Humanising Healthcare podcast Series 3 Episode 2 - 'Palliative Care and Bereavement'

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In this edition:

This week, Manasi is joined by Katherine Bristowe, Herbert Dunhill Senior Lecturer at the Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation. Katherine has a background in sociolinguistics and health communication research. The episode focuses on ‘Palliative Care & Bereavement. They discuss her programme of research - which focusses on widening access to palliative and bereavement care for people from minoritised and marginalised groups including the LGBTQ+ communities.

Katherine Bristowe

Herbert Dunhill Senior Lecturer and Estates Lead at the Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation

Katherine Bristowe is a qualitative methodologist with a background in sociolinguistics and health communication research. Her programme of research focuses on widening access to palliative and bereavement care for people from minoritised and marginalised groups including the LGBTQ+ communities, people from minoritised ethnic groups, and children, and improving communication between health and social care professionals and service users. 

Manasi Nandi

Professor of Integrative Pharmacology and Physiology 

Manasi is a scientist and educator based within the Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on the extraction of new information from vital signs data, aiding research and clinical decision making, and identifying earlier alerts of disease. She has expertise in medicine discovery and development and the translation of laboratory findings into clinical practice. She is a fellow of the British Pharmacological Society, most recently supporting efforts to embed inclusive principles into the national curriculum. Inclusivity and accessibility are at the core of her teaching and research practice. She is the Development, Diversity and Inclusion lead for the School and Cancer and Pharmaceutical Science, supporting EDI activities at Faculty and College level. She launched the Humanising Healthcare seminar series in 2023.