Clinical projects
An indication for every medicine
Student: Lorna Pairman- Supervisors: Associate Professor Matt Doogue, Dr Paul Chin
- Sponsor: Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
Examination of the safety, feasibility and satisfaction of telehealth out-patient consultations for children with inflammatory bowel disease
Student: Ashleigh Goh- Supervisors: Dr Angharad Hurley, Professor Andrew Day
- Sponsor: Cure Kids and The Department of Paediatrics, UOC
App-based delivery platforms and exposure to (un)healthy food and drink environments
Student: Cassian Duthie- Supervisors: Dr Rose Crossin, Ms Christina McKerchar
- Sponsor: University of Otago, Division of Health Science
Getting the NAC; A retrospective review of a standardised intravenous Acetylcysteine ordering chart and comparison with manual calculation of prescriptions
- Student: Kaleb Addy
- Supervisors: Dr Sulaiman Almubarak, Dr Paul Gee
- Sponsor: Maurice and Phyllis Paykel Trust
Acceptability and validity of the M-ACE for older New Zealanders
- Student: Karen Angelita Suresh
- Supervisors: Matthew Croucher, Dr Susan Gee
- Sponsor: Alzheimers New Zealand Charitable Trust and Health of Older People Service Level Alliance
Can we improve cancer research priorities and cancer immunotherapy in Christchurch?
Student: Millie Taylor
- Supervisors: Associate Professor Gabi Dachs, Associate Professor Margaret Currie
- Sponsor: Cancer Society Canterbury-West Coast Division
Title to be provided at a later date
- Student: Grace Sullivan
- Supervisors: Associate Professor Peter Sykes, Dr Helene McNabb
- Sponsor: Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
Patterns of care for patients treated with a mastectomy for breast cancer in Christchurch
Student: Victoria Fookes- Supervisors: Melissa James, Radiation Oncologist and Bridget Robinson, Medical Oncologist
- Sponsor: CDHB Oncology Trust
Gender based differences in the bedside consultation; innate behaviours or learned?
- Student: Otis Williams
- Supervisors: Paul Bridgman, Cardiologist and Isla Evison, Medical Student
- Sponsor: Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
Family functioning and oral health-related quality of life among children following dental treatment under general anaesthesia
Student: Riley Thoroughgood- Supervisors: Arun Natarajan, Professor Murray Thomson
- Sponsor: Canterbury Branch of the New Zealand Dental Association
Oncology Patient and Cancer Survey to inform best service delivery
- Student: Ella Robinson
- Supervisors: Professor Bridget Robinson, Dr Kate Gardner
- Sponsor: Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
Assessing guidelines for monitoring cardiotoxicity in patients receiving cardiotoxic systemic therapies: an audit
- Student: Tim Bridgman
- Supervisors: Professor Bridget Robinson, Dr Kate Gardner
- Sponsor: CDHB Oncology Trust
Is the Better Breathing Programme Pandemic Ready? Assessing engagement with digital services among participants in the Better Breathing Programme
Student: Anna Urquhart
Supervisors: Michael Maze, David Chen
Sponsor: Pegasus Health
Laboratory projects
Donor variation and optimisation of 3D cell culture system for cartilage tissue regeneration
- Student: Valery Yizhou Li
- Supervisors: Dr Gabriella Lindberg, Professor Tim Woodfield
- Sponsor: Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
Exploring cytotoxicity of neutral hypochlorous acid
Student: Anthony Yee-Goh- Supervisors: Professor Gary Hooper, Professor Tim Woodfield, Dr Khoon Lim
- Sponsor: Canterbury Orthopaedic Services
Studying a 3D model of breast cancer to investigate protein changes driven by a fat rich environment
- Student: Maddison Hill
- Supervisors: Dr Elisabeth Phillips, Associate Professor Margaret Currie
- Sponsor: Cancer Society, Canterbury-West Coast Division
Apathy and executive function in Parkinson's disease
- Student: Nasya Thompson
- Supervisors: Dr Campbell Le Heron, Dr Michael Macaskill
- Sponsor: Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
Design and development of hydrogel coatings for CPAP prongs
Student: Charlotte Cahill- Supervisors: Dr Khoon Lim, Dr Cesar Alcala-Orzco
- Sponsor: Fisher and Paykel Healthcare
Identification of suPAR cleaved products as potential new biomarkers of heart disease
Student: Fergus Allan- Supervisors: Dr Janice Chew-Harris, Christopher Pemberton
- Sponsor: Heart Foundation NZ
Role of bacterial LPS in colorectal cancer
- Student: Jessica Permain
- Supervisors: Dr Rachel Purcell, Dr Tamara Glyn
- Sponsor: Cancer Society, Canterbury-West Coast Division
Establishing a method for detecting HLA alleles that predispose to adverse drug reactions
- Student: Leonie Hitchman
- Supervisors: Dr Simran Maggo, Professor Martin Kennedy
- Sponsor: Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science, UOC
Community Projects
Compression wraps versus compression bandaging in the community setting
- Student: Nicola Williams
- Supervisors: Associate Professor Philippa Seaton, Cathy Hammond, Gill Cole
- Sponsor: Nurse Maude Association
Developing a return to work pathway for people with spinal cord injury
- Student: Catey Boyce
- Supervisors: Dr Jennifer Dunn, Dr Jo Nunnerley
- Sponsor: Burwood Academy of Independent Living
Improving understanding of the benefit to clients and the economic benefit of continence rehabilitation in the community
- Student: Holly Seigne
- Supervisors: Lisa Cowap, Virginia Maskill, Sante Beasant
- Sponsor: Nurse Maude Association
The use of GnRH analogues in gender transition adolescents
- Student: TBC
- Supervisors: Dr Sue Bagshaw, Dr Janet Spittlehouse
- Sponsor: University of Otago, Division of Health Science
The costs of eating disorders in New Zealand
- Student: Shistata Dhakal
- Supervisors: Dr Jennifer Jordan, Professor Lois Surgenor
- Sponsor: Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
Dysglycaemia during induction therapy of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in New Zealand
- Student: Isabella Mellis
- Supervisors: Dr Martin de Bock, Dr Siobhan Cross
- Sponsor: Children’s Cancer Research Trust
What barriers do South Island adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients face during survivorship?
- Student: Eleanor Wilding
- Supervisors: Dr Tristan Pettit, Louise Sue
- Sponsor: Ruth Spearing Cancer Research Trust
Evaluation of MIHI 2020 Undergraduate Courses (5HMVM)
- Student: Millie Bowen
- Supervisors: Ms Amber Philpott, Professor Suzanne Pitama
- Sponsor: Māori Indigenous Health Institute
Evaluation of MIHI 2020 Undergraduate Courses (4HMVM)
- Student: Jessica Middelberg
- Supervisors: Ms Amber Philpott, Professor Suzanne Pitama
- Sponsor: Māori Indigenous Health Institute
Evaluation of MIHI 2020 Postgraduate Courses (501 Health Professionals)
- Student: Harris Sciascia
- Supervisors: Ms Amber Philpott, Professor Suzanne Pitama
- Sponsor: Māori Indigenous Health Institute
Evaluation of MIHI 2020 Postgraduate Courses (501/601 Clinical Psychologists)
- Student: Jacqueline Katipa-Maikuku
- Supervisors: Ms Amber Philpott, Professor Suzanne Pitama
- Sponsor: Māori Indigenous Health Institute
Evaluation of MIHI 2020 Postgraduate Courses (301 RMO)
- Student: Billie Gel
- Supervisors: Ms Amber Philpott, Professor Suzanne Pitama
- Sponsor: Māori Indigenous Health Institute
