2305 Results
Te Oranga Pūkahukahu: Future directions for lung cancer screening in Aotearoa
Lung cancer is the second leading cause of death for non-Māori and for Māori men. It is the leading cause of death for Māori women. Lung cancer screening using a low dose CT scan reduces lung cancer deaths by 20-26%.Funding proposalsHarnessing the antiviral activities of Samoan traditional medicines
Pacific peoples are at higher risk of severe clinical outcomes from viral infections including RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 (cause of COVID-19).Funding proposalsThe pathway to healing: Pacific child injury outcomes
The leading cause of death and hospitalisation among New Zealand children over one-year-old is injuries. These rates have shown modest declines in recent years, but Pacific children experience disproportionately high rates of serious Injury.Funding proposalsEnhancing Pacific strategy, policy and implementation
Pacific peoples have poorer health status than other populations, and inequities have persisted.Funding proposalsImproving detection of peri- and post-natal distress
In Aotearoa, screening for peri- and post-natal depression tends to be the responsibility of Lead Maternity Carers (LMCs) including general practitioners, midwives, and Plunket nurses.Funding proposalsTwenty years of screening for inherited cardiac conditions in New Zealand
Sudden unexplained death in the young is a devastating occurrence with cardiac inherited diseases playing a significant causative role.Funding proposalsThe return-to-work experience for people and whānau with mild to moderate stroke
Each year, more than 8,000 New Zealanders experience the life-altering impact of stroke. Stroke survivors face a complex transition as they strive to return to work (RTW).Funding proposalsHinga Whitu Ngā Wa, Tu Waru - Fall down seven times, stand up eight
Methamphetamine use poses a significant challenge in New Zealand, with particularly high prevalence rates observed in Māori communities, notably in Tairāwhiti.Funding proposalsKai sovereign communities
A community innovator with 20 years of experience in community development and urban food systems design, I have an award-winning record of building and maintaining productive, high-quality relationships, working together with communities, stakeholders, loFunding proposalsHow does polypharmacy affect systemic treatment and outcome of breast cancer?
Approximately 70 percent of women with localised breast cancer receive adjuvant systemic treatment including chemotherapy, biological treatments and endocrine therapy. The aim of these treatments is to reduce the risk of cancer relapse following surgery.Funding proposalsGrowing Māori kairangahau/researchers
With an increasing focus from research funders on the inclusion of Māori perspectives and expertise, Tū Kotahi is continually sought as a research partner.Funding proposalsNavigating together towards a therapy for PINK1 parkinsonism
PINK1 early-onset Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease that usually affects people under 40 when they inherit two faulty copies of the PINK1 gene.Funding proposalsClinical implementation of tele-robotics specific to ophthalmology
New Zealand has a shortage of eye specialists. Rural regions are severely underserved. We are investigating the use of tele-robotics technology in ophthalmology and primary care settings.Funding proposalsValidating a dermatology AI algorithm using referral images
Our research aims to revolutionise dermatological care in New Zealand by validating an innovative digital dermatology hospital powered by artificial intelligence, AIPDerm® (see aipderm.com), and potentially, its competitors.Funding proposalsTikanga and health
To address Māori health needs, many models of Māori health have been created to be used in clinical spaces.Funding proposalsMachine learning in healthcare: Designing, optimising and implementing
Machine learning (ML) is well established; however, its presence within healthcare is less extensive. Clinical decision-support algorithms are ubiquitous and informed by standard statistical tests.Funding proposalsUnderstanding palliative care data in breast cancer research
Apparent inequities are seen in the burden of breast cancer, with worse outcomes for Māori and other structurally marginalised groups. These groups also experience poorer access to palliative care services.Funding proposalsHealthcare conversations about ethnicity-based eligibility criteria
In 2023, the New Zealand government implemented a pilot service to allow pharmacists to provide funded treatment of minor conditions to eligible patients. Eligible patients included those who self-identified as Māori and/or Pacific.Funding proposalsExploring barriers to CGM uptake in type 1 diabetes
Our proposed research activity will focus on establishing a multi-disciplinary team of researchers, clinicians and healthcare professionals working in type 1 diabetes (T1D) in New Zealand to explore barriers to continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) uptake, pFunding proposalsConsultation for integrative support of young Asian sexual violence survivors
This project addresses the urgent need for integrative support services tailored to young Asian sexual violence survivors.Funding proposalsBest Start alignment with expectations of Hapū Māmā
This research focuses on understanding the experiences of wāhine Māori who have engaged in the Best Start early pregnancy model of care through a retrospective qualitative study.Funding proposalsIndigenising health economics: co-creating a research agenda
This project aims to create a research agenda to indigenise health economics.Funding proposalsIdentifying opportunities to enable accurate diagnostics for rheumatic fever
ESR has supported Pacific nations for over two decades, providing scientific expertise, information and tools for healthy and resilient communities.Funding proposalsEquitable, evidence-based sexual assault forensic and healthcare services
Forensic sexual assault and related health services respond to what are extreme traumatic events for an individual, and the transgender population experience these at a higher rate than the general population.Funding proposalsAssessing feasibility of an RCT on intermittent fasting and cognitive health
Cognitive health, encompassing abilities of learning, remembering, problem solving, and using information, is vital to individual wellbeing.Funding proposalsAgeing well for Rainbow communities and their carers
This is an exploratory project to understand the current landscape of health service experiences, for older people from LGBTQIA Takatāpui MVPFAFF+ (Rainbow) communities and their carers in New Zealand.Funding proposalsThe Carosika community of practice: Impact on clinician preterm birth knowledge
Preterm birth, the birth of a pēpi/baby before 37 weeks, is the leading cause of death in children under 5 years and affects the health and wellbeing of many survivors.Funding proposalsFood neophobia in Pacific cultures and its association with nutrition status
Obesity remains a significance and persistent health challenge in New Zealand. While obesity rates continue to rise across New Zealand, Pacific Islander communities are disproportionately affected due to disparities in healthcare and food environments.Funding proposalsSex difference in cerebrovascular reactivity for Māori and Pakeha
We are proposing a study of CO2 cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) for different sexes in the Māori population.Funding proposalsMāori seeking health information: Kōrero mai
The majority of existing research studies in relation to Māori and healthcare have focused on healthcare services seeking behaviour and healthcare inequity issues.Funding proposalsNovel digital tool for dementia care: developing and testing
Psychomotor agitation and aggression (PAAD) are among the most common and distressing symptoms of dementia.Funding proposalsCognitive bias modification towards marginalised populations in healthcare
Health inequity is commonly experienced by marginalised populations and is a significant risk factor for developing health problems, in part due to biases. Existing bias trainings aim to shift intrinsic beliefs, which is time- and cost-intensive.Funding proposals