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Contact Details

Email
laura.joyce@otago.ac.nz
Position
Senior Lecturer, Deputy Dean of Faculty of Medicine – Christchurch
Department
Department of Surgery and Critical Care (Christchurch)
Qualifications
MBChB FACEM BMedSci(Hons) MMedEd (Dundee) CCPU
Research summary
Emergency Medicine, Medical Education, Simulation
Teaching
  • Module convenor for the elective and selective modules for trainee interns at University of Otago (Christchurch)
  • Lead convenor for the trainee intern cross-campus elective module
  • Module convenor for emergency medicine within the trainee intern critical care module
  • Teaching on the UOC Simulation Centre Interprofessional Education sessions
  • Teaching on the RMIP Residential programme

Research

Laura is a Senior Lecturer in Emergency Medicine and a specialist in the Emergency Department of Christchurch Hospital.

She convenes the Emergency Medicine Trainee Intern attachment, as well as the UOC elective and selective modules. She is OMS lead convenor for the Trainee Intern elective module.

Research interests:

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Medical Education, Simulation and Teamwork
  • Paediatrics
  • Trauma
  • Mental Health

Additional details

I work clinically as an Emergency Medicine Specialist in Christchurch Hospital Emergency Department. I am a Fellow of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM).

Publications

Meeks, M., Joyce, L. R., Dean, J., Ormond, T., Seaton, P., Sheehan, D., & Basu, A. (2026). Reflecting on themes from Telehealth consultations early in the pandemic: An opportunity to learn from multiprofessional colleagues. International Journal of Telemedicine & Applications, 2026, 7172059. doi: 10.1155/ijta/7172059 Journal - Research Article

Logan, S., Finlayson, D., Quinn, N., Jemberie, D., Joyce, L. R., McCombie, A., & Wakeman, C. (2026). Left behind after impact: The hidden toll of trauma recovery in New Zealand. ANZ Journal of Surgery. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/ans.70722 Journal - Research Article

Pickering, J. W., Pilbrow, A. P., Fa'atoese, A., & Joyce, L. (2026). Addressing significant inequity. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 139(1631), 110-115. doi: 10.26635/6965.7313 Journal - Research Other

Nonis, M., McCombie, A., Wakeman, C., Geddes, J., & Joyce, L. R. (2026). The effect of increasing age on outcomes in major trauma: A retrospective cohort study. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 38, e70226. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.70226 Journal - Research Article

Quinn, N., McCombie, A., Jemberie, D., Logan, S., Finlayson, D., Joyce, L. R., Mulder, R., Jordan, J., & Wakeman, C. (2026). Under-diagnosis and under-treatment of post traumatic stress disorder amongst major trauma patients. Injury, 57(5), 113077. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2026.113077 Journal - Research Article

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