Amanda Landers, Our people, University of Otago, Christchurch

Amanda Landers graduated in 2000 with her MBChB from the University of Otago. She specialised in palliative care medicine and has worked in a number of communities across Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia.

Amanda is currently Head of Department, Department of Medicine Christchurch and is the module convenor for Palliative and End of Life Care.

She completed a PhD in 2023 under the supervision of Professor Lutz Beckert, Professor Suzanne Pitama and Professor Suetonia Palmer, looking at a model of end-of-life care for people with COPD . The research has developed three models of care which would help provide high-quality services for people with severe COPD.

She also leads the Aoteaora Australia Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy (ASPERT) multi-disciplinary research group with over 20 members which is committed to improving the lives of people with pancreatic cancer

Publications

Landers, A., Brown, H., Russell, K., Fanning, N., Fu, F., McKenzie, C., … Windsor, J. (2024). Prescribing of pancreatic enzyme therapy for malabsorption in unresectable pancreatic cancer: Cross-sectional survey across New Zealand and Australia. Pancreatology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.pan.2024.10.008 Journal - Research Article

Cornwall, J., Shipton, E., Cowie, M., Kaw, A., Landers, A., Lennox Thompson, B., & Darlow, B. (2024). (Re)development of pain target competencies in a contemporary, multi-centre undergraduate medical curriculum: The importance of local cultural requirements. Journal of Pain. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2024.104696 Journal - Research Article

Landers, A., Pitama, S. G., Green, S. C., & Beckert, L. (2024). Policy, system and service design influence on healthcare inequities for people with end-of-life chronic obstructive airways disease, their support people and health professionals. BMC Health Services Research, 24, 1190. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-11705-6 Journal - Research Article

Landers, A., Brown, H., Al Ruheili, J., Russell, K., McKenzie, C., Agar, M. R., … Windsor, J. (2024). Patient-reported use of pancreatic enzyme replacement treatment (PERT) in pancreatic cancer in New Zealand and Australia: A cross-sectional survey study. Supportive Care in Cancer, 32, 402. doi: 10.1007/s00520-024-08604-1 Journal - Research Article

Landers, A., Pitama, S. G., Green, S. C., & Beckert, L. (2023). ‘People that suffer or have been through it know the answers’: Stakeholders’ perspectives on improving healthcare systems for end-of-life care in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. BMC Health Services Research, 23, 1443. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-10431-9 Journal - Research Article

2024

Journal - Research Article

2023

Journal - Research Article

Landers, A., Cahill, C., McCall, P., Kaw, A., Brown, H., McKenzie, C., … Windsor, J. (2023). Recruitment of participants with pancreatic cancer to a mixed media study for optimal recruitment in an Australasian survey of pancreatic enzyme replacement. BMJ Open, 13, e07624. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076242

Landers, A., Pitama, S. G., Palmer, S. C., & Beckert, L. (2023). Stakeholders’ perspectives on the quality of end-of-life health care services for chronic obstructive airways disease: A focus group study. International Journal of Integrated Care, 23(3), 3. doi: 10.5334/ijic.7274

Yenson, V. M., Amgarth-Duff, I., Brown, L., Caperchione, C. M., Clark, K., Cross, A., … Landers, A., … Agar, M. R. (2023). Defining research priorities and needs in cancer symptoms for adults diagnosed with cancer: An Australian/New Zealand modified Delphi study. Supportive Care in Cancer, 31, 436. doi: 10.1007/s00520-023-07889-y

Landers, A., McKenzie, C., Pitama, S. G., & Brown, H. (2023). Enzyme replacement in advanced pancreatic cancer: Patient perceptions. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 13, e122-e128. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-002153

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Yenson, V. M., Amgarth-Duff, I., Brown, L., Caperchione, C., Clark, K., Cross, A., … Landers, A., … Agar, M. R. (2023). Defining research priorities and needs in cancer symptoms for adults diagnosed with cancer: An Australian/New Zealand modified Delphi study. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 19(S3), (pp. 263). doi: 10.1111/ajco.14026

Awarded Doctoral Degree

Landers, A. L. (2023). The patient, support person and health professional experiences of end-of-life care in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (PhD). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/16423

2022

Journal - Research Article

Landers, A., Donaldson, F., Brown, H., McKenzie, C., & Pendharkar, S. (2022). The impact of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy on patients with advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma: A systematic review and narrative synthesis. Pancreas, 51(5), 405-414. doi: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000002049

Landers, A., Jenkins, R., & Honkoop, P. J. (2022). Palliative medicine master classes for primary care: An evaluation. Journal of Primary Health Care, 14(3), 207-213. doi: 10.1071/HC22045

Brodie, T., Landers, A., & Troughton, R. (2022). Deactivation of implantable cardioverter defibrillators towards the end of life: A survey of perceptions and practice among New Zealand clinicians. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1554), 20-34. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Journal - Research Other

Landers, A., de Koning Gans, J. M., Pitama, S., Palmer, S., & Beckert, L. (2022). Patient, carer and health professional experiences of end-of-life care services in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an interpretive synthesis of qualitative studies. Integrated Healthcare Journal, 4, e000121. doi: 10.1136/ihj-2021-000121

2021

Journal - Research Article

Landers, A., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2021). Spiralled palliative care curriculum aligned with international guidelines improves self-efficacy but not attitudes: Education intervention study. Advances in Medical Education & Practice, 12, 1531-1538. doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S338697

Huor, A., & Landers, A. (2021). The prevalence and treatment of oedema at the end of life: A retrospective review of 400 cases. Journal of Lymphoedema, 16(1), 49-52.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Landers, A. (2021, August). COPD and end of life care. Plenary presentation at the South General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibition (GP CME), [Online].

2020

Journal - Research Article

Beckert, L., Wiseman, R., Pitama, S., & Landers, A. (2020). What can we learn from patients to improve their non-invasive ventilation experience? 'It was unpleasant; if I was offered it again, I would do what I was told'. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 10, e7. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2016-001151

2019

Journal - Research Article

Landers, A., Brown, H., & Strother, M. (2019). The effectiveness of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy for malabsorption in advanced pancreatic cancer: A pilot study. Palliative Care: Research & Treatment, 12. doi: 10.1177/1178224218825270

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Landers, A., Doolan-Noble, F., & Dawson, D. (2019). Evaluating a model of delivering specialist palliative care services to a rural New Zealand community. Proceedings of the New Zealand Rural General Practice Network (NZRGPN) National Rural Health Conference. Retrieved from http://www.nationalruralhealthconference.org.nz/nrhc19

2018

Journal - Research Article

Landers, A., Dawson, D., & Doolan-Noble, F. (2018). Evaluating a model of delivering specialist palliative care services in rural New Zealand. Journal of Primary Health Care, 10(2), 125-131. doi: 10.1071/HC18004

Journal - Research Other

Grundy, K., & Landers, A. (2018). Compassion defined: It's time for doctors to step up. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1468), 12-14. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

2017

Journal - Research Article

Landers, A., & Thomson, M. (2017). Quantitative study of the subcutaneous needle drainage of lymphoedema in advanced malignancy. Journal of Lymphoedema, 12(1), 22-26.

Journal - Research Other

Landers, A., Wiseman, R., Pitama, S., & Beckert, L. (2017). Severe COPD and the transition to a palliative approach. Breathe, 13(4), 310-316. doi: 10.1183/20734735.013917

2016

Journal - Research Article

Landers, A., Muircroft, W., & Brown, H. (2016). Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) for malabsorption in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 6(1), 75-79. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2014-000694

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Brown, H., Landers, A., & Strother, M. (2016). Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) in advanced pancreatic cancer (APC). Supportive Care in Cancer, 24(Suppl. 1), (pp. S193-S194). doi: 10.1007/s00520-016-3209-z

Landers, A., Brown, H., & Strother, M. (2016). Evidence based update on the management of advanced pancreatic cancer. Proceedings of the 22nd Hospice New Zealand Palliative Care Conference. Retrieved from http://www.hospice.org.nz/presentations/day-two

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Landers, A., Brown, H., & Strother, M. (2016, June). Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) in advanced pancreatic cancer (APC). Poster session presented at the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) and the International Society of Oral Oncology (ISOO) Annual Meeting on Supportive Care in Cancer, Adelaide, Australia.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Landers, A. (2016, May). Procedure of last resort: Subcutaneous needle drainage for lymphoedema in patients with advanced malignancy. Verbal presentation at the Asia Pacific Lymphology Conference: New Network, New Solutions, Darwin, Australia.

Beckert, L., & Landers, A. (2016, August). Identifying milestones in severe COPD to initiate end of life discussions. Verbal presentation at the South General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibition (GP CME), Christchurch, New Zealand.

Landers, A. (2016, June). End stage care. Verbal presentation at the General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibition (GP CME), Rotorua, New Zealand.

2015

Journal - Research Article

Landers, A., Wiseman, R., Pitama, S., & Beckert, L. (2015). Patient perceptions of severe COPD and transitions towards death: A qualitative study identifying milestones and developing key opportunities. npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 25, 15043. doi: 10.1038/npjpcrm.2015.43

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Landers, A., & Thomson, M. (2015). Quality of life assessment of subcutaneous needle drainage for lymphoedema in patients with advanced malignancy. Proceedings of the 14th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC). (pp. 81). Newmarket, UK: Hayward. [Abstract]

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Landers, A., Towers, A., Bitzas, B., Thomson, M., & Tradounsky, G. (2015, October). Subcutaneous needle drainage of lymphedema in palliative care: A case series. Verbal presentation at the National Lymphedema Conference, Calgary, Canada.

2014

Journal - Research Article

Landers, A., & Ryan, B. (2014). The use of bedside ultrasound and community-based paracentesis in a palliative care service. Journal of Primary Health Care, 6(2), 148-151.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Landers, A., Wiseman, R., Gibson, H., Walker, J., Pitama, S., & Beckert, L. (2014). Perceptions of patients with very severe COPD towards end-of-life care. Respirology, 19(Suppl. 2), (pp. 103). doi: 10.1111/resp.12263_8

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Landers, A. (2014, September). A qualitative study of patient perceptions of severe COPD and transition toward death: Identifying milestones and developing a shared language. Verbal presentation at the Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine (ANZSPM) Conference: 20 Years On, Gold Coast, Australia.

2010

Journal - Research Article

Landers, A. (2010). Palliative medicine trainees and their mandatory oncology module. Internal Medicine Journal, 40(7), 530-533. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2010.02264.x