Dr Ping Guo PhD, MSc, BSc, RN

Dr Ping Guo

School of Nursing and Midwifery
Associate Professor in Nursing
Lead for Internationalisation

Contact details

Address
Institute of Clinical Sciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Ping Guo is Associate Professor in Nursing and Lead for Advanced Practice Research Project/Dissertation module and Mixed Methods Research Design module at School of Nursing and Midwifery. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has successfully completed a PGCert in Learning and Teaching in HE. She is leading the School’s Global Health Group and Public Engagement in Nursing (PEN) group. Ping is Visiting Senior Lecturer in Palliative Care at the Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King’s College London, UK. 

Ping’s research expertise lies in intervention and health services research. Her research interests include palliative and end of life care, outcome measurement, and global health. She has experience of leading and managing different projects in clinical trials and observational studies, undertaking documentary reviews and qualitative interviews, and conducting health systems strengthening research.

Ping has successfully disseminated her research findings in peer reviewed journals and through presentations at national and international conferences. She has a good track record of securing competitive research funding.

Qualifications

  • PhD in Nursing Studies, University of Nottingham, UK, 2012
  • MSc in Advanced Nursing, University of Nottingham, UK, 2008
  • BSc in Nursing, Changzhi Medical College, China, 2004
  • Diploma in Nursing, Henan University, China, 2000
  • Registered Nurse in China 2000

Teaching

Postgraduate supervision

Palliative and end of life care
Nursing intervention studies

Other activities

  • Co-lead for the Health Science and Societal Care research theme within the Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham
  • Honorary contract with Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King’s College London
  • Palliative Care Research Society (PCRS) membership (2014-present)
  • A member of Global Health and Palliative Care Advisory Group (GHAP), Cicely Saunders Institute, King’s College London
  • Peer reviewer for journals related to palliative care, nursing, and health and conflict.

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Murtagh, FEM, Guo, P, Firth, A, Yip, KM, Ramsenthaler, C, Douiri, A, Pinto, C, Pask, S, Dzingina, M, Davies, JM, O’Brien, S, Edwards, B, Groeneveld, EI, Hocaoglu, M, Bausewein, C & Higginson, IJ 2023, 'A casemix classification for those receiving specialist palliative care during their last year of life across England: the C-CHANGE research programme', NIHR Journals Library, vol. 11, no. 7, pp. i-xxiii, 1-78. https://doi.org/10.3310/PLRP4875

Alarjeh, G, Boufkhed, S, Alrjoub, W, Guo, P, Yurduşen, S, Ahmed, F, Abdal-Rahman, M, Alajarmeh, S, Alnassan, A, Al-Awady, S, Kutluk, T, Harding, R & Shamieh, O 2023, 'Communication and information sharing with pediatric patients including refugees with advanced cancer, their caregivers, and health care professionals in Jordan: a qualitative study', Frontiers in Oncology, vol. 13, 1118992. https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2023.1118992

Boufkhed, S, Yurduşen, S, Alarjeh, G, Ahmed, F, Alrjoub, W, Guo, P, Alajarmeh, S, Şengelen, M, Cemaloğlu, M, Aydın, B, Alnassan, A, Al-Awady, S, Kutluk, T, Shamieh, O & Harding, R 2023, 'Concerns and priority outcomes for children with advanced cancer and their families in the Middle East: A cross-national qualitative study', Frontiers in Oncology, vol. 13, 1120990. https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2023.1120990

Chapter (peer-reviewed)

Lin, C-P, Chen, P-J, Namisango, E, Musisi, S, Gayton, A, Efstathiou, N & Guo, P 2023, Current integration and challenges of palliative care into dementia practice: evidence and experience from Asia, Europe, and Africa. in M Silberman & A Berger (eds), The Impact of Culture and Faith in Dementia Care: Psycho-Social-Spiritual Healing. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Cambridge, pp. 307-325. <https://www.cambridgescholars.com/product/978-1-5275-4001-9/>

Abstract

Bailey, C, Guo, P, MacArtney, J, Finucane, A, Meade, R, Wagstaff, E & Swan, S 2023, 'FC 8.6 Changing Places, Spaces and Faces: A Mixed Methods Study Showing the Changing Preferences about Place of Care at the End-of-Life Since the COVID-19 Pandemic', Palliative Medicine, vol. 37, no. 1S, pp. 43-43. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163231172891

Guo, P, Sharma, P, Efstathiou, N, Bailey, C, Evans, C, Higginson, I & Harding, R 2023, 'P 1.005 Digital Technology to Optimise Care Access and Quality for Patients with Multimorbidity: A Mixed-methods Systematic Review', Palliative Medicine, vol. 37, no. 1S, pp. 65-66. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163231172891

Lin, C-P, Yi, D, Hocaoglu, MB, Guo, P, Toffelmire, N, Varghese, C & Harding, R 2023, 'P 11.004 Global Indicators for Quality Palliative Care Services across Six WHO Regions: A Mixed Methods Longitudinal Study', Palliative Medicine, vol. 37, no. 1S, pp. 199-199. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163231172891

Li, H, Guo, P, Gao, W, Cui, X, Wang, S, Wang, L, Guo, Y, Lu, L, Han, Y, Yin, F, Normand, C & Harding, R 2023, 'P 11.008 Translation and Cross-cultural Adaptation of the Chinese Version of Integrated Palliative Care Outcome Scale: Expert Reviews and Cognitive Interviews', Palliative Medicine, vol. 37, no. 1S, pp. 200-200. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163231172891

Li, H, Guo, P, Gao, W, Cui, X, Wang, S, Wang, L, Guo, Y, Lu, L, Han, Y, Yin, F, Normand, C & Harding, R 2023, 'P 11.009 A Person-centred Outcome Measure in Advanced Illness: Psychometric Validation of the Chinese Version of the Integrated Palliative Care Outcome Scale', Palliative Medicine, vol. 37, no. 1S, pp. 200-201. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163231172891

Efstathiou, N, MacArtney, J, Guo, P, Walker, W & Bailey, C 2023, 'P 13.001 Palliative Care Research Priorities in the West Midlands, UK: A Modified Delphi Study', Palliative Medicine, vol. 37, no. 1S, pp. 227-228. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163231172891

Guo, P, Alajarmeh, S, Alarjeh, G, Alrjoub, W, Al-Essa, A, Abusalem, L, Giusti, A, Mansour, A, Sullivan, R, Shamieh, O & Harding, R 2023, 'P 19.001 What Matters to Patients with Advanced Cancer and Family Caregivers Including Refugees: A Qualitative Study from Jordan', Palliative Medicine, vol. 37, no. 1S, pp. 279-279. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163231172891

Bailey, C, Guo, P, MacArtney, J, Finucane, A, Meade, R, Wagstaff, E & Swan, S 2023, 'P 3.015 Robbed of Making Memories: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Care at the End of Life amongst Hospice Staff and Informal Carers', Palliative Medicine, vol. 37, no. 1S, pp. 112-112. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163231172891

Williams, L, Anderson, N, Gayton, A, Guo, P, Werkander Harstäde , C, Nicol, J, Sandberg, M, Tavares, T, Waterworth, S & Gott, M 2023, 'P 5.026 Evaluating the Usefulness of the Graphic Novel Vivian, about Gender and Palliative Care, from the Perceptions of Swedish, English and Aotearoa New Zealand Student Nurses', Palliative Medicine, vol. 37, no. 1S, pp. 136-137. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163231172891

Harding, R & Guo, P 2023, 'PS 5 - 3 Person centred care and outcome measures in palliative care in conflict affected settings', Palliative Medicine, vol. 37, no. 1S, pp. 15-15. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163231172891

Review article

Chandrababu, R, Ramesh, J, Jagdeesh, NS, Guo, P, Reddy, G & Hayter, M 2023, 'Effects of yoga on anxiety, pain, inflammatory and stress biomarkers in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, vol. 53, 101798. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2023.101798

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