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Dr Phil Blyth

PositionSenior Lecturer (eLearning in Medicine)
QualificationsBHB MB ChB PhD
Research summarySimulation for medical and surgical education
Teaching
  • Clinical Anatomy
  • Trauma
  • eLearning via Clinical Decision Making activities
  • Moodle
Memberships
  • eLearning and ICT Subcommittee of Medical Program (Chair)
  • Australian and New Zealand Association of Clinical Anatomy (President)
  • International Federation of Anatomical Associations (Secretary)
  • New Zealand Major Trauma Network (Member)
Clinical
  • Emergency Department
  • Orthopaedics
  • Trauma

Research

Dr Blyth's research interests encompass Clinical Anatomy, Medical Education, and Surgical Simulation via mobile apps and virtual reality.

Additional details

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Publications

Liu, Q., Gladman, T., Grove, C., Eberhard, S., Geertshuis, S., Ali, A., Blyth, P., & Grainger, R. (2023). Capturing the invisible: Non-institutional technologies in undergraduate learning within three New Zealand universities. Internet & Higher Education, 58, 100910. doi: 10.1016/j.iheduc.2023.100910

Flack, N. A. M. S., Frost, K., Aravazhi, S., Macmillan, A., Blyth, P., Woodley, S. J., Nicholson, H. D., Hurren, B. J., & Bird, R. J. (2022). "Thank you for your sacrifice, I will try to make sure your donation wasn't in vain": Undergraduate science students' perceptions on the use of cadaveric material in learning anatomy. Education Sciences, 12, 451. doi: 10.3390/educsci12070451

Pather, N., Blyth, P., Chapman, J. A., Dayal, M. R., Flack, N. A. M. S., Fogg, Q. A., … Woodley, S. J., & Lazarus, M. D. (2020). Forced disruption of anatomy education in Australia and New Zealand: An acute response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Anatomical Sciences Education, 13, 284-297. doi: 10.1002/ase.1968

Mohammed, S., Blyth, P., & Gallagher, S. (2019). Feasibility of developing a 360° video-based virtual reality simulation of a stressful clinical event. New Zealand Medical Student Journal, (28), 20-23.

Cornwall, J., Mayland, E. C., van der Meer, J., Spronken-Smith, R. A., Tustin, C., & Blyth, P. (2019). Stressors in early-stage doctoral students. Studies in Continuing Education, 41(3), 363-380. doi: 10.1080/0158037X.2018.1534821

Liu, Q., Gladman, T., Grove, C., Eberhard, S., Geertshuis, S., Ali, A., Blyth, P., & Grainger, R. (2023). Capturing the invisible: Non-institutional technologies in undergraduate learning within three New Zealand universities. Internet & Higher Education, 58, 100910. doi: 10.1016/j.iheduc.2023.100910

Journal - Research Article

Flack, N. A. M. S., Frost, K., Aravazhi, S., Macmillan, A., Blyth, P., Woodley, S. J., Nicholson, H. D., Hurren, B. J., & Bird, R. J. (2022). "Thank you for your sacrifice, I will try to make sure your donation wasn't in vain": Undergraduate science students' perceptions on the use of cadaveric material in learning anatomy. Education Sciences, 12, 451. doi: 10.3390/educsci12070451

Journal - Research Article

Pather, N., Blyth, P., Chapman, J. A., Dayal, M. R., Flack, N. A. M. S., Fogg, Q. A., … Woodley, S. J., & Lazarus, M. D. (2020). Forced disruption of anatomy education in Australia and New Zealand: An acute response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Anatomical Sciences Education, 13, 284-297. doi: 10.1002/ase.1968

Journal - Research Article

Cornwall, J., Mayland, E. C., van der Meer, J., Spronken-Smith, R. A., Tustin, C., & Blyth, P. (2019). Stressors in early-stage doctoral students. Studies in Continuing Education, 41(3), 363-380. doi: 10.1080/0158037X.2018.1534821

Journal - Research Article

Mohammed, S., Blyth, P., & Gallagher, S. (2019). Feasibility of developing a 360° video-based virtual reality simulation of a stressful clinical event. New Zealand Medical Student Journal, (28), 20-23.

Journal - Research Article

Perumal, V., Butson, R., Blyth, P., & Daniel, B. (2017). Clinical anatomy e-cases: A five-year follow-up of learning analytics. New Zealand Medical Journal, 130(1449), 22-29. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Journal - Research Article

Baillie, L. J., Muirhead, J. C., Blyth, P., Niven, B. E., & Dias, G. J. (2016). Position effect on facial soft tissue depths: A sonographic investigation. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 61(Suppl. 1), S60-S70. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.12935

Journal - Research Article

Baillie, L. J., Mirjalili, S. A., Niven, B. E., Blyth, P., & Dias, G. J. (2015). Ancestry and BMI influences on facial soft tissue depths for a cohort of Chinese and Caucasoid women in Dunedin, New Zealand. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 60(5), 1146-1154. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.12799

Journal - Research Article

Loke, S.-K., Blyth, P., & Swan, J. (2012). In search of a method to assess dispositional behaviours: The case of Otago Virtual Hospital. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 28(3), 441-458. doi: 10.14742/ajet.844

Journal - Research Article

Stebbings, S., Bagheri, N., Perrie, K., Blyth, P., & McDonald, J. (2012). Blended learning and curriculum renewal across three medical schools: The rheumatology module at the University of Otago. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 28(7), 1176-1189.

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Jaung, R., Cook, P., & Blyth, P. (2011). A comparison of embalming fluids for use in surgical workshops. Clinical Anatomy, 24(2), 155-161. doi: 10.1002/ca.21118

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Senthi, S., Blyth, P., Metcalfe, R., & Stott, N. S. (2011). Screw placement after pinning of slipped capital femoral epiphysis: A postoperative CT scan study. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 31(4), 388-392. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e318217270d

Journal - Research Article

Al-Ali, S., Blyth, P., Beatty, S., Duang, A., Parry, B., & Bissett, I. P. (2009). Correlation between gross anatomical topography, sectional sheet plastination, microscopic anatomy and endoanal sonography of the anal sphincter complex in human males. Journal of Anatomy, 215(2), 212-220. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2009.01091.x

Journal - Research Article

Blyth, P., Stott, N. S., & Anderson, I. A. (2008). Virtual reality assessment of technical skill using the Bonedoc DHS simulator. Injury, 39, 1127-1133. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.02.006

Journal - Research Article

Ryan, S., Blyth, P., Duggan, N., Wild, M., & Al-Ali, S. (2007). Is the cranial accessory nerve really a portion of the accessory nerve? Anatomy of the cranial nerves in the jugular foramen. Anatomical Science International, 82(1), 1-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1447-073x.2006.00154.x

Journal - Research Article

Blyth, P., Anderson, I. A., & Stott, N. S. (2006). Virtual reality simulators in orthopedic surgery: What do the surgeons think? Journal of Surgical Research, 131, 133-139. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2005.08.027

Journal - Research Article

Roy, M., Walker, R., Blyth, P., & Wilkinson, T. (2014). Virtual reality-based assessment of clinical reasoning ability. Medical Education, 48, 1123. doi: 10.1111/medu.12559

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