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Adejoke Oluyase

Dr Adejoke Oluyase

Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Palliative care

Biography

Adejoke qualified as a pharmacist in Nigeria in 2007. She has experience of providing high quality, patient-centred care to patients. Adejoke successfully completed her MSc in Clinical Pharmacy, International Practice and Policy at the School of Pharmacy, University College London.

Adejoke’s PhD project was a mixed methods study that assessed the appropriateness of prescriptions for mental health disorders or pain among people with substance misuse problems. During her PhD programme, she was involved in a NIHR funded systematic review project that evaluated the accessibility and acceptability of self-management support interventions for men with long-term conditions.

She joined the Cicely Saunders Institute in June 2017 to work on a Cochrane Review investigating the effectiveness of inpatient specialist palliative care in acute hospitals for adults with advanced illness and their caregivers.

Research profile

    Research

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    Centre for Global Health Palliative Care

    Centre for Global Health Palliative Care

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    Better Treatments for Refractory Breathlessness

    Better Treatments for Refractory Breathlessness (BETTER-B) aims to improve the lives of people with severe breathlessness.

    Project status: Ongoing

    covid-19 patient in bed male ventilator csi project 780x450
    CovPall: Rapid Evaluation of the COVID-19 Pandemic Response in Palliative & End of Life Care

    The CovPall Project aims to understand more about how palliative care services and hospices are responding to COVID-19.

    Project status: Ongoing

    lady wearing mask covid19 csi project 780x450
    Evaluation of the COVID-19 Pandemic Response in Palliative & End of Life Care: Connecting to Boost Impact & Data Assets

    The CovPall-Connect project provides an opportunity for national data linkage on the palliative care response to COVID-19.

    Project status: Ongoing

    two men talking bereavement care
    Equitable bereavement care for all

    An inclusive, qualitative study to improve bereavement services for those from ethnically diverse communities.

    Project status: Ongoing

    News

    100 patients recruited into the Better-B trial

    The EU-funded Better-B project reaches a significant milestone with 100 patients recruited into the trial.

    senior lady oxygen mask csi 1903x558

    UK COVID policies may have disproportionally impacted ethnic minorities at the end of life

    New research has found UK wide COVID-19 policies may have disproportionately impacted people from ethnic minority groups at the end of life.

    A no visitor sign at a hospital

    Research shows end of life care was not seen as an essential, frontline service in the pandemic

    Findings from a new report prompt calls for proper recognition and sustainable funding of end of life care and bereavement support.

    Adult woman wearing a face covering next to an elderly woman. Photo by Georg Arthur Pflueger on Unsplash.

    How specialist palliative care services have coped in response to COVID-19

    Services have been highly adaptive and embraced low-cost innovations during the pandemic.

    Stethoscope laid on laptop keyboard next to a paper form on a clipboard and a pen

    Palliative care needs better integration with health care systems for this and future pandemics/epidemics

    Findings from a multinational study into the experience of palliative care services highlights need for better integration and recognition in health services...

    Graphic showing healthcare workers multitasking from freepik.com

    Hospital-based specialist palliative care may slightly improve patient experience and increase their chances of dying at home

    Cochrane Review of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of hospital-based specialist palliative care for adults with advanced illness and their caregivers

    Elderly man taking medication in hospital

    Funding boost for research into palliative care during COVID-19

    Additional funding has been awarded for a study into the palliative care pandemic response.

    Public health poster about coronavirus

      Research

      GLOBE SEA BLUE global worldwide csi 1903x558
      Centre for Global Health Palliative Care

      Centre for Global Health Palliative Care

      Breathlessness woman holding chest csi 780x450
      Better Treatments for Refractory Breathlessness

      Better Treatments for Refractory Breathlessness (BETTER-B) aims to improve the lives of people with severe breathlessness.

      Project status: Ongoing

      covid-19 patient in bed male ventilator csi project 780x450
      CovPall: Rapid Evaluation of the COVID-19 Pandemic Response in Palliative & End of Life Care

      The CovPall Project aims to understand more about how palliative care services and hospices are responding to COVID-19.

      Project status: Ongoing

      lady wearing mask covid19 csi project 780x450
      Evaluation of the COVID-19 Pandemic Response in Palliative & End of Life Care: Connecting to Boost Impact & Data Assets

      The CovPall-Connect project provides an opportunity for national data linkage on the palliative care response to COVID-19.

      Project status: Ongoing

      two men talking bereavement care
      Equitable bereavement care for all

      An inclusive, qualitative study to improve bereavement services for those from ethnically diverse communities.

      Project status: Ongoing

      News

      100 patients recruited into the Better-B trial

      The EU-funded Better-B project reaches a significant milestone with 100 patients recruited into the trial.

      senior lady oxygen mask csi 1903x558

      UK COVID policies may have disproportionally impacted ethnic minorities at the end of life

      New research has found UK wide COVID-19 policies may have disproportionately impacted people from ethnic minority groups at the end of life.

      A no visitor sign at a hospital

      Research shows end of life care was not seen as an essential, frontline service in the pandemic

      Findings from a new report prompt calls for proper recognition and sustainable funding of end of life care and bereavement support.

      Adult woman wearing a face covering next to an elderly woman. Photo by Georg Arthur Pflueger on Unsplash.

      How specialist palliative care services have coped in response to COVID-19

      Services have been highly adaptive and embraced low-cost innovations during the pandemic.

      Stethoscope laid on laptop keyboard next to a paper form on a clipboard and a pen

      Palliative care needs better integration with health care systems for this and future pandemics/epidemics

      Findings from a multinational study into the experience of palliative care services highlights need for better integration and recognition in health services...

      Graphic showing healthcare workers multitasking from freepik.com

      Hospital-based specialist palliative care may slightly improve patient experience and increase their chances of dying at home

      Cochrane Review of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of hospital-based specialist palliative care for adults with advanced illness and their caregivers

      Elderly man taking medication in hospital

      Funding boost for research into palliative care during COVID-19

      Additional funding has been awarded for a study into the palliative care pandemic response.

      Public health poster about coronavirus