Berivan Yildiz

Berivan Yildiz is a Researcher in the Department of Public Health at the Erasmus University Medical Center, Erasmus University Rotterdam, specializing in end-of-life care systems and palliative care research through international collaborations. Her work integrates clinical practice with public health frameworks to address critical gaps in terminal care delivery.

Her research portfolio emphasizes:

• End-of-Life Care decision-making processes across cultural contexts
• Volunteer integration in hospital palliative services
• Temporal dynamics in life-limiting illnesses
• Cross-national cohort analyses of terminal patient trajectories
• Healthcare professional-patient-family interaction models
• Implementation of evidence-based end-of-life protocols

Recent publications demonstrate a clear trajectory toward multinational qualitative and cohort methodologies, with the iLIVE consortium serving as the central platform for 5-11 country comparative studies. Her work consistently examines systemic barriers in terminal care through the lenses of volunteer engagement, temporal perception, and decision-making frameworks, generating actionable insights for healthcare policy reform. Collaborative networks span European and global institutions, focusing on practical implementation of research findings in real-world clinical settings.

Yildiz actively contributes to the iLIVE consortium's infrastructure, driving methodological innovations in multi-country data collection while addressing ethical complexities in end-of-life research involving vulnerable populations. Her approach bridges academic rigor with frontline clinical applicability through sustained partnerships with healthcare facilities across participating nations.