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Pacific women navigating colposcopy services
Pacific women in New Zealand experience significant delays in assessment at colposcopy clinics following a high grade (HSIL) cervical smear abnormality.Funding proposalsBig data - creating new insights into heart failure
This ground-breaking study will link existing New Zealand health data from multiple sources to develop an improved statistical model to predict outcomes for older people with heart failure.Funding proposalsAre toxic moulds a real health hazard in New Zealand?
This study will, for the first time, compare the health (with an emphasis on, but not exclusively, asthma and nose and chest problems) of occupants of leaky homes, to the health of occupants of dry non leaky homes.Funding proposalsPerioperative local anaesthetic
The research aims to optimise postoperative pain and functional recovery after major abdominal surgery. The analgesic benefit of intra-abdominal local anaesthetic compared to intravenous local anaesthetic will be investigated.Funding proposalsAssessing mental health and wellbeing among high risk Pasifika youth in Aotearoa
Research has shown that youth offenders have higher rates of mental health disorders than the general youth population. However, a large knowledge gap exists regarding the mental health and wellbeing of Pasifika youth offenders in Aotearoa and overseas.Funding proposalsCombatting Tuberculosis at local and international frontlines
Tuberculosis (TB) is a curable disease caused mainly by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and yet paradoxically it claims over 1.5 million lives annually. Of growing concern is the prevalence of drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) worldwide.Funding proposalsDesigning and using animal models to improve tendon healing
This project aims to accurately model two analogous and important tendon injuries, with the goal of finding novel treatment methods. Rotator cuff and hip abductor tendon disease are extremely common.Funding proposalsBi-modal anti-Müllerian hormone signalling in the ovary.
Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is an ovarian regulator of egg development and appears to contribute to conditions of infertility.Funding proposalsImproving patient safety in New Zealand general practice
Over 90% of New Zealand healthcare interactions occur in primary care, but 16% of patients are harmed by the care they receive. Patient harms cost everyone; patients, their whanau, workplaces and the health system.Funding proposalsHeart samples collected by Heart Otago- the link to pacific populations.
From 2006 to 2007, 10 percent of Pacific peoples aged over 15 years were diagnosed with diabetes – approximately three times the diagnosis rate for the total New Zealand population (Statistics New Zealand and Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs, 2011).Funding proposalsUnder the knife: Why are Maori more likely to die shortly after surgery?
A national committee that monitors death after surgery have estimated that Maori are 62% more likely to die within 30 days following an elective or waiting list procedure - even after taking age, gender, deprivation and physical status into account.Funding proposalsDevelopment and application of a risk prediction tool for emergency laparotomy
Emergency laparotomy is a commonly performed surgical procedure with a high mortality and morbidity. Several different operations can be classified as an emergency laparotomy and are commonly performed on acutely unwell patients as a lifesaving procedure.Funding proposalsManagement of psychological factors after mild traumatic brain injury
Concussion is very common and topical in New Zealand, with more than 30,000 New Zealanders sustaining concussions annually.Funding proposalsGenetic characterisation of the epileptic encephalopathies
The epileptic encephalopathies (EE) are a devastating group of epilepsies where frequent seizures result in neurological damage.Funding proposalsMental health and well-being of Pacific youth in higher education
The mental health of Pacific young people in New Zealand is a concern. Mental health is included in the New Zealand Health Research Strategy as an area of priority.Funding proposalsLong term outcomes of children born at risk of neonatal hypoglycaemia
I'm conducting research into the effect of low blood glucose concentration in the newborn period, and of the maternal metabolism during pregnancy on the neurodevelopment of children.Funding proposalsDevelopment of novel remyelination treatments for Multiple Sclerosis
New Zealanders have one of the highest rates of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in the world. It is a debilitating neurological disease with no cure.Funding proposalsEthnic Discrimination Prevalence and Health Associations in NZ Youth
Research has shown that ethnic discrimination is more commonly reported by minority groups within society.Funding proposalsDeveloping a gut dysfunction scoring tool in critical illness
Gastrointestinal (gut) dysfunction/failure (GDF) is a common problem in acute and critically ill patients.Funding proposalsDeveloping an optimal strategy for the rheumatic fever endgame
Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and its serious complication, rheumatic heart disease (RHD), produce large ethnic health inequities and remain important causes of preventable suffering and death for Maori and Pacific New Zealanders.Funding proposalsOptimising parent-child interaction therapy for childhood conduct problems
Some children have challenging behaviour that lasts beyond the ‘terrible twos’ and begins to have serious consequences, with difficulties that continue into adulthood.Funding proposalsThe prognostic significance of immune cell infiltrates in meningioma
Meningiomas are tumours that arise from the coverings of the brain. Often regarded as ‘benign’, meningiomas can compress important parts of the brain - causing permanent disability (e.g. blindness) or death through uncontrolled growth.Funding proposalsProcess evaluation of trials: maximising the potential for implementation
Musculoskeletal disorders are the second largest cause of disability worldwide. In New Zealand, the burden of musculoskeletal disorders is very high.Funding proposalsThe role of a sublingual bacterial vaccine in adult bronchiectasis patients.
Bronchiectasis is a chronic, debilitating disease characterised by productive cough, airway inflammation and repeated respiratory infections. It disproportionately affects Maori and Pacific peoples in New Zealand.Funding proposalsImpact of microenvironment on dendritic cell function
Understanding host-pathogen relationships is key in the rational design of vaccines that prevent disease and improve the health and wellbeing of all individuals.Funding proposalsPathways to first episode psychosis and outcomes in Maori
There is some evidence of Maori having increased prevalence and worse outcomes following diagnosis a psychotic disorder. However, little is known about the factors contributing to these inequities or strategies to reduce them.Funding proposalsTongan children's nutrition - native vs. NZ migrants
An investigation into the similarities and differences between the diets of Tongan children in Tonga and Tongan children in New Zealand.Funding proposalsRandomised controlled trial of prescription charges
Although prescription charges in New Zealand are low compared with many other countries, many people report that they cannot afford the medicines they need.Funding proposalsCo-design of a pilot mental wellbeing initiative for Pacific tertiary students
The aim of this project is to develop a pilot mental wellbeing initiative specifically by, and for, Pacific tertiary students. To help inform this process, focus groups and key informant interviews with campus student support personnel will be undertaken.Funding proposalsDo regional District Health Board (DHB) groupings improve service integration and health outcomes?
This research aims to improve health care for New Zealanders through studying the four regional District Health Board (DHB) groupings which together cover all of New Zealand (NZ).Funding proposalsEpigenomic profiling to predict patient response to melanoma immunotherapy
The recent developments of cancer immunotherapies that target immune checkpoint proteins are demonstrating durable clinical success for melanoma patients.Funding proposalsReducing fatigue after stroke: A randomised controlled trial
Fatigue is a common and persistent deficit in up to 92% of stroke survivors that can negatively impact functioning. It is imperative that new strategies be developed to address post-stroke fatigue, a debilitating but often overlooked sequelae of stroke.Funding proposals