Division of Health Sciences Departments
The Division of Health Sciences will provide New Zealand society and other communities with a highly qualified workforce in the health professions. The Division will promote health and health care through basic and applied research and academic and professional leadership. This will be achieved through research-based undergraduate, postgraduate and professional academic programmes of international standard in the health sciences and related sciences.
Sub-communities within Division of Health Sciences Departments
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Faculty of Dentistry [201]
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University of Otago, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences [271]
Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences -
University of Otago, Wellington [264]
Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Collections in Division of Health Sciences Departments
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Bioethics Centre [51]
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School of Pharmacy [94]
Recent Deposits
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The Impact of Frailty on Outcomes Following Major Colorectal Surgery
With an ageing population, an increasing number of elderly patients are presenting for surgical intervention. Perioperative risk assessment in this population is difficult and commonly used tools often fail to accurately ... -
Determining risk of hip fracture in older adults with complex needs in New Zealand: A national population time-to-event study
Hip fractures are one of the most common and debilitating injuries in older adults. Older adults who sustain a hip fracture are more likely to have increased mortality and morbidity with reduced quality of life. This, ... -
In situ expression of biomarkers in placenta in the context of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
Overview: Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDP), of which the most common is pre- eclampsia (PE), are a leading cause of maternal and foetal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite extensive research, no clear cause ... -
A Mixed Methods Investigation of Bar Atmospherics and Smoking in New Zealand
Background: Smoking is a major public health concern and a leading cause of health loss within New Zealand and globally. Smoking prevalence and initiation are particularly high among young adults and, among this age group, ... -
Effect of Molteno Implant Tube on the Corneal Endothelium
Corneal complications, secondary to corneal endothelial compromise, have been associated with glaucoma drainage devices (GDD) since their introduction. Such complications can adversely affect patients’ visual outcomes and ... -
Discourse, materiality and power: Dietary supplements and their users
Throughout human existence people have used herbs and other medicinal substances to protect themselves against illness and treat their ailments. Gathering wild herbs has, however, been replaced today by the many products ... -
Structural and functional characterisation of glutamate racemase isoform 2 from Acinetobacter baumannii
Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogen associated with high patient mortality within the Intensive Care Unit. The spread of antimicrobial resistance has resulted in some strains carrying up to 45 resistance ... -
Is elastography type technology useful for quantifying the characteristics of fascia tissues, who uses diagnostic ultrasound in a musculoskeletal setting, and what are the beliefs of users and non-users?
Detection of stiffness in muscle and fascia tissues through the application of subjective palpation helps guide the musculoskeletal practitioner to a working diagnosis. Elastography represents a new technology that measures ... -
The effects of large deletions on beta-lactam resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Background: P. aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that presents a significant threat to immunocompromised individuals, particularly to those with cystic fibrosis (CF). Chronic lung infection is a major cause of ... -
Understanding the Cellular Consequences of Meier-Gorlin Syndrome
Meier-Gorlin syndrome (MGS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterised by short stature, microtia and patella aplasia/hypoplasia. Genetic variants, which cause MGS, have previously been found in genes involved ... -
After Mastectomy – Inpatient Experience of Women in New Zealand: A Qualitative Study.
This qualitative descriptive study explored the experiences of 10 women post-operatively following mastectomy surgery for breast cancer. The setting was an acute surgical ward in a large tertiary hospital in a New Zealand ... -
The immunomodulatory protein, GIF, encoded by orf virus
Inflammatory diseases cause considerable morbidity throughout the world. Examples of inflammatory diseases include rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, atherosclerosis and asthma. Current treatments options are insufficient, ... -
Regulation of Ark2C ubiquitylation activity
Ubiquitylation is a post-translational modification that regulates almost all signalling pathways in mammalian cells and its disruption is associated with a range of diseases. Ubiquitylation results in attachment of a small ... -
Assessing the potential public health impacts of the intensification of dairy farming in New Zealand
Global, national, and local pressures have shaped the New Zealand dairy industry and have led to the intensification of dairy farming. There are a number of potential health impacts, both positive and negative, associated ... -
Negotiating intimate relationships: A study of black African women in New Zealand
Women of Black African descent are often depicted as powerless and unable to negotiate for what they want in intimate relationships. Their constraint has been attributed to deeply ingrained cultural beliefs that disadvantage ... -
Dabigatran etexilate dosing and monitoring in Aotearoa New Zealand
Introduction Dabigatran etexilate is a direct thrombin inhibitor that has become widely used in New Zealand. It has been available and fully subsidised in New Zealand since July 2011. Of patients who receive oral ... -
Development of a Monte-Carlo based tool for dosimetry studies with spectral scanners
This thesis reports on the implementation of methods to optimise the MARS scan settings and conduct a novel material-specific dosimetry simulation using the MARS small-bore scanner. This thesis was undertaken because no ... -
Evolution of ciprofloxacin resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pseudomonas aeruginosa causes a wide range of infections. Ciprofloxacin is one of the most widely used antibiotics for the treatment of these infections. Antibiotic resistance in P. aeruginosa has made its eradication ... -
Impacts of Research
High quality research that changes the world is what we strive for at the University of Otago Division of Health Sciences. It’s also what governments around the world are asking for. They want greater accountability from ...