Always fair, encouraging, and motivating.
Maddy Partridge is a Poisons Information Officer at the New Zealand National Poisons Centre, situated within the Health Sciences Division of the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. The centre operates from the 3rd Floor, Wellcome Building, 22 Frederick Street, Dunedin 9016, and delivers 24-hour poisons information and advice to the public and health professionals nationwide via the dedicated line 0800 764 766 or 0800 POISON. Partridge's direct dial is +64 3 479 7250. She works alongside a team of Poisons Information Officers and Specialists, supported by medical toxicologists, under Director Associate Professor Adam Pomerleau and Deputy Director Dr Bill Boroughf. The core staff hold health-related degrees such as Bachelors, Masters, or PhDs in fields including pharmacology, toxicology, neuroscience, nursing, or pharmacy, and receive intensive training in poisoning management.
In 2023, Maddy Partridge authored the paper titled 'Insulin exposure calls to the New Zealand national poison centre – a 10 year review,' published in the Proceedings of the Toxicology and Poisons Network Australasia. This retrospective study examines calls related to insulin exposures received by the centre over a decade, highlighting patterns in poisoning incidents involving insulin. Her affiliation in the publication is listed as the New Zealand National Poisons Centre, Dunedin, New Zealand.
