Thurs Nov 21, 2002

Chlamydia trachomatis prevalence and sexual behaviour among adolescents.

Gillian Abel, Masters student, Dept Public Health & General Practice, Christchurch School of Medicine

Thurs 14 Nov

The effect of drinking-water quality on children's health.

Andrew Ball, PhD Student, Dept Public Health & General Practice Christchurch School of Medicine

Thurs 7 Nov

Social class and the determinants of smoking among young people.

Gabrielle Jenkin, Masters Student, Dept Public Health & General Practice Christchurch School of Medicine

Thurs 24 Oct

The relationship between children's social capital and health related behaviours in a community context.

Lisa Fitzgerald, PhD Student, Dept Public Health & General Practice Chch School of Medicine

Thurs 10 Oct

National Influenza and Pneumococcal Immunisation Attitudes Study (NIPIAS)

Dr Robert Weir, Clearing House, Chch School of Medicine

Thurs 26 Sept

A description of the WHO World Mental Health Surveys: population surveys in nearly 20 countries

Dr Elisabeth Wells, Biostatistics, Chch School of Medicine

Thurs 12 Sept

Trends in disability prevalence and health expectancy in New Zealand, 1981 to 1996

Dr Patrick Graham, Biostatistics, Chch School of Medicine

Thurs 5 Sept

The use of health preferences in the allocation of health resources

Des O' Dea, Health Economist, Wellington School of Medicine

Thurs 22 Aug

Alcohol, adolescence, control and risk

Dr Libby Plumridge, Senior Lecturer & Gail Chiswell, MPH Student Dept Public Health & General Practice,Chch School of Medicine

Thurs 8 Aug

The Survey of New Zealand Hospital Nurses:An overview of early findings

Dr Suzanne Gower Lecturer Dept Public Health & General Practice Chch School of Medicine

Thurs 1 Aug

A transnational comparison of medical care reforms: the shift to the market and the emerging global governance system

Professor Andrew Twaddle Dept of Sociology University of Missouri

Thurs 25 July

Smoking cessation in primary care: lessons learned translating evidence into practice

Dr Dee Richards Lecturer, Dept Public Health & General Practice, Chch School of Medicine

Thurs 11 July

Relative distance: anthropological perspectives on ageing in rural areas

Dr Sally Keeling,Lecturer Department of Medicine, ChCh School of Medicine

Thurs, 13 June, 2002

New Zealand's "no-fault" system of compensation for medical injury: An evaluation (.ppt)

Prof Peter Davis, Professor of Public Health, Dept Public Health & General Practice, Christchurch School of Medicine

Monday, 27 May, 2002

Dynamic Allocation of Kidneys to Candidates on the Transplant Waiting List

Lawrence M. Wein, Sloan School of Management, MIT

Thurs, 23 May, 2002

Hepatitis C in young NZ injecting drug users: Preliminary findings from a cohort study

Cheryl Brunton, Senior Lecturer, Dept Public Health & General Practice Christchurch School of Medicine

Friday, 17 May, 2002 9:30 am

Assessing the intergenerational impact of parental social class on young adults' cigarette smoking: Analysis of data from the Christchurch Health and Development Study

Gabrielle Jenkin, Dept of Public Health and General Practice, Chch School of Medicine

Thurs, 16 May, 2002

The economic and medical burden of non-traumatic spinal cord injury

Dr Keith V. Kuhlemeier, Assoc. Professor & Director of Research Development, Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Medicine Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, USA.

Thurs, 9 May, 2002

Looking through each other: A look at differences between GP and Maori consumer perspectives on health and care

Suzanne Pitama, Lecturer, Dept Public Health & General Practice Christchurch School of Medicine

Thursday 4 April, 2002

Associations between occupation and cancer using routinely collected data for England and Wales 1971-1990

Dr Lucy Carpenter, Department of Public Health, Oxford University, England.

Thursday, 21 March 2002

What is the impact of youth specific primary care?

Effects on access, utilization, health outcomes and Emergency Department use- A systematic review and critical appraisal of the literature.

Dr Kaaren Mathias Public Health Medicine Registrar New Zealand Health Technology Assessment Unit (NZHTA)

Thursday, 21 March 2002

A brief introduction to the New Zealand Health Technology Assessment Unit
(NZHTA)

Dr Ray Kirk
Director
New Zealand Health Technology Assessment Unit (NZHTA)

Monday 11 March 2002

Disseminating research to the policy community:experiences from the UK Health Variations programme (.ppt)

Professor Hilary Graham Professor of Social Policy Lancaster University