All projects
Clinical projects
The incidence and prevalence of adverse drug reactions in a tertiary hospital
Supervisor(s): Associate Professor Matt Doogue, Dr Paul Chin, Dr James Williams, Professor Murray Barclay
Sponsor: Department of Clinical Parmacology, CHDB
Student: Kaden Toms
Psychological effects of virtual reality for patients in protective isolation care
Supervisor(s): Professor Peter Dooley
Sponsor: Ruth Spearing Cancer Research Trust
Student: Tahfiz Zamri
The feasibility of the community questionnaires for identifying secondary complications in SCI
Supervisor(s): Dr Jo Nunnerley, Dr Jennifer Dunn, Associate Professor Sarah Derrett, Mr Johnny Bourke and Dr Amy Richardson
Sponsor: New Zealand Rehabilitation Association
Student: Harry White
Development and validation of a three-dimensional (3D) printed thorascopic oesophageal atresia/trachea-oesophageal fistula simulator
Supervisor(s): Mr Jonathan Wells, Dr Nick Cook and Professor Spencer Beasley
Sponsor: Health Research Council
Student: David Nair
Project Brief
Project Report
Exploring palliative care experiences and options for Māori patients and their whanau
Supervisor(s): Amanda Landers and Suzanne Pitama
Sponsor: MIHI
Student: Samantha Jackson
Cognitive functioning in individuals with obesity: a systematic review
Supervisor(s): Dr Jennifer Jordan and Professor Doug Sellman
Sponsor: National Addictions Centre and University of Otago, Division of Health Science
Student: Ravini Gamalath
Diagnostic delay in AYA Hodgkin Lymphoma patients. Does it exist? A comparative analysis across all ages
Supervisor(s): Tristan Pettit, Ruth Spearing, Kate Gardner, Louise Sue, Louise Bremner and Val Waugh
Sponsor: The Ruth Spearing Cancer Research Trust
Student: Eunice Chou
New Zealand single centre experience with sutureless aortic valve replacement
Supervisor(s): Harsh Singh and Trevor Tnay
Sponsor: CDHB, Department of Cardiothorasic Surgery
Student: Anne Chiang
Project Brief
Project Report
Preliminary outcome evaluation one year after the introduction of a chronic pain education seminar (BASE)
Supervisor(s): Bronny Trewin, Dr Ian Holding and Dr Jessica Mills
Sponsor: Maurice and Phyllis Paykel Trust
Student: Kimberley Choi
Understanding the sympathetic effects and intra-individual variability of male voiding and urinary retention
Supervisor(s): Mr Giovanni Losco, Dr Sharon English and Professor Ted Arnold
Sponsor: Urological Research Foundation
Student: Jonathan Abbott
Volatile anaesthetic agent use during Induction of paediatric anaesthesia
Supervisor(s): Dr Ben van der Griend, Associate Professor Ross Kennedy and Margie McKellow
Sponsor: The Anaesthetist's Instrument Pool Limited
Student: Annabelle Vincent
Antenatal renal abnormailities require early postnatal follow up: an analysis of the conditions identified and long term outcomes
Supervisor(s): Associate Professor Nicola Austin, Rachael McEwing, Phillipa Depree, James Hector-Taylor, Giovanni Losco and Kiki Maoate
Sponsor: Pacific Radiology Group
Student: Mackenzie Reid
Does the response to IV cannulation predict post-operative pain?
Supervisor(s): Associate Professor Dr Ross Kennedy and Mrs Margie McKellow
Sponsor: The Anaesthetist's Instrument Pool Limited
Student: Rachel Matthews
Diagnostic delay in AYA Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma patients. Does it exist? A comparative analysis across all ages.
Supervisor(s): Ruth Spearing, Tristan Pettit, Kate Gardner, Louise Sue, Lucy Pemberton and Val Waugh
Sponsor: The Ruth Spearing Cancer Research Trust
Student: Savannah Adams
Retrospective analysis of outcomes in Christchurch myeloma patients following the introduction of new therapies
Supervisor(s): Dr Sean MacPherson, Dr Peter Ganly, Dr Barry Hock and Dr Judy McKenzie
Sponsor: The Bone Marrow Cancer Trust
Student: Katie Mulholland
Publication rates, predictors and characteristics of summer research projects at the University of Otago: a 10-year analysis
Supervisor(s): Professor Lutz Beckert, Dr Yassar Alamri, Dr Ibrahim Al-Busaidi and Professor Tim Wilkinson
Sponsor: Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch
Student: William Currie
Direct Oral Amoxicillin challenge study of low risk general medical hospital inpatients
Supervisor(s): Heather Isenman, Dr Alan Pithie, Dr Matt Doogue and Dr Ignatious Chua
Sponsor: Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
Student: Silabhakta Livirya
What are the patterns of referral and uptake of BRCA testing of eligible women with ovarian caner in NZ?
Supervisor(s): Dr Bryony Simcock, Associate Professor Peter Sykes, Dr Caroline Lintott, Dr Ailing Tan and Dr Amanda Tristran
Sponsor: Cancer Society of New Zealand, Canterbury-West Coast Division Inc, Cancer Society Cheviot and Westport Groups
Student: Kate Fraser
Trends in the diagnosis of high grade cervical abnormalities in young women in the post vaccination era
Supervisor(s): Associate Professor Peter Sykes, Dr Carrie Ines, Dr Bryony Simcock and Dr Helene NacNab
Sponsor: Cancer Society of New Zealand, Canterbury-West Coast Division Inc, Cancer Society Ashburton and Ellesmere Groups
Student: Avnish Goyani
Frailty in older patients referred to Oncology and impact of treatment
Supervisor(s): Professor Bridget Robinson, Dr Dean Harris and Ruth Gerring
Sponsor: Health Care of the Elderly Education Trust
Student: Claire Whitehead
Eye movement symptoms in Huntington's disease: evidence from a large international collaboration
Supervisor(s): Professor Tim Anderson and Dr Michael MacAskill
Sponsor: Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
Student: William Muller
Establishing the prevalence of delirium in hospital inpatient settings
Supervisor(s): Professor Roger Mulder, Dr Colin Peebles, Dr Val Fletcher and Dr Matthew Croucher
Sponsor: Age Concern Canterbury Trust
Student: Catherine O'Brien
Alcohol-related presentations to the Christchurch Hospital Emergency Department: Wave 2
Supervisor(s): Dr James Foulds and Professor Michael Ardagh
Sponsor: Health Promotion Agency
Student: Oliver Coleman and Catherine Ford
Project Brief
Project Report -Oliver Coleman
Project Report - Catherine Ford
Point prevalence survey of antimicrobial use in inpatients at the Christchurch Hospital campus
Supervisor(s): Dr Sarah Metcalf, Dr Simon Dalton, Dr Sharon Gardiner, Dr Tony Walls, Dr Alan Pithie and Professor Steve Chambers
Sponsor: CDHB, Department of Infectious Diseases
Student: Ari Basevi
Investigation of the relationship between Body Mas Index and local recurrence following breast conservation treatment for early breast cancer
Supervisor(s): Dr Melissa James
Sponsor: Breast Cancer Foundation
Student: Lucy Timmings
The epidemiology of listeriosis in pregnant women and infants in New Zealand
Supervisors(s): Dr Tony Walls, Dr Cheryl Brunton and Dr Jonathan Williman
Sponsor: Cure Kids
Student: Emma Jeffs
How are dabigatran concentration monitoring and idarucizumab being used?
Supervisor(s): Dr Paul Chin
Sponsor: CDHB, Department of Clinical Pharmacology
Student: Hyun Lee
Laboratory
Prevalence and clinical significance of multiple simultaneous respiratory viral infection in adults
Supervisor(s): Dr Mona Schousboe
Sponsor: Graduate Women Canterbury Trust
Student: Chi-Yen Hwang
Analysis of the hypoxic pathway in kidney cancer
Supervisor(s): Gabi Dachs and Christina Wohlrab
Sponsor: Centre for Translational Cancer Research
Student: Maria Nonis
Manipulation of immune cell function by hydrogen peroxide from Streptococcus pneumoniae
Supervisor(s): Professor Mark Hampton and Dr Heather Parker
Sponsor: Canterbury Health Laboratories
Student: Danielle Riley
Comparing the bioavailability of liposomal and water-soluble vitamin C
Supervisor(s): Professor Margreet Vissers, Dr Juliet Pullar and Dr Anitra Carr
Sponsor: LivOn Pharmaceuticals
Student: Jenny Gallagher
Project Brief
Project Report
Does vitamin C interact with chemotherapy in cancer treatment in vivo?
Supervisor(s): Dr Abel Ang and Associate Professor Gabi Dachs
Sponsor: Cancer Society of New Zealand, Canterbury-West Coast Division Inc, Cancer Society Hokitika and Ellesmere Groups
Student: Eleanor Burgess
Role and therapeutic potential of myoregulin in cardiovascular disease
Supervisor(s): Dr Sarah Appleby and Associate Professor Chris Pemberton
Sponsor: Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
Student: Mark Holdaway
Sheep as a pre-clinical model for human gene therapy
Supervisor(s): Dr Nadia Mitchel and Professor David Palmer
Sponsor: Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
Student: Ariel Pons
Engineering physiologically relevant breast cancer tumour models
Supervisor(s): Dr Khoon Lim
Sponsor: New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation
Student: Annabelle Greenwood
Comparing the colorectal cancer microbiome of stool and tissue samples
Supervisor(s): Dr Rachel Purcell and Dr John Pearson
Sponsor: Cancer Society of New Zealand, Canterbury-West Coast Division Inc, Cancer Society Hurunui and Greymouth Groups
Student: William Taylor
Does diet switch a bacterial commensal to a colon carcinogen?
Supervisor(s): Dr Jacqui Keenan and Professor Frank Frizelle
Sponsor: Cancer Society of New Zealand, Canterbury-West Coast Division Inc, Cancer Society Diamond Harbour, Oxford and Ellesmere Groups
Student: James Swan
Investigation of signaling pathways activated in breast cancer cell lines after adipocytle co-culture
Supervisor(s): Dr Elisabeth Phillips and Dr Margaret Currie
Sponsor: Cancer Society of New Zealand, Canterbury-West Coast Division Inc, Cancer Society Rangiora Group
Student: Leah Butt
Who should die of a broken heart? A genetic and electrocardiographic study in earthquake stress cardiomyopathy
Supervisors(s): Paul Bridgman, Professor Martin Kennedy and Dr Kit Doudney
Sponsor: National Heart Foundation of New Zealand
Student: George Watson
HLA-Typing of Patients with Severe Adverse Drug Reactions
Supervisor(s): Dr Simran Maggo and Professor Martin Kennedy
Sponsor: Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
Student: Isabelle Chai
Finding the reservoir of Legionella longbeachae
Supervisor(s): Professor Stephen Chambers, Trevor Anderson, Dr Johm Clemens, Professor David Murdoch and Dr Amy-Scott-Thomas
Sponsor: Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
Student: Michael Chim
Project Brief
Project Report
Community
Enriching the environment for people with Down Syndrome living with a dementia
Supervisor(s): Tracey Hawkes, Dr Susan Gee, Dr Matthew Croucher
Sponsor: Graduate Women Canterbury Trust
Student: Tessa Luff
Evaluation of the Hauora Māori Graduate Nursing Programme
Supervisors(s): Tania Huria
Sponsor: MIHI
Student: Michaela Matenga
Understanding the modifiable factors contributing to acute hospital admissions for Nurse Maude's Māori Clients
Supervisor(s): Mary-Anne Stone and Hamish Jamieson
Sponsor: MIHI and Nurse Maude
Student: Miriarangi Kapa
Recognition of clinical deterioration in community based nursing care
Supervisor(s): Maree Steel, Dr Philippa Seaton, Gill Coe and Sheree East
Sponsor: Nurse Maude and the Department of PostGraduate Nursing, University of Otago, Christchurch
Student: Anna Swanson
Data capture of historical spinal cord injury into the New Zealand Spinal Cord Injury Registry
Supervisor(s): Dr Jennifer Dunn, Mr Rowan Schouten and Mrs Tracey Croot
Sponsor: Canterbury Orthopaedic Service Limited
Student: Courtney Poole
The reasons for the ebb and flow of career intentions through medical school and pre-vocational training
Supervisors: Professor Tim Wilkinson
Sponsor: Otago Medical School
Student: Matthew Kent
Diabetes care in general practice - Access to the Retinal Screening Pathway
Supervisor(s): Dr Ruth Savage and Deborah Callahan
Sponsor: Pegasus Health (Charitable) Trust
Student: Jamie Go
Understanding the ASH rates for Pacific children in Canterbury
Supervisor(s): Professor Les Toop and Deborah Callahan
Sponsor: Pegasus Health (Charitable) Trust
Student: Suli Tuitaupe
Meeting cultural competency learning needs of general practice reception staff
Supervisor(s): Associate Professor Gillian Abel
Sponsor: Pegasus Health (Charitable) Trust
Student: Jane Reeves
Motivators for integrated primary care between general practitioners and pharmacists
Supervisor(s): Dr Ben Hudson
Sponsor: Pegasus Health (Charitable) Trust
Student: Aaspreet Boparai
Development of nurse led models of care for people with heart failure - a descriptive study
Supervisor(s): Dr Beverley Burrell, Erin Wilmshurst, Donna Hahn and Kirsten Carey
Sponsor: Pegasus Health (Charitable) Trust
Student: Lauren Smith
Developing a humanistic outcomes based model of care for homecare and community nursing
Supervisor(s): Dr Philippa Seaton, Dr Beverly Burrell, Ms Sheree East and Gill Coe
Sponsor: Nurse Maude and the Department of PostGraduate Nursing, University of Otago, Christchurch
Student: Ella Nicholls
Samoan, New Zealand and Nepalese medical student perspectives, attitudes and idas arising from the Global Health Classroom (GHCR)
Supervisor(s): Dr Andrew Miller, Mr Roshit Bothara, Faumuina Associate Professor Tai Sopoaga, Dr Malama Tafunai, Dr Ashis Shrestha, Mrs Jen Desrosiers, Professor David Murdoch, Dr Susan Jack, Professor Tim Wilkinson, Dr Tony Walls, Associate Professor Philip Pattemore
Sponsor: University of Otago, Division of Health Science
Student: Hannah Sim