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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

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

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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