Dr Nikolaos Efstathiou PhD, MSc, RGN, PGCEd

Nikolaos Efstathiou

School of Nursing and Midwifery
Associate Professor

Contact details

Email
n.efstathiou@bham.ac.uk
Twitter
@NikolaosEfstat2
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Address
School of Health Sciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Nikolaos is an Associate Professor in Nursing. He  also holds an honorary appointment as Adjunct Professor at the School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa.

Nikolaos is an experienced academic and researcher. He holds a PGCert in Learning and Teaching in HE. His research interests lie in palliative and end-of-life care, decision-making, and limitations of life-sustaining treatments.  He has received grants from the National Institute for Health and Care Research,  UK charities, and European organisations and societies for research and visits to international research centres. He has successfully disseminated research findings in peer reviewed journals and through presentations at national and international conferences.

Nikolaos has a clinical background in Critical Care and maintains his clinical activity by working closely with NHS partners to undertake research and apply findings in practice.

Qualifications


  • PGCEd, Birmingham City University, 2006
  • PhD in Nursing, University of Glamorgan, 2004
  • MSc in Nursing, University of Wales, 1996
  • BNurs, TEI of Athens, 1992
  • Registered Nurse 1992

Biography

Nikolaos is an Associate Professor in Nursing. He  also holds an honorary appointment as Adjunct Professor at the School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa.

Nikolaos is an experienced academic and researcher. He holds a PGCert in Learning and Teaching in HE. His research interests lie in palliative and end-of-life care, decision-making, and limitations of life-sustaining treatments.  He has received grants from the National Institute for Health and Care Research,  UK charities, and European organisations and societies for research and visits to international research centres. He has successfully disseminated research findings in peer reviewed journals and through presentations at national and international conferences.

Nikolaos has a clinical background in Critical Care and maintains his clinical activity by working closely with NHS partners to undertake research and apply findings in practice.

Teaching

Teaching Programmes

Postgraduate supervision

Dr Efstathiou's expertise in qualitative research methods and Delphi Technique has led him to working with research students on various subjects (bariatric surgery, voiding difficulties, depression in renal dialysis patients, labour and sepsis and maternal mental illness, identifying research priorities, palliative and end-of-life care).

He is interested in supervising research students in the following areas:

  • End-of-Life care in acute care settings
  • Decision making in End-of-Life care

  • Withdrawal of life sustaining measures in intensive care units

Other activities

  • Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa.
  • Associate Editor for the Nursing in Critical Care journal
  • Peer reviewer for medical and nursing journals.

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Bağçivan, G, Colomer-Lahiguera, S, Dowling, M, Kotronoulas, G, Semple, C, Efstathiou, N, Fernández-Ortega, P, Brochstedt Dieperink, K, Pape, E, Miguel, S & Drury, A 2025, 'Cancer nursing research priorities: findings from a cancer nurses’ consultation in Europe', British Journal of Nursing, vol. 34, no. 5, pp. S10-S18. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2024.0177

Walker, W, Jones, J, Owen, S, Kevern, P & Efstathiou, N 2025, 'Care after death: Bereaved family experiences of a nurse-led supported viewing service', International Journal of Palliative Nursing, vol. 31, no. 8, pp. 392-402. https://doi.org/10.12968/ijpn.2024.0076

Weblin, J, Parekh, D, Hodson, J, Guo, P, Efstathiou, N & McWilliams, D 2025, 'Efficacy of instilled saline in conjunction with chest physiotherapy on secretion clearance in adults diagnosed with a ventilator acquired pneumonia: a randomised crossover feasibility trial', Physiotherapy, vol. 128, 101791. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2025.101791

Riley, R, Spiers, J, Causer, H, Maben, J, Chew-Graham, CA, Efstathiou, N, Gopfert, A, Grayling, K & van Hove, M 2025, 'Evidence of the impact on and views of NHS staff following a colleague’s suicide to inform postvention guidance: a multi-methods study', Health and Social Care Delivery Research, vol. 13, no. 40. https://doi.org/10.3310/GFTA1212

Gopal, DP, Guo, P, Taylor, SJC & Efstathiou, N 2025, 'Factors affecting cancer care delivery in primary care: a qualitative study', Family Practice, vol. 42, no. 1, cmae077. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmae077

Efstathiou, N, Diridis, FKM, Orr, M, Baernholdt, M & Vanderspank-Wright, B 2025, 'Intensive care clinicians' experiences of palliative withdrawal of mechanical ventilation: a qualitative study', BMJ open, vol. 15, no. 8, e096527. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-096527

Guo, P, Efstathiou, N, Bailey, C, Adab, P & Glasby, J 2025, 'Priority setting in dementia palliative care research for people living with dementia and carers: A mixed methods consensus study', Palliative Care and Social Practice, vol. 19. https://doi.org/10.1177/26323524251392625

Bates, C, Efstathiou, N, Sutton, C, Hamed, N & Maidment, I 2025, 'Views of key stakeholders on deprescribing preventive medication in people living with dementia: a qualitative systematic review protocol', BMJ open, vol. 15, no. 3, e085812. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085812

Abstract

de Laat, S, Schwartz, L, Guo, P & Efstathiou, N 2025, 'Developing and piloting an educational workshop on palliative care in humanitarian crisis settings', Palliative Medicine, vol. 39, no. 2_suppl, pp. 301-301. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163251335482

Mobarki, K, Guo, P & Efstathiou, N 2025, 'End-of-life care experiences, attitudes, and perceptions of intensive care clinicians: A systematic integrative review focusing on Middle Eastern countries', Palliative Medicine, vol. 39, no. 2_suppl, pp. 317-318. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163251335482

Li, J, Guo, P, Liu, H & Efstathiou, N 2025, 'Palliative care needs, experiences, and outcomes of patients with advanced heart failure in Asia: A mixed methods systematic review', Palliative Medicine, vol. 39, no. 2_suppl, pp. 336-336. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163251335482

Udkunta, K, Efstathiou, N & Guo, P 2025, 'Person-centred care models and interventions for older people in long-term care facilities: A mixed methods systematic review', Palliative Medicine, vol. 39, no. 2_suppl, pp. 392-392. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163251335482

Guo, P, Sharma, P, Efstathiou, N, Bailey, C, Adab, P & Glasby, J 2025, 'Priorities of integrating palliative care into dementia practice from the perspectives of underrepresented stakeholders: A qualitative study', Palliative Medicine, vol. 39, no. 2_suppl, pp. 56-57. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163251335482

Review article

Mobarki, K, Guo, P, Mobarki, MI & Efstathiou, N 2025, 'End-of-life care experiences, attitudes, and perceptions of intensive care clinicians in Middle Eastern countries: A systematic integrative review', Nursing in critical care, vol. 30, no. 6, e70201. https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.70201

Smith, R, Efstathiou, N, Clarke, S, Owen, J & Guo, P 2025, 'Nutritional Needs and Experiences of Patients with Advanced Head and Neck Cancer: A Scoping Review', Journal of Palliative Care. https://doi.org/10.1177/08258597251390603

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