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Professor Nikki Mary Turner
MBChB., Dip Obs Auck., DCH London., FRNZCGP., MPH Hons MD Auck.
Biography
Nikki is an academic General Practitioner. She is an honorary Professor in the Department of General Practice and Primary Care and Medical Director of the Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC), at the University of Auckland. She has developed and evolved IMAC from its inception in 1996 into a national communication, coordination, education and research centre. She works part time as a General Practitioner at the NUHS Broadway clinic in Strathmore, Wellington
Nikki's academic interests are in immunisation, primary health care and preventive child health. She represents the RNZCGP (College of General Practitioners) in child health interests, and is a health spokesperson for the Child Poverty Action Group. She was a member of the World Health Organization Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization and Chair of the Measles and Rubella elimination subcommittee from 2016 to 2020. She is on a range of national committees supporting the NZ immunisation programme and the COVID vaccination delivery. In 2021 this includes chair of the National Verification Committee for measles and rubella elimination; a member of the Pharmac PITAG immunisation subcommittee; a member of the Ministry Technical Advisory Committee (TAG) and Immunisation Implementation Advisory Committee (IIAG) for COVID vaccination and a member of the Strategic COVID-19 Public Health Advisory Group to the Government.
Research | Current
- Immunisation
- Preventative child health
- Primary healthcare
Distinctions/Honours
MPH honors, MD
Responsibilities
Professor, Department of General Practice and Primary Care, University of Auckland
Medical Director, The Immunisation Advisory Centre
General Practitioner, Wellington
Areas of expertise
Immunisation, Primary Care, Preventative child health
Committees/Professional groups/Services
- Member of the World Health Organization Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on immunisation 2016 - 2020
- Chair of the Measles Rubella subcommittee to SAGE, WHO to 2020
- Member of the PTAC Immunisation subcommittee, for Pharmac and the Ministry of Health
- Chair of the New Zealand National Verification Committee (NVC) for measles and rubella
- Member of the QIF Expert Advisory Group for the Ministry of Health WellChild Tamariki Ora programme
- Member of the Homecare Medical (HCM) clinical governance committee
- Health spokesperson for the Child Poverty Action Group
- Member of the Pharmac PITAG immunistion subcommittee
- Member of the Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 vaccination to the Ministry of Healh
- Member of the Immunisation Impelmentation Advisory Group (IIAG) to the Ministry of Health
- Member of the Strategic COVID-19 Public Health Advisory Group to the Government.
Selected publications and creative works (Research Outputs)
- Howe, A. S., Pointon, L., Gauld, N., Paynter, J., Willing, E., & Turner, N. (2020). Pertussis and influenza immunisation coverage of pregnant women in New Zealand. Vaccine, 38 (43), 6766-6776. 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.08.030
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Anna Howe, Natalie Gauld, Janine Paynter - Lawton, B., Howe, A. S., Turner, N., Filoche, S., Slatter, T., Devenish, C., & Hung, N. A. (2020). Retraction notice to "Association of prior HPV vaccination with reduced preterm birth: A population based study" [Vaccine 36 (2018) 134-140]. Vaccine, 38 (42)10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.09.029
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Anna Howe - Charania, N. A., Paynter, J., Lee, A. C., Watson, D. G., & Turner, N. M. (2020). Vaccine-Preventable Disease-Associated Hospitalisations Among Migrant and Non-migrant Children in New Zealand. Journal of immigrant and minority health, 22 (2), 223-231. 10.1007/s10903-019-00888-4
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/48086
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Janine Paynter, Arier Lee - Wong, S.-S., Waite, B., Ralston, J., Wood, T., Reynolds, G. E., Seeds, R., ... Webby, R. J. (2020). Hemagglutinin and Neuraminidase Antibodies Are Induced in an Age- and Subtype-Dependent Manner after Influenza Virus Infection. Journal of virology, 94 (7).10.1128/JVI.01385-19
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Cameron Grant - Nowlan, M., Murfitt, D., & Turner, N. (2019). Age is not just a number-synopsis of the 5th New Zealand Influenza Symposium 2019. The New Zealand medical journal, 132 (1507), 77-82.
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/49887
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Mary Nowlan - Wilson, N., Turner, N., & Baker, M. G. (2019). One hundred years ago in 1919: New Zealand's birth reduction shock associated with an influenza pandemic. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132 (1507), 57-62. Related URL.
- Turner, N. (2019). A measles epidemic in New Zealand: Why did this occur and how can we prevent it occurring again?. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132 (1504) Related URL.
- Petousis-Harris, H., Jiang, Y., Yu, L., Watson, D., Walls, T., Turner, N., ... Griffin, J. B. (2019). A Retrospective Cohort Study of Safety Outcomes in New Zealand Infants Exposed to Tdap Vaccine in Utero. Vaccines, 7 (4).10.3390/vaccines7040147
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Anna Howe
Identifiers
Contact details
- +64 9 923 2565
- +64.9.923.2565
- n.turner@auckland.ac.nz
- ntur005@aucklanduni.ac.nz
Alternative contact
Department of Primary Care and General Practice
University of Otago, Wellinton
PO Box 7343
Newtown
Wellington
Office hours
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays 8.00 tll 5.
Most days I am based in the Wellington office, Level 8, Peterwick Tower, 38 Waring Taylor St, Wellington CBD
Monday all day and Wednesday afternoons: clinical day at NUHS Broadway, Strathmore, Wellington
Primary office location
PETHERICK TOWERS - Bldg 6PT
Level 8, Room 801
PETHERICK TOWERS 38-42 WARING TAYLOR ST
WELLINGTON CENTRAL
WELLINGTON 6011
New Zealand