个人简介

现任南昌大学公共卫生学院院长、教授、博/硕士生导师，国家级人才。本科、硕士、博士均毕业于华中科技大学同济医学院(原同济医科大学)。英国公共卫生学会荣誉会员、英国皇家统计学会等多家专业学会会员。2000年到2005年先后在华中科技大学生命科学院、暨南大学临床医学博士后流动站以及新加坡国立大学公共卫生学院任博士后研究员。2005年到2007年在伦敦帝国理工学院传染病学系任研究员。2007年入职伦敦国王学院，历任高级研究员/统计分析师、讲师、高级讲师、副教授，2019年晋升终身正教授。2022年全职加入南昌大学。主要研究领域有舒缓医学和善终医学、老年医学、肿瘤学、神经系统疾病等。在国际期刊发表论文130余篇。过去的十年里主持或参与英国国家或国际合作科研基金三十余项，合计金额超两亿。为Lancet、 PLOS Med、BMJ等多家杂志审稿并担任多本杂志编委。担任包括英国国家健康科研基金委、欧盟以及国际科研基金评委或评审人。

研究方向

大数据研究方向，应用领域包括但不限于舒缓医学与善终医学、卫生服务与政策、传染病与慢性病管理研究；非药物临床试验；方法学研究。

近五年代表性论文

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 Jan 20;20(1):30. doi: 10.1186/s12916-021-02210-2

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 Feb 12;19(1):48. doi: 10.1186/s12916-021-01912-x

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 Aug 3;3(8):e2015061.

doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.15061

4. Henson LA, Edmonds P, Johnston A, 4 others，Gao W. Population-Based Quality Indicators for End-of-Life Cancer Care: A Systematic Review. JAMA Oncol. 2020 Jan 1;6(1):142-150. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2019.3388

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 Jan;4(1):52-62. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(18)30379-0. Epub 2018 Nov 22.

主持项目

1. NIHR National Institute For Health & Care Research, Maudsley Charity. Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research & Care Funding (CLAHRC)/NIHR Applied Research Collaboration South London. 2014/01/01 → 2024/09/30. £16,276,835.(舒缓医学与善终医学科研主题 - 主持，2022/02止)

2. NIHR National Institute For Health & Care Research.

ASSET: heAlth System StrEngThening in SSA.2017/06/01 → 2022/01/31.£2,944,469.(方法学科研组长)

3. 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).2014/04/01 → 2019/01/31.£755,058 (主持)

4. 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).2015/07/01 → 2018/03/31.£292,878 (主持）