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Dr Clare Ellis-Smith is a Senior Lecturer in Palliative Care at King's College London, affiliated with the Cicely Saunders Institute within the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care. She holds a BSc in Occupational Therapy from the University of Cape Town and a PhD from King's College London, focusing on improving symptom and concern management for dementia patients. Her clinical expertise spans older adult mental health and dementia care.
Research Interests: Dr Ellis-Smith's work centers on palliative care, dementia, and gerontology. She develops holistic assessment tools and complex interventions to enhance quality of life for individuals with dementia and their families. She leads projects like EMBED-Care to improve dementia care frameworks and co-designs outcome measures such as the Children's Palliative Outcome Scale (C-POS) for pediatric care.
Key Projects: She directs the MSc in Palliative Care program and oversees initiatives like the CovPall Care Homes Project (assessing pandemic care responses) and the EMBED-Care programme (collaborative dementia care). Current projects include the NIHR-funded RE-EQUIPP and ESRC-funded EMPOWER, focusing on palliative care integration and reducing healthcare inequities.
Awards & Grants: While no specific awards are listed, her extensive grants include funding from NIHR, ESRC, and WHO for projects addressing palliative care delivery and policy.
Labs & Teams: She collaborates with interdisciplinary teams at the Cicely Saunders Institute and partners with institutions like University College London on dementia research. Her work emphasizes global health palliative care through initiatives like the Edupall project.
