About

As a professional nurse trained in Ghana, my main objective is to ensure the attainment of quality care for patients and their families. Advocating for the rights of the population is a priority for me, both in academia and in clinical practice. Using my scholarship and knowledge to train quality nurses to provide optimum patient and family-centred care is a hallmark. My focus is on ensuring equity in the accessibility and availability of health care services through quality palliative, oncology, and geriatric care, public health education, and implementation, particularly for minority groups and underserved populations. My goal is to improve palliative, oncology, and geriatric care delivery in resource-limited settings in Ghana and globally, and minority populations living in high-income countries. Palliative education for all healthcare professionals for accessibility at every level of care is a passion I aim to achieve through evidence-based research. My research goal is to develop a community-based program to support palliative care patients and their families, both locally and internationally.

Education and Qualification

Ph.D. Nursing, University of Alberta (2022)

Master of Public Health, University of Ghana (2009)

Post Graduate Diploma in Education, University of Cape Coast (2008)

Bachelor’s   Degree in  Nursing      with    Psychology, University of Ghana (2004)

Research Areas

• Palliative care
• Oncology Care
• Community and Public Health
• End-of-life Care
• Geriatric Nursing
• Health Equity
• Home Care
• Nursing Education
• Hospice Care
• Patient and Family Centred Care

Publications

Santos Salas, A., Watanabe, S. M., Tarumi, Y., Wildeman, T., Hermosa García, A. M., Adewale, B., & Duggleby, W. (2019). Social disparities and symptom burden in populations with advanced cancer: specialist palliative care providers’ perspectives. Supportive Care in Cancer:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-019-04726-z (Co-Author)

Abboah-Offei, M., Salifu, Y., Adewale, B., Bayuo, J., Ofosu-Poku, R., & Opare-Lokko, E. B. A. (2021). A rapid review of the use of face mask in preventing the spread of COVID-19. International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances: https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.ijnsa.2020.100013 (Co-Author)

Meherali S, Adewale B, Ali S, Kennedy M, Salami BO, Richter S, Okeke-Ihejirika PE, Ali P, da Silva KL, Adjorlolo S, Aziato L, Kwankye SO & Lassi Z. (2021). Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adolescents' Sexual and Reproductive Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 15;18(24):13221. https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fijerph182413221 (Co-Author)

Vass, E., Bhanji, Z., Adewale, B., & Meherali, S. (2022). Sexual and Reproductive Health Service Provision to Adolescents in Edmonton: A Qualitative Descriptive Study of Adolescents’ and Service Providers’ Experiences. Sexes, 3(1), 98-114: https://doi.org/10.3390/sexes3010009 (Co-Author)

Meherali,S., Adewale,B., Kauser, S., Ahmad, M., Puinean, G. & Lassi, Z. (2023). Challenges South Asian immigrant youth face in transnational contexts, South Asian Diaspora. https://doi.org/10.1080/19438192.2023.2245632 (Co-Author).

Meherali, S., Rehmani, A.I., Ahmad, M., Adewale, B., Kauser, S., Lebeuf, S., Benoit, J. & Scott, S.D. (2023) Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents in Alberta, Canada. Reproductive Health 20, 172. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-023-01712-x (Co-Author)

Santos Salas, A., Watanabe, S.M., Sinnarajah, A., Nahyeni B., Huang, F., Turner J., Alcalde Castro, J., O’Rourke, H.M., Camargo‑Plazas, P., Salami, B., Santana, M., Campbell, K., Abdel‑Rahman, O., Wildeman, T., Vaughn, L., Judge, H., Ahmed, S., Adewale, B., Iyiola, I., & the Patient Advisory Council. (2023). Increasing access to palliative care for patients with advanced cancer of African and Latin American descent: a patient-oriented community-based study protocol. BMC Palliat Care 22, 204. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-023-01323-0 (Co-Author)

Salas, A. S., LeGuerrier, B., Horvath, L., Bassah, N., Adewale, B., Bardales, O., Duggleby, W., Salami, & Watanabe, S. M. (2024). The impact of socioeconomic inequality on access to health care for patients with advanced cancer: A qualitative study. Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 100520. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apjon.2024.100520 (Co-Author)

Courses Taught

1. NURS 105: Introduction to Community Health Nursing
2. PHNR 304: Health and Well-Being of Vulnerable Populations
3. PHNR 404: Community Preparedness, Disaster Management, and Rural Nursing     
4.  PHNR303: Community Participation and Organization