Sharon Leitch

she/her, General Practitioner, Senior Lecturer @DSMOtago. Research: #MedicationSafety #PatientFacing #HealthTechnology #HealthLiteracy

[Sharon Leitch @dr_leitch]

1/6 My mixed-methods PhD examines medication safety in general practice. Is medication safe? Who is at risk of medication harm? Can we make medication use safer? Funded by @HRCNewZealand & supervised by the fabulous @StokesTim63, @Inquisitnz & @JimmyZ97123769 #HSDTweCon

[Sharon Leitch @dr_leitch]

Our paper looking at patient representation in New Zealand general practice and rural health case-based teaching is out now. Thanks to the hard work of summer student Jessica Gu @DSMOtago @GPRHOtago and fellow supervisor Jim Ross https://t.co/OFCwZ2Gr7k

[Sharon Leitch @dr_leitch]

Hot off the press: Analysis of paediatric harms observed in primary care in Aotearoa https://t.co/6StRf3a86a

[Sharon Leitch @dr_leitch]

So great to celebrate with Patrick today! Ka pai!!

[Department of General Practice & Rural Health @GPRHOtago]

Congratulations to @DSMOtago student Patrick Bartosch on submitting his PhD thesis on the Moral Economy of Healthcare.

[Sharon Leitch @dr_leitch]

Please help us identify the most significant research questions in primary health care in Aotearoa that need addressing to improve health equity. Eligible participants should be either NZ primary health care providers and/or primary health care academics.
https://t.co/Lk6MO6949U

[AAAPC @AAAPC_ANZ]

After 3-years of online conferences, we are excited to announce that our registrations are open for our Annual Research Conference 2023! Members Earlybird (available until 23 June) #OurPrimaryCare
Abstracts will open very soon, so stay tuned!

🔗https://t.co/gYPWU0Zbsx

[Department of General Practice & Rural Health @GPRHOtago]

What is it like growing older in a small rural NZ town? The concepts of latent precarity and experienced precarity are explored in this new paper by @DSMOtago researchers Chrys Jaye Judith McHugh @DoolanFiona Lincoln C Wood https://t.co/sZFQTdi63L

[AAAPC @AAAPC_ANZ]

We are so stoked about seeing you all face-to-face at #OurPrimaryCare #AAAPC23 conference held as @unimelb's iconic new @MelbourneConne1 building. It's going to be great! Registrations and abstracts will open soon!
Mark your calendar🗓️ and stay tuned for more!

[Dr Sarah Rhodes @sarah_rhodes_PT]

Sobering data on the impact of #LongCovid in Aotearoa New Zealand from @mona_jeffreys at the #CovidAndWork2023 symposium

[AAAPC @AAAPC_ANZ]

So you missed our previous webinar? That's okay! If you're an AAAPC member then you can watch the recordings for all the webinars

Find them here: https://t.co/O7WGCv21pY
Then click on the highlighted blue text at the bottom under recordings, "available online".
#OurPrimaryCare

[Sharon Leitch @dr_leitch]

This is a thoughtful reflective paper on clinical education. “See one, do one, teach one,” was popular back in the day, but this model is insufficient training for today’s clinical educators.

[Sharon Leitch @dr_leitch]

@hannahgrnwd @AAAPC_ANZ @FloraHui @ShakiraMilton Thanks Hannah! This presentation will be available online later today for those who missed it

[AAAPC @AAAPC_ANZ]

GPs: have you ever considered an academic career?

For the first time, UQ is offering clinician-researcher scholarships of $56k/year to undertake a PhD + continue your clinical work.

Contact Prof Katharine Wallis [email protected] by end February 2023 with questions and EOIs.

[AAAPC @AAAPC_ANZ]

Join us in February for a FREE webinar! This webinar will give practical tips to researchers about how to develop their online researcher profiles and the benefits of doing so. Presented by: @FloraHui @ShakiraMilton @dr_leitch #OurPrimaryCare
Register: https://t.co/O7WGCv21pY

[Sharon Leitch @dr_leitch]

Looking for some holiday reading? Our new publication explores the potential for bias in healthcare AI, and proposes a model of socially responsible and fair AI. Thanks @YogarajanVithya and colleagues for your work on this paper.

[Frontiers - Computer Science @FrontComputSci]

New Research: Data and model bias in artificial intelligence for healthcare applications in New Zealand https://t.co/k7mFAUQhGK #computerscience

[Sharon Leitch @dr_leitch]

Tell me you work in healthcare without telling me you work in healthcare…

[Sharon Leitch @dr_leitch]

I’ve been working with PIs @drcarolatmore @StokesTim63 for the past year establishing a Primary Care Research Network. Great to see @Abigail_Pigden & colleagues have published the important background work for this project. https://t.co/qoN0pMxh1k

[Sharon Leitch @dr_leitch]

@LisaJKremer 🥳 Congratulations Lisa!!!

[Sharon Leitch @dr_leitch]

Congratulations @ciaralee on submitting your PhD thesis! Supervised by @MeganAnakin & Katherine Hall