Dr Justine Wright is a specialist anaesthetist and a member of the Women’s Health Pain Team at Te Toka Tumai, Auckland Hospital. She teaches advanced communication skills and is a trained VitalTalk Facilitator — part of a not-for-profit organisation based in the United States that supports clinicians in improving their communication. Dr Wright, originally from Leeds in the United Kingdom, graduated from Leicester Medical School in 1993 and completed her ANZCA training in Waikato and Auckland.