Peninsula Health Research Week
Research Week 2008
Thursday November 13 - Friday November 21
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Allied Health Research Prize
Nursing Research Prize
Registrar Research Prize and Tyco Award
Research Week at Peninsula Health is an annual event and usually occurs in November.
Research Week is a function of the Research Development Committee.
Events include poster displays, oral research presentations by Allied Health, Nursing and junior Medical staff and the Research Dinner and Jeremy Anderson Oration.
For further information regarding Peninsula Health's Research Week activities, please contact the Research Program Secretariat on 9788 1474 or via email ResearchWeek@phcn.vic.gov.au.
Allied Health Research Prize
In 2005 Peninsula Health introduced the Peninsula Health Allied Health Research Prize which will be awarded annually.
The Allied Health Research Prize is awarded for the best research project performed and presented by a Peninsula Health Allied Health staff member.
Each researcher invited to present, provides a 10 minute overview of the project and this is followed by a five minute discussion.
A panel of adjudicators awards points for:
originality of idea,
planning and design,
methodology,
analysis,
conclusion,
presentation,
discussion,
abstract.
In the event that the number of abstracts submitted exceeds the number which can be presented at the symposium, selection for presentations will be decided on the basis of the quality of the abstract.
Allied Health Research Prize Winners
2007 - Jan de Clifford & Frances Caplygin: "Early Medication Reconciliation - The Early Bird Catches the Worm"
2006 - Lisa Schneider: "Nutrition/Post-Colorectal Surgery"
2005 - Caroline Stapleton: "The Development of a Falls Risk Assessment Tool for Aged Sub-acute and Residential Care Facilities"
Nursing Research Prize
In 2005 Peninsula Health introduced the Peninsula Health Nursing Research Prize which will be awarded annually.
The Nursing Research Prize is awarded for the best research project performed and presented by a Peninsula Health Nursing staff member.
Each researcher invited to present, provides a 10 minute overview of the project and this is followed by a five minute discussion.
A panel of adjudicators awards points for:
originality of idea,
planning and design,
methodology,
analysis,
conclusion,
presentation,
discussion,
abstract.
In the event that the number of abstracts submitted exceeds the number which can be presented at the symposium, selection for presentations will be decided on the basis of the quality of the abstract.
Nursing Research Prize Winners
2007 - David Lewis: "A Comparison of High Flow Nasal Oxygen to High Flow Face Mask Oxygen in Extubated Patients"
2006 - Fiona Butler: "Skin Tear Management at Peninsula Health"
2005 - Cecilia Webster: "Palliative Care Work, Between Death and Discharge"
Registrar Research Prize and Tyco Award
In 2002 Peninsula Health introduced the Peninsula Health Registrar Research Prize which will be awarded annually.
It is awarded for the best research project performed and presented by a junior medical staff member. All Registrars in all disciplines and craft groups in Peninsula Health are eligible to apply.
A panel of adjudicators, including at least one from another institution, chooses the award recipient at the conclusion of a Scientific Symposium. The prize is supported by a $1000 award from Tyco Healthcare Australia.
Many junior medical staff are involved in research projects and if the number of projects submitted exceeds the number that can be presented at the Symposium a selection is made by a review panel.
Each researcher invited to present, provides a 10 minute overview of the project and this is followed by a five minute discussion.
Presentations and projects are judged on the originality of the idea, planning and design, methodology, analysis, conclusion, presentation, discussion and a provided abstract.
Registrar Research Prize & Tyco Award Winners
2007 - Dr Jayantha Rupasinghe: "A Systemic Evaluation of Emergency Management of Suspected Transient Ischaemic Attacks (TIA) in An Australian Outer Metropolitan Hospital". The trial aimed to assess the characteristics, management and outcome in TIA/MIS (transient ischaemic attacks/minor ischaemic strokes) patients and compare the management with published stroke guidelines.
2006 - Dr Bradley Skinner: "The Addition of a Ketamine Infusion to Tramadol for Postoperative Analgesia. A Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Randomised Trial After Abdominal Surgery". The trial involved 120 patients who were randomised to receive a postoperative ketamine infusion or a normal saline infusion for 48 hours. All patients received additional analgesia from a tramadol infusion, as well as PCA morphine. The results of the study concluded that small-dose ketamine combined with tramadol and PCA morphine provides benefits to patients undergoing major abdominal surgery.
2005 - Dr Andre La Gerche: Dr La Gerche's study, "Ironhearts" investigated biochemical and functional abnormalities of left and right ventricular function following ultra-endurance exercise. After testing 27 athletes who competed in an ultra-endurance triathlon, the study found that transient myocardial damage occurs following competition in ultra-endurance sporting events. This may predispose the athlete to subsequent cardiac complications.
2004 - Dr Tilan Beneragama: a Breast and Endocrine Surgical Registrar, whose research concluded that unseen branching of a principal nerve in the throat often occurs before it enters the larynx (where the vocal cords are located). These unseen branches occurred in 36.5% of patients in the study. As severing the branches may result in vocal cord paralysis, great care is required during surgery to ensure there are no unidentified branches.
2003 - Dr Franklin Pond: "Thyroid Cancer in the Renal Transplant Population - an Epidemiological Study."
2002 - Dr Marco Larobina: “Laparoscopic Access Injuries – a single surgeon series of 5900 cases of open laparoscopy and meta-analysis.”
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