Dr Amber Young

2024

Journal - Research Other

Young, A., Hobbs, M., Willing, E., McDonald, G., Dawson, P., Marek, L., Fangupo, L., & McIntyre, P. (2024). Protecting hapu māmā and newborn babies through immunisation during pregnancy in Aotearoa New Zealand. The Briefing, (9 April). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/protecting-hapu-mama-and-newborn-babies-through-immunisation-during-pregnancy-aotearoa-new

Other Research Output

Young, A. (2024, March). Prescribing laxatives and anti-diarrhoeals. Dietitians NZ. [Webinar].

2023

Journal - Research Article

Hobbs, M., Marek, L., Young, A., Willing, E., Dawson, P., & McIntyre, P. (2023). Examining spatial variation for immunisation coverage in pregnant women: A nationwide and geospatial retrospective cohort study in Aotearoa New Zealand. Social Science & Medicine, 335, 116228. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116228

Young, A., Willing, E., Gauld, N., Dawson, P., Charania, N. A., Norris, P., & Turner, N. (2023). Midwives' perceptions of enablers and barriers to pertussis and influenza vaccination in pregnancy and information sharing. New Zealand College of Midwives Journal, 59, 29-38. doi: 10.12784/nzcomjnl59.2023.4.29-38

Macredie, F., Willing, E., Dawson, P., Howe, A., & Young, A. (2023). Interventions to improve vaccine coverage of pregnant women in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Primary Health Care, 15(3), 230-237. doi: 10.1071/HC23041

Hobbs, M., Young, A., Turner, N., Dawson, P., Willing, E., McIntyre, P., & McIntosh, C. G. (2023). A new national health system: The opportunity to address data quality issues in maternal immunisation coverage. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1578), 94-99. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

Young, A., Charania, N. A., Gauld, N., Norris, P., Turner, N., & Willing, E. (2023). Informing women about maternal vaccination in Aotearoa New Zealand: is it effective? Midwifery, 120, 103636. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2023.103636

Journal - Research Other

Young, A., & Smith, E. (2023). Clozapine dispensing [Classtime]. Pharmacy Today, (September), 34-39. Retrieved from https://www.pharmacytoday.co.nz

Rajballi-Naidoo, N., Wilby, K. J., Young, A., & Smith, A. (2023). A review of pharmacy-led interventions: Identification of facilitators and barriers for the design of a new model of care for asthma. Journal of Pharmacy Practice & Research. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/jppr.1870

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Howe, A., & Young, A. (2023, March). Pregnancy vaccinations. Verbal presentation at the Immunisation Advisory Centre South Island Regional Immunisation Co-ordinators Meeting, Christchurch, New Zealand.

2022

Journal - Research Article

Young, A., Charania, N. A., Gauld, N., Norris, P., Turner, N., & Willing, E. (2022). Knowledge and decisions about maternal immunisation by pregnant women in Aotearoa New Zealand. BMC Health Services Research, 22, 779. doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-08162-4

Journal - Research Other

Young, A. (2022). Immunisation in pregnancy: An opportunity for pharmacy to support equity. Pharmacy Today, (December), 38-39. Retrieved from https://www.pharmacytoday.co.nz

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Young, A., & Willing, E. (2022). What Māori and Pacific women in Aotearoa New Zealand know about maternal vaccinations and what factors influence their decisions. Proceedings of the 12th Health Services and Policy Research Conference. 283. Retrieved from https://www.hsraanz.org

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Howe, A., & Young, A. (2022, November). Generating evidence to improve uptake and equity in maternal immunisations. Verbal presentation at the Immunisation Advisory Centre Regional Immunisation Meeting, Palmerston North, New Zealand.

Other Research Output

Young, A. (2022, June). Knowledge and decision-making by pregnant women in Aotearoa. Turanga Health, Gisborne, New Zealand. [Research Presentation].

Willing, E., McIntyre, P., & Young, A. (2022, May). Immunisations during pregnancy: Influenza and pertussis. New Zealand College of Midwives. [Webinar].

Young, A. (2022, June). Maternal immunisation: Knowledge and decision-making by pregnant women in Aotearoa New Zealand. School of Pharmacy Research Series, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, [Hybrid]. [Department Seminar].

2021

Awarded Doctoral Degree

Young, A. F. (2021). Optimising medicine information for patients in New Zealand (PhD). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/10731

2019

Journal - Research Article

Young, A., Tordoff, J., Moore, S., & Smith, A. (2019). Patients' views of general practitioners' provision of medicine information leaflets. Journal of Primary Health Care, 11(4), 359-366. doi: 10.1071/HC19011

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

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

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

Young, A., Tordoff, J., & Smith, A. (2018). Regulatory agencies' recommendations for medicine information leaflets: Are they in line with research findings? Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy, 14(2), 196-202. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2017.02.014

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Smith, A., & Young, A. (2018). Using an electronic decision support tool to reduce inappropriate polypharmacy and optimise medicines: When good projects go bad! Proceedings of the Health Informatics New Zealand (HiNZ) Conference. (pp. 170). Retrieved from https://www.hinz.org.nz

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

2017

Journal - Research Article

Young, A., Tordoff, J., & Smith, A. (2017). 'What do patients want?': Tailoring medicines information to meet patients' needs. Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy, 13(6), 1186-1190. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2016.10.006

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Young, A., Smith, A., & Tordoff, J. (2017). What do patient's want? Time to innovate medicine information leaflets. International Journal of Integrated Care, 17(3), A15. doi: 10.5334/ijic.3127

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Young, A., Smith, A., & Tordoff, J. (2017, September). New Zealand health professionals' opinions about medicine information leaflets. Verbal presentation at the Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists New Zealand Section (ASCEPT-NZ) Annual Scientific Meeting, Queenstown, New Zealand.

2016

Journal - Research Other

Young, A., Tordoff, J., Dovey, S., Reith, D., Lloyd, H., Tilyard, M., & Smith, A. (2016). Using an electronic decision support tool to reduce inappropriate polypharmacy and optimize medicines: rationale and methods. JMIR Research Protocols, 5(2), e105. doi: 10.2196/resprot.5543

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Young, A., Smith, A., & Tordoff, J. (2016). Patients’ requirements for design and content of medicine information leaflets. Proceedings of the National Medicines Symposium. 398, (pp. 186). Retrieved from http://www.nps.org.au/about-us/what-we-do/campaigns-events/national-medicines-symposium

Smith, A., & Young, A. (2016). Polypharmacy: What’s the problem and how do we fix it? Proceedings of the National Medicines Symposium. 393, (pp. 181). Retrieved from http://www.nps.org.au/about-us/what-we-do/campaigns-events/national-medicines-symposium