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Another Research Fellow for BAIL

Posted Wed, 07/17/2013 - 14:25 by admin

It is with great pleasure we introduce Jason Nicholls who is newly appointed as a BAIL Research Fellow, joining Johnny Bourke and Carolyn Beaver.

Jason will embark upon his Master of Health Sciences research project with funding generously and collaboratively awarded by the Ministry of Social Development, Canterbury Community Trust, Rotary and the Canterbury Orthopaedic Services Trust.

We are extremely grateful to our funders for their commitment to this major undertaking.

BAILS TALES - June / July

Posted Wed, 06/19/2013 - 16:56 by admin

Don’t you love working in a hospital at this time of the year? With winter well underway the warmth that greets you when you arrive at work at the start of your working day is like the building smiling at you. Everyone likes a smile.

Second Research Fellow for BAIL

Posted Wed, 05/08/2013 - 17:29 by admin

It is with great pleasure we introduce Johnny Bourke who is newly appointed as a BAIL Research Fellow, joining Carolyn Beaver who was appointed in 2012.

Johnny will embark upon his PhD studies with funding generously and collaboratively awarded by the Ministry of Social Development, Canterbury Community Trust and Rotary. We are extremely grateful to our funders for their commitment to this major undertaking.

Grants awarded to help Kiwis recover from brain injuries

Posted Wed, 05/08/2013 - 09:52 by admin

BAIL has secured a Major Grant for an important study.

The Health research Council of NZ have just announced the following

Mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) accounts for between 70 to 90 per cent of traumatic brain injuries presenting to hospitals and outpatient clinics.

Dr Deborah Snell from Burwood Academy of Independent Living in Christchurch has been awarded an Emerging Researcher First Grant of $142,532 to investigate why up to 15 per cent of people with MTBI develop chronic health problems, irrespective of the severity of their injuries.

BAILS TALES - APRIL

Posted Wed, 04/17/2013 - 16:19 by admin

In our last BAIL’s Tales we highlighted a visit to Christchurch by our International Advisor, Professor Gerben DeJong who has been co-hosted by the University of Otago and BAIL. His stay with us is now drawing to a close and we have really enjoyed hearing from him at his various engagements here at Burwood and at Christchurch Hospital. He has underscored the importance of working collaboratively in research endeavours, also ensuring rehabilitation ‘adds value’ to the patient’s journey and recovery.

BAILS TALES - MARCH - "NEW CHAIR AT BAIL"

Posted Wed, 04/17/2013 - 16:09 by admin

We must confess to an element of nervousness as we write this edition of BAIL’s Tales. This is due to attending Professor Gerben DeJong’s writing seminar yesterday and thinking that all those who attended will now be reading this with a totally different perspective. Prof DeJong is the author or co-author of 250 papers on health policy, health care financing, post-acute rehabilitation, and health outcomes and the reviewer of countless more. His skill, experience and wisdom certainly shine through and his thoughtful, engaging manner is inspiring.

BAILS TALES - FEBRUARY - "BAIL INTERNATIONAL"

Posted Wed, 02/13/2013 - 08:50 by admin

We concluded 2012 telling you we were in for a great 2013 with lots of exciting happenings that we would inform you of. One of these is the pending visit to Christchurch of our international advisor and long term friend Professor Gerben DeJong, PhD, FACRM. Professor DeJong is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Post-acute Innovation and Research at the MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH) and the MedStar Health Research Institute in Washington, DC. He also serves as a Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine.

Gerben DeJong HERE in March 2013

Posted Wed, 01/30/2013 - 08:30 by admin

It is with great pleasure we announce the impending visit of our International Advisor and long time friend Prof Gerben DeJong. Gerben will be based in Christchurch for the month of March and has an exciting itinerary planned. There will be a number of public events announced in due course so do keep an eye out here for details as they come to hand.

BAILS TALES - DECEMBER - "BAIL CHRISTMAS MAIL"

Posted Thu, 12/20/2012 - 08:08 by admin

With the end of the year now upon us it gives us the chance to reflect on two superb events held in the beautiful Allan Bean Centre this month. Our final Peer Group meeting and BAIL End of Year function. We were bulging at the seams with a capacity crowd to hear Johnny Bourke and Jo Fadyl present.

Johnny having just completed his Masters in Health Science (Rehab) at UOW presented his thesis and Jo presented a component of her about to be completed Phd (AUT). Both have undergraduate degrees in psychology and made quite an impression with the select audience.

BAILS TALES - NOVEMBER - "BAIL SNAIL"

Posted Thu, 11/15/2012 - 08:34 by admin

With November just beginning there is a sense of urgency about finishing the year well, there is nothing snail like in our office and the team is under full steam. We have had an amazing year and have some pretty awesome plans mapped out for 2013. Last month saw BAIL strongly represented at this year's ANZCoS conference in Melbourne. Claire Freeman, the recipient of the BAIL Scholarship, presented her health science (rehab) thesis results for 2010/11. Claire also represented the End User Committee and presented an outstanding poster on the consultation process.

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