Dr Javiera Leniz Martelli MSc, MD
PhD Fellow
Research interests
- Palliative care
Biography
Javiera joined the Cicely Saunders Institute as a Research Assistant in April 2017 working on transitions to hospital among people with dementia at the end of life. She started her PhD program at the Institute in 2019. Her project looks at primary and community care services utilization among people with dementia and their influence on transitions to hospital in their last year of life.
Javiera received medical training and qualified as a general practitioner at the Pontifical Catholic University in Chile. She worked in a clinical post for six years. She then moved to London and completed a full-time MSc in public health at the Faculty of Life Science & Medicine at King’s College London in 2016.
Research interests:
- Primary health care at the end of life
- Dementia care
- Routinely collected data analysis
- Health care service research
Research profile
Research
Understanding the Impact of Community Health & Social Care Services on Hospitalisation in the Last Months of Life
Examining primary and community health care and hospital admissions among people with cancer in their last 90 days of life.
Project status: Ongoing
News
People in richer areas saw biggest increase in deaths at home during the pandemic
The gap between where the rich and poor die widened during the pandemic, new research has found.
Research
Understanding the Impact of Community Health & Social Care Services on Hospitalisation in the Last Months of Life
Examining primary and community health care and hospital admissions among people with cancer in their last 90 days of life.
Project status: Ongoing
News
People in richer areas saw biggest increase in deaths at home during the pandemic
The gap between where the rich and poor die widened during the pandemic, new research has found.