This research investigates how New Zealand's childhood vision screening programme can better detect and treat vision problems. By trialling more frequent and accurate screening alongside fully funded school-based eye examinations, the project aims to improve eye-care access, reduce inequalities, inform national policy, and ensure every child has the opportunity to see clearly.

This study explores how people with endometriosis make treatment decisions while preserving future fertility. Through interviews with 38 patients across British Columbia, it reveals that personal values, healthcare access, provider relationships, structural barriers, and societal factors all shape decision-making, highlighting opportunities to improve patient-centred reproductive care.

This research investigates whether redirecting children with non-urgent conditions from crowded emergency departments to community healthcare appointments can reduce waiting times. Through program evaluation, stakeholder interviews, and simulation modelling, it demonstrates that carefully designed redirection programs could safely improve patient flow, reduce delays, and enhance care for children and families.

This research quantitatively demonstrates disparities in healthcare quality experienced by transgender patients. Using objective clinical quality measures rather than personal testimony alone, it shows transgender patients receive recommended treatments less often. Encouragingly, providers with greater experience treating transgender patients deliver more equitable care, highlighting the importance of education and clinical exposure.

This research examines how continuity of care at Federally Qualified Health Centers affects low-income adults as they age into Medicare eligibility. Using national Medicare and Medicaid data, it investigates whether maintaining long-term primary care relationships improves health outcomes, informing policies that strengthen community healthcare services and support healthy ageing.

This research tests a new personalised care model for Parkinson’s called Prime Care, offering rapid access to support and tailored interventions based on each patient’s risk of hospital admission. A two-year clinical trial of 214 participants will determine whether this approach improves wellbeing and reduces costly, harmful hospital stays.