Associate Professor, WITI ConvenorDepartment of Primary Health Care and General Practice
Background and Interests
Eileen McKinlay is an Associate Professor and currently seconded as Director of the Centre for Interprofessional Education (IPE), Division of Health Sciences, University of Otago.
Interprofessional Education (IPE)
Interprofessional collaboration (good teamwork) in health care is known to lead to improved communication between the disciplines, reduced error and higher levels of patient and whanau satisfaction with health care services.
Research shows that students who have taken part in IPE are more likely to be teamwork ready at graduation. Eileen's role is to ensure health sciences students at Otago University have access to IPE learning activities throughout their training programmes. Her role includes directing the rural immersion IPE programmes at Tairāwhiti and Te Tai Poutini.
Research Activities
- Interprofessional education research including a Swedish Research Council funded study involving Sweden, Norway, Australia and New Zealand
- Diabetes prevention and management: primary health care and community initiatives
- New models of primary health care including primary care pharmacy roles: an HRC funded study led by Victoria University Health Services Research Centre
- Youth health care including sexual and reproductive health: Sally Rose PI
- Arthritis care initiated in pharmacy: Ben Darlow PI
Supervision
Two PhD students (models of long term conditions care; kaiawhina workforce development)