Christine Buerkie Edjeodji, a physiotherapist at Nadkof Physiotherapy and Wellness Centre and a member of the Ghana Physiotherapy Association is a proud recipient of the 2024 100 most influential Women in Africa Award. The 100 Most Influential African Women’s Award, which is organized by The Business Executive, celebrates…
On February 11th, 2025, a historic milestone was achieved in the Department of Physiotherapy at the University of Ghana. Mr. Daniel Opoku and Mr. Michael Mensah made history as the first indigenous MSc graduates in Ghana, earning their degrees in Musculoskeletal Specialization. Both gentlemen successfully completed all the…
The annual World Evidence-based Healthcare (EBHC) Day celebration is upon us and this year, the theme of the campaign is Health and Beyond: From Evidence to Action. Global experts have identified the crucial time of polycrisis that the world is in now and its impact on health, and…
Brief Introduction The Evidence-Based Practice Research Group of the Ghana Physiotherapy Association (GPA) is two years. As a Group, our vision is to promote the evidence-based practice culture among physiotherapists and other rehabilitation professionals through research, training, and advocacy to advance quality patient-centered care within and beyond Ghana.…
18th October 2023, I 5:00 - 6:30 pm GMT Online: Join Zoom Meeting here ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brief Summary Research informs Evidence-Based Practice (EBP). In the conduct of research, researchers face several challenges globally but even more in lower-middle-income countries such as Ghana with limited resources and other competing factors. …
Mary Wetani Agoriwo was awarded with the Outstanding Platform Presentation Award (runner-up) from the Africa Region under the Regional Platform Awards Category at the World Physiotherapy Congress 2023 in Dubai, held on 2-4 June. She presented on the topic: ‘Compliance and barriers to physiotherapy among persons with Parkinson’s…
ATTENTION❗ Dear colleagues, you may please apply for GPA membership by filling out and submitting this google form. https://forms.gle/Cf6GDVEGJwcyUkuZ7 Also, those who do not know their GPA member IDs may send me a direct message on WhatsApp so that it be resent to them. Thank you Signed, The…
The Evidence-Based Practice Research Group is a group within Ghana Physiotherapy Association (GPA) with a core mandate to promote the evidence-based practice (EBP) culture amongst Ghanaian physiotherapists and other professionals through research, training and advocacy to advance quality patient centered care. The Research Group was birthed on 13th…
A Ghanaian Physiotherapist, Alberta Amissah Rockson, has been appointed co-chairperson on the Emergency Committee of the World Rehabilitation Alliance (WRA) of the World Health Organisation (WHO).