Elliot Koranteng Tannor

Medicine

About

Elliot is a Senior Lecturer with the Department of Medicine of the School of Medicine and Dentistry of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). He is a Fellow of the West African College of Physicians (FWACP) and Fellow of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) after training in Cape Town, South Africa. Elliot is a Senior Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity with the George Washington University in Washington DC and part of the first cohort in the Emerging Leaders Program of the International Society of Nephrology. He also holds an MBA in Strategic Management and Consulting Elliot is greatly involved with advocacy to help prevent kidney diseases through talks on radio, television, churches and organizations as he believes in reaching out to primary health care as a tool to improve access to quality healthcare and universal Health Coverage. He is the Founder and Director of Kidney Health International a Non-profit organization with goal to promote kidney health in Ghana and Beyond.He has organized free screening exercises for vulnerable groups with the aim to prevent kidney disease. He also trains both healthcare and non-healthcare workers on how to educate and screen people with diabetes, hypertension, obesity and kidney diseases. He has also written a lot of articles for Graphiconline, myjoyonline.com and Ghana Business news on kidney disease prevention as well as 25 peer-review journals.Elliot is also a key Investigator with the May Measurement Month in the Ashanti region, a Hypertension awareness and screening campaign held in May every year in conjunction with the International Society of Hypertension.

Research Summary

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My research focuses on the comprehensive management and global impact of chronic kidney disease (CKD), with a particular emphasis on translational studies that bridge medical education, clinical research, policy development, and community engagement. The researcher explores innovative therapies, international collaborations, and the use of evidence-based practices to improve CKD care worldwide. Their work also highlights the critical role of recent global health events, such as COVID-19 pandemics, in shaping contemporary approaches to kidney disease management and health equity.

Research Themes

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Rifampicin and clarithromycin (extended release) versus rifampicin and streptomycin for limited Buruli ulcer lesions: a randomised, open-label, non-inferiority phase 3 trial(2020)

COVID-19 Pandemic: Is Africa Different?(2020)

Quality of life in patients on chronic dialysis in South Africa: a comparative mixed methods study(2017)

Inequities in kidney health and kidney care(2023)

Quality of life among patients with moderate to advanced chronic kidney disease in Ghana - a single centre study(2019)

The geographical distribution of dialysis services in Ghana(2018)

The Impact of Low Socioeconomic Status on Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease in Low- and Lower Middle-Income Countries(2022)

Task shifting roles, interventions and outcomes for kidney and cardiovascular health service delivery among African populations: a scoping review(2023)

Fifty years of hemodialysis in Ghana—current status, utilization and cost of dialysis services(2023)

Capacity for the management of kidney failure in the International Society of Nephrology Africa region: report from the 2023 ISN Global Kidney Atlas (ISN-GKHA)(2024)

Progress of nations in the organisation of, and structures for, kidney care delivery between 2019 and 2023: cross sectional survey in 148 countries(2024)

Peritoneal dialysis technique survival at Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa(2017)

Global Dialysis Perspective: Ghana(2023)

COVID-19 Pandemic Highlights Global Inequities in Chronic Hemodialysis Care: A DOPPS/ISN Survey(2021)

An ISN-DOPPS Survey of the Global Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on In-Centre Haemodialysis Services(2021)

Fifty years of hemodialysis in Ghana - current status, utilization and cost of dialysis services(2023)

Quality of life in patients on chronic dialysis- a focus group study(2017)

POS-968 COVID-19 PANDEMIC IDENTIFIES SIGNIFICANT GLOBAL INEQUITIES IN HEMODIALYSIS CARE IN LOW AND LOWER MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES - AN ISN/DOPPS SURVEY(2022)

Prevalence and predictors of chronic kidney disease among Ghanaian patients with hypertension and diabetes mellitus: A multicenter cross‐sectional study(2019)

Burden of hypertension in Ghana – Analysis of awareness and screening campaign in the Ashanti Region of Ghana(2022)

Prevalence of Hypertension in Ghana: Analysis of an Awareness and Screening Campaign in 2019(2022)

May Measurement Month 2018: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Ghana(2020)

May Measurement Month 2019: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Ghana-Sub-Saharan Africa(2021)

Approach to Diagnosis and Management of Hypertension: A Comprehensive and Combined Pediatric and Adult Perspective(2023)

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the kidney community: lessons learned and future directions(2022)

The Global Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on In-Center Hemodialysis Services: An ISN-Dialysis Outcomes Practice Patterns Study Survey(2021)

The COVID-19 Pandemic Identifies Significant Global Inequities in Hemodialysis Care in Low and Lower-Middle Income Countries—An ISN/DOPPS Survey(2022)

An ISN-DOPPS Survey of the Global Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Peritoneal Dialysis Services(2022)

Challenges in Kidney Care in a Lower Middle Income Country During the COVID-19 Pandemic — the Ghanaian Perspective(2021)

Author Correction: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the kidney community: lessons learned and future directions(2022)

The impact of COVID-19 on health service utilization in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review(2023)

Acute kidney injury and in-hospital mortality among patients with COVID-19 in Ghana – a single centre study(2023)

An ISN-DOPPS Survey of the Global Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Home Peritoneal Dialysis Services(2021)

Correction: Guidelines for the prevention, detection and management of the renal complications of COVID-19 in Africa(2020)

POS-877 Acute kidney injury and in-hospital mortality among patients with COVID-19 in Ghana(2022)

POS-926 IN-CENTRE HAEMODIALYSIS CENTRES VARIABLY AFFECTED BY THE CORONAVIRUS-2019 PANDEMIC IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THE WORLD: THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY-DIALYSIS OUTCOMES PRACTICE PATTERNS STUDY SURVEY(2022)

The impact of COVID-19 on health service utilization in sub-Saharan Africa – a scoping review(2023)

Trends and perspectives for improving quality of chronic kidney disease care: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference(2023)

Early Identification of CKD—A Scoping Review of the Global Populations(2022)

Assessing the impact of screening, early identification and intervention programmes for chronic kidney disease: protocol for a scoping review(2021)

A toolkit for ISN’s registry initiative, SharE-RR(2024)

Early detection of kidney disease in Ghana - A situational survey of secondary hospitals in the Ashanti Region of Ghana(2021)

A 10-Year retrospective review of renal cases seen in a Tertiary Hospital in West Africa.(2018)

Barriers to accessing essential medicines for kidney disease in low- and lower middle–income countries|(2022)

Access to and Barriers to Access for Essential Medicines in Nephrology and Related Non-Communicable Diseases: A Scoping Review Protocol(2021)

POS-327 BARRIERS TO ACCESSING ESSENTIAL MEDICINES FOR KIDNEY DISEASE: AN INTERNATIONAL SURVEY(2022)

Disparities in Access to Kidney Transplantation in Developing Countries(2021)

SAT-334 DISPARITIES IN TRANSPLANTATION ACCESS ACROSS DIFFERENT COUNTRIES: AN ISN FELLOWS COLLABORATIVE STUDY(2020)

Kidney Health for All—Efforts in Low-Income Settings to Enhance Community Engagement, Kidney Health Awareness, and Screening(2021)

The impact of COVID-19 on health service utilization in sub-Saharan Africa—a scoping review(2024)

Update on Existing Care Models for Chronic Kidney Disease in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review(2022)

Kidney Health for All – Bridging the gap to better kidney care in Africa(2022)

SAT-017 End Stage Renal Disease in Ghana(2019)

Chronic kidney disease - The ‘neglected’ Non-Communicable Disease in Ghana(2018)

WCN24-424 Current status, utilization and cost of hemodialysis services in Ghana(2024)

Epidemiology and Outcomes of Glomerular Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries(2022)

Management of idiopathic childhood nephrotic syndrome in sub-Saharan Africa: Ibadan consensus statement(2020)

Prevalence and distribution of primary glomerular diseases in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies(2023)

COVID-19 and Kidney Disease: Progress in Health Inequity From Low-Income Settings(2022)

Kidney damage associated with COVID-19: from the acute to the chronic phase(2024)

Guidelines for the prevention, detection and management of the renal complications of COVID-19 in Africa(2020)

Access to Nephrology Care for Pregnancy-Related Acute Kidney Injury in Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries: A Perspective(2023)

Equity and Quality of Global Chronic Kidney Disease Care: What Are We Waiting for?(2023)

SUN-252 QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG THE STAGES OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE IN GHANA - A SINGLE CENTRE STUDY(2019)

Challenges to Implementing Environmentally Sustainable Kidney Care in LMICs: An Opinion Piece(2024)

Association of lipid profile biomarkers with breast cancer by molecular subtype: analysis of the MEND study(2022)

Association of body composition with odds of breast cancer by molecular subtype: analysis of the Mechanisms for Established and Novel Risk Factors for Breast Cancer in Nigerian Women (MEND) study(2021)

The clinical relevance of repeat renal biopsies in the management of lupus nephritis: a South African experience(2017)

Biopsy proven lupus nephritis in a black male patient in West Africa with systemic lupus erythematosus: case report(2018)

Repeat Renal Biopsies In Lupus Nephritis Patients In Africa - A Comparative Single Centre Study Of Protocol And Disease Flare Biopsies(2017)

POS-056 Pattern of kidney disease in medical admissions in Ghana – a single centre study(2021)

Nurturing Global Leadership, Advocacy, Research, and Collegiality: The Unique Experience of The International Society of Nephrology Emerging Leaders Program(2023)

The Role of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors in the Treatment Paradigm of CKD in Africa: An African Association of Nephrology Panel Position Paper(2023)

Twitter as Educational Tool: A Global Web-Based Cross-Sectional Study on Social Media Behavior of Nephrologists(2023)

NephroConnect: Patterns, Preferences, Barriers, and Potentials in the Global Nephrology Community’s Social Media Landscape(2024)

POS-985 TWEETORIALS AS A NOVEL WAY TO INCREASE AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT AND PROMOTE ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES(2022)

POS-986 TWITTER AS EDUCATIONAL TOOL IN NEPHROLOGY: A GLOBAL WEB BASED CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY ON SOCIAL MEDIA BEHAVIOUR OF NEPHROLOGISTS(2022)

Outcomes in medical admissions with hyponatraemia in Ghana – a single-centre study(2019)

Hyponatraemia as a predictor of mortality in medical admissions in Ghana - A case control study(2020)

Hyponatraemia as a Predictor of Mortality in Medical Admissions in Ghana: A Comparative Study(2020)

Naphthalene induced acute kidney injury in an African patient in Ghana: about a case report(2019)

Balanced Solutions Versus Saline to Reduce AKI: A #NephJC Editorial on the BaSICS Trial(2022)

Impact of COVID-19 on health service utilisation in sub-Saharan Africa: protocol for a scoping review(2023)

Coarctation of the Aorta with Arterial Tortuosity Syndrome – A Case Report with Cinematic Rendering(2022)

A forgotten parasitic infestation in an immunocompromised patient-a case report of crusted scabies(2020)

Toolkit on Creating a Young Nephrologists Committee: An ISN Young Nephrologists Committee Project to Empower Young Nephrologists Worldwide(2024)

A scoping review of the utilization of mobile stroke units in low and lower middle-income countries: current evidence, implications and future direction(2025)

SAT-166 AKI PRACTICE PATTERNS: A MULTI-NATIONAL SURVEY(2019)

Assessment of non-communicable diseases screening practices among university lecturers in Ghana – a cross sectional single centre study(2023)

SAT-063 HYPONATREMIA AS A PREDICTOR ON MORTALITY IN MEDICAL ADMISSIONS IN GHANA - A CASE CONTROL STUDY(2020)

An Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Expert System for Clinical Staging of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease(2021)

An Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Expert System for Clinical Staging of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease(2023)

Table of Contents(2022)

Mixed acid-base abnormalities in a Ghanaian woman with hyperreninemic hyperaldosteronism, severe hypertension and stroke -- Case Report(2023)

WCN24-758 RECOGNITION OF LOCAL INVESTIGATORS IN AUTHORSHIP OF COLLABORATIVE KIDNEY RESEARCH CONDUCTED IN LOW- AND LOWERMIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES(2024)

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