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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 471 6943
Email
chris.higgs@otago.ac.nz
Position
Senior Professional Practice Fellow and Clinical Education Programme Lead
Qualifications
BSc (Phty) MPhty PGCertHealSc PGCertTertT (clinical)
Research summary
Long-term condition rehabilitation research
Teaching

Chris is the Clinical Education Manager for the School of Physiotherapy. He is involved in undergraduate and postgraduate Motivational Interviewing (MI) training with health professional students.

Memberships
  • Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers
  • Member of Physiotherapy New Zealand
  • Member of School of Physiotherapy Executive Committee Division of Health Sciences – Pacific Student Support Group
Clinical

Chris is a physiotherapist. His clinical work primarily focuses on community group exercise and education interventions for people with diabetes and associated multimorbidity.

Research

My research focuses on Long-Term Condition (LTC) rehabilitation through self-management support using exercise, education, and motivational interviewing within community settings.

Projects:

Publications

Higgs, C., Taungapeau, F., Silcock, C., Sanerivi, O., Fruean, E., Lameta, I., Vungamoeahi, T., … Richards, R. (2023). Holistic health for Pacific seniors from a weekly group gathering run by a Pacific health provider. Journal of Primary Health Care, 15(4), 358-365. doi: 10.1071/HC23093 Journal - Research Article

Higgs, C., Hale, L., Gray, A., Mann, J., Mani, R., Sullivan, T., Keen, D., & Stokes, T. (2023). The diabetes community exercise programme: Supporting marginalised people with high HBA1C, multimorbidity and polypharmacy to engage in exercise. Proceedings of the World Physiotherapy Congress. Retrieved from https://world.physio/congress Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Higgs, C., Hale, L., Keen, D., & Smith, C. (2022). Impact of person-centred care on delivery of the Diabetes Community Exercise Programme (DCEP). New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 50(3, Suppl.), (pp. S25). doi: 10.15619/NZJP/50.3.07 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Hale, L., Higgs, C., Stokes, T., Wilkinson, A., Jayakaran, P., Keen, D., Mani, R., Sullivan, T., Gray, A., Doolan-Noble, F., & Mann, J. (2022). Implementation of a lifestyle programme for people living with type 2 diabetes: Lessons learnt. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 50(3, Suppl.), (pp. S24-S25). doi: 10.15619/NZJP/50.3.07 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Wilkinson, A., Higgs, C., Stokes, T., Dummer, J., & Hale, L. (2022). How to best develop and deliver generic long-term condition rehabilitation programmes in rural settings: An integrative review. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 3, 904007. doi: 10.3389/fresc.2022.904007 Journal - Research Article

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