Today was our last day at Komfo-Anokye teaching hospital. Yesterday, we spent the morning touring around the many wards the hospital. I was mistaken in my last post; KATH actually holds 2000 beds, not 1000! I spent the afternoon seeing patients with the therapists, demonstrating exercise techniques and teaching stroke and orthopaedic rehabilitation principles.
Today, I spent most of the day teaching a seminar on exercise prescription, sponsored by the Ghana Association of Physiotherapists (GAP). Some therapists even travelled several hours to this workshop! I was asked to teach on the foundations of developing exercise programs and I also taught principles of core stability and using stability balls and theraband as exercise tools. Theraband is not only expensive to purchase for the hospitals here, it is also not readily available in Ghana. St. John’s Rehab was generous enough to donate a roll of theraband for me to teach with, and let me tell you that it was much appreciated! The therapists here are always thirsting for new knowledge, and welcome foreign therapists to come over here and teach.
Saturday is a travel day. We will spend the weekend visiting churches and missionaries as we continue to head north in the country. Now we will definitely be leaving behind the comforts of air conditioning and paved roads. See you in Tamale!
St. John's Rehab Hospital
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Hi, Gary,
It must be exciting to share knowledge with the physios in Kumasi. Hope your trip continues to be safe & sound, although it may not be entirely comfortable. Keep us posted on your experience.
Best regards,
Rosalie