Director of Health Equity, Waitemata District, Service Improvement & Innovation; New Zealand

Dr Karen Bartholomew is a Public Health Physician and researcher, and is the Director of Health Equity in Service Innovation and Improvement, Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand). Her research focuses on screening, health inequities and implementation science. Karen leads a HPV self-testing programme, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) research, an Endometrial Cancer programme and is a co-investigator for the Māori-led Lung Cancer Screening programme Te Oranga Pūkahukahu. Karen has a Microbiology degree, is a medical doctor and has a Masters of Public Health. She is a current member of the NZ National Screening Advisory Committee.