A qualified physician assistant with a five years’ experience in healthcare management, I am a very versatile and result oriented. I also have a very strong planning, organization and monitoring background; my career mission is to help make healthcare accessible to the community. My research interest is centered around the prevalence of congenital anomalies in illegal small-scale areas in Ghana. I am particularly interested in heavy metals’ accumulation in selected foods cultivated within gold mining environments in Ghana. I also seek to pursue my masters in healthcare administration and leadership and doctorate in clinical epidemiology respectively. A licensed member of the Ghana Medical and Dental Professional Council.
· Perform physical assessment on patients, manage patient with specific surgical conditions.
Provide care during antenatal, and refer obstetric and gynecological emergencies.
· Ordering and interpreting investigative reports (laboratory test, x-ray, ultrasound scan) to patients.
Performing minor surgeries and assisting in major surgeries.
· Embarking on outreach programs to educate the community about common health conditions and performing health screenings for early detection of this conditions.
Vetting and preparing national health insurance claims.
· Work in compliance with all world health organization health and safety requirements and attend seminars and workshops in with WHO standards to update knowledge in field of work.gnostic studies.
National Service Personnel
Holy Family Hospital, Berekum
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
· Performed physical assessment on patients with obstetric and gynaecological conditions.
· Provided care during antenatal, developed requisite skills to manage normal labor.
· Managed emergency delivery and referred obstetric and gynaecological
emergencies.
Paediatrics
· Performed physical assessment on children, educated parents on proper feeding of children.
· Assessed, diagnosed and managed children suffering from childhood, medical and surgical conditions.
· Assessment, classification of the sick child, treatment, counselling of parents and follow-up.
Surgery and Traumatology
· Performing physical assessment on patients, manage patient with specific surgical conditions.
· Performing common operative procedures identified and managed patients with surgical conditions such as wounds incision and drainage
· Manipulation and management of simple fractures including splinting and application of POP.
Emergency Medicine
· Identified potential disaster and their management by applying the principles of emergency care
· Management of specific emergencies such as bleeding, shock, burns, fractures.
· Performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation {Basic life support (BLS)/ Advance life support (ALS)}.
Medical and Dental Council Certificate of Permanent Registration in 2021
Senior Lecturer(HOD)
Clinical Methods, College of Health, Kintampo
Email; kissiowus@cohkt.edu.gh
Specialist Anesthesiologist
Holy Famil Hospital Berekum
Phone: 0503192723
Medical and Dental Council Certificate of Permanent Registration in 2021