Dr Bianca Wiering
Research Fellow
B.Wiering@exeter.ac.uk
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+44 (0) 1392 723328
Smeall building
Smeall Building, University of Exeter, St Luke's Campus, Heavitree Road, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK
Overview
Bianca studied psychology at Utrecht University (the Netherlands). During and after her study she worked at the Netherlands Institute for health services research (NIVEL). She worked mainly on research projects concerning patient-provider communication in hospital care, such as shared decision making in pediatric oncology and genetic counselling for breast cancer. Bianca completed her PhD at Tilburg University. Her PhD dissertation concerned patient involvement in establishing the quality of health care and improving patient-provider communication. Since starting work at the University of Exeter, she has worked on two projects: a Cancer Research UK funded project investigating guideline discordant diagnostic care for patients presenting with potential suspected cancer symptoms and a CanTest study titled ' Examining methodology to identify patterns of consulting in primary care for different groups of
patients before a diagnosis of cancer: a matched retrospective cohort study'. At the moment she is working on: 'SPOtting Cancer among Comorbidities (SPOCC) programme: Supporting clinical decision making in patients with symptoms of cancer and pre-existing conditions.'
Qualifications
- PhD
- MSc Clinical and health psychology
- BSc Psychology
Research
Research interests
Broad research specialisms:
- Cancer diagnosis in primary care
- Patient-provider communication
- Patient reported outcome and experience measures
Research projects
- The SPOtting Cancer among Comorbidities (SPOCC) programme. Work Package 1: Investigating comorbidities’ impact on intermediate cancer outcomes associated with the diagnostic process; a retrospective cohort study
- Examining methodology to identify patterns of consulting in primary care for different groups of patients before a diagnosis of cancer: a matched retrospective cohort study
- Guideline discordant diagnostic care: when do primary care referrals not reflect guidelines for suspected cancer