2025
Journal - Research Article
Williams, A., Leitch, S., Edmonds, L., Li, J.-R., Nixon, G., & Stokes, T. (2025). A qualitative study on the primary care research priorities of people in Southern Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Primary Health Care, 17(3), 241-250. doi: 10.1071/HC25036
Leitch, S., Li, J.-R., & Stokes, T. (2025). Establishing the research priorities of a national primary care research network in New Zealand: A Delphi exercise. Journal of Primary Health Care, 17(3), 233-240. doi: 10.1071/HC24046
Journal - Research Other
Leitch, S., Pigden, A., Ryde, A., Atmore, C., Li, J.-R., Moerenhout, T., Yeo, W., Williams, A., Smith, A., Turner, R., & Stokes, T. (2025). The Southern Primary Care Research Network 3 years on: Reflections from the end of the beginning. Journal of Primary Health Care, 17(3), 269-275. doi: 10.1071/HC25020
Dei, E. N., & Leitch, S. (2025). eHealth technologies for enhancing blood donor knowledge and behaviour: A PRISMA scoping review. Transfusion & Apheresis Science, 64, 104112. doi: 10.1016/j.transci.2025.104112
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Leitch, S., Williams, A. C., & Stokes, T. (2025). Avoiding the perils and pitfalls of stakeholder engagement and research priority setting. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 31(4), 54. doi: 10.1071/PYv31n4abs
Akhtar, S., & Leitch, S. (2025). Navigating pregnancy and beyond with gestational diabetes: South Asian women's experiences in New Zealand. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 31(4), 2. doi: 10.1071/PYv31n4abs
Leitch, S., Williams, A., Edmonds, L., Li, J.-R., Nixon, G., & Stokes, T. (2025). The primary care research priorities of people in Southern Aotearoa New Zealand. Proceedings of the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) 54th Annual Scientific Meeting. 298. Retrieved from https://sapc.ac.uk
2024
Journal - Research Article
Leitch, S., Zeng, J., Smith, A., & Stokes, T. (2024). Avoiding anti-inflammatories: A randomised controlled trial testing the effect of an eHealth information package on primary healthcare patient medication knowledge and behaviour in Aotearoa New Zealand. BMJ Open, 14, e081545. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081545
Wheeler, T. F., Leitch, S., & Marra, C. A. (2024). The experiences of healthcare providers who refer to a campus-based pharmacy clinic: A qualitative analysis. Journal of Primary Health Care, 16(2), 190-197. doi: 10.1071/hc24022
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Leitch, S., Smith, A., Zeng, J., & Stokes, T. (2024). Avoiding anti-inflammatories: A randomised controlled trial testing the effect of an eHealth information package on primary health care patient medication knowledge and behaviour in Aotearoa New Zealand. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 30, (pp. 23). doi: 10.1071/PYv30n4abs
2023
Journal - Research Article
Gu, J., Ross, J., & Leitch, S. (2023). Patient representation in New Zealand general practice and rural health case-based teaching: A quality improvement exercise. Journal of Primary Health Care, 15(3), 281-287. doi: 10.1071/HC23070
Reith, D. M., Leitch, S., Eggleton, K., Wallis, K., Lillis, S., Williamson, M., & Cunningham, W. (2023). Treatment harms in paediatric primary care. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 20(14), 6378. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20146378
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Yogarajan, V., Dobbie, G., Leitch, S., & Reith, D. (2023). Developing a fair AI-based healthcare framework with feedback loop. In Z. Ibrahim, H. Wu & N. Wiratunga (Eds.), Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Knowledge Discovery from Healthcare Data (KDH@IJCAI) [CEUR Workshop Proceedings: Vol. 3479]. CEUR-WS. Retrieved from https://ceur-ws.org
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Wheeler, T., Leitch, S., & Marra, C. (2023). What do healthcare providers value the most about collaboration with the School of Pharmacy Clinic at the University of Otago, New Zealand? Pharmacy Education, 23(6), (pp. 408-409). doi: 10.46542/pe.2023.236.350423
Leitch, S., Pigden, A., Gurung, G., Khan, A., & Stokes, T. (2023). A scoping review on the use of routinely collected primary care data in research (1990-2022). Proceedings of the New Zealand Primary Health Care, General Practice & Rural Health Research Symposium. (pp. 24). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/wellington/departments/primaryhealthcaregeneralpractice
Li, J.-R., & Leitch, S. (2023). Research prioritisation setting for the Primary Care Research Network. Proceedings of the New Zealand Primary Health Care, General Practice & Rural Health Research Symposium. (pp. 25). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/wellington/departments/primaryhealthcaregeneralpractice
Reith, D., Leitch, S., Wallis, K., Cunningham, W., Williamson, M., Eggleton, K., & Lillis, S. (2023). Paediatric harms observed in a retrospective review of general practice records in Aotearoa New Zealand. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 29(4), (pp. lxii). doi: 10.1071/PYv29n4abs
Pigden, A., Leitch, S., Atmore, C., & Stokes, T. (2023). Starting from scratch: Establishing an equity-focussed Primary Care Research Network. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 29(4), (pp. lviii). doi: 10.1071/PYv29n4abs
Leitch, S., Smith, A., Zeng, J., & Stokes, T. (2023). Avoiding anti-inflammatories: A randomised control trial testing the use of an information package on primary care patient knowledge in Aotearoa New Zealand. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 29(4), (pp. xli). doi: 10.1071/PYv29n4abs
2022
Journal - Research Article
Yogarajan, V., Dobbie, G., Leitch, S., Keegan, T. T., Bensemann, J., Witbrock, M., … Reith, D. (2022). Data and model bias in artificial intelligence for healthcare applications in New Zealand. Frontiers in Computer Science, 4, 1070493. doi: 10.3389/fcomp.2022.1070493
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Leitch, S., Pigden, A., Atmore, C., & Stokes, T. (2022). An update on the Primary Care Research Network. Proceedings of the New Zealand Primary Care Research Colloquium. (pp. 6). Retrieved from https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/fmhs/about-the-faculty/soph/sections-departments-centres/general-practice-and-primary-health-care/research-interests.html
2021
Journal - Research Article
Leitch, S., Dovey, S., Cunningham, W., Wallis, K., Eggleton, K., Lillis, S., McMenamin, A., Williamson, M., Reith, D., Samaranayaka, A., & Tilyard, M. (2021). Epidemiology of healthcare harm in New Zealand general practice: A retrospective records review study. BMJ Open, 11, e048316. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048316
Leitch, S., Zeng, J., Smith, A., & Stokes, T. (2021). Medication risk management and health equity in New Zealand general practice: A retrospective cross-sectional study. International Journal for Equity in Health, 20, 119. doi: 10.1186/s12939-021-01461-y
Leitch, S., Dovey, S. M., Cunningham, W. K., Smith, A. J., Zeng, J., Reith, D. M., … Williamson, M. I., & Lillis, S. (2021). Medication-related harm in New Zealand general practice: A retrospective records review. British Journal of General Practice, e626-e633. doi: 10.3399/bjgp.2020.1126
Leitch, S., Smith, A., Crengle, S., & Stokes, T. (2021). The views of New Zealand general practitioners and patients on a proposed risk assessment and communication tool: A qualitative study using Normalisation Process Theory. Implementation Science Communications, 2, 16. doi: 10.1186/s43058-021-00120-1
Barak, Y., Leitch, S., & Glue, P. (2021). The Great Escape: Centenarians' exceptional health. Aging Clinical & Experimental Research, 33(3), 513-520. doi: 10.1007/s40520-020-01552-w
Journal - Research Other
Leitch, S., Smith, A., Zeng, J., & Stokes, T. (2021). Using an information package to reduce patients' risk of renal damage: Protocol for a randomized feasibility trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 10(4), e29161. doi: 10.2196/29161
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Leitch, S. (2021). Avoiding the "triple whammy": A randomized feasibility trial to pilot the use of an information package to reduce patients' risk of renal damage. Proceedings of the New Zealand Primary Health Care, General Practice & Rural Health Research Symposium. Retrieved from https://events.otago.ac.nz/2021-gp-phc-rh
Leitch, S., Zeng, J., Smith, A., & Stokes, T. (2021). Medication risk management and health equity in New Zealand general practice: A retrospective cross-sectional study. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 27(4), (pp. xxx). doi: 10.1071/PYv27n4abs
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Leitch, S., Zeng, J., Smith, A., & Stokes, T. (2021, September). Medication risk management and health equity in general practice. Poster session presented at the Achieving Health Equity from Research Conference [Otago Spotlight Series], Wellington, New Zealand.
Other Research Output
Leitch, S. (2021, September). Dr Margaret Cruickshank: Beloved physician, medical pioneer. Otago Medical School Alumni Association (OMSAA) History of Medicine and Science Talks, Dunedin, New Zealand. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaUoCSoryCs
Awarded Doctoral Degree
Leitch, S. (2021). Medication safety in New Zealand general practice (PhD). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/12625
2020
Journal - Research Other
Barak, Y., Leitch, S., Greco, P., & Glue, P. (2020). Fatigue, sleep and depression: An exploratory interRAI study of older adults. Psychiatry Research, 284, 112772. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112772
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Leitch, S., Smith, A., Crengle, S., & Stokes, T. (2020). The views of New Zealand general practitioners and patients on a proposed risk assessment and communication tool: A qualitative study using Normalisation Process theory. Proceedings of the Annual Centre for Health Systems and Technology (CHeST) Symposium: Improving Healthcare with Emerging Technologies. Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/healthsystems/symposium/index.html
Other Research Output
Leitch, S. (2020, March). Improving medication safety in primary care. Department of General Practice & Rural Health, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Department Seminar].
2019
Journal - Research Article
Young, A., Tordoff, J., Leitch, S., & Smith, A. (2019). Patient-focused medicines information: General practitioners’ and pharmacists’ views on websites and leaflets. Health Education Journal, 78(3), 340-351. doi: 10.1177/0017896918811373
Barak, Y., Leitch, S., & Greco, P. (2019). Identifying hoarding disorder in the elderly using the interRAI. Archives of Gerontology & Geriatrics, 80, 95-97. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2018.10.014
Journal - Research Other
Barak, Y., Leitch, S., Gale, C., & Glue, P. (2019). No seasonal influence on cognitive performance in a national sample of older adults in New Zealand [Brief report]. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 29, e201-e204. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12733
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Smith, A., Raghunandan, R., Young, A., & Leitch, S. (2019). Primary care: Shaken not stirred, with a twist of technology [Symposium]. Proceedings of the 11th Health Services and Policy Research Conference (HSRAANZ): Addressing Health Service Inequities to Improve Health System Performance. Retrieved from www.healthservicesconference.com.au
2018
Journal - Research Article
Wallis, K. A., Eggleton, K. S., Dovey, S. M., Leitch, S., Cunningham, W. K., & Williamson, M. I. (2018). Research using electronic health records: Balancing confidentiality and public good. Journal of Primary Health Care, 10(4), 288-291. doi: 10.1071/HC18040
Leitch, S., Glue, P., Gray, A. R., Greco, P., & Barak, Y. (2018). Comparison of psychosocial variables associated with loneliness in centenarian vs elderly populations in New Zealand. JAMA Network Open, 1(6), e183880. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.3880
Leitch, S., Dovey, S. M., Samaranayaka, A., Reith, D. M., Wallis, K. A., Eggleton, K. S., … Williamson, M. I., … Tilyard, M. W. (2018). Characteristics of a stratified random sample of New Zealand general practices. Journal of Primary Health Care, 10(2), 114-124. doi: 10.1071/HC17089
Young, A., Tordoff, J., Leitch, S., & Smith, A. (2018). Doctors and pharmacists provision and opinions of medicines information leaflets in New Zealand. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 40(3), 676-685. doi: 10.1007/s11096-018-0635-7
Young, A., Tordoff, J., Leitch, S., & Smith, A. (2018). Do health professionals tell patients what they want to know about their medicines? Health Education Journal, 77(7), 762-777. doi: 10.1177/0017896918763679
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Young, A., Tordoff, J., Leitch, S., & Smith, A. (2018). Self-monitoring and reporting of medicine adverse effects in oncology patients. Proceedings of the Health Informatics New Zealand (HiNZ) Conference. (pp. 149). Retrieved from https://www.hinz.org.nz
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Leitch, S., Glue, P., Gray, A., Greco, P., & Barak, Y. (2018, November). Dynamics of loneliness in the elderly: Unlonely female centenarians. Verbal presentation at the Women’s Wellbeing Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Leitch, S. (2018, July). How does practice size and location affect patient care? Verbal presentation at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Conference for General Practice, Auckland, New Zealand.
Other Research Output
Leitch, S. (2018, July). Unlonely centenarians: Findings from a nationwide assessment in New Zealand. Hot Health: Focus on Wellness and Ageing, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Department Seminar].
Leitch, S. (2018, March). Characteristics of a stratified random sample of New Zealand general practices. Department of General Practice & Rural Health, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Department Seminar].
2017
Journal - Research Other
Dovey, S. M., Leitch, S., Wallis, K. A., Eggleton, K. S., Cunningham, W. K., Williamson, M. I., … Tilyard, M. W., Reith, D. M., Samaranayaka, A., & Hall, J. E. (2017). Epidemiology of patient harms in New Zealand: Protocol of a general practice records review study. JMIR Research Protocols, 6(1), e10. doi: 10.2196/resprot.6696
2016
Journal - Research Other
Dovey, S. M., & Leitch, S. (2016). Triggering safer general practice care. BMJ Quality & Safety, 26(4), 259-260. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2016-005660
Leitch, S. (2016). New Zealand needs a Practice Based Research Network. Journal of Primary Health Care, 8(1), 9-12. doi: 10.1071/HC15045
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Leitch, S., Dovey, S., Audas, R., Wallis, K., & Reith, D. (2016, September). Economic burden of patient harm observed in general practice records. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Primary Care Research Colloquium, Whitianga, New Zealand.
2015
Journal - Research Other
Leitch, S. (2015). General practitioners should allow use of anonymised patient records for research: The 'yes' case. Journal of Primary Health Care, 7(3), 251-253. [Commentary].
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Leitch, S., Dovey, S., Wallis, K., Eggleton, K., Lillis, S., McMenamin, A., Williamson, M., Cunningham, W., Tilyard, M., Reith, D., & Samaranayaka, A. (2015). General practice e-records for research: To use or not to use? Proceedings of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Conference for General Practice: Imagine: Inspire: Innovate. Retrieved from http://www.generalpractice.org.nz/gp15
2011
Journal - Research Article
Lawless, S., White, P., Murdoch, P., & Leitch, S. (2011). (Preventing) two birds with one stone: Improving vitamin D levels in the elderly. Journal of Primary Health Care, 3(2), 150-152.
2010
Journal - Research Article
Leitch, S., & Dovey, S. (2010). Review of registration requirements for new part-time doctors in New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada. Journal of Primary Health Care, 2(4), 273-280.
2001
Journal - Research Article
Jones, D. G., & Sagee, S. (2001). Xenotransplantation: Hope or delusion? Biologist, 48(3), 129-132.
1999
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Jones, D. G., & Sagee, S. (1999). Xenotransplantation: hope or delusion? Proceedings of Otago Medical School. 77, (pp. 37). Dunedin: Otago Medical School. [Abstract]
