Associate Professor Jason Gurney

2024

Journal - Research Article

Lawrenson, R., Lao, C., Stanley, J., Teng, A., Kuper-Hommel, M., Campbell, I., Krebs, J., Sika-Paotonu, D., … Gurney, J. (2024). Does diabetes affect breast cancer survival? Cancer Reports, e2040. doi: 10.1002/cnr2.2040

Gurney, J., Davies, A., Stanley, J., Whitehead, J., Costello, S., Dawkins, P., … Jackson, C. G. C. A., Lawrenson, R., Scott, N., & Koea, J. (2024). Equity of travel to access surgery and radiation therapy for lung cancer in New Zealand. Supportive Care in Cancer, 32, 171. doi: 10.1007/s00520-024-08375-9

Gurney, J., Davies, A., Stanley, J., Cameron, L., Costello, S., Dawkins, P., … Jackson, C. G. C. A., Lawrenson, R., Whitehead, J., & Koea, J. (2024). Access to and timeliness of lung cancer surgery, radiation therapy, and systemic therapy in New Zealand: A universal health care context. JCO Global Oncology, 10, e2300258. doi: 10.1200/GO.23.00258

Teng, A., Stanley, J., Jackson, C., Koea, J., Lao, C., Lawrenson, R., … Sika-Paotonu, D., & Gurney, J. (2024). The growing cancer burden: Age-period-cohort projections in Aotearoa New Zealand 2020-2044. Cancer Epidemiology, 89, 102535. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2024.102535

Minhinnick, A. M., Dunn, A. H., Arabnejad, V., Paddison, J., Jackson, C. G. C. A., Pointer, S. M., Gurney, J. K., & Cameron, L. B. (2024). Use of novel national data sets to monitor chemotherapy use and outcomes: A retrospective cohort study of non-small-cell lung cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand. JCO Oncology Practice. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1200/op.23.00483

Journal - Research Other

Han, E. F., Srinivasa, S., Gurney, J., & Koea, J. (2024). Cancer screening services: What do Indigenous communities want? A systematic review. JCO Global Oncology, 10, e2300035. doi: 10.1200/go.23.00035

2023

Journal - Research Article

Cleverley, T., Meredith, I., Sika-Paotonu, D., & Gurney, J. (2023). Cancer incidence, mortality and survival for Pacific Peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1586), 12-31. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

Signal, V., Jones, R., Davies, C., Stairmand, J., Smith, M., Adler, J., & Gurney, J. K. (2023). It’s more than just physical: Experiences of pain and pain management among Māori with cancer and their whanau. International Journal of Indigenous Health, 18(1). doi: 10.32799/ijih.v18i1.39255

Gurney, J., Stanley, J., Teng, A., Robson, B., Scott, N., Sika-Paotonu, D., … Krebs, J., & Koea, J. (2023). Equity of cancer and diabetes co-occurrence: A national study with 44 million person-years of follow-up. JCO Global Oncology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1200/GO.22.00357

Jones, R. M., Signal, V., Smith, M., Stairmand, J., Davies, C., & Gurney, J. (2023). Palliative care and quality of life needs and outcomes for Māori with cancer: What do we know? AlterNative. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/11771801231163919

Lawrenson, R., Lao, C., Stanley, J., Campbell, I., Krebs, J., Meredith, I., Koea, J., Teng, A., Sika-Paotonu, D., Stairmand, J., & Gurney, J. (2023). Impact of diabetes on surgery and radiotherapy for breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research & Treatment. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10549-023-06915-1

Gurney, J., Davies, A., Stanley, J., Signal, V., Costello, S., Dawkins, P., … Jackson, C., … Koea, J. (2023). Emergency presentation prior to lung cancer diagnosis: A national-level examination of disparities and survival outcomes. Lung Cancer, 179, 107174. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2023.03.010

Lao, C., Gurney, J., Stanley, J., Krebs, J., Meredith, I., Campbell, I., Teng, A., Sika-Paotonu, D., Koea, J., & Lawrenson, R. (2023). Association of diabetes and breast cancer characteristics at diagnosis. Cancer Causes & Control, 34, 103-111. doi: 10.1007/s10552-022-01654-y

Wells, C. I., Varghese, C., Boyle, L. J., McGuinness, M. J., Keane, C., O'Grady, G., Gurney, J., Koea, J., … Bissett, I. P. (2023). "Failure to rescue" following colorectal cancer resection: Variation and improvements in a national study of postoperative mortality. Annals of Surgery, 278(1), 87-95. doi: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005650

Journal - Research Other

Gurney, J., & Koea, J. (2023). Breaking the inequity loop. The Briefing, (28 February). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/breaking-inequity-loop

Imlach, F., Dunn, A., Costello, S., Gurney, J., & Sarfati, D. (2023). Driving quality improvement through better data: The story of New Zealand's radiation oncology collection. Journal of Medical Imaging & Radiation Oncology, 67, 119-127. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.13488

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Han, E., Srinivasa, S., Gurney, J., & Koea, J. (2023). Cancer screening services: What do Indigenous communities want? A systematic review. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1577), (pp. 115-116). Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

2022

Journal - Research Article

Gurney, J., Stanley, J., Teng, A., Krebs, J., Koea, J., . . ., Sika-Paotonu, D., & Sarfati, D. (2022). Cancer and diabetes co-occurrence: A national study with 44 million person-years of follow-up. PLoS ONE, 17(11), e0276913. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276913

Gurney, J., Whitehead, J., Kerrison, C., Stanley, J., Sarfati, D., & Koea, J. (2022). Equity of travel required to access first definitive surgery for liver or stomach cancer in New Zealand. PLoS ONE, 17(8), e0269593. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269593

Baker, M. G., Gurney, J., Moreland, N. J., Bennett, J., Oliver, J., Williamson, D. A., Pierse, N., … Merriman, T. R., … Edwards, R., … Thomson, W. M., Zhang, J., & Lennon, D. (2022). Risk factors for acute rheumatic fever: A case-control study. Lancet Regional Health: Western Pacific, 26, 100508. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100508

Dunn, A., Costello, S., Imlach, F., Jo, E., Gurney, J., Simpson, R., & Sarfati, D. (2022). Using national data to model the New Zealand radiation oncology workforce. Journal of Medical Imaging & Radiation Oncology, 66, 708-716. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.13448

Gurney, J. K., Dunn, A., Liu, M., Mako, M., Millar, E., Ruka, M., Crengle, S., … Jackson, C., … Sarfati, D. (2022). The impact of COVID-19 on lung cancer detection, diagnosis and treatment for Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1556), 23-43. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Gurney, J. K., Stanley, J., Koea, J., Adler, J., Atkinson, J., & Sarfati, D. (2022). Where are we dying? Ethnic differences in place of death among New Zealanders dying of cancer. JCO Global Oncology, 8, e2200024. doi: 10.1200/go.22.00024

Gurney, J., Sarfati, D., Stanley, J., Kerrison, C., & Koea, J. (2022). Equity of timely access to liver and stomach cancer surgery for Indigenous patients in New Zealand: A national cohort study. BMJ Open, 12, e058749. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058749

Gurney, J. K., McLeod, M., Stanley, J., Robson, B., Campbell, D., Dennett, E., Ongley, D., … Sarfati, D., & Koea, J. (2022). Regional variation in post-operative mortality in New Zealand. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 92, 1015-1025. doi: 10.1111/ans.17510

Znaor, A., Skakkebaek, N. E., Rajpert-De Meyts, E., Kuliš, T., Laversanne, M., Gurney, J., Sarfati, D., … Bray, F. (2022). Global patterns in testicular cancer incidence and mortality in 2020. International Journal of Cancer, 151, 692-698. doi: 10.1002/ijc.33999

Whitcombe, A. L., McGregor, R., Bennett, J., Gurney, J. K., Williamson, D. A., Baker, M. G., & Moreland, N. J. (2022). Increased breadth of Group A Streptococcus antibody responses in children with acute rheumatic fever compared to precursor pharyngitis and skin infections. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 226, 167-176. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiac043

Gurney, J. K., McLeod, M. A., Campbell, D., Dennett, E., Jackson, S., Koea, J., Lash, N., & Ongley, D. (2022). Anaesthetic choice for hip or knee arthroplasty in New Zealand: Risk of postoperative death and variations in use. Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, 50(3), 178-188. doi: 10.1177/0310057x211050934

Journal - Research Other

Clough, S., Cleverley, T., Kerrison, C., Harwood, M., Koea, J., & Gurney, J. K. (2022). The past, present and future of liver cancer control for Māori. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1567), 91-104. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

Gurney, J. K., McLeod, M., Thomas, C., Campbell, D., Dennett, E., Jackson, S., Ongley, D., … Stanley, J., Sarfati, D., & Koea, J. (2022). Understanding disparities in post-operative mortality for indigenous patients. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1565), 104-112. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

Gurney, J. K. (2022). The long road to good care. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1565), 9-11. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

Mako, M., Gurney, J., Goza, M., Ruka, M., Scott, N., Thompson, G., & Sarfati, D. (2022). Te Aho o Te Kahu: Weaving equity into national-level cancer control. Lancet Oncology, 23, e427-e434. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(22)00279-0

Sarfati, D., & Gurney, J. (2022). Preventing cancer: The only way forward. Lancet, 400, 540-541. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01430-1

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Whitcombe, A., McGregor, R., Bennett, J., Gurney, J., Williamson, D. S., Baker, M., & Moreland, N. (2022, August). Multi-antigen analysis of StrepA antibody responses reveals a distinct serological profile in children with acute rhematic fever and sheds light on disease pathogenesis. Verbal presentation at the Webster Centre for Infectious Diseases Satellite Meeting: Queenstown Research Week, Queenstown, New Zealand.

2021

Journal - Research Article

Gurney, J., McLeod, M., Stanley, J., Sarfati, D., Campbell, D., Davies, C., Dennett, E., … Ongley, D., Robson, B., Rumball-Smith, J., Signal, V., Stairmand, J., Thomas, C., & Koea, J. (2021). Disparities in post-operative mortality between Māori and non-indigenous ethnic groups in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1542), 15-28. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Gurney, J. K., Stanley, J., Adler, J., McLeod, H., Atkinson, J., & Sarfati, D. (2021). National study of pain medicine access among Māori and non-Māori patients with lung cancer in New Zealand. JCO Global Oncology, 7, 1276-1285. doi: 10.1200/go.21.00141

Millar, E., Gurney, J., Beuker, S., Goza, M., Hamilton, M.-A., Hardie, C., Jackson, C. G. C. A., … Sarfati, D. (2021). Maintaining cancer services during the COVID-19 pandemic: The Aotearoa New Zealand experience. Lancet Regional Health: Western Pacific, 11, 100172. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100172

Gurney, J. K., Millar, E., Dunn, A., Pirie, R., Mako, M., Manderson, J., … Jackson, C. G. C. A., … Sarfati, D. (2021). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer diagnosis and service access in New Zealand: A country pursuing COVID-19 elimination. Lancet Regional Health: Western Pacific, 10, 100127. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100127

Lorenz, N., Ho, T. K. C., McGregor, R., Davies, M. R., Williamson, D. A., Gurney, J. K., … Baker, M. G., & Moreland, N. J. (2021). Serological profiling of group A streptococcus infections in acute rheumatic fever. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 73(12), 2322-2325. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab180

Sam, F. A.-L., Akinremi, A., Mery, L., Sarfati, D., Stanley, J., & Gurney, J. (2021). Cancer Incidence in Samoa: A 10-Year Retrospective Survey (2007-2016). Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 33(6-7), 700-706. doi: 10.1177/1010539520975261

Journal - Research Other

Gurney, J. K. (2021). The surveillance of systemic cancer therapy access amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: The power of good data. Lancet Regional Health: Western Pacific, 14, 100235. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100235

Davies, A., Gurney, J., Garvey, G., Diaz, A., & Segelov, E. (2021). Cancer care disparities among Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand indigenous peoples. Current Opinion in Supportive & Palliative Care, 15(3), 162-168. doi: 10.1097/spc.0000000000000558

Pilleron, S., Gower, H., Janssen-Heijnen, M., Signal, V. C., Gurney, J. K., Morris, E. J. A., Cunningham, R., & Sarfati, D. (2021). Patterns of age disparities in colon and lung cancer survival: A systematic narrative literature review. BMJ Open, 11, e044239. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044239

Gurney, J., Fraser, L., Ikihele, A., Manderson, J., Scott, N., & Robson, B. (2021). Telehealth as a tool for equity: Pros, cons and recommendations. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1530), 111-115. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Gurney, J., Jackson, C., & Mako, M. (2021, September). Equity in cancer for Māori: Creating evidence, energy and action. Verbal presentation at the Achieving Health Equity from Research Conference [Otago Spotlight Series], Wellington, New Zealand.

Gurney, J. (2021, October). Perioperative outcomes for Māori. Verbal presentation at the Aotearoa New Zealand Anaesthesia Annual Scientific Meeting, [Online].

2020

Journal - Research Article

Gurney, J., Stanley, J., & Sarfati, D. (2020). The inequity of morbidity: Disparities in the prevalence of morbidity between ethnic groups in New Zealand. Journal of Comorbidity, 10, 1-11. doi: 10.1177/2235042x20971168

Gurney, J. K., McLeod, M., Stanley, J., Campbell, D., Boyle, L., Dennett, E., … Sarfati, D. (2020). Postoperative mortality in New Zealand following general anaesthetic: Demographic patterns and temporal trends. BMJ Open, 10(9), e036451. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036451

Gurney, J., Stanley, J., McLeod, M., Koea, J., Jackson, C., & Sarfati, D. (2020). Disparities in cancer-specific survival between Māori and non-Māori New Zealanders, 2007-2016. JCO Global Oncology, 6, 766-774. doi: 10.1200/go.20.00028

McLeod, M., Signal, V., Gurney, J., & Sarfati, D. (2020). Postoperative mortality of indigenous populations compared with nonindigenous populations: A systematic review. JAMA Surgery, 155(7), 636-656. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.0316

Gurney, J., Stanley, J., Jackson, C., & Sarfati, D. (2020). Stage at diagnosis for Māori cancer patients: Disparities, similarities and data limitations. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1508), 43-64. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Znaor, A., Skakkebaek, N. E., Rajpert-De Meyts, E., Laversanne, M., Kuliš, T., Gurney, J., Sarfati, D., … Bray, F. (2020). Testicular cancer incidence predictions in Europe 2010-2035: A rising burden despite population ageing. International Journal of Cancer, 147, 820-828. doi: 10.1002/ijc.32810

Chung, A. W., Ho, T. K. C., Hanson-Manful, P., Tritscheller, S., Raynes, J. M., Whitcombe, A. L., … Oliver, J. R., Gurney, J. K., … Baker, M. G., & Moreland, N. J. (2020). Systems immunology reveals a linked IgG3-C4 response in patients with acute rheumatic fever. Immunology & Cell Biology, 98, 12-21. doi: 10.1111/imcb.12298

Journal - Research Other

Gurney, J. K., Robson, B., Koea, J., Scott, N., Stanley, J., & Sarfati, D. (2020). The most commonly diagnosed and most common causes of cancer death for Māori New Zealanders. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1521), 77-96. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

McLeod, M., Gurney, J., Harris, R., Cormack, D., & King, P. (2020). COVID-19: We must not forget about Indigenous health and equity. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 44(4), 253-256. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13015

Gurney, J. K., Sarfati, D., Lawrence, B., Jackson, C., Findlay, M., & McPherson, K. (2020). Cancer research in the New Zealand context: Challenges and advantages. Journal of Cancer Policy, 23, 100204. doi: 10.1016/j.jcpo.2019.100204

Gurney, J. K., Campbell, S., Turner, S., & Scott, N. (2020). Addressing cancer inequities for indigenous populations: The New Zealand story. Journal of Cancer Policy, 23, 100209. doi: 10.1016/j.jcpo.2019.100209

Signal, V., Gurney, J., Inns, S., McLeod, M., Sika-Paotonu, D., Sowerbutts, S., Teng, A., & Sarfati, D. (2020). Helicobacter pylori, stomach cancer and its prevention in New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 50(3), 397-417. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2019.1650081

Other Research Output

King, P., Cormack, D., McLeod, M., Harris, R., Gurney, J. (2020, April). COVID-19 and Māori health: When equity is more than a word. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/2020/04/10/covid-19-and-maori-health-when-equity-is-more-than-a-word/

2019

Journal - Research Article

Millar, E., Gurney, J., Stanley, J., Stairmand, J., Davies, C., Semper, K., Dowell, A., Lawrenson, R., Mangin, D., & Sarfati, D. (2019). Pill for this and a pill for that: A cross-sectional survey of use and understanding of medication among adults with multimorbidity. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 38(2), 91-97. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12606

Gurney, J. K., Florio, A. A., Znaor, A., Ferlay, J., Laversanne, M., Sarfati, D., … McGlynn, K. A. (2019). International trends in the incidence of testicular cancer: Lessons from 35 years and 41 countries. European Urology, 76, 615-623. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2019.07.002

Gurney, J. K., Stanley, J., York, S., & Sarfati, D. (2019). Regional variation in the risk of lower-limb amputation among patients with diabetes in New Zealand. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 89, 868-873. doi: 10.1111/ans.15079

Srinivasa, S., Gurney, J., & Koea, J. (2019). Potential consequences of patient complications for surgeon well-being: A systematic review. JAMA Surgery, 154(5), 451-457. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.5640

Journal - Research Other

Gurney, J., Campbell, S., Jackson, C., & Sarfati, D. (2019). Equity by 2030: Achieving equity in survival for Māori cancer patients. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1506), 66-76. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Baker, M. G., Gurney, J., Oliver, J., Moreland, N. J., Williamson, D. A., Pierse, N., … Merriman, T. R., … Murray, C., … Edwards, R., Foster Page, L., … Lennon, D. (2019). Risk factors for acute rheumatic fever: Literature review and protocol for a case-control study in New Zealand. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 16(22), 4515. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224515

Sarfati, D., Jackson, C. G. C. A., Macfarlane, S., Bissett, I., Robson, B., Gurney, J., Kemp, R., … McMenamin, J. (2019). Cancer Care at a Crossroads: Time to make a choice. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1493), 6-11. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Gurney, J. K. (2019). The puzzling incidence of testicular cancer in New Zealand: What can we learn? Andrology, 7, 394-401. doi: 10.1111/andr.12584

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Gurney, J. (2019, January-February). Māori cancer research priorities. Verbal presentation at the Cancer Care at a Crossroads Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.

2018

Journal - Research Article

Stairmand, J., Gurney, J., Stanley, J., Millar, E., Davies, C., Semper, K., Dowell, A., Mangin, D., Lawrenson, R., & Sarfati, D. (2018). The impact of multimorbidity on people's lives: A cross-sectional survey. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1477), 78-90. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Gurney, J. K., Stanley, J., & Sarfati, D. (2018). The M3 multimorbidity index outperformed both Charlson and Elixhauser indices when predicting adverse outcomes in people with diabetes. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 99, 144-152. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2018.04.002

Gurney, J., Stanley, J., Rumball-Smith, J., York, S., & Sarfati, D. (2018). Postoperative death after lower-limb amputation in a national prevalent cohort of patients with diabetes. Diabetes Care, 41(6), 1204-1211. doi: 10.2337/dc17-2557

Millar, E., Stanley, J., Gurney, J., Stairmand, J., Davies, C., Semper, K., Dowell, A., … Sarfati, D. (2018). Effect of multimorbidity on health service utilisation and health care experiences. Journal of Primary Health Care, 10(1), 44-53. doi: 10.1071/HC17074

Huang, S., Signal, V., Sarfati, D., Shaw, C., Stanley, J., McGlynn, K., & Gurney, J. (2018). Physical activity and risk of testicular cancer: A systematic review. BMC Cancer, 18, 189. doi: 10.1186/s12885-018-4093-3

Gurney, J. K., Stanley, J., York, S., Rosenbaum, D., & Sarfati, D. (2018). Risk of lower limb amputation in a national prevalent cohort of patients with diabetes. Diabetologia, 61(3), 626-635. doi: 10.1007/s00125-017-4488-8

Journal - Research Other

Gurney, J. K., Stanley, J., York, S., & Sarfati, D. (2018). Lower-limb amputation in New Zealand: Temporal changes and the role of diabetes mellitus. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1484), 71-73. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Gurney, J. K., Stanley, J., McGlynn, K., Richiardi, L., Shaw, C., Edwards, R., Merriman, T. R., Robson, B., … McLeod, M., Kennedy, M. A., & Sarfati, D. (2018). Testicular Cancer in New Zealand (TCNZ) study: Protocol for a national case-control study. BMJ Open, 8, e025212. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025212

Signal, V., Huang, S., Sarfati, D., Stanley, J., McGlynn, K. A., & Gurney, J. K. (2018). Dairy consumption and risk of testicular cancer: A systematic review. Nutrition & Cancer, 70(5), 710-736. doi: 10.1080/01635581.2018.1470655

Hei Āhuru Mōwai – National Māori Cancer Leadership Group, including Gurney, J. K. (2018). New Zealand’s revised ethnicity data protocols must not become a shelved document: A challenge from Hei Āhuru Mōwai. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1470), 104-106. [Letter].

Other Research Output

Gurney, J. (2018, May). A limb lost every thirty seconds: Diabetes and lower-limb amputation. Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand. [Department Seminar].

2017

Journal - Research Article

Gurney, J. K., Kersting, U. G., Rosenbaum, D., Dissanayake, A., York, S., Grech, R., … Sarfati, D. (2017). Pedobarography as a clinical tool in the management of diabetic feet in New Zealand: A feasibility study. Journal of Foot & Ankle Research, 10, 24. doi: 10.1186/s13047-017-0205-6

Gurney, J., Richiardi, L., McGlynn, K. A., Signal, V., & Sarfati, D. (2017). Analgesia use during pregnancy and risk of cryptorchidism: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Human Reproduction, 32(5), 1118-1129. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dex047

Journal - Research Other

Gurney, J. K., McGlynn, K. A., Stanley, J., Merriman, T., Signal, V., Shaw, C., Edwards, R., … Sarfati, D. (2017). Risk factors for cryptorchidism. Nature Reviews Urology, 14, 534-548. doi: 10.1038/nrurol.2017.90

Gurney, J. K., Chong, A., Culliford-Semmens, N., Tilton, E., Wilson, N. J., & Sarfati, D. (2017). High levels of rheumatic fever and sore throat awareness among a high-risk population screened for rheumatic heart disease. New Zealand Medical Journal, 130(1450), 107-110. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Gurney, J. (2017, November). Testicular cancer and Māori men: What is driving the disparity? Verbal presentation at the Men's Health Conference: Meeting the Challenges, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2016

Chapter in Book - Research

Sarfati, D., & Gurney, J. (2016). What is comorbidity? In B. Koczwara (Ed.), Cancer and chronic conditions: Addressing the problem of multimorbidity in cancer patients and survivors. (pp. 1-33). Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-1844-2

Journal - Research Article

Wernham, E., Gurney, J., Stanley, J., Ellison-Loschmann, L., & Sarfati, D. (2016). A comparison of midwife-led and medical-led models of care and their relationship to adverse fetal and neonatal outcomes: A retrospective cohort study in New Zealand. PLoS Medicine, 13(9), e1002134. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002134

Gurney, J., Chong, A., Culliford-Semmens, N., Tilton, E., Wilson, N. J., & Sarfati, D. (2016). The benefits and harms of rheumatic heart disease screening from the perspective of the screened population. International Journal of Cardiology, 221, 734-740. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.07.025

Gurney, J. K., Stanley, J., Baker, M. G., Wilson, N. J., & Sarfati, D. (2016). Estimating the risk of acute rheumatic fever in New Zealand by age, ethnicity and deprivation. Epidemiology & Infection, 144(14), 3058-3067. doi: 10.1017/s0950268816001291

Gurney, J. K., Stanley, J., Shaw, C., & Sarfati, D. (2016). Ethnic patterns of hypospadias in New Zealand do not resemble those observed for cryptorchidism and testicular cancer: Evidence of differential aetiology? Andrology, 4(1), 82-86. doi: 10.1111/andr.12121

Sarfati, D., Gurney, J., Lim, B. T., Bagheri, N., Simpson, A., Koea, J., & Dennett, E. (2016). Identifying important comorbidity among cancer populations using administrative data: Prevalence and impact on survival. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 12(1), e47-e56. doi: 10.1111/ajco.12130

2015

Journal - Research Article

Gurney, J., Shaw, C., Stanley, J., Signal, V., & Sarfati, D. (2015). Cannabis exposure and risk of testicular cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Cancer, 15, 897. doi: 10.1186/s12885-015-1905-6

Gurney, J., Sarfati, D., & Stanley, J. (2015). The impact of patient comorbidity on cancer stage at diagnosis. British Journal of Cancer, 113, 1375-1380. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2015.355

Gurney, J. K., Sarfati, D., & Stanley, J. (2015). Obscure etiology, unusual disparity: The epidemiology of testicular cancer in New Zealand. Cancer Causes & Control, 26(4), 561-569. doi: 10.1007/s10552-015-0533-4

Signal, V., Sarfati, D., Cunningham, R., Gurney, J., Koea, J., & Ellison-Loschmann, L. (2015). Indigenous inequities in the presentation and management of stomach cancer in New Zealand: A country with universal health care coverage. Gastric Cancer, 18(3), 571-579. doi: 10.1007/s10120-014-0410-y

Journal - Research Other

Gurney, J., Sarfati, D., Stanley, J., Wilson, N., & Webb, R. (2015). The incidence of acute rheumatic fever in New Zealand, 2010-2013. New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1417). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Gurney, J. (2015, October). Inequalities in testicular cancer. Verbal presentation at the Otago Spotlight Series: Cancer Research, Wellington, New Zealand.

2014

Journal - Research Article

Sarfati, D., Gurney, J., Stanley, J., & Koea, J. (2014). A retrospective cohort study of patients with stomach and liver cancers: The impact of comorbidity and ethnicity on cancer care and outcomes. BMC Cancer, 14, 821. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-14-821

Sarfati, D., Gurney, J., Stanley, J., Lim, B. T., & McSherry, C. (2014). Development of a pharmacy-based comorbidity index for patients with cancer. Medical Care, 52(7), 586-593. doi: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000149

Sarfati, D., Gurney, J., Stanley, J., Salmond, C., Crampton, P., Dennett, E., … Pearce, N. (2014). Cancer-specific administrative data—based comorbidity indices provided valid alternative to Charlson and National Cancer Institute Indices. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 67(5), 586-595. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.11.012

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Gurney, J., Sarfati, D., & Stanley, J. (2014). Obscure aetiology, unusual disparity: New Zealand's key role in the fight against testicular cancer. Proceedings of the New Zealand Population Health Congress: Connecting Communities, Policy and Science. (pp. 252). Retrieved from http://www.pophealthcongress.org.nz/nzphc14/programme/programme

Baker, M. G., Lennon, D., Gurney, J., Percival, T., Pierse, N., Merriman, T., … Murray, C., … Oliver, J., & Edwards, R. (2014). Choosing optimal controls for a rheumatic fever case-control study in New Zealand. Australasian Epidemiologist, 21(3), (pp. 66-67). [Abstract]

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Sarfati, D., & Gurney, J. (2014, June). Effect of comorbidity on care and cancer survival inequalities. Verbal presentation at the Cancer Control Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand.

Commissioned Report for External Body

Sarfati, D., Gurney, J., Stanley, J., on behalf of the C3 (Quantitative) Team. (2014). Cancer Care and Comorbidity (C3) Studies: Effect of comorbidity on care and cancer survival inequalities. Commissioned by Health Research Council of New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: University of Otago. 180p.

2013

Journal - Research Article

Chamberlain, J., Sarfati, D., Cunningham, R., Koea, J., Gurney, J., & Blakely, T. (2013). Incidence and management of hepatocellular carcinoma among Māori and non-Māori New Zealanders. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 37(6), 520-526. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12108

Swart, E. M., Sarfati, D., Cunningham, R., Dennett, E., Signal, V., Gurney, J., & Stanley, J. (2013). Ethnicity and rectal cancer management in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126(1384). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Gurney, J., Sarfati, D., Stanley, J., & Studd, R. (2013). Do ethnic patterns in cryptorchidism reflect those found in testicular cancer? Journal of Urology, 190(5), 1852-1857. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2013.05.002

Gurney, J., Sarfati, D., Stanley, J., Dennett, E., Johnson, C., Koea, J., Simpson, A., & Studd, R. (2013). Unstaged cancer in a population-based registry: Prevalence, predictors and patient prognosis. Cancer Epidemiology, 37(4), 498-504. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2013.03.005

Journal - Research Other

Gurney, J., Sarfati, D., Dennett, E., & Koea, J. (2013). The completeness of cancer treatment data on the national health collections. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126(1381). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Gurney, J. K., Marshall, P. W. M., Rosenbaum, D., & Kersting, U. G. (2013). Test-retest reliability of dynamic plantar loading and foot geometry measures in diabetics with peripheral neuropathy [Short communication]. Gait & Posture, 37(1), 135-137. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.06.007

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Sarfati, D., Gurney, J., Valery, P., & Signal, L. (2013). Cancer care in the context of comorbidity. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 9(Suppl. 3), (pp. 95-96). doi: 10.1111/ajco.12144

Gurney, J., Sarfati, D., Lim, B. T., Bagheri, N., Simpson, A., Koea, J., & Dennett, E. (2013). Cancer, comorbidity and care: The prevalence and importance of comorbidity in cancer. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 9(Suppl. 3), (pp. 96). doi: 10.1111/ajco.12144

2012

Journal - Research Article

Gurney, J. K., Kuch, C., Rosenbaum, D., & Kersting, U. G. (2012). The Māori foot exhibits differences in plantar loading and midfoot morphology to the Caucasian foot. Gait & Posture, 36(1), 157-159. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.01.013

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Gurney, J., & Sarfati, D. (2012). Unstaged cancer in New Zealand: Prevalence, predictors and patient prognosis. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 8(Suppl. 3), (pp. 163). doi: 10.1111/ajco.12029

2011

Awarded Doctoral Degree

Gurney, J. K. (2011). The effect of an exercise intervention on peripheral sensorimotor function in neuropathic diabetes (PhD ). University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. 319p.

2010

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Gurney, J., Kuch, C., Rosenbaum, D., & Kersting, U. (2010). The Māori foot: Static morphology and dynamic function in healthy and diabetic populations. Emed Scientific Meeting (ESM). Retrieved from http://www.novel.de/ESM2010/

2009

Journal - Research Article

Gurney, J. K., Kersting, U. G., & Rosenbaum, D. (2009). Dynamic foot function and morphology in elite rugby league athletes of different ethnicity. Applied Ergonomics, 40(3), 554-559. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2008.11.001

2008

Journal - Research Article

Gurney, J. K., Kersting, U. G., & Rosenbaum, D. (2008). Between-day reliability of repeated plantar pressure distribution measurements in a normal population. Gait & Posture, 27(4), 706-709. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2007.07.002

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Kersting, U. G., & Gurney, J. K. (2008). Integration of 3D kinematics and pressure distribution measurements for golf swing analysis. Clinical Biomechanics, 23(5), (pp. 701-702). doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2008.03.045

2006

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Gurney, J., & Kersting, U. (2006). Comparison of measurement systems used to determine elbow angle during cricket bowling. ISBS Proceedings Archive, 24. [Full Paper]