2305 Results
Mining 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 proposalsEffect of prophylactic antibiotics on anastomotic leaks in colorectal surgery
As a leading clinical research scientist, my team's high-impact publications have driven changes in practice and international collaborations in surgical outcomes research.Funding proposalsCurrent journeys through health and wellbeing services after stroke
Stroke can be a lifechanging event for people with stroke and their whānau (family). The impacts of stroke are diverse and consequently there can be a varied path through health and wellbeing services.Funding proposalsEnhancing the health and wellbeing of rangatahi experiencing early psychosis
Psychosis is a disabling condition that has significant impact on quality of life and health and wellbeing, with disparities in physical health in particular being described as the ‘scandal of premature mortality’.Funding proposalsChallenges to health equity: Service provision in a low-cost general practice
This project focuses on improving general practice services to meet the needs of individuals with complex health needs and diabetes and living in low decile communities.Funding proposalsAchieving Pae Ora for children surviving hospitalised injuries
Injuries are the leading cause of death and hospitalisation in New Zealand children.Funding proposalsA family centred group intervention for children with neurodevelopmental delay
Children with neurodevelopmental delays and disabilities hugely benefit from early intervention services, which are best delivered under a family centred framework.Funding proposalsImproving service delivery for NZ South Asian women with gestational diabetes
South Asian women are at high risk of developing gestational diabetes and are almost four times more likely than other New Zealand ethnicities.Funding proposalsThe Kidz First Lungs4Life programme 2017-2021: Health outcomes and whānau voice
The “Lungs4Life” programme seeks to reduce inequities in respiratory health in the northern region.Funding proposalsEvidencing the causal mechanisms of kaupapa Māori health transformation
Kaupapa Māori health interventions are now statutorily empowered and the new Māori Health Authority (Te Aka Whai Ora) has committed to lifting Māori health outcomes through Indigenising our health system.Funding proposalsImproving screening and management of mild TBI in the ED
If left untreated, nearly half of people who have had a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI, including concussions) experience functional deficits for many years.Funding proposalsCervical cancer prevention in community services: a health delivery partnership
The introduction of HPV testing to Aotearoa in 2023 is anticipated to increase the acceptability of primary cervical screening.Funding proposalsBuilding system readiness for trans inclusive perinatal mental health services
Our goal is to shape delivery of perinatal mental health services (PMHS) so that they are equitable, safe, and inclusive for transgender, non-binary and Takatāpui (trans) people/whānau.Funding proposalsImplementing Te Manawaroa first responders
A cardiac arrest – when a person’s heart suddenly stops beating – is a medical emergency. Rural Māori are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease and have some of the highest incidence of cardiac arrest.Funding proposalsREGIONS II - Reducing stroke inequities for rural Māori
The Reducing Ethnic and Geographic Inequities in Stroke Care (REGIONS Care) study found that Māori people presenting to non-urban stroke hospitals experience the worst stroke outcomes in Aotearoa New Zealand.Funding proposalsCancer WHIRI II: Extending the pathway
Cancer is a major cause of avoidable death, illness and inequities for Māori. We propose extending our Māori Whiri cancer care model to include treatment and beyond.Funding proposalsSpiritual care in Aotearoa New Zealand healthcare
The restructuring of the Aotearoa New Zealand health system offers an opportunity to better cater to the spiritual care needs of the population.Funding proposalsBuilding psychosocial and cultural resources for recovery and adaptation
The role of psychosocial and cultural factors as resources for recovery following serious injury has received limited attention despite evidence that it is not just the absence of negative factors, but the presence of positive factors (e.g.Funding proposalsWhat matters to whānau? Optimising health in integrated family violence services
Given the serious impact of family violence on health and wellbeing, primary care services are often the first place people will seek care. However, often primary care professionals can be unsure of what to do, or how to help.Funding proposalsTechnology and Kaiāwhina-Based Support to Optimise Diabetes Management for Māori
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) affects ~300,000 New Zealanders, and a disproportionate number of Māori.Funding proposalsDiscovery of epigenetic biomarkers associated with inflammatory bowel disease
In Aotearoa-NZ rates of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are increasing by 5.6% every year. The recent surge in IBD has been linked to interactions between underlying genetics and our environment, with epigenetics as the proposed mediating link.Funding proposalsVision for learning: integrating eyecare throughout childhood in NZ
Clear and comfortable vision is essential for learning from early literacy through to higher education. Approximately 20% of children fail school-aged vision screening, primarily due to uncorrected refractive error (need for glasses).Funding proposalsA critical evaluation of longitudinal frameworks through Kaupapa Māori methods
There are disparities concerning both the specificity and quantity of Indigenous research due to a variety of reasons.Funding proposalsDo the main drivers of poverty vary across Pacific ethnicities in Aotearoa?
The impact of poverty is felt profoundly on Pacific families. However, little on how relevant measures of poverty are to health outcomes in Pacific children.Funding proposalsTheca progenitors: 'gate-keepers' of ovulation potential of ovarian follicles?
Ovulation failure is a major cause of infertility, often associated with maternal aging and obesity, and diseases such as polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). International data suggests that PCOS rates in Pacific women are high.Funding proposalsManalagi: Addressing Discrimination in Healthcare for Pacific Rainbow+
This action research project proposes to develop a training module and a set of workshops, with a further goal of creating a microcredential in the future for healthcare professionals that seeks to address the discrimination that is experienced by PacificFunding proposalsEnhancing Cook Islands mental health practices, knowledge, and research
Preliminary analyses of the first national level mental health survey in the Cook Islands identified higher reports of the frequency of anxiety and depressive symptoms for younger age groups, and a need for more Cook Island relevant mental health researchFunding proposalsDevelopment of a Fijian Model of Health
The research seeks to develop a Fijian Health Model to address Fijian peoples health in Aotearoa New Zealand. The study will engage with Fijian community members and health providers to identify a model of health that reflects their experiences.Funding proposalsA Pathway to the Molecular Tumour Board
To implement new innovations in cancer care in Aotearoa that will contribute towards achieving health equity, we must simultaneously develop leadership and a workforce to design, shape, and deliver its promise to whānau with cancer.Funding proposals