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Eileen Mckinlay imageAssociate Professor, WITI Convenor
Department 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)

Publications

Darlow, B., Stotter, G., & McKinlay, E. (2024). Private practice model of physiotherapy: Professional challenges identified through an exploratory qualitative study. Journal of Primary Health Care, 16(2), 143-150. doi: 10.1071/hc23150 Journal - Research Article

Beckingsale, L., Morgan, S., Duffull, S., Hider, P., McDermott, L., Peterson, A., & McKinlay, E. (2024). Using an interprofessional decision-making model to determine the level of collaborative decision-making in a virtual learning environment: Using an interprofessional decision-making model. Journal of Practice Teaching & Learning. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1921/jpts.v21i3.2254 Journal - Research Article

Stotter, G., McKinlay, E., & Darlow, B. (2024). Advanced practice physiotherapists in primary health care: Stakeholders' views of a new scope of practice. Journal of Primary Health Care, 16(2), 160-169. doi: 10.1071/hc24029 Journal - Research Article

Symes, A., Pullon, S. R., & McKinlay, E. (2024). Programmatic evaluation of interprofessional education: a quality improvement tool [Brief report]. Journal of Interprofessional Care. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/13561820.2024.2346944 Journal - Research Article

Barthow, C., Kuiper, N., Betty, B., Viliamu-Amusia, I., Bryant, L., Ranchhod, D., … McKinlay, E., & Krebs, J. (2024). Seen and unseen work: The intensity of service provision for individuals with type 2 diabetes in a high-needs population. Proceedings of the 47th New Zealand Society for the Study of Diabetes (NZSSD) Annual Scientific Meeting. OP8. Retrieved from https://www.nzssd.org.nz/ Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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