Dr. Ifeoluwapo O. KOLAWOLE

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	Name: Ifeoluwapo O. Kolawole
	Designation: Senior Lecturer
	Faculty: Nursing Sciences
	Department: Medical Surgical
	Phone Number: +2348036769762
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Biography: Ifeoluwapo Oluwafunke Kolawole graduated as a registered Nurse in 2002 from the Kwara State School of Nursing, had her Midwifery training between 2003 and 2004 at the Kwara State School of Midwifery, Ilorin. In her passion to become relevant in academics, she proceeded with her Nursing Education training at the Federal Training Centre for Teachers of Health Sciences, University College Hospital, Ibadan between (2005 and 2007), where she was awarded a distinction and the best student in Research methodology. In addition, she graduated as a Registered Perioperative Nurse in 2008. In 2008, she graduated with BNSc. from the University of Ibadan in 2012. She had Postgraduate Nursing training (MSc.) in Nursing Administration, and she is currently pursuing her Doctoral degree in Nursing in the same University. In 2017, she became a Certified Patient Safety Nurse having undergone a training organized by the University of Miami. She is also a certified policy guidelines developer. She joined the faculty of the University of Ibadan in 2018 and was promoted to the grade of Senior Lecturer on October 1, 2024. From 2007 to 2008, Ifeoluwapo was Nursing Officer in the Intensive Care Unit of the Clinical Nursing She was later deployed to the Perioperative Nursing School, UCH (Nursing Education Department) as a Nurse Tutor in 2008 where she rose to the rank of a Chief Nursing Officer before joining the service of the University of Ibadan in 2018. She has published up to 40 journal articles, two books online educational resources, and book chapters Area of Specialization Majority (70%) of Kolawole’s publications are in the field of Safety and quality of healthcare under Nursing Administration, Leadership and Management, and Adult health Nursing. Issues surrounding quality of healthcare has been her research focus with emphasis on patient-centred care, healthy work environment, mentorship, patient-engagement, and discharge. Research that will provide solution to the menace of preventable negative healthcare outcomes is of utmost interest to me. Her major contribution to knowledge is in the area of creating awareness about the need for quality healthcare as it could be measured through the structure, process and outcomes of care. One of her research works showed that structured discharge planning practices, policies and procedures are lacking in the clinical settings. Hence, the need for a targeted educational intervention to optimize patients’ discharge process among nurses. The study provides training for nurses in the medical wards of tertiary teaching hospitals on how they can coordinate and plan patients’ discharge right from the point of admission till post-discharge period. This study intends to improve knowledge, and practice of discharge planning among nurses and consequently reduce the preventable post-discharge adverse events (such as, frequent readmission, medication errors, difficulty in following discharge instruction) in patients. In addition, she is conducting a study to see how educational intervention will improve patients’ engagement in their care. She has already ventured into researches on patient advocacy, surgical nursing, COVID-19, care of the aged, multimorbidity, interprofessional education, collaboration, and practice, and oncology nursing care respectively. She is a member of Guidelines International Network (GIN), African Forum for Research and Education in Health (AFREhealth), The Operating Room Global (TORG), Sigma Theta Tau and many other health-related organizations.

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Research

  Current Research

 Title:  Pump-priming work for person-centred approach to management of people with multimorbidity in Africa: A guideline and implementation consortium (PAM)
Funder: Research England
Brief Summary: The focus of this pump priming work is to undertake a comprehensive mapping of stakeholders, and all key players within the field of mLTCs in Africa.  We will do this by: i) conducting a scoping review of guidelines, policy documents and stakeholders relevant to multimorbidity in LMICs (protocol specified elsewhere), ii) we will conduct a stakeholder mapping exercise and collaboratively explore mechanisms by which evidence-based guidelines may be used to effectively strengthen health systems and support care of people with multimorbidity in Africa.
Role: Co-Principal investigator
Collaborators: Opeyemi Babatunde, Tilly Smith, Bolade Adesokan, and Ebunoluwa Ayinmode

 Completed Research

1. Knowledge and attitude of nurses on the practice of surgical conscience in surgical management of patients at University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.

2. Patients’ Knowledge and exercise of their rights at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.

3. Nurses’ perception and patients’ validation of nurses’ advocacy roles in promotion of surgical patients’ safety and rights in three hospitals, Ibadan, Nigeria.

4. Nurses’ view and awareness of impact of patient advocacy on quality of oncology nursing care in the University College Hospital, Ibadan

5. Nurses’ opinion on hospital discharge planning process in Southwest Nigeria.

6. Perceived effects of nurses’ work environment on quality of nursing outcomes in University College Hospital, Ibadan

7. Knowledge, preparedness, and attitude towards COVID-19 among health profession students in Africa: A cross-sectional survey

8. Effects of discharge planning training on nurses’ skills and health outcomes of patients with non-communicable diseases in tertiary hospitals in South-west Nigeria.

9. Uniting and Strengthening Africa’s Health Workforce Through Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice

10. Perceived influence of providers-patients communication and stigma on cancer care outcomes in Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana.

Publications

Selected Publications

1. Abolarin I.O. and Oyetunde M.O. (2013). Patients‟ knowledge and exercise of their rights at the University College Hospital, Ibadan. Afr. J. Med. med. Sci. 42(2): 253-260. PMID: 24579387

2. Oyetunde M.O and Kolawole I.O. (2015). Professional development and career pathway in nursing. International Journal of Sciences. Volume 4 – June 2015 (06): 92-104. ISSN: 2305-3925.

3. Kolawole I.O. and Adewale T. M. (2016). Perception of theatre personnel on interprofessional collaboration in UCH. Ibadan. WAJN. November, 2016. 27(2): 15-26.

4. Kolawole I.O. (2017). Nurses‟ perception and patients‟ validation of nurses‟ advocacy roles in promotion of surgical patients‟ safety and rights in three hospitals, Ibadan, Nigeria. WAJN. May, 2017. 28(1): 66-84.

5. Kolawole I.O. (2017). Improving quality of patients‟ care: the role of nursing leadership. African Journal of Nursing and Health Issues. Vol 8(2): 88-101.

6. Kolawole I.O. and Ilesanmi R.E. (2018). Knowledge and attitude of nurses on the practice of surgical conscience in surgical management of patients at University College Hospital, Ibadan. Journal of Applied Medical Sciences. 2018. 7(1): 11-20. ISSN: 22412328 (print version), 2241-2336 (online). Scienpress Ltd. (United Kingdom).

7.Kolawole I.O. (2018). Supportive supervision: a tool in creating healthy work environment in nursing practice.International Journal of Sciences. October (2018). 7(10): 47-50 CLICK HERE DOI: 10.18483/ijSci.1185; Online ISSN: 2305-3925; Print ISSN: 2410-4477.

8. Andrew A., Kolawole I.O. and Olorunda M. O. E. (2019). Knowledge and attitude of registered and student nurses on mentor-mentee relationship in Specialist Hospital, Yola, Nigeria. International Journal of Caring Sciences. Volume 12(3): 1734-41. Available from: CLICK HERE.

9. Kolawole I.O. & Adejumo P.O. (2019). Nurses‟ opinion on hospital discharge planning process in Ibadan. African Journal of Nursing and Health Issues. Volume 10(2): 129139.

10. Kolawole I.O. & Adejumo P.O. (2020). Nurses‟ view and awareness of impact of patient advocacy on quality of oncology nursing care in the University College Hospital, Ibadan. ARC Journal of Nursing and Healthcare. Volume 6(1):1-9. ISSN No (online) 2455-4324. DOI: CLICK HERE.

11. Adejumo, P.O., Moronkola, O.A., Okanlawon, A.F., Tijani, A.W., Okoronkwo, I.L., Olubiyi, S.K., Lukong, M.A.Y., Iyanda, A.B., OJO, I.O., Kolawole, I.O. and Ilesanmi, R.E., Onyeneho C.A., Alabi, M.A. and Ohaeri, B.M. 2021. Knowledge, attitude and willingness of Nigerian nursing students to serve as volunteers in covid-19 pandemic. International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 13(1), pp.1-10. DOI: 10.5897/IJNM2020.0448.

12. Kolawole I.O., Salman A.B., Ojewale L.Y. and Odetola T.D. (2021). Nursing Students‟ Perception towards Ageism in Nigeria. Gerontol & Geriatric stud. 6(4). 637-645. DOI: 10.31031/GGS.2021.06.0006476.

13. Prisca O. Adejumo, Kolawole I.O., Iyanuoluwa O. Ojo, Rose E. Ilesanmi, Olaolorunpo Olorunfemi, Wakili Adelani Tijani. University students‟ knowledge and readiness to practice genomic nursing in Nigeria. (2021). International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences. Volume 15 (2021) 100371. Available at: CLICK HERE.

14. Prisca Olabisi Adejumo, Faith Nawagi, Ifeoluwapo Oluwafunke Kolawole, Mamudo Rafik Ismail, Abdon W. Mukalay, Rose C. Nabirye, Abigail Kazembe, Iyanuoluwa Oreofe Ojo, Adebayo Adejumo, Jean B. Nachenga, Fatima Suleman, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Funmilayo A. Okanlawon, Emilia Virginia Noormahomed. (2021). Knowledge, preparedness, and attitude towards COVID-19 among health profession students in Sub-Saharan Africa: A cross-sectional survey. IJID Regions. Volume 1 (2021); 150-158. Available at: CLICK HERE.

15. OSENI, Rukayat Ejide, ADEJUMO, Prisca Olabisi, and KOLAWOLE, I.O. (2022). “Conceptual Analysis of Student-Centred Learning”, Name of the Journal: International Journal of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences, (IJMNHS.COM). DOI: www.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6330778, Issue: 1, Vol.: 3, P, 15 –28. Retrieved from CLICK HERE.

16. Adeyemi, D.T. Kolawole, I.O. and Ndikom, C.M. (2022). Knowledge and Experience of Postnatal Women on „Respectful Maternity Care‟ During Childbirth in Selected Health Facilities in Nigeria. Lautech Journal of Nursing. Volume 11(1); 80-89.

17. Bedwell GJ, Scribante J, Adane TD, Bila J, Chiura C, Chizombwe P, Deen B, Dodoli L, Elfiky MM, Kolawole I.O., Makwaza T. M‟Baluku, SB., Seleman B., Mogapi G., Musee C. Mutua D., Misganaw W., Nyirenda J., Ojewale L., Roda U., and Biccard B. (2022). Nurses‟ Priorities for Perioperative Research in Africa. Anesthesia & Analgesia. Issue – 10.1213. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000006060. PMID: 35550386.

18. Chegini Z., Shariful Islam, SM, Kolawole, I.O., Lofti, M., Nobakht A., Aziz Karkan H., and Behforoz A. (2022). An educational intervention to improve self-efficacy and knowledge of falls prevention among hospitalized patients. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education. 1-12. DOI: 10.1080/14635240.2022.2086898.

19. Chegini, Zahra; Kolawole Ifeoluwapo; Singh, Prashant; Alikhah, Farzaneh; Rasti, Yalda; and Motazedi, Zahra (2022) "Improving knowledge, attitude, and compliance of hand hygiene of Iranian healthcare workers: A pilot study using Reminder Card,"Journal of Health Research: Vol. 37: Iss. 2, Article 4. Available at: CLICK HERE.

20. Oyediran, O. O., Olafare, O. H., Kolawole, I. O., Ayandiran, E. O., Ojo, I. O., and Fajemilehin, B. R. (2022). The pattern of communication and teamwork among operating theatre personnel in a state of a developing country. Nurse Media Journal of Nursing, 12(2), 160-171.CLICK HERE.

Supervision

CURRENT STUDENTS

    Masters Level:

1. Effect of a nurse-led discharge support on self-management and continuity of care in patients with chronic conditions in selected hospitals in Ibadan, Nigeria, Okedare Y., Postgraduate College, University of Ibadan, 2024

2. Effects of educational intervention on awareness and perception of adolescents about sexual and reproductive health education in selected secondary schools in Ibadan, Adewumi L.T. Postgraduate College, University of Ibadan, 2024

3. Perception, acceptability, and determinants of artificial intelligence use in clinical decision-making for surgical care among nurses in selected hospitals in Osun state, Eze, I. Postgraduate College, University of Ibadan, 2025

Grants

Title: Pump-priming work for person-centred approach to management of people with multimorbidity in Africa: A guideline and implementation consortium (PAM)
Funder: Research England
Brief Summary: The project is being conducted with collaboration of three institutions, namely: Keele University, Staffordshire, UK, The West African Institute of Applied Health Research and Socioeconomic Development Ltd/GTE (WAFERS), and the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.  the focus of this pump priming work is to undertake a comprehensive mapping of stakeholders, and all key players within the field of mLTCs in Africa  We will do this by: i) conducting a scoping review of guidelines, policy documents and stakeholders relevant to multimorbidity in LMICs (protocol specified elsewhere), ii) we will conduct a stakeholder mapping exercise and collaboratively explore mechanisms by which evidence-based guidelines may be used to effectively strengthen health systems and support care of people with multimorbidity in Africa.
Role: Co-Principal investigator
Collaborators: Opeyemi Babatunde, Tilly Smith, Bolade Adesokan, Ebunoluwa Ayinmode

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Other Interest/Hobbies

                                                    

I enjoy singing, reading, sewing and knitting.

I always love to be around the hospitalized and convalescence patients, assisting them to navigate through the care processes both in the hospitals and at home. I also enjoy caring for little children, sick or well.

I am also a member of the Nigerian Red Cross Society.

I am a member of LIKEMINDS; a forum for the youths in Church of Christ (Southwest region), where Christian youths are empowered in all spheres of life.