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Clinical LecturerEsther Tillson

BSc MBBS(Lond) PGDipOMG(Otago) DFSRH (UK)

Dr Esther Tillson is a clinical lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

She is also a joint coordinator of the Postgraduate Diploma in O&G at the University of Otago, Christchurch Campus.

Dr Tillson trained at Barts and The London Medical School in the UK.

In her other roles, she works as a General Practitioner and is an Accredited Forensic examiner in Forensic Sexual assault.

Teaching

Esther teaches on the undergraduate programme and coordinates and teaches on the postgraduate diploma in O&G, including menopause, contraception, and gynaecological examination.

Publications

Te Whaiti, S., Rose, S. B., Innes, C., Bell, R., Tino, A., McBain, L., & Sykes, P. (2025). “Mana motuhake - I am in charge and have control over my body”: A cross-sectional survey describing Māori participants' experience with HPV primary screening in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Racial & Ethnic Health Disparities. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s40615-025-02725-x Journal - Research Article

McBain, L., Bell, R., Innes, C., Te Whaiti, S., Tino, A., Sykes, P., & Rose, S. (2025). Experience of HPV primary screening utilising self-testing: A cross-sectional survey of 'Let's test for HPV' study participants in Aotearoa New Zealand. Proceedings of the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) 54th Annual Scientific Meeting. 122. Retrieved from https://sapc.ac.uk Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Rose, S. B., McBain, L., Bell, R., Innes, C., Te Whaiti, S., Tino, A., & Sykes, P. (2025). Experience of HPV primary screening: A cross-sectional survey of 'Let's test for HPV' study participants in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Primary Health Care, 17(2), 123-133. doi: 10.1071/hc24110 Journal - Research Article

Sykes, P., Innes, C., Bell, R., Nip, J., McMenamin, J., McBain, L., Hudson, B., … Te Whaiti, S., Tino, A., Williman, J., Miller, A., & Lawton, B. (2025). Human papillomavirus (HPV) screening with universal access to vaginal self-testing: Outcomes of an implementation trial. BJOG, 132(9), 1240-1249. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.18159 Journal - Research Article

Sykes, P., Innes, C., Simcock, B., Lawton, B., & Williman, J. (2025). Realising the promise of HPV vaccination: Data from the national cervical screening and vaccination registers demonstrates the impact of HPV vaccination in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 55(5), 1271-1283. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2025.2458028 Journal - Research Article

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