DoctorWendy Maddocks

My main Research interests are integrative health care, especially aromatic medicine and massage therapy. This evolved from earlier interest in pain management and intensive care psychosis. I have recently explored the chemical diversity of kanuka and manuka essential oils and raising the benefits of understanding this within a clinical/therapeutic context. This recent work has followed on from doctoral studies where I conducted the first clinical trial evaluating the use of manuka and kanuka oil to reduce the side effects from radiation treatment for cancer of the head and neck area.

I am also interested in nursing history having attended two international study tours following the steps of the ANZAC nurses in WWI. This has highlighted there is still so much information about the role nurses have played alongside key events of national significance. This has resulted in several publications and presentations around the health of NZ Ww1 nurses.
I am interested in the history of hospital based nursing nursing. I was one of last groups of nurses trained in the 'old' apprentice model of hospital based nursing at Palmerston North Hospital and recently published a book on the Hospital training of Registered nurses in Palmerston North called 'The Right Girls'.

Community Activities:
1. Member of International Scientific Committee of the Gattefossé Foundation to promote evidence based clinical aromatherapy globally, 2. Executive member of the NZ Register Holistic Aromatherapy promoting research, evidence based practice. I manage the social media and web based communications
3. Volunteer with the Christchurch Civil Defence Response team in Christchurch
4. Volunteer museum committee of the Nurses Memorial Chapel Museum in Christchurch.