Ghana Society for Medical Physics

Ghana Society for Medical Physics
AbbreviationGSMP
EstablishedJanuary 14, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-01-14)
TypeNon-profit Organization
Legal statusActive
PurposeTo represent and unite all Medical Physicists in Ghana, and to regulate and guide activities of clinical Medical Physicists.
HeadquartersMedical Physics Department, School of Nuclear and Allied Science, University of Ghana, Legon-Ghana
Location
  • Ghana
Coordinates5.667046582375659, -0.23007015396344402
Official language
English
Secretary General
Dr. Shirazu Issahaku
President
Dr. Eric K. Addison
Vice President
Prof. Francis Hasford
Treasurer
Francis Doughan
Organizing Secretary
Michael Nyamadi
Key people
Deputy General Secretary:

Dr. Theresa Bebaaku Dery
Deputy Treasurer:

Dr. Mark Pokoo-Aikins
Websitewww.gsmpghana.org

The Ghana Society for Medical Physics is Ghana's representative body for all medical physicists in the country. The organization's purpose is to unite and support its members in Ghana.[1] It was set up in January 2011 to advance the use of principles of physics in medicine. The Society is the governing body for all medical physicists in Ghana, and contributes to their training.[2][3][4][5]

The Society operates under a constitution, code of ethics, and Practice Standards. All its operations are subject to the Ghana Health Professions Regulatory Bodies Act 857 of 2013.[6][1][7] The organization carries out research in the areas of radiation therapy, medical imaging and nuclear medicine,[8] and collaborates with other organizations to host seminars and training courses.[3][4] The Ghana Society for Medical Physics is Ghana's national representative to the Federation of African Medical Physics Organizations (FAMPO),[9] and represents the International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP) in Ghana.[10]

The Society's headquarters is in Accra, at the Medical Physics Department of the School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences of the University of Ghana.[11]

  1. ^ a b "About us | Ghana Society for Medical Physics". Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  2. ^ Amuasi, John H.; Kyere, Augustine K.; Schandorf, Cyril; Fletcher, John J.; Boadu, Mary; Addison, Eric K.; Hasford, Francis; Sosu, Edem K.; Sackey, Theophilus A.; Tagoe, Samuel N. A.; Inkoom, Stephen (2016-06-01). "Medical physics practice and training in Ghana". Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics. 32 (6): 826–830. doi:10.1016/j.ejmp.2016.05.057. ISSN 1120-1797. PMID 27236505.
  3. ^ a b "NORPART Project: Ghana-Norway Collaboration in Medical Physics and Radiography Education - NTNU". www.ntnu.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  4. ^ a b "Ghana-Norway Partnership for Training on Medical Physics and Radiography". Ghana Society for Medical Physics. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  5. ^ Hasford, Francis (2019). "Medical Physics Education and Training in Ghana" (PDF). Medical Physics International Journal. 7 (3): 279–281.
  6. ^ "Members' area | Ghana Society for Medical Physics". Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  7. ^ "GSMP Resources/books Archives | Ghana Society for Medical Physics". Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  8. ^ "Publications | Ghana Society for Medical Physics". Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  9. ^ "FAMPO". Federation of African Medical Physics Organizations. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  10. ^ "National Member Organizations – International Organization for Medical Physics". 28 March 2018. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  11. ^ "Contact & Location | Ghana Society for Medical Physics". Retrieved 2021-06-11.