Rate My Professor John Holmes

Dr John Holmes is a Senior Professional Practice Fellow in the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine within the Dunedin School of Medicine at the University of Otago, part of the Faculty of Medicine in the Health Sciences Division. He holds an MB ChB degree and has contributed to public health education and research at the institution. His previous appointments include Clinical Senior Lecturer in the Dunedin School of Medicine and Medical Officer of Health for Otago District Health Board, along with roles at Public Health South in Dunedin.

Holmes' scholarly outputs encompass a range of public health topics, including infectious disease surveillance and outbreak investigations. Notable publications are 'Gastrointestinal illness associated with a long-haul flight' (Epidemiology and Infection, 2009), 'Combined administration of serogroup B meningococcal vaccine and conjugated serogroup C meningococcal vaccine is safe and immunogenic in college students' (Human Vaccines, 2008), 'A cluster of thyrotoxicosis associated with consumption of a soy milk product' (Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2006), 'Sickness presenteeism in a New Zealand hospital' (New Zealand Medical Journal, 2010), 'MEASLES OUTBREAKS IN NEW ZEALAND – what is the role of travel?' (conference paper, 2010), 'The release of exotic pastoral dung beetles in New Zealand: A Health Risk Assessment' (book, 2013), 'How public hospitals respond to and use a national serious and sentinel events report: A qualitative study in New Zealand' (article, 2015), and 'Independent Review of COVID-19 Clusters in Aged Residential Care Facilities' (technical report, 2020). He has also participated in the University of Otago Library's Printer in Residence programme on multiple occasions, collaborating on hand-printed limited edition books and delivering public lectures on letterpress printing techniques.