Professor Suzanne Pitama

2026

Journal - Research Article

Clark, M. t. R., Clark, R. T., Jordan, J., Porter, R., & Pitama, S. (2026). Shifting the Overton Window: Enhancing therapeutic outcomes for Māori experiencing Ngā Māuiui kai (eating disorders) through the integration of traditional Māori and Western healing systems in Aotearoa New Zealand. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 17, 1795945. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1795945

2025

Journal - Research Article

Petras, T., Woollard, R., Pitama, S., Klamen, D., Anawati, A., Mendes, R. A., … Patrício, M. (2025). ASPIRE to excellence: Making health systems socially accountable. Medical Teacher. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2025.2582647

Keelan, K., Pitama, S., Wilkinson, T., & Lacey, C. (2025). You've got to have faith in the carers that are looking after you: Investigation into the care experiences of older Māori in aged residential care, community and whānau settings in New Zealand. First Nations Health & Wellbeing: The Lowitja Journal, 3. doi: 10.1016/j.fnhli.2025.100044

Meredith, C., Haitana, T., McKerchar, C., & Pitama, S. (2025). “They were my anchors” Māori with perinatal mental illness identify culturally safe and clinically excellent health care. International Journal for Equity in Health, 24, 226. doi: 10.1186/s12939-025-02592-2

Journal - Research Other

Patu, M., Kerdemelidis, M., Summers, N., Monk, N. J., Philpott, A., Beard, A., Geddes, J., … Mark, S., & Pitama, S. (2025). Introducing the Hauora Māori Equity Toolkit for Specialist Healthcare Services (HMET-SHS). New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 138(1622), 80-93. doi: 10.26635/6965.6942

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Landers, A., Pitama, S., Green, S., & Beckert, L. (2025). Participant perspectives on end-of-life health care services for chronic lung disease. Patient Education & Counseling, 137(Suppl. 1), 108868. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2025.108868

Pitama, S. (2025). The role of Whakatere in the Meihana Model: Has it a place in physiotherapy? [Keynote]. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 53(1), (pp. S3). doi: 10.15619/ncjp.v53i1.478

Meredith, C., McKerchar, C., Haitana, T., & Pitama, S. (2025). Whāia te iti kahurangi: Seeking perinatal mental health equity. Māori offer solutions for the health system. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 61 (Suppl. 1), (pp. 29). doi: 10.1111/jpc.70008

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Woollard, R., Petras, T., Boelen, C., Klamen, D., Pitama, S., & Anawati, A. (2025, August). Work that really matters: Making social accountability live in your school. Workshop presentation at the International Association for Health Professions Education (AMEE) Annual Conference, Barcelona, Spain.

2024

Journal - Research Article

Cunningham, R., Petrović-van der Deen, F., Gibb, S., Crowe, M., Manuel, J., Pitama, S., Crengle, S., Porter, R., & Lacey, C. (2024). Indigenous-non-Indigenous disparities in health and social outcomes 5 years after first episode psychosis: National cohort study. BJPsych Open, 11, e9. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2024.827

Meredith, C., Haitana, T., McKerchar, C., & Pitama, S. (2024). “Thank you for listening” Kaupapa Māori methodology as a facilitator of culturally safe research with Māori mothers experiencing perinatal mental illness. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 23. doi: 10.1177/16094069241307584

Pitama, S., Manuel, J., Wilkinson, T., Tweed, M., Cuddy, J., Huria, T., & Lacey, C. (2024). Ethnic bias and the hidden curriculum: The impact of routine inclusion of ethnicity in medical education assessment. Focus on Health Professional Education, 25(3), 1-15. doi: 10.11157/fohpe.v25i3.777

Landers, A., Pitama, S. G., Green, S. C., & Beckert, L. (2024). Policy, system and service design influence on healthcare inequities for people with end-of-life chronic obstructive airways disease, their support people and health professionals. BMC Health Services Research, 24, 1190. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-11705-6

Meredith, C., McKerchar, C., Haitana, T., & Pitama, S. (2024). Whāia te iti kahurangi: Seeking perinatal mental health equity. Māori offer solutions for the health system. Mental Health & Prevention, 36, 200362. doi: 10.1016/j.mhp.2024.200362

Manuel, J., Crengle, S., Crowe, M., Lacey, C., Cunningham, R., Clark, M. T. R., Petrović-van der Deen, F., Porter, R., & Pitama, S. (2024). Institutional pathways to psychosis for Indigenous Māori: A qualitative exploration of experiences. SSM Qualitative Research in Health, 5, 100435. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2024.100435

Haitana, T., Clark, M. T. R., Crowe, M., Cunningham, R., Porter, R., Pitama, S., Mulder, R., & Lacey, C. (2024). The right to equal health: Best practice priorities for Māori with bipolar disorder from staff focus groups. Healthcare, 12, 793. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12070793

Keelan, K., Pitama, S., Wilkinson, T., & Lacey, C. (2024). ‘It’s about having that knowledge, tino rangatiratanga!’ Understanding structural barriers to accessing aged residential care services among older Māori in New Zealand. Kōtuitui, 19(3), 335-353. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2023.2284132

Keelan, K., Pitama, S., Wilkinson, T., & Lacey, C. (2024). 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, 39, 447-460. doi: 10.1002/hpm.3734

Clark, M. T. R., Manuel, J., Lacey, C., Pitama, S., Cunningham, R., & Jordan, J. (2024). ‘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, 58(4), 365-372. doi: 10.1177/00048674231207583

Journal - Research Other

Pitama, S. (2024). Ka Pū Te Ruha, Ka Hao Te Rangatahi [Oration]. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 94, 1685-1686. doi: 10.1111/ans.19219

Pickering, J. W., Devlin, G., Body, R., Aldous, S., Jaffe, A. S., Apple, F. S., … Troughton, R. W., … Joyce, L., Frampton, C., Lacey, C. J., Richards, A. M., Pitama, S., & Than, M. (2024). Protocol for Improving Care by FAster risk-STratification through use of high sensitivity point-of-care troponin in patients presenting with possible acute coronary syndrome in the EmeRgency department (ICare-FASTER): A stepped-wedge cluster randomised quality improvement initiative. BMJ Open, 14, e083752. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-083752

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/

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Haitana, T., Pitama, S., Cormack, D., Clark, M. T. R., & Lacey, C. (2024). How does the health system structure influence the experience of bipolar disorder care? Learning from the expertise of indigenous patients and their family. Bipolar Disorders, 26(Suppl. 1), (pp. 60-61). doi: 10.1111/bdi.13475

Clark, M. T. R., Haitana, T., Pitama, S., & Lacey, C. (2024). Indigenising healthcare delivery for Māori with bipolar disorder: Centering indigenous voices, and indigenous pūrākau (storytelling) as a conceptual framework. Bipolar Disorders, 26(Suppl. 1), (pp. 60). doi: 10.1111/bdi.13475

Woodcock, E., Pitama, S., Wilson, L., Troughton, R., & Whalley, G. (2024). Defining left ventricular geometry in a New Zealand population. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 33(Suppl. 4), 725. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2024.06.730

Greer, C., Sanders, R., Kueh, A., Termouth, I., Dhakshinamurthy, V., Frampton, C., … Crengle, S., … Pitama, S., Troughton, R., … Adamson, P. (2024). Computed tomography to reduce invasive coronary angiography in acute coronary syndrome (CRITICAL ACS): Rationale and design. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 33(Suppl. 4), 467. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2024.06.472

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Pitama, S. (2024, May). What does cultural safety in geriatric medicine look like? An Indigenous NZ perspective. Invited presentation at the Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine (ANZSGM) Annual Scientific Meeting, Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand.

2023

Journal - Research Article

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

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

McLachlan, A., Pitama, S., & Adamson, S. J. (2023). Māori preferences and practices in systemic health and social service collaborative practice. AlterNative, 19(3), 669-681. doi: 10.1177/11771801231193861

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 Journal of Social Psychiatry, 69(8), 2121-2127. doi: 10.1177/00207640231195297

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

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/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2022

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/

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

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

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

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 Other

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/

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

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

Pitama, S. G. (2022). Context is everything. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 92, 944-945. doi: 10.1111/ans.17731

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

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.

Pitama, S. (2022, November). Running to stand still. Invited presentation at the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) Spring Symposium, Christchurch, New Zealand.

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.

Other Research Output

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

2021

Chapter in Book - Research

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.

Journal - Research Article

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

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

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 Other

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

Pitama, S., & Thistlethwaite, J. (2021). Diversity, inclusivity and equity. Clinical Teacher, 18, 447-448. doi: 10.1111/tct.13412

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

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

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

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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 - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

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].

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.

Other Research Output

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

2020

Journal - Research Article

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

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

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

Haitana, T., Pitama, S., Cormack, D., Clark, M. T. R., & 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

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

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

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 Other

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

Pitama, S., Huria, T., Patu, M., & Lacey, C. (2020). Impaired wellness in medicine. Medical Education, 55, 4-15. doi: 10.1111/medu.14393

Lacey, C., Clark, M. T. R., 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

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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

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

Other Research Output

Pitama, S. (2020, November). Educating for Māori health equity. University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand. [Inaugural Professorial Lecture].

2019

Journal - Research Article

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

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

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

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

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

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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/

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 - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

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.

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.

2018

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

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

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

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 Other

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

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

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

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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/

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]

Other Research Output

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].

2017

Chapter in Book - Research

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.

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.

Journal - Research Article

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.

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

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 Other

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

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 - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

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].

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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

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

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

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]

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

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

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 - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

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.

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.

2016

Journal - Research Article

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.

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

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/

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/

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/

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 - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

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.

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.

2015

Journal - Research Article

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. npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 25, 15043. doi: 10.1038/npjpcrm.2015.43

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 Other

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

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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/

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 - 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.

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.

Pitama, S. (2015, May). The Hauora Manawa project: A korerorero about collaboration. Verbal presentation at the Hui Poutama: Māori Research Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2014

Journal - Research Article

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 Other

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

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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

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

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

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 - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

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.

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.

2013

Chapter in Book - Research

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.

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 - Other

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.

Journal - Research Article

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

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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

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/

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/

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/

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/

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 - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

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.

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.

Awarded Doctoral Degree

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

2012

Chapter in Book - Research

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.

Journal - Research Article

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

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 Other

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

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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]

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

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

2011

Journal - Research Article

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

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

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 Other

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

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.

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

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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

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

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

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 - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

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 - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

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.

2010

Journal - Research Article

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.

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

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

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: Abstract

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 - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

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.

2009

Authored Book - Research

Cave, T., Robertson, P., Pitama, S., & Huriwai, T. (2009). He tete kura: Maori addiction treatment: 1980-2008. Wellington, New Zealand: Matua Raki, 203p.

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

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

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

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]

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

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 - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

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.

2008

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

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 - 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. (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.

2007

Chapter in Book - Research

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.

Journal - Research Article

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 - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

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

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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

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 - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

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.

2006

Journal - Research Article

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.

2005

Journal - Research Article

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.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

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.

2004

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

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]

Commissioned Report for External Body

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.

2003

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.

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.

2002

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.

2001

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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]

1998

Chapter in Book - Research

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.

1997

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.