Health Care of the Elderly
This is a group of academic gerontologists and geriatricians with interests and enthusiasm in teaching, research and service related to care of older people.
We seek to build collaborations within and beyond the Otago University research community, including the Centre for Postgraduate Nursing Studies (Christchurch) and Rehabilitation Teaching and Research Unit (Wellington).
Personnel
- Professor Tim Wilkinson
- Emeritus Professor Dick Sainsbury
- Dr Sally Keeling
- Dr Carl Hanger
- Dr Claire Heppenstall (HRC research fellow)
Contact
Marissa O'Leary
Secretary
Email hce.uoc@otago.ac.nz
Research areas
- Geriatric medicine service delivery evaluation
- Predictors of outcomes from rehabilitation
- Stroke rehabilitation and outcomes
- Needs assessment
- Sociological aspects of ageing
- Interdisciplinary models of care
- Collaborations with the NZ Institute of Research on Ageing (NZIRA)
- Joint research projects with University of Auckland
Teaching activities
- Medical students in their 4th and 6th years of training in Christchurch
- Master of Health Sciences
HASX 404 Health Care of the Elderly
HASX 409 Social Care of the Elderly - Speech language therapy students in their 3rd year of training in Christchurch, at the University of Canterbury (CMDS 343)