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Jennifer is an Epidemiologist, Medical Statistician and Medical Historian, and was trained in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. She is dedicated to exploring epidemiology, pandemic preparedness, and medical statistics in public health.
Her previous roles have been at King’s College London (Medical Statistics Unit and the King's Technology Evaluation Centre) and Otago University (Health Environment & Infection Research Unit and the Burden of Disease Epidemiology, Equity and Cost-Effectiveness Programme). She previously served as an independent representative for the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in the UK from 2013-2019.
Education/Academic qualification
Associate of King's College (Ethics and Theology), King's College London
Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (Higher Education), King's College London
Diploma in the History of Medicine, The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries, London, United Kingdom
Doctoral Degree, The Burden and Risk Factors for Death from the 1918-19 Influenza Pandemic amongst the New Zealand Military Forces of World War One, University of Otago
Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health, University of Otago
Bachelor of Science, in Applied Statistics and Psychology, Victoria University of Wellington, NZ
External positions
Assistant Editor, European Journal of Anaesthesiology
Assistant Editor, European Journal of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care
Honorary Senior Research Fellow, University of Otago
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Perioperative analgesia in high-risk patients, what clinicians and searchers must know? A narrative review
Beloeil, H. (Corresponding Author), Joshi, G. P., Lavand'homme, P., Cox, F., Summers, J., Pogatzki-Zahn, E. & Forget, P., May 2026, In: Anaesthesia, critical care & pain medicine. 45, 3, 7 p., 101644.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Pain and opioids after surgery (PANDOS): Protocol of a prospective, international, observational cohort study
Forget, P., Cotton, S., Keir, H., Campbell, L., Onyeakazi, U., Aljohani, D. M., Almodibeg, B., Jutila, L., Hauser, W., Rosenberger, D., Ferguson, K., Ramsay, G., Adam, R., Summers, J., Pogatzki-Zahn, E. & Pain AND Opioids after Surgery (PANDOS) European Society of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care (ESAIC) Research Group, Dec 2025, In: European Journal of Anaesthesiology Intensive Care. 4, 6, 7 p., e0092.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A proactive Covid-19 response associated with better health and economic outcomes for OECD High-Income Island Countries
Summers, J. (Corresponding Author), Kerr, J., Grout, L., Kvalsvig, A., Baker, M. & Wilson, N., Sept 2025, In: SSM - Population Health. 31, 8 p., 101827.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Socioeconomic deprivation and postoperative mortality: a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data
Lilley, R., Woodier, J., Summers, J. & Forget, P., Sept 2025, In: BJA Open. 15, 9 p., 100479.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparing the Covid-19 response and major outcomes in island nations
Summers, J., Kerr, J., Grout, L., Baker, M. & Wilson, N., 22 Jul 2025, The Public Health Expert Briefing.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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