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Physician Assistants’ hold Annual General Meeting

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Saturday 26th October ended the three-day Ghana physician Assistants Associations’ (GPAA) 17th annual conference which began on the 22nd October 2019 in Takoradi. At the conference, members and stakeholders were encouraged to totally commit themselves to expose the Association.

More than a hundred participants from all the districts in the country among others were gathered during the three day-conference to update their knowledge and skills on special health-related issues call for support and propound stakeholders on precise clinical and public health issues.

The theme for the conference was “Solidifying the gains and improving maternal and child health service outcomes: The role and responsibilities of the Physician Assistant at the primary health care level”.

The conference also created a platform for Continuous Professional Development (CPD), accredited by the Medical and Dental Council of Ghana for CPD credit points for the renewal of certificates or licenses.

Stakeholders were awakened on the essence of empowering the primary health care level in order to attain SDG 3 and urged stakeholders to take a keen interest in strengthening the primary health care level for optimal health outcomes.

To determine and evaluate the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders in developing, equipping and implementing policies to position the primary health care, to whip up stakeholder’s interest and active involvement and commitment toward the Physician Assistant, as well as equip participants with current medico-legal issues relating to the practice of Physician Assistantship in Ghana and globally.

Participants discussed topics such as medical ethics and law, continuous Professional Development/scientific sessions, job culture and problems faced by members in the discharge of their duties.

General Secretary of GPAA Mr. Peter Eyram Kuenyefu hinted a communique would be issued to the stakeholders to help curb issues and the way forward to improve to productivity and quality health care for the citizenry, and job satisfaction of Physician Assistants as partners in health service delivery in Ghana.

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