November 2005
At the November meeting of the Scientific Advisory Group of the National Heart Foundation, a total of 13 limited budget grants were awarded. The awards included 5 Small Project Grants and 8 Travel Grants.
SMALL PROJECT GRANTS
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Ms Leonie Gallaher
Clinical Manager, Manaia PHO, Whangarei
Evaluation of Manaaki Manawa, a kaupapa Maori cardiac rehabilitation programme
$15,000 for a period of 2 years.
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Mr Jason Mclaughlin
Nutrition and Health Team, Crop and Food Research, Palmerston North
Variability data on total fat and sodium in ethnic takeaway foods in New Zealand
$4,462 for a period of 2 months.
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Dr Judith McCool
Department of Psychological Medicine, School of Population Health, University of Auckland
Longitudinal study of pro- and anti-smoking media on adolescent smoking
$15,000 for a period of 3 years.
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Dr Kerry O'Brien
Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Otago
Psychological predictors and outcomes of adherence to a dietary intervention in type 2 diabetes
$14,738 for a period of 18 months.
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Ms Gillian Whalley &
Assoc Professor Rob Doughty
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland
Individual patient meta-analysis of restrictive diastolic filling in patients with heart failure and post myocardial infarction
$14,967 for a period of 6 months.
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TRAVEL GRANTS
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Ms Lynne Belz
Coronary Care Unit, Auckland City Hospital
Cardiovascular nursing working group strategic planning meeting, Queensland, Australia
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Dr Stephen Brown
Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health, Massey University
Medical Science Congress 2005, Queenstown
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Mr Michael Cooling
Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland
Medical Science Congress 2005, Queenstown
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Ms Robyn Midwinter
Department of Pathology, Christchurch School of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Otago
12
th Annual Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine (SFRBM), Texas, USA |
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Dr Ayman Mourad
Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland
Medical Science Congress 2005, Queenstown |
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Mr Holger Schmid
Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland
Medical Science Congress 2005, Queenstown |
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Mr George Thomson
Department of Public Health, Wellington School of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Otago
3
rd Australian Tobacco Control Conference, Sydney, Australia
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Ms Gillian Whalley
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland
9
th Annual Scientific Sessions of the European Association of Echocardiography, Florence, Italy |
