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Dr Lillian Akorfa Ohene, is a Senior Lecturer and the Head of Department for Public Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Ghana. She is a certified paediatric nurse, who holds a PhD in Nursing from De Montfort University, Leicester, UK, Master of Philosophy and Bachelor of Science in Nursing both from the University of Ghana. Dr Ohene has over twenty (20) years of practice and teaching experience in higher academic institutions. Her research interest focuses on holistic care of sick children, the wellbeing of women and their families. As a qualitative researcher, Dr Ohene has explored extensively, the concept of family centered care among sick children in the Ghanaian context. Some of her findings she has published widely in both local and international peer-reviewed journals. She also serves as a reviewer for several international journals.Dr Ohene is a member, and a faculty counsellor of Chi Omicron Chapter of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), a member of West Africa Postgraduate College of Nurses and Midwives (WAPCNM) and a foundation fellow of Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives (GCNM). Dr Ohene is also a Queen Elizbeth Scholar (QES).Dr Ohene serves as a mentor to her students, nurses and midwives locally and internationally. She has supervised over hundreds of undergraduate students’ research projects, postgraduates including PhD students. She is passionate about students’ academic success. Currently, Dr Ohene serves as a patron for 3 different student associations at the University of Ghana