BOPDHB Checkup July 2016 | Page 12

Researchers get ready !

We are calling for applications for the biennial Clinical School Research Awards ….
Applications are sought from across all services and disciplines to showcase excellence in research completed during 2014 and 2015 .
Finalists will present their research at an awards evening at the Conference Centre , Tauranga Hospital on Thursday 3rd November 2016 .
For more information and an application form go to OnePlace > Staff Education > Events
Bay of Plenty Clinical School Research Awards 2016
Research is essential in the provision of quality health care to our population . The awards will recognise the outstanding contribution of researchers in improving the quality of the services we deliver .
Awards are sponsored by BOP Medical Research Trust : 1 st $ 2,000 2 nd $ 1000
Applications are sought from across all services and disciplines to showcase excellence in research completed during 2014 and 2015 .
A selection committee will choose the finalists . Finalists will present their research at an awards evening at the Conference Centre , Tauranga Hospital on Thursday 3rd November 2016 .
We will be calling for applications in July 2016

Vocal Chords entertains at GP conference

By GP Liaison , Alison James .
Vocal Chords , the Bay of Plenty healthcare choir travelled to the Rotorua Energy Events Centre recently to perform at the 2016 New Zealand Medical Association ' s General Practice conference .
Vocal Chords has been singing sweet tunes for almost a year now and the group ’ s fourth public performance in Rotorua was its biggest yet .
About 30 members of the choir sang a range of tunes including Let ’ s Get Loud , ABC , All of Me and Pharrell Williams ' Happy .
There was such positive feedback that the choir sang You Are My Sunshine as an encore which could be heard in the foyer as delegates made their way into the afternoon sessions .
The choir is led by professional local musician Leon Gray who sources the four part harmony arrangements . After the show Vocal Chords treated crowds to an impromptu ‘ flash mob ’ performance of Super Trouper at the Brew Bar where the choir had gathered to lubricate their own vocal chords !
Vocal Chords currently includes healthcare professionals and nonclinical staff from across the healthcare sector . The choir is always looking for new voices . Rehearsals are held on the Tauranga Hospital campus in the Conference Centre on Thursdays 7-9pm . Please feel free to join us .
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