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 2016 and 2017.
Finalists will present their research at an awards
evening at the Conference Centre, Tauranga Hospital
Wednesday 31 October 2018.
For more information and an application form go to
OnePlace>Staff Education>Events
Bay of Plenty Clin
ical School
Research Awards
2018
Research is essential
in the provision of
quality health care
population. The awa
to our
rds will recognise the
outstanding contrib
researchers in improv
ution of
ing the quality of the
services we deliver.
Awards are spon
sored by BOP Me
dical Research Tru
st:
1 st $2,000
nd
2 $1000
Applications are sou
ght from across all
services and disciplin
showcase excellence
es to
in research comple
ted during 201 6 and
201 7.
A selection commit
tee will choose the
finalists. Finalists will
their research at an
present
awards evening at
the Conference Cen
Tauranga Hospital
tre,
on Wednesday 31s
t October 201 8.
We will be calling
for applications in
July 2018
Medical students link online to present for PHI week.
Public Health focus for med students
By Sarah Strong, Business Leader, Clinical School.
The BOP Clinical School hosted the first
Population Health Intensive (PHI) week for the
DHB’s 5th year Auckland University medical
students recently at Tauranga Hospital.
PHI week exposed medical students to a different way of thinking
about health - a 'population health perspective'. The week was
organised locally to provide students with a balance of learning
that includes DHB Population Health experts and self-directed
small group learning. Auckland and BOP based groups were
connected via video conference for the “live” presentations on the
final day and assessed by UoA moderators.
The student teams received great support from facilitators
BOPDHB Planning & Funding Service Development and Delivery
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Manager Sarah Davey and Service Improvement Change
Manager Suzanne Board. We were very grateful for the support
also provided by General Manager Māori Health Gains and
Development Tricia Keelan, Planning & Funding Manager Simon
Everitt, Medical Officer of Health Dr Neil de Wet and Dr Julianna
Lees.
Academic Coordinator, Regional-Rural Programme, Dr Prue
McCallum and Clinical School Student Placement Coordinator
Leonie Alley worked closely with the staff and students to make
the week a great success. As part of PHI week students had
to develop a public health project. The University of Auckland
provided prizes for the winning team to be donated to a charity of
their choice. One of the BOPDHB student teams won its section
for an immunisation project and chose to donate its winnings
to ‘Smear your mea’, a campaign designed to encourage Māori
women to have regular smear tests reducing the risk of cervical
cancer.