2024

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$537,309

Limited Budget Support - $71,250

Principle Investigator
Project Title
Amount Awarded
Dr Tom Barr
Temporary epicardial pacing in cardiac surgical patients in New Zealand: a survey and prospective observational study of current management.
$20,000
Dr Miriam Wheeler
A feasibility project to demonstrate the use of self-testing, and a patient portal, in management of anticoagulation require for individuals living with rheumatic hear disease and mechanical valve.
$20,000
Dr Rachel Parke
Nasal High-flow Oxygen Therapy After Cardiac Surgery Study (NOTACS)
$4,500
Dr Jocelyne Benatar
To support a randomised study in patients who have recovered left ventricular function in the first 2-3 weeks post myocardial function.
$20,000
Dr Nicola Edwards
Summer Studentship to support The New Zealand Sarcoid Registry data analysis.
$6,750

Project Support - $85,335

Principle Investigator
Project Title
Amount Awarded
Sarah Skyes
Early dysphagia rehab in critical care
$85,335

Senior Fellowship - $0

Principle Investigator
Project Title
Amount Awarded
There was no Senior Fellowship awarded in 2024

PhD Scholarship - $0

Principle Investigator
Project Title
Amount Awarded
There were no PhD Scholarships awarded in 2024

Post Graduate Scholarship- $39,160

Principle Investigator
Project Title
Amount Awarded
Jish Geevarghese
University Fees 2025
$2,045
Anju Eldho
University Fees 2025
$3,000
Yijia Ren
University Fees 2025
$1,935
Anu Anna Thomas
University Fees 2025
$1,921
Jeenal Chauhan
University Fees 2025
$3,000
Soumya Joseph
University Fees 2025
$1,834
Sabi Farkas
University Fees 2025
$3,000
Klara Dalay
University Fees 2025
$2,568
Santhosh Nair
University Fees 2025
$1,026
Vinu Prasad
University Fees 2025
$1,604
Joanne Orante
University Fees 2025
$2,999
Sophie Scott
University Fees 2025
$2,566
Eduardo Racoma
University Fees 2025
$1,128
Edwin Del Rosario
University Fees 2025
$3,000
Nico Yabut
University Fees 2025
$2,977
Shinumol George
University Fees 2025
$3,000
Shaheeda Ali
University Fees 2025
$1,548

Centennial Travel Award: Nurses, Technical, and Paramedical Staff - $12,000

Principle Investigator
Project Title
Amount Awarded
Dr Rachael Parke
Centennial Travel Award will be utilised to assist me to travel to London, United Kingdom and then Barcelona, Spain to support development of a research collaboration and study reporting patient, whānau and staff experiences of virtual visiting at the Intensive Care Unit, Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital, London 2. Receive mentorship towards my own professional development and promotion which is unavailable in New Zealand 3. Present study results from a study I lead undertaken to determine two year neurological, cognitive and functional outcomes of survivors of out of hospital cardiac arrest in Aotearoa New Zealand.
$5,000
Mr Ryan Welch
Centennial Travel Award will be utilised to support my attendance to the Harbor – UCLA practicum in cardiopulmonary exercise testing in October 2024 in California, USA. My educational aims for attending the course include: To increase my understanding of gas exchange and the physiological response to exercise. To improve my ability to interpret cardiopulmonary exercise tests conducted in our respiratory physiology laboratory. To enhance my understanding of the physiological response during exercise in healthy and clinical populations.
$5,000
Mr Jordan Merritt
Centennial Travel Award will be utilised to support my attendance to the Harbor – UCLA practicum in cardiopulmonary exercise testing in October 2024 in California, USA. My educational aims for attending the course include: Increase my understanding of gas exchange and the physiological response to exercise. Improve my ability to interpret cardiopulmonary exercise tests conducted in our respiratory physiology laboratory. Improve my understanding of the physiological response during exercise in both health and disease.
$2,000

Mornington Brennan Nurses Scholarship - $5,000

Principle Investigator
Project Title
Amount Awarded
Mr Nico Yabut
University Fees 2025
$2,500
Ms Jane Koo
University Fees 2025
$1,500
Suja Jose
University Fees 2025
$1,000

Travel/Conference Support - $47,059

Principle Investigator
International Conferences
Domestic Conferences
Heart Lung Foundation Travel Award
$8,500
$6,500
Nursing /Technical /Paramedical
$32,059
$0

Salary Support - $259,212

John Neutze Scholarship
Recipient Professor Harvey White

Administrative Support
Charlene Nell (Desktop Administrator), Michele D’Souza (Cardiovascular Research Unit)

Restricted Funds released - $18,292

Farewell dinners, Publication costs, One off Adult and Paeds one off transfer

Prof Brian Anderson

Author: Prof Brian Anderson and co-authors
Description: Characterisation of the pharmacokinetics of routine prophylactic antibiotics in order to improve dosing regimens when given to children undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass surgery

Dr Anita Sumpter

Author: Conor J. O’Hanlon, Anita Sumpter Brian J. Anderson
Description: Milrinone dosing in paediatric cardiac intensive care

Dr Jocelyne Benatar

Author: T. Yndigegn, B. Lindahl, K. Mars,…,J. Benatar
Description: Do beta-blockers improve outcomes after heart attacks – a feasibility study

Dr John Beca

Author: Luregn J. Schlapbach, Kristen S. Gibbons, et al.
Description: Nitric Oxide on cardio pulmonary bypass in congenital heart disease – A randomized controlled multi-center trial

Ryan Welch

Author: Ryan Welch, John Kolbe, Mandy Lardenoye and Kevin
Description: Exercise induced dyspnea caused by ventilatory limitation to exercise: A normal process for adolescents?

Eileen Gilder

Author: Eileen Gilder and co-authors
Description: Suction or Not to Suction, that is the question. Latest paper published: Avoidance of Routine Endotracheal Suction in Subjects Ventilated for # 12 Hours Following Elective Cardiac Surgery

Dr Pau Medrano-Gracia

Author: Dr Pau Medrano-Gracia and co-authors
Description: Improving coronary stenting design and patient outcomes

Dr Kathryn Waddell-Smith

Author: Dr Kathryn Waddell-Smith and co-authors
Description: The change in QTc around puberty in long QT syndrome and adherence to beta-blocker therapy

Dr Richard Douglas

Author: Kristi Biswas, Michael Hoggard, et al.
Description: Studies of chronic rhinosinusitis

Dr Jonathan Skinner

Author: Ivone US Leong, Jonathan R Skinner et al.
Description: Targeted Next Generation Sequencing to identify the genetic causes of heritable cardiac disorders

Dr Margaret Wilsher

Author: Dr Simon GA Brown, Emma L Ball, et al.
Description: To determine whether conservative management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax is an effective, safe and acceptable therapeutic option

Dr Kathleen Gilbert

Author: Dr Kathleen Gilbert and co-authors
Description: Left and right ventricular function in congenital heart disease

Dr Shay McGuinness

Author: Dr Shay McGuinness and co-authors
Description: Study of the control of oxygen levels during cardio- pulmonary bypass

Dr Margaret Wilsher

Author: Peter G Jones, Sinan Kamona, et al.
Description: High flow oxygen therapy in the emergency room

Dr Raymond Kim

Author: Dr Raymond Kim and co-authors

Description: Staphylococcus aureus in recalcitrant chronic rhinosinusitis

Ms Rachael Parke

Author: Ms Rachael Parke and co-authors
Description: High flow nasal oxygen therapy after cardiac surgery

Ms Rachael Parke

Author: Ms Rachael Parke and co-authors
Description: Can nasal high flow therapy prevent respiratory complications following cardiac surgery?

Dr Loretta Wigg

Author: L. T. Radford, M. J. Bolland et al.
Description: Cardiovascular effects of calcium supplementation

Dr Jocelyne Benatar

Author: Dr Jocelyne Benatar and co-authors
Description: The effect of dietary intervention on ruminant TFA and CRP levels in NZ

Dr Paul Sexton

Author: Paul Sexton, Patricia Metcalf, and John Kolbe
Description: Respiratory effects of insulin sensitisation with metformin: a prospective observational study

Dr Nigel Wilson

Author: Bo Reményi, Nigel Wilson, et al.
Description: Maintenance of website for echocardiographic Rheumatic Heart Disease standardisation project

Ms Jacqui Hannam

Author: Ms Jacqui Hannam and co-authors
Description: Modelling for Awareness Prediction and Simulation (the MAPS Studies)

Prof Alan Merry

Author: Prof Alan Merry and co-authors
Description: Multimodal, clinical assessment of a system to reduce error during anaesthesia

Dr Shay McGuinness

Author: Dr Shay McGuinness and co-authors
Description: A multiple blind randomized controlled trial of sodium bicarbonate in cardiac surgery patients at high-risk of acute kidney injury