Monday, 6 October 2014

Professor Godwin O. Eni - Renowned Nigerian Physiotherapist (Physiolight Issue: 1)

Professor Godwin O. Eni (International Health Consultant, Eni Consulting, Vancouver, British Columbia).

Born: Nigeria
Professor Godwin Eni began his career as the first Nigerian Physiotherapist trained in Nigeria at the University of Ibadan.

Career: Physiotherapist, Nigeria, Saskatoon and Toronto, 1970-73; Clinical Instructor, Physiotherapy, University of Western Ontario, 1973-79; Chief Physiotherapist, South Western Ontario and Children’s Psychiatric Research Institute, Ministry of Community and Social Services, Ontario, 1973-79; Director, Dept. of Rehabilitation Services, University Hospital, Vancouver, BC , 1983-86; Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Rehabilitation
Medicine, University of British Columbia, 1983-86; Director, Graduate Program in Health Services Planning and Administration, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 1987-95; Chair, Division of Health Policy & Management, Dept. of Healthcare & Epidemiology, University of British Columbia, 1991-95; Visiting Adjunct Professor, Executive Graduate Program in Health Administration, School of Business, University of Colorado, Denver, USA, 1992-95; Director, Rehabilitation Services, Injury Management Solutions [IMS], Surrey British Columbia, 2000-01; International Health Consultant and Principal, Hexagon and Eni Consulting, Vancouver, BC, 1996- 07; Visiting Professor, Dept. of Medical Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, 2007-08; LEAD Scholar, National Universities Commission, Nigeria 2007-08. Dr. Eni consulted or advised governments, NGOs, and multi-national organizations in 19 countries in Africa, South-East Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, and Eastern Europe in health system reform, health service delivery, community health, primary health care, child immunization, women’s health, project planning and implementation, health policy, curriculum development, and health service administration. From 2002 to 2005, Dr. Eni chaired the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Chiropractic Education of Canada. He was the Chair of the West-Side Community Health Committee of the Vancouver Regional Health Board that established the first comprehensive community health centre [Pacific Spirit] in the city.

For his community services, honour/awards, works, educational qualifications, favourite book and quote, source of inspiration and future aspiration check; British columbia, community, international, medicine, writer: Ricardo, M. (2010). Who’s Who In Black Canada. www.whoswhoinblackcanada.com/2010/07/27/dr-goodwin-o-eni/


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