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MUSIC for Medical Students: Validation of the MUSIC Model of Academic Motivation in New Zealand
Introduction/background: An important aspect of student learning is that of academic motivation. Academic motivation can be defined as “a process that is inferred from actions … and verbalizations …, whereby goal- directed ... -
What monitoring strategies are most successful for promoting weight loss? A randomised controlled trial
Objectives: While tracking progress is one of the strongest predictors of success in healthy eating and physical activity interventions, it is uncertain whether it matters which behavior (diet, activity or weight) is being ... -
Health needs of children in State care
Background There are over 5,500 children and young people in the custody of the State in New Zealand. Their complex experiences and life stories have important implications for health services. Research has shown that ... -
I can see clearly now: Survey results from neonatal staff on mydriatic use in retinopathy or prematurity screening
Aims: Very preterm infants require mydriatic eye drops in preparation for retinopathy of prematurity examination. Mydriatic dosing needs to provide adequate pupil dilation for the examination and yet, avoid adverse ... -
Lack of evidence and consequential harm caused by mydriatic regimens used in retinopathy of prematurity screening.
Approximately 3,500 infants in New Zealand and Australia are screened annually for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). To view the retina and diagnose ROP, adequate pupil dilation with mydriatic medicines is required. ... -
The Teaching of Clinical Reasoning by Senior Clinicians
Background. At our medical school, the teaching of clinical reasoning starts in a well-structured curriculum in the pre-clinical years. In the clinical years, however, teaching is less structured and delivered by multiple ... -
Identifying the fundamental elements of learning in a simulated clinical setting using a Delphi technique.
Identifying fundamental elements of learning in a simulated clinical setting using a Delphi technique. Name: Jessica Young1, Martyn Williamson1, Ben Daniel Motidyang2, Jim Ross1, Tony Egan1 Origin: 1University of ... -
Constipation: A commonly costly complex condition
Background: The 2015 New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service reports to NZ district health boards (DHBs) on the health status of children and young people found that constipation was a common reason for acute and ... -
What's for dinner? Relative and absolute differences in food prices
Background: Women with children experiencing food insecurity report difficulty affording healthy food and express concern that high fat processed food and sugar sweetened beverages are often less expensive than fresh foods ... -
Being open: timely access to NZCYES publications
Access to accurate, up to date information in the area of child and youth health is important for the successful development and delivery of targeted services to our diverse communities in New Zealand in order to improve ... -
Trends and age profile of 0–24 year olds hospitalised with gastroenteritis
Background Hospitalisations for gastroenteritis have been increasing internationally. New Zealand rates were 6.0 per 1,000 0–14 year olds in 2006–2010. Yet hospitalisation for gastroenteritis is potentially avoidable. For ... -
Prevalence of congenital anomalies typically requiring surgery in New Zealand
Background: The indicator “congenital anomalies typically requiring surgery” (CARS) has not previously been documented for New Zealand, yet such anomalies place considerable burden on families and the health sector, for ... -
Illuminating Otago Heritage
Poster introduction: Goal: Optimise the University Library's DAMS (Digital Asset Management System) workflows relating to ingest and curation of our digital collections. Issue: The standard ingest process for Islandora ... -
The effect of recent adverse events and psychotic symptomatology among people with schizophrenia
There have been considerable investigations in recent years of the correlation of early life event interactions, with psychotic symptomatology, with suggestions of causal links.. However, most of these investigations do ... -
Influence of covariates on treatment outcome in placebo-controlled trials of benzodiazepines in GAD
Benzodiazepines are commonly used for anxiety disorders, but there is a lack of systematic reviews relating to their safety and efficacy. A Cochrane Review is in preparation comparing beizodiazepines with placebo and ... -
Libraries and wellbeing in post-earthquake Christchurch
The effects of the Christchurch earthquake sequence are wide-ranging and have been devastating to communities. The temporary loss of public facilities, such as libraries, has been felt strongly. Libraries fulfill an important ... -
Developing medical students’ information skills through online self-paced learning
StudySmart is an online course designed for second year medical students at the University of Otago. This course was designed to replace a two hour library and information skills lab, and comprises a series of topics, tasks ...