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Contact Details

Email: cat.ronayne@otago.ac.nz

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Position: Lecturer
Department: Department of Pathology (Dunedin)
Qualifications: BMLSc DipGrad PhD candidate
Research summary: Medical laboratory science, lipid epidemiology, active learning and interprofessional education
Teaching: Medical Laboratory Science, haematology, chemical pathology, interprofessional education
Memberships: NZIMLS
Clinical: Laboratory testing, test efficacy, haematology, chemical pathology, cardiovascular disease epidemiology

Research

Cat trained as a medical laboratory scientist. She worked in haematology, immunology and clinical biochemistry in hospital and clinical trial laboratories in NZ and the UK before moving into academia. Her PhD thesis investigates changes in lipid profiles in the Otago region over time. This involves extensive data-mining to determine test equity and efficacy. Are we doing the best tests on the right people at the right time?

Cat is also involved in education research including interprofessional learning, student motivation and engagement.

Publications

Beckingsale, L., Olson, H., Robertson-Smith, J., Ronayne, C., & Anakin, M. (2024). "Strategy": The secret to writing a conference abstract in health professions education. Focus on Health Professional Education, 25(1), 88-89. doi: 10.11157/fohpe.v25i1.774 Journal - Research Other

Beckingsale, L., Ronayne, C., Robertson-Smith, J., & Anakin, M. (2023). ‘Where to next’: The secret to writing constructive review comments. Focus on Health Professional Education, 24(3). doi: 10.11157/fohpe.v24i3.740 Journal - Research Other

Ronayne, C., Morison, I., & Hancox, B. (2023). Looking through the lipid glass: Is everything as it seems? In T. Milne, M. Anwar, L. Burga, H. Harcombe, M. Garelja, A. Middleton, D. C. Ribeiro, N. Fleming, K. Ogbuehi & A. Bahn (Eds.), Proceedings of the 266th Otago Medical School Research Society (OMSRS) Meeting: Research Staff Speaker Awards. Dunedin, New Zealand: OMSRS. Retrieved from https://ourarchive.otago.ac.nz/handle/10523/12839 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Olson, H., Ronayne, C., & Anakin, M. (2021, November). Using a competency framework to evaluate an interprofessional orofacial pathology activity for undergraduate students. Verbal presentation at the College of Oral Health Academics (COHA) Virtual Conference: 100 years strong and still growing: Celebrating the past and moving into the future, [Online]. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Olson, H., Ronayne, C., Anakin, M., Meldrum, A., & Rich, A. (2020). Working together in clinical pathology: An interprofessional education initiative for dentistry, oral health, and medical laboratory science teachers and students. MedEdPublish, 9(1), 9. doi: 10.15694/mep.2020.000009.2 Journal - Research Article

2024

Journal - Research Other

2023

Journal - Research Other

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

2021

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

2020

Journal - Research Article

2019

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Olson, H., Ronayne, C., Anakin, M., Meldrum, A., & Rich, A. (2019). Working together in clinical pathology: An interprofessional education initiative for dentistry, oral health, and medical laboratory science students. Proceedings of the Interprofessional Education Showcase. Retrieved from https://www.nzats.co.nz/news/interprofessional-education-showcase-valuing-interprofessional-education-student-organisational-and-employer-perspectives/

2018

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Ronayne, C. (2018, March). From student to scientist in 4 easy* years. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science (NZIMLS) South Island Seminar, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Ronayne, C. (2018, November). Learning unlimited. Verbal presentation at the Roche User Group Meeting, Auckland, New Zealand.

Ronayne, C. (2018, November). B12 or not B12: That is the question. Verbal presentation at the Roche User Group Meeting, Auckland, New Zealand.

2017

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Ronayne, C. (2017, March). Neocytolysis: Red cell hunger games. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science (NZIMLS) South Island Seminar, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Ronayne, C. (2017, October). Flip, scramble and flop. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science (NZIMLS) Haematology SIG Seminar, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Ronayne, C. (2017, December). If you can't beat them, spam them! Using Facebook to increase student engagement. Verbal presentation at the Health Professional Education Research Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2016

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Ronayne, C. (2016). News from the universities: Medical laboratory science programmes: Otago. New Zealand Journal of Medical Laboratory Science, 70(1), 12-13.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Ronayne, C. (2016, May). POCT of POCT. Verbal presentation at the Roche Diagnostics New Zealand (RDNZ) Point of Care User Group Meeting, Rotorua, New Zealand.

2015

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Ronayne, C. (2015, March). UFOs: Unusual film objects. Poster session presented at the Roche User Group Meeting, Taupo, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Ronayne, C. (2015, October). Cells in space. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science (NZIMLS) Haematology SIG Seminar, Queenstown, New Zealand.

2014

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Ronayne, C. (2014, November). My special project. Verbal presentation at the Southern Community Labs Regional Educational Meeting, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Ronayne, C. (2014, October). My special project. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science (NZIMLS) Haematology SIG Seminar, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2013

Journal - Research Other

Ronayne, C. (2013). Malaria and lupus anticoagulant: A case study and review. New Zealand Journal of Medical Laboratory Science, 67(3), 98-103. [Case Study].

2012

Journal - Research Other

Ronayne, C. (2012). [Review of the book Haematology: A core curriculum]. New Zealand Journal of Medical Laboratory Science, 66(1), 18. [Book Review].

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Ronayne, C. (2012). Haematology Special Interest Group Meeting 2012. New Zealand Journal of Medical Laboratory Science, 66(2), 56.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Ronayne, C. (2012, October). A lupy case. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science (NZIMLS) Haematology SIG Seminar, Nelson, New Zealand.

2011

Journal - Research Other

Ronayne, C. (2011). [Review of the book Microscopic haematology, 3rd ed.]. New Zealand Journal of Medical Laboratory Science, 66(1), 16. [Book Review].

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Ronayne, C. (2011, October-November). The secret life of a PFF. Verbal presentation at the Roche Diagnostics New Zealand (RDNZ) Point of Care User Group Meeting, Taupo, New Zealand.