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Pacific and Maori populations undergoing cardiac surgery in the Southern District Health Board (SDHB) region.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death in New Zealand with the burden of CVD falling heavily on New Zealand Pacific.Funding proposalsUnlocking antimicrobial tolerance in bacterial pathogens to overcome AMR
Teixobactin is a new antimicrobial of considerable importance in our fight against multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens.Funding proposalsMeeting physical health care needs of people with mental illness or addiction
The disparity in health outcomes associated with mental illness or addiction is one of the starkest in New Zealand.Funding proposalsCounselling survivors of sexual violence trauma: Developing a Pasifika model.
Sexual violence trauma is a significant health issue for Pasifika in New Zealand and trauma-informed care and talking therapies such as counselling are needed.Funding proposalsMaori women and cervical screening: A kaupapa Maori literature review
Literature review on Māori women and cervical cancer screening, focusing on the systemic health barriers, and social or cultural limitations of the screening programmeFunding proposalsExploring resilience among Pasifika children within the Growing Up in New Zealand (GUiNZ) Study
The Growing Up in New Zealand (GUiNZ) is a longitudinal study that provides a contemporary, population-relevant picture of what it is like to be a child growing up in New Zealand in the 21st century.Funding proposalsTime for destruction - switching immune responses off
Initiation and resolution of inflammation is essential for cellular homeostasis, and aberrations are often associated with disease.Funding proposalsGlobal Health Classroom (GHCR) as a tool for global child health learning
The Global Health Classroom (GHCR) is a tool for global health learning where medical students in different countries can collaboratively learn about each other’s health systems, cultures, and determinants of health via videoconference.Funding proposalsNiuean happiness: A hiapo approach to Niuean mental health and wellbeing
The Government's health and wellbeing budget has a clear target to improve the holistic wellbeing of Pacific communities in Aotearoa.Funding proposalsImproving publicly funded Pacific bariatric surgery patients' retention rates
A previous study identified the major barriers leading Pacific patients referred to publicly funded bariatric surgery programmes to drop out at the highest rates of all patient groups.Funding proposalsImplementing a long term conditions exercise class on a Marae
This project will explore ways in which a long term conditions exercise and nutrition programme could be made more accessible to Māori.Funding proposalsTherapeutic development for Fragile X Syndrome
During my degree, I developed an interest in neurogenetics and subsequently an interest in Māori genetic research.Funding proposalsRangatahi Māori Views on pharmacy in Aotearoa as a study and career pathway
This research project is seeking to explore the knowledge and perceptions of pharmacy as a profession and a career amongst young Māori.Funding proposalsExploring appropriate ways to recruit Pacific people into research
I will conduct a literature review on how to ensure that Pacific people are recruited into research studies and work alongside the team carrying out a randomised controlled trial of prescription charges.Funding proposalsHealth seeking and unmet need for Pacific children accessing primary health care
Unmet need and health seeking behaviour influences whether children do or do not access health care services. Pasifika children are a high needs population and face greater difficulties in accessing care.Funding proposalsA novel therapeutic to protect hearts in acute ischaemic procedures
Heart surgeries involving bypass to correct coronary and valvular disease are commonly performed procedures.Funding proposalsWhānau Fitness Culture: Community Fitness Culture Changes Across the Life Course
This project, “Whānau fitness culture: community fitness culture changes across the life course ”aims to understand the change of fitness culture from tamariki right through to kaumatua within a Māori community and what solutions can be thought of to improFunding proposalsDeterminants of NCD risk and mental well-being in Cook Island adolescents
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the major cause of death and disability in the Cook Islands with almost 40% of all NCD-related deaths occurring prior to the age of 60.Funding proposalsImproving adherence to a reduced carbohydrate diet for women with gestational diabetes
Gestational diabetes (GDM) imposes an inequitable disease burden for Maori and Pacific Island women and their newborns.Funding proposalsMicrodrop administration of phenylephrine and cyclopentolate in neonates
Very premature babies are at high-risk for many health issues including permanent blindness associated with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Because of the risk of blindness, routine eye tests are performed to determine the presence and severity of ROP.Funding proposalsImpact of multimorbidity on CVD risk prediction and management in primary care
Multimorbidity (MM), having two or more long-term conditions, is significantly more common among Māori, Pacific, deprived populations and older people.Funding proposalsNovel potential anti-arrhythmic target
Heart beat irregularities are often lethal and can be caused by a group of overactive nerve cells (called stellate) located inside the chest.Funding proposalsACHIEVE - New Zealand
Worldwide, there are 3 million patients that receive dialysis for end-stage kidney disease, with over 2700 in New Zealand. This number is steadily growing. The average survival for dialysis patients is only 3 years.Funding proposalsTackling the vicious circle of dry eye disease
Dry eye disease (DED) is one of the most common, yet undertreated, ocular surface conditions, with a worldwide prevalence as high as 50%.Funding proposalsStudent Health Professionals’ understanding of tāngata whaikaha Māori concepts
In Aotearoa 24% of the general population and 26% percent of Maori self-reported as disabled in 2013. When adjusted for age, the rate of Maori disability is 32% with many experiencing inequities in accessing funding for equipment and care.Funding proposalsIdentifying biomarkers of aneuploidy in embryos
Aneuploidy, defined as variation from expected chromosome numbers, causes embryo failures following in vitro fertilisation (IVF). The world-wide trend of delaying childbirth increases maternal age and incidence of aneuploid embryos.Funding proposalsStaphylococcus aureus network adaptive platform trial (SNAP)
New Zealand has one of the highest rates of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB - bloodstream infection) in the world. Māori and Pacific people are particularly affected. The mortality of SAB is 15-20%.Funding proposalsResponding to Pacific maternal mental health
Antenatal and postnatal depression symptoms during the perinatal period is associated with negative impacts on maternal health, pregnancy outcomes, child health and child development.Funding proposalsPositive youth development in Māori youth through an adventure education program
The focus of the current study is the youth that take part in the 7-day youth development voyages run on the R. Tucker Thompson, a traditional gaff-rigged schooner based in the Bay of Islands, Northland, Aotearoa New Zealand.Funding proposalsErythropoietin to improve outcomes for critically ill trauma patients
Severe injury activates multiple chemical pathways causing inflammation and harming vital organs, which can lead to long-term disability and death. The kidney hormone erythropoietin controls red blood cell production and is a common treatment for anemia, bFunding proposalsRole of ryanodine receptors in Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) affects ~10% of people aged 65 and older, positioning it as a major concern for New Zealand’s aging population.Funding proposalsUnderstanding the role of IgG3 in acute rheumatic fever
Rheumatic fever (RF) is one of New Zealand’s starkest examples of health inequity, with Māori and Pacific children 20-40 times more likely than all other New Zealand children to develop the disease.Funding proposals