Media Release Archive
- 2004
CDHB research grants announced
December 2004
Eight new research grants have been announced by the Canterbury District Health
Board. They are part of the CDHB’s and School of Medicine’s joint
annual research programme. This year $70,000 was allocated for proposals that
would be directed at improving the quality of care delivered in Christchurch.
Projects which looked at the interface between the Emergency Department and
other services at Christchurch hospital and/or community services would be
given priority.
Medicine & the
arts, lecture series (.pdf)
Three Lectures by the Eminent English Vice-Chancellor and Warden of the University
of Durham, Sir Kenneth Calman
Health care improved by specialist
postgraduate education
10 December 2004
This academic year nearly 140 postgraduate students
from the Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences have
received a Certificate, Diploma, Masters or PhD in Health Sciences
from the University of Otago, taking a further step in their careers
as health professionals.
Health research funding boost
from Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
8 December 2004
The Canterbury Medical Research Foundation has announced significant project
funding for medical researchers at the Christchurch School of Medicine and
Health Sciences, Otago University, for the coming year.
Research shows new blood test can
predict risk of heart attack
2 December 2004
One of the biggest challenges facing clinicians is predicting whether someone
with chest pain is going to suffer a life threatening heart attack, and then
to prescribe appropriate medication and treatment.
Research into breast cancer, childhood
leukaemia, & kidney failure receives new grants
1 December 2004
Researchers at the Christchurch School of Medicine
and Health Sciences, University of Otago have won new funding for
research into breast cancer, childhood leukaemia, and kidney failure.
Top achievements for Christchurch
cancer researchers
15 November 2004
Two early-career scientists at the Christchurch
School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, have
won two of the top awards on offer this year by the Annual Scientific
Meeting of the New Zealand Society for Oncology. These awards are
available for early career scientists and clinicians working in
the cancer field.
Heart research a key to improved health
for thousands of New Zealanders
2 November 2004
Cardiovascular Research is playing an increasingly
important role in reducing the most significant health risk in
New Zealand, diseases of the heart and circulation, which still
account for 40% of all deaths each year.
New research collaboration investigates
disease in newborn and elderly
12 October 2004
The University of Otago’s Christchurch School
of Medicine and Health Sciences’ 30 year expertise in free
radical research will be a vital component of a new collaborative
Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE), recently backed by major
Government funding.
Free radicals & life (.pdf)
11 October 2004
Christine Winterbourn
Department of Pathology, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences,
Christchurch
CNN
International reports on innovative pain sensor
23 September 2004
Intensive care specialist,Dr Geoff Shaw, from the
Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences is collaborating
with colleagues at the University of Canterbury on a device to
automatically measure the amount of pain medication needed by patients
in intensive care.
For a full report on CNN Technology
Stem cell expert reveals future
use for disease treatment
8 September 2004
Australia’s leading expert on stem cell research
and a pioneer of reproductive medicine, Professor Alan Trounson,
is the keynote speaker at the Inaugural Canterbury Health Science
Research conference this weekend. His address, which is open to
the public, is to be delivered at 7pm in the Rolleston Lecture
Theatre on “ Stem Cells, Differentiation and Tissue Repair”.
Health research
open day
Sunday 5 September 1.00
- 4.00pm. Christchurch School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Christchurch
Hospital.
Students help research effects of Christchurch
air pollution
25 August 2004
Christ’s College boarders are taking part
in a unique study which may throw new light on the health effects
of air pollution in teenagers. The research is being carried out
by the Canterbury Respiratory Research Group at the Christchurch
School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago.
Improving Maori understanding of
cancer crisis
16 August 2004
Cancer is the leading cause of death for Maori women
and the second most frequent cause for Maori men. Cancer mortality
is 51% higher for Maori males, and 78% higher for Maori females
than non-Maori.
Christine Winterbourn earns Otago's
highest research honour
1 July 2004
Professor Christine Winterbourn, head of the Christchurch
School of Medicine and Health Sciences' Free-Radical Research Group,
is this year's recipient of the University of Otago's Distinguished
Research Medal.
New risk factors revealed for inflammatory
bowel disease
24 June 2004
Health researchers at the Christchurch School
of Medicine and Health Sciences, Otago University, have found
evidence of new risk factors associated with a debilitating illness
called Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).
Major health research funding boost
4 June 2004
Health research has been given a boost at the Christchurch
School of Medicine and Health Sciences, with the funding of two research
programmes and four projects by teams of researchers and clinicians.
The results of the 2003 Health Research Council funding round have
resulted in $6.3 million for the next three years going to the University
of Otago’s Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Possible virus risk factor in breast
cancer
31 May 2004
A study just published in the prestigious British Journal
of Cancer by researchers at the University of Otago’s Christchurch
School of Medicine and Health Sciences and Dunedin School of Medicine,
and the University of Melbourne, has found evidence of a link between
a common virus and breast cancer in women under the age of 40 years.
N.Z. and Australian perspectives
on depression and bipolar disorders
10 May 2004
Recently over 300 people attended a public lecture
on depression at the Christchurch School of Medicine and Health
Sciences, Otago University. Many had to be turned away. This level
of interest reflects a recent WHO report demonstrating that depression
is the leading cause of disability internationally and can affect
anyone, including those who are ostensibly ‘successful’ and ‘happy’.
Myths still affect influenza vaccine
uptake
6 May 2004
Research by the Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences reveals
there is still some way to go to before most people aged 65 and over across
the country take advantage of free flu vaccination, despite its efficacy in
preventing influenza in this age group. The research from the Department of
Public Health and General Practice, shows there are significant variations
in uptake of the vaccine across the country, while myths still persist about
influenza and the vaccination.
New website on complementary and
alternative medicine
21 April 2004
The one in four New Zealanders who use complementary
and alternative medicines (CAM) can now access objective information
from a new website developed by Otago University’s Christchurch
School of Medicine and Health Sciences. The new site has been funded
by the Ministry of Health and researched and developed by NZ Health
Technology Assessment based at the School.
Canterbury health science research
conference 2004
The Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences,
the Canterbury Medical Research Foundation and the Christchurch
Medical Research Society are hosting the first ever conference
of health science researchers in Canterbury on Sunday and Monday
September 5/6 2004.
Advances in understanding 'difficult'
pregnancies
13 April 2004
Before the 1960’s knowledge of the intrauterine
environment was like a black box, limiting clinical understanding,
and monitoring of the fetus during pregnancy. Little was known about
the fetus until after birth happened. Now that has changed dramatically,
and there have been revolutionary advances, particularly in the last
20 years enabling clinicians to diagnose and treat problems which develop
in the womb.
Hepatitis C…A sleeping dragon
6 April 2004
More than 25,000 people in New Zealand have hepatitis
C and that figure is escalating by 1300 new infections a year. Dr Cheryl
Brunton from the Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences,
Otago University, warns that there are going to be major health consequences
and costs for New Zealand in the future.
Complementary and alternative medicine
information on the web
1 April 2004
Cutting through the bewildering array of information
about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is the focus
of a new Ministry of Health-funded website launched today.
Depression ... Are we simply medicalising
unhappiness?
31 March 2004
It is estimated that 10% of New Zealanders will
at some stage in their lives suffer an episode of depression. But
Professor Roger Mulder from the Christchurch School of Medicine
and Health Sciences is concerned that some of these people may
be seeking and receiving formal mental health care for what may
be a relatively short period of unhappiness.
Parkinson’s Diseases set to grow as
population ages
23 March 2004
The recently appointed chair of Parkinson’s
Diseases at the Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences,
Otago University, Professor Tim Anderson, says that with 80 new
cases a year in Canterbury, and 1000 in total, the numbers with
this condition will steadily increase in New Zealand. Many others
suffer from tremor and other involuntary movement disorders.
COPD..Chronic bronchitis and emphysema
advances in understanding & new treatments
11 March 2004
The Dean of the Christchurch School of Medicine
and Health Sciences, Professor Ian Town, will present a public
lecture on COPD as part of the annual Health Lecture Series. Rolleston
Lecture Theatre, Wednesday 17 March 7.30pm. Displays and discussion.
All welcome.
New research into kidney failure
in intensive care
9 March 2004
Kidney failure in intensive care units is a complex
medical problem with up to 40 per cent of patients in ICUs exposed
to this life threatening condition, which has a mortality rate
of at least 50 per cent.
Spinal cord injury can result
in significant psychological and social problems
25 February 2004
Research from the Christchurch School of Medicine
and Health Sciences, Otago University, has confirmed for the first
time that a high proportion of New Zealanders with severe spinal
cord injury and subsequent chronic pain experience ongoing psychological
and social problems because of their condition.
Medical staff honoured for teaching
excellence
23 February 2004
Years of teaching excellence and clinical expertise
have been recognised at the annual Academic Inauguration at the Christchurch
School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago.
Hot science in the summer
13 February 2004
Every summer holidays students from the Christchurch
School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Otago University, and other
tertiary institutions, have the opportunity to carry out a particular
research project, supported by a variety of sponsors with an educational
grant of $4000 for each student. This is a chance for many students
to experience research under the supervision of a clinician or scientist.
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