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Eileen Mckinlay imageProfessor, WITI Convenor
Department of Primary Health Care and General Practice

Background and Interests

Eileen McKinlay is a 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

Morgan, S., Ormandy, J., Jackson, C., Honeyman, L., Spence, R., Maude, R., & McKinlay, E. (2025). Developing an effective IPE learning activity for midwifery and medical students: Use of a quality improvement model and researcher-teacher partnership methodology. Journal of Practice Teaching & Learning. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1921/jpts20572288 Journal - Research Article

Officer, T., McDonald, J., Jeffreys, M., Cumming, J., Russell, L., McKinlay, E., Kennedy, J., Fa'asalele Tanuvasa, A., & Morris, C. (2024). Changes in provision of extended community pharmacy services in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2018 to 2022. BMC Health Services Research, 24, 1571. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-11948-3 Journal - Research Article

McKinlay, E., Gladman, T., Burrow, M., & Pullon, S. (2024). Health professional students' emotional responses to effective and ineffective teamwork. Focus on Health Professional Education, 25(3), 103-120. doi: 10.11157/fohpe.v25i3.692 Journal - Research Article

McKinlay, E., Burrow, M., & Morgan, S. (2024). Cancer care pre-registration interprofessional education with expert patients: A qualitative study. Journal of Cancer Education. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s13187-024-02540-8 Journal - Research Article

Doolan-Noble, F., Morgan, S., Crabtree, I., Symes, A., Skinner, M., & McKinlay, E. (2024). Interprofessional competency acquisition in an interprofessional training ward four-week placement: “Teamwork is what is going to ensure our patients are happy and safe”. Australian Journal of Clinical Education, 13(1), 55-74. Journal - Research Article

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