Mhoira Leng Explained

Mhoira Leng
Honorific Suffix:FRSE
Birth Date:1963
Education:MBChB MRCP(UK) FRCP(Ed) and FRCP (Glas)
Occupation:Palliative Care Specialist
Known For:international development of palliative care

Mhoira E.H. Leng (born 1963) FRSE MBChB MRCP(UK) FRCP(Ed and Glas) is one of the first Scottish specialists in palliative care, who has developed the palliative care services internationally, working in Eastern Europe, India and Africa and advises international institutions and agencies on palliative care in the developing world.[1] In 2021, Leng was admitted as one of the new female Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.[2]

Qualifications and early career

Leng studied medicine at the University of Aberdeen, graduating MBChB in 1987, and became a Member of the Royal College of Physicians in 1990. She became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (Glasgow) in 1999, and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh) in 2001. Leng was employed for 10 years in the NHS in North East Scotland, as senior consultant and honorary senior lecturer at the University of Aberdeen and a clinical lead in palliative care developments. Leng then went on to work full time to develop palliative care internationally.[3]

International collaboration

Leng works with the global health Usher Institute[4] at the University of Edinburgh and at Makarere University, Kampala, Uganda is an associate faculty member and mentor to the international palliative care leadership initiative at the Institute for Palliative Medicine, San Diego Hospice, San Diego California, since 2010. She was one of the founders and is the Medical Director of Cairdeas International Palliative Care Trust,[5] which is a registered charity based in Scotland. Leng is a board member of the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care and advisor to the Mehac Foundation, India.

Leng has worked with the Christian Medical College, Vellore India and the Emmanuel Hospitals Association, as well as since1998, in developing the palliative care models with the Makarere University and Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda.

Leng and Liz Grant's comparative work in defining palliative care for chronic conditions was cited in the World Health Organisation's 2004 Global Atlas of Palliative Care.[6]

Her personal care for dying patients in Uganda is recognised by families and in the Aberdeen press she was quoted as saying:

“Listening and supporting what is important to that person and family even when time is short.”[7]
Leng was admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2021.

Selected publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012-02-12. Mhoira E F Leng, Uganda, Mentor IPCRC.NET News. 2021-03-31. en-US.
  2. Web site: 2021-03-30. The RSE announces 2021 Fellows. 2021-03-31. The Royal Society of Edinburgh. en-GB.
  3. Web site: Mhoira Leng - International Association for Hospice & Palliative Care. 2021-03-31. hospicecare.com. en.
  4. Web site: International collaborators. 2021-03-31. The University of Edinburgh. 26 May 2016 . en.
  5. Web site: UK. Dynamic Design. Cairdeas - History. 2021-03-31. cairdeas.org.uk. en.
  6. Book: Connor, Stephen R.. Global Atlas of Palliative Care at the End of Life. 2014. Maria Cecilia Sepulveda Bermedo, Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance, World Health Organization. 978-0-9928277-0-0. London. 914612244.
  7. Web site: Telfer. Kirsty. Uganda patients will be helped by Aberdeen charity's grant. 2021-03-31. Evening Express. en-US.
  8. Grant. Liz. Leng. Mhoira. Fallon. Marie. 2020. Pain workshop ESMO: Africa (response). ESMO Open. 5. 4. e000833. 10.1136/esmoopen-2020-000833. 2059-7029. 7445335. 32826301.
  9. Bagasha. Peace. Leng. Mhoira. Katabira. Elly. Petrova. Mila. 2020-12-07. Health-related quality of life, palliative care needs and 12-month survival among patients with end stage renal disease in Uganda: protocol for a mixed methods longitudinal study. BMC Nephrology. 21. 1. 531. 10.1186/s12882-020-02197-7. 1471-2369. 7720495. 33287725 . free .
  10. 2020. "From good hearted community members we get volunteers" – an exploratory study of palliative care volunteers across Africa. BMC Palliative Care. 19:48. 10.1186/s12904-020-00545-w. Loth. Carolin Clara. Namisango. Eve. Powell. Richard Antony. Pabst. Katharina Henny. Leng. Mhoira. Hamada. Mohamed. Radbruch. Lukas. 1. 48. 32290860. 7158085 . free .
  11. Jeba. Jenifer. Atreya. Shrikant. Chakraborty. Sulagna. Pease. Nikki. Thyle. Ann. Ganesh. Alka. Palat. Gayatri. Matthew. Lulu. Anbarasi. Sahaya. Kumar. Raman. Muckaden. Mary Ann. 2018. Joint position statement Indian Association of Palliative Care and Academy of Family Physicians of India – The way forward for developing community-based palliative care program throughout India: Policy, education, and service delivery considerations. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 7. 2. 291–302. 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_99_18. 2249-4863. 6060921. 30090767 . free .
  12. Grant. Liz. Downing. Julia. Luyirika. Emmanuel. Murphy. Mairead. Namukwaya. Liz. Kiyange. Fatia. Atieno. Mackuline. Kemigisha–Ssali. Emilly. Hunt. Jenny. Snell. Kaly. Murray. Scott A. Integrating palliative care into national health systems in Africa: a multi–country intervention study. Journal of Global Health. 2017. 7. 1. 010419. 10.7189/jogh.07.010419. 2047-2978. 5475315. 28685037.
  13. Namukwaya. Elizabeth. Murray. Scott A.. Downing. Julia. Leng. Mhoira. Grant. Liz. 2017. 'I think my body has become addicted to those tablets'. Chronic heart failure patients' understanding of and beliefs about their illness and its treatment: A qualitative longitudinal study from Uganda. PLOS ONE. 12. 9. e0182876. 10.1371/journal.pone.0182876. 1932-6203. 5619713. 28957338. 2017PLoSO..1282876N. free.
  14. Downing. Julia. Batuli. Mwazi. Kivumbi. Grace. Kabahweza. Josephine. Grant. Liz. Murray. Scott A.. Namukwaya. Elizabeth. Leng. Mhoira. 2016-04-08. A palliative care link nurse programme in Mulago Hospital, Uganda: an evaluation using mixed methods. BMC Palliative Care. 15. 40. 10.1186/s12904-016-0115-6. 1472-684X. 4825074. 27059019 . free .
  15. 2011. Review Article: Cancer Pain Management in Resource-Limited Settings: A Practice Review. Pain Research and Treatment. 2011. 10.1155/2011/393404. 22191020. Namukwaya. E.. Leng. M.. Downing. J.. Katabira. E.. 393404. 3236429. free.
  16. Grant. Liz. Brown. Judith. Leng. Mhoira. Bettega. Nadia. Murray. Scott A.. 2011-05-12. Palliative care making a difference in rural Uganda, Kenya and Malawi: three rapid evaluation field studies. BMC Palliative Care. 10. 1. 8. 10.1186/1472-684X-10-8. 1472-684X. 3120792. 21569423 . free .
  17. George. Reena. Jeba. Jenifer. Ramkumar. Govindraj. Chacko. Ari G.. Leng. Mhoira. Tharyan. Prathap. Reena. George. 2008-10-08. Interventions for the treatment of metastatic extradural spinal cord compression in adults. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 4. CD006716. 10.1002/14651858.CD006716.pub2. 1469-493X. 18843728.
  18. Logie. Dorothy. Leng. Mhoira. 2007-10-06. Africans die in pain because of fears of opiate addiction. BMJ: British Medical Journal. 335. 7622. 685. 10.1136/bmj.39353.715359.DB. 0959-8138. 2001053. 17916825.
  19. Lee. Mark A. Leng. Mhoira E F. Tiernan. Eóin J J. 2001-01-01. Retrospective study of the use of hydromorphone in palliative care patients with normal and abnormal urea and creatinine. Palliative Medicine. en. 15. 1. 26–34. 10.1191/026921601669626431. 11212464. 29584456. 0269-2163.

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