Rate My Professor Wendy Busby

Dr. Wendy Busby is a Clinical Senior Lecturer in the Department of Medicine at the University of Otago's Dunedin School of Medicine. She earned her BSc and MB ChB degrees from the University of Otago and is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP). Her primary academic interests lie in stroke medicine and the health of older people. Busby is actively engaged in clinical research, particularly through her involvement in the Efficacy of Nitric Oxide in Stroke (ENOS) trial conducted in New Zealand. This international study, which has enrolled over 3,800 patients worldwide, investigates whether transdermal glyceryl trinitrate, a nitric oxide donor, improves clinical outcomes 90 days post-stroke for patients with elevated systolic blood pressure between 140 and 220 mmHg in the first week after stroke. New Zealand participants demonstrated significantly better outcomes, with 46% dead or dependent (modified Rankin Score greater than 2) compared to 62% in the rest of the world.

Busby's scholarly contributions span publications in stroke care, geriatric health, and patient management. Key works include the 2016 article 'Stroke thrombolysis in New Zealand: Data from the first 6 months of the New Zealand Thrombolysis Register' published in the New Zealand Medical Journal (Joshi et al.); the 2009 book chapter 'Why nosokinetics? Measuring and modelling the process of care' in Intelligent Patient Management (Millard, Rae, & Busby); the 1999 study on changes in dietary intake during a 6-year follow-up of an older population in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (Fernyhough et al.); a 2016 conference abstract on the INTENSE trial physiotherapy intervention (Dickson et al.); and a 1999 educational video 'Age and Value' (Tilyard, Campbell, & Busby). In recognition of her teaching excellence, she received a commendation in the Senior Staff category for Quality in Teaching from the Dunedin School of Medicine in 2017. Through her roles in research, publication, and education, Dr. Busby contributes to advancing stroke medicine and geriatric care.