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Development of a community-focused palliative care service model
Palliative care service delivery is aimed at improving the quality of life of individuals with life-limiting illnesses.Funding proposalsDevelopment of key indicators to measures diabetes-related foot ulcer outcomes
Currently there is no national data set or a standardised way that diabetes-related foot ulcers (DFU) outcomes are reported in NZ High-Risk Foot Services. The project is comprised of two studies.Funding proposalsTelemedicine-based care for older people
The arrival of COVID-19 in Aotearoa New Zealand put doctors’ offices and medical clinics off-limits for all but essential treatment, to prevent further spread of the disease.Funding proposalsCulturally responsive physiotherapy approaches for working with Pacific children
The aim of this research is to explore culturally responsive physiotherapy approaches to improve the health and wellbeing of Pacific children.Funding proposalsThe benefits of biodiversity: a novel approach to preventing asthma and allergy?
Asthma and allergies are a considerable public-health burden, and there is no cure or effective prevention. However, there is increasing evidence showing that proximity to a natural environment may be protective.Funding proposalsAdaptation and implementation of stratified care (STarT Back) in New Zealand
Low back pain (LBP) is common and often debilitating for the patient, as well as costly for society. There is good evidence to support different physical treatment approaches such as exercise and manipulation.Funding proposalsParkinson's in New Zealand: Genes and environmental exposures
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder affecting approximately 12,000 New Zealanders.Funding proposalsImproving Care and Equity in acute medical decision making (ICare-Equal)
Aortic dissection is a life-threatening emergency involving a rip in the major artery of the body, which has an extremely high mortality (> 90%). It is hard to diagnose and it is hard to detect unless you do a specialized CT scan.Funding proposalsRural Early Years ‘What growing up well looks like for Coast kids’
This research project will capture the journey the West Coast DHB are embarking on, to understand from our communities what growing up well looks like for Coast kids, and how our health system design should enable that vision. The project will act as an inFunding proposalsImproving Care through Better Emergency Department bed need prediction(ICareBED)
The emergency department (ED) is the gateway through which a large proportion of patients are admitted to hospital beds. Services within the hospital need to adjust quickly to demand for beds from ED.Funding proposalsDeveloping computational pathology capability and expertise for breast cancer
Pathologists are the specialists who look at cancer tissues using microscopes and glass slides. Soon, the slides will be digitally scanned and reviewed on monitors.Funding proposalsConceptualising inpatient rehabilitation early intervention vocational services
Return to work following acquired neurological disability such as stroke or spinal cord impairment, is linked to increased well-being, quality of life and better health outcomes.Funding proposalsA kaupapa Māori analysis of Māori cannabis and methamphetamine use
I have a deep commitment to improving Māori health outcomes through kaupapa Māori health research.Funding proposalsImpact of parental brain injury on their children's quality of life and mood
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs frequently during early adulthood resulting in problems with cognition, i.e. reduced memory and attention, and social function, including higher rates of fatigue, irritability, low mood and anxiety.Funding proposalsKia taiohi te tū
Little is known about the needs and experiences of taiohi growing up in te reo Māori-speaking whānau and with regard to intimate relationships, gender and sexualities.Funding proposalsThe role of whānau in coronial processes and rangatahi suicide prevention
The rising rates of rangatahi (Māori youth) suicide are among the highest in the world, and provide one of the starkest social and health disparities that exist between Māori and non-Māori.Funding proposalsInvestigating the state of Pacific addiction services in NZ
Very little is known about the state of Pacific addiction services in New Zealand. Alcohol, illicit drugs, gambling and tobacco rates continue to increase for Pacific communities at an alarming rate.Funding proposalsNational development of Rare Endocrine Disorder and Familial Endocrine Disorder Registries
The research will work in partnership with clinical staff, research staff within CCDHB and nationally to develop the New Zealand Rare Endocrine Disorder (NZ RED) and Familial Endocrine Disorder NZ (FERNZ) registries established in 2018.Funding proposalsTupu Tika: Building whānau capacity to carry out end-of-life and end-stage care
Māori want to die at home cared for by whānau, but they lack critical knowledge about end-stage care (HRC 17/309). End-stage palliative support and resources are lacking, placing additional stress on whānau.Funding proposalsUnderstanding measles: severity and sequelae
Measles is a serious disease with life-altering and life-threatening consequences. During 2019, New Zealand experienced a measles epidemic with over 2000 confirmed cases.Funding proposalsExploring refugee access to primary healthcare services in Aotearoa
Refugees represent a diverse group of displaced individuals with unique health issues and disease risks. New Zealand has long been accepting refugees from countries such as Afghanistan, Bhutan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Iraq, Myanmar, and Syria.Funding proposalsMeasuring and boosting waning immunity to measles in young adults
In countries with long-standing high immunisation coverage such as New Zealand, waning immunity is a potential threat to the elimination of measles, with increasing cases of measles infection in young adults despite two doses of measles (Me), mumps (Mu) anFunding proposalsOptimising lung cancer screening for Māori: comparing invitation processes
In New Zealand, lung cancer is the leading cause of death and a major source of health inequity for Māori.Funding proposalsPost-operative dressing use in lower limb amputees: reasons for and against use
Lower limb amputation can result from non-traumatic causes or traumatic causes. Two main types of dressings can be applied after a lower limb amputation - soft and rigid dressings.Funding proposalsDevelopment of a Maaori Research Advisor for the Advancement of Maaori Research
This project seeks to advance a Maaori Research structure within Counties Manukau District Health Board.Funding proposalsEffectiveness of alcohol warning labels: research to reduce alcohol-related harm
Alcohol is a leading cause of death, disease and social harm in New Zealand, particularly impacting men, young adults, Māori, and people living in the most deprived areas of the country.Funding proposalsLaying the foundations for a NZ primary care research and surveillance network
Primary care centred clinical research is required to explore effects of new service delivery models and disease treatments on patient access and outcomes in community settings, and whether there are different outcomes for Māori, for Pacific, and rural patFunding proposalsPharmacogenetics of T2D medications within the Māori and Pacific population
Māori and Pacific peoples of New Zealand are disproportionately affected by diabetes and its complications compared to other ethnicities, which is a highly significant health issue in New Zealand causing significant morbidity, mortality and health care cosFunding proposalsDigital technology for women’s pelvic health – creative marketing or good science?
Urinary incontinence significantly impacts on physical and mental health and is common with one-in-three women suffering at some stage during their lifetime.Funding proposalsUnderstanding the gendered effects of health policy responses to COVID-19
The impact of COVID-19 on the health and wellbeing of individuals, whānau and communities has not been homogenous.Funding proposalsObesity amongst Kiribati communities
I am an I-Kiribati student and part-time junior data analyst focused on improving access to quality health services, specifically for disadvantaged groups and communities that experience major health inequities.Funding proposalsHealthy for life: education and support for older people
Remaining active in later life is critical to maintaining physical function, independence and overall health. The COVID-19 social-isolation restrictions highlighted deficiencies in health service delivery to community-dwelling older adults.Funding proposals