Dr Amoakwa is an experienced Primary Care Researcher and lecturer in Health and Social care and currently teaching Social Work/Childhood Studies.

He obtained his PhD in 2006 at the University of Manchester titled The Dynamics of Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. He also holds an MBA(Chester), M.Phil., BA, Dip.Ed. (Cape Coast) and FHEA. Dr Amoakwa is currently a lecturer in the Social Work/childhood studies. Prior to joining Bolton, he was the course leader for Healthcare Practice (UCEN Manchester) between 2018 and 2022 leading on research modules and student dissertations. Before joining UCEN, Dr Amoakwa worked as a palliative care researcher within the Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre at Hull York Medical School University of Hull between 2016 and 2018 helping in developing needs assessment tool for palliative care cancer patients and mentored PhD students at the Centre.

Dr Amoakwa also worked as a Senior Lecturer at West London College of Business and Management Sciences, between 2012 and 2016 where he led the Healthcare Management Programme. Prior to this, he held a position as a Post-Doc Research Scientist at North Wales Clinical School Department of Primary Care and Public Health Cardiff School of Medicine between 2007 and 2012 as a trials coordinator and manager on two major funded projects (Activity Increase Despite Arthritis (AIDA) and SUPAC Lung Cancer). As part of his doctoral training, Dr Amoakwa taught on the MSC Health Policy Programme at the University of Manchester and served as a cover teacher for many colleges in Greater Manchester between 2002 and 2006.

Research interests and specialisms:
Dr Amoakwa’s main research interests are: Cancer in Primary Care, Musculoskeletal Research and Epidemiology. His research focus has been on Needs Assessment of Palliative Care Cancer Patients, optimising the role of Primary Care in lung cancer follow-up care, developing physical activity intervention for hip and knee pain, economic evaluation of physical activity interventions, randomised controlled trials and epidemic modelling

Teaching responsibilities:
Main teaching activities are on the BA and MA Social Work Programme, and childhood studies.
Administrative responsibilities
Student recruitment and admissions (conducting interviews and liaising with the admissions team)

Other responsibilities:
Supervisor for Undergraduate and Masters students Dissertation
Reviewer for Journal Plos One

Publications and research outputs:
Joseph Clark, Elvis Amoakwa, Miriam Johnson (2021): A cluster randomised trial of a Needs Assessment Tool for adult Cancer patients and their carers (NAT-C) in primary care: A feasibility study January 2021PLoS ONE 16(1): e0245647
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245647

Joseph Clark, Elvis Amoakwa, Miriam Johnson (2019) Cluster randomised feasibility trial to test the routine use of the Needs Assessment Tool: Cancer (NAT: -C) in primary care to reduce unmet patient and carer needs and determine the feasibility of a definitive trial
June 2019 British Journal of General Practice 69(suppl 1): bjgp19X702857 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-ASP.169

Joseph Clark, Elvis Amoakwa, Miriam Johnson (2019): What are the opportunities for cancer care and related research in primary care? A qualitative study of the views of patients, carers, and practice staff
June 2019 British Journal of General Practice 69(suppl 1): bjgp19X703505
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X703505

Joseph Clark, Elvis Amoakwa, Miriam Johnson (2019): A cluster randomised feasibility trial (cRCT) to test the routine use of the need’s assessment tool: cancer (NAT:C) in primary care to reduce unmet patient and carer needs and determine the feasibility of a definitive trial
March 2019 Supportive and Palliative Care 9(SUPP 1): A61.3-A62
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-ASP.169

Amoakwa E (2014): The role of post-project review in R&D organisations University of Chester Business School.

Campbell, C., Amoakwa, E., Anandan, C., Highet, G., Murray, S., Neal, R., Rose, P. & Weller, D. (2012): The Role of Primary Care in Patients with Lung Cancer. Journal of Palliative Care. 28, 3, p. 195-195 1 p.
The Role of Primary Care in Patients with Lung Cancer — University of Edinburgh Research Explorer

Williams NH, Amoakwa E, Belcher J, Burton K, Hendry M, Lewis R, Hood K, Bennett P, Neal RD, Wilkinson C. Measuring illness and exercise beliefs in osteoarthritis of the hip or knee: psychometric properties of the ‘Hip and Knee Beliefs Questionnaire’ and the ‘Exercise Attitude Questionnaire’. International Musculoskeletal Medicine 2012; 34 No. 1: 13-18. DOI 10.1179/1753615411Y.
Measuring illness and exercise beliefs in osteoarthritis of the hip or knee: Psychometric properties of the 'Hip and Knee Beliefs Questionnaire' and the 'Exercise Attitude Questionnaire' — University of Huddersfield Research Portal

G Highet, S A Murray, C Campbell, M Kendall, P Rainey, R Neal, P Rose, C Anandan, E Amoakwa and D Weller (2011): Resolving tensions: optimising the role of primary care in lung cancer follow-up care BMJ Support Palliat Care 2011;1: A4 doi:10.1136/bmjspcare-2011-000020.8
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2011-000020.8

Williams NH, Amoakwa E, Belcher J, Edwards RT, Hassani H, Hendry M, Burton K, Lewis R, Hood K, Jones J, Bennett P, Linck P, Neal RD, Wilkinson C. Activity increase despite arthritis (AIDA): phase II randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of an active management booklet for hip and knee osteoarthritis. British Journal of General Practice 2011; 61:498-99.
Activity Increase Despite Arthritis (AÏDA): phase II randomised controlled trial of an active management booklet for hip and knee osteoarthritis in primary care (bjgp.org)

Williams NH, Amoakwa E, Burton K, Hendry M, Lewis R, Jones J, Bennett P, Neal RD, Andrew G, Wilkinson C. The Hip and Knee Book: developing an active management booklet for hip and knee osteoarthritis. British Journal of General Practice 2010; 60:113-120.
https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp10x483166

Williams NH, Amoakwa E, Burton K, Hendry M, Belcher J, Lewis R, Hood K, Jones J, Bennett P, Edwards RT, Neal RD, Andrew G, Wilkinson C. Activity Increase Despite Arthritis (AÏDA): design of a Phase II randomised controlled trial evaluating an active management booklet for hip and knee osteoarthritis [ISRCTN24554946]. BMC Family Practice 2009; 10:62.DOI:10.1186/1471-2296-10-62
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-10-62

Williams NH, Amoakwa E, Burton K, Hendry M, Lewis R, Jones J, Bennett P, Neal RD, Andrew G, Wilkinson C. The hip and knee book: helping you cope with osteoarthritis. London: The Stationery Office 2009.
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp10X483166

Amoakwa E (2006): Dynamics of HIV/AIDS in Ghana Within the Sub-Saharan Africa Context. University of Manchester, Manchester UK

Amoakwa E (2001): The role of women in fishery management: case of FAO`s integrated fishery project-Chokomey-Ghana" Norwegian College of Fisheries Sciences University of Tromso Norway

Amoakwa E (2000): Brain drain from Ghana: Case of University lecturers. International Migration Institute, Oxford Department of International Development (QEH), University of Oxford, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford

Conference Papers
Elvis Amoakwa, Karen Cook, Adam Sleeman, Maria Hermit(2020):Investigating mental health of academic staff in Higher Education within Further Education Environment: Preliminary Results of Systematic. Presentation Staff Development Conference UCEN Manchester.

Joseph Clark, Elvis Amoakwa, Miriam Johnson (2019): What are the opportunities for cancer care and related research in primary care? A qualitative study of the views of patients, carers and practice staff. APM Conference presentation Harrogate Convention Centre. Harrogate, England, 21–22 March 2019
DOI:10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-ASP.13

Cancer and Primary Care Ca-PRI conference University of Edinburgh 19th April 2017 Poster Presentation CANACCESS Project
Ca-PRI 2017 Programme 100417 (ed.ac.uk)

The Cochrane Collaboration Conference. Cardiff University March 2010
PHRGNewsletterMarch2010[1] (cochrane.org)

South West Society for Academic Primary Care (SWSAPC) conference University of Warwick 2008. Poster presentation of preliminary results Activity increase despite arthritis (AIDA)