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The Health Research Society of Canterbury
The Health Research Society of Canterbury (HRSC) was formed in 1971 (originally named the Christchurch Medical Research Society, CMRS). Its role is to provide a forum for the presentation of health research and to promote such research generally.
The next meeting is the Scientific Meeting & AGM that will be held in the ground floor Central Library Undercroft at the University of Canterbury (Central Library Map - Undercroft) on Tuesday 15th November 2011 from 5:30 - 8:30 pm.
Membership is open to all people either involved in or simply interested in health research. The usual annual fee of $10 (payable to the Treasurer) has been postponed for 2011.
For more information on the Society, its activities, and how to be involved, go to the Contact page.
Next Meeting
Event: Scientific Meeting & AGM
Date: Tuesday 15th November 2011, 5:30 - 8:30 pm.
Venue: Central Library Undercroft at the University of Canterbury
The HRSC Scientific Meeting and AGM will be held on Tuesday 15th November 2011 from 5:30 - 8:30 pm.. This session will consist of four oral presentations (see below) followed by a brief AGM of the Society. We will then have drinks and nibbles during a poster expo. The HRSC Annual General Meeting will be held at approximately 6:30 pm.
The AGM session is normally held in the Medical School, but because of earthquake problems the venue this year is the newly refurbished Undercroft at the base of the Central Library of the University of Canterbury (Central Library Map - Undercroft).
The oral presentations at this session will be:
- Catherine Lizamore – “The effects of intermittent hypoxic exposure on heart rate variability in a sedentary population”
- Robert Lopez – “How testicular salvage data may influence future management of perinatal torsion of the testis”
- James Revie – “Model-based diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism and septic shock in porcine trials”
- Anastasia Shchepetkina – “Intracellular antioxidant activity of 7,8-dihydroneopterin protects macrophages from oxidised low-density lipoprotein”
To Join
Membership is open to all people either involved in or simply interested in health research. The annual fee of NZ$10 has been suspended for 2011, but in normal years is payable by one of the methods below:
Cash/cheque: Please make cheques payable to the Health Research Society of Canterbury, and mail them to the Treasurer.
Direct deposit: If you wish to deposit the membership fee directly into our account, please notify the Treasurer of your details by email, and use your name as the payment reference.
Account name: Health Research Society of Canterbury
Account number: 03-0802-0048655-00
Branch address: Canterbury Centre Sub-Branch, 166 Cashel St, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, New Zealand.
SWIFT code: WPACNZ2W
| Credit card: Payments from all major credit card are now accepted via PayPal. Please notify the Treasurer of your name and receipt number by email. |
For more information on the Society, its activities, and how to be involved, go to the Contact page.