Non-research Activities of Researchers (in alphabetical order) at the University of Otago in Relation to Developing Countries:
Colleague |
Organisation & Activity |
Michael Baker
Public Health, Wellington |
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Jenny Bryant-Tokalau
Te Tumu
(School of Maori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies) |
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Brian Cox
Preventive & Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine |
- International Cancer Screening Network of NCI: NZ rep; assessment of cancer screening in 23 participating countries
- Intl. Agency for Research on Cancer: IARC PhD Scholarship program
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Richard Edwards
Public Health, Wellington |
- International Diabetes Federation: Consultant to Burden of Disease in Cameroon (CAMBoD) project
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Donald Evans
Bioethics Centre, Health Sciences |
- UNESCO/ Nuffield Foundation: International Bio-ethics committee representing Asia/Pacific
- CURE: Establishment of ethics processes in China
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Jim Faed
Otago Blood Bank |
- WHO: Transfusion in the Pacific
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Rosalind Gibson
Human Nutrition |
- International Zinc Nutrition Consultative Group: Member
- WHO: Technical working group on development of dietary methods for evaluating food fortification programmes; and Consultancy on post-grad training in nutrition in Cambodia
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Tim Green
Human Nutrition
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- WHO: Technical Group on Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation
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Mira Harrison-Woolrych
Preventive and Social Medicine
NZ Pharmacovigilance Centre |
- International Society of Pharmacovigilance: Chair, Western Pacific Chapter
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Susan Heydon
School of Pharmacy |
- Himalayan Trust: Member, involved with Khunde Hospital
- Australasian College of Tropical Medicine: Council Member, 2008 -
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Philip Hill
Preventive and Social Medicine
Centre for International Health |
- Gates Foundation: Scientific Advisor for Gates Grand Challenge 6-74 Biomarkers study
- CDC Atlanta: CDC Advisory Committee for United States TB diagnostics guidelines
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Alec Holt
Health Informatics, Information Science |
- WHO: Pacific Open Learning Project for medical people; and Health Information Systems in the Tongan Ministry of Health
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Philippa Howden-Chapman, Public Health (Wellington) |
- WHO: Social & Economic determinants mission
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John Langley
Preventive & Social Medicine
Injury Prevention Research Unit |
- WHO: International Collaborative Effort on Injury Statistics, including indicators
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Lance Jennings
Pathology (Christchurch) |
- APACI-public/private partnership: Chair - Influenza awareness education
- WHO: Structure & function of WHO GISN/Recommendations & lab procedures for detection of AI A(H5N1)
- WHO/ISIRV: A(H5N1) diagnostics / Influenza & resp virus surveillance
- WHO/WPRO: (1) Practical guide to burden of disease studies; (2) Practical guide to surveillance; (3) NIC capacity development
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Mary McIntyre
Public Health (Wellington) |
- International Centre for Environmental & Bioethics: Committee member
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Jim Mann
Human Nutrition, and
Department of Medicine
(Edgar National Centre for Diabetes Research) |
- WHO: Chair and member of several Expert Advisory Groups
- World Cancer Research Fund: Member, Advisory Group & Panel: Diet, physical activity and cancer
- International Union of Nutritional Sciences: Chair, Panel on Evidence based nutrition
- Euopean Association for the:Study of Diabetes: Chair, Nutritional recommendations for the management of diabetes
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Richard Morgan
Geography |
- Ministry for the Environment (Samoa): Framework for Impact Assessment
- Government of Thailand: Report on strategy for Health Impact Assessment
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David Murdoch
Pathology (Christchurch) |
- Gates Foundation/ Pneumo ADIP: Pneumococcal surveillance and vaccination advisory committee
- Pneumcoccal Awareness Council of Experts: Member
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Jing-Bao Nie
Bioethics Centre |
- International Association of Bioethicists: Board member
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Pauline Norris
School of Pharmacy |
- Government of Samoa: Testing antibiotics for quality
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Louise Signal
Public Health (Wellington) |
- WHO: Setting indicators & benchmarks following the Bangkok Charter for Health Promotion
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David Skegg
Preventive & Social Medicine
Vice Chancellor, Uni of Otago |
- WHO: Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction
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Michael Tatley
Preventive and Social Medicine
New Zealand Pharmacovigilance Centre |
- WHO: International Drug Safety Monitoring
- Brighton Collaboration: Implementation Working Group on Vaccine Safety in Developing Countries
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Nick Wilson
Public Health (Wellington) |
- WHO: Several consultancies, focus: immunisation
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Lifeng Zhou & Michael Tatley
Preventive and Social Medicine
New Zealand Pharmacovigilance Centre |
- Ministry of Science and Technology of China: Training in Pharmacovigilance methodology for the family planning network of China
- National Population of Family Planning Commission of China: Advisors ‘Post-marketing surveillance and risk re-evaluation of contraceptives’ (Ministry of Science and Technology of China)
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