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Investigation into development of wellbeing coaching programme in medical school
Traditionally, medical school education focuses on clinical education to ensure that first year doctors have the skills and knowledge to manage medical needs of patients.Funding proposalsWaiting well: Digital tool to improve mental health waiting list experiences
Young people are facing frustrating delays in accessing mental health services, and the available resources fall short of the demand. Prolonged wait times lead to more distress, dissatisfaction, and safety concerns.Funding proposalsImproved diabetes outcomes in rural Māori through Kaiāwhina and FGM technology
The Eastern Bay of Plenty (EBOP) is a high deprivation, under-served region with a higher-than-average Māori population.Funding proposalsCardiovascular health after stroke: what can cardiac rehabilitation teach us?
After stroke, regular moderate to high intensity exercise is important to prevent another stroke and improve function.Funding proposalsCommunity-based screening and health promotion initiative for Type 2 diabetes
We propose a community-based screening, measurement of body composition, and health education initiative to improve prevention and management of T2D among young adults.Funding proposalsAdvancing food quality measurement in mobile apps with AI technology
This work aims to apply the use of artificial intelligence (AI)- powered technology to advance the understanding of diet quality measurement.Funding proposalsOphthalmic lasers and optometrists in Aotearoa
Recently, the optometry regulator in New Zealand has approved a controversial major scope-of-practice change allowing the profession to perform ophthalmic laser surgery.Funding proposalsImproving access to pharmacy services
Pharmacists are one of the most accessible healthcare professionals and playing a crucial role in providing timely healthcare in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ).Funding proposalsImproving Parkinson’s disease through the gut: building the foundations
The majority of people with Parkinson’s disease (PwP) and tangata whaiora develop digestive symptoms. These can occur at any stage of the disease and can negatively affect health and quality of life.Funding proposalsGetting fit for surgery
As the world population ages, the age of people requiring surgery is increasing.Funding proposalsAn inter-generational intervention for oral health
Oral health is an important part of general health but is often overlooked. During pregnancy, maternal oral health is affected, yet there is a lack of free dental care at this time.Funding proposalsPrehabilitation for enhanced surgery recovery: Improving hospital care pathways
Poor patient health prior to hospitalisation leads to longer hospital stays and increased postoperative complications, with structurally marginalised groups, including Māori, and Pacific Peoples, disproportionately affected.Funding proposalsThe Post Endsocopy Tumour Study - POET
Cancers of the stomach and bowels are common in New Zealand. People treated for these do worse compared to other countries. Endoscopy, which is a camera test of the stomach or bowel, is the best way to find these cancers.Funding proposalsTransforming measurement of support outcomes for autistic children in Aotearoa
Supports for autistic children in Aotearoa do not currently meet the needs of the community. This is partly due to the absence of neurodiversity-affirming, culturally appropriate measures.Funding proposalsShould it hurt? – Experiencing clinic based gynaecological procedures
Most women in New Zealand will undergo a clinic-based gynaecological procedure during their lifetime.Funding proposalsConsultation for a national Pacific youth wellbeing advisory group
In today's rapidly changing world, the wellbeing of Pacific youth has become a central concern for healthcare providers, educationalists, communities, and organisations.Funding proposalsUnderstanding service needs of young people with non-traumatic brain injury
Non-traumatic brain injuries in children and adolescents can occur through stroke, tumours, infections, or toxicity. Young people with non-traumatic brain injury are an understudied population with significant physical and psychological health needs.Funding proposalsNavigating systemic conditions for cultural safety
Existing evidence demonstrates the need and legislative imperative for culturally safe care. How healthcare systems are structured (e.g.Funding proposalsResearch collaboration to support mental health of refugee children and youth
New Zealand responded to an unprecedented globally increased refugee crisis by increasing its refugees’ quota and allowing their families to settle in Aotearoa.Funding proposalsComparing nail versus locking plate in three-part proximal humerus fractures
We aim to conduct a randomised controlled pilot trial to develop the skill and capacity for conducting an RCT comparing Intramedullary Nail (IMN) with Locking Plate (LP) in patients with three-part Proximal Humerus Fractures (PHFs).Funding proposalsFood literacy where it matters: co-designing a food literacy assessment tool with whānau.
A scoping project interviewing community health service providers and users indicated that nutrition knowledge is widely varied and demonstrates significant misconceptions.Funding proposalsTauhi Vā: Building relationships between the Pacific community and pharmacists
The Pacific population in Oamaru and the surrounding Waitaki region has grown rapidly and continues to grow. An estimated 20% of the population are now Pacific.Funding proposalsReconceptualising person centred services for older adults
This study will explore the specific needs of Aotearoa New Zealand’s older adults who cannot afford to pay for care, with the guidance from successful projects that examined the social and economic impact of co-ordination for people living with complex conFunding proposalsImproving health through sleep resources for occupational therapists
The aim of this research is to improve rehabilitation and health outcomes in Aotearoa. Sleep plays a significant role in illness and injury recovery.Funding proposalsMaungārongo: Exploring the end-of-life care needs of incarcerated New Zealanders
There is very little published research exploring palliative care provision in prison in Aotearoa. Improving end-of-life experience in prison is a significant health issue for Māori as approximately half of the incarcerated population is Māori.Funding proposalsNōnā te ao: Establishing a physical activity reference group
Indigenous ways of being are becoming more popular in Aotearoa New Zealand. Kori tinana (physical activity) is a context in which language (reo), culture (maoritanga), knowledge (mātauranga) and identity (mana motuhake) can be realised and manifested.Funding proposalsOranga whānau
MSD statistics illustrate that Māori make up over 60% of all social benefit recipients in Northland.Funding proposalsMāori nurse practitioners: Kaupapa Māori workforce development realising equity
The Māori nurse practitioner (NP) workforce can potentially transform health outcomes for whānau Māori and local hapori (communities) by delivering comprehensive and meaningful primary healthcare services.Funding proposalsMining for novel antibiotics through precursor-directed biosynthesis
For over 60 years, antibiotics have been crucial in modern medicine, curing infectious diseases and preventing infections in immunocompromised individuals.Funding proposalsA multi-layered predictive solution to combat sepsis and its complications
This research project aims to evaluate an advanced multi-layered predictive system, using artificial intelligence and machine learning, to assess the burden of sepsis and its associated complications, such as amputation, mortality, ICU days, and sepsis itsFunding proposalsResident outcomes in homelike models of care in aged residential care
In homelike aged residential care (ARC) facilities, residents live in small houses supported by staff to continue household and cultural activities essential to wellbeing.Funding proposalsPatient-centred education for newly diagnosed adults with type one diabetes
Children and adolescents have typically been understood to be the most common age group in which diagnoses of Type 1 diabetes occur. However, just as global prevalence of T1D is changing, so too is the age of diagnosis.Funding proposals