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Dr. Edward Addo Dankwa, Esq
Bridging medicine and law to strengthen accountability in patient safety.
Public Health Physician & Lawyer
Oseawuo Chambers & Co
Accra, Ghana
Medico-legal practicePatient rightsClinical governanceAdverse event disclosure
Biography
Dr Edward Addo Dankwa, Esq is an experienced clinician and public health physician specialist. A practicing lawyer and a medicolegal expert engaged in consultancy, medicolegal training for Hospitals and other institutions and a lover of hymnals.
Background & Contributions
Professional background and contributions to patient safety
Professional background
- 01Public Health Physician (MBChB)
- 02Lawyer (Esq) practising with Oseawuo Chambers & Co
- 03Medico-legal advisor on clinical governance and consent
- 04Contributor to national medico-legal discourse in Ghana
Contributions to patient safety
- +Advises on the legal and regulatory frameworks underpinning patient safety
- +Strengthens professional accountability within the Ghanaian health system
- +Advances patient rights in clinical care and adverse event handling
- +Guides clinicians on safe disclosure and documentation of harm
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