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 [245]
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University of Otago, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences [421]
Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences -
University of Otago, Wellington [405]
Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Collections in Division of Health Sciences Departments
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Bioethics Centre [58]
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School of Pharmacy [131]
Recent Deposits
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The impact of foundation pharmacy residency in supporting competency development in leadership, education, and innovation for early-career pharmacists
Background and aim: Foundation pharmacy residency programs have promoted competency development in leadership, education, and innovation for early career pharmacists as a criteria for advancing practice. The process in ... -
‘A healthy and prosperous future’ – a histological exploration of childhood stress experiences in early settler communities of Otago
This thesis investigates the childhood physiological stress experiences of mid-nineteenth century European and Chinese settlers in Otago, New Zealand, through the histological examination of enamel formation disruption. ... -
The place of Rural Hospitals in New Zealand’s Health System: an exploratory qualitative study
Introduction In New Zealand (NZ) there is a knowledge gap regarding the place and contribution of rural hospitals in the health system. New Zealanders residing in rural areas have poorer health outcomes than those living ... -
Investigating the role of fibroblast growth factor inducible 14 in breast cancer
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-associated death in women worldwide (1), largely due to metastatic disease progression. Fibroblast Growth Factor Inducible 14 (Fn14) is a type 1 transmembrane receptor and member ... -
Biocontrol genomics of microctonus wasps
The Argentine stem weevil (Listronotus bonariensis) caused considerable damage to New Zealand pastures before the introduction of the parasitic wasp Microctonus hyperodae and ryegrass endophytes. Microctonus hyperodae ... -
Role of amiloride in lithium induced kidney interstitial fibrosis
Background Attenuating progressive fibrosis is fundamental to preventing chronic kidney disease and, ultimately, any accompanying end-stage kidney disease. Lithium treatment is associated with nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, ... -
Studies on the Aetiology and Management of Acute Diverticulitis
Diverticulosis of the colon is a common condition, affecting more than 70% of 70-80-year-olds. However, only a small proportion will go on to develop acute diverticulitis (AD). The reason why certain individuals with ... -
Contemporary epidemiology of autoimmune liver disease and clinical outcomes in seronegative autoimmune hepatitis
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) are immune-mediated chronic progressive inflammatory liver diseases. Precise aetiology of these autoimmune liver diseases ... -
Learning and teaching decision-making in the surgical clinical environment: The experience of medical students and their seniors
Decision-making is a vital part of surgical practice. Decision-making can be difficult to teach and learn at all levels of medical education, from undergraduate students to senior training registrars. Decision-making can ... -
Using Self Efficacy to Measure Undergraduate Students’ Confidence with Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (ORLHNS)
Using self-efficacy to measure undergraduate students’ confidence with ENT. Layla Hehir1,2, Patrick Dawes1,2, Megan Anakin3 1Dunedin Public Hospital, Southern District Health Board, New Zealand, 2Department ... -
Secreted amyloid precursor protein alpha: effects on the transcriptome and proteome of astrocytes and neurons that explain neuroprotection and potential for a therapeutic for Alzheimer’s disease
Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) is concentrated at neuronal synapses and can be proteolytically cleaved to release soluble secreted Amyloid Precursor Protein alpha (sAPPa) into the extracellular space. Exogenously applied ... -
Novel inhibitors for combating obligate anaerobic pathogens
Anaerobic bacteria constitute most of the mammalian gastrointestinal microbiota and are essential to human and animal health. However, imbalances in this microbial community that favour opportunistic anaerobic pathogens ... -
The Role of Type II NADH Dehydrogenases in Listeria monocytogenes
Pathogenic bacteria often occupy multiple environmental niches throughout the various stages of its lifecycle that place a variety of metabolic demands on the organism, particularly in cellular redox regulation. Transitions ... -
Using a One Health Approach to Explore Māori Experts' Views on Antimicrobial Resistance: A Qualitative Study
Infectious diseases cause a considerable burden on health in Aotearoa New Zealand. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an increasing threat to public health that affects the ability to treat existing and emerging infectious ... -
Effects of In Utero Exposure to Methamphetamine on Brain Development
Methamphetamine (MA) is a stimulant to the central nervous system that has highly addictive properties, which can cause an increase in poor health outcomes in those affected. With a major increase in the use of MA worldwide, ... -
Optimising Stool Testing Among Pasifika Living in New Zealand
Background: Stool testing is used for a variety of clinical indications. The most common of these is to test for colorectal cancer, although it may also be used to detect the Helicobacter pylori bacterium which can result ... -
Metabolic interactions of synthetic cannabinoids: A focus on AMB-FUBINACA
Within New Zealand alone, the synthetic cannabinoid AMB-FUBINACA has been associated with at least 64 deaths between May 2017 and February 2019. Little is known about the mechanism of synthetic cannabinoid toxicity and ... -
The impact of maternal immune activation on offspring: implications for schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a devastating life-long psychiatric disorder with manifestation in late adolescence or early adulthood. Epidemiological research shows that prenatal exposure to viral or bacterial infection during the ... -
Concussion episodes: A creative-critical project on poetry and brain injury
Concussion Episodes is a creative-critical PhD project that examines representations of brain injury across medical literature, life writing, fiction, and poetry. It explores the representational tendencies of each genre ... -
Sequence Classification Problems in Prokaryotes
The study of microorganisms is a challenging area of research which has greatly benefited from the development of a wide range of sequencing tech- nologies. Use of sequence data has allowed a number of significant advance- ...