Dr Leila Ghalichi

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Department of Applied Health Sciences

Contact details

Address
Murray Learning Centre
College of Medicine and Health
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT

Senior Researcher at Global Health Unit. Currently working on “Equitable Access to Quality Health Care for Injured People in Four Low or Middle Income Countries”.

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Qualifications

MD, PhD in Epidemiology

Biography

Leila is a physician with a PhD in Epidemiology. Her research spans global health, psychosocial health, and communicable diseases. She is experienced in qualitative and quantitative research methods and evidence synthesis.

Research

Research interests:

  • Injury care
  • Psychosocial Health
  • Public Health

 Current projects:

Equitable Access to Quality Health Care for Injured People in Four Low or Middle Income Countries: Equi-injury

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Atiq, H, Rahim, KA, Sheikh, SA, Khan, BA, Wajidali, Z, Chand, ZB, Latif, A, Ignatowicz, A, Ghalichi, L, Chu, KM, Razzak, JA & Davies, J 2025, 'Access to quality Trauma Care after injury in Pakistan—Systematic review and narrative synthesis', British Medical Journal Open.

Amirkafi, A, Shariat, SV, Rasoulian, M, Ghalichi, L, Mohammadi, F & Shalbafan, M 2025, 'Effect of an Intervention Package on the Medical Students’ Stigma towards Patients with Psychiatric Disorders', Journal of Iranian Medical Council, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 696-708. https://doi.org/10.18502/jimc.v8i4.19536

Equi-Injury Group, Davies, J, Ignatowicz, A, Sitch, A & Ghalichi, L 2025, 'Health system governance for injury care in low- and middle-income countries: a survey of policymakers and policy implementors', BMJ Global Health, vol. 10, no. 2, e017890. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-017890

Ghalichi, L, Damasceno , A, Flood, D, Geldsetzer, P, Gurung, M, Marcus, M, Mwangi, JK, Vollmer, S, Theilmann, M & Davies, J 2025, 'Unintentional Injuries Requiring Medical Attention in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries: Evidence from Nationally Representative Surveys in 12 Countries', Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, vol. 15, 82. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44197-025-00420-y

Equi-Injury Group 2024, 'Equitable access to qualacity injury care; Equi-Injury project protocol for prioritizing interventions in four Low- or Middle-Income Countries: a mixed method study', BMC Health Services Research, vol. 24, 429. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-10668-y

Ghalichi, L, Goodman-Palmer, D, Whitaker, J, Abio, A, Lowery Wilson, M, Wallis, L, Norov, B, Aryal, KK, Carvalho Malta, D, Bärnighausen, T, Geldsetzer, P, Flood, D, Vollmer, S, Theilmann, M & Davies, J 2024, 'Individual characteristics associated with road traffic collisions and healthcare seeking in Low- and Middle-Income Countries and territories', PLOS Global Public Health, vol. 4, no. 1, e0002768. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002768

Iran Subnational Mental Health GBD Collaborators 2024, 'National and subnational burden of mental disorders in Iran (1990–2019): findings of the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study', The Lancet Global Health, vol. 12, no. 12, pp. e1984-e1992. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00342-5

Shirzad, F, Shariat, SV, Masjedi, N, Ghadirivasfi, M, Ghalichi, L, Fakhrian, A & Hadi, F 2024, 'Workshop-based training of pre-hospital emergency technicians for acute psychiatric patients: benefits and drawbacks', BMC Medical Education, vol. 24, no. 1, 996. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-05856-7

Salehi, M, Ghahari, S, Hosseinzadeh, M & Ghalichi, L 2023, 'Domestic violence risk prediction in Iran using a machine learning approach by analyzing Persian textual content in social media', Heliyon, vol. 9, no. 5, e15667. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15667

Conference contribution

Pournik, O, Mukherjee, T, Abbasi, SF, Ding, X, Bai, L, de la Torre Pardos, J, Moro, A, Gonzalez, N, Verdoy Berastegi, D, Kaye, R, Laleci Erturkmen, GB, Yuksel, M, Sarigul, B, Ghalichi, L & Arvanitis, TN 2025, Analysing the Association Between User Perceptions and Usage Patterns of Digital Personalised Care Platforms Using the UTAUT Framework: Insights from the ADLIFE Project. in J Mantas, A Hasman, P Gallos, E Zoulias & K Karitis (eds), Global Healthcare Transformation in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Informatics. Studies in health technology and informatics, vol. 328, IOS Press, pp. 469-473, International Conference on Informatics, Management, and Technology in Healthcare 2025, Athens, Greece, 4/07/25. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI250763

Watts, E, Pournik, O, Allington, R, Ding, X, Boelaert, K, Sharma, N, Ghalichi, L & Arvanitis, TN 2025, Enhancing Diagnostic Precision: Utilising a Large Language Model to Extract U Scores from Thyroid Sonography Reports. in J Mantas, A Hasman, P Gallos, E Zoulias & K Karitis (eds), Global Healthcare Transformation in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Informatics. Studies in health technology and informatics, vol. 328, IOS Press, pp. 56-60, International Conference on Informatics, Management, and Technology in Healthcare 2025, Athens, Greece, 4/07/25. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI250672

Pournik, O, Mukherjee, T, Panchal, S, Abbasi, SF, de la Torre Pardos, J, Verdoy Berastegi, D, Kaye, R, Dichmann Sorknæs, A, Ghalichi, L & Arvanitis, TN 2025, Patients vs. Healthcare Providers: A Comparative Analysis of Technology Acceptance Using the UTAUT Model. in E Andrikopoulou, P Gallos, TN Arvanitis, R Austin, A Benis, R Cornet, P Chatzistergos, A Dejaco, L Dusseljee-Peute, A Mohasseb, P Natsiavas, H Nakkas & P Scott (eds), Intelligent Health Systems – From Technology to Data and Knowledge: Proceedings of MIE 2025. Studies in health technology and informatics, vol. 327, IOS Press, pp. 383-387, 35th Medical Informatics Europe Conference, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 19/05/25. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI250349

Pournik, O, Mukherjee, T, Abbasi, SF, de la Torre Pardos, J, Moro Delgado, A, Verdoy Berastegi, D, González, N, Laleci Erturkmen, GB, Yuksel, M, Sarigul, B, Ghalichi, L & Arvanitis, TN 2025, Understanding User Experiences on Patient Empowerment and Personalised Care Platforms: A Longitudinal Analysis Through the Extended UTAUT Model. in J Mantas, A Hasman, E Zoulias, K Karitis, P Gallos, M Diomidous, S Zogas & M Charalampidou (eds), Envisioning the Future of Health Informatics and Digital Health. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, no. 323, IOS Press, pp. 339-343, International Conference on Informatics, Management, and Technology in Healthcare 2024, 13/12/24. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI250108

Letter

Shabani, A, Naserbakht, M, Ghalichi, L, Hajebi, A, Asadi, A & Rasoulian, M 2025, 'The Need for Revitalizing the Public Mental Health Services System', Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, vol. 31, no. 1, E4.3. https://doi.org/10.32598/ijpcp.31.4.3

Review article

Ghalichi, L, Shirzad, F & Pournik, O 2023, 'How Do Iranian Researchers Measure Spirituality in Health Studies? A Scoping Review', Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran, vol. 37, no. 1, 24. https://doi.org/10.47176/mjiri.37.24

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