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| BMUS Pump Priming Research Grant:
PLEASE NOTE:
THIS GRANT IS NOT CURRENTLY RUNNING |
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Research Grant Terms and
Conditions
- The British Medical Ultrasound Society supports the promotion of medical
research using diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound. This award is to fund the
development of a new research project or a pilot study that may be used to
power a larger study.
- Applications are welcome for this open bid from current members of the
British Medical Ultrasound Society.
- The maximum grant awarded is £5,000.
- A research proposal is intended to convince peer reviewers that you have a
worthwhile project and you have the capability and work-plan to complete the
study. New applicants are advised to seek help from a senior member of their
department on how to write a grant proposal. Several websites also explain how
to improve your proposal writing. Do a Google search such as 'Writing a good
Research proposal'. If further advice is needed applicants may contact the BMUS
office.
- On completion of the work, the successful applicant will be required to
submit a report to the Scientific and Education Committee and present the
findings at the BMUS annual scientific meeting (ASM).
- Travel and subsistence to BMUS ASM to present the results of the project
should be included in the application (maximum £350).
- An assessment panel comprising of members of the BMUS Scientific and
Education Committee will consider applications. Applicants will be notified of
the outcome of their application as soon as possible after this date. The
decision of BMUS Scientific and Education Committee is final and binding.
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| BMUS Awards for Oral & Poster
Presentations |
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BMUS offers up to 3 awards of 1 year of free
membership of the society, and certificates for the best oral presentations or
proffered scientific papers at the Annual Scientific Meeting. These are judged
in terms of scientific content and quality of presentation.
The aim of the awards is to support activities in the field of medical
ultrasound, which advance the work or personal development of the winner.
Winners are encouraged to submit their work for publication in the BMUS
journal, Ultrasound and to provide a short report (preferably a picture and up
to 150 words) showing how the award was used.
Up to 3 awards of 1 year of free membership of the society are also awarded to
the best scientific posters exhibited at the Annual Scientific Meeting. These
are judged on their scientific content and quality and standard of
presentation. |
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| Euroson Young Investigator's
Award |
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| This award is given at each EUROSON Congress for the
best paper(s) presented in the Young Investigator's Session. The European
Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB) invites
each member society to nominate one of its young members (< 35 years of age)
to take part in the session. BMUS offers this nomination for one of the best
oral presentations of a scientific paper at the BMUS Annual Scientific Meeting
by a young member of the Society. The individual selected will be offered free
registration by the organising committee of the EUROSON Congress, and will have
their travel, accommodation and other essential expenses paid by BMUS. An
abstract must be provided conforming to the requirements of the EUROSON
Congress. Papers presented in the EUROSON Young Investigator's session are
assessed in terms of scientific content and quality of presentation and up to 2
prizes of 1,000 Euro awarded. |
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| Previous Award
Winners |
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BMUS Pump Priming Research Grant
2005 WINNERS:
Systematic investigation of optimum frequency to image
human dentition
- N Bubb
Prenatal detection of sub-clinical rickets in the human
fetus by three-dimensional ultrasound- a pilot study
- P Mahon
To note: this award has not run since 2005
BMUS Awards for Oral Presentations
2006 WINNERS:
Microbubble Ultrasound Contrast in the Assessment of
Acute Renal Transplant Recipients.
- Kay D, Mazonakis M, Geddes C, Baxter G (Western Infirmary, Glasgow)
How Appropriate are Urgent Outpatient Ultrasound
Requests?
- Aw J, Andrews H, Philips S, Cooke D, United Bristol Healthcare Trust,
Musgrove Hospital (Taunton)
2007 WINNERS:
Kidney Damage after Imaging with Gas Body Contrast
Agent.
- Williams AR, Miller D, Haemacoustics Ltd, University of Michigan
Ultrasonography for DVT - How Useful is Single Point Augmentation?
- McQueen AS, Elliott S, Keir MJ, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle, Royal
Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle.
A Method to Estimate Wall Shear Rate with a Clinical Ultrasound Scanner.
- Blake JR, Meagher SC, Fraser KH, Easson WJ, Hoskins PR (University of
Edinburgh)
2008 WINNERS:
DVTS: Do We Have a Leg to Stand On?
- Martin J, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool
Development of a Teaching Tool to Prepare Students for Challenging
Communication in Obstetric Ultrasound Scanning
- Simpson RM, City University, London
Ultrasound Induced Contraction of the Carotid Artery In Vitro
- Martin EM, Exeter University, Exeter
BMUS Poster Prize Winners
2006 WINNERS:
The Relationship between Doppler Embolic Signal Intensity
and Thrombus Size; An 'In Vitro' Study.
- Martin MJ, Chung EML, Ramnarine K, Gittins J, Evans DH, Leicester
University, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS trust
Audit of the Perceived Ultrasound Scan Experience of Specialists Registrars
Working in the Liverpool Women's Foundation Trust.
- Chawla S, Drakeley A, Holmes E (Liverpool Women's Foundation Trust)
Information for Waiting Women.
- Neale E, Messenger L, Everett S, Chudleigh P (Rosie Hospital,
Addenbrookes NHS Trust, Cambridge)
2007 WINNERS:
Peripheral Nerve Blocks: A Pictorial Guide Using
Ultrasound
- Davies CE, Witham F, Baker S (Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth)
Can A Viewing Hood Aid Diagnosis in FAST Scans?
- Uri I, Brettle D, Evans JA, Moore S, The University of Leeds, The Leeds
Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 1
Acceptability and Satisfaction of Post Menopausal Women to Trans-Vaginal
Ultrasound Scan
- Al Inizi S, Johnson G, Jain A, Morris J, Dillon B, Onon T, Hirsch P
(Wythenshawe Hospital)
2008 WINNERS:
Superficial Thinking: the Danger of Using the Term
"Superficial Femoral Vein" in Doppler Examinations.
- Thiagarajah R, Venkatanarasimha N, Freeman S (Peninsula Radiology
Academy)
Ultrasound Abnormalities in Children Under 2 Years with First Proven Urinary
Tract Infection.
- Neale E, Set P (Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge)
A New Protocol for the Evaluation of Doppler Dynamic Range.
- King DM, Moran CM, Hussey M, Browne, JE, Dublin Institute of Technology
,University of Edinburgh |
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