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NICHS 7th Scientific Research Conference
Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke's annual research conference will take place on Wednesday 2 March 2011 at the Main Lecture Theatre, Postgraduate Centre, Belfast City Hospital.
The main research presentations on the programme include:
- KGF enhances pulmonary production of pro-epithelial repair factors in a human in vivo model of acute lung injury
- Aspirin non-responsiveness: Investigation of esterase expression and activity in plasma
- Decreased levels in elafin due to proteolytic cleavage may contribute to alveolar inflammation in the pulmonary compartment in patients with ALI.
- The effects of exposure to IL-9 alone or in combination with IL-13 on the mucociliary differentiation of bronchial epithelial cells from normal and asthmatic children.
- Detection and identification of anaerobic bacteria in sputum from patients with non-Cystic Fibrosis (CF) bronchiectasis.
- Bridges - Promoting self-management for stroke survivors in the community: a feasibility randomised controlled trial.
- The use of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) and sputum eosinophilia in the identification of non-adherence in difficult to control asthma.
- Which symptoms prompt patients with an exacerbation of COPD to persevere, self-treat or seek care?
Click here to download the programme for the conference. If you wish to attend please contact Caoimhe Devlin on cdevlin@nichs.org.uk
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.
This year, NICHS is offering grants totaling £350, 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 2011 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]
