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Central Regional Ethics Committee
Annual Report
2012
Published in May 2014
by the Ministry of Health
PO Box 5013, Wellington, New Zealand
ISBN 978-0-478-39332-3 (online)
HP 5489
This document is available on the New Zealand Health and Disability Ethics Committees’
website: http://www.ethicscommittees.health.govt.nz
Contents
About the Committee .......................................................................................... 1
Membership and attendance .............................................................................. 2
Membership ........................................................................................................................ 2
Attendance .......................................................................................................................... 5
Applications reviewed ......................................................................................... 6
Average decision times ....................................................................................................... 6
Appendix 1: Details of applications reviewed ..................................................... 7
Applications reviewed by the full pathway .......................................................................... 7
Applications reviewed by the expedited pathway ............................................................. 10
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About the Committee
The Central Regional Ethics Committee is a Ministerial committee established under
section 11 of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000. Its members are
appointed by the Minister of Health through the public appointments process.
The primary function of the Committee is to provide independent ethical review of
health research and innovative practice in order to safeguard the rights, health and
wellbeing of consumers and research participants and, in particular, those persons with
diminished autonomy.
The Committee has primary responsibility for ethics committee review of health and
disability research and innovative practice occurring in the following District Health
Board regions:
 Taranaki
 Whanganui
 Midcentral
 Hawkes Bay
 Capital and Coast
 Wairarapa
 Hutt Valley.
The Committee is required by its Terms of Reference to submit an Annual Report to
the Minister of Health. The Annual Report must include information on the membership
of the Committee, a summary of the applications reviewed during the year, details of
any complaints received (and how they were resolved), and areas of review that
caused difficulty in making decisions, among other matters.
Approvals and registrations
The Central Regional Ethics Committee is approved by the Health Research Council’s
Ethics Committee for the purposes of section 25(1)(c) of the Health Research Council
Act 1990.
The Central Regional Ethics Committee is registered (number IRB00004666) with the
United States’ Office for Human Research Protections. This registration enables the
Committee to review research conducted or supported by the US Department of Health
and Human Services.
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Membership and attendance
Membership
Lay members
Mrs Helen Walker (Chair)
Membership category:
Community representative
Date of appointment:
17 June 2010
Current term expired:
17 June 2013
Mrs Helen Walker is currently the Deputy Chairman and Audit Chairman for Health Hawkes Bay Ltd,
member of the Medical Sciences Council, a Kaitiaki/Guardian of the Turnbull Library and the owner and
Financial Controller of Kilgaren Farming Partnership (1981–present). She completed a Bachelor of
Science at Massey University (1975) and a Certificate in Company Direction through the New Zealand
Institute of Directors (2002). Mrs Walker is a previous Director of Unison Networks Ltd (2004–2010) and
the Hawke’s Bay District Health Board (2001–2007). On a voluntary basis she is the President of the
Waipawa Musical and Dramatic Club (1999–present) a member of the Waipawa Municipal Theatre
Refurbishment Fundraising Committee and Trustee and Treasurer of the New Zealand Singing School.
Dr Angela Ballantyne
Membership category:
Ethicist
Date of appointment:
17 June 2010
Current term expired:
17 June 2013
Dr Angela Ballantyne is a Senior Lecturer in Professional Skills, Attitudes and Ethics at Otago University,
Wellington. Originally from New Zealand, Dr Ballantyne has worked in a wide range of international
settings, including Australia, England, Europe and the United States. She received her PhD in Bioethics
from Monash University (Australia), and spent a year of her doctorate program undertaking research at
Imperial College London. She has subsequently worked in schools of medicine, primary health care and
philosophy. She was the Technical Officer for Genetics and Ethics for the Human Genetics unit at the
World Health Organisation in Geneva in 2005. Prior to returning to New Zealand, Dr Ballantyne was a
Visiting Scholar at the Yale University Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics. Her academic interests include
research ethics, vulnerability, exploitation and feminist bioethics.
Mr Paul Barnett
Membership category:
Lawyer
Date of appointment:
17 June 2010
Current term expired:
17 June 2013
Mr Paul Barnett is currently the Principal Lawyer at Barnett Law (2004–present). Prior to this, he was a
Partner at Chapman Tripp (1980–2004). He has completed a Master of Laws (1973) and a Bachelor of
Laws with Honours (1971) at Victoria University of Wellington. He is Deputy Chair of the Board of Ronald
McDonald House Wellington Trust (2005–present), a cost reviser for the Wellington branch of the New
Zealand Law Society (2009–present) and was a Cost Reviser for the Wellington District Law Society
(1990–2008).
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Mrs Susan Corbett
Membership category:
Community representative
Date of appointment:
23 July 2009
Current term expired:
23 July 2012
Mrs Susan Corbett is currently a Senior Lecturer at Victoria University (2002–present). Prior to this she
was a Senior Legal Advisor at the Ministry of Justice (2001-2002). Mrs Corbett completed a Master of
Laws at Victoria University (1998), and a Certificate of Proficiency in Cell Biology (1972) and a Bachelor of
Science (1971) at Auckland University. She is currently Chair of the Victoria University Pipitea Human
Ethics Committee (2007–present), and was a member of the Massey University Human Ethics Committee
(1998–2000). Mrs Corbett has published more than 20 journal articles, a book chapter, and two
conference papers.
Ms Hilary Stace
Membership category:
Consumer representative
Date of appointment:
21 February 2008
Current term expired:
21 February 2011
Dr Hilary Stace is currently a Research Fellow at the Health Services Research Centre, School of
Government, University of Victoria (2004–present). Her research interest is disability policy, particularly
Autism Spectrum Disorder, and she has been a Board member of Autism New Zealand, represented
family members of people with autism on the Ministry of Health’s Consumer Consortium, been on the
Implementation Advisory Group for the New Zealand Autism Spectrum Disorder Guideline and been an
external member of the DSAC of Capital Coast DHB.. She is currently on the Board of the New Zealand
Guidelines Group. She jointly teaches the research ethics paper for VUW’s Post Graduate Diploma in
Clinical Research. Dr Stace has published over 30 articles and presented papers at 14 conferences.
Non-lay members
Dr Andrea Corbett
Membership category:
Health practitioner
Date of appointment:
2 September 2011
Current term expired:
30 June 2012
Dr Andrea Corbett is currently a senior academic staff member at the School of Nursing, Western Institute
of Technology (2001–present). Prior to this she was Clinical Nurse Leader at Wairarapa Health’s
Assessment, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (2000–2001). Dr Corbett completed a PhD at Monash
University (2008) and a MPhil in Nursing at Massey University (2003), along with numerous nursing
qualifications since becoming a Registered Nurse in 1978. She is currently Chair of the Positive Aging
Centre of Excellence and a Trustee of Taranaki Community Health Trust.
Mrs Gael Donoghue
Membership category:
Pharmacist/pharmacologist
Date of appointment:
17 June 2010
Current term expired:
17 June 2013
Mrs Gael Donoghue is a pharmacist working as a pharmaceutical manager at Lucanus Corporation
(2004–present), and worked at the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand as a tutor and assessor
(2000–2011). Prior to this she worked in the Central Districts region as a Field Educator for the
Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand (1993–2003). Mrs Donoghue is a Fellow of the Pharmaceutical
Society of New Zealand, of which she was also made the first Life Member in 2010. She was a member of
the Drugs Advisory Committee (1984–1988). She was also the pharmacist member on the Manawatu Well
Child Health Forum (2003–2010) and a member of the Executive of the New Zealand College of
Pharmacists (1995–2000). She has held the post of President of the Central Districts Pharmaceutical
Society of New Zealand on a number of occasions (most recently in 2004–2005) and has a history of
community service and committee membership.
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Dr Diana Martin
Membership category:
Health researcher
Date of appointment:
21 February 2008
Current term expired:
21 February 2011
Dr Diana Martin was the Principal Scientist at the Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited
(1996–2011). She was also an Adjunct Research Fellow at Victoria University (1996–2011) and a
Permanent Advisor on the meningococcal vaccine strategy to the Ministry of Health (1996). Prior to this
Dr Martin was the Senior Scientist and Managing Scientist of the Special Pathogens Group (1988–1996).
She completed a PhD at the University of London, England (1971) a Master of Science (Honours; 1965)
and a Bachelor of Science (1963) at the University of Otago. Dr Martin is currently an Advisor to an interdisciplinary team on meningococcal vaccine design and implementation at the University of Calgary,
Alberta, Canada, a Policy Advisory Committee member of the Health Research Council (2003–present), a
member of the Meningococcal Disease Committee for the Communicable Disease Network of Australia
(2002–present) and a Scientific Advisor for the National Meningitis Trust of New Zealand (1999–present)
to name a few. She holds professional memberships with the New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory
Science, the New Zealand Microbiology Society, is an associate member of the Royal College of
Pathologists Australasia and a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand.
Dr Lynne Russell
Membership category:
Health practitioner
Date of appointment:
17 June 2010
Current term expired:
17 June 2013
Dr Lynne Russell (Kāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu, Kāti Māmoe, Rangitāne, Ngāti Porou) is a Māori Health
Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Health Services Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington.
She completed a Doctorate at Massey University (2006), a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Heath at the
Christchurch School of Medicine (2000) and a Master of Arts at Victoria University Wellington (1997). She
also completed a Diploma in Nursing at Whitireia Community Polytechnic (1995). Dr Russell holds
professional memberships with Massey University’s Te Mata o te Tau/Academy for Māori Research and
Scholarship Fellow, the University of Auckland’s Te Kupenga o MAI (National Programme for Māori and
Indigenous Post-graduate Advancement) at Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, the New Zealand Federation of
Graduate Women, and Te Kaunihera o Ngā Māori o Aotearoa/National Council of Māori Nurses.
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Attendance
The Central Regional Ethics Committee held four meetings between January and June
in 2012.
Members
Meetings
Non-lay members
Lay members
Feb
Key:
Mar
April
June
July
Total




4/4

4/4
Cm
Mrs Helen Walker (Chair)
E
Dr Angela Ballantyne
L
Mr Paul Barnett



Cm
Ms Susan Corbett
A
A

Cn
Fuimaono Karl Pulotu-Endemann
Cn
Ms Hilary Stace



HP
Dr Andrea Corbett



P
Mrs Gael Donoghue



HR
Dr Diana Martin
A
HP
Dr Lynne Russell
A

A
A
1/4
HP
Dr Dean Quinn
B
Dr Mark Weatherall
Attendance
5
6
6
4
21/27
Applications considered
5
7
13
11
36
1/3

4/4
3/4

4/4
0
L
Lawyer
P
Pharmacist/pharmacologist

present
E
Ethicist
B
Biostatistician
A
apologies
Cm
Community representative
HP
Health practitioner
X
absent
Cn
Consumer representative
HR
Health researcher
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Applications reviewed
The Central Regional Ethics Committee received 74 applications between January and
June 2012. Of these, 36 were reviewed by the full committee, and 35 were reviewed
between meetings at the direction of the Chair (“expedited review”). 3 applications were
withdrawn or did not require HDEC review.
Expedited
Full
At each of its meetings between January and June 2012, the Committee reviewed an
average of nine applications.
Approved
29
Declined
0
No final decision (as at 30 June 2012)
7
Withdrawn / ethical approval not required
0
Total
36
Approved
29
Declined
0
No final decision (as at 30 June 2012)
6
Withdrawn / ethical approval not required
3
Total
Total applications reviewed
38
74
Average decision times
In 2012, the average decision times were 15 days for “expedited” applications and
90 days for “full” applications, including any time taken for researchers to respond to
approval conditions.
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Appendix 1: Details of applications reviewed
Applications reviewed by the full pathway
Primary
investigator
Date
received
Review
type
30/01/2012
Full
Status at
time of
report
Locality
organisations
Sponsor /
funder
Consultation
undertaken
Days
to
review
Tu Kotahi Maori
Asthma Trust
51
Project key
Full title
CEN/09/06/037
Collection of glioblastoma tumour tissue from patients to investigate
whether targeting tumour stem cells can improve immunotherapy
Mr Ian Hermans
CEN/12/03/001
A comparison of the bronchodilator effect of budesonide/formoterol
combination inhaler when delivered via pressurised metered dose
inhaler (pMDI) and dry powder inhaler (DPI) in stable asthma: the
Symbicort and Vannair short-term equivalence study. Protocol
number BF01
Dr Mitesh Patel
21/02/2012
Full
Approved
CEN/12/03/002
Multidisciplinary operating room simulation training to improve team
performance
Associate Professor
Jennifer Weller
21/02/2012
Full
Approved Simulation Centre for
Patient Safety,
Tamanaki Campus
CEN/12/03/003
Efficacy of cognitive therapies during an active earthquake
sequence – a feasibility study
Dr Jenny Jordan
15/02/2012
Full
Approved University of Otago,
Christchurch
CEN/12/03/005
Maori mental health recovery: success stories of non-Maori clinical
and ex-clients who identify as Maori
Mr Inez Skogstad
22/02/2012
Full
Approved Hawkes Bay District
Health Board
CEN/12/04/006
Reducing surgical site infection in Caesarean section: is there a role Dr Jana Morgan
for antibacterial sutures?
21/03/2012
Full
Approved Dunedin Hospital
Maori Liaison
Officer; Dunedin
Women’s and
Children’s
Health
Department
175
CEN/12/04/007
Psychosocial determinants of glycaemic control in children and
adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus
21/03/2012
Full
Approved Department of
Women’s and
Children’s Health,
Dunedin School of
Medicine, University
of Otago
Ngai Tahu
Maori Research
Unit
36
Hospital and
University Maori
Consultation is
underway
303
Approved Wellington Hospital
Malaghan Institute of
Medical Research
Dr Ben Wheeler
14
NZ Lottery
Health
Elizabeth
Cunningham
57
69
Dunedin Hospital
CEN/12/04/008
CEN/12/04/009
Uterine cavity length in postpartum women who are exclusively
breastfeeding: is atrophy responsible for a higher perforation rate at
IUD insertion?
Dr Helen Paterson
Troponin levels and structural heart disease in asymptomatic
patients
Dr Alexander Sasse
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21/03/2012
Full
Approved Women’s and
Children’s Hospital
Otago Radiology
21/03/2012
Full
Approved Wellington Hospital
111
7
Project key
Full title
Primary
investigator
Date
received
Review
type
Status at
time of
report
Locality
organisations
Sponsor /
funder
CEN/12/04/012
The effect of respiratary muscle endurance training on cardiorespiratory fitness in phase II cardiac rehabilitation patients
Dr James Faulkner
21/03/2012
Full
Approved Massey University
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Clinic
CEN/12/06/013
An open label study of the safety and tolerability of memantine in
paediatric patients with autism, aspergers or pervasive
developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS).
Protocol number: MEM-MD 91 dated 05 April 2012
Dr Andrew Marshall
21/05/2012
Full
Approved Wellington Hospital
Quintiles
CEN/12/06/014
An open label study of the safety and tolerability of memantine in
paediatric patients with autism, aspergers or pervasive
developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS).
Protocol number: MEM-MD 69 dated 10 April 2012
Dr Andrew Marshall
21/05/2012
Full
Approved Wellington Hospital
Quintiles
CEN/12/06/015
A double blind placebo controlled randomised withdrawal study of
Dr Andrew Marshall
the safety and efficacy of memantine in paediatric patients with
autism, aspergers disorder, or oervasive developmental disorder not
otherwise specified (PDD-NOS) previously treated with memantine.
Protocol number MEM-MD-68 dated 5 April 2012
21/05/2012
Full
Approved Wellington Hospital
Quintiles
CEN/12/06/016
Evaluation of a single dimension gel electrophoresis with
immunofixation, with and without heparin, as an alternative to 2D
crossed electrophoresis, as a method for detecting haparin binding
site defects in antithrombin deficiency
Mr Janko Legner
22/05/2012
Full
Approved Capital and Coast
District Health Board
CEN/12/06/017
Molecular analysis of rheumatic fever autoantibodies using phage
display
Dr Nicole Jane
Moreland
22/05/2012
Full
Approved Waikato District
Health Board
Consultation
undertaken
Dr Nick
Roskruge; Kai
Arahi Maori
Days
to
review
41
109
Maori
Consultation
Group;
Wellington
109
116
Research
Advisory Group
for Maori
150
36
University of
Auckland, Auckland
CEN/12/06/018
Observational study assessing TSI levels in response to medical
therapy, surgery and radioactive iodine in patients with Graves’
disease
Dr Marianne Elston
22/05/2012
Full
Approved Waikato Hospital
CEN/12/06/020
Huarahi rongoa ki a ngai tatou: Maori views on rongoa Maori and
primary health
Dr Amohia Boulton
22/05/2012
Full
Approved Whakauae Research
Services, Wanganui
CEN/12/06/021
Talking to babies in a neonatal intensive care unit: the impact of
verbal soothing on measures of infant stress during heel prick
procedures
Miss Lucie
Zwimpfer
23/05/2012
Full
Approved Wellington Hospital
?
University of
Otago PhD
Scholarship
72
Whakauae
Research
Services
62
Ngai Tahu
75
Hutt Valley DHB
Maori Health
Unit
136
Hawkes Bay
Medical
Research
Foundation
Grant
CEN/12/06/023
The role of renin-angiotensin system and other markers in
haemangioma
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Professor Swee T
Tan
22/05/2012
Full
Approved Hutt Valley District
Health Board
8
Project key
Full title
Primary
investigator
Date
received
Review
type
Status at
time of
report
Locality
organisations
CEN/12/06/024
Phase I/II BNC105P combination study in partially platinum sensitive Dr Michelle
ovarian cancer patients in first or second relapse. Protocol number
Vaughan
ANZGOG-1103
22/05/2012
Full
Approved Christchurch Hospital
CEN/12/06/025
A double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, multicentre study to Professor Russell
evaluate safety, tolerability and efficacy of AMG 145 on LDL-C in
Scott
subjects with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia. Protocol
20110117
22/05/2012
Full
Approved Lipid and Diabetes
Research Group
CEN/12/06/026
C3 – cancer, comorbidity and care: cancer care journeys and clinical Associate Professor
decision-making – patient and clinician responses to consultation
Louise Signal
(HRC REF: 11/202)
11/06/2012
Full
Approved Wellington Hospital,
CCDHB
CEN/12/06/027
How do we know what we’re doing works? Evaluating Kapiti youth
support
Ms Robyn Bailey
11/06/2012
Full
Approved Kapiti Youth Support
CEN/12/06/028
STRIDER: a randomised controlled trial of sildenafil therapy in
dismal prognosis early-onset intrauterine growth restriction (New
Zealand and Australia)
Dr Katie Groom
12/06/2012
Full
Approved Auckland District
Health Board
Sponsor /
funder
Amgen Inc
Consultation
undertaken
Days
to
review
Te Komite
Whakarite –
pending
50
Peter Mason –
Pending
118
92
North Shore Hospital,
WDHB
32
National
Research
Centre for
Growth and
Development
112
National
Women’s
Health
CEN/12/06/029
A multicentre, prospective, double-blind, non-interventional study
evaluating the short-term prediction of preeclampsia / eclampsia /
HELLP in pregnant women with suspected preeclampsia. Study No.
CIM RD000817
Dr Peter Abels
12/06/2012
Full
Approved Capital and Coast
District Health Board
Roche
Diagnostics
65
Christchurch Womens
Hospital
Combined randomised and observational study of surgery for type B Dr Chris Hoffman
ankle fracture treatment
12/06/2012
CEN/12/06/032
What resources exist for methamphetamine users and their families
to access information about treatments, and what barriers prevent
peoples from accessing these resources
Dr David
Newcombe
11/06/2012
Full
Approved Community Alcohol
and Drug Services
(CADS)
64
CEN/12/06/033
Tricyclic antidepressant used for somnolence properties in patients
with radiculopathy
Mr Carl Chisholm
13/06/2012
Full
Approved Capital Coast DHB
71
The addition of sleep behaviour change in a healthy lifestyles
programme for adolescents with whanau (families)
Dr Geoff Kira
CEN/12/06/030
CEN/12/06/034
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Full
Approved Wellington Hospital
119
Waikato Hospital
Mana Orthopaedics
13/06/2012
Full
Approved Sport Wellington
61
9
Applications reviewed by the expedited pathway
Project key
Full title
Primary investigator
Review
type
Status at
time of
report
Days to
review
CEN/12/EXP/001
A review of rapid response team activation parameters in New Zealand hospitals
Dr Alex Psirides
EXP
Approved
19
CEN/12/EXP/002
Measuring the experience of racism among medical students and impacts on health and workforce intentions
Dr Melissa McLeod
EXP
Approved
20
CEN/12/EXP/003
General practice and specialist palliative care: an exploration of their relationship in terms of the generalist specialist model of
palliative care provision
Mr Michael Barry
O’Donnell Keane
EXP
Approved
0
CEN/12/EXP/007
How do patients, enrolled in mainstream primary care, with multiple long-term conditions, self-manage their health
Ms Helen Francis
EXP
Approved
53
CEN/12/EXP/009
Relationships of preoperative fluid management of geriatric patients admitted with hip fracture and perioperative patient outcomes
of reported confusion, and postoperative intravenous fluid requirement and length of stay
Victoria C Ward
EXP
Approved
0
CEN/12/EXP/010
Study on hospital communication: the patient’s understanding of their admission and the physician’s perception of what the patient llamaran Kumarasamy
knows
EXP
Approved
0
CEN/12/EXP/011
To analyse outcomes of radial head fractures comparing open reduction internal fixation with radial head replacement
Christopher Lowden
EXP
Approved
10
CEN/12/EXP/012
The values of nurse working in New Zealand medical ward environments
Ms Helen Rook
EXP
Approved
7
CEN/12/EXP/014
Pathways to inflated responsibility beliefs and locus of control in a clinical sample
Ms Kirsty Fraser
EXP
Approved
11
CEN/12/EXP/015
Introduction of the McKenzie classification system for the knee – assessment and treatment of knee derangements: a case series
Ingeborg Bahle
EXP
Approved
25
CEN/12/EXP/016
Work-related back pain: an exploration of nurses’ experiences and responses
Pooraj Rumon
EXP
Approved
20
CEN/12/EXP/017
An analysis of emergency calls in a New Zealand tertiary hospital before and after the introduction of a mandatory medical
emergency team (MET) response system
Dr Alex Psirides
EXP
Approved
20
CEN/12/EXP/020
A profile of an older person’s mental health inpatient service in a public hospital setting
Ms Vanessa Pullan
EXP
Approved
13
CEN/12/EXP/021
What influence do nurses think the symptoms of PMS have on women diagnosed with serious mental illness
Ms Deanne Batten
EXP
Approved
13
CEN/12/EXP/023
Sensitivity and specificity of the medial priority dispatch system in detecting cardiac arrest in New Zealand
Ms Aimee Fake
EXP
Approved
21
CEN/12/EXP/024
What are nurses perspectives on the use of personal restraint on an inpatient mental health unit?
O’Jan Nuku
EXP
Approved
16
CEN/12/EXP/025
Evaluating the introduction of hysteroscopic sterilisation within the Hawkes Bay DHB
Dr Olivia Smart
EXP
Approved
17
CEN/12/EXP/026
An observational study evaluating the use of secondary prevention cardiac medications at the time of hospital discharge following
CABG operations before and after implementation of a pre printed intensive care unit medication chart
Dr Sumeet Reddy
EXP
Approved
13
CEN/12/EXP/027
Research priorities for Te Omanga Hospice
Dr Kay de Vries
EXP
Approved
10
CEN/12/EXP/028
An observational study evaluating the use of secondary prevention cardiac medications at the time of hospital discharge following
CABG operations before and after implementation of a preprinted intensive care unit medication chart
Dr Summet Kumar
Reddy
EXP
Approved
20
CEN/12/EXP/029
Exploration of family/whanau/caregivers of people with dementia about their experiences of end of life care
Dr Kay de Vries
EXP
Approved
20
CEN/12/EXP/030
Open label use of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) and DNase in the treatment of pleural infection
Dr Nicola Smith
EXP
Approved
8
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Project key
Full title
Primary investigator
Review
type
Status at
time of
report
Days to
review
CEN/12/EXP/031
Survival from out of hospital cardiac arrest in New Zealand in relation to socioeconomic status and arrest location
Ms Aimee Fake
EXP
Approved
4
CEN/12/EXP/032
An evaluation into the short-term cognitive effects of electroconvulsove therapy, and the development of a screening measure to
monitor these cognitive changes
Ms Anneke Thornton
EXP
Approved
7
CEN/12/EXP/033
Investigation into whether there is a measurable difference in advanced echocardiographic assessment of LV myocardial
mechanics when the RV pacing lead is placed in the apex or the RV outflow tract
Ms Angela Morgan
EXP
Approved
8
CEN/12/EXP/034
An evaluation of an emotion regulation programme for people with an intellectual disability
Ms Jenna McWilliams
EXP
Approved
4
CEN/12/EXP/035
Ethical climate – an exploratory study
Ms Anne Humphries
EXP
Approved
3
CEN/12/EXP/036
Nutritional management of paediatric oncology patients with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in a shared care centre
Dr Varsha Gandhi
EXP
Approved
19
CEN/12/EXP/039
Validation of the test of masticating and swallowing solids (TOMASS): detecting motor deficits produced by sensory anaesthesia of Dr Maggie-Lee
the oral cavity
Huckabee
EXP
Approved
33
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