Media Release Archive
- 2005
New centre
for multi-disciplinary cancer care
16 December, 2005
A leading international surgeon and specialist in the management of cancer is visiting
Christchurch next week to evaluate a unique proposal for a specialist multi-disciplinary
Cancer Centre.
Postgraduate students
celebrate success in health sciences
15 December, 2005
This academic year 158 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.
Early –
A successful decade of School of Medicine and community collaboration
16 November, 2005
Over the last three decades there has been growing concern about a series of
issues relating to the health and well-being of young people. These issues have
spanned such matters as child abuse and neglect, juvenile offending, substance
use and youth suicide. All of these concerns are more common amongst young people
from families facing stress, difficulty and disadvantage.
Heart research wins
funding boost
02 November, 2005
Three scientists from the Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences
have been awarded major funding grants by the National Health Foundation.
Claims about
male suicide misleading
13 October, 2005
Recent claims made about the disproportionate rate of male suicide by the Director
of Suicide Prevention Information New Zealand (SPINZ) are misleading, say a
suicide research group based at the Christchurch School of Medicine & Health
Sciences.
Innovative new
methods for assessing concussion
10 October, 2005
Every year more than 20,000 New Zealanders sustain a mild head injury or concussion.
However, often it is difficult for clinicians to determine exactly how badly they
have been injured, or how well they will recover, and how quickly.
Calendar boost for children's cancer research
27th September 2005
The
launch of the ‘2005 Cancer Research For Kids
Calendar’ on Friday October 1st will be another significant boost
for children’s cancer research at the Christchurch School of
Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago.
Home treatment of
pneumonia as effective as hospital care
12 September, 2005
Mild to moderately severe pneumonia has always been treated in hospital. Now
research from the Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University
of Otago, shows that in many cases home treatment is an effective alternative to
being cared for in hospital for patients with this condition.
Stress: The good
the bad and the ugly
24 August, 2005
This topic is just one of a number of fascinating areas of health research which
will be revealed at this year’s Health Research Open Day at themChristchurch
School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago. This year the keynote
address on stress and hormones is by world-renowned endocrinologist Professor Wylie
Vale from the Salk Institute in California.
University mental health
researchers in top rank
19 August, 2005
Researchers from the University of Otago’s Christchurch School of Medicine and
Health Sciences and Dunedin School of Medicine have ranked highly in a recent assessment
of New Zealand and Australian mental health research.
New health research
funding announced
16 August, 2005
The Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, has
received nine new research funding grants to investigate a wide range of diseases
and disorders.
Urinary tract infections
and antibiotic resistance in the community
08 August, 2005
Novel research results by the Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences,
Otago University, shows how difficult it can be for GPs to decide whether or not to
prescribe antibiotics for common symptoms of Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) in women.
GPs have become wary about over prescribing antibiotics in order to avoid encouraging
antibiotic resistance, which is a growing clinical problem world-wide.
Canterbury health
research conference
04 August, 2005
Interested
in science and health? - Open day
04 August, 2005
Young gays at
increased risk of developing mental health problems
01 August, 2005
Research by Otago University’s Christchurch School of Medicine and Health
Sciences suggests that young people with a predominently homosexual orientation
have significantly greater risk of developing mental health problems than their
heterosexual counterparts.
Scientists study
vegetables in cancer fight
24 June, 2005
You can be sure that Mark Hampton’s three young children are encouraged to
eat their greens. Dr Hampton, from Otago University’s Christchurch School of
Medicine and Health Sciences, is researching how compounds found in a range of green
vegetables help prevent cancer.
Carney Centre for
pharmacogenomics launched
08 June 2005
Pharmacogenomics is one of those words which people often have difficulty in
getting to grips with. Part of the reason may be that it’s a relatively
new and unfamiliar area of medical research, although the University of Otago
is now at the cutting edge with the recent opening of the Carney Centre for
Pharmacogenomics.
Teens more worried
about pregnancy than sexually transmitted infections
31 May 2005
Research by Otago University’s Christchurch School of Medicine and Health
Sciences shows that although half of teenagers in year 12 and 13 in Christchurch
are sexually active, only 44% of them say they use condoms every time they have sex.
They also don’t feel it’s important to use condoms to prevent sexually
transmitted infections (STI) such as chlamydia.
Mid winter
dialogues (.pdf)
Rolleston Lecture Theatre 12.30-1.30pm
Christchurch
School of Medicine research receives major funding boost
25 May 2005
Health research at the University of Otago’s Christchurch School of
Medicine and Health Sciences has received its biggest ever funding boost.
The 2004/05 Health Research Council funding round has just been announced and
Christchurch health researchers have won $10.6 million dollars worth of grants.
Improved
drug treatment aim of new pharmacogenomics centre
25 May 2005
Every day thousands of doses of medication are given to patients in hospitals and
medical centres throughout the country. However, clinicians are only too aware there
are often unexpected adverse side effects on patients.
Secondary students learn
about health and research careers.
24 May 2004
Canterbury District Health Board and the Christchurch School of Medicine and Health
Sciences, Otago University, are opening their doors on Tuesday May 17 to introduce
220 year 12 secondary students from local schools to possible health and research
career options. The city’s two major health employers are mounting a range of
displays, talks and tours as their part in the annual nationwide WorkChoice Day.
Institute opens
for research into Parkinson’S Diseases and brain disorders.
23 May 2005
A monitor to signal when a driver is at risk of falling asleep, and a machine to test
whether someone is capable of driving safely after suffering a brain injury, stroke or
Parkinson’s Disease, are two products being developed at the new Van der Veer
Institute in Christchurch.
How do we get better
results from diabetes treatment?
Health inequalities in indigenous peoples
Two lectures at the Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University
of Otago, this Friday will outline important international comparisons in health
care delivery. The speakers have recently returned from several months in the
United States as Harkness Fellows where they have been investigating outcomes of
diabetes care and health inequalities in indigenous peoples.
Harkness
fellowship lectures (.pdf)
Rolleston Lecture Theatre, Friday April 29, 12.30 -1.30pm
Treatment for
Hepatitis C sufferers makes economic sense
1 April 2005
Research by the Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences has shown
that methadone maintenance therapy for injecting drug users saves lives, and
it is also cost-effective to treat their Hepatitis C virus.
New
drugs and genetic analysisimprove treatment outcomes for leukaemia
8 March 2005
The President of the British Society of Haematology will be speaking about latest
treatments for leukaemia and lymphomas during his visit to the Christchurch School
of Medicine and Health Sciences, Otago University, and at the annual meeting of the
N.Z. Society of Haematology in Auckland. His public lecture at the School will be on
March 10 at 7.30pm in the Rolleston Lecture Theatre.
Heavy cannabis
use may lead to psychotic symptoms
1 March 2005
New research from the Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences,Otago
University, raises more doubts over cannabis being a therapeutic and harmless drug.
Health lecture
series 2005 (.pdf)
23 February - 13 April 2005
Eight public lectures on health topics, held in the Rolleston Lecture Theatre at
Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Postgraduate nursing
centre official opening
18 February 2005
The expanded and relocated Centre for Postgraduate Nursing Studies at the Christchurch
School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, is to be officially opened
by the Associate Minister of Health, Ruth Dyson, and the Vice-Chancellor of the University
of Otago, Professor David Skegg, on Friday February 18 at 3pm.
Arts and humanities
important for patient health
11 February 2005
A visiting leading English clinical professor and Vice Chancellor of the University
of Durham says the presence good art and an attractive ambience are vital for the
health and well-being of patients in hospitals.
Hot science’ in the summer
10 February 2005
Every summer 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 health
research under the supervision of a clinician or scientist.
Medicine & the
arts lecture series (.pdf)
Three Lectures by the Eminent English Vice-Chancellor and Warden of the University
of Durham, Sir Kenneth Calman
Home treatment a success
for many patients with serious skin infection.
18 January 2005
A study by the Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of
Otago, in association with Pegasus Health and Christchurch Hospital, shows that many
patients can be successfully treated at home for the serious skin infection, cellulitis
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