MIHI (Māori/Indigenous Health Institute) School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, Christchurch. PO Box 4345, Christchurch
About Suzanne Pitama (Ngāti Kahungunu)
Suzanne is a registered educational psychologist. She has extensive experience in Māori health research and health education.
Suzanne is focussed on addressing Māori health inequities through medical education, health research (including mental health and heart health) and through membership on appropriate committees and boards (including the HRC Board and Australian Medical Council).
Suzanne's PhD focused on the design, implementation and impact of indigenous health curricula within medical schools. Suzanne is the Otago Medical School Hauora Māori faculty representative and is a member of the MBChB curriculum committee and Chairs the Hauora Māori sub-committee.
Suzanne also contributes to the MIHI post-graduate short courses that support the professional development of health professionals in the Hui Process and Meihana Model.
Pitama, S., Haitana, T., Patu, M., Robson, B., Harris, R., McKerchar, C., Clark, T., & Crengle, S. (2024). Toitū Te Tiriti. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 137(1589), 7-11. Retrieved from https://nzmj.org.nz/
Journal - Research Other
Landers, A., Pitama, S. G., Green, S. C., & Beckert, L. (2023). ‘People that suffer or have been through it know the answers’: Stakeholders’ perspectives on improving healthcare systems for end-of-life care in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. BMC Health Services Research, 23, 1443. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-10431-9
Journal - Research Article
Keelan, K., Pitama, S., Wilkinson, T., & Lacey, C. (2023). ‘It’s about having that knowledge, tino rangatiratanga!’ Understanding structural barriers to accessing aged residential care services among older Māori in New Zealand. Kōtuitui. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2023.2284132
Journal - Research Article
Keelan, K., Pitama, S., Wilkinson, T., & Lacey, C. (2023). It's not special treatment… That's part of the Treaty of Waitangi! Organisational barriers to enhancing the aged residential care environment for older Māori and whānau in New Zealand. International Journal of Health Planning & Management. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/hpm.3734
Journal - Research Article
Clark, M. T. R., Manuel, J., Lacey, C., Pitama, S., Cunningham, R., & Jordan, J. (2023). ‘E koekoe te Tūī, e ketekete te Kākā, e kuku te Kererū, The Tūī chatters, the Kākā cackles, and the Kererū coos’: Insights into explanatory factors, treatment experiences and recovery for Māori with eating disorders: A qualitative study. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/00048674231207583
Journal - Research Article
Kukutai, T., Parr-Brownlie, L., & Pitama, S. (2023). A bridge between: Te Ao Māori and Te Ara Paerangi. New Zealand Science Review, 78(1-2). doi: 10.26686/nzsr.vi.8256
Journal - Research Article
McLachlan, A., Pitama, S., & Adamson, S. J. (2023). Māori preferences and practices in systemic health and social service collaborative practice. AlterNative. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/11771801231193861
Journal - Research Article
Manuel, J., Pitama, S., Clark, M., Crowe, M., Crengle, S., Cunningham, R., Gibb, S., Petrović-van der Deen, F. S., Porter, R. J., & Lacey, C. (2023). Racism, early psychosis, and institutional contact: A qualitative study of Indigenous experiences. International Journal of Social Psychiatry. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/00207640231195297
Journal - Research Article
Landers, A., Pitama, S. G., Palmer, S. C., & Beckert, L. (2023). Stakeholders’ perspectives on the quality of end-of-life health care services for chronic obstructive airways disease: A focus group study. International Journal of Integrated Care, 23(3), 3. doi: 10.5334/ijic.7274
Journal - Research Article
Walker, S., Reid, P., Anderson, L., Bull, S., Jonas, M., Manning, J., … Pitama, S., Rennie, S., Snelling, J., Wilkinson, T., & Bagg, W. (2023). Informed consent for medical student involvement in patient care: An updated consensus statement. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1579), 86-95. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
Journal - Research Article
Xu, W., Haran, C., Dean, A., Lim, E., Bernau, O., Mani, K., Khanafer, A., Pitama, S., & Khashram, M. (2023). Acute aortic syndrome: Nationwide study of epidemiology, management, and outcomes. British Journal of Surgery, 110, 1197-1205. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znad162
Journal - Research Article
Burnside, M., Haitana, T., Crocket, H., Lewis, D., Meier, R., Sanders, O., … Frewen, C., Jones, S., … Wheeler, B. J., Pitama, S., de Bock, M., & Lacey, C. (2023). Interviews with Indigenous Māori with type 1 diabetes using open-source automated insulin delivery in the CREATE randomised trial. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders, 22, 861-871. doi: 10.1007/s40200-023-01215-3
Journal - Research Article
Manuel, J., Pitama, S., Clark, M. T. R., Crowe, M., Crengle, S., Cunningham, R., Gibb, S., Petrović-van der Deen, F. S., Porter, R. J., & Lacey, C. (2023). Racism, early psychosis and institutional contact: A qualitative study of Indigenous experiences. International Review of Psychiatry, 35(3-4), 323-330. doi: 10.1080/09540261.2023.2188074
Journal - Research Article
Clark, M. T. R., Manuel, J., Lacey, C., Pitama, S., Cunningham, R., & Jordan, J. (2023). Reimagining eating disorder spaces: A qualitative study exploring Māori experiences of accessing treatment for eating disorders in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Eating Disorders, 11, 22. doi: 10.1186/s40337-023-00748-5
Journal - Research Article
Manuel, J., Cunningham, R., Gibb, S., Petrović-van der Deen, F. S., Porter, R. J., Pitama, S., Crowe, M., Crengle, S., Carr, G., & Lacey, C. (2023). Non-Indigenous privilege in health, justice and social services preceding first episode psychosis: A population-based cohort study. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57(6), 834-843. doi: 10.1177/00048674221119964
Journal - Research Article
Carr, G., Cunningham, R., Petrović-van der Deen, F. S., Manuel, J., Gibb, S., Porter, R. J., Pitama, S., Crowe, M., Crengle, S., & Lacey, C. (2023). Evolution of first episode psychosis diagnoses and health service use among young Māori and non-Māori: A New Zealand national cohort study. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 17(3), 290-298. doi: 10.1111/eip.13327
Journal - Research Article
Haitana, T., Pitama, S., Cormack, D., Clark, M. T. R., & Lacey, C. (2023). ‘It absolutely needs to move out of that structure’: Māori with bipolar disorder identify structural barriers and propose solutions to reform the New Zealand mental health system. Ethnicity & Health, 28(2), 234-256. doi: 10.1080/13557858.2022.2027884
Journal - Research Article
Landers, A., McKenzie, C., Pitama, S. G., & Brown, H. (2023). Enzyme replacement in advanced pancreatic cancer: Patient perceptions. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 13, e122-e128. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-002153
Journal - Research Article
Whitehead, C., Grundy, K., Wiseman, R., & Pitama, S. (2022). Dying in hospital: Staff perceptions on providing quality care. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1567), 13-20. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
Journal - Research Article
Pitama, S., Irving, C., & Doyle, K. (2022, November). Equity and Indigenous health. Panel discussion at the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) Spring Symposium, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Pitama, S. (2022, November). Running to stand still. Invited presentation at the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) Spring Symposium, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Rennie, S. C., Anderson, L., Merry, A. F., Pitama, S., Reid, P., Snelling, J., Walker, S., Wilkinson, T., & Bagg, W. (2022). Medical students and informed consent: Response to "Consent for teaching". New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1566), 100-102. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
Journal - Research Other
Pitama, S. (2022, October-November). Planning the future orthopaedic workforce. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Orthopaedic Association (NZOA) and Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA) Combined Annual Scientific Meeting, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Landers, A., de Koning Gans, J. M., Pitama, S., Palmer, S., & Beckert, L. (2022). Patient, carer and health professional experiences of end-of-life care services in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an interpretive synthesis of qualitative studies. Integrated Healthcare Journal, 4, e000121. doi: 10.1136/ihj-2021-000121
Journal - Research Other
Burrowes, K. S., Fuge, C., Murray, T., Amos, J., Pitama, S., & Beckert, L. (2022). An evaluation of a New Zealand "vape to quit smoking" programme. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1561), 45-55. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz
Journal - Research Article
Thomas, C., Weller, J., Rahiri, J.-L., Harwood, M., & Pitama, S. (2022). Māori experiences of hospital care: A qualitative systematic review. AlterNative, 18(3), 455-464. doi: 10.1177/11771801221114385
Journal - Research Other
Kukutai, T., Hutchings, J., Allen, J., Allport, T., Black, A., Boulton, A., ... Foster, M., ... Hapeta, J., ... Jackson, A. M., ... Paine, S-J., ..., Parr-Brownlie, L., ... Pitama, S., Poa, D., ... Ruru, J., ... Tipene-Leach, D., Walker, G., ... Wilson-Rooy, M. (2022). A Tiriti-based research, science and innovation system: Te Ara Paerangi: Future Pathways Green Paper submission from Te Pūtahitanga collective of Māori scientists and researchers. Retrieved from http://www.rauikamangai.co.nz/resources-hub
Other Research Output
Pitama, S. G. (2022). Context is everything. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 92, 944-945. doi: 10.1111/ans.17731
Journal - Research Other
Haitana, T., Pitama, S., Cormack, D., Clark, M. T. R., & Lacey, C. (2022). "If we can just dream…": Māori talk about healthcare for bipolar disorder in New Zealand: A qualitative study privileging Indigenous voices on organisational transformation for health equity. International Journal of Health Planning & Management, 37(5), 2613-2634. doi: 10.1002/hpm.3486
Journal - Research Article
Keelan, K., Wilkinson, T., Pitama, S., & Lacey, C. (2022). Exploring elderly Māori experiences of aged residential care using a kaupapa Māori research paradigm: Methodological considerations. AlterNative, 18(1), 67-74. doi: 10.1177/11771801221086323
Journal - Research Article
Haitana, T., Pitama, S., Cormack, D., Clark, M. T. R., & Lacey, C. (2022). Culturally competent, safe and equitable clinical care for Māori with bipolar disorder in New Zealand: The expert critique of Māori patients and Whānau. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 56(6), 648-656. doi: 10.1177/00048674211031490
Journal - Research Article
Kukutai, T., McIntosh, T., Boulton, A., Durie, M., Foster, M., Hutchings, J., ... Paine, S-J, Pitama, S. & Ruru, J. (2022). Te Pūtahitanga: A Tiriti-led science-policy approach for Aotearoa New Zealand. Auckland, New Zealand: Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga. Retrieved from http://www.rauikamangai.co.nz/resources-hub
Other Research Output
Han, H., Clithero-Eridon, A., Costa, M. J., Dennis, C. A., Dorsey, J. K., Ghias, K., … Pitama, S., … Zdravković, M. (2021). On pandemics and pivots: A COVID-19 reflection on envisioning the future of medical education. Korean Journal of Medical Education, 33(4), 393-404. doi: 10.3946/kjme.2021.207
Journal - Research Article
Pitama, S. (2021, October). Educating for equity: The role of constructive alignment between medical schools and ANZA? Verbal presentation at the Aotearoa New Zealand Anaesthesia Annual Scientific Meeting, [Online].
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Pitama, S. (2021, November). Hauora Māori competence within midwifery. Keynote presentation at the New Zealand College of Midwives 16th Biennial National Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Hudson, B., Pitama, S., McBain, L., Robson, B., Stokes, T., Baxter, J., & Crampton, P. (2021). A brief response to Hawkins: A call for socially responsive research in Māori health. Journal of Primary Health Care, 13(3), 204. doi: 10.1071/hc21094
Journal - Research Other
Pitama, S., & Thistlethwaite, J. (2021). Diversity, inclusivity and equity. Clinical Teacher, 18, 447-448. doi: 10.1111/tct.13412
Journal - Research Other
Huria, T., Pitama, S. G., Beckert, L., Hughes, J., Monk, N., Lacey, C., & Palmer, S. C. (2021). Reported sources of health inequities in Indigenous Peoples with chronic kidney disease: A systematic review of quantitative studies. BMC Public Health, 21, 1447. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11180-2
Journal - Research Article
Pitama, S., Beckert, L., Lacey, C., Patu, M., Melbourne-Wilcox, M., Philpott, A., Palmer, S. C., & Huria, T. (2021). Implementing an indigenous model of practice. Clinical Teacher, 18, 502-504. doi: 10.1111/tct.13395
Journal - Research Other
Pitama, S., Lacey, C., Huria, T., de Zoysa, J., McBride, D., Mulder, R., Maoate, K., Weatherall, M., & Frizelle, F. (2021). Mānawatia a Matariki! New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1539), 6-8. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Other
Rudland, J., & Pitama, S. (2021). Decolonising a health professional curriculum. Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Conference. 214. Retrieved from https://eventstudio.eventsair.com/anzahpe-2021/anzahpe-abstract-book
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Keelan, K., Pitama, S., Wilkinson, T., & Lacey, C. (2021). Indigenous peoples’ experiences and preferences in aged residential care: A systematic review. AlterNative, 17(2), 175-182. doi: 10.1177/11771801211004773
Journal - Research Article
Pitama, S. (2021). Finding place within a space. In J. Ruru & L. W. Nikora (Eds.), Ngā Kete Matauranga: Māori scholars at the research interface. (pp. 207-213). Dunedin, New Zealand: Otago University Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Pitama, S., Huria, T., & Lacey, C. (2021). 2021: Here we come: Tēnei te whakatau! New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1528), 7-9. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Other
Pitama, S. (2020, November). Educating for Māori health equity. University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand. [Inaugural Professorial Lecture].
Other Research Output
Rahiri, J.-L., Koea, J., Pitama, S., Harwood, M., Aramoana, J., Brown, L., … Curtis, E., Reid, P., & Ronald, M. (2020). Protecting Indigenous Māori in surgical research: A collective stance. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 90, 2396-2399. doi: 10.1111/ans.16356
Journal - Research Other
Cunningham, R., Crowe, M., Stanley, J., Haitana, T., Pitama, S., Porter, R., Baxter, J., Huria, T., Mulder, R., Clark, M. T. R., & Lacey, C. (2020). Gender and mental health service use in bipolar disorder: National cohort study. BJPsych Open, 6(6), 138. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2020.117
Journal - Research Article
Pitama, S., Huria, T., Patu, M., & Lacey, C. (2020). Impaired wellness in medicine. Medical Education, 55, 4-15. doi: 10.1111/medu.14393
Journal - Research Other
Petrović-van der Deen, F., Cunningham, R., Manuel, J., Gibb, S., Porter, R. J., Pitama, S., Crowe, M., Crengle, S., & Lacey, C. (2020). Exploring indigenous ethnic inequities in first episode psychosis in New Zealand: A national cohort study. Schizophrenia Research, 223, 311-318. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2020.09.004
Journal - Research Article
Cunningham, R., Stanley, J., Haitana, T., Pitama, S., Crowe, M., Mulder, R., Porter, R., & Lacey, C. (2020). The physical health of Māori with bipolar disorder. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 54(11), 1107-1114. doi: 10.1177/0004867420954290
Journal - Research Article
Huria, T., Patu, M., Lacey, C., Philpott, A., Melbourne Wilcox, M., & Pitama, S. (2020). Indigenous health: Designing a clinical orientation program valued by learners [Short communications]. Proceedings of the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE): The Virtual Conference. SC4.1.11 (5228). Retrieved from https://amee.org/conferences/amee-2020
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Pitama, S., Beckert, L., Huria, T., Melbourne-Wilcox, M., Patu, M., & Wilkinson, T. (2020). The role of social accountable medical education in addressing health inequity in Aotearoa New Zealand [Short communications]. Proceedings of the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE): The Virtual Conference. SC3.2.2 (5240). Retrieved from https://amee.org/conferences/amee-2020
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Haitana, T., Pitama, S., Cormack, D., Clark, M., & Lacey, C. (2020). The transformative potential of Kaupapa Māori Research and indigenous methodologies: Positioning Māori patient experiences of mental health services. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 19, 1-12. doi: 10.1177/1609406920953752
Journal - Research Article
Lacey, C., Cunningham, R., Rijnberg, V., Manuel, J., Clark, M. T. R., Keelan, K., Pitama, S., Huria, T., Lawson, R., & Jordan, J. (2020). Eating disorders in New Zealand: Implications for Māori and health service delivery. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 53, 1974-1982. doi: 10.1002/eat.23372
Journal - Research Article
Mclachlan, A., Pitama, S., & Adamson, S. J. (2020). Kia whakatōmuri te haere whakamua: Engaging Māori rural communities in health and social service care. AlterNative, 16(3), 202-210. doi: 10.1177/1177180120948275
Journal - Research Article
Lacey, C., Clark, M., Manuel, J., Pitama, S., Cunningham, R., Keelan, K., Rijnberg, V., Cleland, L., & Jordan, J. (2020). Is there systemic bias for Māori with eating disorders? A need for greater awareness in the healthcare system. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1514), 71-76. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Other
Beckert, L., Wiseman, R., Pitama, S., & Landers, A. (2020). What can we learn from patients to improve their non-invasive ventilation experience? 'It was unpleasant; if I was offered it again, I would do what I was told'. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 10, e7. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2016-001151
Journal - Research Article
Pitama, S. (2019, October). Measuring social accountability in our curriculum. Verbal presentation at the University of Otago's Biennial Māori Research Symposium: Hui Poutama, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Huria, T., Palmer, S. C., Pitama, S., Beckert, L., Lacey, C., Ewen, S., & Smith, L. T. (2019). Consolidated criteria for strengthening reporting of health research involving indigenous peoples: The CONSIDER statement. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 19, 173. doi: 10.1186/s12874-019-0815-8
Journal - Research Article
Pitama, S. (2019, October). Bias, equity and cultural competence. Invited presentation at the New Zealand Society of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery 72nd Annual General & Scientific Meeting (ORL19): Choosing Wisely, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Melbourne-Wilcox, M., Huria, T., Patu, M., & Pitama, S. (2019). Whakatere: Decolonising clinical reasoning. In C. Ryan (Ed.), Proceedings of the 8th Biennial Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education (LIME) Network LIME Connection: Pouhine Poutama: Embedding Indigenous Health Education. (pp. 86). Melbourne, Australia: The University of Melbourne. Retrieved from https://www.limeconnection.net.au/program/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Pitama, S., Kamaka, M., & Kong, K. (2019). The place of indigenous health curriculum within medical colleges: 3 case studies [Plenary]. In C. Ryan (Ed.), Proceedings of the 8th Biennial Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education (LIME) Network LIME Connection: Pouhine Poutama: Embedding Indigenous Health Education. (pp. 60). Melbourne, Australia: The University of Melbourne. Retrieved from https://www.limeconnection.net.au/program/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Palmer, S. C., Gray, H., Huria, T., Lacey, C., Beckert, L., & Pitama, S. G. (2019). Reported Māori consumer experiences of health systems and programs in qualitative research: A systematic review with meta-synthesis. International Journal for Equity in Health, 18, 163. doi: 10.1186/s12939-019-1057-4
Journal - Research Article
Pitama, S., Beckert, L., Huria, T., Palmer, S., Melbourne-Wilcox, M., Patu, M., Lacey, C., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2019). The role of social accountable medical education in addressing health inequity in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 49(Suppl. 1), 58-71. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2019.1659379
Journal - Research Article
Lacey, C., Manuel, J., Schluter, P. J., Porter, R. J., Pitama, S., & Jamieson, H. A. (2019). Sociodemographic, environmental characteristics and comorbidities of older adults with schizophrenia who access community health service support: A national cross-sectional study. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 53(6), 570-580. doi: 10.1177/0004867419828480
Journal - Research Article
Jones, R., Crowshoe, L., Reid, P., Calam, B., Curtis, E., Green, M., Huria, T., … Lacey, C., … Pitama, S., … Ewen, S. (2019). Educating for indigenous health equity: An international consensus statement. Academic Medicine, 94(4), 512-519. doi: 10.1097/acm.0000000000002476
Journal - Research Article
Rolston, C. J., Conner, T. S., Stamp, L. K., Neha, T., Pitama, S., Fanning, N., … Hudson, B., Hegarty, R. M., & Treharne, G. J. (2018). Improving gout education from patients’ perspectives: A focus group study of Māori and Pākehā people with gout. Journal of Primary Health Care, 10(3), 194-200. doi: 10.1071/HC18010
Journal - Research Article
Galloway, A. T., Watson, P., Pitama, S., & Farrow, C. V. (2018). Socioeconomic position and picky eating behavior predict disparate weight trajectories in infancy. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 9, 528. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2018.00528
Journal - Research Article
Pitama, S., Williman, J., Dean, J., Beckert, L., Lacey, C., & Huria, T. (2018). Evaluation of a cultural competence and clinical skills joint session. Proceedings of the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) Conference. (pp. 441). Retrieved from https://www.amee.org/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Pitama, S. (2018, July). Everything you've wanted to know about the Hauora Māori curriculum! Poutama Ara Rau Research Theme, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand. [Public Seminar].
Other Research Output
Pitama, S. G., Palmer, S. C., Huria, T., Lacey, C., & Wilkinson, T. (2018). Implementation and impact of indigenous health curricula: A systematic review. Medical Education, 52(9), 898-909. doi: 10.1111/medu.13613
Journal - Research Other
Haitana, T., Pitama, S., Crowe, M., & Lacey, C. (2018). Priorities for reducing mental health inequities for indigenous people with bipolar disorder: A systematic review. Bipolar Disorders, 20(Suppl. 1), (pp. 57). [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Huria, T., Palmer, S., Beckert, L., Williman, J., & Pitama, S. (2018). Inequity in dialysis related practices and outcomes in Aotearoa/New Zealand: A Kaupapa Māori analysis. International Journal for Equity in Health, 17, 27. doi: 10.1186/s12939-018-0737-9
Journal - Research Article
Al-Busaidi, I. S., Huria, T., Pitama, S., & Lacey, C. (2018). Māori Indigenous Health Framework in action: Addressing ethnic disparaties in healthcare. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1470), 89-93. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Other
Springer, S., Pitama, S., Leslie, K., & Ewen, S. (2018). Putting action into the revised Australian Medical Council standards on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Māori health. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1470), 79-86. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Other
Treharne, G. J., Richardson, A. C., Neha, T., Fanning, N., Janes, R., Hudson, B., … Pitama, S., & Stamp, L. K. (2018). Education preferences of people with gout: Exploring differences between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples from rural and urban locations. Arthritis Care & Research, 70(2), 260-267. doi: 10.1002/acr.23272
Journal - Research Article
Pitama, S. (2017). Utilising the Hui Process/Meihana Model in clinical practice. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 57(Suppl. 1), (pp. 13). doi: 10.1111/ajo.12723
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Pitama, S. (2017). The role of health professional education in addressing Māori health inequities. Keynote presentation at the New Zealand Psychology Society Annual Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Pitama, S. (2017). [Review of the book Te manu kai i te mātauranga: Indigenous psychology in Aotearoa/New Zealand]. MAI Journal, 6(2), 181-183. [Book Review].
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Paringatai, K., Pitama, S., Ruru, J., & Keegan, T. T. (2017). Rauaroha: he tohu aroha rau i te akoranga. MAI Journal, 6(3), 272-282. doi: 10.20507/MAIJournal.2017.6.3.4
Journal - Research Other
Pitama, S. G., Bennett, S. T., Waitoki, W., Haitana, T. N., Valentine, H., Pahina, J., … Beckert, L., Palmer, S. C., Huria, T. M., Lacey, C. J., & McLachlan, A. (2017). A proposed hauora Māori clinical guide for psychologists: Using the Hui Process and Meihana Model in clinical assessment and formulation. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 46(3), 7-19.
Journal - Research Article
Paringatai, K., Pitama, S., & Ruru, J. (2017). Poutama Ara Rau: He waka eke noa [Plenary panel discussion]. Proceedings of the Talking Teaching Conference. Retrieved from https://akoacademy.ac.nz/programme
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Landers, A., Wiseman, R., Pitama, S., & Beckert, L. (2017). Severe COPD and the transition to a palliative approach. Breathe, 13(4), 310-316. doi: 10.1183/20734735.013917
Journal - Research Other
Sarich, K., & Pitama, S. (2017). The impacts of being a 'Roadshow facilitator' in Indigenous health tertiary students. In O. Mazel & C. Ryan (Eds.), Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education LIME Good practice case studies (Vol. 4). (pp. 12-17). Melbourne, Australia: University of Melbourne.
Chapter in Book - Research
Khashram, M., Pitama, S., Williman, J. A., Jones, G. T., & Roake, J. A. (2017). Survival disparity following abdominal aortic aneurysm repair highlights Inequality in ethnic and socio-economic status. European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, 54(6), 689-696. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2017.08.018
Journal - Research Article
Huria, T., Palmer, S., Beckert, L., Lacey, C., & Pitama, S. (2017). Indigenous health: Designing a clinical orientation program valued by learners. BMC Medical Education, 17, 180. doi: 10.1186/s12909-017-1019-8
Journal - Research Article
Pitama, S., Patu, M., & Melbourne-Wilcox, M. (2017, July). Utilising the hui process/Meihana Model in clinical practice. Invited presentation at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Conference for General Practice, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Huria, T., Palmer, S., Beckert, L., Williman, J., & Pitama, S. (2017). Mortality outcomes for Māori and non-Māori after commencing renal replacement therapy in Aotearoa/New Zealand: A Kaupapa Māori approach. Nephrology, 22(Suppl. 3), (pp. 47). doi: 10.1111/nep.13104
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Palmer, S. C., Pitama, S. G., Gray, V., Kara, T., & Hughes, J. T. (2017). Research outputs reporting indigenous health outcomes in the Australia and New Zealand dialysis and transplant registry (ANZDATA): Systematic review. Nephrology, 22(Suppl. 3), (pp. 18-19). [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Huria, T., Lacey, C., Melbourne-Wilcox, M., & Pitama, S. (2017). Keynote presentation: Externalising a complicated situation: Teaching racism in an indigenous curriculum: A case study. In O. Mazel & C. Ryan (Eds.), Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education LIME Good practice case studies (Vol. 4). (pp. 12-17). Melbourne, Australia: University of Melbourne.
Chapter in Book - Research
Pitama, S., Huria, T., Lacey, C., & Dean, J. (2017). How to integrate Indigenous health competencies and clinical skills into a learning session. Proceedings of the Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education Conference: LIME Connection VII: The Future of Indigenous Health Education: Leadership, Collaboration, Curriculum. (pp. 74-75). Retrieved from http://www.limenetwork.net.au
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Springer, S., Pitama, S., Leslie, K., & Ewen, S. (2017). Australian Medical Council revised accreditation standards for specialist medical colleges: What do they mean for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Māori health? Proceedings of the Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education Conference: LIME Connection VII: The Future of Indigenous Health Education: Leadership, Collaboration, Curriculum. (pp. 61-62). Retrieved from http://www.limenetwork.net.au
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Tweed, M., Pitama, S., Huria, T., & Lacey, C. (2017). Improving MCQs: New formats and style tips. Proceedings of the Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education Conference: LIME Connection VII: The Future of Indigenous Health Education: Leadership, Collaboration, Curriculum. (pp. 48-49). Retrieved from http://www.limenetwork.net.au
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Pitama, S. (2016). Praxis makes perfect: Māori health as a case study [Keynote]. Proceedings of the 9th Education Psychology Forum (EPF): Te Ao Orokohanga: The evolving world of educational psychology. Retrieved from http://www.eenz.com/epf
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Ruru, J., Paringatai, K., Pitama, S., & Wyeth, E. (2016). How can Māori knowledge and Māori pedagogies transform tertiary teaching and learning? Proceedings of the International Indigenous Research Conference. (pp. 83). Auckland, New Zealand: Ngä Pae o te Māramatanga. Retrieved from http://www.indigenousresearch2016.ac.nz/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Heka, C., Pitama, S., Melbourne-Wilcox, M., & Rewi, P. (2016). A review of Maori language resources in the Otago Medical School curriculum. Proceedings of the Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Congress (PRIDoC). (pp. 57-58). Retrieved from http://pridoc2016.org/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
McKellar, S., & Pitama, S. (2016). i-hikoi: Connecting the past with the present. Proceedings of the Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Congress (PRIDoC). (pp. 56). Retrieved from http://pridoc2016.org/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Desrosiers, J., Wilkinson, T., Abel, G., & Pitama, S. (2016). Curricular initiatives that enhance student knowledge and perceptions of sexual and gender minority groups: A critical interpretive synthesis. Canadian Medical Education Journal / Revue canadienne de l'éducation médicale, 7(2), e121-e138.
Journal - Research Article
Richardson, A., Stamp, L., Neha, T., Fanning, N., Rolston, C., Pitama, S., … Judd, A., & Treharne, G. (2016, August). Patient preferences in gout education: Differences between rural and urban, Māori and non-Māori populations in New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Rheumatology Association Annual Scientific Meeting, Napier, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Paul, D., Pitama, S., & Ewen, S. (2016). Trialling the Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education (LIME) accrediation tools. Proceedings of the International Conference on Community Engaged Medical Education in the North (ICEMEN). Retrieved from http://www.icemen2016.ca/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Pitama, S. (2016, March). Where's Wally?: Finding the place of cultural competency in a medical curriculum. Plenary presentation at the Ottawa and Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Joint Conference, Perth, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Pitama, S. (2015, July). Influencing the future: Māori health curricula. Verbal presentation at the Tuia Te Ako Hui, Lincoln, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Pitama, S. G., Wilkinson, T., Huria, T., & Lacey, C. (2015, November). Inclusion of the indigenous patient's voice in medical education. Verbal presentation at the 2nd International Conference on Where's the Patient's Voice in Health Professional Education?: 10 Years On, Vancouver, Canada.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Lacey, C., Pitama, S., & Huria, T. (2015). What can be learnt from using Indigenous patient logbooks in medical education? Proceedings of the Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education Conference: LIME Connection VI: Knowledge Systems, Social Justice and Racism in Health Professional Education. (pp. 110). Retrieved from http://www.limenetwork.net.au/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Pitama, S., Dean, J., Moore, M., Katene, H., Cuddy, J., Lacey, C., & Huria, T. (2015). Application of hauora Māori and clinical skills in a simulated clinical setting. Proceedings of the Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education Conference: LIME Connection VI: Knowledge Systems, Social Justice and Racism in Health Professional Education. (pp. 84-85). Retrieved from http://www.limenetwork.net.au/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Landers, A., Wiseman, R., Pitama, S., & Beckert, L. (2015). Patient perceptions of severe COPD and transitions towards death: A qualitative study identifying milestones and developing key opportunities. Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 25, 15043. doi: 10.1038/npjpcrm.2015.43
Journal - Research Article
Pitama, S. (2015, May). The Hauora Manawa project: A korerorero about collaboration. Verbal presentation at the Hui Poutama: Māori Research Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Pitama, S., Lacey, C., & Huria, T. (2015). Sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) in New Zealand: Discussion over the last 5 years and where to from here? New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1413). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Other
Whalley, G. A., Pitama, S., Troughton, R. W., Doughty, R. N., Gamble, G. D., Gillies, T., Wells, J. E., Faatoese, A., Huria, T., Richards, M., & Cameron, V. A. (2015). Higher prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy in two Māori cohorts: Findings from the Hauora Manawa/Community Heart Study. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39(1), 26-31. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12300
Journal - Research Article
Landers, A., Wiseman, R., Gibson, H., Walker, J., Pitama, S., & Beckert, L. (2014). Perceptions of patients with very severe COPD towards end-of-life care. Respirology, 19(Suppl. 2), (pp. 103). doi: 10.1111/resp.12263_8
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Pitama, S., Wilkinson, T., & Savage, C. (2014). Social accountability: An indigenous health curriculum case study. Proceedings of the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) Conference: Excellence in Education. (pp. 266). Retrieved from http://www.amee.org/conferences/amee-2014
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Lacey, C., Huria, T., & Pitama, S. (2014). Evaluation of a student led clinic providing free health checks to an indigenous community as a method of learning indigenous cultural competency skills. Proceedings of the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) Conference: Excellence in Education. (pp. 156). Retrieved from http://www.amee.org/conferences/amee-2014
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Pitama, S., & Huria, T. (2014, July). Its cool to Korero: Utilising te reo to build relationships with Māori patients. Verbal presentation at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Conference for General Practice: Making Connections: Are You Plugged In? Christchurch, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Pitama, S., Huria, T., & Lacey, C. (2014). An indigenous OSCE: Do we need it? Proceedings of the 16th Ottawa Conference and the 12th Canadian Conference on Medical Education: Transforming Healthcare through Excellence in Assessment and Evaluation. Retrieved from http://www.ottawaconference.org/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Pitama, S., Huria, T., & Lacey, C. (2014). Improving Māori health through clinical assessment: Waikare o te Waka o Meihana. New Zealand Medical Journal, 127(1393). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Other
Pitama, S. (2014, April). Educating for equity? Plenary presentation at the New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologists (NZCCP) and the Australian Clinical Psychology Association (ACPA) Joint Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Huria, T., Cuddy, J., Lacey, C., & Pitama, S. (2014). Working with racism: A qualitative study of the perspectives of Māori (indigenous peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand) registered nurses on a global phenomenon. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 25(4), 364-372. doi: 10.1177/1043659614523991
Journal - Research Article
Faatoese, A. F., Pitama, S. G., Wells, J. E., & Cameron, V. A. (2013). Understanding cardiovascular disparities between Māori and non-Māori in New Zealand: Is there a way to reduce these disparities? In O. T. Jackson & K. A. Evans (Eds.), Health disparities: Epidemiology, racial/ethnic and socioeconomic risk factors and strategies for elimination. (pp. 77-102). New Yourk, NY: Nova.
Chapter in Book - Research
Pitama, S. (2013, September). The Hauora Māori curriculum: As natural as learning pathology? Verbal presentation at the Division of Health Sciences Research Forum: Foundations for Health: Otago Health Research, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Cook, C., Diffey, L., MacKinnon, M., Bennett, M., Anderson Decoteau, M., Lavallee, B., … Pitama, S., … Parker, T. (2013). The development of an international network in Indigenous health [Extended abstract]. International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 72(Suppl. 1), (pp. 978-980). doi: 10.3402/ijch.v72i0.22447
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Pitama, S. (2013). Māori Indigenous Heath Institute. In P. Joyce, G. Nicholls, K. Thomas & T. Wilkinson (Eds.), The Christchurch experience: 40 years of research and teaching. (pp. 17-21). Christchurch, New Zealand: University of Otago.
Chapter in Book - Other
Faatoese, A. F., Pitama, S. G., Wells, E. J., Huria, T., & Cameron, V. A. (2013, August). Lipoprotein(a) levels and cardiovascular risk in Maori and non-Maori community samples. Verbal presentation at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Pitama, S., Huria, T., & Lacey, C. (2013). A framework for mapping indigenous health curriculum within a medical school. Proceedings of the Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education Conference: LIME Connection V: Re-imagining Indigenous Health Education: Harnessing Energy, Implementing Evidence, Creating Change. (pp. 67-68). Retrieved from http://www.limenetwork.net.au/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Pitama, S., Huria, T., & Lacey, C. (2013). The indigenous health curriculum as a model for social accountability. Proceedings of the Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education Conference: LIME Connection V: Re-imagining Indigenous Health Education: Harnessing Energy, Implementing Evidence, Creating Change. (pp. 63). Retrieved from http://www.limenetwork.net.au/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Lacey, C., Armstrong, J., Huria, T., & Pitama, S. (2013). Evaluation of an online module integrating schizophrenia and indigenous health in Aotearoa. Proceedings of the Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education Conference: LIME Connection V: Re-imagining Indigenous Health Education: Harnessing Energy, Implementing Evidence, Creating Change. (pp. 57). Retrieved from http://www.limenetwork.net.au/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Huria, T., Beckert, L., Lacey, C., & Pitama, S. (2013). Moving beyond the cultural visit: Six years of evaluation of a marae based clinical introductory course. Proceedings of the Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education Conference: LIME Connection V: Re-imagining Indigenous Health Education: Harnessing Energy, Implementing Evidence, Creating Change. (pp. 45). Retrieved from http://www.limenetwork.net.au/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Huria, T., Lacey, C., & Pitama, S. (2013). Friends with benefits: Should Indigenous medical educators involve the Indigenous community in Indigenous medical education? In C. Edmonds (Ed.), Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education LIME Good practice case studies (Vol. 2). (pp. 35-38). Melbourne, Australia: Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit, University of Melbourne.
Chapter in Book - Research
Martin, A., Doughty, R. N., Chieng, N., Faatoese, A., Gamble, G. D., Poppe, K., Richards, A. M., Tikao-Mason, K., Troughton, R., Wells, E., Whalley, G. A., Cameron, V., & Pitama, S. (2013). Twelve lead electrocardiographic findings among Māori and non-Māori at risk of cardiovascular disease in NZ. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 22(7), (pp. 569). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.04.052
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Stamp, L. K., Wells, J. E., Pitama, S., Faatoese, A., Doughty, R. N., Whalley, G., Richards, A. M., & Cameron, V. A. (2013). Hyperuricaemia and gout in New Zealand rural and urban Māori and non-Māori communities. Internal Medicine Journal, 43(6), 678-684. doi: 10.1111/imj.12062
Journal - Research Article
Pitama, S. (2013). “As natural as learning pathology”: The design, implementation and impact of indigenous health curricula within medical schools (PhD). University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/3980
Awarded Doctoral Degree
Pitama, S. (2012). Tū Kahika program. In C. Lochert (Ed.), Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education LIME Good practice case studies. (pp. 23-25). Melbourne, Australia: Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit, University of Melbourne.
Chapter in Book - Research
Faatoese, A., Pitama, S., Wells, J. E., Tikao-Mason, K., Robertson, P., Huria, T., Gillies, T., … Troughton, R., Sheerin, I., Richards, M., & Cameron, V. A. (2012). A Māori approach to a community-based study of heart health among Māori and non-Māori communities: Baseline findings in the Hauora Manawa/Community Heart Study. In C. Matthewson, M. Taumoepeau, G. Burnett & I. Iati (Eds.), Proceedings of the Pacific Postgraduate Symposium: Pacific Voices IX. (pp. 17). Dunedin, New Zealand: Pacific Islands Centre, University of Otago. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Jones, R., Angelson, D., Pitama, S., Curtis, E., & Reid, P. (2012). How can medical education contribute to advancing Indigenous health? Proceedings of the International Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) Conference. (pp. 408). Retrieved from http://www.amee.org/index.asp
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Huria, T., Pitama, S., & Lacey, C. (2012). Friends with benefits: Should medical educators involve the community in medical education? Proceedings of the International Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) Conference. (pp. 283-284). Retrieved from http://www.amee.org/index.asp
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Pitama, S., Cave, T., Huria, T., Lacey, C., Cuddy, J., & Frizelle, F. (2012). Exploring Maori health worker perspectives on colorectal screening. New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1356). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Article
Cameron, V. A., Faatoese, A. F., Gillies, M. W., Robertson, P. J., Huria, T. M., Doughty, R. N., Whalley, G. A., … Richards, M. A., Troughton, R. W., Tikao-Mason, K. N., Wells, E. J., Sheerin, I. G., & Pitama, S. G. (2012). A cohort study comparing cardiovascular risk factors in rural Māori, urban Māori and non-Māori communities in New Zealand. BMJ Open, 2(3), e000799. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000799
Journal - Research Article
Sheerin, I., Pitama, S., Wells, J. E., Faatoese, A., Richards, M., Troughton, R., Tikao-Mason, K., Huria, T., Robertson, P., Gillies, M., … Whalley, G., & Cameron, V. (2012). Loose tobacco, ethnicity, income and rurality. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 36(3), 291-292. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2012.00873.x
Journal - Research Other
Faatoese, A., Pitama, S., Wells, J. E., Tikao-Mason, K., Robertson, P., Huria, T., Gillies, T., … Troughton, R., Sheerin, I., Richards, A. M., & Cameron, V. A. (2011, September). Genomewide association studies (GWAS) variants were not associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) and type 2 diabetes (DM2) in Maori and non-Maori community cohorts: The Hauora Manawa Project. Poster session presented at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Pitama, S. (2011, August). Application of Kaupapa Māori methodology to a clinical study. Verbal presentation at the Hui Poutama: Māori Research Symposium: Past Present Future: Ka Haere Whakamua, Ka Titiro Whakamuri, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Pitama, S., Huria, T., & Lacey, C. (2011). Measuring learning outcomes in Indigenous health: What is working? Proceedings of the Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education Conference: LIME Connection IV: Medical Education for Indigenous Health: Building the Evidence Base. (pp. 82). Retrieved from http://www.limenetwork.net.au/content/post-conference-report-2011
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Huria, T., Lacey, C., & Pitama, S. (2011). Friends with benefits: Should community play with us? Proceedings of the Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education Conference: LIME Connection IV: Medical Education for Indigenous Health: Building the Evidence Base. (pp. 76-77). Retrieved from http://www.limenetwork.net.au/content/post-conference-report-2011
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Lacey, C., Yee, A., Huria, T., & Pitama, S. (2011). Hui process: Evaluation of a method of Indigenous cultural competency at a student led Indigenous health clinic. Proceedings of the Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education Conference: LIME Connection IV: Medical Education for Indigenous Health: Building the Evidence Base. (pp. 45-46). Retrieved from http://www.limenetwork.net.au/content/post-conference-report-2011
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Lacey, C., Huria, T., Beckert, L., Gillies, M., & Pitama, S. (2011). The Hui Process: A framework to enhance the doctor–patient relationship with Māori [Viewpoint]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1347). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/124-1347/5003/content.pdf
Journal - Research Other
Faatoese, A. F., Pitama, S. G., Gillies, T. W., Robertson, P. J., Huria, T. M., Tikao-Mason, K. N., … Whalley, G. A., Richards, A. M., Troughton, R. W., Sheerin, I. G., Wells, J. E., & Cameron, V. A. (2011). Community screening for cardiovascular risk factors and levels of treatment in a rural Māori cohort. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 35(6), 517-523. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00777.x
Journal - Research Article
Cameron, V., Faatoese, A., Gillies, M., Robertson, P., Huria, T., Doughty, R., Whalley, G., Richards, M., Troughton, R., Tikao-Mason, K., Sheerin, I., Wells, E., & Pitama, S. (2011). How to successfully undertake genetics research in partnership with indigenous Maori communities. Internal Medicine Journal.41(Suppl. 2), (pp. 4). doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2011.02486.x
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Pitama, S., Ahuriri-Driscoll, A., Huria, T., Lacey, C., & Robertson, P. (2011). The value of te reo in primary care. Journal of Primary Health Care, 3(2), 123-127.
Journal - Research Article
Pitama, S., Wells, J. E., Faatoese, A., Tikao-Mason, K., Robertson, P., Huria, T., Gillies, T., … Whalley, G., Troughton, R., Sheerin, I., Richards, M., & Cameron, V. A. (2011). A Kaupapa Māori approach to a community cohort study of heart disease in New Zealand. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 35(3), 249-255. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00702.x
Journal - Research Article
Pitama, S., Cameron, V., Huria, T., Tikao-Mason, K., Faatoese, A., & Whalley, G. (2011). Adjusting protocols in clinical research: Finding the point of cultural/clinical fusion. Journal of Primary Health Care, 3(1), 72-73.
Journal - Research Other
Pitama, S., Huria, T., Beckert, L., & Lacey, C. (2011). Assessing the assessment: Cultural competence and understandings of pain [Editorial]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1328). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/124-1328/4499/content.pdf
Journal - Research Other
Haitana, T., Pitama, S., & Rucklidge, J. J. (2010). Cultural biases in the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-III: Testing tamariki in a New Zealand sample. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 39(3), 24-34.
Journal - Research Article
Faatoese, A., Gillies, M., Robertson, P., Doughty, R., Whalley, G., Richards, M., Troughton, R., Wells, E., Sheerin, I., Pitama, S., & Cameron, V. (2010, November-December). Comparison of rates of diagnosed and undiagnosed cardiovascular disease and its risk factors among Māori and non-Māori communities in New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress: A New Decade of Discovery (MedSciNZ), Queenstown, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Pitama, S., Cameron, V., Huria, T., Gillies, M., Whalley, G., Doughty, R., Richards, M., Faatoese, A., Tikao-Mason, K., & Robertson, P. (2010). Hauora Manawa/Heart Health: The Community Heart Study. In R. Taonui (Ed.), Proceedings of Ngā Kete a Rēhua Inaugural Māori Research Symposium Te Waipounamu. (pp. 156-163). Christchurch, New Zealand: Aotahi School of Māori and Indigenous Studies, University of Canterbury. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Faatoese, A., Pitama, S., Gillies, M., Robertson, P., Huria, T., Doughty, R., Whalley, G., Richards, M., Troughton, R., Wells, E., Sheerin, I., & Cameron, V. (2010). A comparison of metabolic risk profiles among rural and urban maori in New Zealand. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 19(Suppl. 2), (pp. S254). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2010.06.622
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Jones, R., Pitama, S., Huria, T., Poole, P., McKimm, J., Pinnock, R., & Reid, P. (2010). Medical education to improve Māori health. New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1316). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1316/4166/content.pdf
Journal - Research Article
Ewen, S., Kamaka, M., Pitama, S., Robertson, K., & Sloman, D. (2009). Indigenous simulated patients: A master class. Proceedings of the Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education (LIME) Connection III Conference: Advancing Indigenous Health: Workforce Innovations. (pp. 57). LIME. Retrieved from http://www.limenetwork.net.au/content/conference-program-and-report
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Huria, T., Lacey, C., Robertson, P., & Pitama, S. (2009). Up the Hauora river with a Māori patient and a medicial student: Lessons learnt in the development of a Māori patient Short Case Assessment. Proceedings of the Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education (LIME) Connection III Conference: Advancing Indigenous Health: Workforce Innovations. (pp. 38-39). LIME. Retrieved from http://www.limenetwork.net.au/content/conference-program-and-report
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Lacey, C., Huria, T., Robertson, P., & Pitama, S. (2009). Development of a Hauora Māori pocket reference guide for medical students. Proceedings of the Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education (LIME) Connection III Conference: Advancing Indigenous Health: Workforce Innovations. (pp. 47). LIME. Retrieved from http://www.limenetwork.net.au/content/conference-program-and-report
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Cave, T., Robertson, P., Pitama, S., & Huriwai, T. (2009). He tete kura: Maori addiction treatment: 1980-2008. Wellington, New Zealand: Matua Raki, 203p.
Authored Book - Research
Pitama, S. (2009, April). How does research support whanau knowledge in action? Verbal presentation at the Aotearoa Network of Indigenous Health Knowledge and Development (ANIHKD) 2nd National Hui, Napier, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Cameron, V., Faatoese, A., Robertson, P., Gillies, M., Wells, E., Whalley, G., … Sheerin, I., Richards, M., Troughton, R., & Pitama, S. (2009). Cardiovascular risk factors and achievement of treatment targets in a rural Maori community. Proceedings of the ComBio2009 Conference. [CD-ROM] [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Pitama, S. (2009). Hauora Manawa: The community heart study. Proceedings of the Hui Whakapiripiri: Kanohi ki te Kanohi: Knowledge connections through traditional and contemporary means. (pp. 22). Health Research Council of New Zealand. Retrieved from http://hui.hrc.govt.nz/index.php/programme
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Faatoese, A., Wells, E., Pitama, S., Gillies, M., Doughty, R., Troughton, R., Richards, M., & Cameron, V. (2009). Screening for cardiovascular disease in Maori communities: The Community Heart Study. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 18(Suppl. 3), (pp. S198). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2009.05.448
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Pitama, S., Cameron, V., Huria, T., Gillies, M., Whalley, G., Doughty, R., Richards, M., Faatoese, A., Tikao-Mason, K., & Robertson, P. (2008, September). Hauora Manawa/heart health: The Community Heart Study. Verbal presentation at the Ngā Kete a Rēhua Inaugural Māori Research Symposium Te Waipounamu, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Hore, C., Cameron, V., Irvine, J., & Pitama, S. (2008, June). Comparison of electrocardiography and echocardiography to detect the presence of left ventricular hypertrophy in a Maori community. Poster session presented at the Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Congress, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Robertson, P., Pitama, S., & Huria, T. (2007). Conversion through immersion? Proceedings of the Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education (LIME) Connection II Conference: Cultures across the Indigenous Health Spectrum: Achieving better outcomes. LIME. Retrieved from http://www.limenetwork.net.au/content/presentation-abstracts
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Pitama, S. (2007, September). Supporting the whanau and the cousins as well: A tale of cultural safety within the indigenous medical curriculum. Keynote presentation at the Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education (LIME) Connection II Conference: Cultures across the Indigenous Health Spectrum: Achieving better outcomes, Sydney, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Pitama, S. (2007). Supporting the whanau and the cousins as well: A tale of cultural safety within the indigenous medical curriculum. Proceedings of the Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education (LIME) Connection II Conference: Cultures across the Indigenous Health Spectrum: Achieving better outcomes. LIME. Retrieved from http://www.limenetwork.net.au/content/presentation-abstracts
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Crengle, S., Pink, R., & Pitama, S. (2007). Respiratory disease. In B. Robson & R. Harris (Eds.), Hauora: Māori standards of health IV: A study of the years 2000-2005. (pp. 169-179). Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago.
Chapter in Book - Research
Pitama, S., Robertson, P., Cram, F., Gillies, M., Huria, T., & Dallas-Katoa, W. (2007). Meihana model: A clinical assessment framework. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 36(3), 118-125.
Journal - Research Article
Cunningham, E. H., Cameron, V. A., Evans, J., Irvine, V., Pitama, S., & Robertson, P. (2007). The development of guidelines for handling samples and specimens collected for research involving Māori [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 120(1264). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/120-1264/2785/content.pdf
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Robertson, P. J., Haitana, T. N., Pitama, S. G., & Huriwai, T. T. (2006). A review of work-force development literature for the Māori addiction treatment field in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Drug & Alcohol Review, 25, 233-239.
Journal - Research Article
Schroder, R., Sellman, D., Pitama, S., Bagshaw, S., Deering, D., Todd, F., & Frampton, C. (2005, November). Clinical characteristics of young people who attended Youth AOD Services during 2003-2004 in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Robertson, P., Pitama, S., Huriwai, T., Ahuriri-Driscoll, A., Haitana, T., Larsen, J., & Uta'i, S. (2005). Developing services in Te Rohe o Ngai Tahu for Maori with gambling related problems. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 34(1), 35-43.
Journal - Research Article
Robertson, P., Pitama, S., Ahuriri-Driscoll, A., Larsen, J., Uta'i, S., & Haitana, T. (2004). He mahere whakarite i ngā rātonga hipi moni mō ngā iwi Māori i te rohe o Ngāi Tahu [A framework for the development of gambling services for Māori in the rohe of Ngāi Tahu]. New Zealand: He Oranga Pounamu.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Schroder, R., Sellman, D., Bagshaw, S., Pitama, S., Frampton, C., Deering, D., & Todd, F. (2004). Factors affecting youth retention in alcohol and other drug treatment: A review of the literature. New Zealand Treatment Research Monograph, alcohol, drugs and addiction: Proceedings of the Cutting Edge Conference. (pp. 54-58). Christchurch, New Zealand: National Addiction Centre. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Pitama, S., Robertson, P., Gillies, M., Baxter, J., Ahuriri-Driscoll, A., Haitana, T., Wells, E., Toop, L., Gower, S., Richards, D., & Richardson, A. (2003). Focusing on Ngai Tahu 2025: The Ngati Wheke pilot. Commissioned by Ngai Tahu Development Corporation. Christchurch, New Zealand: CSMHS, University of Otago. 72p.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Robertson, P., Pitama, S., Eramiha, T., Harris, A., Armstrong, P., Todd, F., & Huriwai, T. (2003). Te aka roa o te oranga: Development of an alcohol and other drug treatment evaluation tool. Commissioned by New Zealand Alcohol Advisory Council. Christchurch, New Zealand: ALAC.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Kirk, R., Barnett, P. S., Clayden, C., Cumming, J. M., Heckert, K. A., Penrose, A. J., Pitama, S., Richards, D. A., & Siataga, P. T. (2002). Evaluation of the Pegasus Health Global Budget Contract. Commissioned by The New Zealand Ministry of Health. Christchurch: NZHTA. 332p.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Robertson, P. J., Eramiha, T., Harris, A., Armstrong, P., Todd, F. C., Pitama, S., & Huriwai, T. T. (2001). Te Aka Roa Te Oranga (The far reaching vines of wellness) - An outcome study of Māori focused alcohol and drug treatment programmes. In J. D. Sellman (Ed.), New Zealand Treatment Research Monograph, Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction. (pp. 56-58). [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Cram, F., & Pitama, S. (1998). Ko toku whanau, ko toko mana. In V. Adair & R. Dixon (Eds.), The Family in Aotearoa New Zealand. (pp. 130-157). New Zealand: Longman.
Chapter in Book - Research
Pitama, S. (1997). The effects of traditional and non-traditional adoption practices on Maori mental health. In Adoption and Healing. Wellington: New Zealand Adoption Education and Healing Trust.
Chapter in Book - Research