Professor Garry Nixon

2025

Journal - Research Article

Miller, R., Turner, R., Davie, G., Stokes, T., Crengle, S., McLeod, A., … Nixon, G. (2025). Is there a difference in ischaemic heart disease deaths that occur without a preceding hospital admission in people who live in rural compared with urban areas of Aotearoa New Zealand? An observational study. BMJ Open, 15, e088691. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088691

2024

Journal - Research Article

Miller, R., Davie, G., Crengle, S., Liepins, T., Clay, L., Whitehead, J., Taafaki, J., de Graaf, B., & Nixon, G. (2024). Development of an interactive web app to examine rural-urban variation in COVID-19 vaccination rates and to inform case study site selection. New Zealand Population Review, 50, 325-351. Retrieved from https://population.org.nz/journal/

Davie, G., Whitehead, J., Miller, R., Atkinson, J., Crengle, S., de Graaf, B., Lawrenson, R., Smith, M., & Nixon, G. (2024). Accuracy of domicile codes in New Zealand's hospital discharge data and implications for urban-rural analyses. New Zealand Population Review, 50, 42-70. Retrieved from https://population.org.nz/journal/

Liepins, T., Nixon, G., & Stokes, T. (2024). Rural-urban differences in health service utilization in upper-middle and high-income countries: A scoping review. International Journal for Equity in Health, 23, 188. doi: 10.1186/s12939-024-02261-w

Miller, R., Davie, G., Crengle, S., Whitehead, J., De Graaf, B., & Nixon, G. (2024). Avoiding double counting: the effect of bundling hospital events in administrative datasets for the interpretation of rural-urban differences in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111400

Nixon, G., Davie, G., Whitehead, J., Miller, R., de Graaf, B., Liepins, T., Lawrenson, R., & Crengle, S. (2024). Rural-urban variation in the utilisation of publicly funded healthcare services: An age-stratified population-level observational study. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 137(1590), 33-47. Retrieved from https://www.nzmj.org.nz/

Blattner, K., Clay, L., Keenan, R., Taafaki, J., Crengle, S., Nixon, G., Fortune, K., & Stokes, T. (2024). He Aroka Urutā: Rural health provider perspectives of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout in rural Aotearoa New Zealand with a focus on Māori and Pasifika communities: A Qualitative study. Journal of Primary Health Care, 16(2), 170-179. doi: 10.1071/HC23171

Liepins, T., Davie, G., Miller, R., Whitehead, J., De Graaf, B., Clay, L., Crengle, S., & Nixon, G. (2024). Rural-urban variation in COVID-19 vaccination uptake in Aotearoa New Zealand: Examining the national roll-out. Epidemiology & Infection, 152, e7. doi: 10.1017/s0950268823001978

Walker, S. M., Blattner, K., Nixon, G., Koroheke Rogers, M., & Kennedy, E. (2024). What does it mean to be an allied health professional working in rural Aotearoa New Zealand? A qualitative study. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 32, 53-66. doi: 10.1111/ajr.13061

Journal - Research Other

Nixon, G. (2024). Taken out of context: Academic rural health in Aotearoa New Zealand [Guest]. Journal of Primary Health Care, 16(3), 228-229. doi: 10.1071/HC24136

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Renelle, A., Miller, R., Ram, S., Blattner, K., Crengle, S., Lawrenson, R., & Nixon, G. (2024). Exploring seasonal and geographic variation in rural hospital use and bypass behaviour. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 137(1595), (pp. 112-113). Retrieved from https://www.nzmj.org.nz/

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Bolden, F., Nixon, G., Laurenson, A., & McLeod, A. (2024, July). Rural health: The challenges of today are the opportunities of tomorrow. Panel discussion at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Conference for General Practice, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, New Zealand.

Nixon, G. (2024, July). Rural–urban variation in COVID-19 vaccination uptake in Aotearoa New Zealand. Invited presentation at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Conference for General Practice, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, New Zealand.

Nixon, G. (2024, April). Rural-urban variation in COVID-19 vaccination uptake in Aotearoa New Zealand: Examining the national rollout. Verbal presentation at the Hauora Taiwhenua Rural Health Network National Rural Health Conference, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, New Zealand.

Nixon, G., Davie, G., Crengle, S., Whitehead, J., Miller, R., & Liepins, T. (2024, April). Undertaking rural-urban analysis using your own or routinely collected health data: The GCH team. Verbal presentation at the Hauora Taiwhenua Rural Health Network National Rural Health Conference, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, New Zealand.

2023

Journal - Research Article

Whitehead, J., Atkinson, J., Davie, G., De Graaf, B., Eggleton, K., Crengle, S., Miller, R., Blattner, K., Crampton, P., & Nixon, G. (2023). Comparison of the sociodemographic composition of rural and urban Aotearoa New Zealand: Insights from applying the geographic classification for health to the 2018 census. New Zealand Population Review, 49, 27-69.

Bagg, W., Curtis, E., Eggleton, K. S., Nixon, G., Bristowe, Z., Brunton, P., Hendry, C., … Scarf, D., … Williman, J., … Crampton, P. (2023). Socio-demographic profile of medical students in Aotearoa, New Zealand (2016–2020): A nationwide cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 13, 073996. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073996

Dacombe-Bird, M., Dassanayake, S., Beck, S., Ribeiro, D. C., Nixon, G., Bryant, K., Stokes, T., Wilkins, G., Johnstone, C., Kennedy, E., … Dixon, D. (2023). Musculoskeletal chest pain prevalence in emergency department presentations: A retrospective case notes review. Emergency Medicine Australasia. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.14352

Miller, R., Nixon, G., Turner, R. M., Stokes, T., Keenan, R., Jiang, Y., … Kerr, A. (2023). Investigation and treatment after non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome for patients presenting to rural or urban hospitals in Aotearoa New Zealand: ANZACS-QI 75. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1585), 85-102. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

Mason, L., Turner-Adams, H., Nixon, G., & Eggleton, K. (2023). Rural secondary school leaver attainment inequities for students entering medical programmes in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2023.2258072

Miller, R., Rimmer, E., Blattner, K., Withington, S., Ram, S., Topping, M., … Bergin, A., … Smith, M., & Nixon, G. (2023). A retrospective observational study examining interhospital transfers from six New Zealand rural hospitals in 2019. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 31, 921-931. doi: 10.1111/ajr.13024

Nixon, G., Davie, G., Whitehead, J., Miller, R., de Graaf, B., Lawrenson, R., Smith, M., … Crengle, S. (2023). Comparison of urban and rural mortality rates across the lifespan in Aotearoa/New Zealand: A population-level study. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 77, 571-577. doi: 10.1136/jech-2023-220337

Miller, R., Nixon, G., Turner, R. M., Stokes, T., Keenan, R., Grey, C., … Kerr, A. (2023). Outcomes and access to angiography following non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes in patients who present to rural or urban hospitals: ANZACS-QI 72. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1573), 27-54. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

Whitehead, J., Davie, G., de Graaf, B., Crengle, S., Lawrenson, R., Miller, R., & Nixon, G. (2023). Unmasking hidden disparities: A comparative observational study examining the impact of different rurality classifications for health research in Aotearoa New Zealand. BMJ Open, 13, e067927. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067927

Blattner, K., Clay, L., Nixon, G., Richard, L., Miller, R., Crengle, S., … Stokes, T. (2023). The place of rural hospitals in New Zealand's health system: An exploratory qualitative study. Rural & Remote Health, 23(2), 7583. doi: 10.22605/rrh7583

Whitehead, J., Blattner, K., Miller, R., Crengle, S., Ram, S., Walker, X., & Nixon, G. (2023). Defining catchment boundaries and their populations for Aotearoa New Zealand's rural hospitals. Journal of Primary Health Care, 15(1), 14-23. doi: 10.1071/hc22133

Miller, R., Nixon, G., Stokes, T., Smith, M., Pickering, J. W., Liepins, T., … Than, M. (2023). The cost-savings of the rural accelerated chest pain pathway for low-risk chest pain in rural general practice: A cost minimisation analysis. Journal of Primary Health Care, 15(1), 71-76. doi: 10.1071/HC22117

Journal - Research Other

Phillips, H., Sukheja, N., Williams, S., La Forgia, A., Nixon, G., McArthur, L. A., … Walters, L. (2023). Point-of-care ultrasound in general practice: An exploratory study in rural South Australia. Rural & Remote Health, 23(1), 7627. doi: 10.22605/rrh7627

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Davie, G., Crengle, S., & Nixon, G. (2023). Estimating the ratio of standardised incidence rates: Why, how and what standard population? Proceedings of the New Zealand Biostatistics Conference. Retrieved from https://events.otago.ac.nz/2023-biostatistics-conference

Miller, R., Davie, G., De Graaf, B., Crengle, S., & Nixon, G. (2023). Avoiding double counting: The effect of bundling hospital events in administrative datasets for the interpretation of rural-urban differences in Aotearoa New Zealand. Proceedings of the New Zealand Biostatistics Conference. Retrieved from https://events.otago.ac.nz/2023-biostatistics-conference

Miller, R., Nixon, G., Stokes, T., Turner, R., Jiang, Y., Keenan, R., … Kerr, A. (2023). Outcomes and access to angiography following non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndromes in patients that present to rural or urban hospitals. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1585), (pp. 121-122). Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

Other Research Output

Nixon, G. (2023, November). On solid ground: Rural health in Aotearoa New Zealand. University of Otago, Earnscleugh, New Zealand. [Inaugural Professorial Lecture].

2022

Journal - Research Article

Crengle, S., Davie, G., Whitehead, J., de Graaf, B., Lawrenson, R., & Nixon, G. (2022). Mortality outcomes and inequities experienced by rural Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand. Lancet Regional Health: Western Pacific, 28, 100570. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100570

Blattner, K., Clay, L., Miller, R., Nixon, G., Crengle, S., Richard, L., … Stokes, T. (2022). New Zealand's rural hospitals in 2021: Findings from an exploratory questionnaire survey. Journal of Primary Health Care, 14(3), 254-258. doi: 10.1071/HC22072

Whitehead, J., Davie, G., de Graaf, B., Crengle, S., Fearnley, D., Smith, M., Lawrenson, R., & Nixon, G. (2022). Defining rural in Aotearoa New Zealand: A novel geographic classification for health purposes. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1559), 24-40. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz

Miller, R., Nixon, G., Pickering, J. W., Stokes, T., Turner, R. M., Young, J., Gutenstein, M., Smith, M., … Watson, A., George, P., … Than, M. (2022). A prospective multi-centre study assessing the safety and effectiveness following the implementation of an accelerated chest pain pathway using point-of-care troponin for use in New Zealand rural hospital and primary care settings. European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care, 11(5), 418-427. doi: 10.1093/ehjacc/zuac037

Journal - Research Other

Walker, S. M., Kennedy, E., Nixon, G., & Blattner, K. (2022). The allied health workforce of rural Aotearoa New Zealand: A scoping review. Journal of Primary Health Care, 14(3), 259-267. doi: 10.1071/HC22055

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Dacombe-Bird, M., Dassanayake, S., August, S., Ribeiro, D. C., Nixon, G., Stokes, T., Wilkins, G., Bryant, K., Beck, S., & Kennedy, E. (2022). Musculoskeletal chest pain prevalence in emergency department presentations: A retrospective case notes review. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 50(3, Suppl.), (pp. S18). doi: 10.15619/NZJP/50.3.07

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Nixon, G. (2022, July). Quantifying rural-urban health disparities: Does the definition of 'rural' matter? Verbal presentation at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Conference for General Practice, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Fernando, I., Marshall, B., Nixon, G., & Apa, M. (2022, July). Under pressure: Addressing the biggest workforce issues in general practice. Panel discussion at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Conference for General Practice, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Commissioned Report for External Body

Enhancing Aotearoa New Zealand Clinical Trials Project Team, including, Sharples, K., Stamp, L., Darlow, B., Baxter, D., Nixon, G., & Stokes, T. (2022). Enhancing Aotearoa New Zealand clinical trials. Commissioned by Ministry of Health and Health Research Council of New Zealand. Auckland, New Zealand: University of Auckland. 40p. Retrieved from https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/liggins/our-research/reports-and-guidelines.html

2021

Journal - Research Article

Nixon, G., Blattner, K., Withington, S., Miller, R., & Stokes, T. (2021). Exploring the response to the Covid-19 pandemic at the rural hospital-base hospital interface: Experiences of New Zealand rural hospital doctors. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1545), 11-21. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Poole, P., Van Lier, D., Verstappen, A., Bagg, W., Connell, C. J. W., Nixon, G., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2021). How rural is rural? The relationship between rural background of medical students and their career location intentions. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 29(3), 363-372. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12743

Doolan-Noble, F., Noller, G., Nixon, G., & Stokes, T. (2021). 'I'm still here, that's probably the best part': Lives of those living rurally with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator: A qualitative study. Rural & Remote Health, 21, 5659. doi: 10.22605/RRH5659

Blattner, K., Miller, R. M., Lawrence-Lodge, R., Nixon, G., McHugh, P., & Pirini, J. (2021). New Zealand's vocational Rural Hospital Medicine Training Programme: The first ten years. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1529), 57-68. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Journal - Research Other

Nixon, G., Whitehead, J., Davie, G., Fearnley, D., Crengle, S., de Graaf, B., Smith, M., … Lawrenson, R. (2021). Developing the geographic classification for health, a rural-urban classification for New Zealand health research and policy: A research protocol. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 29(6), 940-947. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12778

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Nixon, G. (2021). Geographic classification for health. Proceedings of the New Zealand Primary Health Care, General Practice & Rural Health Research Symposium. Retrieved from https://events.otago.ac.nz/2021-gp-phc-rh

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Nixon, G., & Crengle, S. (2021, August). Geographic classification for health (GCH): A novel definition of rural for health policy and research in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Conference for General Practice, Wellington, New Zealand.

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Whitehead, J., Davie, G., de Graaf, B., Crengle, S., Smith, M., Lawrenson, R., Fearnley, D., Farrell, N., & Nixon, G. (2021). The geographic classification for health: Methodology and classification report. (pp. 1-35). Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/rural-urbannz/

2020

Journal - Research Article

Goodyear-Smith, F., Stokes, T., McKinlay, E., Nixon, G., Lack, L., Fortier, R., & Pullon, S. (2020). New Zealand general practice registrars' views on their academic learning needs during vocational training: Online survey. Education for Primary Care, 31(3), 136-144. doi: 10.1080/14739879.2020.1729250

Blattner, K., Stokes, T., Rogers-Koroheke, M., Nixon, G., & Dovey, S. M. (2020). Good care close to home: Local health professional perspectives on how a rural hospital can contribute to the healthcare of its community. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1509), 39-46. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Journal - Research Other

Blattner, K., Lawrence-Lodge, R., Miller, R., Nixon, G., McHugh, P., & Pirini, J. (2020). New Zealand's Rural Hospital Medicine training program at 10 years: Locality and career choice of the first graduate cohort [Short report]. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 28, 623-625. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12678

Miller, R., Young, J., Nixon, G., Pickering, J. W., Stokes, T., Turner, R., … Gutenstein, M., … George, P. M., … Than, M. (2020). Study protocol for an observational study to evaluate an accelerated chest pain pathway using point-of-care troponin in New Zealand rural and primary care populations. Journal of Primary Health Care, 12(2), 129-138. doi: 10.1071/HC19059

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Poole, P., Van Lier, D., Verstappen, A., Bagg, W., Connell, C. J. W., Nixon, G., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2020). How rural is rural? The medical workforce implications of varying definitions. Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Conference. (pp. 173). Retrieved from https://anzahpe.org

Other Research Output

Nixon, G., Davie, G., & Whitehead, J. (2020, August). A rural-urban classification for NZ health research and policy. Public Health Seminar Series, Department of Preventive & Social Medicine, University of Otago, in association with The Public Health Association Otago/Southland, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Department Seminar].

2019

Journal - Research Article

Blattner, K., Stokes, T., & Nixon, G. (2019). A scope of practice that works 'out here': Exploring the effects of a changing medical regulatory environment on a rural New Zealand health service. Rural & Remote Health, 19(4), 5442. doi: 10.22605/rrh5442

Nixon, G., Blattner, K., Finnie, W., Lawrenson, R., & Kerse, N. (2019). Use of point-of-care ultrasound for the assessment of intravascular volume in five rural New Zealand hospitals. Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine, 24(4), 109-114. doi: 10.4103/CJRM.CJRM_26_18

Nixon, G., Blattner, K., Muirhead, J., Kiuru, S., & Kerse, N. (2019). Point-of-care ultrasound for FAST and AAA in rural New Zealand: Quality and impact on patient care. Rural & Remote Health, 19(3), 5027. doi: 10.22605/RRH5027

Blattner, K., Beazley, C. J., Nixon, G., Herd, G., Wigglesworth, J., & Rogers-Koroheke, M. G. (2019). The impact of the introduction of a point-of-care haematology analyser in a New Zealand rural hospital with no onsite laboratory. Rural & Remote Health, 19(2), 4934. doi: 10.22605/rrh4934

Miller, R., Stokes, T., & Nixon, G. (2019). Point-of-care troponin use in New Zealand rural hospital: A national survey. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1493), 25-37. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Ellis, C. J., Gamble, G. D., Williams, M. J. A., Matsis, P., Elliott, J. M., Devlin, G., Mann, S., … for the Regional Cardiac Society NZ ACS Audit Group, including Richards, M., & Nixon, G. (2019). All-cause mortality following an acute coronary syndrome: 12-year follow-up of the comprehensive 2002 New Zealand Acute Coronary Syndrome Audit. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 28(2), 245-256. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.10.015

Journal - Research Other

Nixon, G., Blattner, K., Miller, R., Bolden, F., Jelley, G., & Keys, J. (2019). Few New Zealand medical students intend to work in rural areas. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1498), 105-106. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Nixon, G., & Lawrenson, R. (2019). Failing to thrive: Academic rural health in New Zealand [Guest]. Journal of Primary Health Care, 11(1), 4-5. doi: 10.1071/HCv11n1_ED2

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Goodyear-Smith, F., Nixon, G., Stewart, R., & Burton, J. (2019). Update on the National School of Rural Health. Proceedings of the New Zealand Rural General Practice Network (NZRGPN) National Rural Health Conference. Retrieved from http://www.nationalruralhealthconference.org.nz/nrhc19

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Milne, M., Nixon, G., Kiuru, S., Kerse, N., & Wood, G. (2019, April). Developing the capacity of ethical rural researchers. Panel discussion at the New Zealand Rural General Practice Network (NZRGPN) National Rural Health Conference, Blenheim, New Zealand.

Nixon, G. (2019, April). Point of care ultrasound assessment of intravascular volume in rural practice. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Rural General Practice Network (NZRGPN) National Rural Health Conference, Blenheim, New Zealand.

Nixon, G. (2019, April). Urban vs. rural health disparities in NZ: Can we conclude anything from the data? Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Rural General Practice Network (NZRGPN) National Rural Health Conference, Blenheim, New Zealand.

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Miller, R., Kerr, A., Nixon, G., Grey, C., & Jiang, Y. (2019). Post-ACS all-cause mortality and coronary angiography provision in New Zealand metropolitan and rural hospitals (2014-16) [ANZACS-QI National Dataset Report]. (pp. 1-15). [Technical/Scientific Report].

2018

Journal - Research Article

Nixon, G., Blattner, K., Muirhead, J., & Kerse, N. (2018). Rural point-of-care ultrasound of the kidney and bladder: Quality and effect on patient management. Journal of Primary Health Care, 10(4), 324-330. doi: 10.1071/HC18034

Nixon, G., Blattner, K., Koroheke-Rogers, M., Muirhead, J., Finnie, W. L., Lawrenson, R., & Kerse, N. (2018). Point-of-care ultrasound in rural New Zealand: Safety, quality and impact on patient management. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 26(5), 342-349. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12472

Nixon, G., Blattner, K., Muirhead, J., Finnie, W., Lawrenson, R., & Kerse, N. (2018). Scope of point-of-care ultrasound practice in rural New Zealand. Journal of Primary Health Care, 10(3), 224-236. doi: 10.1071/HC18031

Journal - Research Other

Nixon, G. H., Kerse, N. M., Bagg, W., Skinner, M. A., Larmer, P. J., & Crampton, P. (2018). Proposal for a National Interprofessional School of Rural Health. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1485), 67-75. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Nixon, G., & Burmeister, O. K. (2018). Special issue: Trans-Tasman issue. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 26(5), 306-307. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12478

Miller, R., & Nixon, G. (2018). The assessment of acute chest pain in New Zealand rural hospitals utilising point-of-care troponin. Journal of Primary Health Care, 10(1), 90-92. doi: 10.1071/HC18007

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Nixon, G. (2018). Rural generalism: The New Zealand way [Address for the Eric Elder Medal, RNZCGP Conference July 2017]. Journal of Primary Health Care, 10(2), (pp. 102-105). doi: 10.1071/HC18025

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Miller, R., Twinem, G., Blattner, K., Cane, N., & Nixon, G. (2018). The qualities of a good rural hospital: A NZ 2017 perspective. Proceedings of the New Zealand Rural General Practice Network (NZRGPN) National Rural Health Conference. Retrieved from http://www.nationalruralhealthconference.org.nz/nrhc18

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Crampton, P., Nixon, G., & Doolan-Noble, F. (2018, July). The future of regional healthcare. Panel discussion at the University of Otago Winter Symposium Series, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Other Research Output

Doolan-Noble, F., Noller, G. & Stokes, T. (2018, January). Exploring the lives of those living rurally with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. Department of General Practice & Rural Health, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Department Seminar].

Other - Edited Journal

Nixon, G., & Burmeister, O. (Eds.). (2018). Australian Journal of Rural Health, 26(5) [Special issue: Trans-Tasman issue]. [Guest Editors].

2017

Journal - Research Article

Keys, J., Venter, L., & Nixon, G. (2017). The use of CT in the management of minor head injuries in Queenstown. Journal of Primary Health Care, 9(2), 162-166. doi: 10.1071/HC16029

Blattner, K., Nixon, G., Gutenstein, M., & Davey, E. (2017). A targeted rural postgraduate education programme: Linking rural doctors across New Zealand and into the Pacific. Education for Primary Care, 28(6), 346-350. doi: 10.1080/14739879.2017.1319253

Journal - Research Other

Nixon, G., Blattner, K., Williamson, M., McHugh, P., & Reid, J. (2017). Training generalist doctors for rural practice in New Zealand. Rural & Remote Health, 17(1), 4047. Retrieved from http://www.rrh.org.au/articles/subviewnew.asp?ArticleID=4047

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Nixon, G., & Lawrenson, R. (2017). Does NZ need a rural school of medicine? [Keynote]. Proceedings of the New Zealand Rural General Practice Network (NZRGPN) National Rural Health Conference. Retrieved from http://www.nationalruralhealthconference.org.nz/nrhc17

Nixon, G. (2017). Unknown unknowns in New Zealand rural health. Proceedings of the New Zealand Rural General Practice Network (NZRGPN) National Rural Health Conference. Retrieved from http://www.nationalruralhealthconference.org.nz/nrhc17

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Nixon, G. (2017, April-May). Clinician performed ultrasound in rural New Zealand: Quality, safety and impact on patient management. Verbal presentation at the 14th World Rural Health Conference, Cairns, Australia.

Nixon, G. (2017, April-May). Linking rural doctors across New Zealand and into the Pacific: The Otago University national postgraduate rural programme. Verbal presentation at the 14th World Rural Health Conference, Cairns, Australia.

Nixon, G. (2017, June). Rural health research: An overview. Invited presentation at the Southern Health Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Nixon, G. (2017, July). Rural generalism: The New Zealand way. Invited presentation at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Conference for General Practice, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Nixon, G. (2017, March). What is rural? Verbal presentation at the Rural Research Day, Wellington, New Zealand.

2016

Journal - Research Article

Fearnley, D., Kerse, N., & Nixon, G. (2016). The price of ‘free’: Quantifying the costs incurred by rural residents attending publically funded outpatient clinics in rural and base hospitals. Journal of Primary Health Care, 8(3), 204-209. doi: 10.1071/HC16014

Wong, D. L., & Nixon, G. (2016). The rural medical generalist workforce: The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners’ 2014 workforce survey results. Journal of Primary Health Care, 8(3), 196-203. doi: 10.1071/HC15055

Lawrenson, R., Reid, J., Nixon, G., & Laurenson, A. (2016). The New Zealand Rural Hospital Doctors Workforce Survey 2015. New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1434), 9-16. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Journal - Research Other

Fearnley, D., Lawrenson, R., & Nixon, G. (2016). ‘Poorly defined’: Unknown unknowns in New Zealand rural health. New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1439), 77-81. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Nixon, G., Blattner, K., Muirhead, J., Wynn, N., & Ormandy, J. (2016). Postgraduate rural programme: Linking rural doctors across NZ and into the Pacific. In N. Wright (Ed.), Proceedings of the Distance Education Association New Zealand (DEANZ) Conference: There and Back: Charting Flexible Pathways in Open, Mobile and Distance Education. (pp. 183-187). Retrieved from http://conference.deanz.org.nz/

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Nixon, G., & Reid, T. (2016, March-April). Education/up-skilling for nurses and registrars. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Rural General Practice Network (NZRGPN) National Rural Health Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2015

Journal - Research Article

Nixon, G., Samaranayaka, A., de Graaf, B., McKechnie, R., Rodwell, P., & Blattner, K. (2015). The impact of a rural scanner in overcoming urban versus rural disparities in the utilisation of computed tomography. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 23, 150-154. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12125

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Nixon, G. (2015). General practitioners gatekeepers for referral but neurosurgeons gatekeepers for investigations [Guest editorial]. Journal of Primary Health Care, 7(3), 180-181. [Editorial].

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Rodwell, P., & Nixon, G. (2015). The impact of a rural scanner in overcoming urban versus rural disparities in the utilisation of computed tomography. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 27(Suppl. 1), (pp. 21). doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.12415

Lawrenson, R., Reid, J., Nixon, G., & Laurenson, A. (2015). The 2015 Rural Hospital Doctors Survey. Proceedings of the New Zealand Rural General Practice Network (NZRGPN) and the Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand (RHĀNZ) National Rural Health Conference: Close to Home. Retrieved from http://www.conference.co.nz/nrhc15/programme#presentations

Nixon, G. (2015). Equity of access to secondary health services for rural patients. Proceedings of the New Zealand Rural General Practice Network (NZRGPN) and the Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand (RHĀNZ) National Rural Health Conference: Close to Home. Retrieved from http://www.conference.co.nz/nrhc15/programme#presentations

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Walters, L., Crampton, P., Nixon, G., Goodyear-Smith, F., Benny, G., Malloy, T., … Stokes, T., Sijnja, B., Pullon, S., … McHugh, P., Smith, M., Reid, J., … Gowland, S. (2015, March). Rural Clinical Training Forum: Connecting the Pipeline [Pre-conference workshop]. Workshop presentation at the New Zealand Rural General Practice Network (NZRGPN) and the Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand (RHĀNZ) National Rural Health Conference: Close to Home, Rotorua, New Zealand.

Walters, L., Crampton, P., Nixon, G., & Kerse, N. (2015, March). Connecting the rural education pipeline. Keynote presentation at the New Zealand Rural General Practice Network (NZRGPN) and the Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand (RHĀNZ) National Rural Health Conference: Close to Home, Rotorua, New Zealand.

2014

Journal - Research Article

Blattner, K., Nixon, G., Horgan, C., Coutts, J., Rogers, M., Wong, B., … Wilkins, G. (2014). Evaluation of a rural primary-referred cardiac exercise tolerance test service. New Zealand Medical Journal, 127(1406). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Nixon, G., Samaranayaka, A., de Graaf, B., McKechnie, R., Blattner, K., & Dovey, S. (2014). Geographic disparities in the utilisation of computed tomography scanning services in southern New Zealand. Health Policy, 118(2), 222-228. doi: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2014.05.002

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Nixon, G. (2014, October-November). Impact of rural clinician performed ultrasound on patient management. Verbal presentation at the Rural Medicine Australia Conference, Sydney, Australia.

Nixon, G. (2014, July). Clinician performed ultrasound in the rural setting. Verbal presentation at the Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM) New Zealand Branch Annual Scientific Meeting, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2012

Journal - Research Article

Sherpa, T. W., Sherpa, K. T., Nixon, G., Heydon, J., Heydon, E., & Dovey, S. (2012). The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in Sherpa residents of the Upper Khumbu, an isolated community in eastern Nepal. New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1365). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Nixon, G. (2012, July). Research findings on streptokinase for thrombolysis. Verbal presentation at the Annual Cook Islands Health Conference: Addressing the NCD Crisis in the Cook Islands, Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

2011

Journal - Research Article

Lawrenson, R. A., Nixon, G., & Steed, R. H. (2011). The rural hospital doctors workforce in New Zealand. Rural & Remote Health, 11(2), 1588.

Nixon, G., Blattner, K., Dawson, J., Dovey, S., Black, M. A., Wilkins, G., Dunn, A. C., & McLellan, A. D. (2011). Streptokinase antibodies in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome in three rural New Zealand populations. Journal of Clinical Pathology, 64, 426-429. doi: 10.1136/jcp.2010.085837

Lloyd, T., Blattner, K., & Nixon, G. (2011). Transfers from rural hospitals in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1328). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/124-1328/4509/content.pdf

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Nixon, G. (2011, February). Using technology and expanded scopes of generalist practice to improve access to secondary medical services for rural communities. Verbal presentation at the US-NZ Health Innovation Symposium, Auckland, New Zealand.

2010

Journal - Research Article

Blattner, K., Nixon, G., Dovey, S., Jaye, C., & Wigglesworth, J. (2010). Changes in clinical practice and patient disposition following the introduction of point-of-care testing in a rural hospital. Health Policy, 96, 7-12. doi: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.12.002

Blattner, K., Nixon, G., Jaye, C., & Dovey, S. (2010). Introducing point-of-care testing into a rural hospital setting: Thematic analysis of interviews with providers. Journal of Primary Health Care, 2(1), 54-60.

2009

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Nixon, G. (2009, October). Streptokinase antibodies in rural communities and Point of Care Testing in rural communities. Verbal presentation at the Waitomo General Practitioners Research Weekend, Waitomo, New Zealand.

2008

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Nixon, G., & Blattner, K. (2008). Recent developments in Rural Hospital Medicine I: Rural hospital medicine special scope. New Zealand Family Physician, 35(6), 402-404.

Dawson, J., & Nixon, G. (2008). Recent developments in Rural Hospital Medicine II: Experiential pathway to Fellowship of the Division of Rural Hospital Medicine. New Zealand Family Physician, 35(6), 405-406.

2007

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Nixon, G. (2007). Medical emergencies in rural practice. New Zealand Family Physician, 34(6), 419-421.

Nixon, G., Blattner, K., & for the NZ Rural Hospital Doctors Working Party. (2007). Rural hospital medicine in New Zealand: Vocational registration and the recognition of a new scope of practice [Special article]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 120(1259). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/120-1259/2654/content.pdf