Overview
Background
Dr Gursharan Singh BMedSc(Hons), PhD is a Senior Lecturer, Medical Education at University of Queensland. Alongside this role, she is also a Research Fellow in Palliative Care within the Cancer and Palliative Care Outcomes Centre, Queensland University of Technology. In her role at UQ, she oversees the extra-curricular research stream in the MD program.
Availability
- Dr Gursharan Singh is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Western Sydney University
Works
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2026
Journal Article
Experiences, perspectives and preferences for home-based palliative and supportive care: a qualitative study of individuals with heart failure and their carers
Perera, Madhurangi, Parsonage, William, Yates, Patsy and Singh, Gursharan K. (2026). Experiences, perspectives and preferences for home-based palliative and supportive care: a qualitative study of individuals with heart failure and their carers. BMC Palliative Care, 25 (1) 170, 1. doi: 10.1186/s12904-026-02097-x
2026
Journal Article
Serious health-related suffering in children and paediatric palliative care
Bowers, Alison P and Singh, Gursharan K (2026). Serious health-related suffering in children and paediatric palliative care. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, 10 (7), e18. doi: 10.1016/s2352-4642(26)00119-7
2026
Journal Article
The general public's perceptions of advance care planning (ACP) in the Asia-Pacific region: a systematic review
Pokpalagon, Piyawan, Chambers, Shirley, Singh, Gursharan K. and Yates, Patsy (2026). The general public's perceptions of advance care planning (ACP) in the Asia-Pacific region: a systematic review. BMC Palliative Care, 25 (1) 163, 1-24. doi: 10.1186/s12904-026-02109-w
2026
Journal Article
Improving patient reported experience in inpatients with palliative care needs: a pre-post quality improvement study (vol 24 , 245 , 2025)
Virdun, Claudia, Jones, Lee, Singh, Gursharan K., Yates, Patsy, Phillips, Jane L. and Mudge, Alison (2026). Improving patient reported experience in inpatients with palliative care needs: a pre-post quality improvement study (vol 24 , 245 , 2025). Bmc Palliative Care, 25 (1) 72. doi: 10.1186/s12904-026-02077-1
2026
Journal Article
A cost analysis of implementing facilitated improvements in hospital palliative care using patient reported experience measures: the LEAHP (Listen Empower Act - Hospital Palliative care) bundle
Button, Elise, Virdun, Claudia, Mudge, Alison, Donovan, Thomasina, Singh, Gursharan K., Yates, Patsy, Phillips, Jane L. and Carter, Hannah (2026). A cost analysis of implementing facilitated improvements in hospital palliative care using patient reported experience measures: the LEAHP (Listen Empower Act - Hospital Palliative care) bundle. BMC Palliative Care, 25 (1) 112, 1-16. doi: 10.1186/s12904-026-02069-1
2026
Journal Article
Unlocking Potential: Advancing Integrated Palliative Care in Heart Failure Through Supportive Care Clinics
Singh, Gursharan K., Hickman, Louise D. and Virdun, Claudia (2026). Unlocking Potential: Advancing Integrated Palliative Care in Heart Failure Through Supportive Care Clinics. Heart Lung and Circulation, 35 (2), 190-191. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2025.09.003
2026
Journal Article
Stepped-care models for cancer symptom management: a systematic review of efficacy and cost-effectiveness
Abdalla, Tasnim, Singh, Gursharan K., Pourali Roudbaneh, Shiva, Serwaa, Dorcas and Peate, Michelle (2026). Stepped-care models for cancer symptom management: a systematic review of efficacy and cost-effectiveness. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 118 (1), 26-48. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djaf153
2025
Journal Article
Improving patient reported experience in inpatients with palliative care needs: a pre-post quality improvement study
Virdun, Claudia, Jones, Lee, Singh, Gursharan K., Yates, Patsy, Phillips, Jane L. and Mudge, Alison (2025). Improving patient reported experience in inpatients with palliative care needs: a pre-post quality improvement study. BMC Palliative Care, 24 (1) 245, 1-13. doi: 10.1186/s12904-025-01883-3
2025
Journal Article
Patients With Heart Failure and Their Carers’ Perspectives and Preferences of Home-Based Supportive Care
Perera, M., Parsonage, W., Yates, P. and Singh, G. (2025). Patients With Heart Failure and Their Carers’ Perspectives and Preferences of Home-Based Supportive Care. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 34, S527. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2025.06.673
2025
Journal Article
Understanding the acute care context to inform palliative care improvements: a qualitative study of hospital-based multidisciplinary clinicians
Virdun, Claudia, Singh, Gursharan K., Yates, Patsy, Phillips, Jane L. and Mudge, Alison (2025). Understanding the acute care context to inform palliative care improvements: a qualitative study of hospital-based multidisciplinary clinicians. BMC Palliative Care, 24 (1) 185, 1-16. doi: 10.1186/s12904-025-01815-1
2025
Journal Article
An Expert opinion on the management of frailty in heart failure from the Australian Cardiovascular Alliance National Taskforce
McDonagh, Julee, Ferguson, Caleb, Hilmer, Sarah N., Hubbard, Ruth E., Lindley, Richard I., Driscoll, Andrea, Maiorana, Andrew, Wu, Lindsay, Atherton, John J., Bajorek, Beata V., Carr, Bridie, Delbaere, Kim, Dent, Elsa, Duong, Mai H., Hickman, Louise D., Hopper, Ingrid, Huynh, Quan, Jha, Sunita R., Keech, Anthony, Sim, Marc, Singh, Gursharan K., Villani, Anthony, Shang, Catherine, Hsu, Meng, Vandenberg, Jamie, Davidson, Patricia M. and Macdonald, Peter S. (2025). An Expert opinion on the management of frailty in heart failure from the Australian Cardiovascular Alliance National Taskforce. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 34 (7), 693-703. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2025.01.012
2025
Journal Article
The effectiveness of nurse-led palliative care needs assessment on patients’ quality of life and symptom burden: a systematic review
Singh, Gursharan K., Virdun, Claudia, Rattray, Megan, Prichard, Roslyn and Wynne, Rochelle (2025). The effectiveness of nurse-led palliative care needs assessment on patients’ quality of life and symptom burden: a systematic review. International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, 8 100343, 8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnsa.2025.100343
2025
Journal Article
Palliative Approach to Care for Frailty in Heart Failure
Singh, Gursharan K. and McDonagh, Julee (2025). Palliative Approach to Care for Frailty in Heart Failure. Heart Lung and Circulation, 34 (3), 206-207. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2025.02.100
2025
Journal Article
Components of home-based palliative and supportive care for adults with heart failure: A scoping review
Perera, Madhurangi, Halahakone, Ureni, Senanayake, Sameera, Kularatna, Sanjeewa, Parsonage, William, Yates, Patsy and Singh, Gursharan K. (2025). Components of home-based palliative and supportive care for adults with heart failure: A scoping review. Palliative Medicine, 39 (1), 86-98. doi: 10.1177/02692163241290350
2024
Journal Article
Components of Home-Based Supportive Care for Adult Patients With Heart Failure
Perera, E., Halahakone, U., Senanayake, S., Kularatna, S., Parsonage, W., Yates, P. and Singh, G. (2024). Components of Home-Based Supportive Care for Adult Patients With Heart Failure. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 33, S253-S254. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2024.06.273
2024
Journal Article
Experience of care from the perspectives of inpatients with palliative care needs: a cross-sectional study using a patient reported experience measure (PREM)
Singh, Gursharan K., Mudge, Alison, Matthews, Robyn, Yates, Patsy, Phillips, Jane L. and Virdun, Claudia (2024). Experience of care from the perspectives of inpatients with palliative care needs: a cross-sectional study using a patient reported experience measure (PREM). BMC Palliative Care, 23 (1) 177, 177. doi: 10.1186/s12904-024-01494-4
2023
Journal Article
Anticipatory anxiety and participation in cancer screening: a systematic review
Goodwin, Belinda, Anderson, Laura, Collins, Katelyn, Sanjida, Saira, Riba, Marcos, Singh, Gursharan K., Campbell, Kimberley M., Green, Heather, Ishaque, Sana, Kwok, Alastair, Opozda, Melissa J., Pearn, Amy, Shaw, Joanne, Sansom-Daly, Ursula M., Tsirgiotis, Joanna M., Janda, Monika and Grech, Lisa (2023). Anticipatory anxiety and participation in cancer screening: a systematic review. Psycho-Oncology, 32 (12), 1773-1786. doi: 10.1002/pon.6238
2023
Journal Article
A guide to navigating administrative data linkage for research
Singh, Gursharan K. and Bowers, Alison P. (2023). A guide to navigating administrative data linkage for research. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 22 (7), 745-750. doi: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvad070
2023
Journal Article
Hospital-service use in the last year of life by patients aged ⩾60 years who died of heart failure or cardiomyopathy: A retrospective linked data study
Singh, Gursharan K, Bowers, Alison P, Ferguson, Caleb, Ivynian, Serra E, Chambers, Shirley, Davidson, Patricia M and Hickman, Louise D (2023). Hospital-service use in the last year of life by patients aged ⩾60 years who died of heart failure or cardiomyopathy: A retrospective linked data study. Palliative Medicine, 37 (8), 1232-1240. doi: 10.1177/02692163231180912
2023
Journal Article
Hospital service use in the last year of life by Indigenous Australians who died of heart failure or cardiomyopathy: A linked data study
Singh, Gursharan K., Bowers, Alison P., Ferguson, Caleb, McDonagh, Julee, Ivynian, Serra E., Chambers, Shirley and Hickman, Louise D. (2023). Hospital service use in the last year of life by Indigenous Australians who died of heart failure or cardiomyopathy: A linked data study. Collegian, 30 (4), 571-577. doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2023.03.002
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