Join us on March 25, 2026 for a webinar with Joanna Hikaka, PhD, BPharm, PG DipClin Pharm, a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Māori Health, and Co-Director of the Centre for Co-Created Ageing Research at the University of Auckland. Hikaka and her co-authors build in their article which outlines an initiative in Aotearoa New Zealand designed to address the unmet needs of and care inequalities for older Māori, the Indigenous people in Australia. Their work centres around those who require access to public aged care services and involves Māori health navigators. This study is important because it is an example of a successful and scalable non-regulated Indigenous health workforce, who provide culturally-appropriate, connected healthcare using an internationally validated assessment.
Featured Speaker:
Joanna Hikaka (Ngāruahine)
Dr. Joanna Hikaka (Ngāruahine) is a co-director for the Centre for Co-Created Ageing Research (CCREATE-AGE) at the University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. A registered pharmacist with over 20 years in clinical practice, her clinical and research work focuses on older adult and Māori health, spanning primary, secondary and aged residential care settings. Joanna’s current research focuses on exploring Māori experiences and expectations of care in the residential and community settings and equitable health service development and delivery. She is the Vice President of the NZ Association of Gerontology and holds a number of regional and national governance and advisory roles.
Moderator:
Gary Cheung
Associate Professor Gary Cheung is an academic old age psychiatrist who has a joint appointment at The University of Auckland and Health New Zealand. He is a fellow of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and is current Chair of the Subcommittee of Advanced Training in Psychiatry of Old Age. He was awarded the 2021 Alzheimers New Zealand Fellowship to recognise his contribution to psychosocial dementia research in New Zealand. He co-leads the research and implementation of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy in New Zealand. Gary is an interRAI fellow and chairs the New Zealand interRAI Research Network.
Fees:
CCHL members: Free
Non-members: $40
