RADIOLOGY READINESS PROGRAM: Korle-bu Teaching & 37 Military Hospitals

Seth Quansah RAD-AID Global Health Fellow OVERVIEW

&  Ghana  Importance of Radiology in Ghana  RAD-AID Efforts  Timeline: 2010-present  Radiology-Readiness Program + MED program  Ghana Hospitals  Korle-bu Teaching Hospital  37 Military Hospital  Results  Future Considerations

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GHANA AND RADIOLOGY CAPITAL POPULATION 24,652,402 (July 2012 est.) AREA 238,533 SQ KM URBAN POPULATION 51% REGIONS 10 ACCRA AREA 238.5 square kilometers (92 sq mi) LIFE EXPECTANCY 61.25 YRS OFFICIAL LANGUAGE ENGLISH GDP $3100 # OF HOSPITALS 153 est. PHYSICIAN DENSITY (2 PER 10,000 pop.)

Seth Quansah GHANA AND RADIOLOGY: IMPACT!

• INCREASED INDUSTRIALIZATION & WESTERNIZATION

• INCREASED CASES OF DISEASES SUCH AS CANCER, TB, CVDs

• SERVE OTHER NATIONS

• LIMITED RADIOLOGY STUDIES

• LIMITED GOV’T FUNDS TOWARDS RADIOLOGY

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GHANA RAD-AID MEETS GHANA AMBASSADOR TO U.S.- 2010

RADIOLOGY-READINESS PROGRAM MARCH 26-APRIL 10,2012

1. Introduction to the RAD-AID Radiology Readiness Survey 2. General and Background Information 3. Community Involvement and Patient Satisfaction 4. Clinical Specialties and Disease Epidemiology 5. Patient Demographics, Capacity and Referral Patterns 6. Clinical Tests 7. Pharmaceutical Agents and other Clinical Consumables 8. Human Resources 9. Training and Continuing 10. Structural, Electrical, Climate Control, and Transportation Infrastructure 11. Communications 12. Information Technology 13. Medical Imaging Capabilities and Limitations 14. Medical Imaging Device Maintenance 15. Patient Financial Issues* 16. Financial Infrastructure* 17. Funding of Medical Imaging Services* Seth Quansah SITE VISITS IN GHANA

• Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital

• 37 Military Hospital

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RAD-AID MED PROGRAM

• Mobile Electronic Device • Kindle Fire • Radiology resources • Textbooks • Radiology Dictionary • PDF files • Current research

Advantages 1. Low cost 2. Cloud networking 3. Wi-fi capabilities 4. Flash media functions

Seth Quansah KORLE-BU TEACHING HOSPITAL

OBSERVATIONS AT BOTH FACILITIES KORLE BU TEACHING 37 MILITARY HOSPITAL HOSPITAL

Type of institution Tertiary referral, public, Tertiary referral, public, >500,000 patients/yr, >250,000 patients/yr several special departments Need for Radiology Very High Very high Radiology department <1% of entire Hospital <5% of hospital

Equipment Ancient, outdated, Modern, digital, PACS analog technology, inadequate Skillset More training and More technical and educational resources post-qualification training Seth Quansah RAD-AID REPORT & WHO

Seth Quansah CONCLUSION

• RAD-AID Efforts in Ghana • MED Program • Educational resources • JHU-Korle Bu Lecture Collaboration • RAD-AID Ghana Report • RAD-AID continuous efforts • More collaboration • More readiness programs for other health institutions

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