Profiles And Contributions To This Article

Point-of-care ultrasound for FAST and AAA in rural New Zealand: quality and impact on patient care

Garry  Nixon

Prof Garry Nixon ORCID logo

qualifications: FRNZCGP (dist.), FDRHMNZ

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript

position: Associate Dean Rural

New Zealand

Rural hospital medicine


Katharina  Blattner

Assoc Prof Katharina Blattner ORCID logo

qualifications: MHealthSci, FRNZCGP, FDRHMNZ

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision

position: Senior Lecturer

New Zealand

Kati works as a rural doctor (General Practice and Rural Hospital Medicine)based at Rawene Hospital in Hokianga, NZ. She is Associate Professor with the Centre for Rural Health and holds the Pacific Nations Liaison role at Va'a o Tautai, both at the University of Otago . She has an honorary clinical lecturer role with Auckland University.


Jillian   Muirhead

Ms Jillian Muirhead

qualifications: DMU, ASASA

contribution: Acquisition of data

position: Clinical Lecturer


Sampsa  Kiuru

Dr Sampsa Kiuru

qualifications: FACEM, FDRHMNZ

contribution: Analysis and interpretation of data

position: Senior Lecturer


Ngaire  Kerse

Prof Ngaire Kerse

qualifications: PhD, FRNZCGP

contribution: Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision

position: Head of School


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