Annual Pediatric Global Health Webinar Series
Members of the Department of Pediatrics at the Paediatric Society of Ghana Annual General & Scientific Meeting
The Pediatric Residency Global Health Track collaborates with the Paediatric Society of Ghana for webinar opportunities. Monitor this page for news of upcoming webinar events.
Past Events
The Global Health Equity Program sponsored preconference sessions at the Paediatric Society of Ghana’s Annual Conference Feb. 1, 2024.
Pre-conference Session Topics included:
Malnutrition and Infectious Diseases (Dr. Shirley Delair, UNMC and Dr. Anthony Enimil, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH)
Care of the severely malnourished child in the intensive care setting (Dr. Eugene Martey, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH)
Neuro developmental outcomes of malnutrition (Dr. Beatrice Egboh, with Dr. Nehemiah Gebreegzabeher, Dr. Hunter Meyers, Dr. Ashley Walters, and Dr. Andrea Park, UNMC)
Care of the child with cardiac disease and malnutrition (Dr. Ben Acheampong, Advanced Cardiac Imaging , Medical City Children’s Hospital, Medical City Heart Hospital and Prof. Nana-Akyaa Yao, Little Hearts/Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital)
Interprofessional approaches to patient care (Africa Interprofessional Education Network (AfrIPEN)
Members of the Global Health Track participated in a pre-conference workshop at the Paediatric Society of Ghana Annual General & Scientific Meeting, Feb. 2, 2023.
Department of Pediatrics Participants
- Eric Peeples, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Division of Neonatology
- Benjamin Acheampong, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiology
- Shirley Delair, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
- Matthew Sorenson, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiology
Conference Topics
- Birth asphyxia: Should it matter where a baby is born?
- Project ADAM
- Antimicrobial stewardship
- Management of pediatric chest pain
In 2022, the Global Health Track presented the webinar: Pediatric Global Health Conference Cardiology and Critical Care in Resource-Constrained Settings
Department of Pediatrics Participants
- Benjamin Acheampong, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiology
- Stephanie Claudy, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Critical Care
- Shirley Delair, MD, MPH, Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
- Maria de Lourdes Eguiguren Jimenez, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
- Santosh Kaipa, MD, MS, Assistant Professors, Division of Critical Care
Conference Objectives
- Review the basics of cardiac imagery.
- Identify causes of pediatric syncope and its management.
- Discuss the management of acute liver failure.
- Describe acid-base disturbances in pediatric patients.
- Review congenital infections and associated cardiac pathologies.
In 2021, the Global Health Track presented the webinar: Pediatric Cardiology Updates for Non-Cardiologists
Department of Pediatrics Participants
- Benjamin Acheampong, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiology
- Shirley Delair, MD, MPH, Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
Conference Objectives
- Identify cardiac murmurs while distinguishing innocent murmurs from pathological murmurs
- Recognize acute rheumatic fever and prevention strategies
- Identify infective endocarditis in patients and management of care
- Describe acyanotic congenital heart disease and understand management options
- Discuss various types of shock in pediatric patients and how to manage