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Contact Details

Email
ibrahim.al-busaidi@otago.ac.nz
Position
Senior Lecturer
Department
Department of Primary Health Care (Christchurch)
Qualifications
Mb ChB (Otago) BMedSc(Hons) PGDip Obesity and Weight Management FRNZCGP
Research summary
Prevention and management of diabetic foot disease and research activities during medical training
Memberships
New Zealand Society for the Study of Diabetes

Research

Ibrahim is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Primary Health Care (Christchurch).

During his undergraduate medical training at the University of Otago, Ibrahim became involved in diabetes and diabetic foot disease research under the supervision of Associate Professor Kirsten Coppell. He has since been involved in medical education research and related activities with a particular focus on research involvement during undergraduate medical training. Ibrahim is actively involved in medical student teaching.

Research interests

Diabetes mellitus

  • Epidemiology, assessment and management of diabetic foot disease
  • Clinical Research in diabetes

Medical education

  • Research activities during undergraduate medical training
  • Career choices, education and professional development in medicine

Clinical research in general practice

Additional details

Ibrahim is happy to be contacted to discuss research ideas either as a sounding board or for considering future collaborations.

Publications

Rudland, J., Al-Busaidi, I., Aldabe, D., Bryant, K., Gray, A., Jones, V., Kane, P., Ma, S., Moffat, S., Noller, G., Peterson, A., Ross, J., Sopoaga, F., & Anderson, L. (2026). Unacceptable behaviours towards health professional students: Suggestions for improvement. Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Conference: Weaving Connection Nau te routou, naku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi. 417. Retrieved from https://www.anzahpe.org Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Al-Busaidi, I. S., Verweij, T., Hassan, N., Harris, C., Mangin, D., & Hudson, B. (2026). Evaluating the implementation and structure of the Annual Diabetes Review in Aotearoa New Zealand general practices: A national survey. Journal of Primary Health Care. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1071/HC25202 Journal - Research Article

Aldaef, B., Altarraf, D., Dahnoun, Y., Alzidan, A., Alyhya, M., Refai, Y., … Al-Busaidi, I. S., & Alhiraki, O. (2026). Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding antibiotic use among internally displaced persons in conflict-affected Syria. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 32(5), 312-319. doi: 10.26719/2026.32.5.312 Journal - Research Other

Jun, H., Al-Busaidi, I. S., Vakamacawai, E., Bridgford, P., Mangin, D., & Hudson, B. (2026). Epidemiology of Pacific Peoples in Canterbury primary care: A cross-sectional study of five priority ethnicity subgroups. Journal of Primary Health Care. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1071/HC26109 Journal - Research Article

Pirker, T., & Al-Busaidi, I. S. (2026). Strengthening pandemic preparedness: A thematic analysis of frontline healthcare workers' perspectives during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Aotearoa New Zealand: A reflexive thematic analysis. Health Science Reports, 9(3), e72170. doi: 10.1002/hsr2.72170 Journal - Research Article

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