Tagged: Canterbury District Health Board

Cantabrians, this is your life - Kidney Punch

John Pickering • Feb 27, 2015 •

• $100Dialysis,
• Canterbury,
• Canterbury District Health Board,
• Canterbury Medical Research Foundation,
• Emergency Care Foundation,
• Health,
• my work,
• research

There is little more precious than our health and that of those we love. “Research saves lives” is  Canterbury Medical Research Foundation’s (CMRF) proudly held motto. The CMRF has been supporting the people of Canterbury for 55 years thanks to the generosity of Cantabrians. In that time they have funded more than $22 million in grants.  Yesterday […] … Read More

A funding model that works (for me) - Kidney Punch

John Pickering • Sep 26, 2014 •

• acute care,
• Canterbury District Health Board,
• Canterbury Medical Research Foundation,
• Emergency Care Foundation,
• Emergency Department,
• my work,
• science funding,
• translational research

I’ve been a strong critic of the bias towards project rather than people based funding in public grants for science research.  Now, I celebrate being the recipient of people based funding thanks to a combined initiative of the Emergency Care Foundation, the Canterbury Medical Research Foundation, and the Canterbury District Health Board. What has transpired is … Continue reading → … Read More