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Laura Joyce image (2023)Senior Lecturer
Emergency Medicine (Department of Surgery)

MBChB FACEM AFRACMA BMedSci(Hons) MMedEd CCPU

Email laura.joyce@otago.ac.nz

Dr Laura Joyce is a Senior Lecturer in Emergency Medicine, a specialist in the Emergency Department of Christchurch Hospital and convenes the Trainee Intern Critical and Acute Care Module.

She is Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Christchurch, and is Medical Electives lead for the Faculty of Medicine, University of Otago.

Research interests

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Medical Education
  • Paediatrics
  • Trauma
  • Implementation Science

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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