Vanessa Selak

Many other @healthierNZ researchers involved in ground-breaking #research including Director Jim Mann @dr_matire @VanessaSelak @RinkiMurphy and more #Cardiovascular #risk #diabetes You can read the full article from @TheLancet here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Such a privilege to have QI gurus @pxanz @sasanof from @i3waitematadhb teaching us @FMHS_UoA about #qualityimprovement

Maori and Pacific less likely to receive publicly funded bariatric surgery with @JLRahiri @FMHS_UoA. An example of why NZ health reform needed. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Excellent interview with @dr_matire and @huhanahickey re health reforms tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-z…

Negotiating ethnic identity can be challenging and difficult, where the culture/norms of country of origin and host country play a significant role. Important work by Lovely Dizon with Roshini Peiris John & @_RodrigoRamalho authors.elsevier.com/c/1czoDVu8lc8H…

Ethnicity and socioeconomic status should be considered in bleeding risk assessments to guide the use of antithrombotic medication for the management of AF and CVD @WaiChungTse1 @dr_matire @HRCNewZealand @FMHS_UoA rdcu.be/cjg7m

Join a fabulous team led by Dr Corina Grey and @dr_matire (Assoc. Prof. Matire Harwood) supported by @VanessaSelak, @sandrahanchard, @bridgetdicker, other amazing peeps & I. Develop your quant or qual research skills and help reduce health inequities bit.ly/scholarshipsAC…

@Paps_R Awesome news! Congrats Donna!!!

@heather_came @alexkmacmillan Likewise!!

@alexkmacmillan @VanessaSelak Happy to add it to the queue sistanerd

@AnnaGConnell It’s definitely not you @AnnaGConnell !

Our health system: a comedy of errors: not good enough ⁦@AnnaGConnell⁩ newsroom.co.nz/our-health-sys…

How will you respond, @AucklandUni? @taramcallister4 @SereanaNaepi @MoanaTheodore @JoannaKidman @nope_thank_u

Super talented like her aunt @GongGasGirl and cousins

@GongGasGirl nice to see the talent coming out of the next generation!

@suburban_ennui I’d forgotten about that! Oh the shame

"Efforts to provide better health care, to provide more medicine, and to tackle the greater disease burden in a population that lacks access to essential resources for health are bound to fall short — they may be necessary, but they will never be sufficient."

Epistemic creep is dangerous and unscientific

"The..emphasis on genetic explanations for ethnic differences is out of step with current..evidence..raises concerns about overseas-based researchers studying Māori & Pacific health without..solid grounding..[or]..critical understanding of the social context in Aotearoa"@rg_jones

New international collaborative research shows a significant difference in Type 2 diabetes health outcomes between Māori and Pākehā. @rg_jones and Dr Ofa Dewes comment on methodology, findings and applications of this research. sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2020/10/16/mao…

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