Work-in-Progress (WIP)
POHER’s Work‑in‑Progress (WIP) sessions provide a forum where scholars, alums, and African Association of Future Gastroenterologists (AAFG) members showcase ongoing research, receive constructive feedback from expert mentors, and engage in collaborative discussion. WIP fosters a supportive environment that helps presenters refine methodology, strengthen findings, and expand professional networks.
Program Co-Chairs
Dr Seth Bloom
POHER Board Member
Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)
Associate Physician, Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard
Dr Evaristus Sunday Chukwudike
Consultant Hepatogastroenterologist and Director of Endoscopy, Redus Center for Digestive Health, Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
Member, Clinical Research Committee, World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO)
Research Director, African Association of Future Gastroenterologists (AAFG)
2025 presentations
12
December 2025
Samuel Jere (University of North Carolina Global Projects Zambia)
Antimicrobial Sensitivity Patterns of ESKAPE Pathogen Isolates from Two Zambian Tertiary Hospitals: A Retrospective Cross-sectional Study (2018-2024)
Martha Faleke (Bowen University teaching hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo state, Nigeria)
Sexual Activity in Pregnancy: Patterns, Predictors, and Beliefs Among Women Attending Antenatal Clinic at Bowen University Teaching Hospital (BUTH), Ogbomoso.
11
November 2025
Dr Precious Nkereuwem (AAFG)
Interventions for the management of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Africa: A Scoping Review
10
October 2025
Dr Nkengeh N. Tazinkeng (POHER Alum)
Uptake and Determinants of Gastroenterology Guideline Use Among U.S. Gastroenterology Fellows: A Cross-Sectional Study
09
September 2025
James Deng Garang (POHER Alum)
A Pilot Study to Develop a Follow-up Care Guide for Colorectal Cancer Survivors
Towela Sinyinza (CBUSOM)
Assessing Drug Resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Strains in Patients at the National Health and Training Institution
08
August 2025
Angelo Autiak Ayii Chol (POHER Alum)
Advancing Inflammatory Bowel Disease Care in Africa: Outcomes from a Multidisciplinary Educational Symposium
Monicah Syomiti Kitonga (POHER Alum)
A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis of the Availability, Accessibility and Staffing of Radiation Oncology in Sub-Saharan Africa
07
July 2025
Derlyne Omwoyo (POHER 2025 Scholar)Impact of Breast Cancer Surgery on Physical, Psychological, and Social Aspects of Quality of Life on Survivors
06
June 2025
Patricia Wanjiru (POHER 2025 Scholar)
Prevalence, correlates and perceived impact of suicidality among undergraduate medical students in Kenya
05
May 2025
Olayinka Olatunbosun (POHER 2025 Scholar)Knowledge, Attitude and Exposure of Paediatric Oncology Among Undergraduate Medical Students in University of Ilorin
Esther Opio Anthony Yugu (POHER 2025 Scholar)Risk factors of undernutrition among children (0 to 18 ) in Africa. A scoping review
04
April 2025
Korede Adekanye (POHER 2025 Scholar)
The Relationship Between Health Insurance Type and Influenza Vaccination Among Pregnant Individuals in the US in 2022 and 2023
Shirley Sarah Dadson (POHER 2025 Scholar)
The Impact of Biofilms on Antibiotic Resistance in Burn Wound Infections: A 6-month Prospective Study at Korle-bu Teaching Hospital.
03
March 2025
Frank-Awat Abaiweh (POHER 2025 Scholar)
Epidemiology and Clinical Profiles of Patients with Indication for Valve Surgery in Buea, Cameroon: A 5-Year Retrospective Study at a Tertiary Hospital
King Mwila (POHER 2025 Scholar)
Herbal Medicine Use Among Patients With Type II Diabetes Mellitus–A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study at Kitwe Teaching Hospital (KTH)
02
February 2025
Teddy Mukuka (POHER 2025 Scholar)
Assessing the Prevalence of Depression Among Adolescents and Young People on Antiretroviral Therapy, Associated Factors, and Implications on Drug Adherence at Kitwe Teaching Hospital
Jeremiah Oluwatomi Itodo Daniel (POHER 2023 Alum)
Alzheimer's Disease Risk Reduction Intervention for Siblings and Children of Patients with Parental Family History (PFH) of Dementia: A Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Pilot Study
01
January 2025
Faithfulness Omotosho (POHER 2024 Alum)
Assessment of Nigerian Medical Student Knowledge of, Awareness of and Attitude Towards Medical Ethics in the Undergraduate Medical Education in Nigeria: A Case Study
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