Meet our Speakers
Harriet Cheng
Consultant Dermatologist - Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai
Presentation title: Refresher on genital dermatology
Dr Harriet Cheng is a dermatologist at Auckland DHB with interests in contact allergy and female genital dermatology. She has a weekly vulval clinic at National Women’s Health. Her private practice is at Auckland Dermatology in Remuera.
Riana Manuel (Ngāti Pukenga, Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Kahungunu)
Chief Executive/Tumu Whakarae – Te Aka Whai Ora
Riana’s previous role was Chief Executive Officer of Hauraki Primary Health Organisation and Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki. She has invested heavily in developing strategic, visionary leadership within the Māori and health sectors, and been involved with Kaupapa Māori organisations for most of her career.
Ko Riana Manuel taku ingoa
Ko Moehau kei waho
Ko Te aroha ki uta
Ko Hauraki te Whenua
Ko Tikapa te Moana
No Te Awaawa o Manaia toku ūkaipo
Ko Ngāti Pukenga, Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Kahungunu oku Iwi
Ko Mataatua, Tainui, Takitimu oku waka
I am a village girl and have spent my whole career working to improve the outcomes for our people here in Aotearoa.
I am a registered nurse by trade and have enjoyed a career that has seen me work across many different parts of the sector developing strong relationships as I go. I am a daughter to two of the best parents one could have asked for, a wife to an amazing husband, a mother to my beautiful tamariki, a nanny (which is by far my favourite role), a sister, and an aunty to many.
I am deeply committed to improving the health of wellbeing of my people and believe in doing so it will impact positively on the health and wellbeing of our great country, Aotearoa.
Ma te kahukura, ka rere te manu.
Gabrielle Moss
General Practitioner - Turuki Healthcare
Dr Gabrielle Moss is a GP from Auckland of Ngati Kahu descent. She has worked in a number of high needs practices in both East Auckland and Queensland Australia.
Gabrielle is currently based at Turuki Healthcare, a Maori health provider based in South and East Auckland. She is also part of a team of specialist GPs who through MedSAC ( Medical Specialists in Sexual Abuse Care) deliver training to GPs and nurses to routinely enquire about family violence. Gabrielle is also member of the executive of Te Akoranga o Maui, the Maori chapter of the Royal NZ College of General Practice.
Jove (Joe) Horton
Jove (Joe) Horton is a transgender man employed by the Auckland DHB since 2019 as the Transgender Health Key Worker for Auckland Sexual Health Services, where he works at the coal face of transgender healthcare across the Auckland metro region. His unique job within Hauora Tāhine entails providing person-centred care by creating pathways and lines of communication between service users, clinicians, primary care, and NGOs and support for both clients and whanau.
He is a current Professional Association of Transgender Health Aotearoa (PATHA) ,World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), and a PATHA Policy and Advocacy committee member.
He is passionate about using every opportunity for education, with the goal of improving provider knowledge and confidence in gender affirming healthcare delivery throughout Aotearoa NZ.
His wish is for proficient, empowering and sustainable healthcare to be available and accessible nationwide in all healthcare settings, enabling all people and their whanau to flourish and thrive.
Rawiri McKree Jansen
(Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Hinerangi)
Dr Rawiri McKree Jansen is formerly a teacher of Māori language. He completed his medical undergraduate studies in 2000 – this was his second attempt at Medical School having interrupted his earlier studies to be an activist and protestor (Maori land, Maori language, Nuclear Free Independent Pacific and 1981 Springbok Tour). For many years Rawiri provided clinical teaching, Te Reo and Tikanga Māori programmes for Māori health professionals throughout the country.
Rawiri self-published a Māori medical phrase book in 2006. He has been Chairman of Te Ataarangi Trust (a national Maori language organisation), and Chairperson of Te Ohu Rata o Aotearoa (Maori Medical Practitioners Association).
Rawiri's main focus now is providing clinical leadership towards Maori health equity as a General Practitioner and Chief Medical Officer for Te Aka Whai Ora. He is a named claimant in Wai2499 (Te Ohu Rata o Aotearoa) in the Waitangi Tribunal Maori Health Services and Outcomes Kaupapa Inquiry.
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