Contact Details
- Phone
- 64 3 479 8425
- lianne.parkin@otago.ac.nz
University Links
- Position
- Professor
- Department
- Department of Preventive and Social Medicine
- Qualifications
- MB ChB DipObst DPH PhD FAFPHM
- Research summary
- Epidemiology and public health
Research
Lianne Parkin completed a Medical degree and a Postgraduate Diploma in Obstetrics at the University of Otago, before training and working for several years in General Practice in New Zealand and Australia. Subsequently, she undertook further training in Public Health Medicine and completed a PhD with a pharmacoepidemiological focus. Her current research interests include the use of routinely collected electronic health and pharmaceutical dispensing data to study the utilisation and safety of medicines and medical devices, and she is the Lead Investigator of the Pharmacoepidemiology Research Network Core Academic Group.
Publications
Parkin, L., Williams, S., Sharples, K., Barson, D., Horsburgh, S., Jackson, R., … Dummer, J. (2021). Dual versus single long-acting bronchodilator use could raise acute coronary syndrome risk by over 50%: A population-based nested case-control study. Journal of Internal Medicine, 290, 1028-1038. doi: 10.1111/joim.13348 Journal - Research Article
Parkin, L., Quon, J., Sharples, K., Barson, D., & Dummer, J. (2020). Underuse of beta-blockers by patients with COPD and co-morbid acute coronary syndrome: A nationwide follow-up study in New Zealand. Respirology, 25, 173-182. doi: 10.1111/resp.13662 Journal - Research Article
Parkin, L., Sweetland, S., Balkwill, A., Green, J., Reeves, G., Beral, V., for the Million Women Study Collaborators. (2012). Body mass index, surgery, and risk of venous thromboembolism in middle-aged women: A cohort study. Circulation, 125(15), 1897-1904. doi: 10.1161/circulationaha.111.063354 Journal - Research Article
Parkin, L., Sharples, K., Hernandez, R. K., & Jick, S. S. (2011). Risk of venous thromboembolism in users of oral contraceptives containing drospirenone or levonorgestrel: Nested case-control study based on UK General Practice Research Database. BMJ, 342, d2139. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d2139 Journal - Research Article
Parkin, L., Skegg, D. C. G., Wilson, M., Herbison, G. P., & Paul, C. (2000). Oral contraceptives and fatal pulmonary embolism. Lancet, 355, 2133-2134. Journal - Research Article
Davidson, D., Page, M., Budge, D., Goodwin, R., Kim, S., Trembath, A., Wood, J., Dummer, J., & Parkin, L. (2023). Do brushings taken during bronchoscopy for suspected primary lung cancer increase diagnostic yield? An audit of real-world clinical practice. Internal Medicine Journal, 16153. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/imj.16153 Journal - Research Other
Tenci, P., Parkin, L., Grace, S., Harrison, B., Irving, J., Jarvie, L., Johnson, E., Ler, T. K., Malcolm, G., & Watson, K. (2023). COVID-19 among University of Otago students living in North Dunedin households in the first half of 2022: Was the prevalence underestimated? New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1569), 50-59. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/ Journal - Research Article
Sise, A., Donald, S., Coppell, K. J., Barson, D., Crengle, S., & Parkin, L. (2022). Are women with gestational diabetes being screened for type 2 diabetes following pregnancy? A nationwide retrospective cohort study in Aotearoa New Zealand. Diabetes Research & Clinical Practice, 194, 110139. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2022.110139 Journal - Research Article
Parkin, L., Williams, S., Sharples, K., Barson, D., Horsburgh, S., Jackson, R., … Dummer, J. (2022). Dual versus single long-acting bronchodilator use could raise acute coronary syndrome risk by over 50% [Authors reply]. Journal of Internal Medicine, 291, 707-708. doi: 10.1111/joim.13439 Journal - Research Other
Parkin, L., Balkwill, A., Green, J., Reeves, G. K., Beral, V., Floud, S., for the Million Women Study Collaborators. (2021). Depression, anxiety, psychotropic drugs, and acute myocardial infarction: Large prospective study of United Kingdom women. Psychological Medicine. doi: 10.1017/s0033291721003159 Journal - Research Article
Guo, J., Parkin, L., Zeng, J., Barson, D., & Horsburgh, S. (2021). Treatment pathways in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A nationwide cohort study of new users of metformin monotherapy in New Zealand. BMJ Open, 11, e051884. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051884 Journal - Research Article
Parkin, L., Williams, S., Barson, D., Sharples, K., Horsburgh, S., Jackson, R., & Dummer, J. (2021). Is the use of two versus one long-acting bronchodilator by patients with COPD associated with a higher risk of acute coronary syndrome in real-world clinical practice? BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 8(1), e000840. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000840 Journal - Research Article
Parkin, L., Maclennan, K., Te Morenga, L., Inder, M., & Moata'ane, L. (2021). What helps and hinders metformin adherence and persistence: A qualitative study exploring the views of people with type 2 diabetes. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1536), 25-40. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal Journal - Research Article
Parkin, L., Singh, A., Seddon, E., Hall, Y., Bridgman, F., Saunders, K., Hutton, M., Naera, O., Rolleston, P., Siow, R., & Ewen, S. (2021). Audit of NZ COVID Tracer QR poster display and use in Dunedin. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1532), 67-76. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal Journal - Research Article
Horsburgh, S., Sharples, K., Barson, D., Zeng, J., & Parkin, L. (2021). Patterns of metformin monotherapy discontinuation and reinitiation in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in New Zealand. PLoS ONE, 16(4), e0250289. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250289 Journal - Research Article
Donald, S., Sharples, K., Barson, D., Horsburgh, S., & Parkin, L. (2021). Antidepressant dispensing before, during, and after pregnancy in New Zealand, 2005-2014. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 61, 837-845. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13352 Journal - Research Article
Righarts, A., Dickson, N. P., Ekeroma, A., Gray, A. R., Parkin, L., & Gillett, W. R. (2021). The burden of infertility in New Zealand: A baseline survey of prevalence and service use. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 61(3), 439-447. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13323 Journal - Research Article
Sigglekow, F., Horsburgh, S., & Parkin, L. (2020). Statin adherence is lower in primary than secondary prevention: A national follow-up study of new users. PLoS ONE, 15(11), e0242424. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242424 Journal - Research Article
Donald, S., Sharples, K., Barson, D., Horsburgh, S., & Parkin, L. (2020). Patterns of prescription medicine dispensing before and during pregnancy in New Zealand, 2005-2015. PLoS ONE, 15(6), e0234153. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234153 Journal - Research Article
Donald, S., Sharples, K., Barson, D., Horsburgh, S., & Parkin, L. (2020). Prescription medicines with potential for foetal harm: Dispensing before and during pregnancy in New Zealand, 2005-2015. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 76, 887-896. doi: 10.1007/s00228-020-02868-2 Journal - Research Article
Dummer, J., Dobler, C. C., Holmes, M., Chambers, D., Yang, I. A., Parkin, L., … Holland, A. E. (2020). Diagnosis and treatment of lung disease associated with alpha one-antitrypsin deficiency: A position statement from the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand. Respirology, 25, 321-335. doi: 10.1111/resp.13774 Journal - Research Article
Horsburgh, S., Barson, D., Zeng, J., Sharples, K., & Parkin, L. (2019). Adherence to metformin monotherapy in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in New Zealand. Diabetes Research & Clinical Practice, 158, 107902. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2019.107902 Journal - Research Article
Parkin, L., Barson, D., Zeng, J., Horsburgh, S., Sharples, K., & Dummer, J. (2018). Patterns of use of long-acting brochodilators in patients with COPD: A nationwide follow-up study of new users in New Zealand. Respirology, 23(6), 583-592. doi: 10.1111/resp.13235 Journal - Research Article
Parkin, L., Khuu, W., Stanbrook, M. B., Tadrous, M., Martins, D., & Gomes, T. (2018). Trends in the utilisation of COPD therapeutic regimens before and after the introduction of LAMA/LABA combination products: A population-based study. Respiratory Medicine, 143, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2018.08.001 Journal - Research Article
Blank, M.-L., Parkin, L., Zeng, J., & Barson, D. (2018). Proton pump inhibitors and infant pneumonia/other lower respiratory tract infections: National nested case-control study. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition, 67(3), 335-340. doi: 10.1097/mpg.0000000000001984 Journal - Research Article
Donald, S., Barson, D., Horsburgh, S., Sharples, K., & Parkin, L. (2018). Generation of a pregnancy cohort for medicine utilisation and medicine safety studies in New Zealand. Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety, 27, 1335-1343. doi: 10.1002/pds.4671 Journal - Research Article
Quon, J., Parkin, L., Sharples, K., & Barson, D. (2018). Co-prescribing of contraindicated and use-with-caution drugs in a national cohort of new users of simvastatin: How well are prescribing guidelines followed? New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1474), 35-44. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal Journal - Research Article
Parkin, L., Balkwill, A., Sweetland, S., Reeves, G. K., Green, J., Beral, V., the Million Women Study Collaborators. (2017). Antidepressants, depression, and venous thromboembolism risk: Large prospective study of UK women. Journal of the American Heart Association, 6(5), e005316. doi: 10.1161/jaha.116.005316 Journal - Research Article
Parkin, L., Sharples, K. J., Barson, D. J., & Blank, M.-L. (2017). Simvastatin dose and acute kidney injury without concurrent serious muscle injury: A nationwide nested case-control study. PLoS ONE, 12(7), e0182066. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182066 Journal - Research Article
Blank, M.-L., & Parkin, L. (2017). National study of off-label proton pump inhibitor use among New Zealand infants in the first year of life (2005-2012). Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition, 65(2), 179-184. doi: 10.1097/mpg.0000000000001596 Journal - Research Article
McKergow, E., Parkin, L., Barson, D. J., Sharples, K. J., & Wheeler, B. J. (2017). Demographic and regional disparities in insulin pump utilization in a setting of universal funding: A New Zealand nationwide study. Acta Diabetologica, 54(1), 63-71. doi: 10.1007/s00592-016-0912-7 Journal - Research Article
Righarts, A. A., Gray, A., Dickson, N. P., Parkin, L., & Gillett, W. R. (2017). Resolution of infertility and number of children: 1386 couples followed for a median of 13 years. Human Reproduction, 32(10), 2042-2048. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dex271 Journal - Research Article
Righarts, A., Dickson, N. P., Parkin, L., & Gillett, W. R. (2017). Ovulation monitoring and fertility knowledge: Their relationship to fertility experience in a cross-sectional study. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 57(4), 412-419. doi: 10.1111/ajo.12606 Journal - Research Article
Maclennan, K., Brounéus, F., & Parkin, L. (2016). Public knowledge and desire for knowledge about drug safety issues: A survey of the general public in New Zealand. Pharmaceutical Medicine, 30(6), 339-348. doi: 10.1007/s40290-016-0164-4 Journal - Research Article
Ma, A., & Parkin, L. (2015). Randomised controlled trials cited in pharmaceutical advertisements targeting New Zealand health professionals: Do they support the advertising claims and what is the risk of bias? New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1421). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal Journal - Research Article
Righarts, A., Dickson, N. P., Parkin, L., & Gillett, W. R. (2015). Infertility and outcomes for infertile women in Otago and Southland. New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1425). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal Journal - Research Article
Wells, J. E., Cross, N. B., Savage, R. L., Parkin, L., Horsburgh, S., & Richardson, A. K. (2015). Renal replacement therapy associated with lithium nephrotoxicity in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1425). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal Journal - Research Other
Blank, M.-L., Parkin, L., Paul, C., & Herbison, P. (2014). A nationwide nested case-control study indicates an increased risk of acute interstitial nephritis with proton pump inhibitor use. Kidney International, 86, 837-844. doi: 10.1038/ki.2014.74 Journal - Research Article
Parkin, L., Paul, C., & Herbison, G. P. (2014). Simvastatin dose and risk of rhabdomyolysis: Nested case–control study based on national health and drug dispensing data. International Journal of Cardiology, 174(1), 83-89. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.03.150 Journal - Research Article
Sweetland, S., Parkin, L., Balkwill, A., Green, J., Reeves, G., Beral, V., for the Million Women Study Collaborators. (2013). Smoking, surgery, and venous thromboembolism risk in women: United Kingdom cohort study. Circulation, 127, 1276-1282. doi: 10.1161/circulationaha.113.001428 Journal - Research Article
Brounéus, F., Macleod, G., Maclennan, K., Parkin, L., & Paul, C. (2012). Drug safety awareness in New Zealand: Public knowledge and preferred sources for information. Journal of Primary Health Care, 4(4), 288-293. Journal - Research Article
Sopoaga, F., Parkin, L., & Gray, A. (2012). A Pacific population's access to and use of health services in Dunedin. New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1364). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal Journal - Research Article
Parkin, L., & Paul, C. (2011). Public good, personal privacy: A citizens' deliberation about using medical information for pharmacoepidemiological research. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 65(2), 150-156. doi: 10.1136/jech.2009.097436 Journal - Research Article
Parkin, L., & Paul, C. (2011). Should the AEA accept pharmaceutical industry sponsorship for annual scientific meetings and other AEA related events: The argument against [Round Table]. Australasian Epidemiologist, 18(3), 4-5. Journal - Research Other
Parkin, L., Wilcox Hagberg, K., & Jick, H. (2011). Comprehensive comparison of drug prescribing in the United States and United Kingdom. Pharmacotherapy, 31(7), 623-629. doi: 10.1592/phco.31.7.623 Journal - Research Article
Al-Mahrouqi, H., Parkin, L., & Sharples, K. (2011). Incidence of stomach cancer in Oman and the other Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Oman Medical Journal, 26(4), 258-262. doi: 10.5001/omj.2011.62 Journal - Research Article
Parkin, L., Williams, S. M., & Priest, P. (2009). Preventing winter falls: A randomised controlled trial of a novel intervention. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1298). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1298/3683/content.pdf Journal - Research Article
Horsburgh, S., Malik, M., Norris, P., Harrison-Woolrych, M., Tordoff, J., Becket, G., Herbison, P., Parkin, L., & Reith, D. (2009). Prescribing and dispensing data sources in New Zealand: Their usage and future directions [Technical Report No. 001/09]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Pharmacy, University of Otago. 63p. Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Parkin, L. (2008). Risk factors for venous thromboembolism (PhD). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. 646p. Awarded Doctoral Degree
Parkin, L., Bell, M. L., Herbison, G. P., Paul, C., & Skegg, D. C. G. (2006). Air travel and fatal pulmonary embolism. Thrombosis & Haemostasis, 95, 807-814. Journal - Research Article
O'Connell, R., Parkin, L., Manning, P., Bell, D., Herbison, P., & Holmes, J. (2005). A cluster of thyrotoxicosis associated with consumption of a soy milk product. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 29(6), 511-512. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2005.tb00240.x Journal - Research Article
Towns, C., Watkins, N., Salter, A., Boyd, P., & Parkin, L. (2004). The Orewa speech: Another threat to Maori health? [Viewpoint]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 117(1205). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/117-1205/1145/content.pdf Journal - Research Other
Parkin, L. R., Skegg, D. C. G., Herbison, G. P., & Paul, C. E. (2003). Psychotropic drugs and fatal pulmonary embolism. Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety, 12, 647-652. Journal - Research Article