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Weight stigma and bias in healthcare in Aotearoa: The Pacific people's voice
Bias against individuals with a higher weight remains socially acceptable and is rarely challenged, even in healthcare settings. This compounds ethnicity and gender discrimination that also prevails despite being unlawful in New Zealand workplaces.Funding proposalsĀkonga Māori experiences in relationships and sexuality education
Indigenous Māori youth made up 19.8% of the national sample in the Youth 19 research and of those, 9.8% identified as same-sex or multiple-sex attracted and 2% identified as gender diverse (Roy et al., 2021).Funding proposalsFeasibility of a blood test in primary healthcare for screening breast cancer
Screening mammography is proven to reduce breast cancer mortality and morbidity in Aotearoa. However, for some cohorts, it is not as accessible (wāhine Māori, women in high deprivation quintiles) or effective (women with dense breasts).Funding proposalsExposure and health of workers on the Accelerated Silicosis Assessment Pathway
Since the introduction of engineered stone (silica content >90%) as a popular material for benchtops, accelerated silicosis cases among engineered stone workers have been reported overseas.Funding proposalsVisualisation success: Feasibility
Imagine being told that in five years, you might lose your independence due to a progressive neurological condition (e.g. Multiple Sclerosis MS).Funding proposalsNurse Practitioner Workforce Survey
In New Zealand, nurse practitioners (NP) were established in 2001. The purpose of the NP role is to improve access to expert healthcare and thereby improving health outcomes. Currently, there are 800 registered NPs working across all areas of healthcare.Funding proposalsImproving access of New Zealand's tamariki and rangatahi to novel cell therapies
Cellular therapies including chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapies are becoming the standard of care globally for the treatment of various cancers.Funding proposalsMessages around physical activity and sitting. Can we do better?
Despite decades of accumulated evidence that indicates that being physically active improves health outcomes, more than half of the New Zealand population does not meet the physical activity guidelines.Funding proposalsNZ pathogens and AMR: Global context and phage therapy preparation
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global health threat, requiring urgent development of alternative therapeutics to traditional antibiotics.Funding proposalsOptimising health interventions: Mindfulness, authenticity, and cultural context
Every $1 spent on health and wellbeing promotion in the workplace brings a societal benefit in terms of health savings and worker performance of $14. Yet the workplace is often overlooked as a health intervention point.Funding proposalsIdentifying next generation therapeutics for colorectal cancer
Oligonucleotide therapies, made from molecules similar to RNA and DNA, are one of the most promising therapies that are already finding limited use against rare diseases, and will be used in the near future to treat cancer.Funding proposalsAllied health innovations: Collaborative strategies for equitable healthcare
The current priorities within the New Zealand healthcare system include access, timeliness of service, an emphasis on quality, the need for flexibility and a focus on non-communicable diseases.Funding proposalsRelationships and sexuality education in Aotearoa New Zealand
Relationships and sexuality education (RSE) equips children and young people with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values that help them to protect the health and rights of themselves and others.Funding proposalsINCH-HD: Incremental dialysis to improve wellbeing and service delivery
People starting dialysis for advanced kidney disease currently have a "one-size fits-all" treatment delivery. They start with three times a week haemodialysis regardless of their body size, kidney function, or overall wellbeing.Funding proposalsEstablishing a National Brain Tumour Registry in Aotearoa
More than 2,400 Kiwis are diagnosed with a brain tumour annually in Aotearoa. Brain tumours are a complex group of diseases often associated with significant symptoms and poor survival.Funding proposalsSafety monitoring for natural health products (NHPs): the NHP industry's role
Currently, in Aotearoa New Zealand, natural health products (NHPs) are only minimally regulated: there is no regulatory pre-market assessment of product quality, safety or efficacy, and no mandatory requirements for manufacturers of NHPs to undertake pharmFunding proposalsEconomic cost of migraine in Aotearoa New Zealand
Migraine is a prevalent and disabling disease, affecting an estimated 753,000 people in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), most of whom are of working age. There has been no analysis of the cost of migraine in NZ.Funding proposalsA different grief: Assisted dying support groups for families and professionals
Assisted dying (AD) is resulting in new forms of grief.Funding proposalsAgeing in place in Otepoti, Dunedin
Aotearoa New Zealand, like much of the world, has an ageing population which will require both health and social support.Funding proposalsTrust and healthcare, health institutions and health systems: a research agenda
Trust in institutions can be fragile, more so for some groups than others. The Covid experience demonstrated the importance of trust in public health, but also the fragility of trust, in anti-mandate protests.Funding proposalsExploring the link between Vitamin D deficiency and HLAB27-associated uveitis
Vitamin D is known for its immunomodulating properties, playing a critical role in regulating immune system responses. Previous research has shown that low Vitamin D levels may contribute to the development of uveitis, an inflammatory eye condition.Funding proposalsData pipeline and synthetic data for health research with data-centric AI
Public health research which uses healthcare data to develop tools to improve patient outcomes faces challenges like data scarcity, fragmentation, and bias.Funding proposalsPlanning a culturally safe pulmonary rehabilitation programme for Māori
Māori, Aboriginal, and Pacific peoples are over-represented in prevalence, mortality, and hospital admission rates for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a chronic inflammatory lung disease that causes obstructed airflow from the lungs.Funding proposalsExploring end-of-life care with people with learning disability
On average people with learning (intellectual) disability die 14-19 years younger than New Zealanders without learning disability, often without a life-limiting diagnosis having been made, or with very late diagnosis.Funding proposalsPlanning for the road ahead: transport plans and dementia mate wareware
"Losing their licence" can be one of the most difficult challenges that comes with the diagnosis of dementia mate wareware. Driving cessation can lead to increased social isolation and depressive symptoms.Funding proposalsFeasibility and utility of cognitive assessment for people with schizophrenia
Cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia is under-recognised and impacts on daily functioning across multiple areas e.g. memory, planning and ability to focus.Funding proposalsPortion distortion: The influence of marketing on children’s dietary perceptions
We aim to investigate the relationship between children's perceptions of portion sizes and marketing of unhealthy food and drink products. We will use different visual estimation and comparison tasks, in a series of child-friendly experiments.Funding proposalsExploring the association between rurality and cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). Currently, it affects more than one in 23 adults, and almost a third of all deaths are attributed CVD in NZ every year.Funding proposalsReal-time heart-in-the-loop system for pacemaker validation and personalisation
We developed a unique bioelectrical heart model that tests pacemaker clinical parameter settings in a real-time closed-loop system. This has generated recent interest from major device companies and aligns with FDA model strategies for device safety.Funding proposalsHuman health depends upon planetary health
Human health is inextricably linked to the health of the planet. In Aotearoa New Zealand, poor planetary health contributes to human disease, e.g. contaminated water causing e-coli.Funding proposalsHe Rourou Kai mō ngā Hapori Taiwhenua - resources for rural communities
Rurality makes accessing information to support whānau caring at end-of-life challenging. As a result, communities are findings ways to meet their own needs.Funding proposalsMāori lived experience of suicide loss: Collective to inform pre/postvention policy and practice
Whilst the value of involvement of those with lived experience of suicide bereavement in suicide research is recognised, it is often overlooked in suicide prevention/postvention policy development and health service delivery.Funding proposals