Donation
Sponsoring The Chirnside Morton Prize
I want to be all that I am capable of becoming

- Catherine Mansfield



The Christchurch School of Medicine was the first medical school in Australasia to have Emergency Medicine as a formal part of the undergraduate curriculum, following the appointment of Australasia's first Emergency Medicine academic in 1990.

This appointment came about because of the foresight and initiative of Mr Alan Chirnside, then Director of Christchurch Hospital Emergency Department, and Professor John Morton, then Head of the Department of Surgery at the Christchurch School of Medicine. They recognised that increasing specialisation of the traditional teaching disciplines was limiting the students experience and that the new speciality of Emergency Medicine combined excellent experience with enthusiastic teaching.

The Chirnside-Morton prize, named for the contribution of these two pioneers, is awarded to the 4th year medical student at the Christchurch School of Medicine with the best overall performance in Emergency Medicine.

We believe this award encourages our young doctors to strive for excellence in emergency care, and we have made it our mission to ensure that this prize continues to be awarded over the next ten years.

Sharing our interest in continuing this tradition, Lane Neave Lawyers have kindly provided the funding needed to continue this prize until the year 2017. Emergency Medicine saves lives, and through endeavors such as the Chirnside Morton Prize, we and Lane Neave are ensuring that our future doctors are trained to provide the best level of emergency care possible.



Donations for Vital Pieces of Equipment
The Emergency Care Foundation in 2010 was successful in fund raising for two vital pieces of equipment which doctors felt would aid Emergency Physcians greatly in providing a more effective treatment and diagnosis:

SonoSite Handheld Probe - Southern Trust and Eureka provided a large contribution towards the purchase of this whole-body ultra sound which assists doctors make rapid diagnosis, with minimal cost and without the need for exposure to radiation,intrusive tests or moving a patient. The Emergency Care Foundation felt by having the latest in technology in high quality ultra sound, doctors would be able to improve efficiency and lowers the threshold for life-threatening conditions. The probe is now located at the Emergency Department and is being used on a regular basis to help save lives.

GlideScope - Over 70,000 attend the Emergency Department each year and CDHB are unable to provide all the equipment required in life saving situations. The professionals in this area felt that the glidescope package which included a video glidescope, training and relevant extra attachments would be of huge benefit to the Christchurch community. It would enable a safe way of securing and maintaining a critically ill patient. The total cost is $30,245.38(excluding GST) of which you have Air Rescue and ANZ have greatly donated towards.