and the Kansas Health Science Center.
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- 5 Courses on CES
Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye
BSc, MBChB, MPH, FRSPH
Director General - Ghana Health Service (GHS)
Ghana Health Service (GHS)
Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye is the Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), where he leads the development and execution of impactful strategies to address critical challenges in Ghana's health sector. Appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana in an acting capacity on November 25, 2019, Dr.
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- 1 Course on CES
Professor Aaron Lawson
MBChB, FGAS, FGCPS (Honorary), Ph.D.
Professor of Anatomy
Department of Anatomy, University of Ghana Medical School
Professor Aaron Lawson is a Professor of Anatomy on contract at the Department of Anatomy, University of Ghana Medical School. He was educated at Prempeh College (1966-1973), the University of Ghana (1973-1979), and the University of Leicester (1981-1984).
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- 1 Course on CES
Professor Afua Adwo Jectey Hesse
MBChB, FRCS(UK), FWACS, FGCS, FICS
Professor of Surgery
University of Ghana Medical School
Professor Afua Adwo Jectey Hesse is a Paediatric Surgeon, Medical Educator and Hospital Administrator with several years of experience in her work in both the UK and Ghana. Prof.
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- 1 Course on CES
Professor Fred Binka
MBChB, MPH, Fellow
Professor of Clinical Epidemiology
School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences
Professor Fred Binka is a Professor of Clinical Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho. Previously he was the Coordinator of the WHO Emergency Response to Artemisinin Resistance in the Greater Mekong sub-region of Asia.
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- 1 Course on CES
Dr. Philip Anderson
MBChB, MGCP, PGDip (Travel Medicine), MBA
General Manager - Roche Ghana
Roche Products Ghana Limited
Dr. Philip Anderson is the General Manager for Roche Ghana, with responsibility for Liberia, Sierra Leone, and the Gambia.
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- 1 Course on CES
Dr. Daniel M. Yumbya, EBS
MD, MBA, CertEd, Ph.D (Candidate)
Chief Executive Officer
Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council
Dr. Daniel M. Yumbya is the Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council, a position that he has held since October 2010. He is responsible for strategic leadership, management and overseeing the daily operations of the Council.
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- 1 Course on CES
Dr. Gyikua Plange-Rhule
BSc, MBChB, MWACP, FGCP, LLB, BL
Paediatrician and a Senior Lecturer
Department of Child Health, School of Medicine and Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, KNUST
Dr. Gyikua Plange-Rhule is a Paediatrician and a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Child Health, School of Medicine and Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, KNUST. Her area of interest is Newborn Care and Medical Law and Ethics. Dr.
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- 1 Course on CES
COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah
MBA, CA, CFA, FACA, FCA
Commissioner of Police and Executive Director - (EOCO).
Ghana Police Service (GPS) and Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).
COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah (Mrs), is a law enforcement professional with more than 30 years of experience out of which 15 years have been focused on financial crime detection and investigation duties at the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Police Service.
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