Dr Sofia Zambrano Ramos
Visiting Research Fellow
School of Psychology
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
I am a Colombian psychologist and Postdoctoral Researcher at the University Center for Palliative Care, Inselspital, Bern. I am also a Visiting Research Fellow in the School of Psychology at the University of Adelaide and a Research Supervisor at Flinders University, in Adelaide, Australia. I have undertaken postgraduate studies in Psychooncology and short courses on Art-therapy in Colombia, and Narrative Therapy in Australia.
Sofia's research interests lie predominantly in the psychological implications of end-of-life care. Specifically, in the impact that death of an individual and the process of dying have on health care professionals, patients, families and on society as a whole.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2016 - ongoing Postdoctoral Researcher Inselspital, Bern University Hospital 2014 - ongoing Visiting Research Fellow University of Adelaide 2009 - ongoing Doctoral student University of Adelaide -
Language Competencies
Language Competency English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review German Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review Spanish - Latin American Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review Spanish; Castilian Can read, write, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2012 University of Adelaide Australia Doctor of Philosophy
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Journals
Year Citation 2020 Hagemann, M., Zambrano, S. C., Bütikofer, L., Bergmann, A., Voigt, K., & Eychmüller, S. (2020). Which Cost Components Influence the Cost of Palliative Care in the Last Hospitalization? A Retrospective Analysis of Palliative Care Versus Usual Care at a Swiss University Hospital. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 59(1), 20-29.e9.
Scopus5 Europe PMC22020 Zambrano, S. C., Kollár, A., & Bernhard, J. (2020). Experiences of return to work after treatment for extremital soft tissue or bone sarcoma: Between distraction and leaving the disease behind. Psycho-Oncology, 29(4), 781-787.
Scopus8 WoS6 Europe PMC52020 Zambrano, S. C., Centeno, C., Larkin, P. J., & Eychmüller, S. (2020). Using the Term "Palliative Care": International Survey of How Palliative Care Researchers and Academics Perceive the Term "Palliative Care". Journal of palliative medicine, 23(2), 184-191.
Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC32020 White, N., Oostendorp, L., Vickerstaff, V., Gerlach, C., Engels, Y., Maessen, M., . . . Stone, P. (2020). Erratum: An online international comparison of thresholds for triggering a negative response to the "surprise Question": A study protocol (BMC Palliative Care (2019) 18 (36) DOI: 10.1186/s12904-019-0413-x). BMC Palliative Care, 19(1).
2019 White, N., Oostendorp, L., Vickerstaff, V., Gerlach, C., Engels, Y., Maessen, M., . . . Stone, P. (2019). An online international comparison of thresholds for triggering a negative response to the "surprise Question": A study protocol. BMC Palliative Care, 18(1), 36.
Scopus4 Europe PMC32019 Fliedner, M., Zambrano, S., Schols, J. M. G. A., Bakitas, M., Lohrmann, C., Halfens, R. J. G., & Eychmüller, S. (2019). An early palliative care intervention can be confronting but reassuring: A qualitative study on the experiences of patients with advanced cancer. Palliative Medicine, 33(7), 783-792.
Scopus13 WoS16 Europe PMC42018 Zambrano R., S. C. (2018). Caring for patients at the end of life: Experiences and needs of physicians. Therapeutische Umschau, 75(2), 135-144.
2018 Zambrano Ramos, S., Chur-Hansen, A., & Crawford, G. B. (2018). Beyond right or wrong: attitudes and practices of physicians, nurses, psychologists, and social workers regarding attendance at patient funerals. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 22(4), 400-407.
Scopus22017 Zambrano Ramos, S., Chur-Hansen, A., & Crawford, G. (2017). Attending patient funerals: practices and attitudes of Australian medical practitioners. Death Studies, 41(2), 78-86.
Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC42016 Zambrano, S. C., Fliedner, M. C., & Eychmüller, S. (2016). The impact of early palliative care on the quality of care during the last days of life: What does the evidence say?. Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care, 10(4), 310-315.
Scopus11 WoS8 Europe PMC52016 Bray, H., Zambrano, S., Chur-Hansen, A., & Ankeny, R. (2016). Not appropriate dinner table conversation? Talking to children about meat production. Appetite, 100, 1-9.
Scopus20 WoS17 Europe PMC22016 McMichael, L. C., Zambrano, S. C., & Crawford, G. B. (2016). The physician as patient in palliative care: A retrospective case-note audit. Palliative Medicine, 30(9), 889-892.
2015 Crawford, G., & Zambrano, S. (2015). Junior doctors' views of how their undergraduate clinical electives in palliative care influenced their current practice of medicine. Academic Medicine, 90(3), 338-344.
Scopus25 WoS26 Europe PMC142015 Due, C., Zambrano, S., Chur-Hansen, A., Turnbull, D., & Niess, C. (2015). Higher degree by research in a foreign country: a thematic analysis of the experiences of international students and academic supervisors. Quality in Higher Education, 21(1), 52-65.
Scopus62014 Zambrano, S. C., Chur-Hansen, A., & Crawford, G. B. (2014). Erratum: The experiences, coping mechanisms, and impact of death and dying on palliative medicine specialists (Palliative and Supportive Care (2013) DOI: 10.1017/S1478951513000138). Palliative and Supportive Care, 12(4), 341.
2014 Zambrano Ramos, S., Chur-Hansen, A., & Crawford, G. (2014). The experiences, coping mechanisms and impact of death and dying on palliative medicine specialists. Palliative & Support Care, 12(4), 309-316.
Scopus40 WoS39 Europe PMC252013 Zambrano Ramos, S., Chur-Hansen, A., & Crawford, G. (2013). How do surgeons experience and cope with the death and dying of their patients? A qualitative study in the context of life-limiting illnesses. World Journal of Surgery, 37(5), 935-944.
Scopus12 WoS10 Europe PMC52013 Chur-Hansen, A., Zambrano Ramos, S., & Crawford, G. (2013). Furry and feathered family members: A critical review of their role in palliative care. The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care, Online(6), 1-7.
Scopus11 WoS8 Europe PMC42012 Zambrano Ramos, S., Chur-Hansen, A., & Crawford, G. (2012). On the emotional connection of medical specialists dealing with death and dying: a qualitative study of oncologists, surgeons, intensive care specialists and palliative medicine specialists. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 2(3), 270-275.
Scopus23 Europe PMC102012 Moyano, J. R., Zambrano, S. C., & Melgarejo, N. (2012). The attitudes of nurses toward opioid analgesics at a hospital in colombia. Journal of Supportive Oncology, 10(1), 29.
2011 Moyano, J., & Zambrano Ramos, S. (2011). The influence of information leaflets on morphine consumption in postoperative patients using patient-controlled analgesia. Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy, 25(4), 335-339.
Scopus3 Europe PMC12011 Zambrano Ramos, S., & Barton, C. (2011). On the journey with the dying: How general practitioners experience the death of their patients. Death Studies, 35(9), 824-851.
Scopus14 WoS12 Europe PMC82010 Moyano, J., Zambrano, S., & Mayungo, T. (2010). Characteristics of the last hospital stay in terminal patients at an acute care hospital in Colombia. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 27(6), 402-406.
Scopus5 WoS2 Europe PMC22008 Moyano, J., & Zambrano, S. (2008). Why dying at home indicates unmet needs in Colombia. European Journal of Palliative Care, 15(3), 138-141.
Scopus22008 Moyano, J., Zambrano, S., Ceballos, C., Santacruz, C. M., & Guerrero, C. (2008). Palliative sedation in Latin America: Survey on practices and attitudes. Supportive Care in Cancer, 16(5), 431-435.
Scopus10 WoS8 Europe PMC72007 Moyano, J., Guerrero, C., & Zambrano, S. (2007). Information on palliative care from the family's perspective. European Journal of Palliative Care, 14(3), 117-119.
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Internet Publications
Year Citation 2016 Bray, H. J., zambrano ramos, S. C., Chur-Hansen, A., & Ankeny, R. A. (2016). 'Mummy, where does steak come from?' How Australian families talk about meat. The Conversation.
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