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Find out about the valuable research Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke has been funding in recent years at our annual research conference on Tuesday 9 March at the Royal Group of Hospitals in Belfast.

The 6th Scientific Research Conference showcases a range of projects that the charity has funded into respiratory and cardiovascular health. We will also be presenting a new award, the Roger Lowry Medal, after our recently retired chairman who was a well-known consultant respiratory physician. This medal will go to the best presentation on the day.

Please click here for the full programme.

The conference is taking place in the Lower Lecture Theatre, Education Centre, Royal Victoria Hospital, Grosvenor Road, Belfast. The programme begins with lunch at 12.30, with the conference running from 1.15 - 5pm.

About Research at NICHS

Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke (NICHS) supports and promotes research carried out in Northern Ireland into the areas of chest, heart and stroke illness.

Each year in Northern Ireland more than 8,000 people die from chest disease, heart disease and stroke. Scarcely a family in our community has not been affected.

NICHS' ability to support local research is entirely dependent on its success at fundraising, including legacies. Such gifts are essential to enable us to find out more about what causes, and how to prevent, chest disease, heart disease and stroke illness.

The results of research provide doctors, nurses and other health professionals with the evidence needed to convince policy makers to both improve prevention methods and clinical services for local patients.

• List of grants awarded

This year, NICHS is offering grants totaling £500,000 for research into chest, heart and stroke illness through its scientific research grant programme.

Applications are now being accepted for projects starting in August 2010 or within six months of this date.

Scientific research grants are available to researchers working in Northern Ireland carrying out research that will primarily benefit the people of Northern Ireland. [more]

Grants are also available to support research training for nurses and other AHPs in Northern Ireland, as part of its commitment to increase the ability of researchers to conduct the highest quality research in Northern Ireland. [more]

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