Personal Information

Name: Wei Gao

Email: wei.gao@ncu.edu.cn / wgao22@qq.com

Department: Epidemiology and Health Statistics

Title: Professor

I. Research Directions

Big Data Research, with applications including but not limited to palliative and hospice care, health services and policy, infectious and chronic disease management;

Non‑pharmacological clinical trials; methodological research.

II. Teaching Courses

Epidemiology, Field Investigation Techniques and Applications in Disease Control, Epidemiology

III. Academic Profile

·2000‑2002: Postdoctoral Researcher, College of Life Science, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

·2002.2‑2005.7: Postdoctoral Researcher, Postdoctoral Program in Clinical Medicine, Jinan University & School of Public Health, National University of Singapore

·2005‑2007: Researcher, Department of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London

·2007‑2019: Appointed at King’s College London, serving successively as Senior Researcher/Statistician, Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, and Associate Professor

·2019: Promoted to Professor, King’s College London

·2022.8‑Present: Full‑time appointment at Nanchang University; currently Dean, Professor, and Doctoral/Master’s Supervisor at the School of Public Health, Nanchang University; Leading Talent of Nanchang University

IV. Academic Affiliations

·Honorary Member, UK Faculty of Public Health

·Fellow, Royal Statistical Society

·Editor, Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

·Editor, BMC Palliative Care

·Vice Chair, Preventive Medicine Branch, Jiangxi Research Hospital Association

·Vice President and Council Member, Jiangxi Health Promotion and Tobacco Control Association

·Chair, Biomedical Ethics Sub‑committee of the Academic Committee, Nanchang University

V. Representative Publications

1.Beattie JM, Higginson IJ, McDonagh TA, Gao W. Implementation of the Mental Capacity Act: a national observational study comparing resultant trends in place of death for older heart failure decedents with or without comorbid dementia. BMC Med. 2022;20(1):30.

2.Evans CJ, Potts L, Dalrymple U, Pring A, Verne J, Higginson IJ, Gao W. Characteristics and mortality rates among patients requiring intermediate care: a national cohort study using linked databases. BMC Med. 2021;19(1):48.

3.Gao W, Wilson R, Hepgul N, Yi D, et al. Effect of Short‑term Integrated Palliative Care on Patient‑Reported Outcomes Among Patients Severely Affected With Long‑term Neurological Conditions: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(8):e2015061.

4.Henson LA, Edmonds P, Johnston A, et al., Gao W. Population‑Based Quality Indicators for End‑of‑Life Cancer Care: A Systematic Review. JAMA Oncol. 2020;6(1):142‑150.

5.Peng JK, Higginson IJ, Gao W. Place of death and factors associated with hospital death in patients who have died from liver disease in England: a national population‑based study. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019;4(1):52‑62.

6.Gao W, Verne J, Peacock J, Stiller C, Wells C, Greenough A, Higginson IJ. Place of death in children and young people with cancer and implications for end of life care: a population‑based study in England, 1993‑2014. BMC Cancer. 2016;16(1):727.

7.Higginson IJ, Bausewein C, Reilly CC, Gao W, et al. An integrated palliative and respiratory care service for patients with advanced disease and refractory breathlessness: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet Respir Med. 2014;2(12):979‑987.

8.Evans CJ, Ho Y, Daveson BA, Hall S, Higginson IJ, Gao W. Place and cause of death in centenarians: a population‑based observational study in England, 2001 to 2010. PLoS Med. 2014;11(6):e1001653.

9.Gao W, Ho YK, Verne J, Glickman M, Higginson IJ. Changing patterns in place of cancer death in England: a population‑based study. PLoS Med. 2013;10(3):e1001410.

10.Higginson IJ, Gao W. Opioid prescribing for cancer pain during the last 3 months of life: associated factors and 9‑year trends in a nationwide United Kingdom cohort study. J Clin Oncol. 2012;30(35):4373‑4379.

VI. Representative Research Projects

1.2014/01/01 → 2024/09/30. NIHR National Institute for Health & Care Research, Maudsley Charity. Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research & Care (CLAHRC)/NIHR Applied Research Collaboration South London. £16,276,835. (Theme Lead for Palliative and End‑of‑Life Care Research until 2022/02)

2.2017/06/01 → 2022/01/31. NIHR National Institute for Health & Care Research. ASSET: heAlth System StrEngThening in SSA. £2,944,469. (Lead for Methodology Research Theme)

3.2014/04/01 → 2019/01/31. NIHR National Institute for Health & Care Research. Evaluation of the clinical and cost‑effectiveness of Short‑term Integrated Palliative Care Services (SIPC) to OPTimise CARE for people with advanced long‑term Neurological conditions (OPTCARE Neuro). £755,058. (Principal Investigator)

4.2015/07/01 → 2018/03/31. NIHR National Institute for Health & Care Research. Geographical understanding of variation in place of death: the role of care services and end of life care improvement (GUIDE_Care Service). £292,878. (Principal Investigator)