September 2020

‘Do you want to drive an hour just to get a prescription or check your symptoms? COVID has lessened restrictions on telehealth, giving more efficiencies and access to care’ says Professor Patricia Davidson. While this is a welcome innovation under COVID that should be kept up in the New Normal, at the same time, COVID has put a spotlight on healthcare disparities. ‘We have known for decades that your postcode contributes to your #health and well-being.’ Dean Davidson is Dean, The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, and in 2021 rejoins University of Wollongong as Vice-Chancellor.

Rosalind De Sailly speaks with Kim Tairi in our Navigating the New Normal leadership series (part 1). Kim talks about what has kept her going during lockdown, which kept her apart from her new grandchild: making and baking make Parāoa rewena 🍞 a traditional Māori potato bread. Kim is Kaitoha Puka | University Librarian, Auckland University of Technology Rosalind is Managing Director, De Sailly Search