BIO
Dr Jinfeng Ding is a lecturer at Xiangya School of Nursing, Central South University. Dr Ding is also an Adjunct Research Fellow at School of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia, and Associate Supervisor of PhD student at the Australia Health Services Research Institute of University of Wollongong, Australia. Dr Ding has research interest in palliative care and aged care, particularly for patients with cancer and dementia. His PhD project has developed the first ever clinic-based data collection for routine evaluation and improvement of palliative care and end-of-life care in Australian general practice. Dr. Ding has extensive experiences and publications in both quantitative and qualitative research. He has published more than 20 peer-reviewed papers on high-impact journals and presented his research at a number of international academic conferences. Dr Ding is a member of the Palliative Care Committee of China Anti-cancer Association (CACA), Nursing Committee of China Medical Education Association (CMEA), Australia Public Health Association (APHA), and Western Australian Cancer and Palliative Care Network (WACPCN).
EDUCATION & TRAINING
2016 – 2020 The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, PhD in Public Health
2013 – 2016 Central South University, Changsha, China, MS in Nursing
2009 – 2013 Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China, BS in Nursing
FUNDED RESEARCH GRANTS
01/2018 – 12/2019 Assessment of GP-led Palliative Care in Western Australia – a Pilot Study of End-of-Life Care Registry. Early researcher training grant, University of Melbourne. 2017-2018. Role: Principal Investigator. AU$10,000
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (*Corresponding author)
Ding J*, Cook, A., Saunders, C., Chua, D., Licqurish, S., Mitchell, G., & Johnson, C. E. (2021). Uptake of advance care planning and its circumstances: An nationwide survey in Australian general practice. Health & Social Care in the Community, 00, 1– 11. doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13570
Dai, Y., Walpole, G., Ding J*, Scanlon, C., Ho, L., Khoo, R. H., Huang, C., Cook, A., William, L., & Johnson, C. E. (2021). Symptom trajectories for palliative care inpatients with and without hyperactive delirium in the last week of life. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 00, 1– 12. doi.org/10.1111/jan.14966
Ding J* Johnson CE, Auret K, Ritson D, Masarei C, Chua D, Licqurish S, Mitchell G, Cook A. Comparison of end-of-life care for people living in home settings versus residential aged care facilities: A nationwide study among Australian general practitioners. Health Soc Care Community. 2021 Apr 6. doi: 10.1111/hsc.13375. Epub ahead of print.
Dai Y, Huang C, Ding J*, Qin X. Association between use of cardiovascular medicines and risk of mild cognitive function impairment and dementia amongst people living with cardiovascular diseases: a systematic review protocol. JBI Evid Synth. 2021 Jul 6. doi: 10.11124/JBIES-20-00257. Epub ahead of print.
Ding J*, Cook A, Qin X, Ho SCH, Johnson CE. Palliative care needs and utilization of specialist services for people imminently dying with dementia: A national population-based study. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 2020 Sep;109:103655. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103655.
Ding J*, Cook A, Qin X et al. Palliative care needs and utilization of specialist services for people imminently dying with dementia: A national population-based study. International journal of nursing studies 2020; 109: 103655. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103655
Ding J*, Johnson CE, Lee YCO, Gazey A, Cook A. Characteristics of People with Dementia vs Other Conditions on Admission to Inpatient Palliative Care. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Aug;68(8):1825-1833. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16458.
Ding J*, Cook A, Chua D, Licqurish S, Woolford M, Deckx L, Mitchell G, Johnson CE. End-of-life care in general practice: clinic-based data collection. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2020 Feb 17:bmjspcare-2019-002006. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-002006.
Ding J*., Saunders, C., Cook, A. et al. End-of-life care in rural general practice: how best to support commitment and meet challenges?. BMC Palliat Care 18, 51 (2019). doi.org/10.1186/s12904-019-0435-4
Ding J*, Johnson CE, Cook A. How We Should Assess the Delivery of End-Of-Life Care in General Practice? A Systematic Review. J Palliat Med. 2018 Aug 21. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2018.0194.
