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Prof. Akorfa Ohene Lillian

Prof. Akorfa Ohene Lillian
Associate Professor/Head of Department
lohene@ug.edu.gh

 

Prof. Lillian Akorfa Ohene, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Public Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Ghana. She holds a PhD in Nursing from De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. Prior to this, Lillian graduated her Bachelors in Nursing and Master of Philosophy in Nursing all from the University of Ghana, Legon. She has over fifteen years’ teaching experience in higher academic institution. Currently, Prof. Ohene teaches at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Her research interest focuses on holistic care of sick children, the wellbeing of women and their families. In recent years, Prof. Ohene have independently and collaboratively engaged in active research activities including, exploring her research interest from different perspectives and publishing scientific papers in peer reviewed international journals. She also serve as a mentor to several groups of clinical nurse leaders. By way of community services, Prof. Ohene renders her expertise and services to both the School of Nursing and Midwifery, the College of Health Sciences and the University of Ghana.

These services include serving on a number of committees and advisory boards within the University of Ghana. In the wider academic community, she serves as a reviewer for a number of journals, including International Journal of African Nursing Science and International Journal of Transcultural Nursing. Furthermore, her services to the University include serving as the contact faculty for our numerous international nursing and midwifery students from Canada, Norway and United State of America.   

 

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Nursing, University of Ghana
  • Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Nursing, University of Ghana
  • Lecturer Department of Public Health Nursing, University of Ghana
  • Assistant Lecturer, Department of Public Health Nursing, University of Ghana
  • Senior Nurse Technician, School of Nursing, University of Ghana
  • Nursing Tutor, Western Hills School of Nursing, Ofankor, Ghana

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships (QES) Canada
  • College of Health Sciences Postgraduate Endowment Fund, University of Ghana

 

COURSES TAUGHT

Undergraduate Courses

  • NURS 247: Community Services and Occupational Health
  • CNURS 303: Community Participation and Organization
  • CNUR 304: Health and Wellbeing of Vulnerable Populations
  • CNUR 401: Community Health Nursing Practice and Administration
  • CNUR 404: Community Preparedness, Disaster Management and Rural Nursing        

Postgraduate Courses

  • PAED 602: Paediatric Emergencies
  • PAED 603: Perspectives of Pediatrics Nursing
  • NURS 617: Curriculum Development
  • NURS 646: Community Health Practice
  • NURS 648: Qualitative Research Methodology
  • NURS 644: Global Health and the Environment
  • NURS 619: Global Health and Underserved Populations  
  • NURS 615: Independent Study I: Clinical Theory
  • GRADUATE STUDENT THESIS SUPERVISION

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA COMMITTEE/BOARD SERVICES

  • Member: Academic Board, University of Ghana, 2017 to date
  • Member: College Board, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, 2017 to date
  • Member: University of Ghana Naming Committee (Properties and Assets)
  • Member: College of Health Sciences Short Courses Committee, University of Ghana
  • Member: School of Nursing and Midwifery Alumni Advisory Committee, , University of Ghana

 

REVIEW EXPERIENCE

  • Adhoc Reviewer: Journal of Transcultural Nursing
  • Adhoc Reviewer: International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences
  • Adhoc Reviewer: PLOS ONE: Accelerating the publication of peer-reviewed science
  • Adhoc Reviewer: Numid Horizon: An International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery

 

LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT POSITIONS

  • Acting Head of Department: Department of Community  Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Ghana: 1st July, 2020 to date
  • Academic Course Advisor: School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Ghana: 2019 to date
  • International Students’ Desk: School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Ghana 2018 to date

 

Research and Major Projects Undertaken

  1. Nurse Leaders’ Coach: A Collaborative project on “Ghana Nurse Leaders Program Phase II” with New York University, Ghana Health Service, University of Ghana School of Nursing and Midwifery (On-going)
  2. Research Team Member: Development of Home Visit Guidelines in Ghana. Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR) of the World Health Organization Award # 100,000; Principal Investigator-Professor Lydia Aziato (On-going)
  3. A co-Investigator: “Transition and Innovation in Nursing and Midwifery Research, Practice, Education and Policy in Ghana”. Nurses and Midwifery Council of Ghana

 

Conferences

  1. Participant, Global Mobility of Highly Skilled Health and Social Care Professionals, Worldwide University Network, (March, 2019). Sheffield University, United Kingdom
  2. Participant, Global Leadership Summit, Chicago, USA, 2018
  3. Participant, Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives 2nd Annual General Meeting and Seminar, 2017
  4. Participation and presentation, (2014) at the Scientific Conferences, 2011, 2012 and 2014, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana,
  5. Participation, Tropical Maternal and Child Health Part I, 2012, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Germany
  6. Participation, Research Degree Students’ Poster Competitions, 2014, 2015. De Montfort University, Leicester, UK

 

Published Book chapters:

  1. Aziato, L., Ohene, L. A. & Adjei, C. A. (2019). The Societal and Healthcare Context. In R. Hinson, K. Osei-Frimpong,  O. Adeola, & L. Aziato (eds) Health Service Marketing Management in Africa (pp.7-19), United Kingdom; Henry Ling Limited. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429400858  
  2. Ohene, L. A. (2014). Road Traffic Injuries (RTIs) in Ghana: Challenges to Nursing Care. In L. Aziato, & A. Kwashie (eds), Footprints of the Nursing Profession: Current Trends and Emerging Issues in Ghana (pp.75-89), Accra, Ghana; Sub-Saharan Publishers.  https://www.africabib.org/rec.php?RID=400913437

 

Published Journal articles:

  1. Aziato, L., Ohene, L. A., Norman L., & Antwi-Ohemeng, H. (2016). Ageing with Aches and Pains: Lived Experiences of the Elderly in Ghana. International Journal of Caring Sciences 9(2):551–560.
  2. Aziato, L., Ohene, L. A., Dedey, F., & Clegg-Lamptey, J. N. A. (2016). I Was in Real Pain: Surgical Nurses’ Personal Pain Experiences in Ghana. International Journal of Caring Sciences 9(1):90.
  3. Ohene, L. A., Power, K. J., & Raghavan, R. (2019). Parents’ Perception of Family Centred Care for Children Hospitalized through Road Traffic Accident: A Qualitative Study at Two Tertiary Settings in Ghana. International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences 11:100176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2019.100176
  4. Ohene, L. A., Power, K. J., & Raghavan, R. (2020). Health Professionals’ Perceptions and Practice of Family Centred Care for Children Injured in Road Traffic Accidents: A Qualitative Study in Ghana. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2020.02.005.
  5. Quansah, E., Ohene, L.A. Norman, L., Osei, M. M., & Karikari, T. K. (2016). Social Factors Influencing Child Health in Ghana. PloS One 11(1):e0145401. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0145401
  6. Bekui, B. A. A., Aziato, L., Ohene, L. A., & Richter, M. S. (2020). Psychological and spiritual wellbeing of family caregivers of children with cancer at a teaching hospital in Ghana. International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 13, 100231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2020.100231
  7. Iddrisu, M., Aziato, L., & Ohene, L. A. (2020). Socioeconomic impact of breast cancer on young women in Ghana: A qualitative study. Nursing Open, n/a (n/a). https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.590
  8. Wilson, P., Dzansi, G., & Ohene, L. A. (2020). ‘I don’t want to think about it’: Psychosocial experiences of road traffic accident survivors in Ghana. International Emergency Nursing, 53, 100935. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ienj.2020.100935
  9. Acheampong, A. K., Ohene, L. A., Asante, I. N. A., Kyei, J., Dzansi, G., Adjei, C. A., Adjorlolo, S., Boateng, F., Woolley, P., & Nyante, F. (2021). Nurses’ and midwives’ perspectives on participation in national policy development, review and reforms in Ghana: A qualitative study. BMC Nursing, 20(1), 1–10