Edward Adinkrah

Postdoctoral fellow with a background in medicine, project management, and information technology focused on health services research in minority populations. Dedicated to fostering health equity through evidence-based research and effectively disseminating research analysis and findings to diverse stakeholders. Current scholarly contributions include publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Public Health Fellowship2020/01 - 2021/06

Centralized Opioid Management and Behavioral Approach to Treatment (COMBAT) Public Health Fellow

Altamed Health Services, Los Angeles, USA

Senior Intern, Departments of Pediatrics and Surgery 2016/08 - 2017/06

University Health Services - KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana

Junior Intern, Departments of Internal Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology 2015/08 - 2016/06

Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana

Medical License, Ghana Medical and Dental Council

Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute

Security Plus, COMPTIA

Best Poster Award, Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Conference 2023

Recipient of NIH Clinical Research and Career Development (CRECD) Scholarship

Project Committee Chair, Medical Students' Association (KNUST-Ghana) 2013/2014

Debate Club President, Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School, Legon-Accra, Ghana 2006/2007

Ghana Medical Association (GMA)

American Public Health Association(APHA)

Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists (ACDIS)

American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)

Gerontological Society of America (GSA)

Project Management Institute (PMI)

Association of Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS)

COMPTIA

The Development and Implementation of a Diabetes-Specific Medication Regimen Complexity Index Benchmark for Medication Therapy Management in Low-Income African American Adults in South Los Angeles: Strategies to Improve Medication Adherence.

Development and operationalization of an integrated web-based research tool: Pharmacy Health Outcomes Research Suite (PHORS)

Multilevel, Multidisciplinary, Faith-Based Participatory Interventions to Reduce COVID-19 Related-Risks among Underserved African Americans.

An Intervention to Improve Blood Pressure Control among Hypertensive African American Seniors in South Los Angeles

Investigational Intervention to Reduce Medication-Related Challenges among Underserved Diabetic and Hypertensive Older Latino Adults

Online Lecture Series 2022/02

CDU DNP Program: Research Methodologies for DNP Capstone Projects

Online Lecture 2021/06

CDU PA Program: Fundamentals of Conducting Systematic Reviews/COVIDENCE Workshop

Virtual Podium Presentation 2020/11

NIMHD Annual Presentation: Multilevel, Multidisciplinary, Faith-Based Participatory Interventions to Reduce COVID-19 Related-Risks among underserved African Americans: Specific Aims & Implementation Strategies.

Faith Leaders Training 2020/03

Community Workshop: Multilevel, Multidisciplinary, Faith-Based Participatory Interventions to Reduce COVID-19 Related-Risks among underserved African Americans:

Virtual Poster Presentation 2020/07

Altamed Health Services: Integration of Patient Centered Non-Clinical Domains and Opioid Risk Assessment in the Delivery of Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT): Provider's Perspective

Podium Presentation 2020/05

CDU AXIS Centre: Medication Complexity among Disadvantaged African American Seniors in Los Angeles

Bazargan, M., Ekwegh, T., Cobb, S., Adinkrah, E., & Assari, S. (2020). Eye Examination Recency among African American Older Adults with Chronic Medical Conditions. Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 8(2), 94. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8020094

Bazargan, M., Wisseh, C., Adinkrah, E., Boyce, S., King, E. O., & Assari, S. (2021). Low-Dose Aspirin Use Among African American Older Adults. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM, 34(1), 132–143. https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.01.200322

Cobb, S., Ekwegh, T., Adinkrah, E., Ameli, H., Dillard, A., Kibe, L. W., & Bazargan, M. (2022). Examining colorectal cancer screening uptake and health provider recommendations among underserved middle aged and older African Americans. Health promotion perspectives, 12(4), 399–409. https://doi.org/10.34172/hpp.2022.52

Adinkrah, E., Najand, B., Rahmani, A., Maharlouei, N., Ekwegh, T., Cobb, S., & Zare, H. (2022). Social Determinants of Mental, Physical, and Oral Health of Middle-Aged and Older African Americans in South Los Angeles. International journal of environmental research and public health, 19(24), 16765. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416765

Bazargan, M., Loeza, M., Ekwegh, T., Adinkrah, E. K., Kibe, L. W., Cobb, S., Assari, S., & Bazargan-Hejazi, S. (2021). Multi-Dimensional Impact of Chronic Low Back Pain among Underserved African American and Latino Older Adults. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(14), 7246. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147246

Bazargan, M., Wisseh, C., Adinkrah, E., Ameli, H., Santana, D., Cobb, S., & Assari, S. (2020). Influenza Vaccination among Underserved African-

Adinkrah, E., Bazargan, M., Wisseh, C., & Assari, S. (2020). Medication Complexity among Disadvantaged African American Seniors in Los Angeles. Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland), 8(2), 86. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy8020086

Adinkrah, E., Bazargan, M., Wisseh, C., & Assari, S. (2020). Adherence to Hypertension Medications and Lifestyle Recommendations among Underserved African American Middle-Aged and Older Adults. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(18), 6538. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186538

King, E.; Bazargan, M.; Entsuah, N.; Tokumitsu, S.W.; Wisseh, C.; Adinkrah, E.K. Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use among Underserved Older Latino Adults. J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12, 3067. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12093067

Kibe LW, Bazargan M, Bosah A, Schrode KM, Kuo Y, Adinkrah E, Shaheen M. Diet Quality of Older African Americans: Impact of Knowledge and Perceived Threat of COVID-19. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Mar 27;20(7):5274. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20075274

Ekwegh, T., Cobb, S., Adinkrah, E. K., Vargas, R., Kibe, L. W., Sanchez, H., Waller, J., Ameli, H., & Bazargan, M. (2023). Factors Associated with Telehealth Utilization among Older African Americans in South Los Angeles during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International journal of environmental research and public health, 20(3), 2675. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032675

Adinkrah, E. K., Cobb, S., & Bazargan, M. (2023). Delayed Medical Care of Underserved Middle-Aged and Older African Americans with Chronic Disease during COVID-19 Pandemic. Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 11(4), 595. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11040595

Adinkrah, E. K., Bazargan, S., Cobb, Sanchez, H., Waller, J., Bazargan, M., Mobilizing faith-based COVID-19 health ambassadors to address COVID-19 health disparities among African American older adults in under-resourced communities: A hybrid, community-based participatory intervention. [In Review]