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Associate ProfessorPhil Hider and Head of Department
MB ChB, GradCertQIHC, DPH, GradDipClinEpi, MPH (Otago), MMedSci (Clin Epi)(Newcastle, Australia), MRNZCGP, FNZCPHM, FAFPHM (RACP), PhD (Otago).

Email phil.hider@otago.ac.nz
Tel +64 3 364 3679

Department of Public Health
University of Otago, Christchurch
PO Box 4345
Christchurch 8140

Background

Phil Hider originally trained as a medical practitioner and worked for ten years in general practice.

He has since retrained as a public health physician and obtained further postgraduate qualifications including a PhD in epidemiology, patient safety and quality improvement.

Teaching

Teaching resource

Selected examples of past student supervision

Medical curriculum development

  • Epidemiology
  • Applied epidemiology
  • Health informatics
  • Evidence-based medicine
  • Safety and quality

Research Interests

  • Evidence-based practice
  • Quality improvement
  • Systematic reviews/meta-analyses
  • Health services research

Selected examples of past projects

Selected Professional Activities

  • Chair, Population Health and Epidemiology Domain, Faculty of Medicine
  • Member, MB ChB Curriculum Committee, Faculty of Medicine
  • Member, Curriculum Sub-Committee, University of Otago, Christchurch
  • Member, Advanced Learning in Medicine Committee, University of Otago, Christchurch
  • Associate Editor; Quality, Performance, Safety and Outcomes, BMC Health Services Research Journal
  • Deputy Chair, Faculty Training Committee, Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine
  • Member, Faculty Education Committee, Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine
  • Member, New Zealand Committee, Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine
  • Clinical Epidemiologist, Perioperative Mortality Review Committee, Health Quality and Safety Commission

Publications

Toh, E. A., White, J., Clarke, J., Hider, P., & Mark, S. (2025). Ethnic differences in response rate and patient-reported outcomes at baseline and 12 months post-treatment among New Zealand nen with prostate cancer. ANZ Journal of Surgery. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/ans.70424 Journal - Research Article

Stephenson, A., Al-Busaidi, I. S., Williman, J., Fanning, K., Hider, P., & Voss, L. (2025). Trends in community antibiotic dispensing for children and young people in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2010-2019: Implications for antimicrobial stewardship. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/jpc.70236 Journal - Research Article

Cosgrove, S., Hider, P., Walls, T., & Anglemyer, A. (2025). HPV vaccinations in Aotearoa New Zealand: Coverage achieved under school-based and primary-care-based programmes. Proceedings of the Infectious Diseases & Pandemic Preparedness Summit. (pp. 65). Retrieved from https://www.teniwha.com Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Foley, I., Basabas, M. C., Jury, A., Haitana, T., Peterson, D., Hider, P., & Cunningham, R. (2025). Ambulatory sensitive hospitalisations among people accessing mental health and addiction services: A retrospective cross-sectional study using national population data. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 138(1621), 55-64. doi: 10.26635/6965.6969 Journal - Research Article

Cosgrove, S., Hider, P. N., Anglemyer, A., & Walls, T. (2025). HPV vaccination in Aotearoa New Zealand: Impact of a school-based program on adolescent vaccine coverage. Vaccine, 63, 127637. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127637 Journal - Research Article

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