Tarra K. McNally

Moving beyond dusty guidelines: developing a national clinical practice guidelines dissemination and implementation model for New Zealand’s maternity system

Profile

Tarra is a doctoral candidate at the Centre for Women's Health Research in the School of Health. She is a medical anthropologist with 18 years of experience in maternal and child health, reproductive health, gender-based violence prevention and HIV/AIDS. Her recent work includes the introduction of misoprostol for prevention and treatment of post-partum hemorrhage in the Zimbabwean health care system. Her doctoral research focuses on developing a model for clinical practice guideline dissemination and implementation for maternity services to improve maternal and infant health outcomes.

Qualifications

BA, Anthropology (Macalester College); MA, Anthropology (Boston University); MPH, Family Health (University of Arizona)

Research interests

Healthcare quality and safety; maternal, newborn, and child health; research translation and implementation

Publications

Wells E., Coeytaux F., Azasi E., Danmusa S., Geressu T., McNally T., Otive-Igbuzor E., Potts J., Tibebu S. (2016). Evaluation of different models of access to misoprostol at the community level to improve maternal health outcomes in Ethiopia, Ghana, and Nigeria. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 133,261-265.

Zvandasara P., Chipato T., Mawere E., Rivett K., McNally T. (2015, December) Introducing misoprostol for the management of postpartum hemorrhage in Zimbabwe: final report on operational research. Central African Journal of Medicine 61,76-83.

Nyandoro M., McNally T.,Moran M., Mawere E., Hodoglugil N., Liu M. (2013, November). Tackling two of the leading causes of maternal mortality in Zimbabwe by introducing misoprostol at all levels. Poster presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo, Boston, MA.

Norris, S. L., McNally, T. K., Zhang, X., Burda, B., Chan, B., Chowdhury, F. M., Patrick, D. (2011). Published norms underestimate the health-related quality of life among persons with type 2 diabetes. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 64(4), 358-365.

Hogben, M., McNally, T., McPheeters, M., & Hutchinson, A. B. (2007). The Effectiveness of HIV Partner Counseling and Referral Services in Increasing Identification of HIV-Positive Individuals. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 33(2), 89-100.

Herbst, J. H., Beeker, C., Mathew, A., Mcnally, T., Passin, W. F., Kay, L. S., Johnson, R. L. (2007). The Effectiveness of Individual-, Group-, and Community-Level HIV Behavioral Risk-Reduction Interventions for Adult Men Who Have Sex with Men. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 32(4), 38-67.