The Ghana Society for Medical Physics (GSMP) has raised concerns and objected to the introduction of a Bachelor of Science (BSc) programme in Medical Physics at the CK Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences (CKT-UTAS). It said Medical Physics, by convention, was run as a postgraduate academic programme globally due to the complex physics…
Engaging Patients for Medical Radiation Safety18 September 2023, 13:00 -14:30 (CEST) Sign up for the event here Co-organizers: ICRP, IOMP, ISR, ISRRT, RAD-AID, WFNMB, WHO Audience: professionals WPSD 2023 Theme: “Engaging patients for patient safety” Format: Panel discussions (no presentations in the sessions) Chair: WHO representative Panelists: Bibb ALLEN (ISR) Kimberley APPLEGATE (ICRP) John DAMILAKIS (IOMP)…
The Government of Ghana has reiterated its commitment to deepen support for protecting humanity and the environment from the harmful effects of cutting-edge technologies.Mr Kwamena Essilfie Quaison, the Director of the Science, Technology and Innovation Directorate of the Ministry of the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), who made the statement in Accra,…
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The Ghana-Norway Collaboration in Medical Physics and Radiography Education, under the Norwegian Partnership Programme for Global Academic Cooperation (NORPART) presents the “5th Edition of Ghana-Norway Summer School in Medical Physics and Radiography” Click here for more details
International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP), the global umbrella body for Medical Physics professionals, has awarded Dr. Francis Hasford as recipient of the 2021 IDMP Award, for his excellence in Medical Physics and promotion of the profession to a larger audience and highlighting the contributions medical physicists make for patient care. Dr. Hasford is among…
Nine Medical Physicists have completed a six-month fellowship programme in diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine at the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) in Accra, Ghana. The participants were from Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, and the programme was under the tutelage of the Radiological and Medical Sciences Research Institute (RAMSRI) of GAEC with…
The Council of the Federation of African Medical Physics Organisations (FAMPO) has selected Ghana as host of its secretariat. The decision, which received the unanimous endorsement of the 30-member African organisations, was announced at the FAMPO extraordinary meeting via a virtual platform. The core mandate of the secretariat will be to coordinate activities of the…
Diagnostic Medical imaging is the technique and process of creating visual representations of the interior of a body (Anatomical) for clinical analysis and medical intervention, as well as visual representation of the function of organs or tissues (Physiological). All these procedures are handled by the imaging team to advance a better understanding of the complex…
The practice of Medical Physics involves the application of physics principles in medicine to achieve the goal of patient care. Daily, medical physicists fulfill a variety of roles behind the scenes that ensure the safe and effective delivery of medical diagnosis and radiation treatment. This means that medical physicists directly impact the health and lives…