UoB Grief Seminars: Dr Sabrina Bajwah & Dr Catriona Mayland, Equitable Bereavement Care for All Ethnicities: Learning from a National NIHR-Funded Study
About the event
Dr Sabrina Bajwah and Dr Catriona Mayland will share insights and learning from the NIHR-funded study ‘Equitable Bereavement Care for All’. This is the largest, most comprehensive UK healthcare study involving ethnically diverse communities. The seminar will focus on the participatory methods and the importance of cultural safety. Additionally, key findings about bereavement support will be presented.
Dr Sabrina Bajwah is a Clinical Reader in the Department of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation (King’s College London) and a Honorary Palliative Care Consultant at King’s College Hospital. Sabrina is the Chief Investigator on the NIHR ‘Equitable Bereavement Care for All’ study. Her research interests include different models of palliative care and racial inequality. She is a passionate egalitarian and drive forward Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in all aspects of her clinical and academic work. You might like to view her EAPC blog on fighting racial inequality of COVID-19 and her educational film ‘Palliative Care – Shifting the Focus from Equality to Equity’.
Dr Catriona R. Mayland is a Senior Clinical Lecturer and an Honorary Consultant in Palliative Medicine at the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. She is Co-lead for one of the University of Sheffield cancer strategy’s key themes, ‘Enhancing patient experience and voice.’ Additionally, she leads the Project Group relating to quality of care for dying people and bereavement support within the ‘International Collaboration for Best Care of the Dying’. She has recently been awarded a NIHR Advanced Fellowship which will focus on improving the evidence-base for care in the last days of life and the methodology to enable more inclusivity.
This seminar is part of a series organised by the Bristol Centre for Grief Research and Engagement, in association with Good Grief Festival.
The seminar will be online and we will send the link to all registered attendees around 24 hours before the start time. If you have any questions, please email: [email protected]