Clinical Senior Lecturer
Email courtney.thomas@otago.ac.nz
About Courtney Thomas (Ngai Tahu, Te Arawa)
Dr Courtney Thomas is a Senior Lecturer at MIHI and a Specialist Anaesthetist working at Christchurch Public Hospital.
Courtney is a medical graduate of the University of Otago and a former student of the undergraduate Hauora Maori curriculum delivered by the MIHI team.
She is the lead investigator on a research project, funded by the Australia and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, that aims to investigate the experience of Maori patients' experiences of their anaesthetic care in the perioperative environment.
Teaching
Undergraduate medical curriculum
Postgraduate short courses
- MIHI 501 RANZCOG
- MIHI 501 Health Professionals
Publications
Gurney, J. K., McLeod, M., Thomas, C., Campbell, D., Dennett, E., Jackson, S., Ongley, D., … Stanley, J., Sarfati, D., & Koea, J. (2022). Understanding disparities in post-operative mortality for indigenous patients. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1565), 104-112. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/ Journal - Research Other
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
Gurney, J., McLeod, M., Stanley, J., Sarfati, D., Campbell, D., Davies, C., Dennett, E., … Ongley, D., Robson, B., Rumball-Smith, J., Signal, V., Stairmand, J., Thomas, C., & Koea, J. (2021). Disparities in post-operative mortality between Māori and non-indigenous ethnic groups in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1542), 15-28. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal Journal - Research Article
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)