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Dr Laura Joyce

Contact Details

Email
laura.joyce@otago.ac.nz

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Position
Senior Lecturer
Department
Department of Surgery and Critical Care (Christchurch)
Qualifications
MBChB FACEM BMedSci(Hons) MMedEd (Dundee) CCPU
Research summary
Emergency Medicine, Medical Education, Simulation
Teaching
  • Module convenor for the elective and selective modules for trainee interns at University of Otago (Christchurch)
  • Lead convenor for the trainee intern cross-campus elective module
  • Module convenor for emergency medicine within the trainee intern critical care module
  • Teaching on the UOC Simulation Centre Interprofessional Education sessions
  • Teaching on the RMIP Residential programme

Research

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

    • Additional details

    I work clinically as an Emergency Medicine Specialist in Christchurch Hospital Emergency Department. I am a Fellow of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM).

    Publications

    Fisher, C., Sutcliffe, O., Coghlan, P., McCombie, A., & Joyce, L. (2023). A retrospective observational study of the management of non-traumatic dental presentations at a tertiary centre in New Zealand: A Choosing Wisely approach. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1582), 14-27. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

    Carne, B., Raina, A., Bothara, R., McCombie, A., Fleischer, D., & Joyce, L. R. (2023). Factors contributing to death of major trauma victims with haemorrhage: A retrospective case-control study. Emergency Medicine Australasia. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.14275

    Addy, K., Joyce, L. R., Al-Busaidi, I. S., Pickering, J. W., Troughton, R., & Than, M. (2023). Implementation of an integrated emergency department acute atrial fibrillation pathway safely reduces cardioversions and hospitalisations: A comparative pre-post study. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 35, 828-833. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.14240

    Martin, R., Copley, J., Dunwoodie, R., Forbes, R., Joyce, L., Mandrusiak, A., … Wilkinson, T., & Sheehan, D. (2023). The future role of healthcare mentors and coaches in navigating workplace culture. Focus on Health Professional Education, 24(1), 95-103. doi: 10.11157/fohpe.v24i1.706

    Shaji, E. J., Al-Busaidi, I. S., Joyce, L. R., Pickering, J. W., Troughton, R. W., & Than, M. (2023). Factors predictive of spontaneous reversion to sinus rhythm: Findings from an integrated acute atrial fibrillation pathway. Heart Rhythm. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2023.01.023

    Addy, K., Joyce, L. R., Al-Busaidi, I. S., Pickering, J. W., Troughton, R., & Than, M. (2023). Implementation of an integrated emergency department acute atrial fibrillation pathway safely reduces cardioversions and hospitalisations: A comparative pre-post study. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 35, 828-833. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.14240

    Journal - Research Article

    Carne, B., Raina, A., Bothara, R., McCombie, A., Fleischer, D., & Joyce, L. R. (2023). Factors contributing to death of major trauma victims with haemorrhage: A retrospective case-control study. Emergency Medicine Australasia. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.14275

    Journal - Research Article

    Fisher, C., Sutcliffe, O., Coghlan, P., McCombie, A., & Joyce, L. (2023). A retrospective observational study of the management of non-traumatic dental presentations at a tertiary centre in New Zealand: A Choosing Wisely approach. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1582), 14-27. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

    Journal - Research Article

    Martin, R., Copley, J., Dunwoodie, R., Forbes, R., Joyce, L., Mandrusiak, A., … Wilkinson, T., & Sheehan, D. (2023). The future role of healthcare mentors and coaches in navigating workplace culture. Focus on Health Professional Education, 24(1), 95-103. doi: 10.11157/fohpe.v24i1.706

    Journal - Research Article

    Shaji, E. J., Al-Busaidi, I. S., Joyce, L. R., Pickering, J. W., Troughton, R. W., & Than, M. (2023). Factors predictive of spontaneous reversion to sinus rhythm: Findings from an integrated acute atrial fibrillation pathway. Heart Rhythm. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2023.01.023

    Journal - Research Article

    Al-Busaidi, I. S., Clare, G. C., Joyce, L. R., Pearson, S., Lainchbury, J., Than, M., & Troughton, R. W. (2022). Presentation, treatment and long-term outcomes of a multidisciplinary acute atrial fibrillation pathway: A 12-month follow-up study. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 31, 216-226. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.05.102

    Journal - Research Article

    Nonis, M., McCombie, A., Wakeman, C., Fleischer, D., & Joyce, L. (2022). Trauma team activation: Improved care of major trauma patients. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1562), 78-92. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

    Journal - Research Article

    Richardson, S. K., Grainger, P. C., & Joyce, L. R. (2022). Challenging the culture of Emergency Department violence and aggression. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1554), 9-19. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

    Journal - Research Article

    Bothara, R. K., Raina, A., Carne, B., Walls, T., McCombie, A., Ardagh, M. W., & Joyce, L. R. (2021). Paediatric presentations to Christchurch Hospital Emergency Department during COVID-19 lockdown. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 57, 877-882. doi: 10.1111/jpc.15347

    Journal - Research Article

    Joyce, L. R., Richardson, S. K., McCombie, A., Hamilton, G. J., & Ardagh, M. W. (2021). Mental health presentations to Christchurch Hospital Emergency Department during COVID-19 lockdown. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 33, 324-330. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.13667

    Journal - Research Article

    Raina, A., Carne, B., Bothara, R., McCombie, A., Gee, P., & Joyce, L. (2021). Paediatric exploratory ingestion presentations to Christchurch Hospital emergency department during 2019. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1541), 45-56. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

    Journal - Research Article

    Schwab, K., Nguyen, D., Ungab, G., Feld, G., Maisel, A. S., Than, M., Joyce, L., & Peacock, W. F. (2021). Artificial intelligence MacHIne learning for the detection and treatment of atrial fibrillation guidelines in the emergency department setting (AIM HIGHER): Assessing a machine learning clinical decision support tool to detect and treat non-valvular atrial fibrillation in the emergency department. JACEP Open, 2(4), e12534. doi: 10.1002/emp2.12534

    Journal - Research Article

    Light, K. J., Joyce, P. R., Luty, S. E., Mulder, R. T., Frampton, C. M. A., Joyce, L. R. M., Miller, A. L., & Kennedy, M. A. (2006). Preliminary evidence for an association between a dopamine D3 receptor gene variant and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder in patients with major depression. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B, 141B(4), 409-413. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30308

    Journal - Research Article

    Joyce, L., Loubser, J., de Ryke, R., & McHaffie, A. (2022). Young female with abdominal pain and intra-abdominal free fluid: The risk of confirmation bias associated with point-of-care ultrasound. Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 25(4), 207-209. doi: 10.1002/ajum.12320

    Journal - Research Other

    Henry, J., Boonstra, A., & Joyce, L. (2016). ACEM trainee opportunities in subspecialist domains: Experience from ultrasound, pre-hospital and medical education terms. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 28, 468-470. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.12631

    Journal - Research Other

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