Dr Sampsa Kiuru
| Position | Clinical Senior Lecturer |
|---|---|
| Department | Department of Surgery (Christchurch) |
| Qualifications | MD FACEM FDRHMNZ PGCertCPU |
| Research summary | Rural Health; medical education |
| Teaching |
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| Clinical | Rural Hospital Generalist, Dunstan Hospital, Central Otago |
Research
Dr Sampsa Kiuru works as a Clinical Senior Lecturer based at the Rural Health Academic Centre, Ashburton Hospital.
Current interests include incorporation of simulation based education into rural medical education, building a national rural hospital research network as well as research into procedural sedation practices in rural hospitals.
Dr Kiuru also works part-time at Dunstan Hospital and teaches the 'GENA 723 Trauma and Emergencies in Rural Settings' paper for the University of Otago's rural postgraduate programme.
Publications
Kiuru, S. P., & Webster, C. S. (2021). How might access to postgraduate medical education in regional and rural locations be best improved? A scoping review. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 29, 236-244. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12725
Kiuru, S., Gutenstein, M., & Withington, S. (2021). Exploratory survey of procedural sedation and analgesia practice in sample of New Zealand rural hospitals: Existing guidelines do not support current rural practice. Rural & Remote Health, 21(1), 6320. doi: 10.22605/rrh6320
Nixon, G., Blattner, K., Muirhead, J., Kiuru, S., & Kerse, N. (2019). Point-of-care ultrasound for FAST and AAA in rural New Zealand: Quality and impact on patient care. Rural & Remote Health, 19(3), 5027. doi: 10.22605/RRH5027
Gutenstein, M., & Kiuru, S. (2019). Building collaborative research networks across rural and provincial Aotearoa. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1493), 12-14. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Gutenstein, M., Kiuru, S., & Withington, S. (2019). Development of a rural inter-professional simulation course: An initiative to improve trauma and emergency team management in New Zealand rural hospitals. Journal of Primary Health Care, 11(1), 16-23. doi: 10.1071/HC18071
Kiuru, S., Gutenstein, M., & Withington, S. (2021). Exploratory survey of procedural sedation and analgesia practice in sample of New Zealand rural hospitals: Existing guidelines do not support current rural practice. Rural & Remote Health, 21(1), 6320. doi: 10.22605/rrh6320
Journal - Research Article
Gutenstein, M., Kiuru, S., & Withington, S. (2019). Development of a rural inter-professional simulation course: An initiative to improve trauma and emergency team management in New Zealand rural hospitals. Journal of Primary Health Care, 11(1), 16-23. doi: 10.1071/HC18071
Journal - Research Article
Nixon, G., Blattner, K., Muirhead, J., Kiuru, S., & Kerse, N. (2019). Point-of-care ultrasound for FAST and AAA in rural New Zealand: Quality and impact on patient care. Rural & Remote Health, 19(3), 5027. doi: 10.22605/RRH5027
Journal - Research Article
Madsen, M., Kiuru, S., Castrèn, M., & Kurland, L. (2015). The level of evidence for emergency department performance indicators: A systematic review. European Journal of Emergency Medicine, 22(5), 298-305. doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000279
Journal - Research Article
Kiuru, S. (2006). Ultrasound in New Zealand emergency departments. ASUM Ultrasound Bulletin, 9(2), 21-24.
Journal - Research Article
Kiuru, S. P., & Webster, C. S. (2021). How might access to postgraduate medical education in regional and rural locations be best improved? A scoping review. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 29, 236-244. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12725
Journal - Research Other
Gutenstein, M., & Kiuru, S. (2019). Building collaborative research networks across rural and provincial Aotearoa. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1493), 12-14. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Other
Gutenstein, M., & Kiuru, S. (2018). The Matthew effect in New Zealand rural hospital trauma and emergency care: Why rural simulation-based education matters. New Zealand Medical Journal, 1476(131), 81-84. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Other
Schroeder, E. D., Jacquet, G., Becker, T. K., Foran, M., Goldberg, E., Aschkenasy, M., … on behalf of the Global Emergency Medicine Literature Review (GEMLR) Group, including Kiuru, S. (2012). Global emergency medicine: A review of the literature from 2011. Academic Emergency Medicine, 19(10), 1196-1203. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2012.01447.x
Journal - Research Other
Aschkenasy, M., Arnold, K., Foran, M., Lippert, S., Schroeder, E. D., Bertsch, K., … on behalf of the International Emergency Medicine Literature Review Group, including Kiuru, S. (2011). International emergency medicine: A review of the literature from 2010. Academic Emergency Medicine, 18(8), 872-879. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01129.x
Journal - Research Other
Barillari, A., & Kiuru, S. (2010). Detection of spontaneous pneumothorax with chest ultrasound in the emergency department. Internal & Emergency Medicine, 5(3), 253-255. doi: 10.1007/s11739-010-0347-z
Journal - Research Other
