{"id":1320,"date":"2011-01-01T16:09:34","date_gmt":"2011-01-01T16:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/?p=1320"},"modified":"2013-04-01T17:46:59","modified_gmt":"2013-04-01T17:46:59","slug":"edwina-beryl-addo-ghana-fellow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/edwina-beryl-addo-ghana-fellow\/","title":{"rendered":"Edwina Beryl Addo, Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Edwina Beryl Addo, MB ChB, MWACP, MGCP (Fam Med)<\/h1>\n<div class=\"treat_left_column top\">\n\t\t<div class=\"padding\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-bottom:100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Edwina-Beryl-Addo.jpg\"  title=\"Edwina Beryl Addo, MB ChB, MWACP, MGCP (Fam Med)\" alt=\"Edwina Beryl Addo, MB ChB, MWACP, MGCP (Fam Med)\" width=\"71\" height=\"107\" class=\"alignleft size-full\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director of Clinical Services, Office of the President, Castle Clinic, the Castle, Castle Drive, Osu-Accra, Ghana<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fellow, International Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program, OhioHealth<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:&#101;&#100;&#122;&#119;i&#64;y&#97;&#104;oo&#46;co&#109;\">&#101;&#100;&#122;&#119;&#105;&#64;yah&#111;o.com<\/a><br \/>\nSkype: edzwi.addo.oparelokko<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"share_this_container\"><span  class='st_twitter_large' ><\/span><span  class='st_facebook_large' ><\/span><span  class='st_yahoo_large' ><\/span><span  class='st_gbuzz_large' ><\/span><span  class='st_email_large' ><\/span><span  class='st_sharethis_large' ><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Edwina Beryl V N D Addo is a Specialist Family Physician and serves as the Director of Clinical Services at The Office of the President, the Castle Clinic, in Osu, Accra, Ghana, the facility that provides primary care to the staff at the seat of government as well as the surrounding community of Osu. Until her current appointment, she was Chief Resident of the Family Medicine program at the Korle-Bu Polyclinic, Accra, Ghana.  She believes strongly in the importance of integrating patients&#8217; beliefs, spirituality and culture into their medical care. Her goal is to become a trainer of Palliative Care providers in order to help incorporate Palliative Care into the Ghanaian healthcare system.<\/p>\n<h2>Other Appointments<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Member, Examination Organization Committee, Faculty of Family Medicine, Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons<\/li>\n<li>Resident Representative, Family Medicine Faculty Board, Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key Accomplishments<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Passed the Membership examinations of the Faculties of Family Medicine of both the West African College of Physicians and the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2008, earning a Specialist grade.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Education \/ Honors<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Member, Faculty of Family Medicine, West African College of Physicians, 2008<\/li>\n<li>Member, Faculty of Family Medicine, Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2008<\/li>\n<li>Post-graduate training, Family Medicine, Korle-Bu Polyclinic, Accra, Ghana, 2005-2008<\/li>\n<li>Internship, Internal Medicine, OB\/Gyn, and Pediatrics, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana, 2004-2005<\/li>\n<li>Medical Degree, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana, 2004<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key Presentations<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Whole Patient Assessment in Palliative Care, Pre-Conference Workshop, Ghana College of Physicians, 2011<\/li>\n<li>Spirituality in Health and Disease, West African College of Physicians General Meeting, Kumasi, Ghana, 2010<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.med.umich.edu\/fammed\/\" class=\"popup\">The University of Michigan, Department of Family Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ghcps.org\/\" class=\"popup\">Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanahealthservice.org\/\" class=\"popup\">Ghana Health Service<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"padding\">\n\t\t<br style=\"clear:left;\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<div class=\"treat_right_column top\"><div class=\"padding\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"fellow_logo\"><a href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/www.ghanahealthservice.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/ghana-health-service.png\" title=\"Ghana Health Service\" alt=\"Ghana Health Service\" width=\"95\" height=\"115\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/category\/international-fellows\/\">Fellows Page<\/a><\/strong><\/p> \n<div id=\"video_list_container\" class=\"scroller\">\n<!-- jQuery populates this area -->\n<\/div>\n<h3>Subscribe to IPCRC.net<\/h3>\n<p>New videos and content are released weekly. 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