Ngaire Kerse

Ngaire Margaret Kerse MNZM is a New Zealand medical academic, and as of 2019 is a full professor at the University of Auckland.[1]

Ngaire Kerse MNZM
Kerse in 2020
Alma mater	University of Melbourne
Scientific career
Fields	Medicine
Institutions	University of Auckland
Thesis	Health promotion and older people : a general practice intervention study (1998)

Academic career

After a 1998 PhD titled 'Health promotion and older people : a general practice intervention study' at the University of Melbourne, Kerse moved to the University of Auckland, rising to full professor.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

In the 2020 New Year Honours, Kerse was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to seniors and health.[9]

Selected works

• Cameron, Ian D., Lesley D. Gillespie, M. Clare Robertson, Geoff R. Murray, Keith D. Hill, Robert G. Cumming, and Ngaire Kerse. "Interventions for preventing falls in older people in care facilities and hospitals." Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 12 (2012).
• Elley, C. Raina, Ngaire Kerse, Bruce Arroll, and Elizabeth Robinson. "Effectiveness of counselling patients on physical activity in general practice: cluster randomised controlled trial." Bmj 326, no. 7393 (2003): 793.
• Arroll, Bruce, Natalie Khin, and Ngaire Kerse. "Screening for depression in primary care with two verbally asked questions: cross sectional study." Bmj 327, no. 7424 (2003): 1144–1146.
• Patterson, Susan M., Cathal A. Cadogan, Ngaire Kerse, Chris R. Cardwell, Marie C. Bradley, Cristin Ryan, and Carmel Hughes. "Interventions to improve the appropriate use of polypharmacy for older people." Cochrane Database of Systematic Revie

References

1. "Professor Ngaire Kerse - The University of Auckland". Unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
2. "Monday Memo: 24 June 2019". New Zealand Doctor.
3. "Focus should be on elderly abilities, not disabilities, disease and death, study finds". Stuff.
4. "University aims to make med students' rural placements good experience for all". New Zealand Doctor.
5. "How to prevent loneliness at Christmas: Eat with an older person". Stuff.
6. "The century club: Life as a 100-year-old and beyond". Stuff.
7. ZB, Newstalk. "Study may have found answer to a long life". ZB.
8. "Is there a doctor in the house? Aged care and the GP". New Zealand Doctor.
9. "New Year honours list 2020". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.