Dr Adejoke Oluyase
Research Associate
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
Centre for Global Health Palliative Care
Centre for Global Health Palliative Care
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
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: Completed
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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
Funding boost for research into palliative care during COVID-19
Additional funding has been awarded for a study into the palliative care pandemic response.
Research
Centre for Global Health Palliative Care
Centre for Global Health Palliative Care
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
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: Completed
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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
Funding boost for research into palliative care during COVID-19
Additional funding has been awarded for a study into the palliative care pandemic response.