Sylvia Phaphali Adzitey, PhDc, MPH, RN

Cardiovascular Diseaes. Hypertension. Self-Management Support. Nurse-Led Care Model

Academic Talks

Selected list of guest lectures, conference presentations and public talks

Guest lectures

School: University of Health and Allied Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery,  Ho, Volta Region, Ghana, MPhil in Nursing Students.
Course: Programme Planning and Evaluation: Monitoring and evaluation in the context of non-communicable diseases.
Date: July 2025 and November 2025.

School: University for Development Studies, School of Public Health, 
Course: Global burden of non-communicable disease
Date: May, 2024, July 2024, May 2025.

Conference Presentations

Presenter, Improving Accurate Blood Pressure Measurement in Outpatient Department Settings: A Human-Centred Design Approach. 8th Annual General Scientific Meeting of the Ghanaian Society of Cardiology, Kumasi, Ghana. February 2026.

Presenter, Developing Best Practice Guidelines for Nurses to Provide Self-management in Ghana. 3rd Ghanaian Diaspora Nursing Alliance Conference, Accra, Ghana. January 2026.

Presenter, Effectiveness of Nurse-Led Interventions for Hypertension Self-Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. UWC Research Week 2025, Cape Town, South Africa, September 2025.

Presenter, Nurse-Led Interventions for Hypertension Self-Management: A Systematic Review. Pre-eclampsia Scientific Symposium, Cape Coast, Ghana, May 2025.

Presenter, Improving Nurses' Knowledge in Hypertension Management: A Capacity Building Project in the Northern Region, Ghana. 7th Annual General Scientific Meeting of the Ghanaian Society of Cardiology, Tamale, Ghana. February 2025.

Presenter, Pattern of Diseases and Determinants of Neonatal Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review. 14th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference, University for Development Studies, Nyankpala, September 2021.

Poster, Effectiveness of Nurse-Led Hypertension Self-Management Interventions and Patients’ Experiences: A Systematic Review. 3rd Ghanaian Diaspora Nursing Alliance Conference, Accra, Ghana. January 2026.

Poster,
Strengthening Hypertension Management Skills among Nurses: A Capacity Building Project in the Northern Region, Ghana. 2nd Ghanaian Diaspora Nursing Alliance Conference, Accra, Ghana. January 2025.
Poster, Pattern of Diseases and Outcomes Among Neonates Admitted in Tamale Teaching Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Prospective Study. 1st Annual Graduate Conference, University for Development Studies, Tamale. December 2021.

Conference session moderation

Moderator, Team-Based Strategies for Hypertension Control: Innovations in Treatment and Collaboration. 3rd Ghanaian-Diaspora Nursing Alliance Conference, Accra, Ghana. January 2026.