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  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
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  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Irene J Higginson is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom and conducts research primarily within the fields of Medicine and Health Professions. Their work spans several subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Radiological and Ultrasound Technology.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Frailty in Older Adults

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Irene J Higginson include:

  • Katherine E Sleeman
  • Matthew Maddocks
  • Fliss EM Murtagh
  • Sabrina Bajwah
  • Mevhibe Hocaoğlu

Publications by Irene J Higginson have appeared repeatedly in venues such as Palliative Medicine, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, BMC Palliative Care, and ERJ Open Research.

Some recent notable papers include:

  • "Palliative Care and the Management of Common Distressing Symptoms in Advanced Cancer: Pain, Breathlessness, Nausea and Vomiting, and Fatigue" (2020, Journal of Clinical Oncology)
  • "The Role and Response of Palliative Care and Hospice Services in Epidemics and Pandemics: A Rapid Review to Inform Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic" (2020, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)
  • "The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of hospital-based specialist palliative care for adults with advanced illness and their caregivers" (2020, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
  • "Characteristics, Symptom Management, and Outcomes of 101 Patients With COVID-19 Referred for Hospital Palliative Care" (2020, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)
  • "Managing the supportive care needs of those affected by COVID-19" (2020, European Respiratory Journal)

Irene J Higginson has been recognized as a Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • A comparison of symptom prevalence in far advanced cancer, AIDS, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and renal disease

    Joao Paulo Solano;Barbara Gomes;Irene J. Higginson

  • Alleviating the access abyss in palliative care and pain relief—an imperative of universal health coverage: the Lancet Commission report

    Felicia Marie Knaul;Paul E Farmer;Eric L Krakauer;Eric L Krakauer;Liliana De Lima

  • Measuring quality of life: Using quality of life measures in the clinical setting.

    Irene J Higginson;Alison J Carr

  • Factors influencing death at home in terminally ill patients with cancer: systematic review.

    Barbara Gomes;Irene J Higginson

  • The Prevalence of Symptoms in End-Stage Renal Disease: A Systematic Review

    Fliss E.M. Murtagh;Julia Addington-Hall;Irene J. Higginson

  • Place of care in advanced cancer: a qualitative systematic literature review of patient preferences.

    Irene Higginson;G J A Sen-Gupta

  • Heterogeneity and changes in preferences for dying at home: a systematic review

    Barbara Gomes;Natalia Monteiro Calanzani;Marjolein Gysels;Sue Hall

  • Effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of home palliative care services for adults with advanced illness and their caregivers

    Barbara Gomes;Natalia Monteiro Calanzani;Vito Curiale;Paul McCrone

  • Are quality of life measures patient centred

    Alison J Carr;Irene J Higginson

  • Better palliative care for older people

    Elizabeth Davies;Irene J. Higginson

  • Development and validation of a core outcome measure for palliative care: the palliative care outcome scale. Palliative Care Core Audit Project Advisory Group.

    J Hearn;I J Higginson

  • Is there evidence that palliative care teams alter end-of-life experiences of patients and their caregivers?

    Irene J. Higginson;Ilora Gillian Finlay;Danielle M. Goodwin;Kerenza Hood

  • Integration of oncology and palliative care: a Lancet Oncology Commission

    Stein Kaasa;Jon Håvard Loge;Matti S. Aapro;Tit Albreht

  • How many people will need palliative care in 2040? Past trends, future projections and implications for services

    S. N. Etkind;A. E. Bone;B. Gomes;B. Gomes;N. Lovell

  • Preferences for place of death if faced with advanced cancer: a population survey in England, Flanders, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain

    B. Gomes;I. J. Higginson;N. Calanzani;J. Cohen

  • An integrated palliative and respiratory care service for patients with advanced disease and refractory breathlessness: a randomised controlled trial.

    Irene J Higginson;Claudia Bausewein;Claudia Bausewein;Charles C Reilly;Wei Gao

  • Where people die (1974—2030): past trends, future projections and implications for care:

    Barbara Sales Gomes;Irene J Higginson

  • Do specialist palliative care teams improve outcomes for cancer patients? A systematic literature review

    Julie Hearn;Irene J Higginson

  • The escalating global burden of serious health-related suffering: projections to 2060 by world regions, age groups, and health conditions

    Katherine E Sleeman;Maja de Brito;Maja de Brito;Simon Etkind;Kennedy Nkhoma

  • What is the best way to help caregivers in cancer and palliative care? A systematic literature review of interventions and their effectiveness

    R Harding;I J Higginson

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Harding
Richard Harding King's College London
Wei Gao
Wei Gao University of Auckland
Richard J. Siegert
Richard J. Siegert Auckland University of Technology
Julia Addington-Hall
Julia Addington-Hall University of Southampton
Luc Deliens
Luc Deliens Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Paul McCrone
Paul McCrone King's College London
Athol U. Wells
Athol U. Wells Imperial College London
Charles Normand
Charles Normand Trinity College Dublin
Matthew Hotopf
Matthew Hotopf King's College London

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