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Asthma Symposium - 2022
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This will be a hybrid event. In-person attendance will be at Golden Tulip Hotel in Kumasi (Ghana); on Thursday the 9th of June 2022 and Chaired by Prof Emmanuel Addo Yobo. The virtual venue will be via Zoom and streamed on this page too.
Date: Thursday 9th June 2022
Time: 1600 - 1800 GMT (4:00-6:00pm Local Time)
Target Audience: Medical Doctors, Nurses, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, and every healthcare professional involved in asthma care.
The agenda for this event is available and accessible in the downloadables sections after registration.
Overview
Course Description
A remarkable proportion of the population of every country including Ghana, live with asthma. But there is relatively little public understanding about its impact, especially on the quality of life. This symposium is designed to bring together experts at the forefront of asthma care and research. The event will focus on understanding the gaps in care of asthma, as well as the role of the primary care physician in the management of the condition.
This Asthma Symposium is held in collaboration with the Ghana Thoracic Society (GTS), and the Society of Family Physicians of Ghana (SOFPOG), and is proudly sponsored by AstraZeneca.
This International Symposium will be a hybrid event; with in-person attendance being at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Kumasi (Ghana). Virtual attendees will watch via an interactive live stream during the event.
What you will learn
Participants in this symposium will:
1. Be updated on the current landscape of asthma in Ghana
2. Become familiar with the gaps in the care of asthma
3. Be updated on the current management options for asthma
4. Know the role of the primary care physician in asthma care
Course Content
Lecture Sessions
- Asthma Symposium 2022 3 hours
Downloadables
- Event Agenda
About Facilitators
- 1 Course on CES
Prof. Emmanuel Otopa Danquah Addo-Yobo
MB ChB, DTCH, MSc, MWAC, MD, FGCP
Professor of Child Health
Department of Child Health, School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana
Professor Emmanuel Addo-Yobo is a Professor of Child Health at the School of Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), and Honorary Consultant Paediatrician in the Child Health Directorate, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Kumasi, Ghana.
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- 1 Course on CES
Prof. Eric Bateman
MD, MBChB, FRCS
Emeritus Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonology, and Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Eric Bateman is Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Founder and former Director of the UCT Lung Institute, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, an Elected Fellow of UCT, a Founding Fellow of the European Respiratory Society, and an Honorary Life Fellow of the South African…
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- 3 Courses on CES
Dr. Sandra Kwarteng Owusu
BSc, MBChB, MPhil, FWACP, FGCPS
Paediatric Pulmonologist
Paediatric Cardio-Respiratory Unit, Paediatric Respiratory Clinic, Asthma and Allergology Clinic, Department of Child Health and Paediatrics, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
Dr. (Mrs. ) Sandra Kwarteng Owusu is a Paediatric Pulmonologist and a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Child Health, School of Medicine and Dentistry, College of Health Science, KNUST.
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Dr Nana Kwame Ayisi-Boateng
BSc, MBChB, MPhil, FGCP
Family Physician, Lecturer
School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Dr. Nana Kwame Ayisi-Boateng is a Family Physician and a Lecturer in the Department of Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and technology.
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