And the winners are...............
Circulation Foundation Clinical Research Fellowship
These grants of £15,000 are to support research in any area of arterial or venous disease either in basic science or in clinical medicine or surgery. The grant can be used to purchase small pieces of equipment, go towards salary costs or fund the running costs of a project.
Awarded to Janice Tsui for her research project; The role of toll-like receptors in peripheral arterial disease.
Awarded to Peter Holt for his research project; Patients' preferences for treatment in a population screened for abdominal aortic aneurysm
The Mary Davies Research Fellowship
Mr George Davies has kindly donated this grant of up to £25,000 in memory of his mother, Mary Davies. The grant is given to support research activity, in either clinical or basic science research in any area of arterial vascular disease.
Awarded to Joseph Shalhoub for his research project; Risk stratification in carotid atherosclerotic disease by multianalyte profiling of plaque mediators and quantification of intra-plaque angiogenesis by microbubble contrast enhanced ultrasound.
The Owen Shaw Award
Funds of up to £3,000 are available for a study related to the rehabilitation of amputees. This is an annual award that has been made possible by the kind donations of the late Mr Owen Shaw, who was an amputee. The aim of the study should be to devise better methods of helping patients to early mobilisation.
Awarded to Cleveland Barnett for his research project; Gait and Balance in New Unilateral Transtibial Amputees
Circulation Foundation Endovascular Travel Grants
Two grants of £5000 are available to assist surgeons to obtain endovascular training they cannot otherwise obtain. The money could be used for travel or living costs or to pay institutional fees. The grants are available to trainees or established consultants
Awarded to Lucy Wales who will complete a year's position as Senior Registrar in Vascular Surgery at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
Awarded to Philip Davey who will complete a year's vascular fellowship at Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital, Perth, Australia
Circulation Foundation SVN & SVT Grants
One £5000 grant each for the Society of Vascular Nurses (SVN) and the Society for Vascular Technology (SVT). These grants are intended either to fund research projects or travel to another centre for educational or research reasons.
Awarded to Sarah Hayns, SVT for her research into an introduction of an ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy service (USGFS): An evaluation of the efficacy and effects on quality of life.
Awarded to Anne Johnson, SVN for her research project; Does operative intervention reverse the coagulation and fibrinolytic abnormalities seen in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms?