All projects
Clinical
Quantifying the effect and variability of neuromuscular blocking drugs on patients undergoing surgery
Supervisor(s): Associate Professor Ross Kennedy and Mrs Margie McKellow
Sponsor: Anaesthetists' Instrument Pool Limited
Student: Harriet Marshall
Assess dose intensity of methotrexate and other chemotherapy agents in AYA patients treated for osteosarcoma in New Zealand 2000-2009
Supervisor(s): Dr Kate Gardner
Sponsor: Ruth Spearing Cancer Research Trust
Student: Ovida Ortiz Saikam
Monitoring and evaluation of an implementation of an electronic prescribing system
Supervisor(s): Dr Matthew Strother
Sponsor: The Clinical Pharmacology Research Group
Student: Ross Ianev
Oxygen saturation targeting in premature infants and respiratory outcome
Supervisor(s): Dr Sarah Harris
Sponsor: The Canterbury Neonatal Unit Trust Fund
Student: Emma Wolfe
Raising awareness of factors that can help prevent delirium - A pilot of an appreciative inquiry approach
Supervisors(s): Dr Susan Gee, Ms Tracey Hawkes and Dr Matthew Croucher
Sponsor: Canterbury Health Care of the Elderly Education Trust
Student: Julia Bergman
Retrospective study of 50 patients with cellulitis treated under Acute Demand Management Service looking at duration of intravenous and oral antibiotics and time of switch between oral and intravenous
Supervisor(s): Dr Belinda van Gruting and Professor Les Toop
Sponsor: Pegasus Health (Charitable) Trust
Student: Tara Millar
Knowledge and attitudes of general practitioners and practice nurses to the Green Prescription Programme and Community Based Smoking Cessation programmes
Supervisor(s): Dr Ben Hudson and Dr Lynley Cook
Sponsor: Pegasus Health (Charitable) Trust
Student: Sam Kennedy
A Targeted Quality of Life Analysis following Abdominal Aneurysm Repair - Influence on treatment method
Supervisor(s): Dr Manar Khashram and Professor Justin Roake
Sponsor: Christchurch Radiology Group
Student: Michaela Mullen
Other Malignancies in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia - A retrospective analysis
Supervisor(s): Dr Sean MacPherson
Sponsor: Bone Marrow Research Trust
Student: Nick McIntosh
Outcomes after total joint replacement and the role of rehabilitation
Supervisor(s): Dr Deborah Snell, Ms Anne Sinnott, Dr Jennifer Dunn, Professor Alastair Rothwell, Dr Jean Hsieh, Professor Gerben DeJong and Professor Garry Hooper
Sponsor: Age Concern
Student: Julia Hipango
Psychosocial Variables and Characteristcs of Patients with Persistent Pain assessed at a New Zealand tertiary care Pain Medicine Centre
Supervisor(s): Professor E Shipton and Ms Jessica Mills
Sponsor: Maurice and Phyllis Paykel Trust
Student: Campbell MacLachlan
Measurement of elbow extensor strength - Development and testing of the Troidometer II
Supervisor(s): Dr Jennifer Dunn, Dr Shayne Gooch and Professor Alastair Rothwell
Sponsor: New Zealand Spinal Trust
Student: Angus McGregor
Satisfaction with the Crisis Resolution Service - Consumer, family and referrer perspectives
Supervisor(s): Dr Frances Carter
Sponsor: Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
Student: Maddie Weston
Nasal pressure profile during treatment with high flow humidified therapy
Supervisor(s): Dr Lutz Beckert and Dr Paul Kelly
Sponsor: Fisher and Paykel Healthcare
Student: Anna Latham
Measurement of 2D wound images - Use of PAPRIKA (pairwise ranking) to develop consensus and consistency around wound image informatics and reporting
Supervisor(s): Associate Professor Helen Lunt, Mr Robert Ashford, Mr Stephen Percival and Associate Professor Paul Hansen
Sponsor: The Don Beaven Summer Studentship
Student: Lalitha Mukundan
Adjuvant endocrine therapy for early breast cancer
Supervisor(s): Professor Bridget Robinson, Dr Birgit Dijkstra and Ms Val Davey
Sponsor: New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation
Student: Sarah Tomlinson
Cardiac toxicity in patients treated with hypofractionated radiation treatment for breast cancer in Christchurch
Supervisor(s): Dr Melissa James
Sponsor: New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation
Student: Sami Swadi
Is surveillance for colorectal cancer in ulcerative colitis effective?
Supervisor(s): Associate Professor Tim Eglinton and Dr James Falvey
Sponsor: Bowel and Liver Trust
Student: Kimberley Noah
Vulnerability of infants admitted to a regional Mothers and Babies service
Supervisor(s): Dr Liz Macdonald and Dr Sarah Harris
Sponsor: New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women Canterbury
Student: Helena Trollope
Change in the age of presentation and site of colorectal cancer in New Zealand over the last 20 years
Supervisor(s): Professor Frank Frizelle
Sponsor: Cancer Society of New Zealand Canterbury/West Coast Division and Cancer Society Diamond Harbour and Rangiora Groups
Student: Callum Davidson
Oral health-related Quality of Life changes in orthodontic patients at Christchurch Hospital
Supervisor(s): Dr Peter Fowler, Dr Joseph Antoun, Dr Lyndie Foster-Page, Grace Nichols and Professor Mauro Farella
Sponsor: New Zealand Dental Association Canterbury Branch
Student: Rebecca Chapman
Early warning of the deteriorating patient
Supervisor(s): Professor Geoff Shaw, Dr S Connor and Professor Geoffrey Chase
Sponsor: New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women Canterbury
Student: Fraser Jeffery
Measuring a 'good' death in CDHB
Supervisor(s): Dr Kate Grundy
Sponsor: Canterbury District Health Board
Student: Claire Whitehead
Aseptic Loosening following hip and knee replacement - are there different mechanisms of failure?
Supervisor(s): Professor Gary Hooper, Professor Alastair Rothwell and Dr Tim Woodfield
Sponsor: Canterbury Orthopaedic Services Trust
Student: Ed Henley
How do the prognostic factors of Endometrial Cancer vary in New Zealand Women of different ethnicity
Supervisor(s): Associate Professor Peter Sykes and Dr Bryony Simcock
Sponsor: Cancer Society of New Zealand Canterbury/West Coast Division and Cancer Society Diamond Harbour and Oxford Groups
Student: Olivia Smeele
Correlating accelerometer data (FitBit) and exercise surveys as measurements of physical activity in cancer patients
Supervisor(s): Dr David Gibbs, Dr Matthew Strother and Dr Margaret Currie
Sponsor: University of Otago, Division of Health Sciences
Student: Bryan Siew
Diagnosis and Recording of Adverse Drug Reactions in an Electronic Prescribing System
Supervisor(s): Associate Professor Matt Doogue, Dr Matthew Strother and Dr Paul Chin
Sponsor: University of Otago, Division of Health Sciences
Student: Tim Wareing
The utility of a multiplex PCR assay for the detection of respiratory viruses in children
Supervisor(s): Associate Professor Philip Pattemore, Dr Tony Walls and Associate Professor Lance Jennings
Sponsor: Canterbury Health Laboratories
Student: Erika Stark
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The impact of vaccination os hospital admission rates for bacterial meningitis in New Zealand children
Supervisor(s): Dr Tony Walls, Dr Natalie Martin and Dr Cheryl Brunton
Sponsor: CureKids
Student: Vicki Cho
Laboratory
Interplay between enterobactin and myeloperoxidase during infections with E. coli.
Supervisor(s): Dr Louisa Forbes and Professor Tony Kettle
Sponsor: Canterbury Scientific
Student: Matt Plowman
Genetic and epidemiological assessment of BRCA mutation carriers from the New Zealand Familial Breast Cancer Study
Supervisor(s): Dr Logan Walker and Dr John Pearson
Sponsor: Cancer Society of New Zealand Canterbury/West Coast Division and Cancer Society Ellesmere Group
Student: Rebecca Dawson
Analysis gene expression data to understand ascorbate transport in tumours of colorectal cancer patients
Supervisor(s): Associate Professor Gabi Dachs and Dr Logan Walker
Sponsor: Cancer Society of New Zealand Canterbury/West Coast Division and Cancer Society Buller/Westport and Greymouth Groups
Student: Rebekah Crake
Investigation of markers of fatty acid metabolism and B-oxidation in breast cancer cells
Supervisor(s): Dr Margaret Currie and Dr Elisabeth Phillips
Sponsor: Cancer Society of New Zealand Canterbury/West Coast Division and Cancer Society Ashburton, Ellesmere and Hurunui Groups
Student: Morgan Jones
The effect of comorbidities on breast cancer
Supervisor(s): Dr Elisabeth Phillips, Associate Professor Gabi Dachs and Dr Margaret Currie
Sponsor: Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
Student: Linda Buss
Gout - Diagnosis and monitoring using MARS spectral imaging
Supervisor(s): Professor Lisa Stamp, Associate Professor Nigel Anderson and Dr Aamir Raja
Sponsor: Christchurch Radiology Group
Student: Vivian Yang
Genes that Predict Outcome in Heart Failure
Supervisor(s): Dr Anna Pilbrow and Professor Vicky Cameron
Sponsor: Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
Student: Josh Stewart
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A new way to diagnose and measure calcium crystal arthritis with MARS imaging
Supervisor(s): Associate Professor Nigel Anderson, Dr Aamir Raja and Professor Lisa Stamp
Sponsor: University Hospital Lausanne
Student: Chloe Choi
Nanopore sequencing of repeat sequences in human DNA
Supervisor(s): Professor Martin Kennedy
Sponsor: Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
Student: Lucy de Jong
Vitamin C status of patients with severe infection and obesity
Supervisor(s): Dr Anitra Carr and Dr Juliet Pullar
Sponsor: Canterbury Health Laboratories
Student: Susannah Dunham
The Dawn of Long Noncoding RNAs as Circulating Cardiac Biomarkers
Supervisor(s): Professor Vicky Cameron and Dr Anna Pilbrow
Sponsor: Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
Student: Lauren Teape
Investigation of the role of founder effect in familial hypercholesterolaemia patients with LDLR gene mutations
Supervisor(s): Dr Andrew Laurie and Professor Peter George
Sponsor: Canterbury Health Laboratories
Student: Rachel Spain
Growing enteroids to study bowel disease
Supervisor(s): Dr Jacqui Keenan and Professor Andrew Day
Sponsor: Bowel and Liver Trust
Student: Gabrielle Budd
The emerging role of neutrophils in cancer progression
Supervisor(s): Professor Margreet Vissers, Dr Margaret Currie and Associate Professor Gabi Dachs
Sponsor: Cancer Society of New Zealand Canterbury/West Coast Division and Cancer Society Kaikoura Group
Student: Alex Fretter
Inactivation of enzymes by urate hydroperoxide and protection by ascorbic acid
Supervisor(s): Professor Tony Kettle and Dr Louisa Forbes
Sponsor: University of Otago, Christchurch, Department of Pathology
Student: Melanie Hamzah
Community
The impact of cognitive impairment on engagement and outcomes with a community rehabilitation and support service
Supervisor(s): Dr Claire Heppenstall
Sponsor: PSE Research Fund
Student: Lucy Watt
Evaluation of a Telephone Based Brief Intervention Model for Smoking Cessation
Supervisor(s): Leigh Aston and Dr Ruth Savage
Sponsor: Pegasus Health (Charitable) Trust
Student: Anna Hulme
Somatisation disorders in people with childhood sexual abuse
Supervisor(s): Associate Professor Roderick Duncan, Associate Professor John Horwood and Professor Roger Mulder
Sponsor: Department of Psychological Medicine
Student: Sam Wilkinson
Can non-attendance to Pulmonary Rehabilitation be predicted prospectively using a question based scoring system
Supervisor(s): Dr Mike Epton and Louise Weatherall
Sponsor: Pegasus Health (Charitable) Trust
Student: Dean Ramage
I am HIV but I am not a patient - Managing marginalised identities in health interactions
Supervisor(s): Associate Professor Gillian Abel and Mrs Jennifer Desrosiers
Sponsor: Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
Student: Anna Brinsdon
Pilot study - Developing a frailty scale from the interRAI
Supervisor(s): Dr Hamish Jamieson
Sponsor: Canterbury Healthcare of the Elderly and Canterbury Osteoperosis Society
Student: Rosie Burn
